Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sorting special items – and certain methods and apparatus for... – Signalling – indicating – or display means
Patent
1977-05-16
1978-12-19
Knowles, Allen N.
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...
Signalling, indicating, or display means
209644, B07C 538
Patent
active
041304802
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for the sorting, counting and grouping of successively conveyed items includes a conveyor arrangement defining a conveying path; at least one sorting device disposed along the conveying path for removing defective items; a counting device disposed along the conveying path downstream of the sorting device for counting the items unaffected by the sorting device; at least two branch conveyors forming the conveying path downstream of the counting device; a routing device arranged along the conveying path upstream of the branch conveyors and actuated by the counting device for directing a predetermined number of items into selected branch conveyors; a stacking device disposed at the downstream end of the branch conveyors for stacking the items to form item groups each consisting of the predetermined number of items; and a collecting conveyor forming the conveying path downstream of the stacking device for further advancing the item groups.
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patent: 3072253 (1963-01-01), Ridenour
patent: 3301376 (1967-01-01), Winter et al.
patent: 3676987 (1972-07-01), Gottweis et al.
Knowles Allen N.
S I G Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft
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