GB1420399A - Feeder and orientor for shallow cup shaped members - Google Patents

Feeder and orientor for shallow cup shaped members

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GB1420399A
GB1420399A GB3927473A GB3927473A GB1420399A GB 1420399 A GB1420399 A GB 1420399A GB 3927473 A GB3927473 A GB 3927473A GB 3927473 A GB3927473 A GB 3927473A GB 1420399 A GB1420399 A GB 1420399A
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caps
feeder
sorter
tracks
core
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Tangen Drives Inc
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Tangen Drives Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
    • B65G47/24—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles
    • B65G47/256—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles removing incorrectly orientated articles

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)

Abstract

1420399 Orientating TANGEN DRIVES Inc 20 Aug 1973 [21 Aug 1972] 39274/73 Heading B8S A feeder and orientor for shallow caps c comprises a power sorter 20 fed from a rotary feeder 15, the caps c being delivered to the sorter 20, in line and on edge from a random dispersal in the feeder, and the sorter 20 delivering the caps into one of two inversion cage tracks 50 depending on the facing direction of the cap open end, the tracks 50 delivering all caps c similarly orientated to a printer 11. The caps c are dumped on to a rotary core 24 from a hopper 16 on the feeder 15, and spiders 18 maintain the level of caps, the feeder being tiltable to adjust discharge therefrom. A plough separator 35 and a pressure jet separator 30 on the feeder 15 reduce to a single layer, the caps c at the periphery of the feeder, and a friction band 36 on the periphery of the core 24 accelerates the peripheral row of caps to the speed of the core for delivery to a sorter feeder tube 22 which is contoured to turn caps passing therethrough from horizontal to vertical position. The sorter 20 comprises two opposed rotating wheels 40 having peripheries of flexible material, and spaced apart by a distance less than the depth of the caps c so that as an edgewise oriented cap passes between the wheels 40, the flexible wheel surface deforms into the cap open end, and biases it away from the other wheel for delivery into an associated track 50. Guides 46, 48 between the wheels 40 and tracks 50 are adjustable to cater for different sized caps.
GB3927473A 1972-08-21 1973-08-20 Feeder and orientor for shallow cup shaped members Expired GB1420399A (en)

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US00282115A US3828921A (en) 1972-08-21 1972-08-21 Shallow cup feeder and orienter

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GB1420399A true GB1420399A (en) 1976-01-07

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US5117963A (en) * 1990-12-12 1992-06-02 Micron Technology, Inc. System for automated handling of symmetrical supply tubes
US5186305A (en) * 1991-12-24 1993-02-16 Rollason Engineering & Mfg., Inc. Apparatus and methods for feeding container crowns and similar articles at high through-put rates
US5459990A (en) * 1993-10-14 1995-10-24 Tns Mills, Inc. Facility and method for producing yarn
US5609237A (en) * 1994-12-09 1997-03-11 Simplimatic Engineering Company Cylindrical object tipping device and method
US5954185A (en) * 1997-08-06 1999-09-21 Sims Machine & Controls, Inc. Centrifugal feeder
EP1145997A1 (en) 2000-04-13 2001-10-17 Thomas Electronique S.A. Orienting device for parts coming out from a centrifugation bowl with rotating disk and static wall member and unit equiped with such a bowl provided with such a device
DE102006039091A1 (en) * 2006-08-19 2008-02-21 Khs Ag Device for feeding closures to a closing machine
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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee