Device for conveying products
US6889901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/044
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for controlled conveying of products (2), such as drinks cans or bottles from an intake (3) at a first height level to an outlet (5) at a second height level. The device comprises a substantially vertical conveyor duct (4), which is arranged to contain a plurality of axially stacked products (2) and which forms a transport path from the intake (3) to the outlet (5), a sensor device arranged to provide a signal expressing that a product has been removed from the outlet (5) conveyor devices, arranged to perform a repeatable convey cycle for controlled conveying of a product to the outlet, and a control device, arranged to implement the convey cycle on the basis of the said signal. In a preferred embodiment the conveyor device' comprises a seat (6) which protrudes through a gap extending in the conveyor duct's longitudinal direction, and which is controllably movable in the conveyor duct's longitudinal direction, and in addition a blocking device (7).
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