Method of and apparatus for manipulating rod-shaped articles
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1. A CONVEYOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A PULRALITY OF PARALLEL ROD SHAPED ARTICLES, COMPRISING A FEED CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO RECEIVE ROWS OF ROD SHAPED ARTICLES AND TO ADVANCE SUCH ROWS IN A DIRECTION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONGITUDINAL EXTENSIONS OF THE ARTICLES WHILE MAINTAINING THE ARTICLES OF EACH ROW IN PARALLELISM WITH AND AT A FIXED DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER;
- A RECEIVING CONVEYOR SPACED FROM SAID FEED CONVEYOR;
A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICALLY DIMENSIONED ROTARY TRANSFER MEMBERS, ONE OF EACH ROW OF ARTICLES, SAID TRANSFER MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID CONVEYORS TO ROTATE ABOUT SPACED PARALLEL AXES AND EACH THEREOF BEING ARRANGED TO ADVANCE CONSECUTIVE ARTICLES OF THE RESPECTIVE ROW THROUGH A DIFFERENT DISTANCE FROM THE FIRST TRANSFER POINT WHERE IT RECEIVES ARTICLES FROM SAID FEED CONVEYOR TO A SECOND TRANSFER POINT WHERE IT DELIVERS ARTICLES TO SAID RECEIVING CONVEYOR SO THAT THE RELATIONSHIP OF ARTICLES IN THE ROWS ON SAID RECEIVING CONVEYOR IS DIFFERENT FROM THE RELATIONSHIP OF ARTICLES IN THE ROWS ON SAID FEED CONVEYOR, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSFER POINTS BEING RESPECTIVELY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER;
AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID TRANFER MEMBERS AT IDENTICAL SPEEDS.
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1. A CONVEYOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A PULRALITY OF PARALLEL ROD SHAPED ARTICLES, COMPRISING A FEED CONVEYOR ARRANGED TO RECEIVE ROWS OF ROD SHAPED ARTICLES AND TO ADVANCE SUCH ROWS IN A DIRECTION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LONGITUDINAL EXTENSIONS OF THE ARTICLES WHILE MAINTAINING THE ARTICLES OF EACH ROW IN PARALLELISM WITH AND AT A FIXED DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER;
- A RECEIVING CONVEYOR SPACED FROM SAID FEED CONVEYOR;
A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICALLY DIMENSIONED ROTARY TRANSFER MEMBERS, ONE OF EACH ROW OF ARTICLES, SAID TRANSFER MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID CONVEYORS TO ROTATE ABOUT SPACED PARALLEL AXES AND EACH THEREOF BEING ARRANGED TO ADVANCE CONSECUTIVE ARTICLES OF THE RESPECTIVE ROW THROUGH A DIFFERENT DISTANCE FROM THE FIRST TRANSFER POINT WHERE IT RECEIVES ARTICLES FROM SAID FEED CONVEYOR TO A SECOND TRANSFER POINT WHERE IT DELIVERS ARTICLES TO SAID RECEIVING CONVEYOR SO THAT THE RELATIONSHIP OF ARTICLES IN THE ROWS ON SAID RECEIVING CONVEYOR IS DIFFERENT FROM THE RELATIONSHIP OF ARTICLES IN THE ROWS ON SAID FEED CONVEYOR, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TRANSFER POINTS BEING RESPECTIVELY SPACED FROM EACH OTHER;
AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID TRANFER MEMBERS AT IDENTICAL SPEEDS.
- A RECEIVING CONVEYOR SPACED FROM SAID FEED CONVEYOR;
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Current AssigneeBernhard Schubert, Willy Rudszinat
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Original AssigneeBernhard Schubert, Willy Rudszinat
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InventorsWILLY RUDSZINAT, BERNHARD SCHUBERT
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Application NumberUS04/287,653Time in Patent Office943 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current198/457.02CPC Class CodesA24C 5/478 Transport means for filter-...
