Assembly line container inverter

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1977-04-18

1978-05-02

Oresky, Lawrence J.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for arranging or rearranging stream of items

By laterally or vertically moving successive items in...

198857, B65G 6504

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040870120

ABSTRACT:
A container inverter for use in a conveyor flow path, and particularly adapted for use with open, upright cereal-type boxes, includes a ferris wheel mechanism within a cylindrical housing which is aligned along the direction of conveyor flow. The apparatus sequentially receives containers, incrementally translates them in an inverting arc transverse to the axis of conveyor flow while vigorously shaking the containers, and returns the containers to conveyor flow in an upright position. A rotary indexing system, including solenoid activated pneumatic relays, a sensor at the receiving station and a timing control, assures that the ferris wheel holds position when receiving containers in order to prevent undesired jamming.

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