| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414758000 | Article inverting means (i.e., 180 degree turnover) | 35 |
| 20090074555 | PICK AND PLACE WORK PIECE FLIPPER - An apparatus and associated method is provided for individually positioning first and second input links of a four-bar linkage to move first and second follower links pivotally joined therebetween in order to move a chuck supported by one of the follower links between a retracted position and an extended position. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090123263 | Apparatus For Inverting Heavy Loads and Method Of Using Same - An apparatus is provided for inverting heavy objects, the apparatus including: a retaining assembly, including two opposing retaining members each having rotational pins extending from the ends thereof, the rotational pins all reside together in a cross plane extending parallel with a longitudinal axis of the retaining assembly, and the retaining members are spaced apart a consistent distance, a base member, including two open double bearing components positioned at opposite ends of the base member, each open double bearing component including two side-by-side troughs, and a securing member, operable to lock the retaining assembly into a secure position with respect to the base member | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090290968 | HEAVY ARTICLE INVERSION DEVICE - A heavy article inversion device is provided, in which the inverting operations may be performed in a short time by reducing the size of the heavy article inversion device comprising a pair of inversion boards that may be revolved about a common rotary shaft supported in the center of a base between the horizontal state and the angles of revolution of less than 180 degrees from the horizontal state, and a pair of cam plates each fixed to the corresponding one of the pair of inversion boards and having its proximal end side rotatably fixed to the common rotary shaft, in which each one of the pair of cam plates has a curved lower outer circumferential surface extending from the proximal end side toward the radial outside end and which may be engaged by the rod of each respective one of the pair of linear drive mechanisms when the rod is being moved out of and moved back into the corresponding cylinder of the respective liner drive mechanism, thereby causing the respective cam plate to be rotated about the common rotary shaft. In accordance with the present invention, the direction in which the rod of each one of pair of the linear drive mechanisms may be moved out of or moved back into the cylinder occurs from the obliquely downward direction toward the direction of the common rotary shaft. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100296907 | OVERTURNING APPARATUS - An overturning apparatus includes a seat, a first gear; a second gear; an overturning board; and a motor. The second gear, the motor, and the overturning board are mounted on the seat. The first gear is coupled to the motor and engages with the second gear. The number of teeth of the second gear is more than the number of teeth of the first gear. The overturning board is fixed to the second gear. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110070059 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR THE IN-LINE INVERTING, TRANSFERRING AND FILLING OF LAB ANIMAL CONTAINMENT DEVICES IN AREAS WHERE THEY ARE WASHED - The present invention concerns an automated system for handling trays for containing animals in a lab animal room, and particularly for inverting the trays when they emerge from the tunnel washer. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110091309 | 180 Degree inverting mechanism - A mechanism for inverting containers or other objects. The mechanism inverts the container or object a full 180 degrees while providing motion control without the use of hydraulic actuators; thereby eliminating the costs, maintenance, environmental issues, and contamination concerns associated with hydraulic systems. The primary application for the inverting mechanism is inverting containers for the purpose of emptying the contents. The mechanism may also be employed to rotate a variety of other objects in other applications. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110182710 | DEVICE FOR SWIVELING A BOTTLE WHICH IS CONVEYED IN A GRIPPER - The invention relates to a device ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110280702 | INTEGRATED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTARY APPARATUS - A rotary apparatus comprises a rotary bobbin, a processing component fixedly attached to the bobbin and connectors fixedly connected to the processing component. At least one helical groove is located along the bobbin wherein the connectors are housed. A motor coupled to the processing component is operative to rotate the processing component together with the bobbin in two opposite rotary directions. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110311344 | TURNOVER APPARATUS - A turnover apparatus includes a tower configured to travel on abase, a lifter configured to rise and fall along the tower, a target holding portion configured to hold a turnover target, a wheel traveling base, a wheel axle rotatably attached to the target holding portion, and a wheel axle lock. The wheel axle includes a wheel configured to roll on the wheel traveling base. The target holding portion is attached to the lifter via a rotation shaft parallel to the wheel axle. The wheel axle lock is configured to lock the wheel axle such that the wheel does not roll on the wheel traveling base and the wheel axle can rotate with respect to the target holding portion. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120224945 | SUBSTRATE HOLDER POSITIONING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A substrate holder positioning method, capable of positioning a substrate holder without using any positioning jig, includes: measuring a first position of a substrate held on a substrate holder included in a substrate carrying mechanism; carrying the substrate held on the substrate holder to a substrate rotating unit for holding and rotating the substrate; turning the substrate held by the substrate rotating unit through a predetermined angle by the substrate rotating unit; transferring the substrate turned by the substrate rotating unit from the substrate rotating unit to the substrate holder; measuring a second position of the substrate transferred from the substrate rotating unit to the substrate holder; determining the position of the center of rotation of the substrate rotating unit on the basis of the first and the second position; and positioning the substrate holder on the basis of the position of the center of rotation. