Apparatuses for transferring articles and methods of making the same

US9475654B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Scott Alan King · Reno, US
• Jennifer Lynn Tuertscher · Cincinnati, US
• Bryan Wesley Bauman · Cincinnati, US
• Andrew MacGee · Cincinnati, US
• Markus Grädler · Bayern, DE
• Christian Fuchs · Heilsbronn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 2, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 25, 2016
• Expiry date: Jan 2, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2801/57
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for transferring one or more articles from a first carrier moving at a first speed to a second carrier moving at a second speed that is different than the first speed is provided. The apparatus comprises a programmable motor and a carrier member operably engaged with the programmable motor. The carrier member comprises a housing comprising a wall and an outer surface configured to receive the one or more articles from the first moving carrier in a receiving zone and configured to deposit the one or more articles onto the second moving carrier in an application zone. The wall comprises carbon fiber. The programmable motor is configured to move the outer surface of the housing at a third speed through the receiving zone and at a fourth speed through the application zone.