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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Stolle Machinery Company, Llc, Centennial, CO (US);
Inventors:
Neil Albert Zumberger, Sidney, OH (US);
Bryan Lee Schoenlein, Minster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/14 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/34 (2006.01); B65G 47/82 (2006.01); B65G 57/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/1407 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 47/34 (2013.01); B65G 47/82 (2013.01); B65G 57/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unload stacking assembly includes a discharge hopper for receiving container closures from a conveyance assembly. A deflector deflects the container closures into the discharge hopper in a desired orientation, and a control system detects the container closures and operates a pusher assembly to control movement of the container closers. The conveyance assembly is disposed in a horizontal plane and the discharge hopper is disposed at a discharge angle with respect to the horizontal plane.