Apparatus for removing a plate holder from and/or returning it to an exchangeable magazine
US5847901A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for removing a plate holder from and/or returning it to an exchangeable magazine with at least one plate holder in which plate-shaped objects are deposited one in each. One side of the plate holders provided with a rack engaged by a feed gear actuable by a gearing in two directions of rotation alternately. The feed gear has a tooth-free, raised zone arranged thereon in such a way as to engage with a corresponding tooth-free zone on the rack of the plate holder at the beginning of the withdrawing movement. The feed gear is peripherally provided with a projection which is offset towards the raised zone and pushes the plate holder into a defined final position in the magazine. In this position, the feed gear and the rack of the plate holder are in a disengaged condition. The projection of the feed gear has a right-angled, radially projecting face co-operating with the front face of the plate holder.
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