Systems and methods for orienting packages
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorEric L. Parrot
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Abstract
A system for grouping and rotating packages (101) includes a first conveyor (102) configured to drive a stream of packages from a first end (102A) to a second end (102B) at a predefined first speed, an actuation section (104) situated at the second end (102B) of the first conveyor (102) configured to receive the stream of packages from the first conveyor (102) and actuate the stream of packages to an orienting section (108) at a predefined second speed, wherein the second speed is less than the first speed, and a plurality of lugs (106) adjacent to the actuation section (104) configured to actuate forward packages in the stream of packages forming groups (105) of two or more packages (101).
Claims16
A system for orienting packages, comprising:
- a first conveyor configured to drive a stream of packages from a first end to a second end at a predefined first speed;
- an actuation section situated at the second end of the first conveyor configured to receive the stream of packages from the first conveyor and actuate the stream of packages to an orienting section at a predefined second speed, wherein the second speed is less than the first speed;
- and a plurality of lugs adjacent to the actuation section configured to actuate forward packages in the stream of packages forming groups of two or more packages.
A method for orienting packages, comprising:
- driving a stream of packages by a first conveyor at a predefined first speed, wherein each of the packages are spaced apart from each other;
- forming groups of packages by driving one or more packages in the stream of packages at a predefined second speed different from the predefined first speed, the groups of packages being spaced apart from each other and comprising two or more packages;
- and rotating each of the groups of packages by approximately 90 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.