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Title:
OBJECT SELECTING DEVICE AND OBJECT SELECTING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/093954
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This object selecting device is provided with a container which has an inside bottom part and which stores a liquid, a plate which has a top surface and a bottom surface, which is immersed in the liquid, and which supports the objects to be selected, and a holding means which holds the plate in a state in which the bottom surface of the plate and the inside bottom part of the container are spaced apart. The plate has through-holes at the support positions, and the through-holes have a tapered portion allowing the objects to be selected to settle in the direction of gravity and to be supported through contact with the inner wall surfaces of the through-holes, wherein the opening area at the top end of the tapered portions is larger than the opening area at the bottom of the tapered portions. From a set of objects of different shapes, only the objects to be selected will be supported by the tapered portions, and non-selection objects will settle into the inner bottom part of the container. Further, when removing the objects to be selected that are supported, since the plate is spaced apart from the inner bottom part of the container by the holding means, non-selection objects that have settled to the inner bottom part will not be erroneously removed.

Inventors:
ITO SABURO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/007072
Publication Date:
June 27, 2013
Filing Date:
December 19, 2011
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Assignee:
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
ITO SABURO (JP)
International Classes:
C12M3/00; C12M1/00; C12M3/06
Domestic Patent References:
WO2011149013A12011-12-01
WO2011129348A12011-10-20
WO2002030561A22002-04-18
WO2007022026A22007-02-22
Foreign References:
JP2010233456A2010-10-21
JPH06328002A1994-11-29
JP2009504161A2009-02-05
JPH05103658A1993-04-27
JP2006317345A2006-11-24
Other References:
See also references of EP 2796540A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOTANI, Etsuji et al. (JP)
Etsuji Kotani (JP)
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