Work transfer device
US8678167B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G17/34
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A work transfer device is capable of moving a carriage in any direction and easily changes processes even with a simple configuration. The work transfer device includes a frame having a slit in a transfer direction, a ribbon body stored in the frame such that an upper portion is guided by the slit, a carriage coupling part connected to an upper end of the ribbon body and protruding from an upper side of the frame, a driving part feeding power to move the ribbon body in the transfer direction, and a tool carriage, which has a support part supporting a work W and has a coupling part coupled to the carriage coupling part, travelling on the frame.
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