AUTOMATIC SWITCH UNIT FOR CONTAINER PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC B65G51/04 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to container pipeline pneumatic transport and can be used for optimization of delivery routes of loaded and empty transport containers by automatic transfer of containers along peripheral transport pipelines into one central transport pipeline and automatic transfer of movement from one central transport pipeline into peripheral transport pipelines. Device comprises movable carriages with receiving cups, pneumatic cylinders for horizontal movement of movable carriages, units for vertical movement of receiving cups and supply of transporting compressed air. Device is additionally equipped with two movable carriages with receiving cups, two conveying compressed air supply units and installed with possibility of their movement succession, wherein additional movable carriages are connected to two-way pneumatic cylinders for installation of receiving cups under central transport pipeline, under peripheral pipeline and in accumulation device.

EFFECT: technical result consists in improvement of functional capabilities of automatic switch unit and increase in its throughput due to simultaneous servicing of several pipelines.

1 cl, 1 dwg