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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Graphic Packaging International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Kelly W. Ziegler, Crosby, MN (US);
Assignee:
Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B65G 47/84 (2006.01); B65G 47/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/26 (2013.01); B65G 47/846 (2013.01); B65G 47/24 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0252 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0225 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of changing article pitch. The method can comprise receiving a series of articles arranged at a first pitch, engaging the articles of the series of articles sequentially with a gripper wheel, moving the articles along a path of travel with the gripper wheel, and moving the articles relative to one another from the first pitch to a second pitch during the moving the articles along the path of travel with the gripper wheel.