Rotating singulator

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1997-03-05

1998-09-15

Young, Karen M.

Conveyors: power-driven

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

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

198393, 198443, 19839704, B65G 1732, B65G 4418, B65G 4712

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058066543

ABSTRACT:
A singulator for transporting and separating tires is provided having a disk with inverted cone shaped front surface at an angle .alpha., a center hub and a plurality of flights. Each extends from a side of the hub to an edge of the disk for dividing the disk's front surface into sections where each section is defined by two adjacent flights namely a leading flight and a trailing flight. A first element is connected to the disk for rotating the disk at a rearward angle .DELTA. with reference to a horizontal ground plane such the disk's front surface is at an angle .epsilon. where .epsilon.=.DELTA.-.alpha.. A hopper is mounted at a downward angle .gamma. and is semicircular in shape and has approximately the same radius as a radius of the disk. A chute is provided in the hopper for transporting tires in the hopper to a bottom area of the hopper such that a tire in the bottom area will stand upon its treads. The surface angle .epsilon. and the hopper angle .gamma. coact to facilitate the transfer of tires in the hopper bottom area into sections of the disk as each section interfaces with the hopper. A side wall is located perpendicular to a downward rotating edge of the disk and includes an exit port for providing egress of tires from a section of the disk via an exit ramp to an exit slide and then to an exit conveyor.

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