Patent ID: 6229108
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
Apparatus for distributing objects to be oriented longitudinally one way round, including a feed hopper adapted to receive the objects to be distributed loose, at least one take-up corridor that dips into said feed hopper, a longitudinal take-up conveyor in said take-up corridor adapted to drive said objects, a selective turning device adapted to allow said objects to pass through it when they are a first way round and to turn them when they are a second, opposite way round, a take-off conveyor fed by said selective turning device and a retractable endless selection conveyor between said selective turning device and said take-off conveyor, said selection conveyor being mounted for movement between a service position in which it is continuous with said take-off conveyor and an ejection position in which it interrupts feeding of said take-off conveyor.