Counting device for regularly shaped,preferably flat articles,for example,biscuits (or cookies)
Abstract
Abstract A COUNTING DEVICE FOR UNIFORMLY SHAPED, PREFERABLY FLAT ARTICLES, SUCH AS BISCUITS, IS PROVIDED WITH A WIDE CONVEYOR BELT TO ONE END OF WHICH THE ARTICLES TO BE COUNTED ARE SUPPLIED IN IRREGULARLY SPACED MANNER. THESE ARTICLES ARE SUPPLIED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE OTHER END OF SAID CONVEYOR TO A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL COUNTING CHANNELS, EACH OF WHICH RECEIVES A SINGLE ROW OF ARTICLES AND EACH OF WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH A BARRIER PAST WHICH SAID ARTICLES ARE CAUSED TO MOVE AND WHOSE INTERRUPTION AND RESTORATION SERVE FOR A COUNTING OF THE ARTICLES. AN ADDING DEVICE COUNTS THE ARTICLES WHICH MOVE PAST SAID BARRIERS IN EACH OF SAID CHANNELS AND AFTER A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF ARTICLES HAS BEEN COUNTED, A BRAKING DEVICE BECOMES EFFECTIVE AND PREVENTS ANY ADDITIONAL ARTICLES TO BE ADDED TO THE GROUP OF ARTICLES ALREADY COUNTED AND TO BE FOUND BEHIND SAID BARRIERS.
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- 👤 R Fluck
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