Device for conveying via self-contained carriage
US11104519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B35/44
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an assembly line for processing products. The line includes, on one hand, a plurality of consecutive stations for processing the products and, on the other hand, a moving unit for moving the products between the stations within the line, in particular from an upstream station in which the products have just been processed, to a downstream station in which the products must later be processed. The moving unit essentially includes at least one self-contained, self-supported, movable carriage moving on the ground and having the products resting thereon during the movement thereof within the line. Also disclosed is a corresponding implementation method and to a corresponding use of the carriages.
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