With Means To Facilitate Working, Treating, Or Inspecting Conveyed Load At A Station Patents (Class 198/339.1)
  • Patent number: 8403449
    Abstract: A table made of a planar member has a suction groove for sucking and holding a recording medium on a surface thereof. A part of the sucking groove is perforated to form a suction hole. The suction hole is connected to a vacuum pump. The table includes three position determining pins that are in contact with two mutually orthogonal sides of a recording medium. The position determining pins are configured to ascend and descend by driving of an air cylinder between a descending position in which an upper end of the position determining pins is lower than a surface of the table and a position determining position in which the upper end of the position determining pins is higher than the surface of the recording medium mounted on the table. It is therefore made possible to provide an image recording apparatus capable of executing highly accurate image recording by preventing deformation of the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotake Nishimura, Motonobu Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20130068588
    Abstract: A multi-generational carrier platform is configured to carry substrate carriers of different sizes depending on processing needs. Multiple carrier adaptors are provided on one side of a support plate, and substrate carriers can be distributed among the carrier adaptors to mount a maximum number of substrates under the constraint of non-overlap of the substrates and the substrate carriers. The multi-generational carrier platform can be configured to provide rotation to each substrate carrier mounted thereupon, and is compatible with chemical mechanical planarization processes that require rotation of substrates against an abrasive surface. The multi-generational carrier platform facilitates maximum utilization of a processing area provided by a tool configured to process substrates of different sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael F. Lofaro
  • Patent number: 8376117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a machining center having an associated pallet store and pallet handling system, wherein the machining system is separated from the pallet store by means of a travel path on which the pallet handling device can be moved for the transfer of the pallets, with the travel route being able to be bridged via a part serving as a platform to enable access to the machining center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Finkenwirth, Klaus Lingenhöl
  • Patent number: 8374420
    Abstract: A learning control device performs a positioning process, a first image capturing process, and a first deviation amount calculating process in which a reference position deviation amount in the horizontal direction between the imaging reference position and a detection mark is derived based on image information captured in the first image capturing process to derive a position adjustment amount from the derived reference position deviation amount, and the learning control device further includes a positioning correcting process in which the position adjustment device is operated to adjust a position of the second learn assist member based on the derived movement adjustment amount when the reference position deviation amount derived in the first deviation amount calculating process falls outside a set tolerance range. A second image capturing process, and a second deviation amount calculating process may be further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryuya Murakami
  • Publication number: 20130026002
    Abstract: A modular manufacturing line includes first and second modular manufacturing stations. Each station includes a framework defining a manufacturing space, and an overhead friction drive system supported on the framework for moving a suspended article through the manufacturing space. A control system is in communication with each drive system and is configured to simultaneously control a first article at the first station according to one operation pattern and control a second article at the second station according to a different operation pattern. A work tool including a work tool spray nozzle is positioned at the first station and is movable along a floor mounted work tool support track. The first article moves through an article pathway volume that intersects with a work tool pathway volume defined by the work tool movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventor: Caterpillar Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130016208
    Abstract: A method and a device for the quality inspection and testing of a flat print product. A print product, including at least one structural element, is initially deposited on a support element and illuminated by at least one light source. At least one image of the illuminated print product is generated using at least one image recording unit. An image is also generated of at least one structural element on the support element and a geometric object of the support element is determined from the at least one structural element of the support element. Actual values for the at least one geometric object of the support element are compared to predetermined desired values for this geometric object and the result of the comparison is used for controlling the further processing of the print product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Mueller Martini Holding AG
