System for controlling the movement of filled and sealed containers
US4860520A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C2007/006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for controlling the movement of filled and sealed beverage containers so that they will move from a filling and sealing apparatus to a liquid level testing apparatus in a set period of elapsed time which is maintained substantially constant and wherein all of the filled and sealed containers are first deposited on a first half width portion of a moving endless conveyor and after that every other filled and sealed container is pushed to a second half width portion of the moving endless conveyor. The filled and sealed containers are then transferred to a first or second moving fill test conveyor moving at a linear velocity less than the linear velocity of the moving endless conveyor and which functions to feed the filled and sealed containers to a first or second liquid level testing apparatus and wherein the linear velocity of the first and second moving fill test conveyors controls the period of elapsed time.
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