Inserter device and a method for transposing a stream of products using the same
US5653327A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2207/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inserter device and method for feeding products from an input conveyor to moving carriers on a conveyor system is provided. The inserter device receives incoming products and deposits the products on the carriers such that the products come to rest in a controlled area of the carrier and with a controlled orientation. A linear inserter device is provided which uses a series of rollers operating in a first direction to receive the product and a belt removes the products from the rollers onto carriers or other conveying devices. The belt moves in a rotational direction substantially ninety degrees (90.degree.) displaced from the direction of rotation of the rollers. A rotary inserter device is also provided in which the products are received in a compartmented rotor such that rotation of the rotor allows dropping of the product, by gravity, onto a carrier in a manner synchronized with the speed of the rotation of the carrier.
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