Order filling system with cartridge dispenser
US5322406A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2205/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated ordering system has a gathering conveyor belt and a plurality of product dispensers for dispensing products onto the gathering conveyor belt, the plurality of product dispensers arrayed in a matrix in rows and columns wherein each row of product dispensers and each column of product dispensers share common control elements. The product dispensers are of cartridge type utilizing gravity to eject products from a cartridge suspended above the gathering conveyor belt onto the gathering conveyor belt. A universal product dispenser platform accepts a wide range of different sizes and shapes of cartridges storing products to be dispensed. The universal product platform provides support for an actuator for singulating products mounted to the cartridge.
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