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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7823717 | Rotary conveyor A rotary conveyor (1) utilized in equipment (1a) for filling containers (2) with liquid or powder products includes a supporting shaft (8) aligned on a longitudinal axis (X) and coupled to relative drive components (10) asso... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7273144 | Rotary conveyor A rotary conveyor has a supporting shaft rotating about a respective longitudinal axis and having a top attachment end having a radial projection; a bottom platform fitted to the supporting shaft; and a circular top plate having a central opening for fitment to the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264110 | Feeding device A device for feeding packages from a packaging machine has first, second, third and fourth package drivers. The drivers are arranged to transport packages in a transportation direction from an infeed station to an outfeed station. The drivers are arranged diametrica... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261197 | Method and apparatus for inspecting articles of glassware Apparatus for indexing glassware through a series of angularly spaced stations includes first and second arrays of glassware gripping fingers mounted on associated carriers that are rotatable about a common axis, both conjointly and with respect to each other. Each ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7021453 | Conveyor with gear mechanism gripper and related conveyor link Various conveyor designs are disclosed, along with related link designs, suitable for conveying objects along a transport direction. The conveyor may include a plurality of connected links. Each link may have a length extending across the direction of transport and ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6923311 | Device to modify the pitch between pushers according to the length of the product The apparatus is formed of two identical devices (A, A′) installed mirror image-fashion, each of which is equipped with a pressure bar (19, 19′) fitted to overhang the relevant lateral toothed conveyor belts (T, T′) which move and recircle the sai bars,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6758324 | Reciprocating conveyor for transporting heavy cylindrical objects The present invention discloses a lift-table flatcar conveyor for transferring a roll (3) or, respectively, group of rolls of cardboard, cellulose or paper from a first station to a second station, the lift-table flatcar conveyor comprising a rail (2) ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6629691 | Paper-leaves conveying apparatus In a paper-leaves conveying means for conveying a plurality of paper leaves, set together in a bundle in a depositing section, toward a paper-leaves feeding position where a separating/supplying belt exists, an arm is provided which is designed to be move... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6533103 | Transfer device for use between two conveyors An apparatus for the transfer of articles is provided. The apparatus includes a first conveyor that moves in a first direction and a second conveyor that moves in a second direction opposite from the first direction. The second conveyor is spaced from the... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6371279 | Feeding apparatus for wrapping machine A packaging machine is shown for individually wrapping objects, such as candies. The machine has a rotary hopper for selecting the objects to be wrapped, folding them and ejecting them precisely onto a delivery conveyor. A continuous wrapping film is laid... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6105955 | Feeder structure and receiving wheel for high speed inserter A multiple station in-line product handling machine (40) is provided which has infeed stations (42-46) equipped with improved feeder and receiving units (60, 62) as well as a unique pusher chain assembly (78). The feeder units (60) include a sucker shaft ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105338 | Case packer A case packer includes a mass flow conveyor moving containers in defined lanes and lane deflectors for urging containers laterally across the conveyor into a selectively actuable metering station. Containers are selectively metered into row groups of sele... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5954183 | Device for the transfer of products A device for the transfer of products from the upper terminal section of a first vertical conveyor belt to an initial section of a horizontal channel of reception and advancement along a feed line of the products themselves, which channel comprises at lea... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5720587 | Process and arrangement for feeding an article into a conveying arrangement An article to be inserted in a conveying arrangement is picked up by the vane of a rotating element, and pushed into the conveying device. Because the motion of the element is rotational, a high feed rate can be achieved, and the article can be contacted ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5613593 | Container handling starwheel A starwheel (10) for serially moving a circumferentially spaced apart series of containers (C) in an arcuate pattern with respect to a stationary container supporting member (12). The starwheel has a turret (58), which is driven about its circumferential ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5607045 | Transport star unit for containers In a transport star for containers with a rotatable basic body and several gripper tongs mounted on its circumference, which are formed by clamps in the form of double-levers, a rotatable, lifter is provided mounted between the counterarms of radially inw... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5590753 | Retaining element on a carousel conveyor with several outlets for selective retention of conveyed containers The retaining element is extended from a carousel disk in the plane of the disk and holds a bottle to be retained by the carousel essentially only at one point (T). The retaining element can be provided with an easily exchangeable finger part thus permitt... