FOLDING DEVICE - IST CORP

Title:

FOLDING DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/032826

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A folding device having a simplified structure, capable of being easily maintained and repaired, and inexpensive. The folding device has a placement member (31), a rotation mechanism (33), and plate-like members (32). The placement member (31) is a plate-like member, on a first surface of which an object to be folded is placed such that a portion of the object hangs from the surface.The rotation mechanism (33) rotates the first surface of the placement member (31) about an axis included in the first surface. The plate-like members (32) can position the portion of the object to a place near the placement member (31) by rotation of the placement member (31) caused by the rotation mechanism (33), and then the plate-like members (32) moves the portion of the object to the placement member (31) side while holding the portion.

Inventors:

SAKANE SHINICHI (JP)
ENDO YOSHIMASA (JP)
KIMURA HIROSHI (JP)
YOSHIDA TAKAHIRO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2007/067955

Publication Date:

March 20, 2008

Filing Date:

September 14, 2007

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

IST CORP (JP)
SAKANE SHINICHI (JP)
ENDO YOSHIMASA (JP)
KIMURA HIROSHI (JP)
YOSHIDA TAKAHIRO (JP)

International Classes:

D06F89/02; B65H45/14

Foreign References:

JPH08215500A	1996-08-27
JPH0492700A	1992-03-25
US3514020A	1970-05-26
JPH08215500A	1996-08-27

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