Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed... – For changing both the elevation and the posture of...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-06
2006-06-06
Bidwell, James R. (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...
For changing both the elevation and the posture of...
C198S408000, C198S443000, C198S446000, C198S450000, C198S752100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07055670
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for sorting identical flat-bottomed objects has a vibratory conveyor defining a generally horizontal support surface. A plurality of the objects are supplied to an upstream end of the surface standing on their flat bottoms and the objects travel along the surface while standing on their bottoms. A sorting drum rotatable about a horizontal axis at a downstream end of the conveyor is formed with at least one row of radially outwardly open seats generally complementary to the objects and each having a flat floor. The drum is rotated between a pickup position in which the flat floors of the one row of seats are aligned and generally coplanar with the support surface and closely juxtaposed with the downstream end and a handoff position with the one row of seats raised up above the support surface. The objects are taken out of the seats in the takeoff position.
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Amann Sandra
Damaschke Norbert
Florczak Werner
Habdank Markus
Weber Markus
Bidwell James R.
Dubno Herbert
Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG
Wilford Andrew
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