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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Jalbert Automatisation Inc., Boisbriand, CA;
Alexandre Lebel, Laval, CA;
JALBERT AUTOMATISATION INC., Boisbriand, CA;
Abstract
A cap sorter comprising: first and second belts traveling along a closed loop belt path substantially adjacent and parallel to each other, the belt path defining a non-vertical cap receiving section, a sorting section extending substantially upwardly therefrom, a discharging section provided above the sorting section and a return section extending from the discharging section and returning to the cap receiving section; a cap providing element provided above the cap receiving section for discharging the caps on the cap receiving section; and first and second belt actuators for moving respectively the first and second belts along the belt path. The first and second belts are each provided with a plurality of cleats mounted outside of the first and second belts, each of the cleats extending across both the first and second belts, the cleats being alternately secured to the first and second belts.