Article collator

Details Article collator Article collator

1975-03-28

1976-12-14

McGehee, Travis S.

Package making

With means responsive to a sensed condition

Concurrent control of contents and receptacle feeds

53 62, 53164, 214 6DK, B65B 5710, B65B 5720

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039967239

ABSTRACT:
A collator having an upper receiver for receiving a layer of articles, a lower receiver for accumulating multiple layers of articles and trap doors for the receivers. A swinging conveyor is pivoted at its upper end and means are provided to swing its lower end to any of a plurality of discharge points adjacent said upper receiver. Control means including counters are provided to count articles as they pass from the swinging conveyor to the upper receiver and when a preselected number is received by the upper conveyor, its trap door is operated to drop that group into the lower receiver. Several such drops are made until the desired total is accumulated, whereupon the trap door for the lower receiver is opened to drop the accumulated group into a receptacle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3193078 (1965-07-01), Amenta et al.
patent: 3512336 (1970-05-01), Rosecrans
patent: 3641735 (1972-02-01), Daily et al.
patent: 3729895 (1973-05-01), Kramer et al.
patent: 3817368 (1974-06-01), Wentz et al.

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