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US 5,082,105 AGranted
Adjustable star wheel conveyor for containers of circular and non-circular section
AssigneeSARCMI S.p.A.
InventorFranco Tincati
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Abstract
The art field is that of conveying systems for containers, more especially containers of circular or near-circular section; in a star wheel typical of the type used to guide and convey bottles, use is made of a radially adjustable push rod to distance the container from the center of the wheel according to its diameter, in conjunction with an essentially circular guide, also adjustable providing external restraint.
Claims6
An adjustable star wheel conveyor for containers of circular and non-circular section, comprising:
- two disks (9, 9a) rotatable about a center axis (22) and exhibiting a plurality of external peripheral recesses (10) matched to the external profile of the containers guided and conveyed by the wheel;
- a plurality of push rods (8), each impinging on a relative container (13), installed in number equal to the number of recesses (10) and slidable between the two disks in a radial direction;
- positioning means by which to effect a radial displacement of the push rods (8) simultaneously and through an identical distance;
- an external guide (11) divisible into a plurality of sections, each affording a slot (12) in which to insert a pin (14) designed to permit and limit movement of the guide according to the shape of the slot;
- adjustment means, supported by an external frame (17), by which the guide (11) can be moved toward or distanced from the containers in the event of a change in container diameter.
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An adjustable star wheel conveyor for containers of circular and non-circular section, comprising:
- two disks rotatable about a center axis and exhibiting a plurality of external peripheral recesses matched to the external profile of the containers guided and conveyed by the wheel;
- a plurality of push rods, each impinging on a relative container, installed in number equal to the number of recesses and slidable between the two disks in a radial direction;
- positioning means by which to effect a radial displacement of the push rods simultaneously and through an identical distance, wherein said positioning means comprise a handwheel, rigidly associated with a shaft carrying a keyed pinion in mesh with a gear that carries a plurality of pivots each of which is associated by way of a connecting rod and a further pivot with a corresponding push rod;
- an external guide divisible into a plurality of sections, each affording a slot in which to insert a pin designed to permit and limit movement of the guide according to the shape of the slot;
- adjustment means, supported by an external frame, by which the guide can be moved toward or distanced from the containers in the event of a change in container diameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.