MULTIWHEEL ROLLER-CONVEYOR CASE TURNER
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1. A case turner comprising:
- a first lane of powered multiwheel rollers spaced apart and arranged to rotate on first main axes perpendicular to a conveying direction;
a second lane of powered multiwheel rollers spaced apart and arranged to rotate on second main axes perpendicular to the conveying direction, wherein the second lane is disposed adjacent to the first lane across a gap;
a drive system for rotating the powered multiwheel rollers in the first lane at first speeds and the powered multiwheel rollers in the second lane at second speeds;
wherein the powered multiwheel rollers of the first and second lanes include a plurality of article-supporting wheels on the peripheries of the powered multiwheel rollers, the article-supporting wheels being freely rotatable on multiple axes perpendicular to the first and second main axes.
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Abstract
A case turner constructed of parallel lanes of powered multiwheel rollers rotating at different tangential speeds. Rotatable wheels mounted on the peripheries of each multiwheel roller are arranged to rotate freely on axes perpendicular to the main axis of the powered multiwheel roller. An article straddling the gap between both lanes is rotated as it is conveyed along the case turner.
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1. A case turner comprising:
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a first lane of powered multiwheel rollers spaced apart and arranged to rotate on first main axes perpendicular to a conveying direction; a second lane of powered multiwheel rollers spaced apart and arranged to rotate on second main axes perpendicular to the conveying direction, wherein the second lane is disposed adjacent to the first lane across a gap; a drive system for rotating the powered multiwheel rollers in the first lane at first speeds and the powered multiwheel rollers in the second lane at second speeds; wherein the powered multiwheel rollers of the first and second lanes include a plurality of article-supporting wheels on the peripheries of the powered multiwheel rollers, the article-supporting wheels being freely rotatable on multiple axes perpendicular to the first and second main axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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