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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
David E Carson, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Darrell B Johnson, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Donald L Powell, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
CBW Automation, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147989 ; 53532 ; 53542 ; 198392 ; 1984191 ; 198786 ; 414627 ; 4147984 ;
Abstract
A lid handling system employs a lid alignment assembly for aligning lids randomly placed on a rotating input disc, a lid separation assembly for separating lids spinning on a pair of horizontal spin bars into a counted stack, a vacuum pickup assembly for picking up a counted stack of lids, a pick and place assembly for transporting and placing stacks of lids into trays having upwardly bent side members, and a conveyor for conveying filled trays toward a carton.