Transport apparatus for flat articles
US4578002A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G51/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transport apparatus in which a block of a plurality of flat articles, aligned uprightly and juxtaposed laterally, is transported by air flow through a transport pipeline, which comprises the pipeline, which is inclined upwards in a direction of transport at a loading station of the pipeline and stands uprightly to terminate in a downward opening at an unloading station, a push member, which is movable in the longitudinal direction of the pipeline and has an air pipe, is provided at a rear end of the pipeline, and a band, which is provided near the downward opening and actuated by an air supply means to project toward the center of the downward opening.
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