Title:
棒付きキャンディのソート用棒
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005503167
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An assembly and method for distributing lollipop sticks (9) from a common supply (5) to a plurality of stick holders (14), the assembly comprising an elongated conveyor chamber (3) for containing lollipop sticks as they are conveyed from the common supply to the stick holders, a plurality of stick holding channels, (14) spaced apart and leading from the base of the chamber, the conveyor chamber containing basal surfaces (11), (13) operative to move in each of two substantially opposite directions, and in use the base supporting a plurality of lollipop sticks, the basal surfaces comprising a first basal surface portion (11) and a second basal surface portion (13), the first basal surface portion (11) being obstructive to sticks in contact with the first basal surface portion as said first basal surface portion moves in a first direction away from the common supply (5), and the second basal surface portion (13) being relatively less obstructive to sticks in contact with said second basal surface portion (13) when said second basal surface portion is moved in a second direction towards the common supply, the arrangement of the assembly being such that the basal surface portions are alternately moved in the first and second directions and sticks in contact with the first basal surface portion (11) are displaced in the first direction. Advantageously, the sticks are displaced predominantly in one direction, the first direction, in a common hopper so as to feed a plurality of lollipop stick holders positioned at spaced positions along the hopper base.
Inventors:
Ray, Martin, Thomas
Hall, Russell, Kevin
Hall, Russell, Kevin
Application Number:
JP2003530087A
Publication Date:
February 03, 2005
Filing Date:
September 24, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
APV Systems Limited
International Classes:
A23G3/02; A23G7/00; A23G9/26; (IPC1-7): A23G3/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuhiro Kitazawa
Shin Koizumi
Akiko Ichikawa
Hiromi Matsushita
Shin Koizumi
Akiko Ichikawa
Hiromi Matsushita