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US 2019/0100386 A1Published application
Reversal mechanism
AssigneeSuperba
InventorsHubert Liebmann, Philippe Massotte
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Abstract
The present invention is a mechanism that reverses a product placed between a first upper conveyor belt and a second lower conveyor belt. The first one is linked to at least one cylinder on one end, characterized in that the reversal mechanism contains at least one means for clamping the product placed against the first conveyor belt moving on a portion of the periphery of the cylinder.
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A reversal mechanism comprising:
- a first upper conveyor belt;
- a second lower conveyor belt, wherein the first upper conveyor belt and the second lower conveyor belt are configured to be positioned respectively above and below a product;
- at least one cylinder;
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- at least one clamping means configured to clamp the product against the first upper conveyor belt moving on a portion of a periphery of the at least one cylinder, wherein the first upper conveyor belt is linked to the at least one cylinder.
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A product reversal mechanism for a conveyor system comprising:
- a first conveyor belt configured to convey in a first direction;
- a second conveyor belt positioned vertically with respect to the first conveyor belt and configured to convey in a second direction different from the first direction;
- a reversal cylinder positioned between the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt, wherein the first conveyor belt is wrapped around a portion of the reversal cylinder;
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- a clamping surface that contacts the first conveyor belt around the portion of the reversal cylinder, wherein the clamping surface is configured to (1) clamp a product between the clamping surface and the first conveyor belt as the product traverses the portion of the reversal cylinder and (2) release the product after the product has traversed the portion of the reversal cylinder by diverging from the first conveyor belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.