US 12,006,199 B2
Can liner system and re-stacker assembly therefor
Neil Albert Zumberger, Sidney, OH (US); Bryan Lee Schoenlein, Minster, OH (US); and Dennis Cornelius Stammen, Brookville, OH (US)
Assigned to Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed by Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/818,130.
Prior Publication US 2024/0043259 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B67B 3/064 (2006.01); B67B 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC B67B 3/0645 (2013.01) [B67B 3/26 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A re-stacker assembly comprising:
an offloading assembly having a receiving portion structured to receive a plurality of individually unstacked container closures and a hopper having an opening;
a loading device coupled to the offloading assembly, wherein the loading device is a kicker wheel including a number of projections including a first projection and a second projection, and wherein the projections are structured to direct said container closures through the opening in an incremented manner to be stacked within the hopper; and
a motion control system structured to detect motion of said container closures and in response to detecting said motion, control a rate of rotation of the kicker wheel based on the detected motion such that after the first projection directs one container closure through the opening the kicker wheel is rotated and is in position to direct a next container closure through the opening with the second projection before the next container closure arrives at the kicker wheel.