Rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism
US4723661A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/94
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism for accommodating articles of various sizes. A puck is provided having a predetermined outer peripheral surface and including an article retaining aperture disposed therein. The article retaining aperture being of a predetermined shape for accommodating an outer peripheral surface of an article being handled. A centrifugal feeder is provided for supplying a plurality of articles to an outer peripheral rim. A rotating table accumulates the pucks in both a full and an empty condition. The rotating table is operatively disposed beneath the centrifugal feeder wherein outer peripheral surfaces of the centrifugal feeder and the rotating table overlap. A plurality of pockets are rotatably disposed below the centrifugal feeder for engaging pucks positioned on the rotating table for retaining the pucks in a predetermined location relative to the centrifugal feeder for supplying articles into the aperture in the puck over an extended length of transfer. A qualifying doctor blade is operatively positioned relative to the rotating table for separating the pucks which contain an article from empty pucks. The full pucks are transport…
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