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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Hirata Corporation, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Bungo Matsumoto, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Assignee:
HIRATA CORPORATION, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 15/64 (2006.01); B65G 47/88 (2006.01); B65G 47/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/8823 (2013.01); B65G 47/29 (2013.01); B65G 47/8807 (2013.01);
Abstract
A work stopping apparatus according to this invention includes a swing unit pivotable about a first pivot shaft between an abutment position and a retracted position, and a driving unit pivoting the swing unit. The swing unit includes a swing portion and a movable portion including a work abutment portion. The movable portion is pivotable about a second pivot shaft parallel to the first pivot shaft. A distance between the first pivot shaft and the work abutment portion becomes short along with pivoting motion of the swing unit from the abutment position to the retracted position.