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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1982
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1980
William R Eddy, Kansas City, MO (US);
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Abstract
An improved apparatus for automatically merging articles being transported along a first conveyor line among articles being transported along a second conveyor line. The apparatus senses the proper positioning on the first conveyor line of an article to be merged among articles on the second conveyor line by means of a pneumatic proximity switch which provides an air output signal through a fluid amplifier valve to a cylinder actuating valve which causes two fluid power cylinders to extend, one power cylinder to transfer the sensed article from the first conveyor line to the second conveyor line and the other power cylinder to interrupt the conveyance of articles along the second conveyor line during such transfer. A cam actuated air switch is tripped upon full extension of the article transfer fluid power cylinder to cause automatic retraction of both power cylinders. Both the sensing and actuating elements of the apparatus are pneumatically operated.
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