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Overhead conveyor apparatus

  • US 9,422,017 B2
  • Filed: 11/19/2015
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An overhead conveyor apparatus comprising:

  • a holding unit configured to hold a work;

    a transport rail configured to transport the holding unit holding the work downstream; and

    a return rail provided above the transport rail and configured to return the empty holding unit upstream;

    a first lift rail provided upstream of the transport rail and configured to lower the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the return rail to the transport rail; and

    a second lift rail provided downstream of the transport rail and configured to raise the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the transport rail to the return rail, whereinthe first lift rail raises the work carried in from a previous step up to the transport rail, andthe second lift rail lowers the work from the transport rail to carry out the work to the next step.

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