Article dispensing – Processes
Patent
1987-09-29
1989-01-31
Bartuska, F. J.
Article dispensing
Processes
198388, 198395, 198399, 221 13, 221173, B65G 4714
Patent
active
048010430
ABSTRACT:
A parts orienting machine comprising a frame, a vertically actuated plunger reciprocating block mounted on the frame with a pair of side-by-side vertical passageways therein. One of the passageways is in periodic co-axial alignment with an inlet parts feeder chute for receiving disoriented piece parts on a one at a time basis. The other of the side-by-side vertical passageways being in periodic vertical alignment with a discharge chute for conveying oriented parts to the discharge chute. The reciprocating block has an axial passageway and an axially extending orientor shaft extends into the axial passageway. A vertically extending parts receiving nest is provided in the orientor shaft which nest is in periodic vertical alignment with the side-by-side vertical passageways. Mechanism is provided for reciprocating the reciprocating block back and forth in the axial passageway for alternatively aligning the nest with the inlet and outlet passageways. A sensor is provided for sensing whether a part received in the nest is properly oriented relative to other parts upon being received in the nest. A second mechanism is provided for rotating the orientor shaft and the nest when the part is received in an upside down disoriented position in the nest as the nest axially travels from its parts receiving position to its parts discharging position so the plunger can positvely contact the oriented part to dislodge the oriented part from the nest into the discharge chute.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2251158 (1941-07-01), Ogrodowy
patent: 2759589 (1956-08-01), Hall et al.
patent: 2997202 (1961-08-01), Madeux
Bartuska F. J.
Meroni, Jr. Charles F.
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