Method and machine to carry out a control on a group of objects
AssigneeG.D Societa' Per Azioni
InventorFulvio Boldrini
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Abstract
Method and machine to carry out a control on a group of articles. An initial conveyor is configured to move the articles along an initial path, which starts in an input station; a final conveyor is configured to move the articles along a final path, which is parallel and next to the initial path and ends in an output station; a control unit is configured to carry out a simultaneous control of all articles of the group of articles; a first transferring device is configured to simultaneously transfer the whole group of articles to be controlled from the initial conveyor to the control unit; and a second transferring device is configured to simultaneously transfer the whole group of articles controlled by the control unit to the final conveyor.
Claims18
A method to carry out a control on a group of articles (100;
- 102) consisting of a plurality of articles (100;
- 102) and comprising the steps of:
- moving, by means of an initial conveyor (83), a plurality of articles (100;
- 102) along an initial path (P2) which starts in an input station (S20);
- simultaneously transferring, by means of a first transferring device (86), the whole group of articles (100;
- 102) to be controlled from the initial conveyor (83) to a control unit (85) keeping the articles (100;
- 102) separated and spaced apart from one another;
- carrying out, in the control unit (85) the simultaneous control on all articles (100;
- 102) of the group of articles (100;
- 102) to check for the possible presence of defective articles (100;
- 102) and keeping the articles (100;
- 102) separated and spaced apart from one another;
- simultaneously transferring, by means of a second transferring device (86), the whole group of articles (100;
- 102) controlled by the control unit (85) to a final conveyor (84) keeping the articles (100;
- 102) separated and spaced apart from one another;
- and
- moving the articles (100;
- 102), by means of the final conveyor (84), along a final path (P3), which is parallel and next to the initial path (P2) and ends in an output station (S21).
A machine (67;
- 71;
- 74-79) to carry out a control on a group of articles (100;
- 102) and comprising:
- an initial conveyor (83), which is configured to move the articles (100;
- 102) along an initial path (P2) that starts in an input station (S20);
- a final conveyor (84), which is configured to move the articles (100;
- 102) along a final path (P3) that is parallel and next to the initial path (P2) and ends in an output station (S21) keeping the articles (100;
- 102) separated and spaced apart from one another;
- a control unit (85), which is configured to carry out a simultaneous control on all articles (100;
- 102) of the group of articles (100;
- 102) to check for the presence of defective articles (100;
- 102) and keeping the articles (100;
- 102) separated and spaced apart from one another;
- a first transferring device (86), which is configured to simultaneously transfer the whole group of articles (100;
- 102) to be controlled from the initial conveyor (83) to the control unit (85) keeping the articles (100;
- 102) separate and spaced apart from one another;
- and
- a second transferring device (86), which is configured to simultaneously transfer the whole group of articles (100;
- 102) controlled by the control unit (85) to the final conveyor (84).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.