Synchronized stacking system

Claim 2

A synchronized stacking system for use with a glassware forming machine having a plurality of sections each of which repetitively performs a sequence of steps in the formation of rigid glassware articles, said synchronized stacking system comprising ware grouping means, means for providing electrical pulses indicative of the stage of operation of said machine, and means for counting said electrical pulses in timed relationship to said ware stacking means whereby a desire grouping of ware on an associated conveyor is effected.

Claim 3

A synchronized stacking system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means for counting electrical pulses includes electronic counter circuitry.

Claim 4

Means for controlling a stacking system whereby ware leaving a work station is grouped and transferred onto a conveyor, said means comprising: means for generating clock pulses indicative of the number of ware leaving said work station; means for generating an output signal when a preselected number of clock pulses have been generated; and means for sensing the degrees of rotation of a rotating shaft of said work station and providing an output signal at various preselected degrees of rotation.

Claim 5

Means for controlling a stacking system whereby ware leaving a work station is grouped and transferred onto a conveyor, said means comprising: means for generating clock pulses indicative of the number of ware leaving said work station; means for generating an output signal when a preselected number of clock pulses have been generated; and means for sensing the degrees of rotation of a rotating shaft of said work station and providing an output signal at various preselected degrees of rotation.

Claim 6

A synchronized stacking system coMprising a conveyor and a stacking means for simultaneously transferring a plurality of articles from said conveyor, said stacking means being responsive to control circuitry comprising: means for generating clock pulses indicative of the number of said articles; means for generating an output signal when a preselected number of clock pulses have been generated; and means for sensing the degrees of rotation of a rotating shaft of a work station producing said articles and producing an output signal at various preselected degrees of rotation.

Claim 7

A synchronized stacking system coMprising a conveyor and a stacking means for simultaneously transferring a plurality of articles from said conveyor, said stacking means being responsive to control circuitry comprising: means for generating clock pulses indicative of the number of said articles; means for generating an output signal when a preselected number of clock pulses have been generated; and means for sensing the degrees of rotation of a rotating shaft of a work station producing said articles and producing an output signal at various preselected degrees of rotation.

Claim 8

A synchronized stacking system in combination with a glassware forming machine, said stacking system effecting transfer of plurality of articles from a conveyor and comprising: means for generating an output signal when a preselected number of articles have been conveyed to a preselected location; means for generating repetitive signals indicative of the number of articles proceeding along a conveyor, said means for generating repetitive signals indicative of the number of articles comprising a pulse generator and a divider; and means providing output signals representative of the degrees of rotation of the control drum of said glass forming machine.

Claim 9

A synchronized stacking system in combination with a glassware forming machine, said stacking system effecting transfer of plurality of articles from a conveyor and comprising: means for generating an output signal when a preselected number of articles have been conveyed to a preselected location; means for generating repetitive signals indicative of the number of articles proceeding along a conveyor, said means for generating repetitive signals indicative of the number of articles comprising a pulse generator and a divider; and means providing output signals representative of the degrees of rotation of the control drum of said glass forming machine.