Title:
GROUP-FORMING METHOD AND UNIT FOR FORMING A GROUP OF PRODUCTS ON A PACKING MACHINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/207682
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A grouping method and unit (6) for forming a line (7) of products (2) on a packing machine (1); a first feed conveyor (11) feeds a succession of spaced products (2) along a straight, horizontal grouping path (P) at a first speed (VI); a first compacting conveyor (20) moves a first compacting member (23) along the grouping path (P), downstream from the first feed conveyor (11) and ahead of a first product (2a) in the line (7), at a second speed (V2) slower than the first speed (VI), so as to slow down the first product (2a) and compact the intermediate products (2b) in the line (7) against the first product (2a); and a second compacting conveyor (21) moves a second compacting member (25) along the grouping path (P), downstream from the first feed conveyor (11) and behind a last product (2c) in the line (7), at a third speed (V3) higher than the first speed (VI), so as to compact the last product (2c) against the intermediate products (2b) in the line (7).
Inventors:
CAVAZZA LUCA (IT)
BIONDI ANDREA (IT)
ZANETTI UMBERTO (IT)
BIONDI ANDREA (IT)
ZANETTI UMBERTO (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2014/062603
Publication Date:
May 28, 2015
Filing Date:
June 25, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GD SPA (IT)
International Classes:
B65G47/08; B65G47/26; B65G47/29
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2012056140A2 | 2012-05-03 |
Foreign References:
| EP2364916A1 | 2011-09-14 | |||
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| FR2259750A1 | 1975-08-29 | |||
| US3482674A | 1969-12-09 | |||
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| JPH03148420A | 1991-06-25 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MACCAGNAN, Matteo et al. (Via Viotti 9, Torino, IT)
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