IP Library Granted Patent US 8,991,590
Granted Patent B2
US 8,991,590 · App. 13/628,879 · Granted Mar 31, 2015

Product collection apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,991,590
App. No.
13/628,879
Granted
Mar 31, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product collection apparatus which provides a product conveyed by a conveyance belt to a rotary table to collect the product includes a conveyance belt to be rotated; a rotary table supported rotatably, linkage unit which links a driving force input unit for conveyance belt which receives driving force to rotate the conveyance belt and a driving force input unit for rotary table which receives driving force to rotate the rotary table, and an actuator which transfers the driving force to the conveyance belt and the rotary table through the linkage unit.

Claims (10)

1. A product collection apparatus comprising:

a conveyance belt to be rotated; a rotary table supported rotatably;

a linkage unit which links a rotary portion which integrally rotates with the conveyance belt and a driving force input unit for rotary table which receives driving force to rotate the rotary table;

an actuator which transfers the driving force to the conveyance belt and the rotary table through the linkage unit so that the rotary table interlocks with the conveyance belt,

a base member a base member supporting the rotary table and

a support member mounted on the base member, and detachably mounted on a frame which supports the conveyance belt,

wherein a product conveyed by the conveyance belt is provided onto the upper surface of the rotary table and is collected, and

the rotary table is detachably mounted at the conveyance belt through the base member and the support member.

2. The product collection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the conveyance belt and the rotary table are rotated intermittently by driving the actuator intermittently.

3. The product collection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a support plate is integrally fixed to the frame, a base plate is integrally fixed to the support plate, the rotary table is rotatably supported by the base plate, idler sprockets are rotatably supported by the support plate, and an endless chain which is the linkage unit is wound between a drive sprocket mounted on the driving force input unit for conveyance belt and a driven sprocket mounted on the driving force input unit for rotary table through the idler sprockets.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 25, 2017
From: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041479/0804 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 18, 2015
From: CITIZEN MACHINERY MIYANO CO., LTD.
To: CITIZEN MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035918/0846 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2012
From: SATO, TAKAYUKI; SHINOHARA, KIYOTO
To: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; CITIZEN MACHINERY MIYANO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029327/0733 →