Automatic placer with velocity component dampening
US5752366A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B35/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Thin and lightweight baked products such as crackers and the like are dispensed from a stack and placed into a compartment of a packaging tray or the like. An escapement gate assembly supports the product as it falls into a accumulator opening and before it drops into the compartment of the packaging tray. This engagement need be for only a small fraction of a second, long enough to dissipate virtually all of the horizontal velocity components imparted to the products during handling of the products prior to dropping into the compartment. A preferred application moves a sub-stack of crackers from a larger stack and into the compartment.
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