CONTAINER GROUP DELIVERY MECHANISM, AND EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINER

Title:

CONTAINER GROUP DELIVERY MECHANISM, AND EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/032796

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A container group delivery mechanism, comprising an air flow conveyor (12) capable of receiving a container group on the uppermost stage raised by a lift and transporting the container group in lateral direction, an extruding part (23) allowed to abut on the container group on the uppermost stage from one side thereof and protruding the container group onto the air flow conveyor (12) adjacent thereto by the lateral movement of the protruded part to the other side, a forward falling preventing part (24) capable of switching between a closed state thereof capable of preventing containers from falling down forward by positioning forward of the container group in protruding direction according to the lateral movement of the extruded part (23) forward in extruding direction and an open state thereof capable of discharging the container group by opening the forward of the container group in extruding direction when the container group comes over the air flow conveyor (12), and a speed changing mechanism (62) capable of changing the relative speed between a transporting speed by the air flow conveyor (12) and an extruding speed by the extruding part (23).

Inventors:

MORIKAZU SHUNJI (JP)
NAGAOKA KENJU (JP)
KONISHI SHINJI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2001/009165

Publication Date:

April 25, 2002

Filing Date:

October 18, 2001

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SUNTORY LTD (JP)
MORIKAZU SHUNJI (JP)
NAGAOKA KENJU (JP)
KONISHI SHINJI (JP)

International Classes:

B65G59/02; (IPC1-7): B65G47/82

Foreign References:

JPS59134122A	1984-08-01
JPS58203382A	1983-11-26
JPS5843526Y2	1983-10-03

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