US3244267A
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Convergence apparatus
Assignee: Merck and Co Inc
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Filing: 1963-08-01
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Granted: 1966-04-05
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Expires: 1983-08-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Berta Norbert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 05:46
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/52; B65G47/68; B65G47/681
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
IN A CONVERGING APPARATUS FOR CONVERGING DIFFERENT STREAMS OF ARTICLES WHICH ARE MOVING AT DIFFERENT QUANTITY RATES, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED-APART FEED CONVEYORS FOR THE RESPECTIVE STREAMS, STATIONARY SUPPORTING MEANS INCLUDING SPACED STATIONS FOR RECEIVING ARTICLES DISCHARGED BY SAID CONVEYORS, AN OUTPUT CONVEYOR EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID STATIONS, A PAIR OF CARRIER MEANS EACH ARRANGED FOR COLLECTING A BATCH OF ARTICLES RECEOIVED ON SAID STATIONS, SAID CARRIER MEANS SHIFTABLE FROM SAID COLLECTING POSITION TO A DISCHARGE POSITION OVER THE OUTPUT CONVEYOR BY WHICH THE ARTICLES ARE REMOVED FROM THE CARRIER MEANS, SWITCH MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CARRIER MEANS AND ACTUATED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE ARTICLES COLLECTED IN THE CARRIER MEANS, AND AUTOMATIC SHIFTING MEANS, RESPONSIVE TO ACTUATION OF THE SWITCH MEANS, TO SHIFT SAID CARRIER MEANS TO SAID DISCHARGE POSITION AND RESPONSIVE TO DEACTUATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS UPON REMOVAL OF THE COLLECTED ARTICLES TO SHIFT SAID CARRIER MEANS BACK TO SAID COLLECTING POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
IN A CONVERGING APPARATUS FOR CONVERGING DIFFERENT STREAMS OF ARTICLES WHICH ARE MOVING AT DIFFERENT QUANTITY RATES, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED-APART FEED CONVEYORS FOR THE RESPECTIVE STREAMS, STATIONARY SUPPORTING MEANS INCLUDING SPACED STATIONS FOR RECEIVING ARTICLES DISCHARGED BY SAID CONVEYORS, AN OUTPUT CONVEYOR EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID STATIONS, A PAIR OF CARRIER MEANS EACH ARRANGED FOR COLLECTING A BATCH OF ARTICLES RECEOIVED ON SAID STATIONS, SAID CARRIER MEANS SHIFTABLE FROM SAID COLLECTING POSITION TO A DISCHARGE POSITION OVER THE OUTPUT CONVEYOR BY WHICH THE ARTICLES ARE REMOVED FROM THE CARRIER MEANS, SWITCH MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CARRIER MEANS AND ACTUATED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE ARTICLES COLLECTED IN THE CARRIER MEANS, AND AUTOMATIC SHIFTING MEANS, RESPONSIVE TO ACTUATION OF THE SWITCH MEANS, TO SHIFT SAID CARRIER MEANS TO SAID DISCHARGE POSITION AND RESPONSIVE TO DEACTUATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS UPON REMOVAL OF THE COLLECTED ARTICLES TO SHIFT SAID CARRIER MEANS BACK TO SAID COLLECTING POSITION.
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