Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sorting special items – and certain methods and apparatus for... – Separating means
Patent
1986-07-01
1988-02-09
Reeves, Robert B.
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...
Separating means
1984791, 198580, 198608, 19880315, 209922, 209940, B07C 900, B65G 2900, B65G 4734
Patent
active
047236612
ABSTRACT:
A rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism for accommodating articles of various sizes. A puck is provided having a predetermined outer peripheral surface and including an article retaining aperture disposed therein. The article retaining aperture being of a predetermined shape for accommodating an outer peripheral surface of an article being handled. A centrifugal feeder is provided for supplying a plurality of articles to an outer peripheral rim. A rotating table accumulates the pucks in both a full and an empty condition. The rotating table is operatively disposed beneath the centrifugal feeder wherein outer peripheral surfaces of the centrifugal feeder and the rotating table overlap. A plurality of pockets are rotatably disposed below the centrifugal feeder for engaging pucks positioned on the rotating table for retaining the pucks in a predetermined location relative to the centrifugal feeder for supplying articles into the aperture in the puck over an extended length of transfer. A qualifying doctor blade is operatively positioned relative to the rotating table for separating the pucks which contain an article from empty pucks. The full pucks are transported to a predetermined location while the empty pucks are returned to the rotating table for resupply to the pockets for receiving an article to be processed.
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Hoppmann Kurt H.
Lin James G.
Schmitt Werner H.
Hoppmann Corporation
Reeves Robert B.
Wacyra Edward M.
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