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Container handling apparatus
Assignee: OI Glass Inc
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Filing: 1971-06-17
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Granted: 1974-10-15
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Expires: 1991-06-17
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for handling and transferring bulb-shaped glass containers from one station in a container production line to another. A series of container handling vacuum chucks are linked together into an endless chain to pick glass containers in succession up from a first conveyor, to carry the containers through an inspection station, a coating tunnel and past a reject station and to then deposit the containers on a second conveyor. A control valve mounted on each chuck normally supplies the chuck with vacuum, however the control valve is actuated at the container discharge station, and may also be actuated at the reject station to supply air under pressure to the chuck to eject the container.
Inventors
- 👤 J Banyas
- 👤 F Wallington
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 04:24
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C3/00; G07C3/14; B; B07; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/04; B07C5/12; B07C5/122; B65; B65G; B65G17/00; B65G17/30; B65G17/32; B65G17/323; B65G47/00; B65G47/34; B65G47/46; B65G47/48; B65G47/49; B65G47/50; B65G47/506; B65G47/52; B65G47/60; B65G47/61; B65G47/74; B65G47/90; B65G47/91; B67; B67C; B67C7/00; B67C7/0006; B67C7/002; B67C7/004; B67C7/0046; C; C03; C03B; C03B35/00; C03B35/04; C03B35/06; C03B35/12; C03B35/125; C03B9/00; C03B9/30; C03B9/44; B65G2201/00; B65G2201/02; B65G2201/0235; B65G2201/0244; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
367 words
In a container handling apparatus for handling containers having hemispherical bottoms; container chuck means comprising a hollow annular housing having an open recess at one end and having an inlet passage extending from said recess coaxially through the opposite end of said housing, means in said recess at said one end of said housing defining an annular seat adapted to engage the hemispherical bottom of a container to locate the container in coaxial relationship with said housing with the container bottom projecting a predetermined distance into said recess, a flexible annular seal means mounted in said housing in coaxial relationship with said seat and located to sealingly engage the bottom of a container before the container engages said seat and to maintain the sealing engagement with the container bottom when the container bottom is engaged with said annular seat, valve means in said inlet passage having a valve seat within said inlet passage facing away from said recess of said housing, a valve head slidably mounted in said inlet passage for movement into and out of engagement with said valve seat and operable, when engaged on said valve seat to block communication between said inlet Passage and recess, means in said inlet passage normally biasing said valve head against said valve seat, a stem on said valve head slidably received in said inlet passage and projecting from said inlet passage into said recess, said stem having a central passage extending partially therethrough opening into said recess and a cross passage opening from said central passage at a location between said head and said recess, said cross passage being blocked when said head is seated and being unblocked when said head is disengaged with said seat the recess end of said stem being engageable by the bottom of a container engaged by said annular seal to disengage said valve head from said valve seat to thereby place said inlet passage upstream of said seat in communication with said recess via said cross and central passages, and supply means in fluid communication with said inlet passage upstream of said seat for selectively connecting said inlet passage to a source of vacuum or to a source of air under pressure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
367 words
In a container handling apparatus for handling containers having hemispherical bottoms; container chuck means comprising a hollow annular housing having an open recess at one end and having an inlet passage extending from said recess coaxially through the opposite end of said housing, means in said recess at said one end of said housing defining an annular seat adapted to engage the hemispherical bottom of a container to locate the container in coaxial relationship with said housing with the container bottom projecting a predetermined distance into said recess, a flexible annular seal means mounted in said housing in coaxial relationship with said seat and located to sealingly engage the bottom of a container before the container engages said seat and to maintain the sealing engagement with the container bottom when the container bottom is engaged with said annular seat, valve means in said inlet passage having a valve seat within said inlet passage facing away from said recess of said housing, a valve head slidably mounted in said inlet passage for movement into and out of engagement with said valve seat and operable, when engaged on said valve seat to block communication between said inlet Passage and recess, means in said inlet passage normally biasing said valve head against said valve seat, a stem on said valve head slidably received in said inlet passage and projecting from said inlet passage into said recess, said stem having a central passage extending partially therethrough opening into said recess and a cross passage opening from said central passage at a location between said head and said recess, said cross passage being blocked when said head is seated and being unblocked when said head is disengaged with said seat the recess end of said stem being engageable by the bottom of a container engaged by said annular seal to disengage said valve head from said valve seat to thereby place said inlet passage upstream of said seat in communication with said recess via said cross and central passages, and supply means in fluid communication with said inlet passage upstream of said seat for selectively connecting said inlet passage to a source of vacuum or to a source of air under pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
121 words
The invention defined in claim 1 wherein said supply means comprises a source of vacuum and a source of air under pressure, a hollow shaft coaxially and fixedly mounted upon said opposite end of said housing with the interior of said hollow shaft in direct communication with said inlet passage, and control valve means mounted upon the end of said shaft remote from said housing and connected to said source of vacuum and said source of air under pressure, said control valve means bieng operable in one position to connect the interior of said shaft to said source of vacuum, and being operable in a second position to connect the interior of said shaft to said source of air under pressure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
261 words
A container handling chuck for supporting containers having hemispherical bottoms comprising an annular housing having a recess opening at one end of said housing, an annular container seat mounted on said housing at the mouth of said recess adapted to engage the bottom of a container to locate the container on said housing with the container bottom projecting a predetermined distance into said recess, a resilient annular seal mounted in said housing in coaxial relationship with said seat, said seal having an outwardly opening frustoconical container engaging lip located relative to said seat to engage the container bottom when said container bottom is spaced from said seat and to flex into annular sealing engagement with the container bototm when said bottom is engaged with said seat, control means on said chuck for selectively supplying air under pressure or vacuum to said recess at a location inwardly of said recess from said seal, valve means normally blocking communication between said control means and said recess, and a stem on said valve means engageable by a container moving toward said seat to open said valve means, said stem having a cross passage therethrough at a location below said seat and an axial passage extending from said cross passage and opening into said recess to establish communication between said control means and said recess in response to the seating of a container bottom on said seat, said stem normally projecting into said recess by a distance such as to be first engaged by said container only after said container has engaged said annular seal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
261 words
A container handling chuck for supporting containers having hemispherical bottoms comprising an annular housing having a recess opening at one end of said housing, an annular container seat mounted on said housing at the mouth of said recess adapted to engage the bottom of a container to locate the container on said housing with the container bottom projecting a predetermined distance into said recess, a resilient annular seal mounted in said housing in coaxial relationship with said seat, said seal having an outwardly opening frustoconical container engaging lip located relative to said seat to engage the container bottom when said container bottom is spaced from said seat and to flex into annular sealing engagement with the container bototm when said bottom is engaged with said seat, control means on said chuck for selectively supplying air under pressure or vacuum to said recess at a location inwardly of said recess from said seal, valve means normally blocking communication between said control means and said recess, and a stem on said valve means engageable by a container moving toward said seat to open said valve means, said stem having a cross passage therethrough at a location below said seat and an axial passage extending from said cross passage and opening into said recess to establish communication between said control means and said recess in response to the seating of a container bottom on said seat, said stem normally projecting into said recess by a distance such as to be first engaged by said container only after said container has engaged said annular seal.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-10-14 | 1978-04-15 | 1978-10-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-10-14 | 1982-04-15 | 1982-10-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-10-14 | 1986-04-15 | 1986-10-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |