Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items – Subdivides continuous item stream into longitudinally spaced...
Patent
1993-01-29
1995-09-12
Huppert, Michael S.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items
Subdivides continuous item stream into longitudinally spaced...
1986211, 198746, 198747, B65B 3540
Patent
active
054490600
ABSTRACT:
A discharge apparatus for an article handling system receives a group of articles in a facewise stacked condition and delivers the group of articles to an outfeed apparatus wherein the articles are arranged in a continuous flow. The discharge apparatus comprises a first stage station wherein groups of articles are received; an elongate discharge station having an incoming end and an outgoing end, the outgoing end being adjacent an outfeed apparatus, and the incoming end being spaced apart from the first stage station. An article carrying lane extends from the first stage station through the discharge station. A shuttle is bidirectionally movable between the first stage station and the discharge station for transporting a group of articles along the article carrying lane from the first stage station to the discharge station and returning to the first stage station to receive a subsequent group of articles. A discharge carriage is bidirectionally movable between the incoming end and the outgoing end of the discharge station for advancing articles along the article carrying lane to the outfeed apparatus in a continuous flow. Operating control operates the shuttle to transport a leading end of a group of articles into engagement with a trailing end of articles previously transported to the discharge station to make up a continuous flow of articles in the discharge station and thereafter operates the discharge carriage for advancing the articles toward the outgoing end of the discharge station.
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Hoinacki Richard P.
Mojden Andrew E.
Fleetwood Systems Inc.
Huppert Michael S.
Krizek Janice L.
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