Custodial book transfer system
AssigneeAM International, Inc.
InventorB. Michael Duke
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Abstract
An apparatus for transferring a plurality of books from a binder conveyor to another conveyor. The apparatus includes a plurality of grippers for receiving the books from the binder conveyor and gripping the books. The apparatus includes a conveyor for moving the grippers at a first interval and a first orientation. The apparatus includes a device for rotating the grippers from the first orientation to a second orientation. The apparatus includes a device for changing the relative displacement of the grippers from the first interval to a second interval, different from the first interval. The apparatus includes a conveyor for moving the grippers at the second interval and the second orientation.
Claims20
Apparatus for transferring a plurality of sheet material articles from a binder conveyor to another conveyor, the articles being moved by the binder conveyor edge first and at a first dimensional spacing, the articles being moved by the another conveyor face first and at a second dimensional spacing, different from the first spacing, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of grippers for receiving the articles from the binder conveyor and gripping the articles;
- means for moving said grippers at a first interval and a first orientation to move the articles edge first and with the first spacing;
- means for rotating said grippers from the first orientation to a second orientation to rotate the articles from edge first to face first;
- means for changing the relative displacement of said grippers from the first interval to a second interval, different from the first interval, to reposition the articles from the first spacing to the second spacing;
- means for moving said grippers at the second interval and the second orientation to move the articles face first and with the second spacing;
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- means for releasing said grippers to release the articles to the another conveyor.
Apparatus for transferring a plurality of sheet material articles from a first conveyor to a second conveyor, the articles being moved by the first conveyor edge first and at a first dimensional spacing, the articles being moved by the second conveyor face first and at a second dimensional spacing, different from the first spacing, said apparatus comprising:
- means for gripping the articles as the articles are moved by the first conveyor;
- means for moving said means for gripping to move the articles edge first and with the first spacing away from the first conveyor;
- means for rotating said means for gripping to rotate the articles from edge first to face first;
- means for changing a spacing interval of said means for gripping to reposition the articles from the first spacing to the second spacing;
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- means for releasing the articles from the means for gripping to the second conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.