05.31.17
Clifford Theodore Papsdorf, Loveland, OH; and Uwe Schneider, Cincinnati, OH.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/24/15
Issued: 3/28/17
A method of transferring discrete articles from or to a rotating carrier member using a transfer assembly comprising a frame defining a rotation axis and a transfer member comprising a substantially flat transfer surface configured to receive one of the discrete articles, the method comprising: rotating the transfer member about the rotation axis; maintaining a discrete article in a substantially flat configuration during the rotating step when the discrete article is positioned on the substantially flat transfer surface; and maintaining a substantially constant pressure between the substantially flat transfer surface and the rotating carrier member throughout a zone of discrete article transfer.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.
Filed: 11/24/15
Issued: 3/28/17
A method of transferring discrete articles from or to a rotating carrier member using a transfer assembly comprising a frame defining a rotation axis and a transfer member comprising a substantially flat transfer surface configured to receive one of the discrete articles, the method comprising: rotating the transfer member about the rotation axis; maintaining a discrete article in a substantially flat configuration during the rotating step when the discrete article is positioned on the substantially flat transfer surface; and maintaining a substantially constant pressure between the substantially flat transfer surface and the rotating carrier member throughout a zone of discrete article transfer.
