Title:
EQUIPMENT FOR THE AUTOMATIC CUTTING OF THE WRAPPING FILM AND SUBSEQUENT DEPALLETIZATION OF EMPTY PLASTIC OR GLASS BOTTLES OR PHIALS PRIOR TO THEIR FILLING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1993/011043
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An equipment to carry out automatically the complete depalletization of empty glass or plastic bottles or phials from multi-layer packages prior to their filling, providing the previous cutting of the wrapping film level with each layer of bottles. The equipment comprises a first station (A) for the positioning and preparation to cutting on a revolving platform, a station (20) for the multiple cutting with a series of rotating blades arranged on horizontal independent retractable arms positioned one above the other, a device (30) for the removal of the top part of the package, as well as a forklift device (80) capable of lifting successively the subsequent layers of bottles to take them to the level of the top one, so that they can be picked up one at a time by a known-type device for the conveying to a second platform or station of complete depalletization through separation of the plastic film cut strip and of the lower sheet of each layer of bottles, to be conveyed one at a time to the bottling line, and a package materials dumping station with pallet storage level with the bottom layer.
Inventors:
PRESCENDO RENATO (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IT1992/000155
Publication Date:
June 10, 1993
Filing Date:
December 04, 1992
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PRESCENDO RENATO (IT)
International Classes:
B65B69/00; (IPC1-7): B65B69/00
Foreign References:
| EP0249562A1 | 1987-12-16 | |||
| FR2313271A1 | 1976-12-31 |
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