| 摘要 |
<p>An unscrambling and aligning conveyor (10) comprises a plurality of tapered rollers (50) attached to a pair of side supports (20, 30). The tapered rollers (50) are driven at a single speed and tapered to a minimum diameter (54) to define an alignment region (42). The tapered rollers (50) create a lateral speed decrease toward the alignment region (42) of the conveyor (10), causing separation and rotation of the articles (A, B, C), and thereby enabling the articles to be singulated in the alignment region (42). The tapered rollers (50) are supported by the side supports such that center axis of each roller (50) is horizontal to thereby defining a downwardly sloping article transport surface (40) which increases movement of the articles (A, B, C) towards the alignment region (42). The unscrambling and aligning conveyor (10) is driven at a speed greater than the input conveyor (14) located adjacently upstream thereof to provide articles with a gap therebetween so that articles (A, B, C) moving along the unscrambling and aligning conveyor (10) are properly singulated.</p> |
