Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items – By shifting group of items simultaneously from stream...
Patent
1981-11-19
1983-10-18
Valenza, Joseph E.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor system for establishing and moving a group of items
By shifting group of items simultaneously from stream...
198432, 198779, B65G 4726
Patent
active
044100795
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is disclosed for turning a conveyor at a relatively sharp angle within a very narrow longitudinal path. The apparatus includes an egg delivery conveyor positioned above an egg receiving conveyor with apertures in the bottom of the delivery conveyor adapted to allow eggs to pass downward therethrough to be received and maintained in rows on the receiving conveyor. Each aperture may include a ramp member therebelow to guide movement of the egg onto the receiving conveyor. The preferred configuration of the delivery conveyor includes a plurality of primary springs arranged usually in groups of six about a rod which extends laterally across the delivery conveyor. The rod is driven and thereby provides the source of drive for the delivery conveyor. Each primary spring includes a secondary spring secured with respect to the rod for pivotal movement with respect thereto. The bracket connecting the primary and secondary springs includes a cam thereon which follows a track in the delivery conveyor. When the cam is in the steady state position within the delivery conveyor the secondary spring, in combination with the trailing primary spring will define an egg receiving recess therebetween. When the primary spring becomes positioned over an aperture the cam attached to the brackets pivotally secured thereto will drop downwardly and follow a cam surface which causes the secondary spring to move downwardly thereby widening the egg receiving area between the secondary spring and the trailing primary spring to thereby release the egg to allow it to pass through an aperture onto the receiving conveyor located therebelow.
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Niederer Lee H.
Niederer Steven D.
Holmes Jonathan D.
Kane John J.
Otto Niederer Sons, Inc.
Valenza Joseph E.
Zoda Frederick A.
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