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US 6,634,487 B2Granted
Conveying apparatus for forming and loading groups of containers
AssigneeSIG Pack Systems AG
InventorsRaimund Ritter, Alexander Frank
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AssigneeSIG Pack Systems AG
InventorsRaimund Ritter, Alexander Frank
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The apparatus has two pairs (16, 17) of conveying elements which are arranged laterally spaced from each other. Each pair (16, 17) has two parallel conveying elements (18, 19, 20, 21) arranged one above the other. All of the conveying elements (18 to 21) are guided via a respective driving wheel (22 to 25) and a deflecting wheel (26 to 29). They are, for example, toothed belts from which drivers (34, 35) protrude at a regular, adjustable spacing just over part of their length. A first driving unit (30, 31) drives one of the driving wheels (22, 23) of each pair (16, 17) of conveying elements in synchronism. A second driving unit (32, 33) drives the two other driving wheels (24, 25) in each case in synchronism. A control device is connected to the driving units. The apparatus enables containers to be transported from an input station (4) in groups to a loading station (8), in which they are made ready in a precise position and are filled.
A conveying apparatus having a feeding station in which a conveying section is supplied with containers, and a loading station, in which a group of containers is loaded, comprising:
A conveying apparatus comprising a first conveying element and a second conveying element circulating parallel thereto, said two conveying elements being flexible, endless tension elements which circulate via a respective driving wheel and a deflecting wheel and from which drivers protrude at a regular spacing just over part of their length, and said two driving wheels being connected to a respective motor, wherein said two driving wheels are arranged at opposite ends of said pair of conveying elements, wherein said two motors are arranged on opposite sides of the pair of conveying elements, and wherein the two units formed from a respective conveying element, a deflecting wheel, a driving wheel and a motor connected thereto, are designed as identical modules.
A conveying apparatus having a feeding station, in which a conveying section is supplied with containers, and a loading station, in which a group of containers is loaded, comprising:
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