    Inventors: Hanspeter DUSS, Christoph GYSIN
  • Publication number: 20130008761
    Abstract: A breakage prevention mechanism includes a pair of arms which is synchronized and moves approximately parallel, and a crossbar bridged between the top end of the arms. Both end of the crossbar and the arm are connected pivotably around two axis. Both end of the crossbar are configured to be slidable against the arm in X axis direction. A plunger is placed between both end of the crossbar and arm, which protects the crossbar by restraining the pivoting and the sliding of both in the normal condition and releasing the restraint when the unintended force is given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: AIDA ENGINEERING, LTD
    Inventors: Keisuke Takeda, Seiji Nakoshi, Takashi Koshimizu
  • Publication number: 20120325618
    Abstract: A transport device for transporting products and a sorting device provided therewith are disclosed. A transporting method making use of these systems is also disclosed. The transport device according to the exemplary embodiment comprises, a frame engaging means connected to the frame for operatively connecting the transport device to a drive system; and rotatable carrier means connected to the frame for operatively connecting the transport device to a drive system; and a rotatable carrier means connected to the frame for carrying a product, wherein the carrier means is rotatable about a shaft substantially perpendicular to the direction of transport of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: De Greef's Wagen-, Carrosserie- En Machinebouw B.W.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Jan Nijland
  • Publication number: 20120325619
    Abstract: A work treating apparatus includes an injection unit for injecting pressurized steam jets evenly to a work without dropping a temperature of pressurized steam jets. The apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying the work in a machine direction and an injection unit for injecting superheated and pressurized steam jets to the work. The injection unit has a lower surface including a plurality of injection orifices in a cross direction. The conveyor is flexible and includes a first mesh belt facing to an upper surface side of the work and a second mesh belt facing to a lower surface side of the work. The first and second mesh belts sandwich the work therebetweeen to convey the work in the machine direction. The lower surface comes in slidable contact with the first mesh belt to curve at least the first mesh belt of the first and second mesh belts downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taishi Nakamura, Shinichi Ishikawa, Jun Okuda
  • Publication number: 20120325620
    Abstract: Laminated product treating apparatus improved to prevent falling off core material from the laminated product in the course of treating the laminated product containing the core material with steam. First and second mesh belts respectively have a plurality of first and second openings and first and second closed regions each defined between each pair of the adjacent openings. In the course of being fed and transported, the first mesh belt and the second mesh belt are relatively positioned so that the first openings are more or less out of alignment with the second openings, i.e., the second closed region overlap the first openings and thereby the second closed region partially closes the first openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taishi Nakamura, Shinichi Ishikawa, Jun Okuda
  • Publication number: 20120325943
    Abstract: Separating pile, adhesive, and primary/secondary backings of post-consumer carpet includes spectrographic fiber identification. Separating substantial portions of pile from backing comprises contacting a rotating pinned drum, with separated pile U's dropping, while a residual composition, being primarily backing, travels with the drum for subsequent delivery to a press. Dislodged pieces of adhesive are removed from separated U's by a spinning perforated squirrel cage utilizing vacuum pressure. A shaker table receives substantially separated U's upon a first screen. Eccentric motor(s) cause vibrations therein separating remaining backing and adhesive from U's, with the U's and adhesive falling through openings in the first screen onto a second screen, and with adhesive falling through openings in the second screen. The angle of the screens and frequency/direction of vibrations are adjustable to optimize a rate of production and a degree of separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Levy, Sergio Dell'Orco
  • Patent number: 8336700
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting a plurality of containers through a plurality of work stations including at least two conveyor assemblies, each conveyor assembly being adapted to sequentially convey at least one group of containers therealong in a row from one work station to another. The apparatus further includes a plurality of holder assemblies for holding the containers, some of the holder assemblies being associated with one of the conveyor assemblies and some of the holder assemblies being associated with the other conveyor assembly. The holder assemblies are located on the respective conveyor assemblies such that the plurality of containers are positioned adjacent to each other as they move through the plurality of work stations. A computer control system is programmable to control the coordinated operation of the conveyor assemblies so as to move such conveyor assemblies at different cycles of movement as the containers move through the work stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Ima North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Warecki, Guido Marchesi, Charles J. Selig
