Device for feeding a conveying apparatus
US5895043A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H5/16
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for feeding a conveying apparatus comprising hoppers for flat products such as envelopes, mailing pouches, workpieces and the like, which can be emptied at certain intervals and are secured on a rotatably driven traction element. A device including a slanted guide wall defining a conveying channel is located above the conveying apparatus for conveying the products in a conveying direction into a respective one of the hoppers located below the conveying channel. The device includes a size intake opening communicating with the conveying channel for receiving products into the conveying channel from a side of the device in a direction at a right angle to the conveying direction. The device further includes a rotating clearing mechanism laterally penetrating the conveying channel and operating jointly with the guide wall for conveying the products into the hoppers.
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