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US 4,790,115 AGranted
Turret for packaging machines
AssigneeFocke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
InventorHeinz Focke
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Abstract
A folding turret (10) for receiving packs (11) or other articles in pockets (17) consists of part turrets (25, 26) which are adjustable relative to one another during a stationary phase of the turret, in such a way that the cross-section of the pockets (17) is temporarily increased and then reduced again. During the rotary movement of the folding turret, the pockets (17) have a reduced cross-section which ensures that the packs (11) are fixed within the pockets (17) as a result of a clamping effect.
Claims12
An intermittently rotatable turret for transporting cuboid packs and mounted on a rotatable axis comprising:
- a plurality of pockets arranged along the turret's periphery for receiving respective packs (11),
- each pocket (17) being defined by at least two parallel side walls (18, 19) extending generally radially from said axis;
- two separate and independent per turrets mounted on said axis and each carrying one of said side walls, each side wall having an axially extending portion such that the respective portions engage opposed sides of said packs in the same plane perpendicular to said axis and without any axial displacement between said portions;
- regulating means for independently rotating said part turrets relative to one another during operation of the turrets to move (35) said side walls (18, 19) toward or away from one another in the peripheral direction of the turret in order to increase or reduce the cross-section of each pocket;
- means for radially inserting packs into, said radially pushing packs out of, said pockets when the side walls are moved away from one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.