Product control apparatus
AssigneeW. H Dunn & Son Limited
InventorDennis A. Kirtland
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Abstract
A high speed production line system has a product conveying section wherein a conveyor is formed from a plurality of individual and transversely extending pallets which are movable relative to one another in the transverse direction. Certain of the pallets have a cam controlled movement whereby upstanding posts can engage with packs of products to turn the packs through 90.degree. while the packs pass through the conveying section. Thereafter, the packs can be moved into different lanes as required by virtue of cam control of the pallets.
Claims14
Product control apparatus comprising conveying means for conveying product along a first path, the conveying means including support means adapted directly to receive the products, such that the products can be moved relative thereto, and product engaging means arranged for engagement directly with the products during conveying movement along the first path, the product engaging means being carried by the apparatus in moving relation when engaging with products being conveyed and to thereby provide for changing the orientation of each of the products relative to the support means while continuing conveyance of the products along the first path.
Product control apparatus comprising conveying means for conveying products along a path and orientation means for changing the orientation of the products during conveying movement along the path, the conveying means including a multiplicity of support members extending transversely of the conveying path, at least selected ones of the support members being movable transversely of the conveying path, wherein the support members are adapted directly to receive the products, and each of said selected ones of the support members includes product engaging means arranged for engagement with the products to change the orientation of the product relative to the support members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.