Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed... – By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-26
2011-11-01
Hess, Douglas (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...
By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed...
C198S435000, C198S607000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08047352
ABSTRACT:
A vial supply device11having a receiving section with a large capacity and capable of reliably discharging the vials includes: a receiving section101for receiving many empty vials4; a conveyance unit105having a horizontal endless member104located at a bottom wall of the receiving section101and being configured to be driven in a horizontal direction, the conveyance unit being further configured to convey the vials4in a horizontal direction by using the horizontal endless member104; and a discharge unit111having a vertical endless member109located at a wall of the receiving section101and being configured to be driven in a vertical direction, the discharge unit being further configured to lift the vials4upward and discharge the same while allowing the vials4to be horizontally supported at support members110located at the vertical endless member109at predetermined intervals.
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PCT International Search Report for PCT/JP2007/059068, in English and Japanese, 5 pages (mailed Jul. 17, 2007).
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Bolten Christopher C.
Hess Douglas
Jones Day
Yuyama Mfg. Co. Ltd.
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