Apparatus and method for handling lids
US5863177A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G33/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lid handling system employs a lid alignment assembly for aligning lids randomly placed on a rotating input disc, a lid separation assembly for separating lids spinning on a pair of horizontal spin bars into a counted stack, a vacuum pickup assembly for picking up a counted stack of lids, a pick and place assembly for transporting and placing stacks of lids into trays having upwardly bent side members, and a conveyor for conveying filled trays toward a carton.
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