Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
198678100 | Endless conveyor having means for suspending load | 32 |
20080223694 | ADJUSTABLE CLIP ADVANCE - The invention concerns a clip conveyor apparatus for conveying a clip line ( | 09-18-2008 |
20090173602 | Device for feeding sterile closures, which are delivered in bags, into a filling system for bottles or the like - A device for feeding sterile closures, which have been delivered in bags, into a filling system for bottles or the like, having a housing that features an inlet opening for the bags, an outlet opening for the closures and a sterilization device, wherein a conveying device that transports the bags is provided in the housing, and wherein the conveying device for the bags is embodied as a suspended conveyer. | 07-09-2009 |
20090211881 | Conveying Device - A conveying device having a drive motor with motor shaft, a motor housing, and a load-receiving support stand, where to improve the conveying device in terms of simplified assembly and ease of maintenance, the motor housing is configured as part of the load-receiving support stand. | 08-27-2009 |
20090294254 | Device for Detecting Faulty Positioning of a Carrying Cable in a Cableway System - An assembly on a cableway or a goods-conveying system for detecting incorrect positioning of a carrying cable on a mount with a channel in which the carrying cable is located. The assembly includes a device for detecting the faulty positioning of the carrying cable. A segment of the mount is movable, and the device for detecting the incorrect positioning of the carrying cable detects movement of the portion of the mount. It is thus possible for incorrect positioning of the carrying cable, which results in this segment being displaced, to be detected in good time, even before the carrying cable in this portion has been completely derailed. | 12-03-2009 |
20100236896 | DOOR CONVEYING APPARATUS - A door conveying apparatus usable in an outfitting work area in which a variety of components are mounted wherein supported portions are provided on upper portions of door hangers, a door conveying traveling body is provided with door hanger supporting portions on both left and right sides thereof supporting the supported portions of the door hangers, a space that the topside thereof is closed by the door conveying traveling body and both left and right sides thereof are closed by the door hangers hanging from the door conveying traveling body when the door hangers are supported by the door hanger supporting portions on both left and right sides, respectively and the downside thereof and traveling-direction both front and rear sides of the door conveying traveling body are opened is formed between both door hangers, and each door hanger is provided with door supports supporting doors outside opposite to a side adjoining the space. | 09-23-2010 |
20110036688 | Conveyor having a grip unit - A conveyor includes a track and a grip unit. The grip unit includes a main body having a slide groove that receives slidably the track, a push piece provided on the track at a predetermined position and having a pushing surface to face the slide groove, a push rod inserted movably into the slide groove to abut against the pushing surface, a resilient restoring element for biasing the push rod upwardly, two grip arms connected pivotally to the main body and disposed respectively on two opposite sides of the push rod, and two spring members each disposed between the main body and a respective grip arm to bias one grip arm toward the other grip arm so that the grip arms cooperate with each other to grip an object therebetween. The push rod is movable downwardly to push the object when the push rod abuts against the pushing surface. | 02-17-2011 |
20110114452 | CHUCK | 05-19-2011 |
20120067704 | Transport Device - A transport device includes a traveling holding member which can travel while holding a storage container, and a move out prevention mechanism which prevents substrates from moving out of an opening of the storage container. The move out prevention mechanism is configured to include a contacting member which can be moved between a contact position at which the contacting member is in contact with side faces of the substrates, and a spaced apart position at which the contacting member is spaced apart from the side faces of the substrates. The contact position is set such that the contacting member is located between an opening side end portion and a central portion of the substrates in a direction along which the substrates are inserted and removed. | 03-22-2012 |
20130015042 | ENGAGEMENT ARTICLE, LOAD POSITIONING SYSTEM, AND PROCESS FOR POSITIONING LOADS - An engagement article is provided that is capable of selectively restricting movement or securing a suspended load in response to a rapid change in tension in one or more lines. | 01-17-2013 |
