Title:
ARTICLE DELIVERY DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3817511
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the load applied to a driving source of receiving tools (20)(20) at the time of adjustment of the number of pooled articles (M)(M) in an article delivery device having a plurality of receiving tools (20)(20) receiving articles (M)(M) in a receiving position (P1) separately and transferring them to a transferring position (P2).
SOLUTION: While the receiving tools (20) are conformed at the receiving position (P1) when the articles (M) exist in a circular traction body (7) circulating and traveling along the closed-loop path while towing the receiving tools (20) by contacting with a circular guide rail (5) circulating the receiving tools (20)(20) between the receiving position (P1) and the transferring position (P2) and the receiving tools (20) from a direction perpendicular to their moving direction in a magnetically sucked state and the receiving position (P1), the receiving tools (20) are held in a stop state etc. when the articles (M) do not exist in the receiving position (P1). The article feeding rate of a feeding unit is increased and decreased so that the number of the receiving tools (20) (20) pooled between the receiving position (P1) and transferring position (P2) is maintained in a setting range.
Inventors:
Hiroaki Fukusaki
Application Number:
JP2002317362A
Publication Date:
September 06, 2006
Filing Date:
October 31, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Tenchi Machinery Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
B65B35/08; B65G19/24; B65B35/24; B65G19/02; (IPC1-7): B65G19/24; B65B35/08; B65B35/24; B65G19/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JP9183517A | ||||
| JP61106317A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Eiji Miyazaki