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Conveyor assembly for reorienting items

US5664661A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1996
Grant dateSep 9, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2203/042
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A conveyor assembly for reorienting items includes a conveyor for advancing items in a conveying direction; and a turning device disposed upstream of the discharge end of the conveyor as viewed in the conveying direction for engaging an underface of the items and for turning the items into a predetermined orientation, while being conveyed by the conveyor, before the items reach the discharge end.

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