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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1987
James E Brock, Orlando, FL (US);
William R DeUnger, Orlando, FL (US);
Citrus Central, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
Rotary apparatus and a related method for removing foreign and undesirable material from composite cans during the manufacturing operation includes a pair of rotatable plates having an axis of rotation and outwardly-extending fingers faced about the periphery thereof, and a plurality of reciprocating plungers arranged alongside the periphery of the plates and generally parallel with the axis of rotation, the plungers being rotated with the plates about a common drive shaft. The rearward end of each plunger engages a cam race for extending the plungers into and out of composite cans positioned about the periphery of the plate only during a portion of each revolution of rotation of the plate, in order to remove trim ring scrap and other foreign objects from the cans.