| 摘要 |
An automatic transfer mechanism is provided which is particularly useful in automatically collecting, indexing, orienting and transferring individual uniform-sized pieces, such as pieces of chewing gum or candy in the form of blocks from a single piece wrapping machine to a package overwrap machine. The mechanism includes transfer pocket indexing means having a plurality of pockets for automatically receiving, indexing and orienting individual pieces, means for automatically loading individual pieces into the pockets while the pockets are disposed at a first position, drive means for moving the pockets first vertically and then horizontally to a second position where the individual pieces contained therein are indexed to an attitude 90 DEG from their attitude in the original first position, and further including means for removing the pieces from the pockets while maintaining their orientation and conveying them to a package overwrap machine.
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