Conveying and rotating device and its use
First Claim
1. A device for conveying and rotating rounded objects within a series of retaining cavities, said device comprising:
- a) A repetitive series of laterally positioned retaining members equipped with axial mounts so as to permit a rotation of the members while conveying the rounded objects with the members, said members individually comprising a retaining member equipped with axial mounting means for axially mounting the member, and a recessed region of pliable projections in juxtaposition to an adjacent recessed region of an adjacently positioned retaining member so as to provide a pliable retaining cavity for separately receiving and retaining one of the rounded objects therein;
b) a continuous conveyor equipped with lateral mounts for axially mounting the axial mounting means of the retaining members to the conveyor; and
c) drive means for driving the conveyor and axially rotating said members so as to thereby rotate the objects within the cavities while continuously conveying the members along the continuous conveyor.
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Abstract
There is provided a device for individually conveying and rotating pieces within individual cavities for each piece. The device includes a continuous conveyor equipped with a repetitive series of axially mounted brushes matingly cavitatied so as to receive the individual pieces. Rotation of the conveying brushes is effectuated by a mobile or stationary aprons which causes the brushes to rotate. Numerous materials (e.g. labels, etc.) and treating agents (e.g. cleaning, rinsing, waxing, polishing agents, etc.) may be applied to the rotating pieces which permits many diverse processing steps to be conducted upon the conveying and rotating pieces.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for conveying and rotating rounded objects within a series of retaining cavities, said device comprising:
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a) A repetitive series of laterally positioned retaining members equipped with axial mounts so as to permit a rotation of the members while conveying the rounded objects with the members, said members individually comprising a retaining member equipped with axial mounting means for axially mounting the member, and a recessed region of pliable projections in juxtaposition to an adjacent recessed region of an adjacently positioned retaining member so as to provide a pliable retaining cavity for separately receiving and retaining one of the rounded objects therein; b) a continuous conveyor equipped with lateral mounts for axially mounting the axial mounting means of the retaining members to the conveyor; and c) drive means for driving the conveyor and axially rotating said members so as to thereby rotate the objects within the cavities while continuously conveying the members along the continuous conveyor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for conveying and rotating rounded pieces within separate and individual cavities for each of said pieces, said process comprising:
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a) conveying the pieces while separately retaining an individual piece within a retaining cavity laterally positioned between adjacently positioned retaining members equipped with a recessed region of pliable projections in each of the retaining members which separately serve to support the individual pieces retained within the retaining cavity; and b) rotating the pieces within the cavities by sweeping the pliable projections of the retaining members across an external surface of the pieces to cause the pieces to rotate within said cavities. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A conveying device adapted to individually receive and retain a round piece while rotating and conveying the piece, said machine comprising:
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a) a series of cylindrical brushes laterally disposed along a continuous conveyor with said series of brushes being laterally aligned to provide a concave recessed bristled zone formed by recessed bristles of adjacently positioned brushes so as to form a recessed cavity for the receiving and the retaining the round piece therewithin; b) an axial mounting means for axially mounting the series of the brushes to the conveyor; and c) power means for continuously conveying the piece with said conveyor while causing the series of the brushes to rotate about the axial mounting means and thereby cause the piece to spin within the recessed cavity while conveying the piece therewithin.
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Specification