Mecatriel’s centering
device is a system made to center loads on the conveyor.
Of a width of 4 or 5',
the centering device is used to center and to square the load. The mechanism is
made up of two carts linked symmetrically in such a way that loads are centered
once it is activated. Each cart is supplied with a pivoting head adapted to the
rollers. When the carts reach the protective cardboard (often found under
bundles of cardboard), the heads lift it and then pivot while centering device
the load. The centering device is often used to prepare loads for the strapping
unit (picture below).
A 1½ HP motor is used to
move the carts. The transmission is done with a torq limiter in order to protect
the mechanical parts from an overload or against possible blockage. This last
transmits the power to two #60 chains to which the carts are fixed. Movement is
done on rails with cam follower.