Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed... – By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed...
Patent
1995-01-13
1997-08-26
Dayoan, D. Glenn
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...
By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed...
198415, 198416, B65G 4724
Patent
active
056602626
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and related method for feeding/turning successive cartons along the flow path of a packaging line is provided. An intermediate conveyor section between in-line feed and take away conveyors defines the substantially horizontal flow path. A plurality of elongated O-ring belts feed and turn the cartons. A separate side running chain having a straight operative run carries a plurality of extensible fingers; one selected finger engaging and capturing a leading corner of each successive carton to assist in turning. The O-ring belts are driven at differential speed. The combined feeding and turning action of the carton, assisted by retarding engagement of the carton corner by the finger assures positive and efficient feeding/turning of the cartons. A microprocessor is provided to control the driving of stepper/servo motors for the various components. The O-ring belts are driven by the single servo motor with a plurality of increasing size pulleys on a common shaft to provide the progressive speeds. The belts are elastomeric to provide positive gripping action along multiple lines of contact and ride in laterally spaced grooves in a flat plate. A sensor upstream of the conveyor section selectively actuates the retarding finger by an electrical solenoid for capturing the carton corner; each finger being V-shaped and mounted on a pivot pin. Each finger has depending guide fins on the outside portion for engagement with a track extending along the operative run for positioning in the retarded or extended positions.
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Conn Gregory A.
James Eddie L.
Landrum Charles R.
Metraw John J.
Dayoan D. Glenn
Kliklok Corporation
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