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US 7,861,846 B1Granted
Singulating apparatus
AssigneeMulti-Comp, Inc.
InventorsIan Eric Salditch, George H. Selph, Jr.
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Abstract
A singulating apparatus is therefore provided that utilizes a plurality of singulating cavities, each singulating cavity having a plurality of movable wall segments enabling the size and shape of the singulating cavities to be changed to correspond to the size and shape of the object being singulated.
Claims15
An apparatus for singulating objects, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotating floor;
- a separator wall substantially perpendicular to the rotating floor and adjacent an outer edge of the rotating floor, thereby forming a substantially cylindrical chamber, the separator wall defining a plurality of openings;
- a plurality of singulating cavities, each singulating cavity adjacent an opening in the separator wall, each singulating cavity configured for receiving an object that travels from the rotating floor through a corresponding opening in the separator wall, each singulating cavity comprising a plurality of independently movable wall segments configured for adjustably defining a shape of the singulating cavity, wherein the plurality of wall segments of each singulating cavity are in a stacked configuration, wherein each of the plurality of wall segments of each singulating cavity pivots independently about a common axis through a proximal end of each wall segment;
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- a plurality of conveying conduits, each conveying conduit configured for conveying an object from a corresponding one of the singulating cavities to a corresponding receiving container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.