Global Patent Index - EP 1516547 B1

EP 1516547 B1 20060621 - Apparatus and method for transferring rod-like articles

Title (en)

Apparatus and method for transferring rod-like articles

Title (de)

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Übergabe stabförmiger Artikel

Title (fr)

Dispositif et procédé pour transférer articles en forme de tige

Publication

EP 1516547 B1 20060621 (DE)

Application

EP 04090357 A 20040916

Priority

  • EP 04090357 A 20040916
  • EP 03090299 A 20030916

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2005077149A1] The present invention is directed to an apparatus for transferring rod-shaped articles from a longitudinal conveyor transporting the articles in a longitudinal axial direction onto a transverse conveyor transporting the articles in a transverse axial direction, in which the directions of transport of the longitudinal conveyor and the transverse conveyor are oriented transversely to each other. The apparatus includes a conveying device having receptacles, and the receptacles are structured and arranged to receive a plurality of articles transported adjacent each other on a track of the longitudinal conveyor and to discharge the articles as a plurality of groups of articles onto different tracks of the transverse conveyor. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/32 (2006.01); B65G 47/53 (2006.01); A24C 5/33 (2006.01); B65G 47/68 (2006.01); B65G 47/86 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24C 5/326 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2005077149 A1 20050414; US 7131524 B2 20061107; AT E330496 T1 20060715; CN 1596778 A 20050323; CN 1596778 B 20110706; DE 502004000811 D1 20060803; EP 1516547 A1 20050323; EP 1516547 B1 20060621; ES 2264788 T3 20070116; JP 2005089190 A 20050407; PL 1516547 T3 20061031

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 94093204 A 20040915; AT 04090357 T 20040916; CN 200410078922 A 20040916; DE 502004000811 T 20040916; EP 04090357 A 20040916; ES 04090357 T 20040916; JP 2004266372 A 20040914; PL 04090357 T 20040916