Singulator
First Claim
1. A singulator comprising:
- at least a diverger module extending between an inlet station and an outlet station, the diverger module being configured to receive articles at the inlet station, and to convey them towards the outlet station along a main advancement direction, the diverger module comprising;
at least a first zone extending from the inlet station to the outlet station, and configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction;
at least a second zone flanking the first zone along the main advancement direction and extending between the inlet station and outlet station, said second zone being configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main direction, and a lateral movement away from the first zone;
the first zone of the diverger module projects, at least for a length, away from a prevalent average plane of extension of the second zone in the direction of the articles to be supported, in order to define an ascent zone of the diverger module, wherein the ascent zone comprises at least an ascending ramp and a descending ramp consecutively disposed along the advancement direction.
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Abstract
A singulator has been realized which comprises a diverger module extending between an inlet station and an outlet station; the diverger module is configured to receive articles at the inlet station and convey them towards the outlet station along a main advancement direction. The diverger module has: a first zone extending from the inlet station to the outlet station and configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction, a second zone flanking the first zone along the advancement direction and extending between the inlet station and the outlet station. The second zone is configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main direction and a lateral movement away from the first zone. The first zone of the diverger module projects, at least for a length, away from a prevalent average plane of extension of the second zone in the direction of the articles to be supported so as to define an ascent zone of the diverger module.
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16 Claims
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1. A singulator comprising:
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at least a diverger module extending between an inlet station and an outlet station, the diverger module being configured to receive articles at the inlet station, and to convey them towards the outlet station along a main advancement direction, the diverger module comprising; at least a first zone extending from the inlet station to the outlet station, and configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction; at least a second zone flanking the first zone along the main advancement direction and extending between the inlet station and outlet station, said second zone being configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main direction, and a lateral movement away from the first zone; the first zone of the diverger module projects, at least for a length, away from a prevalent average plane of extension of the second zone in the direction of the articles to be supported, in order to define an ascent zone of the diverger module, wherein the ascent zone comprises at least an ascending ramp and a descending ramp consecutively disposed along the advancement direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A singulator comprising:
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at least a diverger module extending between an inlet station and an outlet station, the diverger module being configured to receive articles at the input station and to convey them towards the outlet station along a main advancement direction, the diverger module having a first zone for imparting to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction, a second zone flanking the first zone along the advancement direction and extending between the inlet station and outlet station, said second zone being configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main direction and a lateral movement away from the first zone, at least a third zone, flanking the second zone along the main advancement direction on the opposite side relative to the first zone and extending from an initial position comprised between the inlet station and a middle zone to the outlet station, the articles in said third zone being conveyed along the advancement direction to the outlet station, the first zone of the diverger module projecting, at least for a length, away from a prevalent average plane of extension of the second zone in the direction of the articles to be supported, in order to define an ascent zone of the diverger module, at least a selector module located downstream of the diverger module along the main advancement direction and extending between a corresponding inlet station and an outlet station, the selector module having a first zone configured to receive the articles conveyed at least by the first zone of the diverger module and to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction from the inlet station to the outlet station, and having a second zone configured to receive the articles conveyed from the third zone of the diverger module and to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction from the inlet station to the outlet station; and a control unit which is active at least on the first zone of the selecting module so as to impart an advancement motion along the main advancement direction according to a first speed profile and active at least in the second zone of the selecting module so as to impart an advancement motion along the main advancement direction according to a second speed profile independent of the first speed profile. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A singulator comprising:
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at least a diverger module extending between an inlet station and an outlet station, the diverger module being configured to receive articles at the inlet station, and to convey them towards the outlet station along a main advancement direction, the diverger module comprising; at least a first zone comprising a conveyor extending from the inlet station to the outlet station, and configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction; at least a second zone flanking the first zone along the main advancement direction and extending between the inlet station and outlet station, said second zone being configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main direction, and a lateral movement away from the first zone, the second zone of the diverger module comprises a conveying element, configured to impart the advancement motion towards the outlet station and the lateral movement away from first zone; the conveyor of the first zone of the diverger module is configured to define, in cooperation with an article, a predetermined coefficient of friction that is greater than the coefficient of friction defined by the second zone in cooperation with the same article, the first zone of the diverger module projects, at least for a length, away from a prevalent average plane of extension of the second zone in the direction of the articles to be supported, in order to define an ascent zone of the diverger module, wherein the ascent zone comprises at least an ascending ramp and a descending ramp consecutively disposed along the advancement direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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