| 摘要 |
An accumulator apparatus and method wherein articles are fed along an air conveyor with means to accumulate the articles, thereby evening out irregularities in production rates and feeds. The invention is illustrated and described with respect to aerosol valve assemblies for aerosol containers, but the invention is applicable to the feeding of many kinds of articles including those which may be difficult to handle individually. An air conveyor is used to feed the articles between lateral guide means, and wherein the guide means are perforated whereby the articles may be accumulated and still avoid the development of an excess amount of friction between the articles and the guide means which would prevent easy subsequent feeding of the articles on demand.
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