Patents Assigned to Etablissement Gersan
  • Feeder
    Patent number: 4927004
    Abstract: In order to improve the accuracy of spacing, direction and velocity, a feeder for feeding discrete objects one by one has a belt which circulates at a controlled speed. The belt carries a series of buckets formed by four flaps which are normally closed but can be opened by a cam adjacent the path of the buckets. The objects are inserted one by one in the buckets adjacent the top of their vertical descent, and are discharged when the flaps are opened. In this way, the buckets define the spacing and velocity of the objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Etablissement Gersan
    Inventor: Timothy H. Leaton