Patent · US Expired

Oriented bottle conveyor

US6109426A · kind A · utility

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21References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1996
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2201/02
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bottle conveyor to maintain positive control over the orientation of bottles includes guides above and below a collar around the neck of the bottles on either side of the neck. The guides may be endless belts and/or fixed guides. Endless belts may also advance the bottles and may be driven at the same or different speeds to prevent or induce rotation in the bottles as desired. The distance between guides may be adjusted to adapt the conveying system to bottles having various collar thicknesses and neck diameters and to regulate the amount of allowable swing.

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