Package making – Methods – Filling preformed receptacle
Patent
1995-01-31
1997-03-18
Coan, James F.
Package making
Methods
Filling preformed receptacle
53245, 53252, 53534, B65B 510, B65B 2112, B65B 3536
Patent
active
056111932
ABSTRACT:
A loader arrangement is provided with a first conveyor for delivering an article to a first station, and a second conveyor for delivering a container to a respective first station. A gripper engages the article at the first station of the first conveyor, and a linear actuator, which is coupled to the gripper, moves the gripper along a first linear axis. Once the article has been engaged by the gripper, a rotator moves the linear actuator rotatively so that it parallels a second linear axis which is angularly displaced first the first linear axis. The gripper then is moved along the second linear axis, which is arranged to intersect with the first station of the second conveyor. A tilting arrangement is provided at one or both of the first stations for moving the container and/or the article arcuately to achieve an orthogonal orientation with respect to the second linear axis. At least one of the tilting arrangements is provided with an indexing system which moves the articles, or their containers, by a predetermined incremental distance which corresponds to the dimension of the product. The direction of the incrementation can be parallel with, or transverse to, the direction of the path of the conveyor. The invention incorporates a process for loading and unloading articles from a container. During the transfer of the article(s), a gripper rotator rotates the gripper to any desired angular extent to permit article columns or non-symmetrical articles to be loaded.
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Coan James F.
Hudson Control Group, Inc.
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