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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pieter Kemkers, Eindhoven, NL;
Johannes H Van Roosmalen, Eindhoven, NL;
Bernardus G Venema, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ; B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53494 ; 53 54 ; 53 77 ; 53473 ; 209573 ;
Abstract
Three sets of product pick-up elements each pick up products in a linear array, the three arrays being parallel. One set places products from a vibratory feeder to a buffer array, a second set places product into a measuring station from the buffer and the third set places products onto a packaging tape from the measuring station. Faulty products are individually discharged from the third set. A process is disclosed for filling the intervening empty slots in the tape due to the selective discharge of the faulty products.