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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Shibuya Corporation, Ishikawa, JP;
Yukinobu Nishino, Ishikawa, JP;
Koji Kaya, Ishikawa, JP;
Kotaro Mitsutani, Ishikawa, JP;
Mitsuo Hashimoto, Ishikawa, JP;
Noboru Nishimura, Ishikawa, JP;
SHIBUYA CORPORATION, Ishikawa, JP;
Abstract
A container conveyor system includes a first endless conveyor and a second endless conveyor. The first endless conveyor is provided with a plurality of neck grippers that holds the neck of a capped container and conveys the container held by the neck gripper by moving the neck gripper. The second endless conveyor is provided with a plurality of vertical grippers that comprises an upper grip member, which is liftable and abuts against the top of the cap of the container, and a support plate that supports the base of the container. The second endless conveyor conveys the container held by the upper grip member and the support plate by moving the vertical gripper. The container conveyor system conveys the container by transferring the container between the neck gripper and the vertical gripper.