| 摘要 |
A conveying system for containers including a mechanism for dividing the containers into separate rows and for eliminating tipped containers from the rows. The mechanism includes a central dividing wall disposed longitudinally of the conveyor and a pair of sidewalls, each of which defines a passage with the central wall. The upstream portions of the passages diverge outwardly toward the sides of the conveyor and while the downstream portions of the passages converge inwardly toward the longitudinal center of the conveyor. The central dividing wall is inclined upwardly and a tipped, crosswise-oriented container moving along the conveyor will engage and ride up the inclined central wall to automatically tilt the container to an upright position. The portions of the sidewalls which border the discharge or converging portions of the passages are provided with openings and if a tipped, longitudinally oriented container moves through the diverging upstream portion of the passage, it will be directed through the opening to the exterior of the conveyor. The mechanism separates an accumulation of containers into two distinct rows, as well as righting transversely oriented, tipped containers and removing longitudinally oriented tipped containers.
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