Abstract: A moving element (21) holding a workpiece (a hub unit bearing (1)) is horizontally loaded into an internal space (23) of an exterior (17) from an external space of the outer package (17), while being guided by a guide member (20) through an opening portion (a front surface side opening portion (25)) provided in the exterior (17) constituting a rotary forging apparatus (16). After completion of the loading process, the workpiece is subjected to rotary forging, using a forming die (18).

Abstract: Provided is a laser machine which achieves an enhanced durability against laser beam irradiation. A workpiece transfer device for carrying a workpiece into and out of a workpiece machining chamber, has a turntable device and a partition wall. The partition wall is secured to the top surface of the turntable device, partitioning the top surface of the turntable device into a plurality of workpiece mounting tables on which workpieces can be mounted. The partition wall has: a first plate forming one surface of the partition wall and formed of aluminum alloy; a second plate forming the other surface of the partition wall and formed of aluminum alloy; and a frame for securing the first plate and the second plate in a spaced apart relationship.

Abstract: A pass-through conveyance system and method includes a main assembly comprising at least a platform that is translatable along a radius and movable between two separate environments, an opening between the two separate environments and at least one opening sealing member. The platform is adapted to receive an object; e.g, article, container or package, loaded thereon from a first environment by manual or mechanical ways and translate the object through an opening to a second environment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for non-destructively material testing objects, in particular rims and wheels (12), comprising an X-ray inspection cabin (14) which contains an X-ray inspection device (28) for X-raying the objects and comprising conveyor devices (34, 36, 56, 68, 98) for conveying objects through at least one lock (20, 22) into the X-ray inspection cabin (14) and out of the X-ray inspection cabin (14). The aim of the invention is to prevent a leakage of X-rays into the surrounding area through the lock (20, 22) and to reduce the quantity of lead needed for shielding and optionally the space requirement of the device (10).

Abstract: In a gas purge apparatus, a load port apparatus, an installation stand for a purging container, and a gas purge method, the inside of the purging container is filled with a cleaning gas until just before transportation, and a placement failure does not happen to the next purging container to be placed. A purge nozzle is moved to a direction separating from a purge port after detecting a movement of a table on which the purging container is installed to an undock position and a stop of a feeding of the cleaning gas.

Abstract: A conveyor belt box check for installation in a mine is disclosed. The box check includes first and second generally parallel spaced-apart walls extending across a mine passage. Each of the walls has a conveyor belt aperture sized for receiving the conveyor. In some embodiments, access doors are provided in the first and second walls, and a partition extends between the first and second walls for separating the access doors from the conveyor belt apertures and for forming an air lock between the walls. A method of installing the box check is also disclosed.

Abstract: A substrate treatment system for treating substrates includes a system chamber, delimited by chamber walls, 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. At least a first group of transportation rollers which are arranged immediately one behind the other, each has its own drive device.

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.

Abstract: A conveyor device 2 for analyzer includes: a conveyance tracks 20A and 20B capable of conveying a specimen rack 3 along a fixed path; and a frame 21 positioned around the conveyance tracks 20A and 20B, the frame 21 being provided with separable and removable portions 24A and 24B which are separable and removable from the frame 21 and which are capable of providing the frame 21 with cutouts in open condition when separated and removed from the frame 21. When the frame 21 is provided with the cutouts in open condition, the cutouts allows the specimen rack 3 to be introduced onto and discharged from the conveyance tracks 20A and 20B from outer lateral sides of the frame 21 through the cutouts.

Abstract: When depositing processing is performed, a banknote guide section and a bill press are separated from each other such that a banknote accommodation space formed between the banknote guide section and the bill press is positioned below a banknote depositing and dispensing port, a upper guide section is moved towards a pickup roller side and a input port shutter is opened. After the input port shutter has been closed, the upper guide section is moved towards a bill press side, and by moving the banknote guide section and the bill press towards the pickup roller side, the pickup roller, which is projected out into the accommodation space through a cutout in the banknote guide section, and which makes contact with the banknote, feeds the banknote out towards a conveying path.

