B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – G
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
G
B65G 47/88 (2006.01) B65B 43/00 (2006.01) B65G 15/58 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2187500
An article hold-up assembly (30) for use with an article handling apparatus (22). The article hold-up assembly (30) includes an elongated lane (36) defining an axis of elongation (53) for merging a finite series of articles (46) defining a group of articles (42) with a generally continuous series of articles (46) defining anoutfeed stream of articles (46). The article handling apparatus (22) includes a conveyor (48) for moving articles (42) through at least a portion of the lane (36). The article hold-up assembly (30) includes an air supply (24), a plenum chamber (26) communicating with the air supply (24), and a plurality of apertures (28) in the plenum chamber (26). The air supply (24) provides positive air flow into theplenum chamber (26). The plenum chamber (26) and the apertures (28) therein are positioned spaced away from the axis of elongation (53). The air flowing from the air supply (24) to the plenum chamber (26) and through the apertures (28) creates a directional air flow (66) against a trailing end (60) article of the group of articles (42). The directional air flow (66) maintains at least one article which defines the trailing end (60) of the group of articles (42) in an abutting orientation with the group of articles (42) as the group of articles (42) is moved by the conveyor (48) along the elongated lane (36).
Mojden Andrew Eric
Ross Paul Michael
Fleetwood Systems Inc.
Smart & Biggar
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