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US3923143A US478034A US47803474A US3923143A US 3923143 A US3923143 A US 3923143A US 478034 A US478034 A US 478034A US 47803474 A US47803474 A US 47803474A US 3923143 A US3923143 A US 3923143A
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    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G25/00—Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement
    • B65G25/04—Conveyors comprising a cyclically-moving, e.g. reciprocating, carrier or impeller which is disengaged from the load during the return part of its movement the carrier or impeller having identical forward and return paths of movement, e.g. reciprocating conveyors

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  • FIG. 3 35B 35C 'type disclosed in US. Pat. 2,792,929 issued May '1 V SHUFFLE FEEDER CAPABLE OF SINGLE-FILE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTICLES CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This shuffle-feedmechanism relates generally to the 21, 1957 and entitled Shuffle Feed Structure.
  • the present invention relates to shuffle feed structures for feeding articles such as fruits and vegetables (produce) in a manner-to be aligned in single file order for subsequent processing.
  • the shuffle feed mechanism such as that disclosed-in U.Sf Pat. 2,792,929 referenced above, the articles are advanced forwardin rows and usually dropped into a carrier such as a V-belt conveyor whichruns normal tothe direction of progress through the shuffle feeder.
  • a carrier such as a V-belt conveyor whichruns normal tothe direction of progress through the shuffle feeder.
  • the articles can be advanced in a shuffle feed mechanism of the type disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 3,509,988, referenced .above.
  • the advancing faces of the flights are cut away or beveled for aligning the produce in rows as well as for other purposessuch as breaking up peach halves which cling together, etc.
  • a shuffle feed mechanism for articles comprising first and second sets of elongated shuffle feed members alternately spaced in parallel side-by-side order whereby with relative reciprocating motion there is provided a valley-to-valley progressing action for articles along the front faces of the members, and wedge-shaped members fixed to the front faces and aligned in spaced apart rows extending in the direction of the progressive action of the articles to prevent the advancement of articles aligned therewith thereby causing the articles to be advanced in rows extending between the wedge-shaped members and at a predetermined rate.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevation view showing one type of shuffle feed mechanism in which the invention can be employed;
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the shuffle feed mechanism of FIG. 1 advancing articles thereon;
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are fragmentary sectional views taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 in FIG. 2 and illustrating the operating relationship of the shuffle feed members and articles resting thereon;
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are fragmentary views similar to FIGS. 3 and 4 along the line 5-5 in FIG. 2.
  • the shuffle feed structure shown comprises similar movablesets of upper shuffle members 13 andlower shuffle members 14 which are generally rectangular in configuration and are mounted in inclined position having long upwardly facing articlesupporting sides 13A and 14A and relatively narrow upwardly and forward facing article feeding and sup-' porting faces 13B'and 14B.
  • These elongated shuffle feed members are positioned in parallel alternating relationship such that by relative reciprocating motion there" is provided a valley-to-valley progressive action for articles resting upon the sides and front faces.
  • the shuffle feed members 13 extend between and are secured to a spaced pair of upper frame members 15 fixed to a support frame 16 by a'pair of parallel links 17.
  • the other shuffle feed members '14 are fixed to'a pair of lower frame members 18' supported by a pair of parallel lengths 19 i
  • the means fondriving the sets of shuffle feed members for reciprocating motion in opposite directions comprises a motor driven traverseshaft 20 suitably journaled on the support frame and carrying respective pairs of eccentrics 21 and 22 with respective eccentric followers connected by the links 24 and 25 with the frame members 15 and 18 for driving thesets of shuffle members 13 and 14, respectively.
  • the shuffle members move inopposite directions simultaneously to effect the feeding motion for articles supplied to the lower end of the apparatus.
  • the traverse shaft 20 is driven by a belt 26 extending from a transmission 27 driven by a motor 28.
  • I r s i At the upper end (or to the right of the drawing in F IG. Dislocated the shuffle feed flights 29 havingrecessed or scalloped front faces so as to advance the articles in pockets formed'by the scallopsfln this manner the articles can be moved forward at a rate determined by the speed of operation of the shuffle feed apparatus but also in parallel rows for subsequent processing.
