Automatic bottle-turning machine and method
US5160013A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/248
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic bottle-turning machine is described in which filled water bottles are conveyed through an automatic turning apparatus that rotates them from an upright position onto their sides, and discharges them. Bottles enter a turning station which is laterally rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and is blocked at its distal end by an exit stop. Bottles are counted as they enter. When a predetermined count number is reached, bottle entry is stopped and the station rotates 90 degrees from its initial position to a second position. The exit stop is then deactuated and the turned bottles discharge. Bottles are counted as they exit. When the predetermined count number is reached, the station rerotates from the second position to the initial position, and the exit stop is reactuated.
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