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Apparatus for piling rod-shaped articles in a container

US4008555A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1975
Grant dateFeb 22, 1977
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Expiry dateAug 11, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B19/04
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for piling rod-shaped articles in a container, in which a hopper member having at least one levelling means such as a swing pin is employed in combination with a push means. The rod-shaped articles temporarily collected in the hopper member are pushed out into the container by the push means at least every one layer thereof thereby to make an orderly pile of the rod-shaped articles in the container.

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