Cut-off device for can-container packaging equipment
US5054257A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/478
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A strip cutoff assembly for successively partitioning an array of can-type containers connected by a continuous plastic strip as the array travels along a conveyor at a constant rate. The strip cutoff assembly includes a pair of endless chains carrying a cutting device in an orbit about a series of axles for periodically dividing the array into units of a predetermined length. An alignment device connected to the cutting device contacts the containers so as to evenly space the containers as the cutting device traverses the plastic strip.
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