Grouping and buffer apparatus
AssigneeGerhard Schubert GmbH
InventorGerhard Schubert
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Abstract
A grouping and buffer apparatus for bringing together piece products in a feed region, for intermediatre storage of said products and for preparing a number of said products for removal in removal groups in a removal region, comprises a feed conveyor for the products, and at least first and second mutually parallel endless conveyors which extend in at least substantially mutually parallel relationship with at least one run. Each endless conveyor has at least one group of entrainment members thereon, for receiving the products from the feed conveyor and for transporting the products, and the endless conveyors are controllable independently of each other. The apparatus receives irregularly supplied products and temporarily stores same, and provides for group-wise discharge thereof.
Claims17
A grouping and buffer apparatus for bringing together piece products in a feed region, for the intermediate storage of said products and for preparing a number of said products for removal in removal groups in a removal region, comprising a feed conveyor for the products at least first and second at least substantially parallel endless conveyors which extend in at least substantially mutually parallel relationship with at least one run thereof, at least one group of entrainment means on each endless conveyor for receiving products from the feed conveyor and for transporting the products, and means for controlling the endless conveyors independently of each other, wherein the entrainment means are interchangeable.
A grouping and buffer apparatus for bringing together piece products in a feed region, for the intermediate storage of said products and for preparing a number of said products for removal in removal "groups" in a removal region, comprising a feed conveyor for the products, at least first and second at least substantially parallel endless conveyors which extend in at least substantially mutually parallel relationship with at least one run thereof, at least one group of entrainment means on each endless conveyor for receiving products from the feed conveyor and for transporting the products, and means for controlling the endless conveyors independently of each other, wherein the entrainment means of a group are pivotably connected together and only the first entrainment means of each group is connected to one of the endless conveyors.
A grouping and buffer apparatus for bringing together piece products in a feed region, for the intermediate storage of said products and for preparing a number of said products for removal in removal "groups" in a removal region, comprising a feed conveyor for the products, at least first and second at least substantially parallel endless conveyors which extend in at least substantially mutually parallel relationship with at least one run thereof, at least one group of entrainment means on each endless conveyor for receiving products from the feed conveyor and for transporting the products, and means for controlling the endless conveyors independently of each other, wherein the entrainment means of a group are pivotably connected together and only the last entrainment means of each group is connected to one of the endless conveyors.
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