Abstract: A gas suction filtration apparatus in which a liquid filter medium is contained in a closed container. A gas intake pipe is positioned so as to introduce the gas to be filtered into the bottom of the container and a suction device applies a suction force to the upper part of the container to draw the gas through the liquid filter medium. Gas-liquid mixing plates are disposed in the container which have numerous holes for passage of the gas therethrough. The mixing plates have diameters only slightly smaller than that of the container, and preferably the gap between the outside diameter of the plates and the inside diameter of the container is smaller than the diameter of the holes so that substantially all of the gas to be filtered must pass through the holes to facilitate contact between the gas and the liquid filter medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for making gases generated in the treatment of hydrogen chloride wastes harmless by neutralization and dissolving, and an apparatus thereof, and a suction-type solution filter container to be used, and providing to shape useful materials or components, such as activated carbon with excellent adsorbability, from the post-treated residues of the wastes. Hydrogen chloride wastes are put in the sealed container 1 and heated at 400.degree. C. or less without oxygen or with air-blocked condition; the gases from the wastes, such as chlorine or hydrogen chloride, are sucked to extract from the container; the extracted gases are introduced into the suction-type solution filter container with liquid filtration agents to pass therethrough; chlorine is removed and reduced in volume from the wastes in the sealed container.

Abstract: A posture adjusting mechanism according to the present invention is used for a cargo handling device for a cargo truck in which an arm member is mounted in such a manner that it can swivel about a vertical shaft provided on an upper end portion of a pole member, such as a pole, mounted on a bed of the cargo truck upright and above a cab of the truck and in which a cargo supporting member, such as a hook, hangs from the distal end of the arm member in such a manner that it can be raised or lowered freely. The vertical shaft provided on the upper end portion of the pole member so as to swivel the arm member thereabout is made pivotal relative to a vertical axis.

Abstract: A method of detecting the verticality, a detector therefor and a level maintaining base for a mechanism and an apparatus which employs the above-described detector are disclosed. The method of detecting vertically comprising the steps of: hanging a weight from a reference member disposed along the vertical axis in a state where the weight can be freely swung forwards and rearwards and right and left and in the direction of the intersection on the plane; detecting, in the direction of swinging of the weight, the state where the weight is swung when the weight is freely swung, the state being detected by proper detection means such as electric, magnetic and optical detection means; and analyzing a detection signal denoting the detected direction of the swing, whereby the inclination of the reference member with respect to the vertical axis is detected.

Abstract: A mechanized storage facility according to the present invention has a size which enables it to be moved from one place to another. The storage facility includes a box-shaped casing, an elevator device coupled to the casing, a plurality of storage units accommodated in the casing, a conveying car that travels within the casing to convey the storage unit between the casing and the elevator device, and a control device for controlling the operation of the conveying car and that of the elevator device. The interior of the storage unit is divided into a plurality of stages so as to form a plurality of accommodating portions each of which accommodates a storage box such as a strongbox. The elevator device includes an elevator tower and a lift provided in the elevator tower in such a manner that it can rise and fall. The elevator tower has an opening having a size equivalent to that of one of the plurality of accommodating portions.

Abstract: A indoor-type mechanized storage facility includes a box-shaped casing and an elevator device coupled to the casing. The casing contains a plurality of storage portions which are aligned with each other, and a passageway portion which is formed in front of the storage portions. The elevator device includes an elevator tower which protrudes in a building, and a lifter which supplies the storage unit in the casing to an opened portion of the elevator tower. The casing is disposed in an empty space or below the floor in the building. The mechanized storage facility also includes a conveying car which moves in the passageway portion and conveys the storage unit between the casing and the elevator device, and a control device that controls the operation of the conveying car and that of the elevator device. The conveying car has a transversely conveying device that conveys the storage unit substantially in the horizontal direction to accommodate it in the storage portion.

Abstract: A tray positioning arrangement for delivery system in which a tray is formed of a casing opened at its top and an article receptacle member accommodated therein and having plural article holding pits. The article receptacle member has abutment portions and the casing has openings at its positions corresponding to the abutment portions of the article receptacle member so as to allow a positioning device directly act on the article receptacle member through the openings of the casing and the abutment portions of the article receptacle member.

Abstract: A full automatic storehouse having a storeroom composed of one or more boxes of a transportable size provided with racks for storing articles. The storeroom further comprises at least one traveling crane which is capable of reaching any desired position of the racks and an operating station for controlling the operation of the traveling crane. The storehouse may further has a lift which is moved vertically to receive the articles or discharge at the upper extremity of the storehouse and to transfer the articles to or from the crane at a lower position. This storehouse can be prefabricated in a factory or composed of several units which are prefabricated in the factory, and it can be easily set up at the site where it is installed. This storehouse can be installed under the ground to save a space on the ground.

