Kewpie Kabushiki Kaisha

Kyowa Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha

Eiji Doi

A transfer apparatus for transferring objects to be processed, susceptible to damage, such as eggs and which includes a delivery conveyor for supplying rows of the objects successively. Adjacent to the delivery end of the delivery conveyor extend a secondary conveyor having a number of supporting stands which are fed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the delivery conveyor. A transfer device is interposed between the delivery end of the delivery conveyor and the secondary conveyor. The transfer device has a number of object receiving stands. A row of objects delivered from the delivery conveyor is placed on the receiving stands which are temporarily stopped. Thereafter, the receiving stands with the objects thereon are accelerated so as to move in parallel with the supporting stands until they reach the same speed as the supporting stands. Then, the receiving stands are swung to incline toward the supporting stands whereby the objects are tranferred from the receiving stands to the supporting stands. This apparatus enables rapid transfer of objects as well as compact arrangement.

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Okayama, Japan

Eiji Doi