Unit and method for forming/advancing a pack or a portion of a pack
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsAntonio MELANDRI, Stefano ROSSI, Vittoria LANZA, Davide BORGHI
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Abstract
There is described a unit (1) for forming/advancing at least one pack (3) or at least one portion of a pack 5 (3), comprising: frame (12a, 12b), at least one carriage (14, 14b), which is movable along a path (13a, 13b) with respect to frame (12a, 12b) and is adapted to form/advance said pack (3) or said at least one portion of a pack (3), an electromagnetic stationary device 10 (50), at least one tag (52a, 52b) carried by carriage (14a, 14b), and wireless communication means (51) configured to establish a bidirectional communication between stationary device (50) and tag (52a, 52b).
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
A unit for forming/advancing at least one pack or at least one portion of a pack, comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- at least one carriage configured to move along a path with respect to the frame and configured to advance at least a pack portion;
- an electromagnetic stationary device;
- at least one tag carried by the carriage;
- and
- a communication unit configured to establish a bidirectional communication between the electromagnetic stationary device and the tag.
The unit of claim 15, further comprising:
- a track which carries a plurality of selectively activatable magnetic sources;
- and
- a plurality of the carriages, each comprising a respective motor magnetically coupled with the respective magnetic source and independently self-movable along the track.
A method for advancing at least a pack portion, comprising:
- advancing at least one carriage along a path and with respect to a stationary frame;
- and
- advancing the pack portion by the carriage;
- establishing a wireless bidirectional communication between an electromagnetic stationary device and a tag carried by the carriage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.