Article selection and delivery method and apparatus

Details Article selection and delivery method and apparatus Article selection and delivery method and apparatus

1995-04-06

1996-10-15

Merritt, Karen

Material or article handling

Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...

Removes intersupporting article from row

414797, 414737, 271 5, 271 91, 271 93, B65G 5908

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055648940

ABSTRACT:
A partition inserter has a vacuum assembly which pivots out to contact an end partition in a stack, pivots back to remove the partition, and then moves downwardly to release the partition. The positioning of the vacuum assembly is controlled by a set of cams and a cam follower for controlling the horizontal position of the vacuum assembly and a third cam and cam follower for controlling the vertical position of the vacuum assembly. The vacuum assembly has an upper set of cups which move down with the assembly to lower the partition. The upper vacuum cups are also adjustably mounted to the assembly so that the same assembly may be used for partitions of various sizes. When the partition is released from the vacuum cups, the partition is guided downwardly by a pair of conveyors to a set of shooter wheels. The conveyor and shooter wheels are mounted to a set of plates which are adjustably mounted to the frame of the apparatus. The distance between the conveyors and shooter wheels can be adjusted to equal the width of the partition.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4720227 (1988-01-01), Eberle
patent: 4806071 (1989-02-01), Sartorio
patent: 5029836 (1991-07-01), Swaneck
patent: 5048811 (1991-09-01), Hochbein
patent: 5244343 (1993-09-01), Lockert

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