Equipment for feeding containers to a packaging machine comprising a magazine containing stacked containers. The equipment comprising a carousel device for collecting and inserting the containers into a conveyor. The magazine is positioned with its lower end slightly above that of the conveyor and suitably upstream thereof, in that a carousel device, rotating about a horizontal axis orthogonal to the direction of continuous advance of the upper run of the conveyor of the packaging machine, is located under the magazine and upstream of the conveyor, in that this carousel device comprises a plurality of suction cup units positioned in a way determined by interaction with cams, and in that the units are designed to grip the container and draw it from the base of the store by gripping the base wall by means of which these units subsequently deposit the container in a dynamic way on to the conveyor.
B65B 43/42 - Alimentation ou positionnement des sacs, boîtes ou cartons en position dilatée, ouverte ou deboutAlimentation des réceptacles préformés rigides, p. ex. boîtes en fer-blanc, capsules, tubes en verre, flacons, vers la position d'empaquetageMise en place des réceptacles ou récipients au poste de remplissageMaintien des réceptacles ou récipients pendant le remplissage
B65B 43/18 - Alimentation en sacs ou en flans de carton séparément à partir de piles ou de chargeurs par griffes fonctionnant par succion
B65B 43/32 - Ouverture ou distension des sacsOuverture, dressage des boîtes, montage des boîtes, cartons ou flans de carton par pression externe exercée diagonalement
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EQUIPMENT FOR CONTINUOUSLY FEEDING BOXES OR CONTAINERS STACKED IN A FLAT TUBULAR CONFIGURATION TO A PACKAGING MACHINE WHICH ALSO OPERATES CONTINUOUSLY
Equipment for continuously feeding boxes or containers stacked in a flat tubular configuration to a packaging machine which also operates continuously, the equipment being of the type comprising a magazine (M) containing the stacked containers (A), the store being downwardly open and located in the initial part of the cellular conveyor (T) of the packaging machine, and comprising a carousel device for collecting the containers, one at a time, from the base of the store and for inserting them into the cells of the conveyor at the correct time, preferably by means of interaction with opening means for inserting the container in an open condition into the corresponding cell. The magazine is positioned with its lower end at a level which may be slightly above that of the conveyor and suitably upstream thereof, in that a carousel (1) device, rotating about a horizontal axis orthogonal to the direction (F) of continuous advance of the upper run of the cellular conveyor of the packaging machine, is located under the magazine and upstream of the conveyor, in that this carousel device comprises a plurality of suction cup (116) units which are spaced at equal angular intervals from each other and are positioned in a way which is determined by interaction with cams, and in that the units are designed to grip the container and draw it from the base of the store (the first zero reference point) by gripping the base wall by means of which these units subsequently deposit the container in a dynamic way on to the base (the second zero reference point) of the cell of the conveyor, the whole being arranged in such a way as to simplify the adaptation of the equipment to changes in the format of the containers.
B65B 43/18 - Alimentation en sacs ou en flans de carton séparément à partir de piles ou de chargeurs par griffes fonctionnant par succion
B65B 43/32 - Ouverture ou distension des sacsOuverture, dressage des boîtes, montage des boîtes, cartons ou flans de carton par pression externe exercée diagonalement
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EQUIPMENT FOR CONTINUOUSLY FEEDING BOXES OR CONTAINERS STACKED IN A FLAT TUBULAR CONFIGURATION TO A PACKAGING MACHINE WHICH ALSO OPERATES CONTINUOUSLY
Equipment for continuously feeding boxes or containers stacked in a flat tubular configuration to a packaging machine which also operates continuously, the equipment being of the type comprising a magazine (M) containing the stacked containers (A), the store being downwardly open and located in the initial part of the cellular conveyor (T) of the packaging machine, and comprising a carousel device for collecting the containers, one at a time, from the base of the store and for inserting them into the cells of the conveyor at the correct time, preferably by means of interaction with opening means for inserting the container in an open condition into the corresponding cell. The magazine is positioned with its lower end at a level which may be slightly above that of the conveyor and suitably upstream thereof, in that a carousel (1) device, rotating about a horizontal axis orthogonal to the direction (F) of continuous advance of the upper run of the cellular conveyor of the packaging machine, is located under the magazine and upstream of the conveyor, in that this carousel device comprises a plurality of suction cup (116) units which are spaced at equal angular intervals from each other and are positioned in a way which is determined by interaction with cams, and in that the units are designed to grip the container and draw it from the base of the store (the first zero reference point) by gripping the base wall by means of which these units subsequently deposit the container in a dynamic way on to the base (the second zero reference point) of the cell of the conveyor, the whole being arranged in such a way as to simplify the adaptation of the equipment to changes in the format of the containers.
B65B 43/18 - Alimentation en sacs ou en flans de carton séparément à partir de piles ou de chargeurs par griffes fonctionnant par succion
B65B 43/32 - Ouverture ou distension des sacsOuverture, dressage des boîtes, montage des boîtes, cartons ou flans de carton par pression externe exercée diagonalement
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METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR FEEDING VARIABLE QUANTITIES OF STOCK CUBES OR CUBES OF OTHER PRODUCTS TO A BOX FILLING MACHINE
The invention relates to a method and equipment for feeding variable quantities of stock cubes or cubes of other products, which may have variable dimensions, to a box filling machine. The equipment comprises three stations (S1, S2, S3) which interact with each other, with limited downtime and with alternating rectilinear movements. In the first station, groups of cubes (G1, G2) taken from parallel adjacent conveyor lines (1, 2) are formed. The groups of cubes are raised and transferred to a lateral storage station (S2) where a plurality of groups of cubes are combined, one after another. When this second storage station (S2) has been filled, the cubes arranged thereon are raised and transferred to a final adjacent parking and sorting station (S3), where the cubes are cyclically isolated in the requisite quality and arrangement for insertion into the boxes and are inserted by a final pusher (17) into the boxes controlled by a box filling machine (Z), while said storage station (S2) is filled with further products. Suitable guide and alignment means are provided to keep the groups of cubes correctly aligned in rows and ranks, to ensure that these groups of cubes remain in their combinations while they travel towards and reach the various operating stations, until their final insertion into the boxes.
B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
B65B 35/40 - Disposition et alimentation des objets en groupes par poussoirs oscillants ou à mouvement alternatif