摘要:
Conveyor chains, from which diaper carrying paddles extend, translate at constant velocity on a pivotable accumulator frame. A cam turning.at uniform angular velocity acts on a follower that pivots the frame cyclically between upper and lower limits. During one phase of cam rotation the frame and conveyor chains are caused to rise at a constant velocity which equals the downward translational velocity of the chains so the net velocity of the chain and paddles is substantially zero. During this stop action phase a power driven stripper bar pushes a stack of diapers from the paddles.
摘要:
A machine for conditioning a stack of pads, such as sanitary pads, for packaging, includes a rotor. Radially extending chambers (9-16) having closed sides (17, 18) and open front and rear ends are fastened to the rotor. There is a compressor plunger (70) in each chamber. The plungers are carried on guide rods (72) extending from cam follower brackets (74). A stationary cam plate (65) is mounted perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotor. The follower rollers (67) are spring biassed into contact with the periphery of the cam plate (65). The chambers (9-16) are incremented in angular steps starting with a position in which the chamber is stopped momentarily for being loaded with a stack of pads at which time its plunger is retracted. As the loaded chamber increments in two angular steps to an unloading position, the plunger is driven out by the cam to compress the stack. When the chamber rotates from the loading position to the unloading position, the pads are effectively turned so they are standing on their edges in the unloading position.
摘要:
Oblong articles such as sanitary pads (10) moving in the direction of their length dimension are deposited on article carriers (35) at the lower level of an ascending run of an input closed loop chain conveyor (25) with corresponding one sides of the articles facing up. There are means for pivoting the carriers laterally at the upper level of the run to initiate turning of the articles about the line along which they are being conveyed. They turn 90° by the time they land on the paddles or carriers (52) of an adjacent output conveyor (51) which has a run descending from said upper level to a lower level so the articles which have been turned are also inverted when they complete their descent.
摘要:
Oblong articles such as sanitary pads (10) moving in the direction of their length dimension are deposited on article carriers (35) at the lower level of an ascending run of an input closed loop chain conveyor (25) with corresponding one sides of the articles facing up. There are means for pivoting the carriers laterally at the upper level of the run to initiate turning of the articles about the line along which they are being conveyed. They turn 90° by the time they land on the paddles or carriers (52) of an adjacent output conveyor (51) which has a run descending from said upper level to a lower level so the articles which have been turned are also inverted when they complete their descent.
摘要:
A yoke-type stripper for an article stacker in which a series of paddles (20) extending horizontally from vertically moving conveyor chains (17, 18) each carries an article (31) that becomes a member of the stack. The stripper has rear and front rows of laterally spaced apart vertical bars (37, 40, 41). Carrier bars (38) extending horizontally from vertical bars (37) in the rear row constitute the bottom of the yoke (34). The paddles have fingers (22) which support the articles and which pass downwardly between the bars to let the bottom article in the stack rest on the top edges of the carrier bars (38). A shuttle table is located adjacent the yoke (34) and the table has slots (44) into which the yoke bars (38, 39) can shift. The carrier bars (38, 39) are at a higher level than the table top (42) when the stack is accumulating. Fluid work cylinders (33) shift the yoke and the stack therein to the table slots while the carrier bars are kept at said higher level clear of the table so the pads are not dragged. One cylinder is actuated to lower the yoke in the table slots sufficiently for the top edges of the carrier bars to become flush with the table top. The yoke is then caused to dwell while the stack is pushed out.
摘要:
A machine for conditioning a stack of pads, such as sanitary pads, for packaging, includes a rotor. Radially extending chambers (9-16) having closed sides (17, 18) and open front and rear ends are fastened to the rotor. There is a compressor plunger (70) in each chamber. The plungers are carried on guide rods (72) extending from cam follower brackets (74). A stationary cam plate (65) is mounted perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotor. The follower rollers (67) are spring biassed into contact with the periphery of the cam plate (65). The chambers (9-16) are incremented in angular steps starting with a position in which the chamber is stopped momentarily for being loaded with a stack of pads at which time its plunger is retracted. As the loaded chamber increments in two angular steps to an unloading position, the plunger is driven out by the cam to compress the stack. When the chamber rotates from the loading position to the unloading position, the pads are effectively turned so they are standing on their edges in the unloading position.
摘要:
@ In a cross-folder for flexible pads such as diapers a wide first conveyor belt runs over a segment of the periphery of a rotationally driven drum. A narrow second conveyor belt runs in parallelism with the first belt for transporting unfolded pads toward the drum and a third conveyor belt runs in parallelism with the first belt for transporting folded pads away from the drum. The drum carries diametrically opposite pairs of slideable members that are reciprocated radially inwardly and outwardly as the drum rotates under the influence of cam rollers on the members which run in stationary cam grooves. Pivotable levers are carried on the slidable members, respectively. The levers have fingers for gripping the pads at their mid-line. The levers have cam follower rollers which are forced to follow cam grooves carried by the drum and, under the influence of the slideable members, the levers are actuated to grip and release the pads to effect folding.
摘要:
Conveyor chains, from which diaper carrying paddles extend, translate at constant velocity on a pivotable accumulator frame. A cam turning.at uniform angular velocity acts on a follower that pivots the frame cyclically between upper and lower limits. During one phase of cam rotation the frame and conveyor chains are caused to rise at a constant velocity which equals the downward translational velocity of the chains so the net velocity of the chain and paddles is substantially zero. During this stop action phase a power driven stripper bar pushes a stack of diapers from the paddles.
摘要:
@ In a cross-folder for flexible pads such as diapers a wide first conveyor belt runs over a segment of the periphery of a rotationally driven drum. A narrow second conveyor belt runs in parallelism with the first belt for transporting unfolded pads toward the drum and a third conveyor belt runs in parallelism with the first belt for transporting folded pads away from the drum. The drum carries diametrically opposite pairs of slideable members that are reciprocated radially inwardly and outwardly as the drum rotates under the influence of cam rollers on the members which run in stationary cam grooves. Pivotable levers are carried on the slidable members, respectively. The levers have fingers for gripping the pads at their mid-line. The levers have cam follower rollers which are forced to follow cam grooves carried by the drum and, under the influence of the slideable members, the levers are actuated to grip and release the pads to effect folding.