Clean tunnel conveying structure
AssigneeSanki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHirokuni Tanaka
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Abstract
Articles are transferred in a coverless casing while avoiding contamination. The casing is disposed in a first tunnel zone and attached to, but isolated with separator, from a driving assembly located in a second tunnel zone. Air openings exist between the separators through which a column connects the casing to the driving assembly. Blowers force air through a filter into the first tunnel zone, where it flows through the air openings into the second tunnel zone, then is withdrawn through an air outlet. This air flow keeps the first tunnel zone clean by not permitting contaminants from the second tunnel zone to enter the first tunnel zone.
Claims3
A clean tunnel conveying structure comprising:
- a self-running truck for travelling in said clean tunnel, said self-running truck having a coverless casing mounted on a column;
- means affixed to said column for driving said self-running truck;
- a first tunnel zone for conveying articles positioned in said coverless casing;
- a second tunnel zone for said driving means;
- a plurality of separators partitioning said first tunnel zone from said second tunnel-zone and comprised of a center air opening and side air openings, said column for said coverless casing passing through said center air opening;
- air inlet means for introducing air into said first tunnel zone;
- air outlet means for withdrawing air from said second tunnel zone;
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- blower means for moving air through said clean tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.