Apparatus for aligning elongated articles

Details Apparatus for aligning elongated articles Apparatus for aligning elongated articles

1981-11-12

1985-01-22

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

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

By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to...

221173, B65G 4724

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044946430

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for aligning elongated articles includes a turntable having a center and a periphery, an input track leading to the turntable for conveying elongated articles thereto and having a discharge end above the turntable and a direction of conveyance; and a guide rail stationarily supported above the turntable. The guide rail has a generally spiral course for guiding the articles towards the periphery of the turntable and aligning the articles in a single file as the turntable rotates. The apparatus further has an outlet track leading away from the turntable and an arrangement for pushing the articles off the turntable onto the outlet track. The guide rail has a first guide rail part situated between the center of the turntable and the discharge end of the input track and extending perpendicularly to the direction of conveyance of the input track. The guide rail includes a second guide rail part extending from an end of the first guide rail part and having a generally spiral course. The second guide rail part has a plurality of spaced indentations arranged for engagement by an end portion of the articles guided along the second guide rail part as the turntable rotates.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3109530 (1963-11-01), McPherson
patent: 3640373 (1972-02-01), Seragnoli
patent: 3930571 (1976-01-01), Svensson et al.

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