Automatic rotary inserting machine

A method, comprising:

• conveying a first item set of one or items in a lateral direction toward and into a first chamber supported in a loading position by a rotary hub;
• rotating the rotary hub from a first orientation in which the first chamber is arranged in the loading position and into a second orientation in which the first chamber is arranged in a discharging position, wherein the rotating is about an axis of rotation oriented non-parallel to the lateral direction;
• and
• translating the first item set in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotary hub to move the first item set out of the first chamber in the discharging position.

A system comprising:

• a rotary hub rotatable about an axis of rotation;
• a first chamber supported by the rotary hub and having walls that bound the first chamber and define an open top and an open end non-parallel to the open top;
• a second chamber spaced apart along a periphery of the rotary hub from the first chamber;
• a rotational actuator configured to rotate the rotary hub from a first orientation and to a second orientation, wherein in the first orientation the first chamber is arranged in a first position aligned for receiving a first item set of one or more items through the open top, and wherein in the second orientation the first chamber is arranged in a second position and the second chamber is arranged in the first position;
• and
• a linear actuator configured to move in a direction having a component parallel to the axis of rotation to discharge the first item set from the first chamber in the second position.