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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2001
NGK Insulators, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
In order to prevent deformations, cracks and breakages of thin-walled ceramic honeycomb shaped bodies upon conveying them, a system for conveying such ceramic shaped bodies and cradles used for the system are provided. Since, in the first aspect of the present invention, the cradle is lifted up from the first conveyor path - , transferred to the next conveyor path - having a different conveying direction from that of the first one while keeping the ceramic shaped bodies lifted, and then put down on the next conveyor path - when the conveying direction of the cradles on which the ceramic shaped bodies are placed is changed on the way of the conveyor , and since, in the second aspect of the present invention, the conveying speed of the cradles on the conveyor is gradually reducing to stop the cradle on the way of the conveyor , when the cradles on which the ceramic shaped bodies are placed are stopped on the way of the conveyor , the impact on the ceramic shaped bodies can be absorbed in each cases. The cradle consists of an aluminum base , a support portion provided on the base and having a receiving portion formed on a side opposed to the side contacting the base in a shape corresponding to the ceramic shaped body , and a cushioning material provided to cover the supporting member and the receiving portion of the supporting member