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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 1990
Filed:
May. 04, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Werner Babel, Pfronten, DE;
Assignee:
Maho Aktiengesellschaft, Pfronten, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1983461 ; 1984651 ; 29 3 / ;
Abstract
The subject matter of the invention is an apparatus for the transfer of pallets having workpieces clamped thereto between a pallet terminal and the work support of a machine tool. In order to permit positioning of the pallet terminal close to the machine tool with small dimensions, the apparatus is provided, according to the invention, with a pallet carrier (10) with longitudinal guides (11) arranged between the pallet terminal (6) and the work support (2). The apparatus is rotatable about its vertical axis (20) between an inoperative position and a transfer position and has motor-actuated pushers (18) for transporting the pallets (12).