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AssigneeMitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd.
InventorsMasaaki Ohtsuji, Naoki Ohmori, Kenjiro Ishihara, Shigeo Mori, Isao Yokoyama, Kazushi Miyake, Keiichi Maeda
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The flexible screw of the invention comprises a flexible rod and a cord helically set on the rod, and can be installed along straight and curved paths of transport. It ensures smooth transport of containers and provides container transport apparatus of simplified construction at reduced cost. Moreover, abrasion of pipe during transport of powder and granular material can be reduced. The container transport apparatus of the present invention is equipped with the screw mentioned above and a guide, or two screws, the members of each pair being positioned in parallel at a given distance, and transfers containers held by the screw and the guide, or the two screws by rotating the screw(s). The container transport apparatus of the present invention enables smooth transport of containers even through a curved path, reduces maintenance cost of the screw(s) during operation, and inhibits abrasion of the rail to a considerable degree. Further, the powder and granular material transport apparatus of the present invention reduces abrasion of pipe.
A flexible screw comprising:
A transport apparatus comprising a rotatable screw having a flexible rod and a cord-shaped element helically set on said rod, and a guide, said screw and said guide extending in parallel along the entire length of said screw and at a specified distance from each other to define a transport path therebetween having a width for holding a container to be transported between and in contact with the screw and the guide for transporting said container along the transport path by rotating the screw.
A transport apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.