  • Publication number: 20120318637
    Abstract: When one side (11b) of the article to be inspected (10) faces the front side of a conveyance device (30) and the first region (R1) of a mounting member (20) is in contact with a first resistance application portion (33A), the sliding between the first region (R1) and the first resistance application portion (33A) is suppressed. Thereby the mounting member (20) moves forward while rotating in the clockwise direction (refer to the reference numeral 5A). Next, when the second region (R2) comes into contact with the first resistance application portion (33A) as indicated by the reference numeral 5B, sliding occurs between the second region (R2) and the first resistance application portion (33A), and the mounting member (20) stops rotating. Then, the mounting member (20) comes into contact with a second resistance application portion (33B), and the mounting member (20) moves forward while rotating in the clockwise direction (refer to the reference numeral 5C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicants: SHOWA ALUMINUM CAN CORPORATION, SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Tadanao Ito, Kenji Fujinuma, Youichi Kanai
  • Patent number: 8322509
    Abstract: A solar cell module conveyer comprising an assembly line for intermittently feeding solar cells that constitute a solar cell module, and having machinery arranged for successively executing the working/treating steps; belt conveyers working as an inspection line which is synchronized with the assembly line to inspect the solar cell module fabricated on the assembly line through various working/treatment steps; and a transfer mechanism for transferring the solar cell module from the assembly line onto the belt conveyers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Tohoku Seiki Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yokoo, Koichi Yoshida, Norikazu Kainuma, Akio Murakami
  • Publication number: 20120285377
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printed circuit board production apparatus which comprises a first working unit, a second working unit, and a control section. The first working unit includes a board conveying section, and a working mechanism section for subjecting the board conveyed to a given working process, wherein the board conveying section and the working mechanism section are configured to be relatively displaceable between a machine-setup position where a gap defined between the board conveying section and the working mechanism section and leading to the second working unit becomes equal to or less than a given value, and a position where the gap becomes greater than the given value. The board conveying section and the working mechanism section are arranged in the machine-setup position by the control section when machine setup for the first working unit is performed during operation of the second working unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motoki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20120217129
    Abstract: A work system according to embodiments includes a robot and work stations. The robot performs a predetermined work on a workpiece as a work target. The work stations are places where the predetermined work is performed on the workpiece. The robot performs conveying of the workpiece between the work stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Ryosuke TSUTSUMI, Hiroaki MURAKAMI, Yoshihisa NAGANO
  • Publication number: 20120217128
    Abstract: A technique of operating a flow line is provided. The flow line includes two or more assembly stations for the assembly of a heavy machine. The technique involves installing a prepared assembly trailer in the flow line before or at a first assembly station. The prepared assembly trailer is connected to at least one flow line tow bar. If the prepared assembly trailer is installed before the first assembly station, then the assembly trailer is moved to the first assembly station. If not, all the flow line assembly trailers are moved to the next assembly station. The steps of moving the flow line assembly trailers are performed timewise stepwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Rene Kroell Prammann Joergensen, Klaus Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20120211030
    Abstract: A vertical closed loop link chain vacuum conveyor is provided. A conveying frame extends along a lane-like longitudinal conveying path. The frame has a vertical and longitudinally offset closed loop section. The closed loop section has a change in elevation including a decline and an incline, change in direction, and a central vacuum plenum. A multi-flex link chain is in guided support and travel in the conveying frame while running in trained contact about a link chain drive assembly. The multi-flex link chain is in evacuated communication with a suction generator is in ducted communication with the vacuum plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: William D. Jones