  • the scalloped faces of the shuffle feed mechanism do not always separate the articles sufficiently in single file order as they are fed onto the shuffle mechanism such as by being passed through the bin 30 at the lower end of the apparatus. Because the articles tend to bunch up at the bottom of the chute they also collect within the scallops such that more than one article may be fed forward such that more than one article may be fed forward through the series of pockets.
  • means are provided for feeding the articles in single file order from the bin 30 to the flights 29 comprising a plurality of aligned wedge-shaped members 31 and 32 fixed, respectively, in spaced parallel rows to the front faces 13B and 14B of the flights l3 and 14.
  • Each member 31 and 32 comprises an elongated bottom plate 33 which extends the bottom face of the flight itself with a downward inclining top face 34 extending from the juncture of the front face of the flight and the top surface of the flight.
  • the front portion is slightly rounded to prevent injury to the articles being transported and the opposite ends of the top and bottom faces are butt welded or otherwise fixed to the forward faces of the supporting flight.
  • the wedge-shaped members are aligned in rows as shown in FIG. 2 to form therebetween paths along which the articles can normally be advanced at the predetermined rate determined by the rate of reciprocation of the flights.
  • the articles 35 are shown as balls representing such produce as potatoes, tomatoes, etc.
  • the ball 358 has dropped from the bin 30 to rest against the front face of flights 13A and 14A as shown. With the actuation of the mechanism the flight 14A will proceed in the downward direction as shown in FIG. 4 and the flight 13A will be moved forward and upward. Normally the flight 13 will move the article into alignment with the next adjoining flight 14B. However, because of the wedge faced members on the flight 13A, the ball 35A will merely roll backward across the top face as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 and down across the flight 13A to the bottom of the apparatus. However, the ball 358 in being positioned between the wedge members is moved forward in the normal manner as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Similarly the ball 35C is moved forward up one of the paths meant to guide the articles into alignment with the receiving shuffle feed apparatus 29.
  • a shuffle feed mechanism which can be adjusted to feed articles at a predetermined rate and along any number of paths spaced across the width of the mechanism.
  • a shuffle feed mechanism for articles comprising:
  • a first set of elongated shuffle feed members having front faces and being positioned in spaced parallel relationship
  • a second set of elongated shuffle feed members having front faces and being positioned one between each adjacent pair of the first members to provide successive valleys formed by the front faces thereof;
  • wedge-shaped members fixed to the member front faces and with an elongated pointed edge extending parallel to the front faces to prevent the progression of articles aligned with the wedge-shaped members, said wedge-shaped members being positioned in spaced rows whereby the articles will progress along spaced paths between the wedgeshaped members.

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A shuffle feed apparatus provided with aligned wedge-shaped members fixed in rows on the shuffle feed flights so as to advance articles in rows and at a predetermined rate.

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United States Patent Green 1 1 Dec. 2, 1975 [5 1 SHUFFLE FEEDER CAPABLE OF SINGLE 1.992.331 2/1935 Smith 198/219 FILE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTICLES 2.728.443 12/1955 Pike. .11. 01211 198/31) 2.792.929 5/1957 Mugnuson et :11. 198/218 Inventor: Chester Green, Sun Jose. Callf- 3.291.173 12/1966 Smith c1111 198/219 3.509.988 5/1970 Smith 198/219 [73] Ass1gnees. Genevleve I. Hanscom, Genevieve 3547249 2/1970 Aguilar ct L 198/2) X Hanscom Robe" Magnum & L015 3.561.582 2/1971 Smith 198/219 x Thomson, Trustees of Roy 3.605.983 9/1971 Oldershaw 198/30 Magnuson Estate, all of San Jose, 3.651.925 3/1972 Green 198 218 Calif., apart interest to each 3.661.240 5 1972 Baumann 198/219 x [22] Filed: June 10, 1974 [21] Appl. No.: 478,034
{52] 11.5. C1 198/30; 198/219 [51] Int. Cl. B656 25/04 [58] Field of Search 198/30, 218, 219
[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1.760369 5/1930 Moe 198/218 Primary Examiner-Richard A. Schacher Assistant ExaminerRichard K. Thomson Attorney. Agent, or FirmGera1d L. Moore ABSTRACT A shuffle feed apparatus provided with aligned wedgeshaped members fixed in rows on the shuffle feed termined rate.
flights so as to advance articles in rows and at a prede- 1 Claim, 6 Drawing Figures US. Patent Dec. 2, 1975 Sheet 1 of2 3,923,143
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US. Patent Dec. 2, 1975 Sheet 2 of2 3,923,143
FIG. 3 35B 35C 'type disclosed in US. Pat. 2,792,929 issued May '1 V SHUFFLE FEEDER CAPABLE OF SINGLE-FILE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTICLES CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This shuffle-feedmechanism relates generally to the 21, 1957 and entitled Shuffle Feed Structure.
