Conveyor flight longitudinal phase adjustment assembly
US5369942A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B35/405
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A package transport mechanism having a plurality of phase adjustable lug-type flights. The mechanism is incorporated in a continuous motion packaging assembly for loading article groups into cartons or other carriers which comprises an article infeed mechanism supplying at least one stream of articles; an article group selection and transport mechanism intersecting the article infeed mechanism to form and transport a longitudinal stream of article groups of a predetermined pattern; a package supply mechanism synchronized and moving parallel with the article group selecting mechanism to provide packages with open ends facing the moving article groups; and an article group transfer mechanism which is constructed and arranged to move the article groups into the open ends of the packages.
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