Workpiece treatment system and conveyor assembly
US6902051B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/0294
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveyor assembly including a conveyor defining a conveying direction and a carrier assembly operably coupled to the conveyor. The carrier assembly includes a carrier frame, a rotating mechanism coupled to move with the carrier and having a rotatable shaft with a rotary axis parallel to the conveying direction. The carrier assembly further includes a workpiece mounting frame coupled to rotate with the rotatable shaft. The invention is also directed to a workpiece treatment system having the conveyor assembly described above as well as a method of using the conveyor assembly to convey workpieces through a treatment system.
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