Device for counting objects conveyed in an overlapping arrangement
CA 2308771 A1 · Owner: Ferag Ag · Inventors: Maeder, Carl Conrad
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The invention relates to a device comprising a conveyor device (10) and a counting device (16). The conveyor device (10) is used to transport objects (12) arranged in an overlapping arrangement (S) in the direction of conveyance (F) at the conveying speed (v1). A slide (20) mounted on a guiding rail (18') of the counting device (16) is moved cyclically in and against the direction of conveyance (F) by means of the drive (24'). The drive frequency of the slide (20) is greater than the frequency with which the objects arrive and the speed (v) in the direction of conveyance (F) in at least one section of the guiding rail (18') is greater than the conveying speed (v1). A contact element …
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- Filed December 29, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 29, 2018.
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