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Container unscrambler system having adjustable track

US7591367B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 3, 2007
Grant dateSep 22, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G47/1457
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container feeding system is shown having an unscrambler having an unscrambler bowl providing a track or channel that is adjustable such that it can accommodate bottles of varying sizes. The system comprises an adjustable chute that is also adjustable and having a chute channel or track that is also adjustable to accommodate containers of varying sizes when the containers are conveyed from the unscrambling bowl, through the adjustable chute, and to a subsequent processing station.

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