TRANSFER PUCK WITH COMPRESSIBLE SURFACE MEMBER

An apparatus (10) includes a transfer mechanism (12) that transfers discrete articles (50) to a receiving member (54). The transfer mechanism includes a plurality of transfer pucks (18) that carry discrete articles thereon. Each of the transfer pucks includes a puck body (60) with an article carryin...

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Hauptverfasser:	HORNESS, Darren, R, SCHWARTZ, Christopher, A, FRITZ, Jeffrey, W, GIFFEY, Zachary, J, RAMMER, Megan, A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CONVEYING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS STORING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus (10) includes a transfer mechanism (12) that transfers discrete articles (50) to a receiving member (54). The transfer mechanism includes a plurality of transfer pucks (18) that carry discrete articles thereon. Each of the transfer pucks includes a puck body (60) with an article carrying surface having vacuum holes formed therein to retain the discrete article thereon via a vacuum. The article carrying surface includes a central region and at least one side region adjacent the central region, the side region aligned lengthwise along the puck body. Each of the transfer pucks also includes one or more resilient puck inserts (64) positioned about a portion of a perimeter of the transfer puck, with each puck insert engaged with the puck body in a respective side region. The puck inserts are sized to protrude above the article carrying surface and are depressible inward toward the article carrying surface upon an application of force thereto.