Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
198418700 | Subdivides continuous item stream into longitudinally spaced groups | 27 |
20100089721 | UNIT FOR GROUPING PACKAGES ALONG A TRANSFER PATH - A unit for grouping packages along a transfer path includes an input station receiving the packages arranged in longitudinal lines parallel to the transfer path; an output station for groups defined by a given number of packages from respective longitudinal lines and aligned in at least one line crosswise to the transfer path. A movable conveying surface is supplied at predetermined time intervals with a number of packages equal to that in each group, and which feeds the packages along the transfer path. At least one aligning member is moved cyclically along a first path having a work portion parallel to the transfer path, and at least one push member is moved cyclically along a second path having a work portion parallel to the transfer path. The aligning member and the push member are moved respectively by independent first and second conveying mechanisms. | 04-15-2010 |
20100187069 | COLLECTING CONVEYOR - A method and device for collecting bodies, which are delivered in an irregular sequence, on a collecting belt, with the following features: a) the bodies which are delivered are moved more rapidly than predetermined by the running speed of the collecting belt ( | 07-29-2010 |
20110036684 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ARTICLES - An article configuration system comprising a first conveyor ( | 02-17-2011 |
20140060999 | METHOD FOR CHANGING A TRANSPORTING CONFIGURATION OF A WORKPIECE OF AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A method of changing a transporting configuration of a workpiece of an absorbent article includes: for the workpiece having a shape in which a longitudinal central section is narrower in the lateral direction than longitudinal end sections, transporting a plurality of workpieces in longitudinal-direction flowing, the plurality of workpieces being transported in a state where the longitudinal end sections of each workpiece are adjacent to the central section of another workpiece and the plurality of workpieces form N workpiece lines (N is an integer of 2 or more) arranged in a lateral direction; forming each workpiece group including N workpieces by correlating, based on a predetermined correlation pattern; and changing a transporting configuration of the workpieces of the workpiece group from the longitudinal-direction flowing to the lateral-direction flowing. The forming of the workpiece group is performed by correlating workpieces arranged side by side in the lateral direction. | 03-06-2014 |
198418800 | By offsetting first or last article | 2 |
20160137424 | GROUPING METHOD AND UNIT FOR FORMING A LINE OF PRODUCTS ON A PACKING MACHINE - A grouping method and unit for forming a line of products on a packing machine; a first feed conveyor feeds a succession of spaced products along a straight, horizontal grouping path at a first speed; a first compacting conveyor moves a first compacting member along the grouping path, downstream from the first feed conveyor and ahead of a first product in the line, at a second speed slower than the first speed, so as to slow down the first product and compact the intermediate products in the line against the first product; and a second compacting conveyor moves a second compacting member along the grouping path, downstream from the first feed conveyor and behind a last product in the line, at a third speed higher than the first speed, so as to compact the last product against the intermediate products in the line. | 05-19-2016 |
20160251168 | CONTINUOUS MOTION PRODUCT SELECTION AND GROUPING SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
198418900 | And imbricates items within group | 3 |
20100012461 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING PLANAR PRODUCTS - A method and a device for the conveyance of planar products ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100276249 | MAILPIECE INSERTER ADAPTED FOR ONE-SIDED OPERATION (OSO) AND INPUT CONVEYOR MODULE THEREFOR - A mailpiece inserter includes a feed conveyor adapted to feed a shingled stack of mailpiece envelopes along a feed path to an insert module and a chassis module adapted to produce content material for insertion into the mailpiece envelopes processed by the insert module. An envelope position detector is operative to sense a discontinuity in the shingled stack and issues a first position signal indicative thereof, and an input conveyor module is adapted to convey mailpiece envelopes into shingled engagement with an aft end of the shingled stack of mailpiece envelopes on the feed conveyor. The input conveyor module has an input end proximal to a single workstation of the chassis module which enables an operator to (i) feed mailpiece envelopes to the input module and (ii) supply content material to the chassis module. The input conveyor module includes an extensible conveyor, responsive to the first position signal, for advancing the conveyor deck of the input conveyor module toward the aft end of the shingled stack and dispensing mailpiece envelopes into shingled engagement therewith. | 11-04-2010 |
