B - Operations – Transporting – 41 – F
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
41
F
B41F 17/36 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2672587
A method and- apparatus for processing and inspecting pellet-shaped articles, comprises structure for of the step of conveying the plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a transport path. Each of the pellet-shaped articles includes a first side and a second side. The conveyer (15) has a plurality of article receiving recesses (125) configured to convey the pellet shaped articles such that either the first side or the second side of the pellet-shaped articles is randomly exposed in the recesses. A first process (laser etching, printing and/or drilling) is performed only on the pellet-shaped articles having the first side exposed. The pellet-shaped articles are manipulated such that the exposed side of all of the pellet-shaped articles is reversed. A second process is performed only on the pellet-shaped articles with the, second side exposed.
L'invention porte sur une méthode et un appareil permettant de traiter et convoyer des articles en forme de billes le long d'un parcours de transfert. Chacun des articles inclut un premier côté et un deuxième côté. Le convoyeur (15) présente des alvéoles (125) recevant les articles, configurées pour les transporter de manière à ce que soit leur premier côté soit leur deuxième côté soit exposé aléatoirement. Un premier processus (gravure au laser, impression et-ou percement) n'est exécuté que sur les articles ayant leur premier côté exposé. Les articles sont ensuite manipulés pour que leur côté exposé soit inversé. Un deuxième processus n'est exécuté que sur les articles dont le deuxième côté est exposé.
Ackley E. Michael Jr.
Ford Mark
Palmer Daniel J.
Ackley Machine Corporation
Smart & Biggar
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