DEVICE FOR GROUP STACKING OF ARTICLES Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: packing facilities. SUBSTANCE: proposed device for group stacking of articles contains rotor installed on shaft, additional shafts secured on rotor in parallel with its shaft and furnished with periodical rotation drive, cam-and-lever mechanisms whose driving cams are rigidly secured on corresponding additional shafts and outlet members are made for movement in plane square to longitudinal axis of rotor shaft by means of additional shafts and cam-and-lever mechanisms and rigidly fastened on said outlet members. Working profile of each driving cam on sections of forward and backward travel of pusher is made in from of Archimedean spiral and it has constant radius- vector on section separating two above-indicated sections. Outlet member of each cam-and- lever mechanism is made in form of rocker mounted on axle parallel to rotor shaft and coupled with cam pusher through connecting rod, said axle being rigidly secured on rotor. EFFECT: improved quality of stacking and increased capacity of device. 5 cl, 7 dwg