US3599780A - Container-handling apparatus - Google Patents

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US3599780A
US3599780A US7136A US3599780DA US3599780A US 3599780 A US3599780 A US 3599780A US 7136 A US7136 A US 7136A US 3599780D A US3599780D A US 3599780DA US 3599780 A US3599780 A US 3599780A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G29/00—Rotary conveyors, e.g. rotating discs, arms, star-wheels or cones
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/84—Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B65G47/846—Star-shaped wheels or wheels equipped with article-engaging elements

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  • the present invention overcomes many of thedifficulties attendant to setting up the inspection machine for handling various-size ware by the use of a single hub and star wheel mounting arrangement in which fewer parts are needed and changeoversmay be-made in a relatively short time.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the star wheel mounting apparatus of the invention with the top star wheel brokenaway;
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the apparatus of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a vertical, partsectional, and part elevational view of the huband star wheel mounting of the invention
  • FIG.4 is a detailed side view,-on:an enlarged scale,- taken at line.:4.-4 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view, on an enlarged scale, taken at line 5-5 of. FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 6 is .a sideelevational view, similar to FIG. 2, illustrating the modification of the invention to adapt it to handle tall containers.
  • the drive consists-of an indexing type rotation of the shaft .10,
  • the shaft 10 at its upper end, carries a mounting plate 11.
  • the plate 11 is provided with 'four mounting holes through which threaded bolts 12 extend and engage with threaded bushing 13 carried by an inwardly extending, annular flange 14 of a generally cylindrical mounting hub 15.
  • the hub 15 has an outwardly extending flange 16 adjacent its lower end to which a lower, pocketed star wheel 17 is attached by means of threaded bolts 18.
  • the star wheel 17 (as best shown in FIG. 2), when attached to the hub 15, lies in a horizontal plane, above a bottle-supporting conveyor 19 which is moving in the direction of the arrow shown thereon in FIG. I.
  • the conveyor 19 moves the -As is the case in the bottle inspection apparatus, the bottles or containers are indexedby' movement of the star wheel in a counterclockwise direction, as viewed from above, in succession to the four positions at the left side ofFIG. 1, wherein the bottlesmay be inspected for various defects, similar to those being inspected in the above-referred-to U. S.
  • bottles are'supported during the index movement from inspection station to inspection station by a table having an; upper surface essentially at thesame height as the height of the conveyor 19. Bottles are held within the pockets during the indexing movement by a sem'icircumferential guide rail 22.
  • the lower star wheel 17 engages the bottles at a point below the center of mass of the bottle or container.
  • one or more additional star wheels are necessary to properly steady the bottles during their indexing movement from station to station and when being rotated 'in station -for inspection purposes.
  • the hub 15 serves "the proper alignment and orientation of all additional star wheels which are to be mounted on'the hub.
  • the additional star wheels are mounted to the hub 23 by means of asplit ring 24, having its split opening 25 located'diametrically opposite from a key 26 which is adapted to ride inthe keyway 23.
  • the key 26, as specifically'shown in FIG. 5,- is mounted to the ring 24 by a vertical retaining pin 27.
  • the split 'ring' 24 prior to mounting, has an internal diameter slightly larger than the external diameter of the hub 15 so that the ring may be easily telescoped over the hub 15. Clamping of the ring 24 to the hub is accomplished by turninga tensioning screw 29. As clearly shown in FIG. 4, the tensioning screw 2'9'has a threaded end 30 which is threaded into one end of the ring 24 with its head '31 being seated against the vertical face 32 of a cutout portion 33 of the ring 24. Turning of the head 31 of the screw 29, moves the ends of the ring together to tend to close the split opening 25 and effectively, circumferentially clamp the ring 24 to the hub 15.
  • a screw 28, with its head extending outwardly into the path of the head 31 of the screw 29, provides an arrangement whereby the turning of the screw 29 to loosen the ring 24 on the hub 15, to make adjustments, will come into contact with the head of the screw 28 and provide a slight amount of opening force with respect to the ring 24 so that the'ring, if it is still relatively tight with respect to the hub 15, 'will slightly open up the opening 25 to permit easy moving of the ring 24 relative to the hub.
  • the ring-24 is provided with four precisely located threaded openings 34 within which bolts 35 are threaded with a second star wheel 36 clamped between the boltheadand the ring 24. It can readily be seen that upon loosening of the screw 29 and setscrew 28, the ring 24 may be raised or lowered relative to the hub to accommodate the apparatus to the handling of bottles of varying or differing heights. Furthermore, replacement of the star wheels may beeasily accomplished merely by removing the bolts 35 and 18 and substituting star wheels having pockets of different dimensions so as to accommodate ware of differing diameters.
  • a third starv wheel 37 may be mounted to the hub by means of a split ring 38 in a substantially identical manner as disclosed with respect to the mounting of star wheel 36.
  • Indexing apparatus for moving glass containers in series through a plurality of inspection positions arranged in a semicircle, comprising a cylindrical hub positioned with its axis vertical, drive means connected to the interior of said hub for rotating said hub about its axis, an annular ledge extending outwardly from the lower edge of said hub, a first, pocketed star wheel mounted on said annular ledge in predetermined, circumferential orientation, split ring means telescopically received on said hub, means carried by said ring for circumferentially clamping said ring to said hub, alignment means inlerconnecting said ring and hub, a second pocketed star wheel, means mounting said second star wheel on said ring, the mounting of the star wheels to the hub being such that the pockets are maintained in precise. vertical alignment.
  • said alignment means comprises a vertical keyway formed in the exterior of said hub and key means mounted on said ring means and engageable in said keyway on said hub.
  • said alignment means comprises a vertical keyway fon-ned in the exterior of said hub and key means mounted on said ring means and engageable in said keyway on said hub.
  • Bottle engaging and indexing apparatus comprising, a vertical, cylindrical hub, means connected to said hub for rotating said hub about its vertical axis, an annular flange extending outwardly adjacent the lower end of said hub, a first horizontal star wheel mounted on said flange, a radially split, annular ring having an inside diameter greater than the outside diameter of said hub, adjustable means extending between the split ends of said ring for adjusting the gap in said ring, an inwardly extending key mounted on said ring diametrically opposite the gap therein, a vertical keyway formed in said hub within which said key is adapted to ride, a second horizontal star wheel, means mounting said star wheel on said ring, and setscrew means carried by said ring and engageable with said hub for retaining said ring at adjusted height prior to final circumferential engagement of said ring to said hub by operation of said adjustable means extending between the ends of said split ring.
  • said alignment means comprises a vertical keyway formed in the exterior of said hub and key means mounted on said ring means and cngageable in Said keyway on said hub.

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