Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed... – With pressurized fluid causing change in attitude
Patent
1994-01-03
1995-05-16
Gastineau, Cheryl L.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...
With pressurized fluid causing change in attitude
B65G 4724
Patent
active
054152674
ABSTRACT:
An article orienting method and apparatus to effectively orient articles fed in random fashion into substantially uniformly oriented condition. The apparatus includes a vertical passage, into which the articles are put in desired order. Upwardly directed fluid flow is generated in the vertical passage, which fluid flow acts on the article within the passage to maintain the article in the floating condition with capability of free rotation. By the effect of the fluid flow, the articles put in random attitude adjusted and oriented in a uniform direction. After completion of orientation, the fluid flow is terminated for removing the oriented articles in oriented condition.
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Endo Shinichi
Ishikawa Takao
Kotani Yasuaki
Ohmori Toshiyuki
Sato Atsushi
Gastineau Cheryl L.
Kao Corporation
Shibuya Kogyo Co. Ltd.
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