Conveyor device for vertically guiding plate-like objects for electroylic surface-treatment
US5901997A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/02
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transport device for conveying vertically oriented plate-like articles for chemical or electrolytic surface treatment, the device having clamping elements maintained in the manner of tongs, which can be actuated by means of a sliding body and a linkage mechanism for grasping a plate-like article. The linkage mechanism consists of two crank arms which are associated with each other and guided in such a way that the course of their movement consists of two sections, namely a spreading or clamping movement extending essentially horizontally for grasping and releasing the plate-like article to be held, and an essentially vertically extending lifting and lowering movement for dipping and removing the transport device in the respective treatment liquid for the plate-like article.
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