Published October 16, 1985 | Version v1
Patent

Improvements in or relating to apparatus for inserting articles in succession into containers

Description

Articles such as nuclear fuel pellets are loaded stackwise into an elongated container such as a fuel can by feed mechanism comprising two wheels which form a bite, one wheel being driven by a stepper motor and the other being an idler. A retractable stop pin in the feed passage provides a datum position for each successive stack of pellets. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AY.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
3 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21c21/08.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21c21/08.
Patent number
GB patent document 2157058/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
17040388
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CANNING; FUEL CANS; FUEL PELLETS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
Descriptors DEC
FABRICATION; MATERIALS WORKING

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
GB patent application 8408318.