Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
198345100 | Means engaging conveyor or load on a conveyor to align load for working | 31 |
20090090598 | CARRIAGE-TYPE CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A carriage-type conveyance device using a carriage having a vertically movable object-supporting base that is controlled by a cam rail on the floor side, in which a turntable for changing the direction of the carriage has a low-floor structure. In the carriage-type conveyance device, the object-supporting base that is vertically movable between a lowered position and a lifted position is placed on a conveyance carriage ( | 04-09-2009 |
20100288602 | DEVICE FOR OPENING A COVER LEAF OR COVER OF A BOUND PUBLICATION - In order to improve a device ( | 11-18-2010 |
20110011701 | LONG-MATERIAL CONVEYING AND POSITIONING APPARATUS - Under a state in which a long material (structural steel (A)) is sandwiched by pinch rollers (drive roller ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110259710 | Apparatus and Method for Orienting Products for Applying Indicia During Transport - An apparatus and method for transporting flat products and for orienting such products for applying printed indicia while the products are transported, comprises a conveyor system which transports flat products in a first direction while holding the products in a first orientation generally orthogonal to the first direction, and, during transport, orients at least a peripheral portion of the product in a direction opposite the first direction, in an orientation and position for applying printed indicia on the peripheral portion of the product. The apparatus and method are particularly applicable for use in applying address information to the upper right corner of newspapers. | 10-27-2011 |
20120018279 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TUBES - A device for production of tubes, includes a plurality of mandrel assemblies, each comprising multiple mandrels on which the tubes can be produced in steps at a plurality of work stations, wherein the mandrel assemblies can be transported from work station to work station using transport means. The mandrels of at least one of the mandrel assemblies are distributed into a first and at least a second mandrel group, and in at least one of the work stations the first mandrel group can be moved from a processing position associated with the work station, in which the work station can interact with the first mandrel group to a park position associated with the work station, and the second mandrel group can be moved from a park position associated with the work station to a processing position associated with the work station. | 01-26-2012 |
20120145514 | SYSTEM FOR FRAMING MOTOR-VEHICLE BODIES OR SUB-ASSEMBLIES THEREOF - In a framing system for framing motor-vehicle bodies or sub-assemblies thereof, the body to be framed is located and clamped in position during the assembling operations by side locating and clamping structures ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120228083 | LINEAR DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH UNIVERSAL ESCAPEMENT - A linear dispensing system is provided that includes a plurality of channels, a pair of parallel rails, a plurality of carriers and a plurality of linear motor modules. The channels are configured to hold inventory products at an orientation. The pair of parallel rails is disposed at a bottom portion of the channels. The carriers are slidably disposed on the rails and have a conveyor unit configured to pick the inventory product from the channels while substantially maintaining the same geometric orientation as in the channel. The linear motor modules are disposed between the parallel rails and aligned end to end. The linear motor modules are coupled with the carriers and configured to pass the carriers to an adjacent linear motor module. Each carrier delivers a plurality of selected products of varying shapes to a universal escapement structure where the products are labeled, imaged, verified and dispensed. | 09-13-2012 |
20120285797 | WORKPIECE CONVEYANCE DEVICE - Workpiece conveyance device employs a workpiece conveying traveling body composed of a workpiece support carriage supporting a longitudinal central portion of a workpiece and two auxiliary carriages and positioned below both longitudinal end portions of the workpiece. The workpiece support carriage includes a workpiece high-position supporting means switchable between a rising posture of supporting the workpiece at a high position and a folded posture. The two auxiliary carriages nd include workpiece low-position supporting means and to support front and rear two places in the longitudinal direction of the workpiece at a height higher than the workpiece high-position supporting means in the folded posture. | 11-15-2012 |
