High speed cap orienting and feeding apparatus
US4362234A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/248
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus disclosed is used to orient container caps with their open ends facing up from a randomly oriented vertical orientation by guide channel means having a base and including an input end for receiving the caps at the vertical orientation, an output end whereat the caps are reoriented along their diameters with the said open ends facing upwardly, and a transition zone between input and output ends, whereat the caps gravitationally tip and fall to their surfaces which include their diameters; a narrow support member extending longitudinally and centrally along the base of the transition zone for underlying and supporting the caps thereat; and a pair of members extending laterally along the sides of the transition zone, the spacing between the lateral members being such at the upstream end of the zone as to sandwich the caps and constrain same against tipping, and said members diverging toward the downstream end of said zone to remove the constraints and permit gravitational tipping from the narrow support member. According to the improvement, which enables higher speed feed of the caps through the apparatus and increased dependability of tipping in the desired direction, t…
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