Method and apparatus for taking over and piling articles supplied in a plurality of rows and for conveying obtained piles of articles to a packaging line
AssigneeI.M.A. Macchine Automatiche S.p.A.
InventorCarlo Alberto Miselli
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Abstract
The present invention describes an apparatus which carries out a method for taking and piling articles supplied in a plurality of rows for transferring the obtained piles of articles to a packaging line. The articles are moved along at least two working lines arranged side by side and parallel to each other. The articles are piled in piling stations which are staggered apart by a predetermined step. The obtained piles of articles are transferred, also staggered by a predetermined step, to a packaging line where a first conveyer moves the piles from the piling member, to other conveying devices which move the piles to a packaging line in which the piles are arranged in a single row.
Claims8
Method for taking over and piling articles supplied in a plurality of rows and for transferring obtained piles of articles to a packaging line characterised in that it includes the following steps:
- moving the articles (3) to be packaged along at least two working lines (1, 2) arranged side by side and parallel to each other;
- piling said articles (3) in related piling stations (5) which are staggered by one step (P) equal at least to the distance between the middle lines of two subsequent articles;
- detecting the moment when a pile of articles (3) is complete in each piling station (5);
- activating conveying means (8, 12, 16) independent for each piling station (5) for transferring a piles of articles (3) to a packaging line (21, 22), the piles (3) being still arranged in two parallel rows but with the middle lines of subsequent rows spaced out by twice said step (P);
- arranging said piles of articles (3) in one single row by transverse transferring of the piles of one row into empty spaces among the piles of the other row.
Apparatus for taking over and piling articles supplied in a plurality of rows and for transferring obtained piles of articles to a packaging line characterised In that it includes:
- at least two working lines (1, 2), arranged parallel and side by side, provided with means (4) for feeding the articles (3) to be packaged;
- means (6) for piling the same articles (3) in related piling stations (5) which are located at the end of said working lines (1, 2) and staggered by one step (P) equal at least to the distance between the middle lines of two subsequent articles;
- sensor means for detecting a complete pile of article (3) being formed in each piling station (5);
- means (8, 12, 16) for conveying complete piles of articles (3), arranged in two parallel rows and with their middle lines spaced out of twice said step (P), to a packaging line;
- transverse transferring means for transferring piles of articles (3) from one row to the empy spaces between the piles of the other row.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.