  • Publication number: 20120205217
    Abstract: A quay structure (1) comprising a quay top (12) is described, wherein one or more storage receptacles (2), which are structured in a manner allowing them to receive an anchor chain (4), are disposed underneath an available area (16) provided on, or in association with, the quay top (12), the storage receptacle (2) being provided with a cover (23) forming, when in a closed state, a portion of said available area (16). A method of using the quay structure (1) for storage of an anchor chain in association with a maintenance operation on the anchor chain is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: BIRKEN & CO AS
    Inventor: Per Ivar Birkeland
  • Publication number: 20120199439
    Abstract: There is described container-handling machine comprising a carousel rotatable about an axis and supporting a plurality of holding elements adapted to cooperate with respective containers; and a slip-ring comprising a first rotor rotatable integral with carousel about said axis, and a first stator exchanging, in use, at least one between power and control signals with first rotor and fixed with respect to carousel; container-handling machine further comprises an encoder housed within a cavity defined between first stator and first rotor, adapted to detect at least the angular position of carousel with respect to axis, and comprising a second rotor rotatable integrally with first rotor and a second stator connected to first stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SIDEL S.p.A. con Socio Unico
    Inventors: Antonio Secchi, Luca De Vincenzi
  • Publication number: 20120181146
    Abstract: In a revolution transport system for manufacturing and assembly lines with work stations arranged along the transport system, workpiece carriers are movably supported on a track formed by horizontally spaced outer and inner carrier and support rails extending around the transport system wherein each workpiece carrier includes a carriage movably supported on the outer rail and upper and lower rollers in engagement with upwardly facing and downwardly fairing surfaces of the intermediate or inner rail to prevent tilting of the workpiece carrier by forces acting on an outwardly projecting workpiece support arm of the workpiece carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Herbert Tepel
  • Publication number: 20120152692
    Abstract: Provided is a financial device, which comprises a transferring device, a light emitting sensor, and a light receiving sensor. The transferring device comprises a first guider and a second guider, which are spaced apart from each other to form a transfer path of a medium, and a frame on which the first and second guiders are installed. The light emitting sensor and the light receiving sensor sense the medium transferred along the transfer path of the medium. The light emitting sensor and the light receiving sensor do not overlap the transfer path of the medium in a direction vertical from the transfer path of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: LG N-SYS, INC.
    Inventor: TAE HOON KIM
  • Publication number: 20120138424
    Abstract: The feeder and positioner for trays for food products (209) according to the invention comprises A) at least one conveyor guide (227); B) at least one conveyor chain (211) which for a section further upstream is substantially side-by-side with the at least one conveyor guide, and is designed to engage with a plurality of trays (V) and to make them advance along the at least one conveyor guide (227). At a moving pulley (213) the conveyor chain (211) is substantially diverted from the path of the at least one conveyor guide (227) so as to disengage from the trays (V). The feeder and positioner (209) comprises a slide (223) on which the pulley (213) is mounted. By moving repeatedly, the slide (213) moves the point in which the trays (V) disengage from the chain (211) and deposits a plurality of N trays in a row on the guide (227). The N trays can be picked up simultaneously from the guide (227).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Livio Valli
  • Publication number: 20120132638
    Abstract: A new class of work-piece conveyors, comprising zero-mass, shadow-less transport systems, with a drive having a pair of parallel, laterally spaced, movable chains defining a processing path, with fingers projecting transversely toward the process path centerline. The gap between fingers eliminates conveyor tube/rod supports, improving wafer quality and conserving energy. Implementations include wire chain, band and roller chain transports to which fingers are secured. Fingers are angled down so that the intersection of the bottom and side edges of the work-piece make only point contacts with each finger. A pair of finger chains implement a single lane drive; adding center bilateral finger drive chains with oppositely pointing fingers implement a multi-lane system. The inventive method includes individually configurable processing temperature profiles in side-by-side lanes, on a zone-by-zone, upper and lower half basis for broad processing flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: TP Solar, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alejandro Rey Garcia, Richard W. Parks, Peter G. Ragay
