Package making – With means responsive to a sensed condition – Of individual contents or group feed or delivery
Patent
1992-10-23
1994-08-23
Coan, James F.
Package making
With means responsive to a sensed condition
Of individual contents or group feed or delivery
53240, 53443, 53475, 53502, B65B 134, B65B 146, B65B 5720
Patent
active
053396073
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined count and/or weight of objects into a receptacle includes a conveyor, an object sensor, a controller, a trickle-feed conveyor, and a receptacle conveyor. The conveyor conveys the objects and has at least one grouping assembly which is capable of capturing a group of objects and supporting that group of objects during conveyance. The object sensor is disposed to detect the presence of each of the groups of objects prior to discharge and relays information relating to the number of objects within each group of objects. The controller communicates with the object sensor, monitors the information relayed, generates instructions, and tracks the location of each grouping assembly from detection to discharge into the receptacle. The controller also monitors the number of objects in each group of objects discharged into the receptacle. The trickle-feed conveyor conveys objects for discharge one at a time into the receptacle in response to instructions received from the controller. The receptacle conveyor positions the receptacle in the proximity of the conveyor in response to instructions received from the controller so that the receptacle receives objects from the groups of objects discharged from the conveyor up to but not exceeding the predetermined count or weight of objects. The receptacle conveyor also moves the receptacle from the proximity of the conveyor to the proximity of the trickle-feed conveyor so that the receptacle can receive objects discharged from the trickle-feed conveyor until the receptacle has received the predetermined count or weight of objects.
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