Title:
AUTOMATIC HANDLING DEVICE FOR FLEXIBLE FLAT PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR CATAMENIAL PRODUCTS, AND INTERMEDIATE STACKER UNIT TO BE USED THEREIN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000024637
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
An automatic handling device for flexible flat products, in particular catamenials, comprises: conveying means (2) on the infeed side for the serial guidance of the supplied products (1) in a main infeed direction (3), conveying means (4) on the outfeed side for the intermediate stacker units (5), the compartments (9) of which are charged with products (1), to be led off in a main outfeed direction (7) which is substantially perpendicular to the main infeed direction (3), and a feed head (8) for the products (1) between the conveying means (2, 4) on the infeed side and on the outfeed side, which oscillates about a pivoting axis (18) in the plane spanned by the main infeed direction (3) and outfeed direction (7) such that, during the oscillating motion in the main outfeed direction (7), the end (16) of the feed head (8) that is turned towards the respective intermediate stacker unit (5) is synchronous with the respective compartment (9) of the intermediate stacker unit (5) for a product (1) to be transferred into this compartment (9), and that, during the oscillating motion in the opposite direction, it orients itself toward the next compartment (9).
Inventors:
KERR GEOFFREY JOHN (DE)
WIEDMANN PETER (CA)
WIEDMANN PETER (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/US1999/024506
Publication Date:
September 28, 2000
Filing Date:
October 20, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
KERR GEOFFREY JOHN (DE)
WIEDMANN PETER (CA)
KERR GEOFFREY JOHN (DE)
WIEDMANN PETER (CA)
International Classes:
A61F13/15; B65B35/44; A61F13/472; B65B39/14; B65B43/00; B65G15/14; B65G17/32; B65G47/08; B65G47/52; B65H31/24; (IPC1-7): B65B43/00
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