Conveying system for work pieces
AssigneeEisenmann SE
InventorsKlaus W. Lachmann, Antonio Belisario Duran Espinosa, Daniel Guzman Gomez
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Abstract
A circuit-like system which includes a lower conveyor line, an upper conveyor line and a pair of lift or transfer mechanisms at the end of each line constructed for moving a work piece. A travel and hoist mechanism and a beam assembly are provided for discontinuously moving work pieces along the lower line and raising and lowering them for treatment. A hook assembly is provided for restraining the downward movement of a work piece at a selected location when the hook assembly is in an operative position. The lift or transfer mechanism is provided which includes telescoping arms for grasping a work piece, which arms are carried by a vertically moveable carrier that is mounted in a stationary frame.
Claims7
A transfer or lift apparatus for retrieving a work piece on a hanger from a first position and transporting the work piece to a second position, said apparatus including:
- a substantially vertical frame-like structure;
- a carrier assembly mounted in the frame-like structure for movement upwardly and downwardly in the frame-like structure and including a pair of generally horizontally positioned arm assemblies mounted to the carrier, each of said arm assemblies including a horizontally extendable and retractable section for movement toward and away from the carrier assembly;
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- a work piece grasping structure mounted to the extendable and retractable section of said arm for movement with the arm to a position toward the end thereof when the arm extended from the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.