| 摘要 |
A product turning device suitable for direct mounting in a conveyor stream includes a first driven input roller which applies an accelerating force to the product as it enters the turner and which has a knurl at one end to slightly skew the product into the turning motion, and a transfer roller with a multi-beveled knurl which moves transversely against the side of the product and contacts its bottom surface to accomplish the turn. A series of guide bumpers and a guide bracket maintain alignment of the product as the input roller skews the product, and the transfer roller turns it. The knurl operates on the product with a first vertical bevel which pushes the front of the product to further skew it, a second and third bevel which ride under the product and smoothly accelerate it, and a fourth flattened bevel which supports the rear corner of the product and conveys it at a speed somewhat faster than the conveyor surface speed as the transfer roller returns to its home position, thereby whipping the rear of the product around and through the turn.
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