Apparatus for aligning vessels
AssigneeShibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd.
InventorsKatsuji Tsuruyama, Masaki Murahama, Kenji Yoneda
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Abstract
An apparatus for aligning vessels comprises a robot for delivering a vessel from a first conveyor to a second conveyor, a camera disposed on a path of conveyance of the first conveyor for photographing a manner of placement of vessels thereon, and correction device mounted on the second conveyor for erecting a vessel assuming a horizontal position when it is released by the robot. Any change in the size of a vessel does not require a remodelling of components of the apparatus, thus providing a vessel aligning apparatus having a high versatility.
Claims11
An apparatus for aligning vessels comprising a first conveyor for conveying vessels which are supplied at random, a second conveyor disposed adjacent to the first conveyor for conveying the vessels, a camera disposed on a path of conveyance of the vessels by the first conveyor for photographing a manner of placement of vessels thereon, a robot responsive to the camera for catching vessels on the first conveyor, then delivering the vessels from the first conveyor to the second conveyor and aligning the vessels on the second conveyor, and correction means disposed on a path of conveyance of the second conveyor for erecting a vessel from a horizontal position to an upright position as it is conveyed by the second conveyor.
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