Switch device
AssigneeBausch + Ströbel Maschinenfabrik Ilshofen GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsTimo Kupfer, Daniel Spieler
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a switch device for a transfer point between a first and a second rotatable star wheel, at which transfer point objects can be transferred selectively from the first star wheel to the second star wheel. The switch device includes a base in the region of the transfer point for supporting the objects transported by the star wheels; a first and a second wall portion that extend in the region of the transfer point; a drive mechanism for driving the movement of the wall portions; and a control means for actuating the drive mechanism. The first and the second wall portions are individually vertically movable by the at least one drive mechanism.
Claims15
A switch device for a transfer point between a first rotatable star wheel and a second rotatable star wheel, at which transfer point objects can be selectively transferred from a first rotatable star wheel to the second rotatable star wheel, the switch device comprising:
- a base at least in a region of the transfer point for supporting objects transported by the rotatable star wheels;
- a first and a second wall portion, which extend, in the region of the transfer point, so as to substantially follow an outer periphery of the first and second rotatable star wheels, respectively, and are movable in a vertical direction between a first position, in which the first and second rotatable star wheels extend beyond the base, and a second position, in which the first and second rotatable star wheels do not extend beyond the base;
- a drive mechanism for driving movement of wall portions;
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- a control means for actuating the drive mechanism wherein the first and second wall portions are each individually vertically movable by the drive mechanism.
A transport device for objects, the transport device comprising a first and a second star wheel arranged in a manner that a transfer point is formed between the first star wheel and the second star wheel, and comprising a switch device for selectively transferring objects from the first star wheel to the second star wheel, the switch device comprising:
- a base at least in a region of the transfer point for supporting objects transported by the star wheels;
- a first and a second wall portion, which extend, in the region of the transfer point, so as to substantially follow an outer periphery of the first and second star wheels, respectively, and are movable in a vertical direction between a first position, in which the first and second wall portions extend beyond the base, and a second position, in which they do not extend beyond the base;
- at least one drive mechanism for driving movement of the first and second wall portions;
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- a control means for actuating the at least one drive mechanism, wherein the first and second wall portions are each individually vertically movable by the at least one drive mechanism.
A switch device comprising:
- a base at a region of a transfer point for supporting objects transported by a first rotatable star wheel and a second rotatable star wheel;
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- a first wall portion and a second wall portion, wherein the first wall portion and the second wall portion each extend in the region of the transfer point so as to substantially follow an outer periphery of the first and second rotatable star wheels respectively, and are movable in a vertical direction between a first position, in which the first and second rotatable star wheels extend beyond the base, and a second position, in which the first and second rotatable star wheels do not extend beyond the base, and wherein the first and second wall portions are each divided into two additional wall portions that are individually vertically movable by a drive mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.