Feeding articles
US4549645A · kind A · utility
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13Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G29/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for feeding and orienting cigarette packets includes a driven wheel 10 having a plurality of rearwardly directed resilient members, such as spring arms 12, mounted on the periphery of the wheel. Packets P are fed to the wheel down a twisted chute 20, and they leave from an outlet 23 under the wheel, where the packets are pushed out by the spring arms 12 to form a short stack. At the bottom of the stack each packet is transported away in a regular manner by a flighted horizontal conveyor 27.
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