Apparatus for positioning packing boxes
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1. An apparatus for positioning packing boxes relative to a covering sheet, comprising:
- a belt for conveying the sheet from a gluing unit to a station for centering the box on the pre-glued sheet,optical sensors for identifying the position of the sheet on a belt conveyor surface, the sensors being configured to recognize the variation in color between the sheet and the belt below, upon a relative movement between the sheet and the sensors,wherein the belt is a single belt defining a continuous conveyor, made with at least two longitudinal regions of the conveyor surface having contrasting colors, which are parallel with the belt direction of feed, and wherein the apparatus is adapted to adjust the position of the box in the station with respect to the sheet, while the belt is stopped.
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Abstract
An apparatus for positioning packing boxes relative to a covering sheet comprises a belt for conveying the sheet from a gluing unit to a device for centering the box on the pre-glued sheet and optical sensors for identifying the position of the sheet on a belt conveyor surface, the belt being made with at least two regions of the conveyor surface having contrasting colors.
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1. An apparatus for positioning packing boxes relative to a covering sheet, comprising:
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a belt for conveying the sheet from a gluing unit to a station for centering the box on the pre-glued sheet, optical sensors for identifying the position of the sheet on a belt conveyor surface, the sensors being configured to recognize the variation in color between the sheet and the belt below, upon a relative movement between the sheet and the sensors, wherein the belt is a single belt defining a continuous conveyor, made with at least two longitudinal regions of the conveyor surface having contrasting colors, which are parallel with the belt direction of feed, and wherein the apparatus is adapted to adjust the position of the box in the station with respect to the sheet, while the belt is stopped. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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