Patent · US Expired

Pneumatic-tube conveying installation for samples of fine material

US4466761A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 21, 1981
Grant dateAug 21, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 21, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G51/32
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a pneumatic-tube conveying installation in which a tube section accommodating the sample carrier at the despatch and receiving stations is designed to be tilted into a filling or emptying position about an axis extending transversely of its longitudinal axis. A conveying installation such as this is distinguished by its particularly simple construction and operational reliability.

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