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US 4,655,350 AGranted
Reversed end ejector system
AssigneeFleetwood Systems, Inc.
InventorsWallace W. Mojden, Andrew E. Mojden
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AssigneeFleetwood Systems, Inc.
InventorsWallace W. Mojden, Andrew E. Mojden
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A reversed can end ejector system is provided for detecting and ejecting a can end in reverse orientation with respect to a moving stack of otherwise similarly aligned and nested can ends. This system comprises an optical detection apparatus including a light-emitting portion for emitting light in a direction toward the path of travel and a light-detecting portion located adjacent said path of travel. The optical detection apparatus is responsive to one of the presence or absence of light incidence upon its light-detecting portion for producing a control signal. An ejector is movable relative to the stack for contacting and ejecting a reversed can end therefrom and an actuator is coupled with the ejector and responsive to the control signal for driving the ejector in a direction for contacting and ejecting the reversed can end from the stack.
A system detecting and ejecting a dissimilar object in a series of otherwise similar objects moving in a substantially continuous fashion along a given path of travel, including a reversely oriented can end in a moving stack of otherwise similarly aligned and nested can ends, said system comprising:
A reversed can end ejector system for detecting and ejecting a can end in reverse orientation with respect to a moving stack of otherwise similarly aligned and nested can ends, said system comprising:
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