Abstract

The invention proposes a method and an apparatus (50) for the detection of the outline and of the location of a blister-pack containing an ophthalmic lens (BPr, BPv) resting by gravity on a work surface (66), in an upright position (BPr) or in an upside down position (BPv), comprising the means to produce a first image from underneath, enabling determination or the outline of the blister-pack to analyse it and to recognise whether the outline of the blister-pack corresponds to the outline (C) of a known blister- pack; and the means (71) to produce a second image from above of the blister-pack for the purpose of analysing, when the blister-pack is a recognised blister-pack, this second image to determine the upright or upside down position of the blister-pack.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06K 9/20 - Image acquisition
• B07C 5/34 - Sorting according to other particular properties
• B65B 25/00 - Packaging other articles presenting special problems
• G01N 21/95 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination characterised by the material or shape of the object to be examined
• G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
• G06T 7/00 - Image analysis

Abstract

The invention proposes a module (20) for the individualised printing, folding and insert ion of a purchase order in an order preparation tray (P) which comprises in succession a printer (22) for the supply of purchase orders, each of which is printed at least on the front side of a sheet of paper, which comprises an output (28) of printed sheets of paper; a unit (24) for the unitary transfer of each printed sheet of paper from the output (28) of the printer to a folding unit; a folding unit of each transferred sheet of paper according to at least one fold; and a unit for the insert ion of each folded sheet of paper in the reception slot belonging to an order preparation tray (P). The module comprises an integrated folding and insertion station which comprises a folding knife (60) which is mounted mobile along a folding path that is orthogonal to the plane of the sheet of paper, between a retracted posit ion and an active folding position.

IPC Classes  ?

• G05B 19/12 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using record carriers
• B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
• B65D 21/02 - Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
• B41F 13/56 - Folding or cutting

Abstract

The invention provides a unit (20) for the selection and pairing of a line of identified products that comprises: - a feed conveyor (26) of products to be selected; - temporary immobilisation means (66) of n products on the linear section of the feed conveyor (26), each in one of n longitudinal distinct positions (Pi) of arrival; - n controlled modules (50) for the selection of immobilised products, each by transversal ejection of a placed product in one of said n associated arrival positions; - an intermediate buffer reception and storage conveyor (28, 28-U, 28-D) of selected and ejected products; - a gripping and handling member (34) of selected products on the buffer 15 conveyor (28, 28-U, 28-D); - a station for the reception of selected and gripped products housed in a tray (90). The invention in particular applies to the automated preparation of orders of products necessary to mount pairs of eyeglasses.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 47/52 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices
• B65G 47/82 - Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials, e.g. pushers, rakes, shovels
• B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers

Abstract

The invention proposes an installation (30) for the unloading, one by one, of stacked products (10, 10F, 10B) which comprises a rail (32) for the intermediate storage and translational guiding of products inside the rail (32), of which the front end is delimited by a transverse front plate (70) which comprises a recess (80) giving access to the front end product (10F), a controlled clamping member (50) which applies a force to the rear end product (10B), a controlled pusher (52) which is mounted mobile between a retracted front position and at least one active rear position wherein it exerts a force on the front end product (10F) to move it towards a remote rear gripping position, and a member (56) for gripping and extracting products (10, 10F, 10B) outside of the rail (32) by successively and individually gripping each front end product (10F).

IPC Classes  ?

• B65G 59/04 - De-stacking from the top of the stack by suction or magnetic devices
• B65G 59/08 - De-stacking after preliminary tilting of the stack
• B65H 1/02 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
• B65H 3/08 - Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force

Goods & Services

Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines in the optometry field, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for articles of jewelry, namely, precious stones, semi-precious stones, precious metals, ingots of precious metals, ingots of common metals, watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, and components thereof; Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services Electric installations for the remote control of technical industrial operations; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines in the optometry field, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for articles of jewelry, namely, precious stones, semi-precious stones, precious metals, ingots of precious metals, ingots of common metals, watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, and components thereof; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services Installation, maintenance and repair of automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for use in the fields of optometry, jewelry making, banking; consulting services in the installation, maintenance and repair of automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services

Goods & Services

Automatic vending machines and installation machines consisting of storing, sorting, loading and unloading machines, and conveying machines in the field of optometry, namely, Optical lenses, Glasses frames, Eyeglasses lenses, Contact lenses; Automatic vending machines and installation machines consisting of storing, sorting, loading and unloading machines, and conveying machines for jewellery, namely, previous stones, Semi precious stones, Precious metals, Ingots of precious metals, Ingots of common metal, Watches, Rings, Neck rings, Expanding bands and Components thereof; Automatic vending machines and installation machines consisting of storing, sorting, loading and unloading machines, and conveying machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacture, for use in distribution centres, for use in retail outlets and for use with online retailing. Electric installations for the remote control of industrial and technical operations; Software programs for controlling automatic vending machines and installation machines consisting of storing, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading machines, and conveying machines in the field of optometry, Namely, Optical lenses, Spectacle frames, Spectacle lenses, contact lenses; Software programs for controlling automatic vending machines and installation machines consisting of storing, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading machines, and conveying machines for jewellery, namely precious stones, semi-precious stones, precious metals, ingots of precious metals, ingots of common metal, watches, rings, neck straps, Bracelets and parts therefor; Recorded software for controlling automatic vending machines and installation machines for storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveying machines for industrial purposes in general, for use in manufacture, in distribution centres, in retail outlets and for online retailing. Installation, maintenance and repair of automatic vending machines and installation machines consisting of storing, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading machines, and conveying machines for use in the fields of optometry, jewellery manufacture and banking; Consultancy in relation to installing, maintaining and repairing automatic vending machines and installation machines consisting of storing, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading machines, and conveying machines for industrial purposes in general, for use in manufacture, in distribution centres, in retail outlets and for online retailing.

