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AssigneeConception Impack Dtci Inc.
InventorsDominic Thériault, Mathieu Tremblay, Michel Beauséjour, Raphaël Desmarais, Javier De La Calle, David Leblanc, Jonathan Lemay
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The repositioning station (200) allows a continuous shingled stream (120) of overlapping semirigid planar articles (100) to be transported on an incoming conveyor (122) along a transport circuit (204) onto an outgoing conveyor (302) so as to form a stack that can be carried away upon the outgoing conveyor (302). The repositioning station (200) includes a lateral deviation assembly (210) and may also include a final positioning assembly (212). The transport circuit (204) within the lateral deviation assembly (210) follows a generally ellipsoidal deviation path to veer the shingled stream (120) and also to pivot the articles (100) therein about a curvilinear axis (206) from a facedown position to an upright position. The outgoing conveyor (302) can carry the cartons (100) in a direction that is parallel to that of the incoming conveyor (122).
A repositioning station (200) for a continuous shingled stream (120) of overlapping semirigid planar articles (100) in which the articles (100), being carried upon an incoming conveyor (122) in a flat configuration and in a facedown position, enter the repositioning station (200) in a first horizontal direction (124) and then transported by the repositioning station (200) in a second horizontal direction (202) onto an outgoing conveyor (302) to form a stack with the articles (100) in an upright position that is carried away upon the outgoing conveyor (302) in a third horizontal direction (304), the repositioning station (200) defining a transport circuit (204) and including:
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