B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – G
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
G
B65G 47/84 (2006.01) B65C 9/02 (2006.01) B65G 47/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2251922
A machine and method for handling a plurality of articles (8), and a feed apparatus for transporting the article (8) between a first station (14) and a second station (16). The machine generally includes a conveyor (18) which supplies a stream of articles (8) to an infeed station (14) and a feed apparatus (12) for indexing the articles (8). The feed apparatus (12) includes at least one pocket (39) shaped to at least partially receive one of the articles (8) for transporting the article (8) from the first station (14) to the second station (16) and a guide section (40) configured to separate the first one of the articles (8a) from the second one of the articles (8b) for movement of the first one of the articles into the pocket (39), to control movement of the second one of the articles (8b) during separation of the first one of the articles (8a) from the second one of the articles (8b), and to move the second one of the articles (8b) into the pocket (39) upon further rotation of the feed apparatus (12). The method includes the steps of moving a plurality of articles (8) to the first station (14) in a substantially continuous stream and rotating the feed wheel (12) to separate adjacent articles (8) and individually move the articles (8) from the infeed station (14) to the exit station (16).
Procédé et appareil de manutention d'une pluralité d'articles (8) et appareil d'alimentation transportant l'article (8) entre un premier (14) et un deuxième poste (16). L'appareil comprend généralement un transporteur (18) qui alimente en une suite d'articles (8) un poste d'entrée (14) et un appareil d'alimentation (12) pour indexer les articles (8). L'appareil d'alimentation (12) comprend au moins une poche (39) dont la forme lui permet de recevoir partiellement au moins l'un des articles (8) afin de le transporter du premier (14) au deuxième poste (16), et une section de guidage (40) configurée de façon à séparer un premier article (8a) d'un second (8b) pour permettre le déplacement du premier article dans la poche (39), à commander le déplacement du second article (8b) au cours de sa séparation du premier (8a), et à déplacer le second article (8b) dans la poche (39) lorsque l'appareil d'alimentation (12) est à nouveau mis en rotation. Le procédé consiste à déplacer une pluralité d'articles (8) vers le premier poste (14) en une suite sensiblement continue et à faire tourner la roue d'alimentation (12) afin de séparer les articles adjacents (8) et de déplacer les articles du poste d'entrée (14) au poste de sortie (16).
Gomes Gary
Otruba Svatoboj
Parker Joseph
B. & H. Manufacturing Company Inc.
Smart & Biggar
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