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Stopper elevator conveyor

  • US 4,856,640 A
  • Filed: 07/17/1987
  • Issued: 08/15/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for transferring small discrete objects such as pharmaceutical stoppers and caps, comprising:

  • a frame movably positionable at a predetermined location for delivery of said objects;

    an angularly displaced conveyor on said frame and having a discharge chute at said predetermined location for discharging objects thereto, said conveyor including a conveyor chain means defining a path from a transfer point to said discharge chute, said chain having bucket flight means for conveying said objects along said path;

    a delivery chute on said frame for transferring said objects to said transfer point, said delivery chute including a first tray inclined with respect to the horizontal and having an open lower terminal end adjacent said transfer point positioned to feed said objects to said conveyor chain, said delivery chute further including a second tray located within said first tray at the same or greater angle with the horizontal and positioned to receive said objects, said second tray having an open lower terminal end for feeding said objects to said first tray, said delivery chute further including vibrating means for oscillating said trays to impart movement of said objects toward the lower terminal ends of said trays; and

    hopper means removably mounted on said frame for holding a quantity of said objects including a hopper chute for gravity feed of said objects to said delivery chute.

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