Mechanism for righting a tipped package along a conveyor line

Details Mechanism for righting a tipped package along a conveyor line Mechanism for righting a tipped package along a conveyor line

1994-09-28

1996-07-02

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...

By conveying randomly faced items and turning items to...

198399, B65G 4724

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055313108

ABSTRACT:
A mechanism is set forth that prevents packages from tipping as the packages are moved along a conveyor line. The mechanism employs a at least one gate, a detecting means for detecting when a tipping package has been righted and holding means for holding the gate in a closed position until the detecting means detects a righted package. In one embodiment, the mechanism comprises an upper gate and a lower gate mounted in the path of a moving conveyor belt. The upper gate and lower gate are operatively connected by a camming mechanism which prevents the upper gate from opening under the influence of the upper portion of a package until the lower gate is engaged by the lower portion of the package.

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