A disinfection apparatus disclosed herein includes a chamber and a conveyor belt adapted to convey an object through the chamber, in various aspects. A nozzle array comprising at least one nozzle is positioned beneath the conveyor belt to spray a disinfectant through apertures formed in the conveyor belt onto a surface of the object oriented toward the conveyor belt, the spray communicated upward through apertures formed in the conveyor belt, in various aspects. A blower array comprising at least one blower nozzle is positioned beneath the conveyor belt to blow an air jet through apertures formed in the conveyor belt onto the surface of the object to dry the disinfectant from the object, the air jet communicated upward through apertures formed in the conveyor belt. Related methods of disinfecting objects are also disclosed herein.

A disinfection apparatus disclosed herein includes a chamber and a conveyor belt adapted to convey an object through the chamber, in various aspects. A nozzle array comprising at least one nozzle is positioned beneath the conveyor belt to spray a disinfectant through apertures formed in the conveyor belt onto a surface of the object oriented toward the conveyor belt, the spray communicated upward through apertures formed in the conveyor belt, in various aspects. A blower array comprising at least one blower nozzle is positioned beneath the conveyor belt to blow an air jet through apertures formed in the conveyor belt onto the surface of the object to dry the disinfectant from the object, the air jet communicated upward through apertures formed in the conveyor belt. Related methods of disinfecting objects are also disclosed herein.

A conveyor assembly comprising a frame, a first conveyor subassembly, a second conveyor subassembly, a transverse conveyor adjustment assembly and a position adjustment assembly. The first and second conveyor subassemblies are configured so as to be transversely moved relative to each other so as to be closer together or further apart. The position adjustment assembly facilitates the adjustment of a part on the conveyor relative to the conveyor as the part proceeds from the first end to the second end.

An automated method of cleaning trays used in handling circuit device packages includes the steps of: placing a plurality of trays on a tray loading station of an automated tray cleaning machine; lowering in an automated manner a first tray of the plurality of trays onto a conveyor; conveying in an automated manner the first tray from the tray loading station into a cleaning chamber; automatically applying pressurized air in the cleaning chamber to one or more surfaces of the first tray to remove debris from the first tray; conveying in an automated manner the first tray out of the cleaning chamber and to a tray unloading station; and raising in an automated manner the first tray above the conveyor.

An automated method of cleaning trays used in handling circuit device packages includes the steps of: placing a plurality of trays on a tray loading station of an automated tray cleaning machine; lowering in an automated manner a first tray of the plurality of trays onto a conveyor; conveying in an automated manner the first tray from the tray loading station into a cleaning chamber; automatically applying pressurized air in the cleaning chamber to one or more surfaces of the first tray to remove debris from the first tray; conveying in an automated manner the first tray out of the cleaning chamber and to a tray unloading station; and raising in an automated manner the first tray above the conveyor.

An automated system cleans trays used in handling circuit device packages is provided in a sequential manner with pressurized air in a cleaning chamber, and a vacuum system is operated to remove the contamination (e.g. metal fibers) from the cleaning chamber. The system can convey trays in a sequential manner from one or more stacks of trays at associated tray loading stations into one or more associated cleaning chambers, and convey the cleaned trays from the one or more cleaning chambers to one or more associated tray unloading stations, where the cleaned trays are stacked. The system can handle approximately 30,000 trays per day.

An automated system cleans trays used in handling circuit device packages is provided in a sequential manner with pressurized air in a cleaning chamber, and a vacuum system is operated to remove the contamination (e.g. metal fibers) from the cleaning chamber. The system can convey trays in a sequential manner from one or more stacks of trays at associated tray loading stations into one or more associated cleaning chambers, and convey the cleaned trays from the one or more cleaning chambers to one or more associated tray unloading stations, where the cleaned trays are stacked. The system can handle approximately 30,000 trays per day.

An article transport apparatus includes a first belt conveyor (11), and a second belt conveyor (12) adjacent to the first belt conveyor (11) on a second side in the width direction (W2). The first belt conveyor (11) includes a first belt member (11B) forming a first transport surface (11F), and a second belt conveyor (12) includes a second belt member (12B) forming a second transport surface (12F). The first transport surface (11F) is configured to allow an article being transported to be placed thereon, and is inclined downward toward the second side in the width direction (W2), the second transport surface (12F) is configured to come into contact, from the second side in the width direction (W2), with the article placed on the first transport surface (11F), and a surface friction coefficient (μ1) of the first belt member (11B) and a surface friction coefficient (μ2) of the second belt member (12B) are different from each other.

An article transport apparatus includes a first belt conveyor (11), and a second belt conveyor (12) adjacent to the first belt conveyor (11) on a second side in the width direction (W2). The first belt conveyor (11) includes a first belt member (11B) forming a first transport surface (11F), and a second belt conveyor (12) includes a second belt member (12B) forming a second transport surface (12F). The first transport surface (11F) is configured to allow an article being transported to be placed thereon, and is inclined downward toward the second side in the width direction (W2), the second transport surface (12F) is configured to come into contact, from the second side in the width direction (W2), with the article placed on the first transport surface (11F), and a surface friction coefficient (μ1) of the first belt member (11B) and a surface friction coefficient (μ2) of the second belt member (12B) are different from each other.

The present invention relates to a device for sanitizing banknotes and similar items (1) comprising: a container (2) where are defined an inlet (6) for inserting at least one banknote (S) or similar item into the container (2) and an outlet (7) for extracting at least one banknote (S) or similar item from the container (2); a first conveyor system (8) arranged in the container (2) and configured to convey at least one banknote (S) or similar item from the inlet (6) to a predetermined area between the inlet (6) and the outlet (7) picking said at least one banknote (S) or similar item at a first zone of said at least one banknote (S) or similar item; and a second conveyor system (15) arranged in the container (2) and configured to convey said at least one banknote (S) or similar item from said predetermined area to the outlet (7) picking said at least one banknote (S) or similar item at a second zone of said at least one banknote (S) or similar item, wherein said second zone is other than said first zone. Such a device for sanitizing banknotes and similar items (1) also comprises at least one first UVC ray emitter (24), or at least one first ozone lamp, arranged in the container (2) in such a way as to directly irradiate and sanitize, in use, the entire lower face of at least one banknote (S) or similar item conveyed from the inlet (6) to the outlet (7) by the first conveyor system (8) and the second conveyor system (15); and at least one second UVC ray emitter (26), or at least one second ozone lamp, arranged in the container (2) in such a way as to directly irradiate and sanitize, in use, the entire upper face of at least one banknote (S) or similar item conveyed from the inlet (6) to the outlet (7) by the first conveyor system (8) and the second conveyor system (15).