公开(公告)号：US06322316B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-27

申请号：US09547137

申请日：2000-04-11

申请人： Colin R. Hart ,  Jimmy L. Meyer

发明人： Colin R. Hart ,  Jimmy L. Meyer

IPC分类号： B65G5720

CPC分类号： B65B23/16 ,  B65B23/14 ,  B65B35/52

摘要： An apparatus and method for stacking and loading disc-like objects into receptacles is provided. The apparatus includes a lane combining conveyor which receives multiple lanes of product and combines one or more of the outer lanes into the remaining lanes. A stack former is provided for forming individual stacks of patties which are side supported onto rails. The rails can be pivoted down to divert patties for clearing jams. After the product is formed on the stack formers, a stack transfer mechanism transfers the stacks of products formed on the stack forming rails to the matrix former. Matrix former receives individual rows of multiple stacks from the stack transfer mechanism. A stripper mechanism is used to ensure that the stacks are not scrambled during this transfer. Once the matrix former is filled with product, a case rollover mechanism is rotated to the matrix former. Both the case and the matrix former are rotated back together to bring the case to the upright position and transfer the stacks into the case. The matrix former is then removed from the case with a vertical motion and rolled back into position to receive stacks from the stack transfer mechanism.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将盘状物体堆放并装入插座的装置和方法。 该装置包括一个车道组合输送机，该输送机接纳多条产品，并将一条或多条外部车道结合到其余车道中。 提供了堆叠成形器，用于形成侧面支撑在轨道上的各个馅饼堆叠。 轨道可以向下枢转以转移饼干以清除卡纸。 在产品形成在堆叠成形器上之后，堆叠传送机构将形成在堆叠形成轨道上的产品堆叠传送到矩阵形成器。 矩阵前体从堆栈传送机制接收多个堆栈的各行。 剥离机构用于确保在传送过程中堆栈不被加扰。 一旦矩阵成形器填充产品，就将壳体翻转机构旋转到矩阵成形器。 壳体和矩阵形成器两者一起旋转，使壳体处于直立位置并将堆叠传送到壳体中。 然后将矩阵成形体从垂直运动的壳体中取出并回滚到位以从堆叠传送机构接收堆叠。