  • Publication number: 20120111770
    Abstract: Reprocessable medical devices that have been disposed of in a sharps container are recovered, disinfected or sterilized, sorted, and packed for reprocessing in a generally continuous process. In one embodiment, either a sharps container or at least a portion of its contents is successively and controllably conveyed, either manually or automatically, through a plurality of processing stations that are configured to perform different operations. The operations performed by the processing stations can include, for example, detecting and identifying contents, cleaning and disinfecting, opening the sharps containers, separating and sorting their contents, and disposal of contents that are non-reprocessable. Reprocessable medical devices can be sorted by type as they move along on a conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: GREGG D. BENNETT, Michael S. Kovacs
  • Publication number: 20120090954
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for handling objects (1), comprising a handling device (11) which picks up objects (1) from a supply chamber and transfers the objects (1) to at least one processing station (22, 23) by means of a transfer device (15). According to the invention, the handling device (11) can pick up a specific number of objects at a time simultaneously by means of an object carrier (12). The transfer device (15) has multiple carrier elements (17) for the multiple objects (1) being carried at each time by the handling device (11). The sequence of motions of each carrier element (17) on the transfer device (15) can be controlled individually. Each time, the handling device (11) takes out the multiple objects (1) from the respective carrier element (17) again, once said objects pass through the at least one processing station (22, 23), and transfers the objects onto the object carrier (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Krauss, Steffen Humpfer
  • Publication number: 20120067693
    Abstract: A bread conveying apparatus comprising: a pair of rolling members spaced apart from each other along a loaf bread conveying path; an endless revolving member wound around said pair of rolling members and laid along said conveying path; a first flight mounted to said endless revolving member to urge said loaf bread along said conveying path and carry said loaf bread to a predetermined position; and a second flight mounted to said endless revolving member upstream of said first flight along said conveying path to urge said loaf bread so as to align said loaf bread with said predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Oshikiri Machinery Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Suzuki, Shuichi Iribe, Michinori Watanabe, Seiichi Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20120061204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a buffer store (1) for the dynamic buffer storing of products (135) between a production device (P) and a processing device (V), with an input station (2) and an output station (3) of the buffer store (1) and a conveying line arranged between the input station and the output station, wherein the products (135) can be transported between the input station and the output station by means of product carriers (13), wherein the product carriers (13) are connected by means of conveying means (12) arranged along the conveying line, wherein the buffer store (1) comprises a cleaning unit (5) for automatically cleaning product carriers (13) and wherein the cleaning unit (5) is arranged in a section of the conveying line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: ROTZINGER AG
    Inventor: Kurt Philipp
  • Publication number: 20120059504
    Abstract: A conveyor or other transport mechanism is provided to support multiple, sequential builds from a three-dimensional fabrication machine. The conveyor may be heated/cooled, coated, or otherwise treated to assist in adhesion during a build, as well as removal of objects after a build. Each fabricated object may be automatically removed from the conveyor as the conveyor moves in order to restore a buildable surface for fabrication of additional objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Charles Pax, Zach Smith, Adam Mayer, Nathaniel Pettis
  • Publication number: 20120043181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for weighing containers (2) supplied along a conveying line (L). The device comprises: first weighing means (MP1) arranged on a first side (L1) of a stretch (T) of the conveying line (L) of containers (2) in a proximal position thereto; second weighing means (MP2) arranged at a side of the stretch (T) of the conveying line (L) of containers (2) in a distal position thereto; a supporting member (8) activatable between a first position (P1) in which it is arranged at the stretch (T) of the conveying line (L) for receiving the containers (2), a second position (P2) in which it engages with the first weighing means (MP1), and a third position (P3) in which it engages with the second weighing means (MP2); and first guide means (9) activatable between a guide configuration (C1), in which they are arranged at the stretch (T) in order to guide the containers (2) along the conveying line (L), and a disengaged position (C2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: IMA LIFE S.R.L.
