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US 5,769,202 AGranted
Inside-out can lid removal device
AssigneeMitsubishi Materials Corporation
InventorsHideo Itoh, Saburoh Itoh
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Abstract
When an inside-out can lid is detected in a lid row, an abutting block mounted on a pneumatic cylinder moves upward. The abutting block passes through the inside of a through-hole and pushes up the lid row in a position near the inside-out can lid. Then, the inside-out can lid is popped out of the lid row upward and is removed from the lid row.
Claims15
An inside-out can lid removal device comprising:
- a transfer passage through which a row of can lids is transferred while being urged in a downstream direction, said row being constituted by a stacked and closely contacting plurality of can lids each formed in a generally disk-like shape, said row of can lids having an axis;
- a detection mechanism placed proximate to said transfer passage to detect the presence of an inside-out can lid;
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- an extrusion mechanism including an abutting block having an abutting surface for abutting against the inside-out can lid which has a width in the direction of the axis of the row of can lids greater than the thickness of a can lid whereby when said detection mechanism detects the inside-out can lid, said extrusion mechanism extrudes said inside-out can lid from said row with said abutting block.
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