Patent ID: 7048110
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A conveyor system for transportation of articles from a first to a second station, comprising: (a) a first conveyor having a pair of endless chains each having a series of first grippers mounted thereto in transverse alignment with first grippers on the other endless chain, each transversely aligned pair of first grippers conjointly gripping an article at two spaced points on one edge thereof in a loading position adjacent the first station, and of releasing the article in a transfer position intermediate the first and the second station; (b) a second conveyor having an endless chain having a series of second grippers mounted thereto, each second gripper gripping, in the transfer position, an article at a point on the edge thereof intermediate the two spaced points where the article has been gripped by one pair of first grippers on the first conveyor, and of releasing the article at the second station; and (c) means for driving the first and the second conveyor independently of each other.