Abstract: An ultrasonic wiper for conveying a fluid off of a windshield glass of a vehicle characterized by comprising ultrasonic oscillators which excite progressive waves in the glass in a predetermined directional movement.

Abstract: A tray positioning arrangement for delivery system in which a tray is formed of a casing opened at its top and an article receptacle member accommodated therein and having plural article holding pits. The article receptacle member has abutment portions and the casing has openings at its positions corresponding to the abutment portions of the article receptacle member so as to allow a positioning device directly act on the article receptacle member through the openings of the casing and the abutment portions of the article receptacle member.

Abstract: An article delivery apparatus carries out article delivery in a factory and so on through trays comprising, a main body having a tray supply portion for loading a tray stack including a plurality of trays stacked one upon another and an article delivery portion for positioning the tray transferred from the tray supply portion so as to allow an article delivery operation, a transfer device provided in association with the tray supply portion and the article delivery portion for feeding the tray from the tray supply portion to the article delivery portion and returning the tray after completion of the article delivery operation to a lower portion of the tray supply portion, and a lift provided in the vicinity of the tray supply portion for feeding the tray of the tray stack to the transfer device and receiving the tray after completion of the article delivery operation returned to the lower portion of the tray supply portion.

Abstract: An article delivery apparatus comprising a main body and an article carrier formed essentially of stack of trays holding articles thereon. The main body has at least one tray loading portion for unloadably loading the carrier therein and a shifting mechanism for circulating the trays within the main body through an article delivery position where the articles on the tray are delivered to for example a working robot.

Abstract: A universal robot comprising an X-axis arm (3) which is mounted on a post (1) through a support member (2) movable in the vertical direction and is tiltable into a desired position, and a Z-axis arm (6) which is mounted on a slider (5) movable along the X-axis arm (3) and is tiltable into a desired position. With this arrangement, the transportation of a load to be moved in two-dimensional directions can be carried out by a single linear movement of the slider, so that not only the time required for the load transportation can be reduced but the accuracy of the transportation can be improved very much.

Abstract: An end position control robot constituted by a compound robot comprising a weight control apparatus a weight control robot having a link arm robot and a position control apparatus of a position control robot, both the apparatus being mechanically associated. The weight control apparatus is constructed so as to bear vertical load to control a vertical position and the position control apparatus is constructed in such a manner that a working end portion of the weight control apparatus is moved in a horizontal direction to carry out positioning, which leads to a precise positioning of the end portion of the arm in the case of load being transferred.

Abstract: A robot arrangement adapted to carry a load such as an article, a tool or a cargo to a specified position includes a main robot capable of active movement of the load in rectilinear directions and passive movement in directions parallel to a plane perpendicular to the rectilinear directions, and at least one sub robot capable of active movement of the load in directions parallel to the plane. A flexible connection allows passive movement of the load with respect to the sub robot in the rectilinear directions.

Abstract: An arm mechanism comprises a parallelogram link mechanism composed by an upper side link, a lower side link, a right side link and a left side link in a vertical plane, a load holding section provided at an end of an arm extended from the upper side link, and two sliding members provided at a coupling point of the right and lower side links and at an intersection of the right side link and a phantom line connecting the load holding section and the coupling point, respectively. The sliding members are moved in the horizontal and vertical direction to cause the load holding section to move in a vertical plane.

Abstract: An control lever mechanism in a lifting apparatus which moves a load in response to a target speed signal, comprises a T-shaped rotary lever and a gear mechanism related to a target speed signal producing device and turned by the lever so that the movement of the load gives no influence on the angle of rotation of the lever.

Abstract: A lifting apparatus is provided with an upper limit position setting device which comprises a limit switch installed on a fixed part of the lifting apparatus and a dog provided on a rope which is adapted to move a load upward and downward. The dog and the limit switch are so arranged to determine the upper limit position to which the movement of the load is allowable.

Abstract: A lifting apparatus provided with a weight limit setting device which sets a limit to the weight of a load so that the lifting apparatus can safely lift a load. The device comprises a spring member the top end of which moves vertically in response to the weight of a load, a potentiometer for producing an output signal in proportion to the vertical movement of the spring member, and a comparator for comparing the output signal with a reference signal, whereby no load heavier than the limit thus set is lifted even if the lifting apparatus is operated to lift the load.