Lane guide
US6516938B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/682
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved apparatus useful in feeding articles from a bulk supply through lanes confining articles into single file for metering and segregation from upstream articles. The apparatus includes a lane guide insert removably mounted on one of two opposed preferably fixed lane guides. The insert narrows or constricts the effective lane width through a selected length, and as a function of the diameter of the articles handled. The maximum width between the fixed lane guides of a lane is that which will permit passage of the smallest pre-determined diameter of articles to be handled without forming an “A” pattern orientation in the lane.
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