Apparatus for arranging and stacking nonrigid articles
CA 1080262 A · Owner: Columbia Machine · Inventors: Schmitt, Robert A.
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Apparatus for arranging and stacking articles including an infeed conveyor in which a rotator is mounted operable to, physically lift an article from the conveyor and rotate it to a desired orientation. Downstream from the rotator is a layer arranging table including elongate rollers powered for rotation in the same direction as the infeed conveyor to carry articles onto the arranging table. A plurality of endless conveyor chains are interposed between the rollers with their upper reaches driven in a direction transversely of the direction of movement of an article on the infeed conveyor. The rollers and chains are shiftable vertically relative to each other so that an article is supported …
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- Granted June 24, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 24, 1997.
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