Article holding arrangement
US5375898A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/0261
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An article holding arrangement includes an article holder which defines an article holding portion, is formed of an urethane type foamed body and having a higher density at an outer skin portion than that of a core portion. The article holder also includes an article fixing device for holding an article set in an article holding portion of an article holder with an article holding member, which comprises a first magnet, to which the article holding member is fixed, movably supported on the article holder for movement in an article holding direction, a second magnet supported on the article holder in opposition to the first magnet, and the first and second magnets being provided the same magnetic poles at mutually opposing poles. The article holding arrangement further includes a damping device for preventing articles transported through a transportation line in series, which comprises a damping magnets arranged at the mutually mating portions of the articles adjacent along the transportation line, which damping magnets of adjacent articles are provided the same polarities at the mutually opposing magnetic poles.
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