20130140142 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH MOVING TRUCKS - A transport apparatus for transporting goods, wherein a moving truck arrangement having at least two moving truck elements can be displaced along a guide track, wherein great spatial freedom of design of the guide track is made possible. The moving truck arrangement can be moved both in a pulling and in a pushing manner by a drive mechanism and the goods can be transported by the individual moving truck elements. | 06-06-2013 |
20140190793 | CHAIN LINK OF A TRANSPORT CHAIN, TRANSPORT CHAIN OF A CONVEYOR AND CONVEYOR - A chain link of a transport chain of a conveyor for conveying an article hanging from a holding adapter includes a base body having lateral contact surfaces configured to enable friction rollers to be pressed there against for driving the transport chain. Arranged on the base body at ends in spaced-apart relationship in a conveying direction are coupling sections for swingable connection with a neighboring chain link. Bearings are formed on an upper side of the base body for support of running or guide rollers. A thrust member is connected vertically elastically to an underside of the base body and has an underside provided with at least one recess for formfittingly receiving a coupler of a head piece of the holding adapter for holding the article to be conveyed. | 07-10-2014 |
20140202834 | TURNING BLOCK ALIGNMENT - Conveyor for moving and positioning objects along a conveyor path, the conveyor including:
| 07-24-2014 |
20140374219 | THRUST CHAIN LINK OF A CONVEYOR CHAIN, CONVEYOR CHAIN, CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A RETAINING ADAPTER ON A CONVEYOR CHAIN - A thrust chain link of a conveyor chain of a conveyor system for conveying articles suspended from retaining adapters, in particular of a sorter, includes a base body with a thrust unit arranged on its bottom side and spaced-apart coupling sections formed on its ends for pivotal connection to an adjacent link. The thrust unit includes two tappets protruding from the bottom side of the base body, wherein a front first tappet in the conveying direction is shorter than a rear second tappet. The two tappets are spaced apart such that a head portion of the retaining adapter can be received between the two tappets without play or largely without play. A conveyor chain, a conveyor system and a method for positioning a retaining adapter on a conveyor chain of a conveyor system are also described. | 12-25-2014 |
20150021147 | GUIDE RAIL PART FOR A CONVEYOR AND A CONVEYOR COMPRISING SUCH A GUIDE RAIL PART - Guide rail part for a conveyor adapted to convey product carriers in a hanging manner, where the guide rail part is adapted to be positioned centrally in a main rail of the conveyor, where the guide rail part comprises a body, wherein the guide rail part comprises an actuator pivotably suspended to the body, where the actuator is movable from a first upper position to a second lower position, and a stop member pivotably connected to the actuator such that the stop member is in a raised stop position when the actuator is in the second lower position and that the stop member is in a lowered bypass position when the actuator is in the first upper position. The advantage of the guide rail part is that a queue with product carriers can be realised, where the spacing between the product carriers is obtained with the guide rail parts in an easy and cost-effective way. | 01-22-2015 |
20150114801 | HANGER FRAMES TRANSPORTATION DEVICE WITH GEARING - A hanger frames transportation device with gearing driven by a fixed block and a plurality of sticks from a gearing that can stably move, fix, and detach hanger frames, so as to form a continual transportation device. The hanger frames slide along a first transverse track in lines and can be transported to a parallel second transverse track by a longitudinal rail switch in order to lengthen the transportation route; furthermore, a plurality of paralleled first and second transverse tracks are connected by moving devices in order to extend the transportation distance, therefore enabling a wet manufacturing process at the micrometer level during the continual transportation. | 04-30-2015 |
20160046446 | CONVEYING APPARATUS - Provided is a conveying apparatus configured that a rope member is extended between pulleys and a work is suspended on a rope member through a hook member. The object of the present invention is to provide the conveying apparatus making the rope member hard to come off the pulleys and including a bend part. The conveying apparatus for conveying the work along a predetermined conveying route includes a plurality of pulleys, a rope member, and a support member. The hook member is flexible, including a hold part which is a hole into which the rope member is inserted, held by the rope member by inserting the rope member into the hold part. The support member is joined to the hook member, and is suspended on the rope member by inserting the rope member into the hold part. | 02-18-2016 |
