Apparatuses for transferring articles and methods of making the same

An apparatus for transferring one or more articles from a first carrier to a second carrier, the apparatus comprising:

• a first programmable motor;
• a second programmable motor;
• a first carrier member operably engaged with the first programmable motor, wherein the first programmable motor is configured to rotate the first carrier member in an orbital path, the first carrier member comprising:
• a housing comprising a wall defining an interior space and an outer surface configured to receive the one or more articles from the first carrier in a receiving zone and configured to deposit the one or more articles onto the second carrier in an application zone;
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• a support member comprising carbon fiber at least partially positioned within the interior space of the housing and attached to a portion of the wall;
• a second carrier member operably engaged with the second programmable motor, wherein the second programmable motor is configured to rotate the second carrier member in the orbital path, the second carrier member comprising:
• a housing comprising a wall defining an interior space and an outer surface configured to receive the one or more articles from the first carrier in the receiving zone and configured to deposit the one or more articles onto the second carrier in the application zone;
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• a support member comprising carbon fiber at least partially positioned within the interior space of the housing and attached to a portion of the wall;
• wherein the first and second carrier members are located at least partially between the first and second programmable motors;
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• a motor control system for the first programmable motor, wherein the motor control system and the first programmable motor define an excitation frequency, wherein the first carrier member defines a natural frequency, and wherein the natural frequency is at least 1.1 times greater than or at least 1.1 times less than the excitation frequency.

An apparatus for transferring one or more articles from a first carrier to a second carrier, the apparatus comprising:

• a first programmable motor;
• a second programmable motor,
• a first transfer member operably engaged with the first programmable motor,
• a second transfer member operably engaged with the second programmable motor, wherein the first and second transfer members are generally aligned with respect to a common axis;
• a first carrier member connected with the first transfer member, wherein the first transfer member is configured to guide the first carrier member in an orbital path, the first carrier member comprising:
• a housing comprising a wall defining an interior space and an outer surface configured to receive the one or more articles from the first carrier in a receiving zone and configured to deposit the one or more articles onto the second carrier in an application zone;
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• a support member comprising carbon fiber positioned at least partially within the interior space of the housing and connected with a portion of the wall;
• a second carrier member connected with the second transfer member, wherein the second transfer member is configured to guide the second carrier member in the orbital path, the second carrier member comprising:
• a housing comprising a-wall defining an interior space and an outer surface configured to receive the one or more articles from the first carrier in the receiving zone and configured to deposit the one or more articles onto the second carrier in the application zone;
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• a support member comprising carbon fiber at least partially positioned within the interior space of the housing and connected with a portion of the wall;
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• a motor control system for the first programmable motor, wherein the motor control system and the first programmable motor define an excitation frequency, wherein each carrier member defines a natural frequency, and wherein the natural frequency is at least 1.1 times greater than or at least 1.1 times less than the excitation frequency.