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120328406 | DIE ROTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for partially or completely inverting (rotating) a die and subsequently returning the die to its normal operating position. Systems of the invention include a roll-over unit that engages a roll frame or similar structure to which a die of interest is temporarily secured. The roll-over unit includes a drive motor that is used to rotate the roll frame and the die that is releasably coupled thereto. A deceleration assembly is provided to bring rotation of the die to a slow and controlled stop in one or both rotational directions. When the drive motor is a hydraulic motor, the deceleration assembly may include deceleration valves that are actuated by a rack gear that is caused to move linearly during rotation of the drive motor. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20140147241 | TURNOVER MECHANISM - A turnover mechanism is used for turning a fixture and a workpiece positioned on the fixture, which includes a support bracket, a first turning mechanism, a movement mechanism, and a second turning mechanism. First turning mechanism includes a first rotary driver, a first clamping driver and two first clamping members oppositely positioned on the first clamping driver. The first rotary driver is positioned on the support bracket and connected to the first clamping driver. The first clamping driver drives the first clamping members to clamp the fixture and the workpiece. The first rotary driver rotate the first clamping driver and the two first clamping members to such that the fixture is driven to be rotated on a reverse side. The movement mechanism reaches the first turning mechanism to transfer the workpiece to the second turning mechanism. Second turning mechanism is mounted on the support bracket, clamping and turning the workpiece. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140193232 | APPARATUS FOR FLIPPING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An apparatus for flipping a semiconductor device comprises a platform comprising a carrier and a roller system, a positioning unit above the platform and comprising a circular opening, and an elevating unit connecting the platform and the positioning unit. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140271086 | WORKPIECE FLIPPING MECHANISM FOR SPACE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT - In one embodiment, a flipping module operable to flip a workpiece delivered by a robot in a vacuum transfer chamber (VTC) includes a gripper disposed outside a working envelope of the robot in a parked position in a vacuum environment of the VTC, and an actuator operable to move the gripper from the parked position to a receiving position, and to rotate the gripper and workpiece to thereby flip the workpiece. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140314539 | NON-CONTACT SUBSTRATE TRANSFER TURNER - Disclosed herein is a non-contact substrate transfer turner capable of performing a transfer and a turn-over of a substrate in a non-contact state. The non-contact substrate transfer turner includes a transfer member moving along a guide rail; a substrate supporting member installed at the transfer member and non-contact supporting a substrate by drag force and lift force; and a power transmitting member providing power to the substrate supporting member to rotate the substrate supporting member. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150118001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE MODULES - A system for producing a fibre-reinforced composite module, such as a panel module, having an integrated stiffening structure for an aircraft or spacecraft includes a form core assembly station for assembling a plurality of form cores covered with reinforcing fibre layers to constitute at least one stiffening element of the integrated stiffening structure, a form core placement station which receives assembled form cores from the assembly station for placing or depositing the assembled form cores in or on a moulding tool, and a turning station for rotating or inverting the assembled form cores. The turning station is configured to convey or transport the assembled form cores from the assembly station to the placement station. The turning station defines a path which is configured to rotate or invert the assembled form cores as they are conveyed or moved to the placement station. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150298916 | Apparatus for Inverting Large Panels - An apparatus for inverting a panel including a base assembly, an elongated support assembly mounted on the base assembly, a carriage assembly mounted on the support assembly displaceable along the length thereof, means for displacing the carriage assembly along the length of the support assembly, an elongated beam assembly provided with means for detachably securing a panel, pivotally connected to the carriage assembly and means for pivoting the beam assembly relative to the support assembly. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150344234 | ROTATING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a rotating apparatus. It comprises a supporter configured to support and rotate glass; and a servo-motor arranged at a central position of the supporter and configured to support the supporter and to raise or lower the supporter. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150344235 | AUTOMATED PACKAGING LINE FOR C- AND U-SHAPED PROFILES - An automated packaging line for C- or U-shaped profiles is described. The example packaging line includes a first blade and a second blade that are rotatable around a horizontal axis in a first vertical plane and a third blade and a fourth blade that rotatable about the horizontal axis in a second vertical plane that is parallel to and offset from the first vertical plane. The first blade and the third blade are synchronously rotatable around the horizontal axis and the second blade and the fourth blade are synchronously rotatable about the horizontal axis. The first blade and the third blade are to receive a first profile having a c-shaped cross-section or a u-shaped cross-section and the first blade and the third blade are to rotate a second profile having a c-shaped cross-section or a u-shaped cross-section over the first profile such that the first profile is positioned in a first orientation and the second profile positioned in a second orientation opposite the first orientation to form a duplex disposed in the first and third blades. | 12-03-2015 |
