Apparatus for turning flat shipments
US6186312A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/248
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for turning flat shipments, which are delivered in succession standing on their short sides by a conveyor system, into a recumbent position, without interrupting the conveying. According to the invention, the apparatus has a driven under-floor belt (1) with a low coefficient of friction, which on one side has a projection (5) with a higher coefficient of friction. Located next to the under-floor belt (1) on the side without a projection is a side belt (2), which is positioned obliquely outward and is driven at the same speed as the under-floor belt (1) and likewise has a low coefficient of friction. Downstream thereof in the conveying direction is a conveyor belt (3), whose bearing face together with the bearing face of the under-floor belt (1) defines a plane; the under-floor belt (1) and the conveyor belt (3) are disposed and/or embodied such that the air cushion that forms when the shipments drop is quickly dissipated. Next to the under-floor belt (1), on the side with the projection (5), is a guide device (4), facing the side belt (2), for tipping the shipments onto the side belt (2).
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