Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Stack forming apparatus
Patent
1998-05-05
2000-04-25
Hess, Douglas
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Stack forming apparatus
4147889, 4147899, 4147934, 414901, B65G 5700
Patent
active
060536950
ABSTRACT:
A tortilla counter-stacker (10) having a canister (12) which has a canister side (12C) having a horizontal canister side slot (12CA) disposed therein. A stacker (16) is positioned adjacent to the canister (12). The stacker (16) has a stacker cylinder (16A) having a movable stacker cylinder piston (16AA) attached at a front distal end to a rear distal end of a horizontal stacker cylinder piston plate (16AAA) which inserts and retracts through the canister side slot (12CA). A lift (18) is positioned directly below the canister (12). The lift (18) has a lift cylinder (18A) having a lift cylinder piston (18AA) movably positioned therein. The lift cylinder piston (18AA) has a horizontal lift cylinder piston plate (18AAA) securely attached to a top distal end thereof. An upper conveyor (20) is horizontally positioned in alignment with the canister top (12T). The upper conveyor (20) has a rotatable upper conveyor belt (20A) upon which incoming tortillas (28C) are placed. A lower conveyor (22) is positioned between the lift (18) and the canister (12). The lower conveyor (22) has a lower conveyor left belt (22AL) and a lower conveyor right belt (22AR) synchronically rotatably about the lift (18). A photoelectric eye (24) and counter (26) are electrically connected thereto.
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Kenison Steven M.
Longoria Jose L.
Hess Douglas
ITE, Inc.
Thompson Daniel V.
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