ARTICLE ROTATING ASSEMBLY.

摘要

AN ARTICLE ROTATING ASSEMBLY (10) AND PROCESS FOR ROTATING ARTICLES (11) TO A PREDETERMINED ORIENTATION ON A MOVING CONVEYOR (28). THE ASSEMBLY COMPRISES MOVABLE ARTICLE CONTROL STRUCTURES (103) AND COOPERATING VERTICAL MOTION AND ROTATIONAL MOTION ASSEMBLIES WHICH ARE SYNCHRONIZED WITH THE CONVEYOR. EACH ARTICLE CONTROL STRUCTURE IS CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED FOR VERTICAL AND ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT ABOVE THE MOVING CONVEYOR AND IS CONTROLLED BY CAM FOLLOWER (120, 132) AND GUIDE TRACK (73, 90) STRUCTURES TO ENGAGE AND ROTATE ARTICLES ON THE MOVING CONVEYOR TO A PREDETERMINED ORIENTATION.(FIG 1)