AUTOMATIC SWITCH OF CONTAINER PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC B65G51/04 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to container pipeline pneumatic transport and is used for optimization of transportation containers delivery routes by means of automatic movement of loaded containers along one of two (or four) peripheral transport pipelines into one central transport pipeline and returning empty containers moving along central transport pipeline into corresponding peripheral transport pipeline. Device comprises movable carriages with receiving cups, pneumatic cylinders for horizontal movement of movable carriage, units for vertical movement of receiving cups and supply of transporting compressed air. In order to control operation of automatic switchover on transport pipelines, pickups of receiving and dispatching of transport containers are installed, and sensors of their position are installed on all pneumatic cylinders. Assemblies for vertical movement of receiving cups and for supplying compressed air are installed on movable carriages.

EFFECT: technical result consists in simplification of design and improvement of operational reliability of automatic switch unit of container pneumatic transport and, accordingly, of entire system of pipeline container pneumatic transport.

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