20160096685 | Inverted Vacuum Belt Conveyor System - This invention is a vacuum belt conveyor designed to operate inverted and move articles suspended from its lower side rather than laying on top. This is achieved by the use of a matching toothed drive roller and toothed belt having its teeth facing outward and pierced between strategic teeth with vacuum cups secured through the holes. Vacuum is applied when needed to sections of a vacuum rail spring loaded against the smooth inner surface of the belt, the rail having a machined vacuum groove in horizontal alignment with the holes in the belt to provide vacuum to the cups. The belt and suspended articles secured to it by suction are held to the main frame by two retaining rails having clearance allowing passage of the cups. | 04-07-2016 |
20160125685 | Coat Check System - A coat check system is provided to replace traditional coat check services with a conveyor assembly, storage units, and a control terminal. The need for human attendants is negated, with patrons at establishments interacting with the control terminal in order to gain access to one of the storage units. A drive mechanism moves the storage units along a track of the conveyor assembly, with the storage units being moved toward an item transfer section to grant a patron access to one of the storage units. The storage unit can be open (for example a simple hangar) or enclosed, including a lateral surface, floor, drain, air vent, and door for access. Interaction with the control terminal is facilitated by a user input device and an information output device which are mounted into a housing of the control terminal. Multiple payment options and wireless connectivity are also provided for the control terminal. | 05-05-2016 |
20160144910 | OVERHEAD CONVEYOR APPARATUS - An overhead conveyor apparatus includes: a holding unit configured to hold a work; a transport path configured to transport the holding unit holding the work downstream; and a return path provided above the transport path and configured to return the empty holding unit upstream. The overhead conveyor apparatus may further include: a first lift unit provided upstream of the transport path and configured to lower the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the return path to the transport path; and a second lift unit provided downstream of the transport path and configured to raise the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the transport path to the return path. | 05-26-2016 |
20160154017 | GRIPPING MECHANISM | 06-02-2016 |
198680000 | Means engagable with hanger to change hanger position relative to drive means or to release load | 2 |
20120090960 | PIVOT HOOK LIMITER FOR USE IN LUMBER SORTER - A lumber sorter using a conveyor system with hooks that pick up, move and drop lumber. The lumber sorter includes limiters attached to the hooks that restrict the rotation of the hooks while the limiters are running in raceways. The limiters restrict the rotation of the hooks between a first and second orientation through the use of opposing contact points that contact with opposing walls of the raceways. The limiters maintain the hooks in a substantially vertical position while they carry lumber, but permit the hooks to be pivoted to drop the lumber at a designated position. The use of limiters having first and second contact points allows for the pivot direction and degree of rotation to be configurable and predetermined by the position and placement of the contact points. | 04-19-2012 |
20120152697 | CONVEYOR INSTALLATION WITH CARRYING BAGS FOR PRODUCTS TO BE CONVEYED - A conveyor installation has carrying bags, in which products to be conveyed can be transported. In order to ensure an adequate spacing of the carrying bags from one another on back-up sections, the latter have spacers, which can be adjusted between a rest position and a working position. | 06-21-2012 |
198681000 | Load directly suspended from means spanning between parallel drive means | 1 |
20160059976 | SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR SPOUT-EQUIPPED BAGS - A supply apparatus for spout-equipped bags conveys in parallel spout-equipped bags to a multiplex packing machine by changing intervals. | 03-03-2016 |
198685000 | Elongated drive means and hanger interengaging means | 5 |
20130299316 | TRANSPORT DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for transporting objects along a closed transport track, comprising, as the transport track, two tubular or rod-shaped guide rails ( | 11-14-2013 |
20150096869 | MOBILE SUPPORT UNIT FOR A CONVEYOR FOR TRANSFERRING OBJECTS, AND CONVEYOR FOR TRANSFERRING OBJECTS COMPRISING SAID MOBILE SUPPORT UNIT - Support unit for a conveyor of objects comprising a plurality of support bodies reciprocally pivoted with respect to each other to define a closed ring and suitable to slide in a guide of the conveyor along a closed path, said support bodies each being provided with at least a flat plate and with at least an anchoring base solidly associated to the plate and suitable to support sliding means suitable to slide on the guide. Each plate is provided with opposite pivoting ends configured to pivot, by means of pivoting means, with respective pivoting ends of an adjacent plate which follows and respectively which precedes so as to define the reciprocal connection between the support bodies. Each plate is made of an elastically flexible material at least with respect to its thickness, to adapt to curves defined by the guide. | 04-09-2015 |
