Apparatus for forming stacks of discoidal articles of predetermined number, in particular of metal lids for cans and the like
AssigneeClevertech S.R.L.
InventorGiuseppe Reggiani
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Abstract
The apparatus comprises a screw device (10) arranged to deliver the articles one at a time, in a manner spaced from the others, after withdrawing them from a vertical pile resting on it, means for counting the articles delivered by the screw device (10) and, downstream thereof, a continuous track (20) along which the articles slide in a stacked arrangement and which leads the stacks containing a predetermined number of articles to a final station (50) in which the stacks are positioned horizontally or inclined; finally a rotary device (30) accompanies the stacks of articles of predetermined number and urges them one at a time along said track (20) from the point in which they leave the screw device (10) to the final station (50).
Claims8
An apparatus for forming stacks of discoidal articles (8) of predetermined number, in particular of metal lids for cans, comprising:
- a screw device (10) arranged to deliver the articles one at a time, in a manner spaced from the others, after withdrawing them from a vertical pile (81) resting on it;
- means for counting the articles delivered by the screw device (10);
- a continuous track (20) along which the articles slide in a stacked arrangement and which commences downstream of the screw device (10) to lead the stacks containing a predetermined number of articles to a final station (50) in which the stacks are positioned horizontally or inclined;
- a rotary device (30) which accompanies the stacks of articles of predetermined number and urges them one at a time along said track (20) from the point at which they leave the screw device (10) to the final station (50).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.