Abstract: The product unit-delivery apparatus of the present invention is basically comprised of a product unit-feeder subassembly, a co-operating product unit-picker subassembly, a continuously operating electric drive motor, a drive train which intermittently and simultaneously provides the power output of the apparatus electric drive motor to the unit-feeder and unit-picker subassemblies, and adjustment components for readily adapting the apparatus to the picking of product units having different heights, different widths, or different thicknesses at very high product unit picking rates.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 4, 2000
Date of Patent:
November 20, 2001
Assignee:
Ideanamics, LLC
Inventors:
Alfred J. Kobacker, II, George Hartig, Jeffrey L. Spring, Gary P. Zimmerman