Bottle turner
US4405301A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1981 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C35/045
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for turning bottles and the like during exposure to a jet of hot gas or other heat source. Bottles are individually passed by an air cylinder gate and travel to a drive wheel and a spring loaded idler, where they are trapped by a second air cylinder gate. The drive wheel turns the bottle over a predetermined revolution while the bottle face is exposed to heat. The bottle is then permitted to exit by retraction of the second air cylinder gate. A pneumatic assembly controls gate operation, along with mechanical actuation to prevent bottle entrapment in the heating area.
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