Automatic article immersion apparatus
US3976028A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1975 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05C3/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The apparatus comprises a stack of receptacles, side-by-side relationship article holder, receptacle moving means, including a timing device, for automatically moving receptacles out of said stack, and holder moving means, including a timing device, for automatically advancing said holder towards and, after a predetermined time, withdrawing it from a receptacle moved out of the stack whereby an article carried by the holder may be immersed, for a predetermined time, in a fluid carried by said receptacle. In one embodiment a plurality of stacks of receptacles are arranged in side-by-side relationship so as to form a block of said receptacles and the apparatus comprises a movable frame, means for moving said frame from stack to stack of the block of stacks, a vertically movable platform carried by said frame, means for moving said platform vertically so as to bring it into alignment with any receptacle of a stack, means for withdrawing a receptacle, when so aligned, from its stack onto said platform, means movable with said platform and supporting the article holder for vertical movement above and relatively to said platform and means for effecting such vertical movement of the artic…
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