Actuating device for tilting a structural component
US5857555A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/962
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tiltable bowl of a carriage of a sorting line is secured on two supports which are arranged axisymmetrically with respect to one another. The supports are pivotably seated on an axle. On each support, a resilient yoke is formed on one side with its first end. The oppositely disposed second end of the yoke can be displaced within defined limits relative to the supports. Each yoke has a latch cam which, in the horizontal, initial position of the bowl, locks into place behind a projection fixedly connected to the frame and thus locks the bowl in this initial position. When a pusher rod articulated at the second end is pushed upward, the lock is released first and then the bowl is tilted.
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