发明名称 |
Conveyor system for an automatic accumulation system |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for accumulating articles (28) include conveying a plurality of individual articles with a stacking conveyor (96) In particular aspects, the vacuum conveyor (96) can be arranged with an elbow configuration to substantially avoid an undesired encircling or surrounding of a substantially fixed portion of cooperating downstream equipment, and the stacking conveyor (96) can have a plurality of holding members (112) that project away from an article-side surface of the stacking conveyor. In another aspect, the method and apparatus can include a turning mechanism which forms the desired elbow configuration. A further aspect can include a transfer system (98) which can cooperate with a vacuum system (100) to load the articles (28) into downstream packaging equipment. Still another aspect can include a storage buffer mechanism (104) which provides an area upon which to stage at least one article-set (70).
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申请公布号 |
US2004084280(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.05.06 |
申请号 |
US20020288649 |
申请日期 |
2002.11.04 |
申请人 |
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. |
发明人 |
OGLE RICHARD J.;HELLMANN STEVEN A. |
分类号 |
B65B5/08;B65B35/38;B65B35/46;B65G47/14;B65G47/244;B65G47/66;(IPC1-7):B65G47/24 |
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B65B5/08 |
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