DEVICE FOR DISPENSING OBJECTS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING

A device for singulating open-ended objects includes: a housing (ISO) configured to retain a plurality of open-ended objects (c), the housing having an open lower end (162); an outer ring (102) positioned below the housing; a drum (120) positioned within the outer ring to form a drum assembly (180),...

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Main Authors ABRAMS, GEORGE, RAYMOND, DUMOND, JODY, DANIELS, MATTHEW P, YOUNG, DEMETRIS, P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 23.07.2009
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A device for singulating open-ended objects includes: a housing (ISO) configured to retain a plurality of open-ended objects (c), the housing having an open lower end (162); an outer ring (102) positioned below the housing; a drum (120) positioned within the outer ring to form a drum assembly (180), the drum including a hub (122) having a substantially circular wall (124) and a plurality of wings (127) that extend radially outwardly from the wall to contact the outer ring, the hub, wings and outer ring forming a plurality of gaps; a mounting structure (170) with an exit aperture (172) fixed relative to the housing; and a rotary drive unit (190) mounted to the drum that rotates the drum about an axis of rotation. The presence of the wings can enable the device to singulate caps (c) more consistently.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20092706554