Patent · US Expired

Device for grouping or isolating articles

US6360871B1 · kind B1 · utility

11Cited by

3References

37Claims

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Assignee

Kettner GmbH · DE

Inventors

Erwin Meyer · Auckland, NZ
Helmut Diederichs · Isselburg, DE
Silke Evans · Kevelaer, DE
Stefan Elsperger · Stucksdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 1999
Grant date	Mar 26, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G47/088
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for grouping or isolating articles which are transported on a conveyor belt in one or more closed rows and are separated from each other individually or in groups for subsequent processing. At least two elements are provided which can be moved back and forth independently of each other and parallel to the direction of transport, and which can be made to engage with or disengage from the articles in a controlled manner.

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