Apparatus for simultaneously transferring a plurality of articles from one conveyor to another
US3960266A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1974 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P40/57
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of articles are to be transferred simultaneously from one position in which they travel on a first conveyor in a first direction to another position in which they travel on a second conveyor at a slower speed and in a second direction transversely of the first direction. A pusher bar is provided which extends parallel to the first direction and mounting links pivotally mount the pusher bar for displacement across the first conveyor toward the second conveyor in a direction having one component of movement in the second direction and another superimposed component of movement in the first direction. A crank drive is spaced from the pusher bar and is connected with the same by a connecting rod which is so associated with the mounting links as to include an angle with the latter in all of its positions which it can assume relative to the mounting links when actuated by the crank drive.
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