Abstract: A loading and unloading device for cargo containers, such as sea containers, silos and other vessels, of mobile design, whereby a container, one end face of which can be opened or closed and can and can be connected flush to a cargo container for bulk goods to be loaded or unloaded, whereby the device container is equipped with least one telescoping tube that can be inserted or withdrawn from the cargo container to be loaded or unloaded, an associated motive power aggregate and a connector for the conveyance of bulk goods into or out of the cargo container to be loaded or unloaded, a suction unit with propelling air outlet, a motor-compressor unit with propelling air inlet for propelling air supply into the cargo container to be loaded or unloaded, a vacuum and filter system and an operating and control unit.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the management of books returned by patrons in a library or similar setting are disclosed. In various aspects, apparatus for receiving a book from a patron, conveying the book, and placing the book onto a book collector in a near vertical orientation as well as associated methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Gravel is fed into and spread onto the floor of a newly constructed basement by a hanging frame which attaches to a window sill and supports a hydraulically driven conveyor belt with a feed spout at a feed end of the conveyor belt and a guidance belt mounted on top of the conveyor belt. The hanging frame converges to a front post which pivotally supports a frame of the conveyor belt for movement side to side about an upright axis through the feed spout and carries an adjustable brace which raises and lowers the conveyor. A feed chute is located outside the window. The conveyor includes a guide conveyor on top and is driven by a power source and pump located outside the building.

Abstract: A data storage library and method of operation are disclosed wherein access at least to part of at least one robotic mechanism from the data storage library's exterior is permitted. Access is accomplished through a service port in the library's housing. Access to the storage cells, and thus the data cartridges sitting therein, from the library's exterior is blocked. Blocking access to the storage cells may be provided by a geometry of the service port itself, or by a combination of a door and the robotic mechanism being serviced filling the opening created by the service port. For robotic mechanisms operating on a track, part of the track may be routed through the service port to bring the robotic mechanisms to the exterior of the library for maintenance purposes.

Abstract: A data storage library and method of operation are disclosed wherein access at least to part of at least one robotic mechanism from the data storage library's exterior is permitted. Access is accomplished through a service port in the library's housing. Access to the storage cells, and thus the data cartridges sitting therein, from the library's exterior is blocked. Blocking access to the storage cells may be provided by a geometry of the service port itself, or by a combination of a door and the robotic mechanism being serviced filling the opening created by the service port. For robotic mechanisms operating on a track, part of the track may be routed through the service port to bring the robotic mechanisms to the exterior of the library for maintenance purposes.

Abstract: A vessel conveying system includes a dryer disposed within a first sterile chamber. If a vessel stays within the dryer for a prolonged length of time, it will be deformed under heat. Accordingly, the vessel is removed by a reject wheel and dropped onto a discharge chute disposed below. A downstream portion of the discharge chute is surrounded by a second sterile chamber, which is separate from the first mentioned sterile chamber, A glove mounted on the wall of the second chamber enables access to the discharge chute while maintaining the chute in a sterile condition. A door is mounted on the wall of the second chamber, and the rejected vessel is discharged through the door. The sterile chambers are disposed within a processing chamber. The pressure within the first chamber is controlled to be higher than the pressure (atmospheric pressure) within the processing chamber and the pressure within the second chamber is controlled to be lower than the atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: A device for checking objects carried by persons entering an enclosed area, has a checking area, a first transport device transporting objects from a first location outside the checking area into the checking area, and a second transport device transporting objects from a second location outside the checking area into the checking area, wherein the second location is not the first location. This design increases the throughput of persons through such a check point.

Abstract: A scanner comprises a conveyor device, a tunnel housing, a bed assembly housing, an isolating device, and one or two analysis devices. The tunnel housing, together with a top portion of the bed assembly housing, forms a substantially enclosed area for analyzing objects, and the bed assembly housing includes most of the components of the conveyor device. A frameless and coverless tunnel construction method clamps the frameless tunnel around the bed assembly housing, and uses a leaded curtain bracket and slot to increase the enclosed area within the tunnel housing for a given scanner width and height. For a coverless construction, the outside of the tunnel is finished cosmetically and any lead shielding is attached to the inside of the tunnel, instead of the outside. The conveyor device comprises a conveyor belt, rollers and a conveyor tracking device having first and second channels formed in first and second rails.

Abstract: A scanner apparatus comprises a tunnel housing having a top, two sides and entrance and exit openings; a bed assembly having a top and side portions wherein the side portions of the bed assembly are substantially fixed to the side portions of the tunnel housing to form a substantially enclosed area; an isolating device located at each of the entrance and the exit of the tunnel housing; a conveyor device for moving an object though the tunnel housing; and an analysis device for analyzing objects within the substantially enclosed area in the tunnel housing. The scanner apparatus has an essentially frameless structure which enhances its capability for scanning tall, wide items.