20130140135 | BELT CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING SOLAR WAFERS DURING FABRICATION - Disclosed is a belt conveyor, which conveys solar wafers during fabrication, comprising: i) a plurality of endless metal strips for supporting the solar wafers; ii) a plurality of rotatable pulleys configured to receive the plurality of endless metal strips, and which rotate to convey each of the plurality of endless metal strips along a continuous path to thereby convey the solar wafers; and iii) an inspection device configured to inspect the solar wafers while the solar wafers are being conveyed by the plurality of endless metal strips. | 06-06-2013 |
20130292226 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STRIPPING AND BLANKING A CARDBOARD - A pretreated-cardboard stripper that obtains a cardboard item and strips or blanks the cardboard item using laser cutting, die cutting or other techniques. The cardboard item may be a single item or multiple sections that are jointed together. After stripping or blanking, the stripper operates to sort the sections and joints from the waste by a vacuum sorter. The vacuum sorter includes a vacuum chamber with openings along its surface or certain areas of the surface and a peeler. After stripping, the pre-treated cardboard is transferred by the peeler along the surface of the vacuum chamber. The waste of the cardboard (areas between the sections and joints) may be coupled to the vacuum chamber surface while the pre-treated cardboard is being transferred by the peeler along the surface of the vacuum chamber, which has the advantage of operating to disconnect and thus sort the waste from the sections. | 11-07-2013 |
20140138208 | Transmission Device And Transmission Method For Glass Substrate - The present invention provides a transmission device and transmission method for glass substrate. The transmission device includes a transmission channel, a calibration mechanism and a decompression mechanism; wherein the transmission channel for loading and transmitting the glass substrate, the calibration mechanism being for calibrating position of the glass substrate, and the decompression mechanism collaborating with calibrating mechanism for applying a force to the glass substrate reduce the friction between the transmission channel and the glass substrate when the calibration mechanism calibrating the position of the glass substrate. As such, the abrasion or damage problem to the glass substrate can be prevented so as to improve the yield rate of the glass substrate. | 05-22-2014 |
20140238819 | SIMULTANEOUSLY COLLAPSING AND CONVEYING COLLAPSIBLE CRATES - A simultaneously collapsing and conveying assembly adapted to collapse constructed collapsible crates along their collapsing lines is provided herein. The collapsing assembly includes a rotating means to rotate the constructed crates by approximately 90° such as to move the open face of the crate from upward facing to forward facing and simultaneously conveying and collapsing means to convey the crates and for applying pressure on the crates' two opposing side panels, as the crates are conveyed, such as to collapse said constructed crates along their collapsing lines. | 08-28-2014 |
20140251754 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CONTAINERS - Provided is an apparatus for handling containers. The apparatus comprises a moveable carrier, a plurality of treatment stations arranged on the moveable carrier for treating the containers, each treatment station having at least one element that is moveable in relation to the carrier, and a stationary guide curve. The elements are temporarily coupled to the guide curve. A movement between a treatment station of the plurality of treatment stations and the guide curve translates to a movement of the at least one element. A coupling device comprises at least one guide roller which at least temporarily contacts the guide curve. At least one of the guide roller or the guide curve includes an imidized polymer material. | 09-11-2014 |
20140262683 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR MAKING UNIFORM PRODUCTS - A method of forming an oral product includes gripping a rod of oral product material with a gripping device, indexing the rod forward to have a leading end of the rod abut a stop at a first location, cutting a leading portion of the rod to create an oral product, moving the stop to a second location to allow the oral product to fall, moving the stop back to the first location, and repeating the process. A machine for forming an oral product can include a cutting device adapted to cut through a rod of plastic material, a stop spaced from the cutting device, the stop being adapted to be moved from a first location to a second location, a gripping device adapted to hold and index a rod towards the stop, and a load cell positioned to receive oral products cut from a rod by the cutting device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140311856 | OPERATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An operation apparatus of this invention includes a main pallet and a sub pallet detachable from the main pallet, and can convey a work and a part. The operation apparatus includes a lifting mechanism disconnecting, from the main pallet, the work placed on the main pallet and lift/lower the work; a moving mechanism detaching, from the main pallet, the sub pallet attached to the main pallet and lift/lower the sub pallet; a rotation mechanism holding the work lifted to a work operation region by the lifting mechanism; and an operation unit extracting the part from the sub pallet lifted to a part preparation region by the moving mechanism and assembling the part to the work. | 10-23-2014 |
