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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1995
Filed:
May. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Buhren, Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Alfred Schmitz, Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
W. Schlafhorst AG & Co., Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198751 ; 198761 ; 198762 ; 198770 ;
Abstract
A cop individualizing apparatus operates a circular conveyor of the type having a helical cop guide track on a vibratory basis by providing two unbalanced electromotors whose speed is controllably varied via a frequency converter alternating between two frequency stages as a function of the instantaneous cop supply requirement of an associated cop dispensing device fed by the individualizing apparatus, in order to assure advancement of the cops along the transport track of the circular conveyor in precise relation to the particular instantaneous cop requirement.