It also can be used with a shuffle feed mechanism of the type described in US. Pat. 3,509,988 issued May 5, 1970 and entitled Shuffle FeedMechanism.
. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present inventionrelates to shuffle feed structures for feeding articles such as fruits and vegetables (produce) in a manner-to be aligned in single file order for subsequent processing. In the shuffle feed mechanism such as that disclosed-in U.Sf Pat. 2,792,929 referenced above, the articles are advanced forwardin rows and usually dropped into a carrier such as a V-belt conveyor whichruns normal tothe direction of progress through the shuffle feeder. In such apparatus, however, there is not a close control over the rate or .spacing of the articles being advanced. I v
However, in some instances it is desirable to move the articles in single file order in a forward direction at a predetermined rate for feeding separate lines adapted toreceive the articles. In suchran apparatus, the articles can be advanced in a shuffle feed mechanism of the type disclosed by U.S. Pat. No. 3,509,988, referenced .above. The advancing faces of the flights are cut away or beveled for aligning the produce in rows as well as for other purposessuch as breaking up peach halves which cling together, etc.
It is the primary object of this invention to provide a shuffle feed mechanism capable of feeding articles in rows at a predetermined rate.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A shuffle feed mechanism for articles comprising first and second sets of elongated shuffle feed members alternately spaced in parallel side-by-side order whereby with relative reciprocating motion there is provided a valley-to-valley progressing action for articles along the front faces of the members, and wedge-shaped members fixed to the front faces and aligned in spaced apart rows extending in the direction of the progressive action of the articles to prevent the advancement of articles aligned therewith thereby causing the articles to be advanced in rows extending between the wedge-shaped members and at a predetermined rate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side elevation view showing one type of shuffle feed mechanism in which the invention can be employed;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view showing the shuffle feed mechanism of FIG. 1 advancing articles thereon;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are fragmentary sectional views taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 in FIG. 2 and illustrating the operating relationship of the shuffle feed members and articles resting thereon; and
FIGS. 5 and 6 are fragmentary views similar to FIGS. 3 and 4 along the line 5-5 in FIG. 2.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1, the shuffle feed structure shown comprises similar movablesets of upper shuffle members 13 andlower shuffle members 14 which are generally rectangular in configuration and are mounted in inclined position having long upwardly facing articlesupporting sides 13A and 14A and relatively narrow upwardly and forward facing article feeding and sup-' porting faces 13B'and 14B. These elongated shuffle feed members are positioned in parallel alternating relationship such that by relative reciprocating motion there" is provided a valley-to-valley progressive action for articles resting upon the sides and front faces.
To provide the reciprocating motion'the shuffle feed members 13 extend between and are secured to a spaced pair of upper frame members 15 fixed to a support frame 16 by a'pair of parallel links 17. The other shuffle feed members '14 are fixed to'a pair of lower frame members 18' supported by a pair of parallel lengths 19 i I The means fondriving the sets of shuffle feed members for reciprocating motion in opposite directions comprises a motor driven traverseshaft 20 suitably journaled on the support frame and carrying respective pairs of eccentrics 21 and 22 with respective eccentric followers connected by the links 24 and 25 with the frame members 15 and 18 for driving thesets of shuffle members 13 and 14, respectively. Thus the shuffle members move inopposite directions simultaneously to effect the feeding motion for articles supplied to the lower end of the apparatus. The traverse shaft 20 is driven by a belt 26 extending from a transmission 27 driven by a motor 28. I r s i At the upper end (or to the right of the drawing in F IG. Dislocated the shuffle feed flights 29 havingrecessed or scalloped front faces so as to advance the articles in pockets formed'by the scallopsfln this manner the articles can be moved forward at a rate determined by the speed of operation of the shuffle feed apparatus but also in parallel rows for subsequent processing.
