Stacking machine for rows of bottles - has star wheel separator with endless conveyor delivering to reversing cradles

摘要

The machine consists of a feed mechanism with a star wheel feeder (4) revolving to separate the bottles which arrive on a conveyor (2). The endless belt carries the separated bottles forward into the cradles (9). The bottles are located by means of the scoops (7) to make up a row. The bottles are pushed out of line, as a row to make room for the next row. The bottles are then up-ended as a row so as to lie stacked end to end on the preceding row which was allowed to remain un-reversed.