Process and a device for conveying articles, particularly for automatic packaging plants
First Claim
1. A process for conveying articles supplied in respective flow lines adjacent one another, wherein said process comprises the operations of:
- forming respective rows of articles from the articles advancing along the flow lines, each row consisting of articles aligned transversely relative to the flow lines;
moving the articles in each row towards one another so as to form compact rows of articles in contact with each other; and
withdrawing a predetermined number of articles from each compact row;
this withdrawal being effected by moving the predetermined number of articles transversely relative to the direction of advance of the rows.
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Abstract
A process and device for conveying articles, such as boxes of confectionery products. The articles, which initially advance on a plurality of parallel paths, are firstly ordered into rows such that they slide on a surface of a plate under the action of motor-driven entrainment strips or blades. When they pass onto a conveyor which acts transversely relative to the general direction of advance of the articles on the plate, the rows are made compact and the articles are urged against a side restraint plate. The articles can then be withdrawn from the compact rows in a predetermined number when the rows themselves pass in correspondence with further motor-driven conveyors which act transverse the general entrainment line of the articles. The withdrawal operation can be repeated several times, the rows having been made compact in the interim urging the articles against the side plate again.
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12 Claims
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1. A process for conveying articles supplied in respective flow lines adjacent one another, wherein said process comprises the operations of:
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forming respective rows of articles from the articles advancing along the flow lines, each row consisting of articles aligned transversely relative to the flow lines; moving the articles in each row towards one another so as to form compact rows of articles in contact with each other; and withdrawing a predetermined number of articles from each compact row;
this withdrawal being effected by moving the predetermined number of articles transversely relative to the direction of advance of the rows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for conveying articles supplied in respective adjacent flow lines, wherein said device comprises:
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alignment means for forming respective rows of articles from the articles advancing along the flow lines, each row consisting of articles aligned in a transverse direction relative to the flow lines; conveyor means for moving the articles in each row towards one another so as to form compact rows of articles in contact with each another; and further conveyor means for withdrawing a predetermined number of articles from each compact row, the further conveyor means being arranged so as to move the predetermined number of articles transversely relative to the direction of advance of the rows. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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