Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor system for moving a specific load as a separate unit – System includes a rotating or endless carrier with a load...
Patent
1990-04-03
1991-07-09
Valenza, Joseph E.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor system for moving a specific load as a separate unit
System includes a rotating or endless carrier with a load...
1984801, 19880311, 53544, 141165, 269266, B65G 2900
Patent
active
050296957
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to an improved starwheel (20) for use in continuous packaging, filling or labelling lines for articles such as cans and bottles which has a plurality of spaced orienting devices (18) around its periphery. The improvement resides in that the orienting devices (18) comprise moveable fingers (26) which can readily assume the contour of the outer periphery of such articles and be releasably locked in place after the contour of the article is captured in the orienting device. As a result, starwheel (20) does not have to be removed from the operating line to accommodate a new size or shape of article, the line can be quickly restarted using the new article and a large inventory of starwheels for various sizes and shapes of articles is unnecessary.
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Nguyen Tuan N.
S. C. Johnson & Son Inc.
Valenza Joseph E.
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