Patents Assigned to Technowave, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6669012
    Abstract: A conveyor device capable of moving a package also in a main direction orthogonal to a direction of conveyance, and thereby making it possible to change and maintain a package in any posture. The conveyor device 30 of the present invention is formed by coupling a plurality of conveyor sub-units 1 in an endless manner while each sub-unit 1 by itself has a function as a belt conveyor and the drive direction of the belt of the conveyor sub-unit 1 is in a direction orthogonal to the main direction of conveyance of the conveyor device 30. Some or all of the conveyor sub-units 1 constituting the conveyor device 30 can be made to operate in cooperation with each other by combining the conveyor device 30 with a control instruction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Technowave, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Yoshida, Yuichi Komazawa