    Inventor: Luigi Cavina
  • Publication number: 20120037474
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article includes a processing device that, processes semi-finished products, and an inspecting device that inspects whether an actual processing position by the processing device is within an allowable range of the process target position on the semi-finished product. The inspecting device includes, a sensor section located in the transport direction and outputting a detection signal while the actual processing position of the semi-finished product is being detected, a reference signal outputting section outputting a reference signal having a waveform in which one wavelength is equivalent to a unit transport amount corresponding to a single semi-finished product, the reference signal having a first waveform portion at a phase corresponding to the allowable range in the wavelength, and a determining section determining whether the actual processing position is within the allowable range by comparing the detection signal with the reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: UNI-CHARM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Noritomo Kameda
  • Publication number: 20120006648
    Abstract: A substrate treatment system for treating substrates in a continuous process includes a system chamber delimited by chamber walls, having an entry lock and an exit lock, and also at least one substrate treatment device and a transportation device inside the system chamber. The transportation device has an arrangement of transportation rollers arranged one behind the other in the transportation direction, for vertical or horizontal transportation of substrates. The rotor of the drive device is arranged under the pressure conditions prevailing in the system chamber and the stator of the drive device is arranged outside the pressure conditions prevailing in the system chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: VON ARDENNE ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Henrik OBST
  • Publication number: 20120000745
    Abstract: A biological graft transferring instrument for transferring a biological graft includes a main body, a displacement member capable of being displaced relative to the main body, and a belt-shaped member which is wound around the forward end and base end of the displacement member and is joined to the main body. The biological graft is placed on the belt-shaped member at the forward end of the displacement member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke NOZAKI
  • Publication number: 20110309048
    Abstract: Hollow body extending along a principal axis and having a neck provided with a first relief suitable for allowing a predetermined angular indexing of the hollow body around its principal axis with respect to a device for gripping the hollow body. The neck having a second relief, axially offset with respect to the first relief, suitable for allowing a predetermined angular indexing of the hollow body around its principal axis with respect to a second gripping device superimposed on the first one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS
    Inventors: Arnaud Briard, Nicolas Chomel
  • Publication number: 20110289883
    Abstract: A container treatment plant, with a discontinuously working container treatment machine and having a feed conveyor and/or a discharge conveyor each for individual containers, and in the feed conveyor and/or the discharge conveyor, at least two continuously driven, circulating conveyor means supplying each other with individual containers, and where the conveyor means being closer to the discontinuously working container treatment machine in the conveying direction exhibits a closer conveying pitch than the conveying pitch of the conveyor means which is further away. In this manner, a container acceptance and/or transfer interruption caused by the respective cycle standstill of the discontinuously working container treatment machine is compensated by the conveying pitch difference to be able to continuously supply individual containers for the discontinuously working machine or continuously discharge them from the discontinuously working container treatment machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: KRONES AG
    Inventor: Michael NEUBAUER
  • Publication number: 20110277420
    Abstract: The invention relates to conveyor system (1) for conveying packaging trays (2), for food products for example, from one or more import stations (3) to one or more export stations (4). The conveyor system is provided with an endless conveyor track comprising a rail (5), a multiplicity of trolleys which are movably connected to the rail (5), and a multiplicity of tray carriers (7) which are each coupled to the rail (5) via at least one trolley. Each tray carrier (7) is provided with a support member, preferably a support platform, configured for supporting at least one packaging tray. The use of a conveyor system (1) of this type for conveying packaging trays has the advantage over the use of a roll track, for example, that the system takes up relatively little floor space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Erik Hendrikus Werner Peters, Wilbert Hiddink, Adrianus Josephes Van Den Nieuwelaar
  • Publication number: 20110266116
    Abstract: The invention relates to a collating apparatus (90), which includes a conveying track on which, in a closed circuit, a multiplicity of receiving units (13) arranged one after another in the direction of circulation to hold pre-products to be collated circulate, and on which, in at least one collating region (94, 95, 96), a plurality of feed devices are arranged one after another in the direction of circulation, from which pre-products are discharged into the receiving units (13) moving past on the conveying track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: FERAG AG
    Inventor: Roberto Fenile
  • Publication number: 20110259709
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conveyor system for the onward conveyance of bottles or similar containers (2) from a container treatment machine, comprising at least one container guide (9) and at least one conveyor element moving the containers (2) along the container guide in a conveying direction (A), characterized in that the container guide (9) is designed for hanging guidance or neck guidance of the containers (2), and that that conveyor element provided is at least one screw conveyor (10), which can be driven by rotation about a screw axis (AS) and which is designed to interact with the upper side of the containers (2) above the container guide (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: KHS GmbH
    Inventor: Holger Grossmann
  • Publication number: 20110259708
    Abstract: Provided is a medium process apparatus. The medium process apparatus comprises a support device configured to support a medium that is being transferred, and a plurality of detecting units configured to detect a state of the medium. The plurality of detecting units are arranged at regular intervals, and each of the plurality of detecting units comprises a detecting lever and a detecting sensor configured to output a signal according to a movement of the detecting lever. If the medium is divided into uniform regions arranged in a direction perpendicular to a transfer direction of the medium, the detecting units detect states of corresponding regions of the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: LG N-SYS INC.
