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Article supply device

US10087016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 2016
Grant dateOct 2, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K13/043
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An article supply device has: a transport part that transports transported objects, and a movable block. The movable block is provided with a storage part that can store one of the transported objects in a reception position that communicates with a downstream end of the transport part. The movable block is capable of reciprocal movement in a direction that intersects the reception direction of the transported object. At one end of the reciprocal movement, the storage part is in the reception position. At the other end of the reciprocal movement, the storage part is in a dispensation or retrieval position from which the transported object can be dispensed or retrieved.

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