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AssigneeTetra Laval Holding & Finance S A
InventorsMichael Hermansson, Thomas Pettersson
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The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for separating overlapping objects (3) advanced on a conveyer. The conveyer is divided into two individually driven paths, a first (1) and a second (2). The paths (1, 2) each have a bending roller (5, 6) lying adjacent one another and being interconnected and moveable in the horizontal plane. When separation is to take place, the conveyer paths (1, 2) and the bending rollers (5, 6) are advanced forwards at the same speed. Thereafter, the bending rollers (5, 6) and the second conveyer belt (2) are accelerated momentarily whereafter the bending rollers (5, 6) return to the original speed. The The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for separating overlapping objects (3) advanced on a conveyer. The conveyer is divided into two individually driven paths, a first (1) and a second (2). The paths (1, 2) each have a bending roller (5, 6) lying adjacent one another and being interconnected and moveable in the horizontal plane. When separation is to take place, the conveyer paths (1, 2) and the bending rollers (5, 6) are advanced forwards at the same speed. Thereafter, the bending rollers (5, 6) and the second conveyer belt (2) are accelerated momentarily whereafter the bending rollers (5, 6) return to the original speed. The second conveyer belt (2) maintains a higher speed until such time as a requisite separation space is realised. Finally, the second conveyer belt (2) returns to the original speed, at the same time as the bending rollers (5, 6) move backwards.
A method of separating overlapping objects (3) advanced on a conveyer, the conveyer being divided into two individually driven paths, a first (1) and a second (2) each having a bending roller (5, 6) lying adjacent one another, said bending rollers (5, 6) being interconnected and moveable in the horizontal plane, characterised in that when separation is to take place, the conveyer paths (1, 2) and the bending rollers (5, 6) move forwards at the same speed, that the speed of the bending rollers (5, 6) and the speed of the second conveyer belt (2) are thereafter accelerated momentarily forwards, whereafter the bending rollers (5, 6) return to the original speed, while the second conveyer belt (2) maintains a higher speed until such time as a requisite separation space has been realised, and finally the second conveyer belt (2) returns to the original speed at the same time as the bending rollers (5, 6) move backwards.
An apparatus for separating overlapping objects (3) advanced on a conveyer, the conveyer being divided into two individually driven paths, a first (1) and a second (2) each with a bending roller (5, 6) lying adjacent one another, said bending rollers (5, 6) being interconnected and moveable in the horizontal plane, characterised in that the bending rollers (5, 6) are secured on a bracket (7), said bracket (7) being secured on a driven linear unit.
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