Conveying apparatus for spouts or bags with spouts
US7104390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/847
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A conveying apparatus for spouts or bags with spouts thereon, including: a circular rotating body which is driven rotationally, a guide rail disposed around the circumference of the rotating body with a predetermined spacing in between, and a plurality of grippers disposed on the rotating body and rotated with the rotating body. The rotating body has an outer circumferential edge that supports the flanges of the spouts, and the guide rail has on its inner edge an arc-shaped guide portion that also supports the flanges of the spouts. During the rotation of the rotating body, the grippers close to hold the spouts at the flanges and then opens to release the spouts. A rotational force is imparted by the rotating body to the spouts while spouts are held at the flanges by the grippers.
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