Patent ID: 9738454
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. A discharge assembly comprising: a ramp including ramp surface defining a receiving end and a terminating end; a star wheel defining a recess; wherein the star wheel is rotatable to selectively rotate the recess relative to the ramp surface; wherein the recess is configured to cooperate with the receiving end of the ramp to receive an object set into the recess when the recess is rotated to the receiving end, and to retain the object set between the star wheel and the ramp surface during rotation of the recess from the receiving end to the terminating end; wherein the object set includes at least one object; wherein the recess is configured to cooperate with the terminating end of the ramp to release the object set from the recess when the recess is rotated to the terminating end and discharge the object set from the terminating end of the ramp; a ramp assembly including the ramp and a deflector; wherein the deflector is positioned relative to the ramp to define an outlet; and wherein the object set is discharged from the terminating end via the outlet.