Package making – With means responsive to a sensed condition – Of individual contents or group feed or delivery
Patent
1989-12-21
1991-04-09
Coan, James F.
Package making
With means responsive to a sensed condition
Of individual contents or group feed or delivery
53254, 53532, 53542, 4147985, B65B 5720
Patent
active
050053400
ABSTRACT:
An improvement is provided in an article handling apparatus capable of receiving a continuous flow of articles such as can ends and automatically counting and separating a stack of articles of a prescribed number disposed in a facewise stacked relation for delivery to a packing station or the like. The apparatus comprises an elongate trough for handling a plurality of can ends in stacked, facewise engagement, a counting arrangement for counting the number of can ends passing a predesignated location up to a predetermined number, and a mechanism for separating this predetermined number from the flow of articles upon the counting thereof and transporting the articles from said counting station. The improvement comprises an inspection station located between the counting station and the packing station, and including apparatus for rotating the articles to permit visual inspection thereof, and apparatus for transporting the articles, following visual inspection thereof, from the inspection station to the packing station.
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Coan James F.
Fleetwood Systems Inc.
Giangiorgi Richard A.
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