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A TRAY FEEDING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A TRAY FEEDING SYSTEM

  • US 20170144843A1
  • Filed: 07/03/2015
  • Published: 05/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tray feeding system comprising:

  • a first conveyor adapted to be used as a buffer conveyor for trays, the first conveyor comprising a first conveyor belt including a plurality of spaced apart rollers acting as free running rollers having rotation axis being perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor, the plurality of spaced apart rollers further being arranged such that the rollers partly extend upward from the carrying surface of the first conveyor belt such that the trays resting on the first conveyor at least partly rest on the rollers,a second conveyor having a receiving end placed adjacent to an outputting end of the first conveyor adapted to be used as a tray conveyor wherein items are placed into the trays by a tray filling means, wherein the tray feeding system further comprises a roller interacting means positioned below and adjacent to the carrying surface of the first conveyor belt at an outputting end area of the first conveyor, the roller interacting means being adapted to engage with the rollers upon arriving at the outputting end area when the first conveyor belt is moving forward causing a rotational movement of the rollers positioned within the outputting end area and thus an acceleration of the tray or trays resting on the first conveyor within the outputting end area of the first conveyor towards the receiving end of the second conveyor.

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