Auxiliary drive for an article feeder device

Details Auxiliary drive for an article feeder device Auxiliary drive for an article feeder device

1993-05-27

1994-12-13

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveying system having plural power-driven conveying sections

Forming a single conveying path

198624, 4147984, B65G 1514

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053722450

ABSTRACT:
An auxiliary drive apparatus is provided for a motorized feeder device for propelling a flow of articles such as can ends in a facewise nested condition from a first location to a second location. The feeder device includes belts engaging the articles and a drive for driving the belts to propel the articles. The auxiliary drive apparatus comprises a power take-off coupled to the drive, an article propelling assembly located and configured for engaging and propelling the articles in a direction from the first location to the second location, and a power transmitting assembly operatively coupled intermediate the power take-off and the article propelling assembly for driving the article propelling assembly in a manner for cooperating with the belts for propelling the articles from the first location to the second location.

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