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5529167 | Device for continuously feeding articles from a main conveying line to intermediate outlet ways arranged angularly with respect to the main line The invention is a device which takes over articles from a main conveying line by which a plurality of prongs supported by a rotary drum situated under a slide surface of the main line, upstream of a relative intermediate outlet way, and operated in a pha... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5058723 | Apparatus for selectively discharging articles from a conveyor system A high speed apparatus for selectively discharging articles from a conveyor system, including a conveyor to convey the articles in a path of travel. A rotatable discharge member is mounted for rotation above the conveyor and includes a plurality of parall... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5052542 | Single-item distributor An item transfer apparatus has a first conveyor for advancing items thereon in a first advancing direction; a second conveyor for advancing items thereon in a second advancing direction; and a rotatable transfer device having a rotary axis and a pushing m... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4923499 | Article transfer mechanism Plural article transfer mechanisms are operated in timed sequence by an electronic control synchronized to a main drive shaft. Each article transfer mechanism transfers articles from a dead plate to a moving conveyor. An extensible-retractable pusher arm ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4813528 | Conveyor loading system There is described a loading system, for use with a conveyor transfer system, which comprises a conveyor and a pusher assembly. The conveyor is located adjacent and parallel to a portion of a conveyor transfer system and is driven to travel at the same ve... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4807689 | Rotary take-off system and method of operating same A rotary take-off system comprising an apparatus for removing manufactured objects such as cast metal anodes from a first work station and transporting these objects to a second work station. The first station, at which the object is manufactured, may pre... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4744460 | Device for translating parts undergoing machining on ultraprecise high speed machines A device having a pusher that extends in a direction crosswise to a displacement path of parts undergoing machining, and at least one articulated parallelogram that supports the pusher. The articulated parallelogram is envisaged extending in planes parall... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4723661 | Rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism A rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism for accommodating articles of various sizes. A puck is provided having a predetermined outer peripheral surface and including an article retaining aperture disposed therein. The article retain... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4619357 | Pad turning apparatus Oblong pads are fed horizontally on an input conveyor with their long axes pointed in the direction of movement. A support plate on a rotationally driven shaft carries several equiangularly spaced swinging levers having a long arm on one side of the swing... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4380283 | Device for pushing objects off a conveyor A device for pushing objects lying end to end on an endless conveyor from the conveyor one at a time, including two parallel discs arranged on top of each other and with axes of rotation spaced apart in a vertical plane. A number of pins situated at equal... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4216854 | Feeding apparatus with engaged/disengaged transport mechanism A transport mechanism for articles between a pair of conveyors includes a constantly driven drive member, a driven member and a ball and detent mechanism intercooperating between a pair of confronting surfaces of the members. The transport mechanism is me... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4124112 | Odd-shaped container indexing starwheel Indexing mechanism for multiple station glassware inspection machines in which a plurality of pocketed starwheels are used. One set of pockets are formed with container encircling or restraining members which open and close in response to the contour of a... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4062441 | Apparatus for conveying bottles In moving bottles to and from a cleaning machine, the bottles are transported over a stationary support surface by drivers formed on a plurality of juxtaposed rotating discs. Each disc has a pair of angularly spaced drivers and rotates about a common axle... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4057138 | Apparatus for routing logs An apparatus for routing logs to various locations in a sawmill. The logs are conveyed in end-to-end relation on a conveyor and pass beneath a rotatable log kicker unit having a series of radially extending arms which, when rotated, will kick the log late... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4022315 | Bottle handling apparatus A bottle handling apparatus in which bottles being fed continuously to the apparatus are ejected from a feed device into groups of a given size and are loaded as groups into a series of bottle holders on a bottle-handling conveyor of the apparatus by bott... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3976187 | Reciprocating pusher for transferring articles between conveyors This disclosure relates to a can body transfer mechanism particularly adapted for use as part of an automatic coating and printing machine wherein can bodies and like tubular members are automatically positioned on mandrels and thereafter serially present... | 08/24/1976 |