20150047948 | FACILITY FOR REPAIRING FLAWS IN PIECES OF WOOD - A facility for repairing flaws in pieces of wood ( | 02-19-2015 |
20160107281 | FEEDING DEVICE FOR A FORMAT MACHINING AND/OR EDGE APPLICATION MACHINE, FORMAT MACHINING AND/OR EDGE APPLICATION MACHINE AND METHOD - A feeding device, a method for feeding panel-shaped workpieces through that device, and a format machining or edge application machine including such feeding device are disclosed. The feeding device includes at least one infeed guide, which is adjustable in a horizontal direction, and rotatable in a horizontal plane with respect to the traveling direction of the workpiece. | 04-21-2016 |
198345200 | Means engages conveyor to fix conveyor position relative to station | 14 |
20090020392 | Machining Line for Plate-Type Elements, Particularly Solar Cells, and Method of Machining Plate-Type Elements - The invention relates to a machining line for plate-type elements, particularly solar cells. According to the invention, a machining station and a positioning station for aligning the plate-type elements relative to a reference point with a predefined position tolerance are provided. The positioning station is connected to the input side of the machining station in the flow direction of the material, and conveying devices are provided for moving the plate-type elements from the positioning station to the machining station while maintaining the predefined position tolerance. | 01-22-2009 |
20100300833 | BOARD LUMBER POSITIONING FENCE - Provided is a positioning fence for use in lumber sawmills that facilitates automated positioning of lumber for cutting and a method of positioning lumber for cutting. A continuous moving track loop has a plurality of paddles laterally positionable across the width of the track. Electromagnets are used to control the position of the paddles and, thus, the position of lumber being transported by the paddles. Also provided are uses of the positioning fence to position lumber for cutting. | 12-02-2010 |
20130175138 | CONVEYOR APPARATUS FOR AN ASSEMBLY LINE - A conveyor apparatus for an assembly line having a number of assembly stations is provided. The conveyor apparatus has a guide realized to define a path of travel for an assembly station, an engaging unit for engaging an assembly station to the guide, and a driving unit for driving the engaging unit along the guide such that the assembly station is moved through successive stages of the assembly line. The assembly line is used for assembling a generator for a wind turbine. | 07-11-2013 |
198345300 | Means engages a conveyor portion (i.e., pallet) which is separable from the conveyor drive to fix the position of said conveyor portion | 11 |
20080264757 | Systems and Methods for Providing An Improved Timing Conveyor - A conveyor includes a conveyor belt, a plurality of rollers, and a flight. The rollers have lower surfaces configured to engage a roller-engagement surface, and upper surfaces that substantially form a plane, such that the rollers engage the roller-engagement surface and rotate to move an object supported by the rollers over the plane. The flight includes a cam configured to engage a cam surface below the conveyor belt to impart a moment on the flight, and a projection that responds to the moment by rotating from a retracted position to an extended position. | 10-30-2008 |
20090020393 | Impromptuly deployable conveyance system and method - Systems for and methods of conveying at least one article in situations that are unprepared for facilitating the conveying. The present invention is impromptuly deployable so as to facilitate conveying an article from one setting to another setting, where the settings and a conveyance path between them are essentially unconstrained other than their possessing capabilities of bearing the article(s) being conveyed and the conveyance path admitting its passage. The present invention facilitates the conveying by mitigating at least one gravitationally related article conveyance complication and is effectively operable immediately upon implementing said impromptu deployment. Multiple embodiments provide differing conveyance capabilities, including adaptability to conveying diverse forms of articles, widely differing conveyance situations, and capacities to fulfill multiple varieties of conveying task requirements. | 01-22-2009 |
