Title:
SAGGER LOADING APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF LOADING A SAGGER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1989010525
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Sagger loading apparatus, for loading unfired ceramic sparking plug bodies (3) into a sagger (37), includes a clamp (8) for removing the bodies from a conveyor (2) and depositing the bodies on pins (14) in an array, which form an intermediate store. A gripper assembly having four inwardly and outwardly movable walls (22) grips the bodies on the pins and removes them and moves them simultaneously into the sagger, where the walls of the gripper are moved apart to leave the sparking plug bodies in the sagger, ready for firing.
Inventors:
HARROW GEORGE ARTHUR (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB1989/000405
Publication Date:
November 30, 1989
Filing Date:
April 18, 1989
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NOBLEMECH LTD (GB)
International Classes:
B65G43/08; B65G47/08; B65G47/90; F27D3/00; F27D3/12; F27D5/00; (IPC1-7): F27D5/00
Foreign References:
| DE3207890A1 | 1983-09-15 | |||
| GB2176164A | 1986-12-17 | |||
| FR2551036A1 | 1985-03-01 |
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