However, experience has shown that the scalloped faces of the shuffle feed mechanism do not always separate the articles sufficiently in single file order as they are fed onto the shuffle mechanism such as by being passed through the bin 30 at the lower end of the apparatus. Because the articles tend to bunch up at the bottom of the chute they also collect within the scallops such that more than one article may be fed forward such that more than one article may be fed forward through the series of pockets. However, it is still advantageous in certain applications to use the scalloped shuffle feed mechanism for the separation of the individual articles of the type which tend to cling or stick together such as peach halves, etc. But to assure that the articles are fed in single file order at a predetermined rate, the subject invention was devised which receives the articles from the loading chute 30 and transports them in single file order to the scalloped shuffle feed mechanism 29.
In accordance with the present invention, means are provided for feeding the articles in single file order from the bin 30 to the flights 29 comprising a plurality of aligned wedge- shaped members 31 and 32 fixed, respectively, in spaced parallel rows to the front faces 13B and 14B of the flights l3 and 14. Each member 31 and 32 comprises an elongated bottom plate 33 which extends the bottom face of the flight itself with a downward inclining top face 34 extending from the juncture of the front face of the flight and the top surface of the flight. The front portion is slightly rounded to prevent injury to the articles being transported and the opposite ends of the top and bottom faces are butt welded or otherwise fixed to the forward faces of the supporting flight. Thus the wedge-shaped members are aligned in rows as shown in FIG. 2 to form therebetween paths along which the articles can normally be advanced at the predetermined rate determined by the rate of reciprocation of the flights.
As illustrated in FIGS. 3 through the articles 35 are shown as balls representing such produce as potatoes, tomatoes, etc. The ball 358 has dropped from the bin 30 to rest against the front face of flights 13A and 14A as shown. With the actuation of the mechanism the flight 14A will proceed in the downward direction as shown in FIG. 4 and the flight 13A will be moved forward and upward. Normally the flight 13 will move the article into alignment with the next adjoining flight 14B. However, because of the wedge faced members on the flight 13A, the ball 35A will merely roll backward across the top face as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 and down across the flight 13A to the bottom of the apparatus. However, the ball 358 in being positioned between the wedge members is moved forward in the normal manner as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Similarly the ball 35C is moved forward up one of the paths meant to guide the articles into alignment with the receiving shuffle feed apparatus 29.
Thus, it can be seen that there is provided a shuffle feed mechanism which can be adjusted to feed articles at a predetermined rate and along any number of paths spaced across the width of the mechanism.
While the invention has been described in connection with specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood that it is capable of further modification, and
this application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the invention pertains and as may be applied to the essential features hereinbefore set forth, and as fall within the scope of the invention and the limits of the appended claims.
The invention claimed is:
1. A shuffle feed mechanism for articles, said mechanism comprising:
a first set of elongated shuffle feed members having front faces and being positioned in spaced parallel relationship;
a second set of elongated shuffle feed members having front faces and being positioned one between each adjacent pair of the first members to provide successive valleys formed by the front faces thereof;
means for supporting each of said sets for relative reciprocating motion in parallel relationship thereby to provide a valley-to-valley advancement for articles resting along the front faces of the feed members; and
wedge-shaped members fixed to the member front faces and with an elongated pointed edge extending parallel to the front faces to prevent the progression of articles aligned with the wedge-shaped members, said wedge-shaped members being positioned in spaced rows whereby the articles will progress along spaced paths between the wedgeshaped members.

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1. A shuffle feed mechanism for articles, said mechanism comprising: a first set of elongated shuffle feed members having front faces and being positioned in spaced parallel relationship; a second set of elongated shuffle feed members having front faces and being positioned one between each adjacent pair of the first members to provide successive valleys formed by the front faces thereof; means for supporting each of said sets for relative reciprocating motion in parallel relationship thereby to provide a valley-to-valley advancement for articles resting along the front faces of the feed members; and wedge-shaped members fixed to the member front faces and with an elongated pointed edge extending parallel to the front faces to prevent the progression of articles aligned with the wedgeshaped members, said wedge-shaped members being positioned in spaced rows whereby the articles will progress along spaced paths between the wedge-shaped members.
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