Installation for exchanging articles, in particular gas cylinders
US6192296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2270/0745
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An installation for exchanging gas cylinders includes an enclosed space preferably with controlled access, at least a couple of stations, one for depositing an article to be exchanged and the other for collecting an article to be taken away, each station having a device for retaining the article that can be switched between an open configuration and a locked configuration, the retaining devices of the two stations being coupled such that the locking of one retaining device around an article to be deposited in the deposit station authorizes at least temporarily the opening of the retaining device of an article to be taken away for its removal.
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