Patent ID: 11891250
Assignee: WESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B  H

Claim 19:
20. A product management system comprising:
a panel including:
a first continuous track, including a lug queuing section, a lug engagement section, and a product engagement section, each section being configured and adapted to effectuate specific lug movement steps;
a second continuous track partially following the first continuous track located below the first track;
a continuous transferring chain disposed within the second continuous track configured and adapted to actuate lugs about at least a portion of the track;
a series of lugs moveably disposed along the track configured for effectuating a product along the product engagement section of the track, wherein each lug includes a base, a magnet, a cylindrical member protruding from the base and disposed within the first continuous track, and an arm configured and adapted to engage the product;
a star wheel disposed at the lug engagement section of the first track configured for metering lugs in order to engage the transferring chain from the queuing section of the track, wherein the star wheel is actuated independent of the transferring chain; and
a magnetism source configured to direct the lugs to the queuing section.