Apparatus for continuously grouping on a conveyor
US7185752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2205/02
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for continuously grouping or marshalling objects together on a conveyor includes the conveyor being divided into a first and a second conveyor section, where the second conveyor section has a higher speed than the first conveyor section. The conveyor sections have a common plane on which the objects are advanced. The conveyor sections each have two bending rollers in the common plane, each of which have a bending roller lying closely adjacent one another. Between the rollers placed adjacent one another is disposed an arrest member. The arrest member is movable through 90 degrees in relation to the common plane. The arrest member is moreover, together with the bending rollers, displaceable along the common plane.
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