20140174885 | DEVICE FOR LAYERED STACKING A SUPPORT - Device for automatic stacking of packages on a support in a predetermined spatial arrangement for formation of a stack, having at least one supply conveyor which provides the separated packages (W) in a predetermined succession, a lifting and lowering unit for lifting and lowering a support disposed in a stacking site in the Y direction and a displacement device which adjoin an output end of the supply conveyor and which receive packages (W) from the supply conveyor ( | 06-26-2014 |
198419100 | By item engaging stop means | 6 |
20100101918 | APPARATUS FOR MARSHALLING OBJECTS ON A DRIVEN CONVEYOR - The invention relates to an apparatus for marshalling objects into groups on a single, driven conveyor. The conveyor has two end rollers and at least one deflector roller positioned at the lower part of the conveyor. The apparatus also includes an end stop positioned at the one end roller of the conveyor as well as a stop plate disposed to move up and down, at 90° in relation to the conveyor. The conveyor further has a deflection point placed at the upper part of the conveyor. The conveyor is disposed to be slanted downwards from this deflection point in that the end roller is moved downwards. | 04-29-2010 |
20110168525 | PLANT FOR PREPARING BATCHES OF PRODUCTS, BOTTLES OR THE LIKE - The plant comprises: —an upstream conveyor ( | 07-14-2011 |
20130126301 | BRAKING UNIT - A braking unit for selectively stopping one or more items advanced by a conveyor along a transferring path comprises: a first and a second braking element arranged on opposite sides of the conveyor and facing each other; an actuator which can be selectively activated for moving the first braking element towards the second braking element so as to clamp the item or items to be braked between the first and second braking element; and a lever connecting the actuator to the first braking element and extendible towards the second braking element as a result of the thrust exerted on the first braking element by the item or items to be braked. | 05-23-2013 |
20140061000 | Systems and Methods for Selecting and Grouping Products - A conveyor carries products in a first lane so that first, second and third products are aligned with one another and arranged in series. Pushers move the second and third products laterally in opposite direction from the first lane to second and third lanes, respectively. The conveyor extends downstream from the pushers for carrying the first, second and third products in the first, second and third lanes, respectively. The first product may be temporarily held back in the first lane until the second product catches up to the first product, at which time the first product is released and the conveyor carries the first, second and third products in the first, second and third lanes. The third product catches up to the first and second products to least partially form a group of the products. | 03-06-2014 |
20140262685 | Continuous Motion Article Arranging Systems and Methods - A system, method and an end effector may arrange into a group two articles within a stream of articles moving spaced apart and in a line in a conveying direction on a conveyor. The system, method, and end effector may contact and slow the more downstream of the two articles and then contact the more upstream of the two articles without substantially slowing the more upstream article to form the group. The end effector may include a downstream stop portion for contacting at least one of the articles. | 09-18-2014 |
20160068353 | Continuous Motion Article Arranging Sytems and Methods - A system, method and an end effector may arrange into a group two articles within a stream of articles moving spaced apart and in a line in a conveying direction on a conveyor. The system, method, and end effector may contact and slow the more downstream of the two articles and then contact the more upstream of the two articles without substantially slowing the more upstream article to form the group. The end effector may include a downstream stop portion for contacting at least one of the articles. | 03-10-2016 |
198419200 | By different speed conveyors | 12 |
20090166154 | Device for Forming a Continuous Flow of Oriented Products - Described herein is an apparatus or device for forming a continuous and cadenced flow of groups of rolls of paper or other products, coming from the production line or from pre-packaging lines, and rotated by a carousel ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090250312 | Method and apparatus for combining and aligning packing unit groups - A method for combining and aligning packing unit groups, having the steps of supplying, on an allocating conveyor, individual packing units and/or packing unit groups in an abutting relationship, operating a transportation conveyor downstream of the allocating conveyor with a first transportation speed, forming batches of packing units and/or packing unit groups, wherein predefined gaps are created between the batches by controlling the speed of the allocating conveyor in a corresponding manner, and transferring the batches with the gap predefined between them onto a row or layer forming conveyor, wherein the row or layer forming conveyor is operated at a second speed. | 10-08-2009 |
