Packaging system with a flite adjuster mechanism
US5339599A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B59/003
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A packaging machine with a flite adjustment mechanism for readily changing the distance between a rearward and a forward set of flites where a flits head shaft is coupled by a chain to a slave shaft by a phase adjuster. The flight head shaft drives a pair of outboard flite sprockets and chains. The slave shaft drives an independently rotating hub which drives a pair of inboard chains via inboard flits sprockets, which are driven at approximately the same speed as and angularly deflected from a pair of outer sprockets. Spacing of the flites is changed by adjustment of a phase adjuster. A splined network also allows for adjustment to accommodate different flits lengths.
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