Apparatus and method for supplying articles to a conveyor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4792033
SERIAL NO

07133351

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Articles are supplied to a conveyor by feeding primary articles from a primary supply, seriatim, to a conveyor. The conveyor is driven at a first speed consistent with the supply of primary articles so that primary articles are uniformly spaced on said conveyor. The presence of a predetermined number of supplemental articles in a supplemental supply is detected, and used to increase the speed of the conveyor to produce space on the conveyor sufficient to receive the predetermined number of supplemental articles. The predetermined number of supplemental articles are fed, seriatim, to the conveyor such that the supplemental articles are uniformly spaced on the conveyor with the same spacing that the primary articles on the conveyor.

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JAPAN TOBACCO INC 2-1 TORANOMON 2-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO JAPAN A CORP OF JAPANNot Provided
TOKYO AUTOMATIC MACHINERY WORKS LTD 10-7 IWAMOTOCHO 3-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO JAPAN A CORP OF JAPANNot Provided

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iwata, Yasuo Chiba, JP 33 464
Kohata, Toshihide Tokyo, JP 5 57
Kuga, Hisasi Chiba, JP 1 15
Tokunaga, Osamu Chiba, JP 13 273

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