Distributor mechanism for articles coming off a conveyor

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1975-05-14

1976-10-26

Blunk, Evon C.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for arranging or rearranging stream of items

By laterally or vertically moving successive items in...

198495, 198655, 198747, B65G 4726

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039878899

ABSTRACT:
A system for transferring articles from a conveyor into individually predetermined, mutually spaced positions comprises an elongate platform with means for receiving thereon a predetermined number of articles delivered by a conveyor as a row of articles in contact with one another. An elongate rod extends longitudinally of the elongate platform, laterally of and beyond the row of articles. Transfer blocks, correspondng to the predetermined number of articles, are disposed as a row wherein each transfer block is shiftably mounted on the elongate rod, each block having an article-engaging member to enable shifting of the articles, by the transfer blocks along the rod. Link means are provided, to limit the shifting so as to start in a first condition of the row of blocks, wherein the blocks are located opposite respective articles disposed in mutually contacting positions, and to end in a second condition of the row of blocks wherein the row of blocks is stretched out along the elongate rod, thereby shifting the articles, engaged by the blocks, into predetermined, mutually spaced positions controlled by the link means. The row of blocks is then shifted from the platform. While this is done the articles are held against tumbling.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1654706 (1928-01-01), Schoen
patent: 3480161 (1969-11-01), Bason
patent: 3589495 (1971-06-01), Pearne et al.

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