Method and installation for ordering groups of articles in stacks or rows
US4167227A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method and installation for ordering groups of articles in stacks or rows, in which groups of articles are inserted between pressure members which are driven in displacement by means of an endless chain, the members being caused to move apart from one another while maintained the same overall speed in a so called "jogging zone" where the articles are made up into a group propelled toward a vertical abutment, the pressure members being closed up again in a dealing out zone, before reaching a dispensing device.
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