    Inventor: HYUN KIM
  • Patent number: 8042360
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus relate to handling and processing glass, such as glass for use in liquid crystal displays, involving a measurement device, such as a distortion gauge, residing in an environmentally controlled measurement room, and a cassette loading device for storage and conveyance of glass between the measurement device and other components of a glass handling and processing system residing with the cassette loading device in a preparation room. A mail-slot opening may be present in a wall separating the measurement room from the preparation room. A gauge conveyor may convey glass between the cassette loading device and the measurement device. A distortion gauge may measure a reference value of the product glass with respect to reference marks on a glass reference plate of the distortion gauge. Other examples of a measurement device include a warp gauge, a stress gauge, a thickness gauge, and a compaction gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott Lee Adriaansen, Jianhua Li, Creighton J Miller, Paul Maynard Schermerhorn
  • Publication number: 20110240438
    Abstract: In an arrangement for working workpieces, in particular for assembling conductor plates, which arrangement includes at least two workstations which are disposed one after another along a transport path via which the workpieces are normally moved through the arrangement, at least one bypass element is arranged parallel to the normal transport path for allowing the workpieces to bypass at least one of the workstations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Stephan Pfeil
  • Publication number: 20110232445
    Abstract: An apparatus for handling portions of products, in particular food products, includes a product conveyor which conveys the portions sequentially along a conveying direction and at least one sensor which serves to determine the weight of the conveyed portions. The apparatus includes an automatic weight compensation unit which is arranged in the vicinity of the product conveyor and which serves additionally to place at least one single product on a portion in dependence on the determined weight of the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: GÜNTHER WEBER
  • Publication number: 20110234730
    Abstract: A medium conveyance apparatus includes: a medium supporting device having a medium supporting surface which supports a rear surface of a medium opposite to a processing object surface; a gripping device which grips a leading end portion of the medium; a fastening device which fastens at least a non-gripped portion of the medium; a conveyance device which conveys the medium held by at least one of the gripping device and the fastening device to a processing region where a processing is performed to the processing object surface; and a control device which controls the gripping device such that after the gripping device has gripped the leading end portion and before the leading end portion arrives at the processing region, at least a part of the gripping device is temporarily opened and then the part of the gripping device having been opened is closed to grip the leading end portion again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi FUKUI, Atsushi SEJIMA
  • Publication number: 20110232239
    Abstract: A device for conveying objects includes a conveyor belt for the transport of the objects and fluid nozzles for the treatment of the objects. The device is characterised in that in addition to the conveyor belt a second belt is provided which is arranged above the conveyor belt in order to retain an object on the conveyor belt. This transport device can be installed in a packaging system, in particular in a tunnel dryer or in a shrink tunnel for packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: MULTIVAC SEPP HAGGENMULLER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dieter Winter, Klaus Rothermel
  • Publication number: 20110225798
    Abstract: Front retaining frame (15) retains a front drive-train component part assembly (35) having front suspensions (38) combined with an engine (36) in advance, and a rear retaining frame (18) retains a rear drive-train component part assembly (47) having rear suspensions (51) combined with a rear wheel axle (49) in advance. Elevated transport path (11, 14, 17) transports the front and rear retaining frames (15, 18), having the front and rear drive-train component part assemblies retained thereby in a hung-down state, with the front and rear retaining frames detachably attached to a retaining frame positioning member. By use of the front and rear retaining frames, human operators can perform all or most of necessary operations in a downwardly-looking posture, which can improve a working environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nishizawa, Mitsuru Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20110206485
