Article feeding and stacking mechanism

Details Article feeding and stacking mechanism Article feeding and stacking mechanism

1983-08-01

1986-01-14

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items

By shifting group of items simultaneously from stream...

B65G 4726

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045641048

ABSTRACT:
An article feeding and stacking mechanism for receiving a series of articles from a conveyor and then collating the articles for subsequent cartoning or other disposition. A first indexing or collating wheel lifts the articles from the delivery end of the conveyor and stacks or deposits one or more of the articles on an intermediate support. The articles are then lifted by a second indexing or collating wheel and deposited or stacked in predetermined arrangement on a table for subsequent handling. A pair of control guide wheels are positioned above the collating wheels for restraining or limiting unwanted movement of the articles as they are being handled by the collating wheels. The collating wheels have cut-out or recessed portions at that portion of their support surfaces which would normally engage the edge of the articles, whereby the edges of the articles are not damaged by excessive pressure against the collating wheel support surfaces.

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