Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure Conveying articles over a flat surface

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B65Thin material handling B65GTRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES

B65G51/00Conveying articles through pipes or tubes by fluid flow or pressure Conveying articles over a flat surface

B65G51/01Hydraulic transport of articles B65G51/02Directly conveying the articles B65G51/025Conveying ammunition through pipes B65G51/03over a flat surface or in troughs B65G51/035for suspended articles B65G51/04Conveying the articles in carriers having a cross-section approximating that of the pipe or tube Tube mail systems B65G51/06Despatch carriers for tube mail B65G51/08Controlling or conditioning the operating medium B65G51/10at section junctions of pneumatic systems B65G51/12Pneumatic gates B65G51/14Pneumatic sluices B65G51/16varying B65G51/18Adaptations of pipes or tubes Pipe or tube joints B65G51/20Braking arrangements B65G51/22Arrangements for stopping the carriers en route in order to control carrier sequence Blocking or separating devices B65G51/24Switches B65G51/26Stations B65G51/28for despatch B65G51/30for delivery B65G51/32for despatch, delivery, and transit B65G51/34Two-way operation B65G51/36Other devices for indicating or controlling movements of carriers B65G51/38Contact devices on interior of tubes for detecting passage of carriers B65G51/40Automatically distributing the carriers to desired stations B65G51/42according to indications on carriers B65G51/44without mechanical contact between carriers and controllers B65G51/46according to separate signal systems