    Abstract: A conveyor assembly suitable for use in a substrate processing system includes: at least one substrate carrier having a substrate-carrying surface configured to support at least one substrate; a processing track; a return track; a drive system configured to drive the substrate carrier along the processing track and the return track; and at least one swivel unit configured to pivot the substrate carrier around a substantially horizontal axis from a first orientation into a second orientation, and/or vice versa. Also provided is a method for conveying a substrate carrier including: providing a substrate carrier; positioning the substrate carrier in a first orientation; conveying the substrate carrier along a first track; and rotating the substrate carrier around a substantially horizontal axis into a second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: OTB Solar B.V.
    Inventors: Eduard Renier Francisca Clerkx, Ernst Dullemeijer, Franciscus Cornelius Dings
  • Publication number: 20110203902
    Abstract: A feeding/separation apparatus includes a feeding mechanism configured to feed a recording medium stacked on a sheet feeding unit, and a separation mechanism having a feeding member driven in a sheet feeding direction and a separation member driven in a direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction, a drawing member driven in the sheet feeding direction is disposed downstream of a nip portion formed by the separation member, and wherein the distance between the nip portion by the drawing member and the nip portion by the separation member in the sheet feeding direction is x/2 or less, where x denotes a minimum length of the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masayoshi Sakuyama
  • Publication number: 20110192538
    Abstract: To provide a plurality of conveyor belts which are disposed, with a space kept mutually in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction thereof, and capable of running along the longitudinal direction thereof in such a state that the sheet pieces with cords are placed thereon, and a lift mechanism installed between the plurality of conveyor belts to support the sheet pieces with cords on the upstream side or those on the downstream side in the longitudinal direction among the sheet pieces with cords placed on the conveyor belts while in contact with these sheet pieces from the lower side, thereby allowing them to make a relative upward movement from the sheet placing surfaces of the conveyor belts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Miyahara, Jiro Agawa
  • Publication number: 20110185930
    Abstract: A transport table, comprising a transport web; an unwinding roller for unwinding the transport web therefrom; a first return element; a second return element; a winding roller for winding thereon the unwound transport web; a first frame with which the first and the second return element are connected; and a second frame with which the unwinding roller and the winding roller are rotatably connected, wherein the unwinding roller, the winding roller and the return elements together are designed for stretching the transport web such that between the first and the second return element a surface of the transport web is available as transport surface, and wherein the second frame is movable along a path substantially parallel to said transport surface with respect to the first frame. The invention also discloses a method for the use of the transport table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: OTB Solar B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelius Adrianus Henricus Van Der Avoort, Robbert Hilmar Backer, Cornelius Petrus Du Pau, Marcel Peeren
  • Publication number: 20110169217
    Abstract: In a method and a device for transporting paper within a paper handling installation from a first conveyor to a second conveyor, the second conveyor has a velocity which at least partially follows a drive curve of the first conveyor. A frictional force between the second conveyor and the paper is set to a first value when the first conveyor and the second conveyor are in engagement with the paper. The frictional force between the second conveyor and the paper is set to a second value, which is higher than the first value, when the papers is conveyed by the second conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Manfred Ziegler, Helmut Koelle, Walter Okelmann, Andreas Glossner, Helmut Eichelberg, Christian Keil