| 414759000 | Plural, driven turning means coact sequentially to invert single article | 4 |
| 20080273958 | Mattress overturning device in hemming machines - A device for overturning mattresses in a hemming machine, comprising a worktable which has an inner side and an outer side, a sewing machine to perform the perimetric hemming of the mattress and an assembly for orienting the mattress on the worktable being arranged on the inner side, and further comprising an articulated arm, which is arranged on the outer side of the worktable and is provided with grippers for gripping a mattress, the arm being able to oscillate between a position for gripping the mattress and a position for releasing the mattress after a rotation sufficient to overturn the mattress. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090175713 | BOARD INVERTER - The present invention relates to a board inverter and a boarding inverting system. The board inverter includes a support, a first board picking device, an second board picking device and a controller. Each of the first board picking device and the second board picking device includes a driving mechanism and a first board picking device. The driving mechanism comprises a first linear driving means mounted on the support, a second linear driving means mechanically coupled to the first linear driving means, and a rotary driving means attached to the second linear driving means. The controller is connected to all the power supply members. The controller controls the motion of the first board picking device and the second board picking device such that the first board picking device and the second board picking device cooperatively inverting workpieces transmitted on a production line. The board inverter can be installed on a production line without altering the arrangement of existing production line. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100196133 | INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR ROLLED PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE SURFACE OF ROLLED PRODUCTS OF A ROLLING INSTALLATION - The invention relates to an inspection system | 08-05-2010 |
| 20150118002 | TURNOVER APPARATUS - A turnover apparatus for turning over a workpiece includes a first support frame, a second support frame, and a workpiece turnover mechanism. The workpiece turnover mechanism includes a lifting assembly and a turnover assembly. The lifting assembly includes a first driving element, a movable gripper driven by the first driving element, and a suction cup positioned on the movable gripper. The turnover assembly includes a first rotating driver, a clamp connected to the first rotating driver, and a first clamp driver. The first rotating driver is capable of rotating the first clamp driver and the clamp. The first clamp driver is capable of driving the clamp to clamp or release from the workpiece. | 04-30-2015 |
| 414764000 | Encircling means inverts article | 2 |
| 20100008752 | CONTAINER INVERTING DEVICE - A container inverting device is capable of inverting containers that have a neck oriented in a first direction at the entrance of the device and then in a second direction at the exit of the device. The inverting device includes at least one clamp ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 414766000 | Having securing means movable into engagement with the article | 1 |
| 20160130103 | NON-PRINTED PAPER SUPPLY APPARATUS USED FOR SINGLE-SIDE PRINTER - A supply apparatus for paper of which one side is printed and another side is not printed and which is used for a single-side printer much cheaper than a double-side printer and having a smaller occupied area than that of the double-side printer is improved to be easily, promptly, safely, and surely set. | 05-12-2016 |
| 414768000 | Article turned about one end supported by a fixed or rotatable abutment or by a surface frictionally retarding movement of the supported end | 2 |
| 20100172735 | Method and Apparatus for Orientating a Solid Growth Culture Medium Plate - An apparatus for orientating a solid growth culture medium plate from an original orientation to a worked orientation, the plate having a lid and a bottom, the apparatus including an orientation mechanism that includes opposed jaws able to receive and hold a plate therebetween in a held position that defines a notional tube above and below the plate, the orientation mechanism being mounted on a jaw support member such that the jaw support member is rotatable such that at least the plate bottom rotates about a generally horizontal axis that intersects the notional tube to orientate at least the plate bottom from the original orientation to the worked orientation. | 07-08-2010 |
| 414769000 | Article turned about a rotatable abutment | 1 |
| 20110038700 | Method and Apparatus for Changing Orientation of a Container - A method and apparatus for changing orientation of a container to facilitate subsequent processing of the container is disclosed. The apparatus includes a ramp having a first end and a second end. The ramp is disposed to receive the container from the feed path in a first orientation and to cause the container to slide down the ramp toward the second end of the ramp. The apparatus also includes an obstruction located at the second end of the ramp. The obstruction is configured to contact a leading edge of the container to arrest a sliding motion of the container down the ramp. The ramp is configured to pivot to impart an angular acceleration to the container to provide sufficient angular momentum to cause a center of gravity of the container to move past the leading edge causing the container to change orientation such that the container is received on the discharge path in a second orientation. | 02-17-2011 |
