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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1990
Wolfgang C Dorner, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Dorner Mfg. Corp., Hartland, WI (US);
Abstract
A high speed apparatus for stacking articles in a side by side relation and transfering the stack to a conveyor. Each article is fed onto a pair of spaced support members and against a movable backstop to form a stack of side by side articles. When a stack of desired size has been formed, the support members are pivoted to a release position and the stack is lowered to a discharge station. When the stack is lowered sufficiently to clear the backstop, the backstop is returned to its original position, and as the stack is lowered to a position beneath the release support members, the support members are returned to their supporting position. The backstop and support members are then in a ready position to form a second stack before the first stack reaches the discharge station. The first stack is then discharged to a main conveyor while a second stack is formed at the stacking station.