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US 2001/0054536 A1Published application
Conveyor for conveying articles on an automatic wrapping machine
AssigneeG.D Societa' Per Azioni
InventorMario Spatafora
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Abstract
A conveyor for conveying articles has a number of pockets movable along a path. A primary of a linear electric motor is located along at least one portion of the path. A secondary of the linear electric motor is associated with each pocket to feed the pocket along the portion of the path.
Claims18
A conveyor for conveying articles and comprising a number of pockets (5;
- 67) movable along a path (17;
- 68b);
- said conveyor (4;
- 55) being characterized by comprising at least one primary (38;
- 86) of a linear electric motor located along at least one portion (18,19,21;
- 69,72,73) of said path (18;
- 68b);
- and a secondary of said linear electric motor associated with each pocket (5;
- 67) to feed the pocket (5;
- 67) along said portion (18,19,21;
- 69,72,73) of the path (17;
- 68b).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.