Abstract: A machine guard has an opening with a detachable door; i.e., sliding tracks and hinges are not used for door support. When an outside loader arm and its part grippers move to the door, the door is unlatched from the guard and attached to the arm. The arm and grippers then move through the opening, taking the door away from the opening.

Abstract: An apparatus for transferring objects from a first region to a second reg, the first and second regions having differing atmospheric environments. The apparatus includes a shell having an entrance and an exit, a conveyor belt running through the shell from the entrance to the exit, and a horizontally mounted "revolving door" with at least four vanes revolving about its axis. The inner surface of the shell and the top surface of the conveyor belt act as opposing walls of the "revolving door." The conveyor belt dips as it passes under but against the revolving vanes so as not to interfere with them but to engage at least two of the vanes and define thereby a moving chamber. Preferably, the conveyor belt has ridges or grooves on its surface that engage the edges of the vanes and act to rotate the vane assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bulkhead door arrangement for sealingly closing an opening which is located between two mutually adjacent spaces and through which a conveyor belt extends. The arrangement includes a vertically moveable door part provided with a sealing strip on the side thereof facing towards the conveyor belt. When the door arrangement is in its closed position, the door part presses the conveyor belt into abutment with a sealing strip provided in the bottom of the opening, and separate sealing devices abut the side edges of the conveyor belt.

Abstract: A fire barrier apparatus includes a wall separating two adjacent spaces, extending in a predetermined plane and formed from a fire resistant material. The wall has an opening. The apparatus further includes a conveyor defining a conveyor path which extends through the opening. The conveyor has at least one conveyor element within the predetermined plane. A shutter is included within the range of the opening. The shutter is composed of fire resistant material and is movable towards the conveyor element and away from it between an open position where the opening is free and a closed position where the opening is shut off. At least part of the shutter is included in an encasing arrangement for encasing the conveyor element in the closed position of the shutter. Several embodiments are described.

Abstract: A conveyor having an endless conveying belt, which includes a series of slats, which in the upper course of the belt constitute a conveying surface. The slats include sheet metal blanks and are supported on link chains. The slats are adapted to be manually removed from and to be inserted into the conveying belt. The link chains extend along opposite edges of the conveyor belt and mesh with chain sprockets, which constitute reversing pulleys. The design permits a rational series production and permits the use of the conveyor even for a delivery of very hot moldings made of plastics which have aggressive and/or abrasive properties. When slats or chain links have become soiled to such an extent that the function of the conveyor may adversely be affected or when defects have occurred, such parts can be replaced with a low expenditure of work and with a simple manipulation.

Abstract: A system wherein a contractor of a rental safe-deposit box can privately obtain, handle and restore his own box in the fire-proof safe room. The system includes an automatic article retrieval and storage unit located within the safe room and having contractors' safe-deposit boxes. A plurality of private compartments for contractors' use are disposed separately from the safe room and are connected to the retrieval and storage unit by conveyor devices extending through a safe room wall opening having a fire-proof door. Each private room includes a data input terminal device and a handling table. When a contractor operates the terminal device to input his identification code, his own rental safe-deposit box is automatically extracted onto the handling table from the safe room.

Abstract: An apparatus for actuating a breakaway conveyor section includes an actuating means positioned below a lower edge of a fire door adapted to move vertically downward along an outside wall of a building to close an opening. A breakaway conveyor section is pivotly connected to an end of a fixed conveyor section outside the building and extends adjacent to an end of a fixed conveyor section inside the building and extending into the opening in the wall. The actuating means includes an actuating plate positioned below a lower edge of the fire door and pivotally connected to a pair of generally vertically extending slides by a pair of lever arms. The slides are maintained in an upper position by a pair of link arms pivotally connected to form an over center mechanism attached between the slides and the conveyor inside the building. A lower end of the slides is slidingly attached to horizontal slides which extend through the opening in the wall to support a free end of the breakaway conveyor section.

Abstract: Apparatus for automatically transferring a cassette of semiconductor wafers from one "clean" room to a second "clean" room across an area that may be less clean. The system includes an elevator in each room where a load is manually positioned in a load stall, and is then withdrawn automatically to an elevator and moved to a different elevation and transferred to an enclosed horizontal conveyor at that elevation which spans the distance between the "clean" rooms. The load then moves on a driven cart which straddles, and is magnetically coupled to an enclosed driver cart. The conveyor and the elevator stations are pressurized with clean air to maintain the necessary cleanliness for the wafer processing operation.

