Telescoping article retrieval system with plenum assembly attached to slave belt
US9126764B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/912
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A telescoping article retrieval system for rapidly removing articles from a plastic molding machine or other manufacturing process in a way that significantly reduces the cycle time, while consistently maintaining vacuum control of the articles being handled. Two light weight double telescoping tubes are driven by a dual carriage assembly in which power is conveyed to one carriage by means of a servo, belt drive or other mechanism, allowing it to extend and retract. A second belt drive encompasses a first carriage and ties a second carriage to a fixed main beam such that linear movement of the first carriage of the dual carriage assembly a certain distance causes linear movement of the second carriage of the dual carriage assembly and also causes linear movement of the double telescoping tubes a distance equal to twice the distance that the first carriage has moved.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.