Container opening/closing device
AssigneeHirata Corporation
InventorsNoriyoshi TOYODA, Hirofumi NAKAMURA
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Abstract
The present invention provides a container opening/closing device for opening and closing a lid of a container. The container comprises a container body including an opening and the lid detachably attached to the opening. The device comprises an opening/closing mechanism including a holding portion for holding the lid and a pressing mechanism. The opening/closing mechanism opens and closes the opening by moving the holding portion between a closing position and an open position. The pressing mechanism presses a peripheral edge of the holding portion toward the container body when the opening/closing mechanism moves the lid from the open position to the closing position.
Claims8
A container opening/closing device for opening and closing a lid of a container, the container comprising a container body and the lid, the container body including an opening through which a workpiece is loaded and unloaded, the lid being detachably attached to the opening and closing the opening, said device comprising:
- an opening/closing mechanism which includes a holding portion for holding said lid, said opening/closing mechanism opening and closing the opening by moving said holding portion between a closing position at which said lid closes the opening, and an open position at which said lid is separated from the opening;
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- a pressing mechanism which presses a peripheral edge of said holding portion toward said container body when said opening/closing mechanism moves said lid from the open position to the closing position.
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