Device and method for the reliable delivery of shaped stopper elements
AssigneeGebo Packaging Solutions France
InventorEmmanuel ROTH
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Abstract
Disclosed is a device for delivering sorted elements of the cap, stopper or other type, in order to feed a downstream work station, the device including a unit for lifting elements, in which a first sorting operation is performed, and, mounted downstream, a unit for treating the elements in which the elements are treated individually. Also disclosed is a delivery device including a conveyor mounted downstream from the treatment unit in order to direct the elements towards the work station, the conveyor moving the elements singly. Further disclosed is a corresponding method.
Claims20
Device (1) for delivering sorted elements (2), such as caps, stoppers, or the like, to feed a downstream work station, with said device comprising a means (3) for lifting elements (2) in which a first sorting operation is performed, as well as, mounted downstream, a means (4) for the processing of elements (2), for processing said elements (2) individually,
- wherein the delivery device comprises a conveyor (5), mounted downstream from the processing means (4) for directing the elements (2) toward the work station, with said conveyor (5) moving the referenced elements (2) one at a time.
Method for delivery of stopper elements (2) of a container for liquid of the bottle type or the like, to feed a downstream work station, comprising a series of steps essentially consisting in
- carrying out a first selection of elements (2) within a lifting means (3),
- bringing the elements (2) toward a processing means (4) in a single-line column,
- processing the elements (2) one at a time within the processing means (4),
- the method further comprising, following the processing one at a time, an output conveying step toward the downstream work station, during which each element (2) is entrained separately.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.