Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Stack forming apparatus
Patent
1995-12-08
1997-01-28
Merritt, Karen B.
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Stack forming apparatus
4147983, 1984186, 1984633, B65G 5724
Patent
active
055972845
ABSTRACT:
An assembly is provided for processing container ends received from at least two sources by loading the container ends into trays and stacking the trays. The assembly has a transport device capable of engaging sticks of container ends in a pick-up area and providing the sticks to a plurality of corresponding loading areas such that sticks from different sources are placed in different loading areas. Sticks are provided to the pick-up area by supply subassemblies which receive continuous arrays of container ends from the sources, separate the arrays into sticks, and provide the sticks to the pick-up area. The tray loading subassembly is further capable of engaging and transporting an empty tray from a stack of empty trays to the loading areas such that a stack of trays may be formed. Once the desired stack of trays is formed, a discharge subassembly transports the stack from the loading area to a discharge area for subsequent removal and transport to a desired location.
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Sardee Industries, Inc.Container Handling Systems, Product Brochure, date unknown.
Chasteen Howard C.
Pickenbrock Stephen R.
Shuster Michael A.
Weltlich Kenneth E.
Ball Corporation
Merritt Karen B.
Morse Gregory A.
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