Article grouping apparatus

Details Article grouping apparatus Article grouping apparatus

1980-12-05

1983-07-26

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...

For changing both the elevation and the posture of...

198425, 198478, 198487, 414104, 414107, B65G 2900

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for forming groups of upright-oriented, stacked articles includes a supply conveyor for advancing the articles in a flat-lying, spaced relationship, a conveyor wheel and transfer pushers pivotally secured to the conveyor wheel in a circular array. The transfer pushers extend outwardly from the wheel and are arranged for consecutively lifting off flat-lying articles from the supply conveyor and for conveying the articles in a curvilinear path from an upstream end to a downstream end thereof. A guiding mechanism imparts a pivotal motion to the transfer pushers during their travel along the curvilinear path. There are further provided a gathering channel adjoining the downstream end of the curvilinear path for receiving articles from the transfer pushers in an upright orientation and a gathering pusher travelling in a closed orbital path for periodically engaging and advancing a group of upright-oriented, face-to-face arranged articles on the gathering channel from the downstream end of the curvilinear path.

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