Article dispensing – Plural sources – stacks or compartments – With discharge means for each source
Patent
1995-11-15
1996-12-10
Terrell, William E.
Article dispensing
Plural sources, stacks or compartments
With discharge means for each source
B65H 344
Patent
active
055823246
ABSTRACT:
An automated ordering system has a gathering conveyor belt and a plurality of product dispenser onto the gathering conveyor belt, the plurality of product dispensers arrayed in a matrix in rows and columns wherein each row of product dispensers and each column of product dispensers share common control elements. The product dispensers are of cartridge type utilizing gravity to eject products from a cartridge suspended above the gathering conveyor belt onto the gathering conveyor belt. A universal product dispenser platform accepts a wide range of different sizes and shapes of cartridges storing products to be dispensed. The universal product platform provides support for an actuator for singulating products mounted to the cartridge.
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Erwin Jerry D.
Pippin James M.
ElectroCom Automation L.P.
Kelly Tamara
Meier Harold E.
Terrell William E.
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