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High speed article unscrambler and aligner

  • US 5,415,281 A
  • Filed: 03/25/1993
  • Issued: 05/16/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A high volume unscrambler and article aligner having a receiving portion to which articles are delivered in random order and alignment, and a discharge portion from which unscrambled aligned articles are discharged, said unscrambler and article aligner having an article transport surface that is adapted to transport articles longitudinally from said receiving portion to said discharge portion and to produce a linear speed increase laterally toward said discharge portion in order to cause articles laterally proximate said discharge portion to move ahead of laterally adjacent articles, wherein said linear speed increase is created by laterally tapered rollers creating a linearly increasing surface velocity laterally across the rollers.

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