US 8,297,434 B2Granted

Product conveyor unit

AssigneeIma Safe S.R.L.

InventorsRoberto Cocchi, Rodolfo Gaudenzi

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Abstract

The unit (1) A unit (1) for conveying products (2), in particular blister packs (2), comprises includes a first conveyor (4), and a second conveyor (5). The unit (1) comprises a disc (6) has a disc (6) located between the first conveyor (4) and the second conveyor (5), activatable in rotation about an axis (K) for performing transfer of the products (2) from the first conveyor (4) to the second conveyor (5) and for effecting a change in direction from a change in direction thereof from the first advancement direction (A1) to the to a second advancement direction (A2), and further comprises guide means (8, 80) of the products (2) which guide means. Guides for the products (8,80) are positionable on the disc (6) such as to identify at least so as to define a linear guide advancement tract (L1) of the for the products (2), thereby aligning for aligning and guiding the products (2) in transfer as they transfer onto the rotating disc (6) and move towards the second conveyor (5).

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Dependent claims

A product conveyor unit (1) for conveying blister packs (2) positionable between an outlet of a blister-packing machine (B) and an inlet of a boxing machine (A) comprising:

a first conveyor (4) receiving blister packs (2) from the outlet of the blister-packing machine (B), the first conveyor conveying the blister packs (2) in a first advancement direction (A1);
a second conveyor (5) for conveying the blister packs (2) in a second advancement direction (A2) to the inlet of the boxing machine (A), the first conveyor (4) and the second conveyor (5) being reciprocally arranged such that the second advancement direction (A2) is angularly orientated with respect to the first advancement direction (A1), the first conveyor (4) defining a first portion (P1) and the second conveyor (5) defining in turn a second portion (P2) of an advancement path (P) of the blister packs (2),
a disc (6), positionable between the first conveyor (4) and the second conveyor (5) and being rotatably activatable for transferring the blister packs (2) from the first conveyor (4) to the second conveyor (5) with a consequent change in a direction thereof from the first advancement direction (A1) to the second advancement direction (A2),
guide means (8, 80) for guiding the blister packs (2), the guide means (8, 80) being positionable on the disc (6) so as to define at least a linear tract (L1) for a guided advancement of the blister packs (2), for aligning and guiding the blister packs (2) during transfer onto the rotating disc (6) and towards the second conveyor (5),
wherein the outlet of the blister-packing machine (B) is situated in a first environment (B1), and the inlet of the boxing machine (A) is situated in a second environment (B2), separated from the first environment (B1) by means of a dividing wall (D), the dividing wall having a passage (W) for connecting the first environment (B1) to the second environment (B2).

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A product conveyor unit (1) for conveying blister packs (2) positionable between an outlet of a blister-packing machine (B) and an inlet of a boxing machine (A) comprising:

a first conveyor (4) receiving blister packs (2) from the outlet of the blister-packing machine (B), the first conveyor conveying the blister packs (2) in a first advancement direction (A1);
a second conveyor (5) for conveying the blister packs (2) in a second advancement direction (A2) to the inlet of the boxing machine (A), the first conveyor (4) and the second conveyor (5) being reciprocally arranged such that the second advancement direction (A2) is angularly orientated with respect to the first advancement direction (A1), the first conveyor (4) defining a first portion (P1) and the second conveyor (5) defining in turn a second portion (P2) of an advancement path (P) of the blister packs (2),
a disc (6), positionable between the first conveyor (4) and the second conveyor (5) and being rotatably activatable for transferring the blister packs (2) from the first conveyor (4) to the second conveyor (5) with a consequent change in a direction thereof from the first advancement direction (A1) to the second advancement direction (A2),
guide means (8, 80) for guiding the blister packs (2), the guide means (8, 80) being positionable on the disc (6) so as to define at least a linear tract (L1) for a guided advancement of the blister packs (2), for aligning and guiding the blister packs (2) during transfer onto the rotating disc (6) and towards the second conveyor (5),
wherein the guide means (8, 80) comprise a belt (8) which is ring-wound about two activating pulleys, a first pulley (81) and a second pulley (82), the first pulley (81) and the second pulley (82) being arranged such that the belt (8) is positioned vertically above the disc (6) in order to define the linear tract (L1) for the guided advancement, the belt (8) being activatable by the first pulley (81) and the second pulley (82) so as to advance in an advancement direction (J) towards the second conveyor (5).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.