20090090599 | Systems and Methods for Providing An Improved Timing Conveyor - A conveyor includes a conveyor belt, a plurality of rollers, and a flight. The rollers have lower surfaces configured to engage a roller-engagement surface, and upper surfaces that substantially form a plane, such that the rollers engage the roller-engagement surface and rotate to move an object supported by the rollers over the plane. The flight includes a cam configured to engage a cam surface below the conveyor belt to impart a moment on the flight, and a projection that responds to the moment by rotating from a retracted position to an extended position. | 04-09-2009 |
20090133989 | Work Carrier Apparatus in Assembly Line - (Object) The object of the present invention is to improve the productivity and make the assembling operation easier in a carrier apparatus for carrying a work while performing an assembling operation by making effective use of an inside region, even in the case where a conveyor line is provided in the form of a circling route. | 05-28-2009 |
20090277745 | Modular manufacturing chain including a utility transfer module and method of operation therefor - A manufacturing chain includes a plurality of manufacturing modules positioned in series. Each of the manufacturing modules includes a utility transfer module for transferring at least one of electric power, fluid, and data through the manufacturing module. Each utility transfer module includes an entry port for engaging a utility transfer module of a preceding manufacturing module and an exit port for engaging a utility transfer module of a succeeding manufacturing module. | 11-12-2009 |
20090277746 | Modular manufacturing chain including a reverse transport direction and method of operation therefor - A manufacturing chain includes a plurality of modular manufacturing stations positioned in series and defining a forward transport direction. An article transportation device of at least one modular manufacturing station is configured to move a carrier in a reverse transport direction while an article transportation device of at least one other modular manufacturing station is driven in the forward transport direction. | 11-12-2009 |
20090277747 | Material handling system including dual track assembly and method of operating same - A lobed bushing is provided for a track assembly of a track-type machine. The track assembly includes a first chain and a second chain coupled together with a track pin. A bushing, defining a longitudinal axis, includes a central bore oriented along the longitudinal axis and extending from a first end of the bushing to a second end of the bushing for receiving the track pin. The bushing includes a first lobe positioned at a first location about the longitudinal axis and a second lobe positioned at a second location about the longitudinal axis that is less than about 180° from the first location. The first end of the bushing has a substantially cylindrical shape. | 11-12-2009 |
20090277748 | Modular manufacturing line including a buffer and methods of operation therefor - A manufacturing line includes a plurality of manufacturing modules positioned in series and defining a main path through the manufacturing line. A main track assembly is supported by the manufacturing modules and includes at least a first friction drive system for transporting a trolley assembly along the main path. A buffer is positioned to receive the trolley assembly from the main path and includes a first track assembly that includes at least a second friction drive system for transporting the trolley assembly along the first track assembly. The first track assembly is sized to support at least two trolley assemblies thereon. The sequencing buffer also includes a second track assembly that includes at least a third friction drive system for transporting the trolley assembly along the second track assembly. The second track assembly is also sized to support at least two trolley assemblies thereon. A first movable track assembly of the sequencing buffer is movable between a first position defining a first continuous path along the first movable track assembly and the first track assembly, and a second position defining a second continuous path along the first movable track assembly and the second track assembly. | 11-12-2009 |
20090321220 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF ARTICLES COMPRISING OVERLAPPING DRIVING DEVICES - The invention relates to a palette for supporting articles such as CDs, DVDs or the like, which is adapted to be guided forward on a conveyor path ( | 12-31-2009 |
20100089720 | METHOD OF POSITIONING CONVEYANCE SECTION, AND CONVEYANCE DEVICE - A conveyance section positioning method has carrier pallets ( | 04-15-2010 |
20160016739 | CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONVEYANCE METHOD - A conveyance system according to the present invention includes a processing station, first to third conveyance apparatuses arranged in a conveying direction of a work piece. The second conveyance apparatus is provided in the station. The system further includes a lifting apparatus disposed below the second conveyance apparatus in the station, and a processing apparatus in the processing station. The first and second conveyance apparatuses perform returning of the pallet that is empty in a direction reverse to the conveyance direction. | 01-21-2016 |