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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Fumitaka Tokuda, Shiga, JP;
Satoshi Nishitsuji, Shiga, JP;
Inventors:
Fumitaka Tokuda, Shiga, JP;
Satoshi Nishitsuji, Shiga, JP;
Assignee:
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An article transfer apparatus transfers articles downward into packaging. The article transfer apparatus includes a cylindrical chute that extends in a vertical direction. Slits are formed in a side wall surface of the chute. A clogging prevention member is rotatably supported adjacent to the chute. The clogging prevention member is configured and arranged to periodically enter the chute through the slit from an exterior of the chute while the clogging prevention member is rotating.