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Conveyor system, adjustable rail assembly for the system, and method of adjusting the assembly

A transfer device, adjustable technology, applied in the direction of conveyors, transportation and packaging, rotary conveyors, etc., can solve time-consuming and other problems

Active Publication Date: 2016-08-31
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO
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This is not advisable as not only is it time consuming, but you also have to keep an inventory of different sizes of spiders and rails

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[0022] Embodiments described herein generally relate to adjustable (or reconfigurable) track assemblies. The adjustable guide rail assembly includes a plurality of individual adjustable guide members that together define an arcuate or curved guide path for a three-dimensional article (eg, container). Arc or curved guide paths may have constant or varying radii. For example, an arcuate guide path may surround a star wheel conveyor. The adjustable guide member has a profile that changes the radius of curvature of the arcuate guide path as the adjustable guide member rotates. Such a guide member configuration can accommodate three-dimensional articles of different sizes guided along an arcuate guide path.

[0023] figure 1 One non-limiting embodiment of a conveyor system 10 is shown that includes an adjustable star wheel assembly 12 for conveying three-dimensional articles about an arcuate guide path. exist figure 1 In the illustrated embodiment, the conveyor system 10 inclu...

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Abstract

An adjustable guide rail assembly (16) for a conveyor system includes an adjustable guide member (32) having a face extending between opposite sides, a large radius face segment and a small radius face segment. The large radius face segment and the small radius face segment extend transversely between the adjustable guide members (32) and each define an arcuate guide path for the three-dimensional article. The radius of the arcuate guide path is changed by rotating the adjustable guide member from a large article configuration in which a large radius face segment with a larger radius defines the arcuate guide path to a smaller radius face segment with a smaller radius. Small article configuration with curved guide paths.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an adjustable rail assembly for a conveyor system used to convey articles on an automated processing line. Background technique [0002] Guide rails are used on various types of automatic handling lines to guide and assist in conveying containers to and from and within various machines, such as rotary packaging machines. For example, rails can be used with star wheels to convey containers along arcuate paths. Star wheels are used to transfer the containers between the linear conveyors to the rotary machine and back to the linear conveyors. Such star wheels can be used with many containers including bottles, cans and cans. The various rotary packaging machines described can perform various functions such as cleaning, filling, capping or labeling containers. [0003] The container is generally retained within the well by supporting the container between a pair of contact surfaces that force the container against a rail...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B65G21/20B65G29/00
CPCB65G21/2072B65G29/00B65G2201/0244
Inventor J·M·奥恩多夫T·M·伊戈尔
Owner PROCTER & GAMBLE CO
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