| 414771000 | Including coacting opposed movable arms | 7 |
| 20090196726 | Device for Overturning Containers - The invention relates to a device ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20130209211 | WAFER INVERSION MECHANISM - A BOLTS compatible module includes a support mechanism for gripping a wafer. The support mechanism is coupled to a rotary mechanism for rotating the support mechanism with a wafer grip therein. The rotary mechanism is coupled to the module and capable of at least 180° of rotation. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140154040 | TURNING MECHANISM - A turning mechanism for turning over workpieces includes a supporting bracket, a turning assembly, and a suction assembly. The turning assembly includes a first driving member mounted on the supporting bracket and a turning member connected to the first driving member. The suction assembly includes a plurality of suction members and a second driving member connected to the plurality of suction members. The plurality of suction members is separately mounted on the turning member. The second driving member is mounted on the supporting bracket and is capable of generating negative air pressure in the plurality of suction members to enable the plurality of suction members to suction adhere to the workpiece, thereby holding the workpiece on the turning member. The first driving member is capable of rotating the turning member to turn over the workpiece. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140219765 | DEVICE FOR TURNING OVER AN OBJECT - A device for turning over an object, particularly a package of stacked sacks, having a holder device for the purpose of receiving, turning over, and releasing the object, the holder device including two transport elements for conveying the object, and having a rotary device for rotating the transport elements about a stationary axis of rotation, the rotary device including a rotatable frame to fasten the transport elements on both sides thereof, wherein the transport elements are fastened to the frame in a manner allowing movement, where the rotary device has a rotary drive which drives the frame on both sides. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140219766 | Device for turning over and conveying an object - A device for turning over an object, particularly a package of stacked sacks, having a holder device for receiving, turning over, and releasing the object, the holder device including two transport elements for conveying the object, and including at least one transport drive for the purpose of driving the transport elements, and having a rotary device for rotating the transport elements about a stationary axis of rotation, the rotary device comprising including a rotatable frame to fasten the transport elements on both sides thereof, wherein the transport elements are fastened to the frame in a manner allowing movement, and wherein the transport drive is fastened in a torque-proof manner to the frame. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150118003 | VEHICLE FRAME TURNOVER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for turning over a vehicle frame defining openings and having a longitudinal center axis includes first and second robots each having an end effector. Each end effector has a pair of oppositely-positioned locator pins, at least one of which is selectively moveable toward the other. A controller is used to control the positioning of the frame via the robots and end effector by executing method instructions to cause the robots to align the locator pins of the end effectors with the openings of the frame, and to insert the aligned locator pins into the openings toward the center axis from outside of the vehicle frame. The robots lift the frame from a first conveyor, with weight of the vehicle frame born by the locator pins during the lift. The robots also rotate the frame about the center axis and lower the vehicle frame onto a second conveyor. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20160052725 | ROTARY DEVICE CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING POSITION OF A BOX - A rotary device includes a bracket, a first supporting module, a second supporting module and a driving module. The two supporting modules respectively have a pivot end and a connective end. The two pivot ends are pivotally connected to different and adjacent position of the bracket. The driving module is utilized to reversely rotate the first supporting module and the second supporting module, simultaneously. The driving module includes an actuating component, a first rod and a second rod. The first rod is connected between the first connective end and a side of the actuating component. The second rod is connected between the second connective end and an opposite side of the actuating component. When the actuating component rotates at a first direction, the first rod rotates the first supporting module at a second direction, and the second rod rotates the second supporting module at the first direction. | 02-25-2016 |
| 414772000 | Article moved about perpendicular axes | 1 |
| 20090196727 | FLIPPING APPARATUS - An exemplary flipping apparatus includes a slider, a flipping member and a holding table. The slider is slanted relative to the horizon. A first end of the flipping member is connected to the slider. The flipping member includes a first flipping plate and a second flipping plate facing the first flipping plate. The first flipping plate and the second flipping plate are contoured to define a workplace groove to receive a workpiece to be flipped. An angle defined by the slider and an end section of the first flipping plate opposite to the slider is less than an angle between the slider and the horizon. The holding table is connected to a second end of the flipping member, and the second end is opposite to that of the first end of the flipping member. | 08-06-2009 |
