Blister package stacker
AssigneeRemedi Technology Holdings, LLC
InventorsBobby Owen Archer, Bruce Scott Dunn, Jan Bohlmann
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Abstract
A blister package stacker having a nest inlet for reception of blister packages from a conveyor, a nest assembly for holding one of the blister packages, and a blister package collection tower for storing a stack of the blister packages. The nest assembly is configured to insert one blister package at a time upward into a bottom of the blister package collection tower. The blister package stacker may have a push arm which pushes the stack of the blister packages from the collection tower into storage tubes.
Claims19
A blister package stacker for reception and stacking of blister packages containing an item, comprising:
- a rotatable first blister collection tower having a plurality of collection tower storage sections;
- a nest assembly associated with each tower section, each nest assembly configured to hold a blister package and each nest assembly having a nest inlet for reception of the blister packages from a conveyor;
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- a tower gate associated with each tower storage section for retaining blister packages in the associated collection tower storage section,
- wherein each nest assembly is configured to insert one blister package at a time upward into a bottom of the associated collection tower storage section during rotation of the first blister collection tower.
A blister package stacker for reception and stacking of blister packages containing an item, comprising:
- a first blister collection tower having a collection tower storage section;
- a nest assembly for holding one of the blister packages, the nest assembly having a nest inlet for reception of the blister packages from a conveyor;
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- a tower gate for retaining blister packages in the collection tower storage section;
- a second blister collection tower;
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- a rotatable cylinder,
- wherein the nest assembly is configured to insert one blister package at a time upward into a bottom of the collection tower storage section during rotation of the first blister collection tower, and
- wherein the first and second collection towers are disposed on a rotatable arm, the first and the second blister collection towers are disposed at opposite ends of the rotatable arm, and the rotatable cylinder is connected to a center of the rotatable arm.
A blister package stacker for reception and stacking of blister packages containing an item, comprising:
- a first blister collection tower having a collection tower storage section;
- a nest assembly for holding one of the blister packages, the nest assembly having a nest inlet for reception of the blister packages from a conveyor;
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- a tower gate for retaining blister packages in the collection tower storage section;
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- a controller which is configured to execute one or more of the following:
- receive a first sensor signal indicating that the blister package is loaded in the nest and transmit a first control signal to rotate a dial and raise the nest;
- receive a second sensor signal indicating that the collection tower storage section is completely full and transmit a second control signal to push a stack of blister packages from the full collection tower storage section into a storage tube;
- receive a third sensor signal indicating that a blister collection tower is full of the blister packages and transmit a third control signal to stop production of the blister packages;
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- receive a fourth sensor signal including information on the item in the blister packages in the storage tubes and store said information,
- wherein the nest assembly is configured to insert one blister package at a time upward into a bottom of the collection tower storage section during rotation of the first blister collection tower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.