Cryogenic pickup
Abstract
Abstract CRYOGENIC APPARATUS FOR CYCLICALLY PICKING UP AND TRANSFERRING ONE ARTICLE AT A TIME FROM A PILE THEREOF, INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF PROBES CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAINED AT FREEZING TEMPERATURE. THE PROBES ARE MOVABLE AS A UNIT BY A CARRIER IN A PATH FROM A STARTING POSITION. ONE ARTICLE AT A TIME IS PICKED UP AND TRANSFERRED TO A DEPOSITION POINT WHERE A STRIPPER DEVICE DETACHES THE ARTICLE BONDED BY ICE MATRICES TO THE PROBES. A CLEANING DEVICE IN THE PATH OF THE PROBES WIPES THEM CLEAN BEFORE THEY CONTACT THE ARTICLE TO PE PICKED UP. A MOISTENER MAY APPLY A FILM OF MOISTURE TO EACH PROBE TIP BEFORE IT CONTACTS THE ARTICLE. EACH PROBE TIP MAY BE COVERED WITH A SELF LUBRICATING LAYER TO FACILITATE DETACHMENT OF THE ARTICLE. A VAPORIZER FOR HUMIDIFYING THE ARTICLES MAY BE PROVIDED.
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- 👤 Richard K Sutz
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