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Outfeed mechanism for starwheel type glass inspection machine

a technology of glass inspection machine and outfeed mechanism, which is applied in the direction of conveyors, conveyor parts, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of high speed of containers, and achieve the effect of improving the reliability of handling non-round containers and enhancing the stability of round containers

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-29
EMHART GLASS SA
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[0005] It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an outfeed mechanism for a high-speed bottle inspection machine of the type described that will enhance the stability of round containers and improve the reliability of handling non-round containers.

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The drawback to this method is that the containers are traveling at a high velocity as they exit the machine.

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case 1

[0012] The ware contact surface of the serpentine belt may rest against the ware contact surface of the inner (short) belt.

case 2

[0013] Case 2 : OR for relatively small ware (<=3.5″ diameter), one may place a pickoff wheel on the front side pickoff wheel mount post for the ware contact surface of the serpentine belt to rest against.

case 3

[0014] Case 3: OR for relatively large ware (<=3.5″ diameter), the belt may not be supported at all.

[0015] Case 1 is preferred when the ware geometry will allow it.

[0016] Case 2 is the next best choice (for optimal outfeed performance)

[0017] Case 3 is easier to set-up than case 1 or 2 but may not perform as well.

[0018] Cases 1 and 2 will be the most common use of this system

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Abstract

A bottle inspection machine is disclosed which has a starwheel feeder and an outfeed mechanism for receiving bottles from the starwheel feeder. The outfeed mechanism has an inner belt conveyor which has a pickoff wheel adjacent the starwheel feeder and a second wheel. At least one drive belt is supported by the pickoff and second wheels for defining a linear outfeed belt portion. The outfeed mechanism also has an outer serpentine belt conveyor which has an idler wheel located radially inwardly from the pick off wheel which defines an opening for receiving a bottle displaced by the starwheel feeder and a third wheel. At least one flexible serpentine belt is supported by the idler and third wheels which are located to define a location where a bottle will be discharged from the outfeed mechanism. The serpentine belt is sufficiently flexible so that a bottle displaced into the opening between the pickoff and idler wheels will be conveyed by the serpentine and inner belts with the serpentine belt changing its configuration as the bottle is conveyed to the discharge location.

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[0001] The present invention relates to outfeed mechanisms for bottle inspection machines. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] U.S. Pat. No. 6,460,686, discloses a machine that inspects glass bottles. This machine is an indexing, starwheel type machine. Containers enter a starwheel by use of a timing feed screw. This feed screw releases containers in time with starwheel displacement such that each container enters an open pocket. The starwheel then indexes rotationally a fixed amount and stops or dwells. Various forms of inspection take place at each dwell position. The starwheel continues the index and dwell cycle. After the last dwell station, the container is removed from the starwheel with guides on opposing sides of the container. The outside guide is fixed and the inside guide is a moving guide (the end portion of a belt conveyor), which provides a motive force that drives the container out of the starwheel and into the transfer mechanism. [0003] With this methodology, the cont...

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IPC IPC(8): B65G15/00
CPCB65G15/20B65G2201/0244B65G47/846
Inventor GIOMETTI, STEPHEN M.RAUPP, HENRY F.
Owner EMHART GLASS SA
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