Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Positions intersupporting article into row
Patent
1990-05-02
1991-09-03
Werner, Frank E.
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Positions intersupporting article into row
4147988, 4147904, 53542, 1984193, B65G 5711
Patent
active
050448765
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for assembling articles in succession into horizontal groups of sidewise adjacent articles and for transferring the article groups to an unloading station. The apparatus includes a feed conveyor for feeding articles in succession to an article loading station, an endless pusher conveyor having an upper run extending forwardly along a generally horizontal path from the article loading station to a group unloading station, and first and second endless type control conveyors each having an upper run extending forwardly along the generally horizontal path from the loading station past the unloading station. The first group control is driven to advance a lead article control finger along the path away from the loading station as the feed conveyor feeds successive articles of a first group to the loading station and, when a number of articles comprising the first group of articles has been fed to the loading station, the pusher conveyor and the first group control conveyor are driven to advance the first group of articles along the path to the unloading station. The second group control conveyor is driven to advance an article control finger along the path away from the loading station as the feed conveyor feeds successive articles of the next succeeding group to the loading station and, when a number of articles comprising the next succeeding group of articles has been fed to the loading station, the pusher conveyor and the second control conveyor are driven to advance the next succeeding group of articles along the path to the loading station.
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APV Crepaco Inc.
Dinicola Brian K.
Pillote Vernon J.
Werner Frank E.
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