Compact alignment of a flow
AssigneeSidel Engineering & Conveying Solutions
InventorJulien Berger
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Abstract
Disclosed is a conveyor device for conveying along a conveyor plane, in order to transform a wide flow of products into a downstream single-file flow, including an intake conveyor, suitable for conveying the wide flow, an output conveyor suitable for conveying the single-file flow, an acceleration conveyor positioned between the intake conveyor and the outlet conveyor and including a plurality of conveyor units with a speed gradient, and also including a guide for guiding the products transversely from the intake conveyor to the outlet conveyor and positioned downstream from the flow of products so that the products are moved against same under the effect of the consecutive conveyors. Also disclosed is a corresponding method.
Claims18
A conveyor device (1) in a conveyor plane (9) for transforming a wide flow of products (2) into a downstream single-file flow of products, comprising:
- an intake conveyor (3) that is adapted for conveying the wide flow of products (2),
- an outlet conveyor (4) that is adapted for conveying the single-file flow of products,
- an acceleration conveyor (5) that is positioned between the intake conveyor (3) and the outlet conveyor (4) and having a number of conveyor units (12) with a speed gradient,
- a guide (6), for bringing the products (2) transversely from the intake conveyor (3) to the outlet conveyor (4) and positioned downstream from the wide flow of products (2) in such a way that the products (2) are brought against the guide (6) under the action of successive conveyors, and
- a flexible counter-guide (7), arranged essentially opposite the guide (6) in an area of the acceleration conveyor (5) and forming with said guide (6) a convergent guide portion (8) that is oriented toward the outlet conveyor (4),
- wherein a section of the convergent guide portion (8) near the acceleration conveyor (5) forms a restriction zone (13) sized to prevent two products (2) from entering the restriction zone (13) simultaneously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.