Patent · US Expired

Retaining element on a carousel conveyor with several outlets for selective retention of conveyed containers

US5590753A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 1994
Grant dateJan 7, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2201/0244
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The retaining element is extended from a carousel disk in the plane of the disk and holds a bottle to be retained by the carousel essentially only at one point (T). The retaining element can be provided with an easily exchangeable finger part thus permitting quick and easy adaptation to different bottle sizes. As the retaining element swings out against the bottle without touching it during the swinging action, there is no risk of damage to the bottle.

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