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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiko Hirose, Yokohama, JP;
Noboru Kohmura, Narashino, JP;
Shigeru Sugita, Sayama, JP;
Tadashi Sato, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414225 ; 414226 ; 414273 ; 414280 ; 414331 ; 414754 ; 414781 ; 901-6 ;
Abstract
A catridge changer for carrying a cartridge to a utilization position and returning it to its initial position after the utilization thereof has a cartridge containing chamber for containing a number of cartridges therein, a hand member for gripping a selected cartridge, a hand moving device for moving the hand member gripping the selected cartridge to the cartridge containing chamber and the utilization position to carry the cartridge, and a correcting device for correcting the posture of the cartridge gripped by the hand member to a regular posture.