Patent ID: 8561778
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
1. An assembly for moving caps through a cap-lining machine, the assembly comprising: a track for the downstream movement of the caps from an upstream end of the track to an opposed downstream end of the track; a cap-lining location formed in the track between the upstream and downstream ends; a first gate mounted downstream from the cap-lining location for movement between a first position preventing the downstream movement of the caps past the cap-lining location and a second position allowing the downstream movement of the caps past the cap-lining location; a sensing location formed in the track downstream from the cap-lining location; a second gate mounted downstream from the sensing location for movement between a first position preventing the downstream movement of the caps past the sensing location and a second position allowing the downstream movement of the caps past the sensing location; a sensor for sensing the arrival of one of the caps at the sensing location; wherein the first gate moves to the first position in response to the sensor sensing the arrival of the one of the caps at the sensing location; and the second gate moves to the second position in response to the first gate moving to the first position in response to the sensor sensing the arrival of the one of the caps at the sensing location.