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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ichiro Okumura, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiro Izukawa, Yokohama, JP;
Takuo Okuno, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Tsukimoto, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198630 ; 198771 ; 198790 ; 74155 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for transporting articles, the articles being positioned on bar-like members which in turn are caused to bend periodically in a wave pattern. The periodic bending is controlled to produce a driving force on the articles in a predetermined direction.