Article dispensing – With orienting – Selective separation from supply
Patent
1993-07-07
1995-05-16
Noland, Kenneth W.
Article dispensing
With orienting
Selective separation from supply
198392, 198397, B23Q 712
Patent
active
054153220
ABSTRACT:
Machine for automatically positioning and aligning containers, such as plastic bottles, including a hopper (48, 48a, 48b, 48c) for receiving randomly containers (4, 4a, 4b) to be sorted, a hopper bottom (12, 12a, 29) with a peripheral edge portion spaced at a distance from the side wall of the hopper to provide a space through which the containers can drop by gravity towards a lower section, a rotatable disc (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) below the hopper bottom and container holders supported on the disc for movement therewith and having recesses therein for receiving and holding containers in a lying position. A container support shelf (28, 59) with a discharge section extends below container holders for supporting containers in the holder recesses during movement. The rotatable disc has a plurality of peripheral apertures (3, 3a, 3b) or an annular space in a peripheral portion thereof and the container holders are several exchangeable hollow frame-shaped members (1, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61) each having inner dimensions forming one of the recesses so that each recess contains most of a container body therein, and an inclined plane (11, 20, 62, 66) directed towards a central part of the hopper is disposed between the hopper bottom (12, 12a, 29) and a charging opening (1a, 56a, 61a) of the holders (1, 56, 61).
REFERENCES:
patent: 1823995 (1931-09-01), Streby
patent: 3295659 (1967-01-01), Aidlin
patent: 3650368 (1972-03-01), Nalbach
patent: 4130194 (1978-12-01), Schindel et al.
patent: 4681209 (1987-07-01), Marti
patent: 4928808 (1990-05-01), Marti
LandOfFree
Machine for automatically positioning and aligning containers does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Machine for automatically positioning and aligning containers, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Machine for automatically positioning and aligning containers will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-633160