Method and apparatus for separating a palletized array of contai

Details Method and apparatus for separating a palletized array of contai Method and apparatus for separating a palletized array of contai

1976-02-23

1977-04-26

Blunk, Evon C.

Conveyors: power-driven

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

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

198447, 198451, 214 85R, B65G 4700

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040196208

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for separating a generally rectangular array of containers into a single file line of similarly oriented single file containers. The array is comprised of a plurality of rectangular containers, some having transverse orientations and some having longitudinal orientations. The method of the invention includes advancing all the containers of the array into a number of lines of advancing containers, turning the containers with transverse orientations to longitudinal orientations, and converging the various transversely spaced and longitudinally oriented containers into a single file line of longitudinally oriented containers. The apparatus for practicing the invention may include a number of successive conveyor stations each having various conveyor means such as belts or rollers which sequentially advance the containers generally in a longitudinal path of movement. The conveyor means separates the containers into a number of multiple generally parallel separate paths of movement and changes the orientation of certain ones of the containers to subsequently effect a common orientation of all the containers. The conveyor means also combines the commonly oriented containers in the separate paths of movement into one row in a single path of movement wherein all the containers are in a commonly oriented relationship.

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