Article transfer methods
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    公开(公告)号:US5993148A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-30

    申请号:US903222

    申请日:1997-07-22

    申请人: Paul D. Brown

    发明人: Paul D. Brown

    CPC分类号: H01L21/67769 H01L21/67781

    摘要: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for transferring ordered articles between carriers. Generally, an empty partitioned carrier is aligned in a generally opposing relationship with partitions in a carrier containing at least one article to be transferred to the empty carriers. The carriers are aligned to perform the transfer of the articles, while maintaining the relative order, or arrangement, of the articles in the carrier. The aligned carriers are then rotated through a gravitational field to exert a sufficient force to transfer the articles between the carriers. An apparatus of the present invention for transferring articles preferably includes a fulcrum and a lever arm having a transfer end. The lever arm is attached to the fulcrum to allow the lever arm to be rotated about the fulcrum. The transfer end includes a clamp having first and second adjacent carrier retaining portions configured to retain two carriers in an opposing relationship to allow for the transfer of articles between the carriers.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于在载体之间传送有序物品的装置和方法。 通常,空分隔的载体与包含至少一个物品的载体中的分区大致相对的关系对齐,以将其传送到空载体。 承运人对齐以执行物品的转移,同时保持物品在承运人中的相对顺序或排列。 然后将对准的载体旋转通过重力场以施加足够的力以在载体之间转移物品。 用于传送物品的本发明的装置优选地包括具有传送端的支点和杠杆臂。 杠杆臂附接到支点,以允许杠杆臂围绕支点旋转。 传送端包括具有第一和第二相邻的载体保持部分的夹具,该部分被配置成以相对的关系保持两个载体,以允许在载体之间传送物品。