20160152413 | CONVEYOR APPARATUS | 06-02-2016 |
198687000 | Chain or pivotally connected members drive means connected to hanger below hanger support means | 2 |
20110214967 | CONVEYOR INSTALLATION FOR HANGING ITEMS - A conveyor installation for conveying and accumulating hanging items comprises a drive chain which is mounted to a guide rail, and retaining members which are mounted on rollers below the drive chain. The retaining members—together with the items to be transported which are suspended therefrom—are conveyed by the drive chain in a direction of conveyance and, if required, stopped and accumulated by means of a stopping device, with the drive connection being released between the drive chain and the retaining members by displacing the drive chain upwards due to a particular design of coupling members arranged on the lower side of the drive chain. | 09-08-2011 |
20120193192 | OVERHEAD CONVEYOR AND DRIVE CHAIN FOR THE OVERHEAD CONVEYOR - A drive chain of an overhead conveyor for transporting hanging articles. The drive chain comprises a plurality of traction rod elements connected by coupling elements. Each traction rod element comprises a base body extending substantially along a conveying direction and having a first longitudinal end and an opposite second longitudinal end, which respectively comprise a connection section into which a connection bolt is insertable. The base body comprises a frictional engagement section for interacting in a frictional-engaged manner with a drive wheel of a friction roller drive, which drive wheel is forced against the frictional engagement section to move the drive chain in the conveying direction. The base body further comprises a positive engagement section for interacting with spaced synchronization units to prevent displacement of neighbouring traction rod elements in the conveying direction by a positive engagement. The displacement is adjusted variably between the neighbouring traction rod elements. | 08-02-2012 |
198687100 | Separable conveyor portion | 4 |
20080210523 | Inverted conveyor - A conveyor is powered by a rotating, generally horizontal drive tube or shaft engaged by angularly disposed trolley wheels, in which trolleys support the conveyed products or materials above the drive tube and clear of any parts of the conveyor structure that would interfere with the desired path of travel. Each of the trolleys is provided with load wheels which ride on load rails above the drive tube and associated drive wheels, thereby providing a structure upon which a platform or other support may be mounted for bearing the transported products. | 09-04-2008 |
20090152075 | Construction Element for a Device for Forward Feeding of Product Carrier and a Device Comprising Such a Construction Element - Construction element for a device for forward feeding of product carriers ( | 06-18-2009 |
20130081926 | CARRIER LINK, CONVEYOR CHAIN COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CARRIER LINKS AND A MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CONVEYOR CHAINS - The invention relates to a carrier link of a conveyor chain intended to convey hanging product carriers, which comprises two parallel walls connected by a partition wall and an opening in which a chain lock is positioned, where the chain lock can assume an open state and a closed state, and where the chain lock comprises two locking arms, each with a locking lug, where the locking lugs are intended to secure an object in the central opening such that the product carrier bears against the two locking lugs when the product carrier is conveyed hanging from the carrier link. The invention further relates to a conveyor chain comprising a plurality of carrier links. The aim of the invention is to obtain a more secure carrier link which permits a controlled and traceable flow and which additionally has a higher loading capacity. | 04-04-2013 |
20160046444 | RAIL-GUIDED CONVEYOR MEANS AND CONVEYOR SYSTEM HAVING SUCH CONVEYOR MEANS - A rail-led conveying device includes a conveying vehicle with at least three runner rollers for rolling conveying along a rail guide. Rotation planes of the at least three runner rollers are arranged at an angle of greater than 0° and smaller than 180° relative to one another. The associated conveying installation includes a plurality of such conveying devices as well as a corresponding rail guidance with a rail body. The rail body includes a rail body longitudinal section with three runner surfaces that are arranged on the outer periphery of the rail body and are for the at least three runner rollers of the conveying device. The surface normals of the three runner surfaces are arranged at an angle to one another of greater than 0° and smaller than 180°. | 02-18-2016 |