Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor system for moving a specific load as a separate unit – System includes a load supported by a conveyor portion which...
Patent
1986-03-20
1989-04-04
Spar, Robert J.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor system for moving a specific load as a separate unit
System includes a load supported by a conveyor portion which...
1984761, 198680, 1988037, 24 677, 294104, 294 8231, B65G 1732
Patent
active
048177806
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a means for securing objects comprising a locking arm pivotally mounted in a frame which is so arranged, with the means in a securing position, as to be forced against a surface of the frame with the object lying in between and as to be swung from the securing position into a released position.
BACKGROUND
For the purpose of securing objects, for example pieces of material, in such a way that the object can be released easily, a number of different solutions is available depending on the desired function and the type of the object. Previously disclosed for the purpose of securing pieces of material, for example, is a means in the form of a spring-loaded arm which secures an object by friction against a holder positioned in front of it. By moving the arm out of the way in an upward sense the piece of material can be removed from its secured position. Having to swing the arm upwards constitutes a movement in an unfavourable sense, because it takes place in the opposite direction to the desired movement required to release the object, whereas to overcome the friction by pulling in a downward sense can cause damage to delicate pieces of material in certain circumstances.
TECHNICAL PROBLEM
The object of the present invention is to eliminate the aforementioned disadvantages by means of a securing means which operates in a highly favourable manner for the object.
THE SOLUTION
The aforementioned object is achieved by the means in accordance with the invention, which is characterized in that said surface forms a limit stop for the locking arm so arranged as to restrict the pivotal motion of the locking arm in one direction of pivoting, and in that the means incorporates devices for rearranging the locking arm in such a way that it is able to swing past the limit stop into a released position.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The invention is described below in more detail in relation to a number of typical embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through the means in accordance with the invention in a first embodiment;
FIG. 2 shows part of the means in accordance with FIG. 1 in a different position;
FIG. 3 shows a partly sectioned view from the front of the means in accordance with FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 shows on a larger scale a part of the means in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 5 shows a longitudinal section through the means in a second embodiment in a first position, whilst
FIG. 6 shows the means in a second position;
FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 show parts represented entirely schematically in three different positions, and
FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 show the means in a third embodiment.
BEST MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The means in accordance with the examples shown has been produced especially in order to permit the efficient handling of pieces of textile material in the clothing industry. The suspension means in the example shown is intended to constitute or form part of a transport unit in an overhead conveyor system for the transport of pieces of textile material between different work stations, in which case it is important to be able to release the pieces of cloth effectively from the suspension means without the risk of damage to the textile material.
As may be seen from FIG. 1, a section is shown through a suspension means in accordance with the invention in the form of a first embodiment suspended by means of a bracket 4 from a conveyor roller 13, by means of which the suspension means moves along a conveyor 4 represented schematically. The movement may be achieved, for example, by giving the conveyor a certain inclination so that the suspension means will move of its own accord. The suspension means consists of a frame 2 with a rear frame leg 3 and two front frame legs 4,5, one of which is cut away in FIG. 1. The construction of the front two frame legs is apparent from FIG. 3, however. A central part of the suspension means is formed by a locking arm 6 which is pivotally mounted in a support
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Dayoan D. Glenn
Spar Robert J.
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