Abstract

The invention concerns a tray (20) for the transfer of at least one product, said product having on one of its faces or one of the faces of a packaging enclosing it, a first marking (M1) that can be read optically to identify the product, with the tray (20) comprising at least one horizontal bottom wall (22) on the internal upper face (26) of which the product can be placed on one of its two large faces. characterised in that said upper face (26) of the horizontal bottom wall (22) carries a second identifier marking (M2) for optical recognition to determine whether or not a product is present on the tray (20).

IPC Classes  ?

• B65D 21/02 - Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
• B65D 1/34 - Trays or like shallow containers
• B65D 1/36 - Trays or like shallow containers with moulded compartments or partitions
• B65G 1/12 - Storage devices mechanical with article supports or holders movable in a closed circuit to facilitate insertion or removal of articles

Abstract

The invention proposes a casing (30) for handling a container (10) comprising a cylindrical bottle (12) closed by a stopper (14), the casing (30) comprising an open upper surface for the introduction and storing of the container (10) in a supine storage position in the casing (30), and means to hold the container (10) comprising an elastically deformable clamp (44, 52), that interacts with the stopper (14) of the container (10). The elastically deformable clamp has an axial clamping effect on the stopper (14), that interacts with facing portions of the two opposite transverse faces (22, 28) of the stopper (14).

IPC Classes  ?

• B65D 25/10 - Devices to locate articles in containers

Goods & Services

Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines in the optometry field, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for articles of jewelry, namely, precious stones, semi-precious stones, precious metals, ingots of precious metals, ingots of common metals, watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, and components thereof; Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services Electric installations for the remote control of technical industrial operations; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines in the optometry field, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for articles of jewelry, namely, precious stones, semi-precious stones, precious metals, ingots of precious metals, ingots of common metals, watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, and components thereof; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services [ Installation, maintenance and repair of automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for use in the fields of optometry, jewelry making, banking; consulting services in the installation, maintenance and repair of automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services ]

Goods & Services

Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines in the optometry field, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for articles of jewelry, namely, precious stones, semi-precious stones, precious metals, ingots of precious metals, ingots of common metals, watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, and components thereof; Automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services Electric installations for the remote control of technical industrial operations; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines in the optometry field, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for articles of jewelry, namely, precious stones, semi-precious stones, precious metals, ingots of precious metals, ingots of common metals, watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets, and components thereof; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services Installation, maintenance and repair of automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for use in the fields of optometry, jewelry making, banking; consulting services in the installation, maintenance and repair of automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for general industrial purposes, for use in manufacturing, for use in distribution centers, for use in retail stores and for use with online retail store services

Goods & Services

Automatic apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines in the optometry field, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for optical goods, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for use in manufacturing of optical goods, for use in distribution centers for optical goods, for use in retail stores for optical goods, and for use with online retail store services relating to optical goods Electric installations for the remote control of technical industrial operations; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines in the optometry field, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for optical goods, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; recorded software programs for controlling automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for use in manufacturing of optical goods, for use in distribution centers for optical goods, for use in retail stores for optical goods, and for use with online retail store services relating to optical goods Consulting services, namely, installation, maintenance and repair of automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for use in the field of optometry and optical goods, namely, optical lenses, eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, contact lenses; consulting services, namely, installation, maintenance and repair of automatic distribution apparatus and installation machines in the nature of storage, sorting, packaging, loading and unloading, and conveyor machines for use in manufacturing of optical goods, for use in distribution centers for optical goods, for use in retail stores for optical goods, and for use with online retail store services relating to optical goods

Goods & Services

Automatic goods distribution machines, in particular for optical goods; Apparatus and installations for the automated distribution and sorting of goods (distribution and sorting robots). Installation, maintenance and repair of automatic vending machines and apparatus for automated distribution and sorting of goods; Consultancy in relation to the installation, maintenance and repair of automatic vending machines and apparatus for automated distribution and sorting of goods.

Goods & Services

Automatic goods distribution machines, in particular for optical goods; Apparatus and installations for automated distribution and sorting of goods. Electric installations for the remote control of industrial and technical operations; Software (recorded programs), in particular for controlling automatic vending machines, apparatus and installations for automated distribution and sorting of goods. Installation, maintenance and repair of automatic vending machines and apparatus for automated distribution and sorting of goods; Consultancy in relation to the installation, maintenance and repair of automatic vending machines and apparatus for automated distribution and sorting of goods.

Abstract

The invention proposes an automated workstation ( 10) for the preparation, from different substances, each of which is contained in a vessel, of a final product for medical or pharmaceutical use packaged in a container, comprising at least an isolated chamber ( 16) which delimits different internal functional areas, a loading area ( 18) comprising rapid decontamination means, a lock device for introducing the vessels and containers into the loading area ( 18), an area (20) for storing the filled vessels and containers which communicates with the loading area ( 18), a transfer area (24), an area (22) for preparing the final products which communicates at least with said storage area (20 ) via said transfer area (24), and which comprises rapid decontamination means, a lock device (26) for unloading the final products from the workstation ( 10); and at least one robot or one programmable logic controller for handling the objects contained in the storage area (20) and/or in the preparation area (22).

IPC Classes  ?

• A61J 3/00 - Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
• B01L 1/00 - EnclosuresChambers
• B65B 3/00 - Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans or jars
• B65B 55/00 - Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging