Apparatus for diverting objects from a main conveyor path
US4457420A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/0244
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus for diverting an object from a main path of movement which shall have been sensed as displaying a defect or irregularity includes a pusher fixedly located along the main path and an auxiliary conveyor which extends into the main path. The auxiliary conveyor includes a belt disposed substantially parallel to the axis of the object, having a plurality of contiguous cups providing a passive suction for retention of the object, and the auxiliary conveyor moves along a path at least slightly oblique to the main path. The pusher includes an operator movable rapidly through a stroke of movement whose length is less than the diameter of the object to divert the object from the main to the auxiliary path of movement.
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