发明名称 |
Rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism |
摘要 |
A rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism for accommodating articles of various sizes. A puck is provided having a predetermined outer peripheral surface and including an article retaining aperture disposed therein. The article retaining aperture being of a predetermined shape for accommodating an outer peripheral surface of an article being handled. A centrifugal feeder is provided for supplying a plurality of articles to an outer peripheral rim. A rotating table accumulates the pucks in both a full and an empty condition. The rotating table is operatively disposed beneath the centrifugal feeder wherein outer peripheral surfaces of the centrifugal feeder and the rotating table overlap. A plurality of pockets are rotatably disposed below the centrifugal feeder for engaging pucks positioned on the rotating table for retaining the pucks in a predetermined location relative to the centrifugal feeder for supplying articles into the aperture in the puck over an extended length of transfer. A qualifying doctor blade is operatively positioned relative to the rotating table for separating the pucks which contain an article from empty pucks. The full pucks are transported to a predetermined location while the empty pucks are returned to the rotating table for resupply to the pockets for receiving an article to be processed.
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申请公布号 |
US4723661(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1988.02.09 |
申请号 |
US19860880747 |
申请日期 |
1986.07.01 |
申请人 |
HOPPMANN CORPORATION |
发明人 |
HOPPMANN, KURT H.;LIN, JAMES G.;SCHMITT, WERNER H. |
分类号 |
B07C5/02;B65G47/14;(IPC1-7):B07C9/00;B65G29/00;B65G47/34 |
主分类号 |
B07C5/02 |
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