Device for the transport of carriers from and to a positioning device and selection device for use in such a device
First Claim
1. A device for the transport of carriers from and to a positioning device, including containers for said carriers which are grouped in a vertical direction in said containers, said containers being displaceable in a horizontal direction, a selection device capable of being coupled to said containers, a gripper mechanism being provided with said selection device said gripper mechanism being displaceable in the horizontal direction and capable of being coupled with carriers for displacement of such carriers in the horizontal direction, said gripper mechanism including transport means which functions to transport a predetermined carrier through a horizontal distance equal to a multiple of the length of said transport means by being coupled to one end of said predetermined carrier and undergoing a first rotation which moves said predetermined carrier substantially twice the length of said transport means, said transport means undergoing a second rotation which cancels said first rotation and being coupled to the other end of said predetermined carrier and undergoing a third rotation which moves said predetermined carrier substantially an additional two lengths of said transport means.
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Abstract
A device for the transport of carriers (11,29), in which displaceable containers (27,31) with carriers (29,11) can be coupled with a selection device (33), which is displaceable in vertical direction along a container (27,31) and has two relatively vertical positions with respect to the container (27,31) for the transport of carriers (11,29) at a bringing stage and at a fetching stage, respectively, from and to a positioning device R(B), R(C). The selection device (33) for use in the transport device as described. Use of the transport device with selection device lies particularly in the field of the flexible automation.
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- 1. A device for the transport of carriers from and to a positioning device, including containers for said carriers which are grouped in a vertical direction in said containers, said containers being displaceable in a horizontal direction, a selection device capable of being coupled to said containers, a gripper mechanism being provided with said selection device said gripper mechanism being displaceable in the horizontal direction and capable of being coupled with carriers for displacement of such carriers in the horizontal direction, said gripper mechanism including transport means which functions to transport a predetermined carrier through a horizontal distance equal to a multiple of the length of said transport means by being coupled to one end of said predetermined carrier and undergoing a first rotation which moves said predetermined carrier substantially twice the length of said transport means, said transport means undergoing a second rotation which cancels said first rotation and being coupled to the other end of said predetermined carrier and undergoing a third rotation which moves said predetermined carrier substantially an additional two lengths of said transport means.
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