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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terrance D. Miller, Bella Vista, AR (US);
William E. Salley, Bentonville, AR (US);
Ken S. Layton, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Assignee:
Delta Systems, Inc., Rogers, AR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/300 ;
Abstract
A pressureless infeed conveyor table for forming a predetermined spacing between articles on a conveyor in order to create a uniform column for a packaging process comprises reciprocating carriages that are driven directly by a reversible servo-motor. By directly driving the carriages, the weight of the accompanying sprocket assembly is decreased and the speed at which the carriages move is increased to improve efficiency and processing time.