Transfer apparatus for flat items
US4645062A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G21/14
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus has a first conveyor and a second conveyor to which flat items are transferred, in a substantially lying orientation, from the first conveyor at a location of transfer; an item supporting arrangement forming part of the first conveyor and having a first item supporting surface defining a first plane; and a plurality of separate item carrying elements forming part of the second conveyor and spaced from one another parallel to the conveying direction of the second conveyor for advancing the items thereon. Each item carrying element has a second item supporting surface defining a second plane substantially identical in inclination for all the item carrying elements, and the second planes are at least approximately parallel to the first plane at least in the location of transfer.
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