Article dispensing – Automatic control – Of supply to dispenser
Patent
1994-07-11
1995-12-05
Noland, Kenneth
Article dispensing
Automatic control
Of supply to dispenser
221105, G07F 1112
Patent
active
054721148
ABSTRACT:
A turret magazine assembly which provides a constant supply of articles in a packaging operation. The turret magazine assembly has a rotatable feeding assembly having a plurality of tube receiving structures. A plurality of removable tubes are provided to receive and dispense a supply of articles. Each removable tube has a gate mechanism mounted at its dispensing end. A fixed feeding tube is provided having an inlet end and an outlet end. The turret magazine assembly has a control mechanism including an article flow detector to determine article flow. An indexing structure is provided which is operative on the rotatable feeding assembly and which is activated by the control mechanism. The indexing structure is constructed and arranged to successively align the dispensing ends of the respective removable tubes with the inlet end of the fixed feeding tube.
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Eggink Anthony G.
Noland Kenneth
Riverwood International Corporation
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