CONVEYOR DEVICE FOR VERTICALLY GUIDING PLATE-LIKE OBJECTS FOR CHEMICAL OR ELECTROLYTIC SURFACE-TREATMENT

• Main Author: BAYER, REINHOLD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 15.12.1999
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: APPARATUS THEREFOR; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; CONVEYING; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROFORMING; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; METALLURGY; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTIONOF COATINGS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING

PCT No. PCT/DE96/01940 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 26, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 26, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 11, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/15703 PCT Pub. Date May 1, 1997A transport device for conveying vertically oriented plate-like articles for chemical or electrolytic surface treatment, the device having clamping elements maintained in the manner of tongs, which can be actuated by means of a sliding body and a linkage mechanism for grasping a plate-like article. The linkage mechanism consists of two crank arms which are associated with each other and guided in such a way that the course of their movement consists of two sections, namely a spreading or clamping movement extending essentially horizontally for grasping and releasing the plate-like article to be held, and an essentially vertically extending lifting and lowering movement for dipping and removing the transport device in the respective treatment liquid for the plate-like article.