Article transfer device
US7377402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/36
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An article transfer device which transfers articles using hanger rods each of which includes helical ridges or helical grooves, wherein the article transfer device can ensure a sufficient number of articles to be suspended without increasing depth of the housing. In an article transfer device which include hanger rods, each of which forms helical ridges and has a length sufficient to allow the suspending of articles therefrom, a support which supports the respective hanger rods for rotation about respective axe, a driver which rotates the respective hanger rods, and a housing which accommodates the respective hanger rods, the support and the driver therein. Each hanger rod has a pitch enlarged portion where pitch of the helical ridges is larger than in other portions so the direction of the suspended article can be changed.
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