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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1983
Richard A Weaver, Linden, MI (US);
James H Niedzielski, Fenton, MI (US);
Ronald M Prime, Flint, MI (US);
Prime & Weaver Investment Company, Fenton, MI (US);
Abstract
A conveyor comprises a plurality of rotors spaced longitudinally along a conveyor frame, each rotor having a rotatable shaft on which is fixed a number of axially spaced discs. The discs are staggered laterally of the conveyor and are of such diameter that the discs of adjacent rotors overlap one another. Each disc has at least one notch in its periphery, but the remainder of the peripheral surface is smooth. The notches of the discs of each rotor are adapted to support a workpiece and transfer it from one rotor to another in response to rotation thereof. A barrier is mounted between each adjacent pair of rotors to prevent transfer of a workpiece from one set of discs to another unless the workpiece is properly seated in the notches of the upstream rotor. Each rotor has a clutch assembly connecting it to a continuously operable driving motor, thereby enabling any rotor to cease rotation without stopping the motor.