Pickup apparatus
US6217275A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H5/14
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pickup apparatus which can easily pick up and pull out a thin plate member from a number of thin plate members disposed alongside one another in a narrowly spaced relationship and which assists in automating the picking up and pulling out of the thin plate member. The pickup apparatus includes a pair of pincer members which pick up and pull out the thin plate member from a number of the thin plate members disposed in a side-by-side spaced arrangement in a tray by expanding or contracting a bag member interposed between the pincer members to open or close the pincer members.
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