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US 5,349,843 AGranted
Overhead belt discharge apparatus for container end closures
AssigneeBuhrke Industries, Inc.
InventorMartin M. Hubball
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AssigneeBuhrke Industries, Inc.
InventorMartin M. Hubball
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An end discharge system is disclosed for quickly removing blanked and formed end closures from a forming press, the end discharge system including rotating overhead belts mounted closely adjacent the press tooling, and operable to receive air-blasted or otherwise-ejected pre-curled end closures from the forming tooling and then rapidly draw the discharged end underneath the belt along a guide track in a discharge plate away from the tooling area, for subsequent delivery to associated cross conveyors or other end collection equipment. The belt discharge apparatus allows the container ends to be quickly deposited in a uniform, consistently spaced line or pattern upon the associated cross conveyors, all without any substantial damage to the ends and any coated surfaces thereon.
An improved formed end discharge apparatus for discharging blanked and formed container ends from a forming press having end forming tooling, the improvement comprising:
An improved end discharge apparatus for removing blanked and formed container ends from a forming press having a plurality of end forming tooling, the improvement comprising:
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