Closure handling apparatus

Details Closure handling apparatus Closure handling apparatus

1984-11-29

1987-10-13

Spar, Robert J.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...

By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to...

198391, 198396, B65G 4724

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046992618

ABSTRACT:
A closure handling apparatus includes a cup-shaped receptacle having an opening in a cylindrical sidewall thereof, a rotary conical member within the receptacle and cooperative with a peripheral shelf member vertically spaced from the conical member to form a moving column of closures randomly oriented with their open ends up or down, a discriminating mechanism positioned within the receptacle for successively receiving the lead closure in the column and including an upstream and a downstream plate separated by a gap which is oriented transversely to the path of movement of the received closures, and a guide means downstream of the discriminating mechanism and outside of the receptacle for receiving from the discriminating mechanism closures having their open ends up. Closures having their open ends down are rejected by being deflected into the gap of the discriminating means and being cammed by the downstream plate back to the rotary conical member. A finger member interposed between the downstream plate and the rotary conical member is employed to invert the rejected closures on their way back to the rotary conical member so that on their next cycle through the discriminating means they will have their open ends up and be passed out to the guide means for subsequent utilization by downstream equipment.

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