Apparatus for transferring articles
US6648122B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1773
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring articles such as absorbent cores or disposable diaper chassis components from a rotary mechanism, such as a pad turner, to a linear mechanism, such as a conveyor for further processing. The invention provides a device for picking an article from the outside of a toroidal surface, thence extending transversely under tension the article to be transferred so that at the point of deposition the article is held flat and at full length. The device is of particular benefit where an article to be transferred is subject to internally biasing elastic forces.
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