EP0784587A4 - Automated feeder system and apparatus - Google Patents

Automated feeder system and apparatus

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Publication number
EP0784587A4
EP0784587A4 EP95904047A EP95904047A EP0784587A4 EP 0784587 A4 EP0784587 A4 EP 0784587A4 EP 95904047 A EP95904047 A EP 95904047A EP 95904047 A EP95904047 A EP 95904047A EP 0784587 A4 EP0784587 A4 EP 0784587A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
feeder system
automated feeder
automated
feeder
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP95904047A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0784587A1 (en
Inventor
Jeffrey E Calhoun
Daniel A Peragine Jr
Emil Scordato
Gary C Helstern
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Medical Laboratory Automation Inc
Original Assignee
Medical Laboratory Automation Inc
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Publication date
Application filed by Medical Laboratory Automation Inc filed Critical Medical Laboratory Automation Inc
Publication of EP0784587A1 publication Critical patent/EP0784587A1/en
Publication of EP0784587A4 publication Critical patent/EP0784587A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/22—Pushers actuated indirectly by hand, e.g. through cranks or levers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G59/00—De-stacking of articles
    • B65G59/06—De-stacking from the bottom of the stack
    • B65G59/061—De-stacking from the bottom of the stack articles being separated substantially along the axis of the stack
    • B65G59/062—De-stacking from the bottom of the stack articles being separated substantially along the axis of the stack by means of reciprocating or oscillating escapement-like mechanisms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
    • G01N35/04—Details of the conveyor system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
    • G01N35/04—Details of the conveyor system
    • G01N2035/046—General conveyor features
    • G01N2035/0465—Loading or unloading the conveyor

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)
EP95904047A 1994-10-18 1994-10-18 Automated feeder system and apparatus Withdrawn EP0784587A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1994/011459 WO1996011866A1 (en) 1994-10-18 1994-10-18 Automated feeder system and apparatus

Publications (2)

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EP0784587A1 EP0784587A1 (en) 1997-07-23
EP0784587A4 true EP0784587A4 (en) 1998-03-18

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EP95904047A Withdrawn EP0784587A4 (en) 1994-10-18 1994-10-18 Automated feeder system and apparatus

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EP (1) EP0784587A4 (en)
AU (1) AU1287995A (en)
WO (1) WO1996011866A1 (en)

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CN109949491A (en) * 2019-03-15 2019-06-28 安徽智佳信息科技有限公司 A kind of outdoor energy-saving type automatic selling device and method

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US4300684A (en) * 1980-04-14 1981-11-17 The Fletcher-Terry Company Glaziers point and retaining means
US4542834A (en) * 1982-12-08 1985-09-24 Sanden Corporation Dispensing mechanism for vending machines
US5065897A (en) * 1990-10-25 1991-11-19 Smith Robert D Universal dispensing apparatus for stacked articles
US5251784A (en) * 1990-06-20 1993-10-12 S. L. Assembler Packaged products dispenser device

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US5250440A (en) * 1992-07-16 1993-10-05 Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc. Cuvette delivery module and turntable for a chemical analyzer
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Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4300684A (en) * 1980-04-14 1981-11-17 The Fletcher-Terry Company Glaziers point and retaining means
US4542834A (en) * 1982-12-08 1985-09-24 Sanden Corporation Dispensing mechanism for vending machines
US5251784A (en) * 1990-06-20 1993-10-12 S. L. Assembler Packaged products dispenser device
US5065897A (en) * 1990-10-25 1991-11-19 Smith Robert D Universal dispensing apparatus for stacked articles

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9611866A1 *

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EP0784587A1 (en) 1997-07-23
AU1287995A (en) 1996-05-06
WO1996011866A1 (en) 1996-04-25

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