Packet handling apparatus
US4560057A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/5113
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Packet handling apparatus, particularly for use between a cigarette packing machine and a cigarette packet wrapping machine, includes a main conveyor for moving packets towards a receiving station, and a reservoir for temporarily storing packets when the receiving station cannot accept the full supply from the conveyor. Packets are diverted from the main conveyor onto a secondary conveyor on which transfer to or from the reservoir occurs. The orientation of the packets is changed before loading into the reservoir so that the latter can receive batches of stacked packets. Packets are returned to the main conveyor at a position downstream of the position at which they were diverted, and returned packets have the same orientation as other packets on the main conveyor.
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