20100140052 | METERING APPARATUS WITH INDEPENDENT TOOL DRIVE MEANS - A metering system ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100163368 | ARRANGEMENT FOR GROUPING INTO ROWS THE PRODUCTS OF A BATCH ON A HIGH-SPEED CONVEYOR BELT - In an arrangement ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100219043 | AUTOMATED MANIPULATOR SYSTEM TO SEPARATE BUNDLES, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - In a method to separate bundle layers by means of a first conveyor track and a second conveyor track whose conveyor speed is greater than the conveyor speed of the first conveyor track, bundles are spaced apart from one another in the transport direction by a speed jump between the first conveyor track and second conveyor track; positions of bundles on the second conveyor track that are spaced apart from one another are detected by a position detection device. The bundles are moved from the second conveyor track with a manipulator, wherein the manipulator is controlled on the basis of the detected bundle positions on the second conveyor track. | 09-02-2010 |
20100243407 | Transfer Device Metering Apparatus and Methods - A product metering apparatus ( | 09-30-2010 |
20110315510 | TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR FLAT PRODUCTS - A device and a method for transporting flat products comprising at least one feeder and a first transport unit having at least two transport elements that can be set against side edges lying opposite one another of the flat products. The flat products can be gripped by the transport elements and can be transported upright in the transport direction. In the transporting process, the flat products are received in the first transport unit, are transported within the latter, and are held upright at the side edges by the transport elements. | 12-29-2011 |
20150321857 | A UNIT FOR SEQUENCING AND GUIDING ITEMS - A unit for sequencing and guiding items, in which the items are grouped into batches of one or more items; the unit comprises a first conveyor for advancing the items from an input station to an output station, and a sequencing apparatus cooperable with the items to form the batches and to drive them to the output station; the sequencing apparatus comprises a second conveyor comprising a track and plural movable elements independently moved along the track; the track has a work portion parallel to the first conveyor, and the movable elements include respective interacting portions, adapted to protrude over the first conveyor when the movable elements are advanced along the work portion of the track, and cooperating with the items to drive them to the desired positions along the first conveyor to define the batches and to locate the batches at the desired distances from one another. | 11-12-2015 |
20160122134 | DEVICE FOR DIVIDING OFF PACKAGING UNITS - An apparatus for separating packaging units to form product groups moving along a transport plane includes dividing elements that circulate on a linear transporter. Each dividing element has an engaging element that protrudes above the transport plane temporarily and then sinks back below the transport plane. A control cam controls the when and where the engaging element protrudes and sinks. | 05-05-2016 |
198419300 | With spaced dividers on conveyor limiting group size | 3 |
20080283360 | Unit for Grouping Packages Along a Path - A unit for grouping packages along a transfer path includes an input station receiving the packages arranged in longitudinal lines parallel to the transfer path; an output station for groups defined by a given number of packages from respective longitudinal lines and aligned in at least one line crosswise to the transfer path; a movable conveying surface, which is fed at predetermined time intervals with a number of packages equal to that of each group, and feeds the packages along the transfer path; and at least one movable member, which is fed cyclically along an operating path having at least one portion parallel to the transfer path, and has an aligning surface, against which, at each cycle, the packages in each group upstream from the movable member come to rest and are aligned in at least one line crosswise to the transfer path; the movable member also has a push surface which, at each cycle, acts on each group of packages downstream from the movable member to push the group out of the unit. | 11-20-2008 |
20080314718 | Transfer Process and Transfer Device for Individually Packaged Products, Especially Bottles - The invention relates to a transfer method and an apparatus ( | 12-25-2008 |
20140374217 | TRAY SEALER WITH A TRAY FEEDER AND A METHOD FOR A PACKAGING FACILITY - A tray sealer that may be incorporated into a packaging facility, the tray sealer may include a tray feeder for collecting a plurality of trays that are conveyed on a continuously moving chain feeder. An embodiment of the tray feeder may comprise at least two train chains. Each train chain may be independently moveable and each train chain may be operable grouping the plurality of the trays into groups and transferring the groups to a sealing station. The group of trays may have number of trays that corresponds to the operation of the sealing station. The tray sealer may include the transfer of a group of trays by a gripper system to a sealing station of the tray sealer. | 12-25-2014 |