Partition control assembly

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1996-09-24

1998-11-10

Valenza, Joseph E.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for arranging or rearranging stream of items

By laterally or vertically moving successive items in...

53157, 53263, B65G 4726

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058330461

ABSTRACT:
A partition control assembly within a continuous-motion automatic packaging machine receives and controls the motion of partitions which are ejected at high speeds from a partition ejection mechanism for insertion between preconfigured groups of articles disposed on a flight conveyor in the machine. The partition control assembly includes a first member having a contoured guiding surface for receiving a leading edge of the partition and for guiding the partition into a lateral, downward direction in relation to the partition ejector. Disposed opposite the first member is a second member which includes a control surface disposed opposite the contoured guiding surface, creating an interior control space between the control and contoured guiding surfaces. The control surface receives the partition upon lateral translation thereof, terminates lateral translation of the partition, and includes an inverted ledge for engaging a top edge of the partition to prevent the partition from recoiling upwardly from within the plurality of preconfigured articles after the partition contacts the flight conveyor. A method for controlling the insertion of a partition into a preconfigured group of articles includes the step of aligning the articles with a partition ejector, ejecting the partition downward into the articles and restraining the partition from upward movement after the partition travels a predetermined distance.

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