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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Helmut Schlecker, Plochingen, DE;
Assignee:
Thyssen Aufzuege GmbH, Neuhausen A.D.F., DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198680 ; 198377 ; 1986871 ; 118423 ;
Abstract
A mounting structure or holding frame movable along a conveyor system has a locking device which includes a seat with a recess to accommodate a connection component of a workpiece, and a latch pivotable to open or close the recess and bearing a start roller. A securing rail adapted to block the latch in its open or closed position is movable in parallel to the pivotal plane of the latch an bears a start roller. Both start rollers are controlled by cams disposed along the conveying path of the mounting structure.