Pressureless conveyor for bottles or similar items
US4880103A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/715
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pressureless conveyor for objects, bottles or similar items, including an input conveyor having single-channel paddle chains, a slowdown conveyor having a guide ramp, and an output conveyor with multiple juxtaposed channels. This conveyor includes a distribution system attached to the slowdown conveyor guide ramp for, imparting a serpentine path to the bottles on the output conveyor. More particularly, this distribution system transforms the straight-line motion of the bottles on the slowdown conveyor into an alternating movement combined with the progression of the different paddle chains of the output conveyor. This results in the distribution of the bottles over the entire working surface of the output conveyor.
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