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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Stephen M. Gerber, Petersburg, MI (US);
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
An helical worm gear conveyor ( ) for conveying a succession of articles (C) along a travel path (A), the conveyor having a first worm conveyor ( ) surrounded by a second worm conveyor ( ). The helixes of the second conveyor are positioned between the helixes of the first conveyor to divide the pockets ( ) defined by the helixes of the first conveyor into a first, article receiving portion and a second portion. The helixes of the second conveyor are laterally translatable relative to the first conveyor, by rotation ( ) or without rotation ( ), to vary the longitudinal extent of the article receiving portions of the pockets, as required for proper conveying of articles of a given size that differs from articles of another size.