Collating apparatus
US4193490A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1978 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/88
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Collating apparatus for inserting cubes (C) into a moving row of cylindrical articles (A) for subsequent packaging of groups of the collated articles comprises a screw conveyor (1) having a thread pitch arranged to increase the spacing of cylindrical articles in the direction of movement, an auxiliary conveyor (5) arranged to feed a continuous supply of cubes to the screw conveyor so as to insert the cubes sequentially into the spaces (S) formed between predetermined cylindrical articles together with a rotatable cam (8) having a clearance passage (15) through which cubes from the auxiliary conveyor (5) may move into the line of cylindrical articles, the cam (8) being constructed with a holding portion (12) for preventing movement of a succeeding cube along the auxiliary conveyor during passage of a preceding article through the clearance passage (15) in the cam together with a guide portion (13) for guiding an article from the auxiliary conveyor into a space (S) formed between articles on the screw conveyor (1).
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