Abstract: A rotary shuttle (10) for a machine tool (11) in which no power mechanism is required for moving the pallet (14, 15) with the workpiece off of the shuttle (10) and on to the machine tool worktable (13A) or for withdrawing a pallet (14, 15) with the completed workpiece on it off of the machine tool worktable (13A) and back on to the shuttle (14, 15). A rotatable shuttle (10) is presented with a workpiece support which can also be raised and lowered with pallets (14, 15), which in conjunction with an indexing table (13) moves workpieces between the worktable (13A) and a workpiece support (16, 19). A frame (66) of the shuttle mechanism (10) includes an offset rotatable section (65) which is arranged to extend over a portion (79) of the indexing table (13) with the shuttle mechanism (10) including support arms (16, 19) in conjunction with the offset rotatable section to extend over a portion of the indexing table (13).

Abstract: In a commercial lasagna making and packaging machine, a collator comprises a vertically movable conveyor having shelves positioned to receive strips of lasagna delivered thereto by a horizontally moving main conveyor which carries the strips of lasagna from the dryer through the cutters to the collator. A counter counts the number of lasagna strips delivered to the collator conveyor. When the desired number of strips have been counted, a push plate pushes a stack of lasagna strips into the receiving section of a narrow belt bulk conveyor for transport to the packaging station. First retaining means are then moved to closed position to retain opposite ends of the lasagna stacks on each side of the push plate. Following withdrawal of the push plate, second retaining means are moved to close the opening created by the withdrawal of the push plate.

Abstract: A machine base for an injection molding machine welded together of die-cut and die-formed sections of steel sheet, including a U-shaped base member, front and rear end walls, and an intermediate partition wall. The folded-over upper edges of the base member side walls carry two guide rails supporting and centering the die closing unit, and the front end wall has a parts discharge opening accommodating a longitudinally oriented parts discharge conveyor in a height-adjustable mounting arrangement. This makes it possible to have closed side walls on the machine base which prevent operators from reaching into the work space of the machine.

Abstract: An isolating device for an opening in a wall traversed by a track for vehicles of a conveyor system. A door can swing up or down to close this opening and a removable track section can be drawn in the direction of the track to clear a path for the door.

Abstract: A produce processing house such as a cabbage packing house is mounted on wheels and towable from location to location. Centrally of the house are superposed main conveyors which extend from a produce receiving section exterior of the house substantially the length of the house and a lower culls receiving conveyor. Along one wall, is a take-away conveyor which also extends the length of the house and parallel to the main conveyor. The culls and take-away conveyors are each provided with elevating conveyors at their discharge ends.

Abstract: Roller grate apparatus for simultaneously transporting and transferring heat to or from a bed of material particles has elongated cylindrical parallel horizontal rollers rotatably driven in the same direction; filler bars disposed in the nip between adjacent rollers and together with the rollers forming a generally flat surface with constantly moving portions which continually tumble the material particles and urge them thereacross in a direction transverse to the roller axes; gas passage apertures in the rollers which permit a heat transfer gas stream to pass through the rollers; a heat transfer chamber spanning the rollers; and a fan for blowing a heat transfer gas stream through the chamber and the material bed being transported by the rollers.

Abstract: A laser welding system is disclosed having a housing formed with an opening through which workpieces may be passed, and a laser for generating and directing a laser beam into a welding station within the housing. The system further includes a light trap for inhibiting light from passing from the welding station through the housing opening to the exterior to the housing and a conveyor for conveying workpieces between workpieces loading and unloading stations located exteriorly of the housing and the welding station through the housing opening and the light trap.A method of laser welding a succession of workpieces is also disclosed comprising the steps of successively loading workpieces onto a conveyor at a loading station and conveying the workpieces through a light trap to a welding station located within a housing. The workpieces are illuminated with laser radiation at the welding station and then conveyed through a light trap out of the housing to an unloading station where they are unloaded.

Abstract: A metering surge bin airlock feed device having a conveyor which extends from a surge bin to the interior of a pneumatic materials separator is disclosed. Airlock inlet and outlet means are provided at the points where the conveyor passes through a wall of the separator so that gas cannot pass through the wall at those points.