Transferring assembly for conveying systems
First Claim
1. A transferring assembly (2, 2′
- ) for displacing the products conveyed by a conveying system (100) from a primary feed direction (F) to a secondary direction;
said transferring assembly (2, 2′
) comprising;
a plurality of transferring units (10) arranged adjacent in the cross direction and in the axially direction and adapted to form a conveying plane;
each transferring unit (10) comprising at least one conveying element that rotates around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X);
at least one activating device of the rotation of said at least one conveying element to drive the angular rotation of said axis of transversal rotation (X-X) with respect to an axis substantially orthogonal to the primary direction and to said axis of transversal rotation (X-X), wherein,each axis of transversal rotation (X-X) of each transferring unit (10) is adapted to angularly rotate, with respect to an axis substantially orthogonal to the primary direction (F) and to said axis of transversal rotation (X-X) driven by said activating device of the rotation, independently with respect to the axis of transversal rotation (X-X) of the transferring unit (10) that is transversally adjacent and each transferring unit (10) moves together with the transfer unit (10) adjacent in the axial direction,said activating device of the rotation of said at least one conveying element comprises;
at least one retaining element (26) operatively combined with said at least one conveying element;
at least one rack (8) and at least one gear wheel (7) coupled to said rack (8);
said gear wheel (7) being operatively coupled to the retaining element (26) so that the translation of said rack (8) causes the rotation of said retaining element (26) and, accordingly, an angular rotation of the rotating conveying element;
at least one motor connected to said rack (8) to drive the translation thereof,wherein said at least one conveying element that rotates around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X) comprises at least one roller (3) rotating around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X);
a second actuating device of the rotation of said at least one rotatable conveying element about said transverse rotation axis (X-X) comprising a rotatable supporting shaft (6) functionally associated with said at least one conveying element and to a motor; and
at least one first transferring assembly (11) of the motion in the axial direction to transfer the rotary motion of the rotating support shaft (6) of a first transferring unit (10) to a support shaft (6) of a second transferring unit (10) arranged adjacent in a direction parallel or coincident with the primary feed direction (F).
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Abstract
A transferring assembly for displacing products conveyed by a conveying system from a primary feed direction to a secondary direction, includes: a plurality of transferring units arranged adjacent in the cross direction and adapted to form a conveying plane; each transferring unit including at least one conveying element that rotates around an axis of transversal rotation; at least one activating device of the rotation of the at least one conveying element to drive the angular rotation of the axis of transversal rotation with respect to an axis substantially orthogonal to the primary direction and the axis of transversal rotation. Each transversal rotation axis of each transferring unit is adapted to angularly rotate, with respect to an axis substantially orthogonal to the primary direction and to the axis of transversal rotation driven by the activating device, independently with respect to the transversal rotation axis of the transversally adjacent transferring unit.
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17 Claims
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1. A transferring assembly (2, 2′
- ) for displacing the products conveyed by a conveying system (100) from a primary feed direction (F) to a secondary direction;
said transferring assembly (2, 2′
) comprising;a plurality of transferring units (10) arranged adjacent in the cross direction and in the axially direction and adapted to form a conveying plane;
each transferring unit (10) comprising at least one conveying element that rotates around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X);at least one activating device of the rotation of said at least one conveying element to drive the angular rotation of said axis of transversal rotation (X-X) with respect to an axis substantially orthogonal to the primary direction and to said axis of transversal rotation (X-X), wherein, each axis of transversal rotation (X-X) of each transferring unit (10) is adapted to angularly rotate, with respect to an axis substantially orthogonal to the primary direction (F) and to said axis of transversal rotation (X-X) driven by said activating device of the rotation, independently with respect to the axis of transversal rotation (X-X) of the transferring unit (10) that is transversally adjacent and each transferring unit (10) moves together with the transfer unit (10) adjacent in the axial direction, said activating device of the rotation of said at least one conveying element comprises; at least one retaining element (26) operatively combined with said at least one conveying element; at least one rack (8) and at least one gear wheel (7) coupled to said rack (8); said gear wheel (7) being operatively coupled to the retaining element (26) so that the translation of said rack (8) causes the rotation of said retaining element (26) and, accordingly, an angular rotation of the rotating conveying element; at least one motor connected to said rack (8) to drive the translation thereof, wherein said at least one conveying element that rotates around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X) comprises at least one roller (3) rotating around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X); a second actuating device of the rotation of said at least one rotatable conveying element about said transverse rotation axis (X-X) comprising a rotatable supporting shaft (6) functionally associated with said at least one conveying element and to a motor; and at least one first transferring assembly (11) of the motion in the axial direction to transfer the rotary motion of the rotating support shaft (6) of a first transferring unit (10) to a support shaft (6) of a second transferring unit (10) arranged adjacent in a direction parallel or coincident with the primary feed direction (F). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- ) for displacing the products conveyed by a conveying system (100) from a primary feed direction (F) to a secondary direction;
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14. A transferring assembly (2, 2′
- ) for displacing the products conveyed by a conveying system (100) from a primary feed direction (F) to a secondary direction;
said transferring assembly (2, 2′
) comprising;a plurality of transferring units (10) arranged adjacent in the cross direction and in the axially direction and adapted to form a conveying plane;
each transferring unit (10) comprising at least one conveying element that rotates around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X);at least one activating device of the rotation of said at least one conveying element to drive the angular rotation of said axis of transversal rotation (X-X) with respect to an axis substantially orthogonal to the primary direction and to said axis of transversal rotation (X-X), wherein, each axis of transversal rotation (X-X) of each transferring unit (10) is adapted to angularly rotate, with respect to an axis substantially orthogonal to the primary direction (F) and to said axis of transversal rotation (X-X) driven by said activating device of the rotation, independently with respect to the axis of transversal rotation (X-X) of the transferring unit (10) that is transversally adjacent and each transferring unit (10) moves together with the transfer unit (10) adjacent in the axial direction, said activating device of the rotation of said at least one conveying element comprises; at least one retaining element (26) operatively combined with said at least one conveying element; at least one rack (8) and at least one gear wheel (7) coupled to said rack (8); said gear wheel (7) being operatively coupled to the retaining element (26) so that the translation of said rack (8) causes the rotation of said retaining element (26) and, accordingly, an angular rotation of the rotating conveying element; at least one motor connected to said rack (8) to drive the translation thereof, wherein said at least one conveying element that rotates around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X) comprises at least one roller (3) rotating around an axis of transversal rotation (X-X); a second actuating device of the rotation of said at least one rotatable conveying element about said transverse rotation axis (X-X) comprising a rotatable supporting shaft (6) functionally associated with said at least one conveying element and to a motor; and at least one second transferring assembly of the motion in the cross direction to transfer the rotary motion of the rotating support shaft (6) of a first transferring unit (10) to a support shaft (6) of a second transferring unit (10) arranged adjacent in the cross direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
- ) for displacing the products conveyed by a conveying system (100) from a primary feed direction (F) to a secondary direction;
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