EP0329989A1 - Vorrichtung zum Zuführen flacher Produkte zu einer Maschine - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Zuführen flacher Produkte zu einer Maschine Download PDF

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EP0329989A1
EP0329989A1 EP89101778A EP89101778A EP0329989A1 EP 0329989 A1 EP0329989 A1 EP 0329989A1 EP 89101778 A EP89101778 A EP 89101778A EP 89101778 A EP89101778 A EP 89101778A EP 0329989 A1 EP0329989 A1 EP 0329989A1
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conveyance device
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machine
feeding apparatus
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Giorgio Fenara
Giordano Gorrieri
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Azionaria Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche ACMA SpA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B23/00—Packaging fragile or shock-sensitive articles other than bottles; Unpacking eggs
    • B65B23/10—Packaging biscuits
    • B65B23/12—Arranging, feeding or orientating the biscuits to be packaged
    • B65B23/14—Forming groups of biscuits

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for feeding flat products to a machine.
  • the invention relates to an apparatus that carries out the processing operation connecting a system for manufacturing products such as biscuits or crispbread to a machine comprising a device which forms groups of said products and feeds said groups to a receiving line.
  • Said apparatus is constituted by a plurality of conveyance devices, each of which is constituted by at least two conveyor belts arranged in series and driven with speeds which increase along the direction of product advancement.
  • the products advance in continuous rows on these conveyance devices and are packed flat against each other and oriented edgeways on their respective advancement surfaces.
  • the products are divided into groups which are fed to a receiving line which in turn feeds said groups to a packaging or boxing machine.
  • a device for forming said groups and for feeding them to said receiving line is described in European Patent No. 0 161 110 granted September 7, 1988 in the name of the same Applicant.
  • a condition for the correct operation and the high productivity of a system comprising machines and devices of the above-mentioned type is that the products must be arranged correctly, i.e. packed flat against each other and oriented edgeways on their respective conveyance devices, at the output of every conveyance device of said apparatus and therefore at the input of the group forming device.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a feeding apparatus of the above-mentioned type which eliminates the described disadvantages relative to the known art, i.e. an apparatus which feeds to a group forming device a continuous row of products packed flat against each other and oriented edgeways on their respective conveyance device.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for feeding flat products to a machine for handling groups of said products packed flat against each other and oriented edgeways, said apparatus comprising at least one conveyance device connecting a unit for producing said products to said machine, characterized in that said conveyance device comprises at least one continuously moving conveyor and at least one vibrating channel arranged in series.
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates an overall system for manufacturing and handling flat products such as biscuits or crispbread.
  • Said system 1 comprises a feeder apparatus 2 suitable for connecting a unit 3 for producing said products to a machine 4 comprising a device (not illustrated) for forming groups each constituted by a given number of products.
  • the apparatus 2 consists of a conveyance device 5 inclined in the direction of advancement of the products conveyed thereby and comprising a first conveyor belt 6 for the output of the production unit 3, a second conveyor belt 7 arranged after the conveyor belt 6 with respect to the product advancement direction, a first vibrating channel 8 interposed between the conveyor belts 6 and 7 and actuated by a vibrator device 9, and a second vibrating channel 10 interposed between the conveyor belt 7 and said machine 4 and actuated by a vibrator device 11.
  • the conveyance device 5 is suitable for transferring said products packed flat against each other and oriented edgeways with respect to the conveyance surface.
  • Figures 2 and 3 relate to a first embodiment, in which the vibrating channels 8 and 10 are suitable for transferring disk-like products 12.
  • the vibrating channels 8 and 10 have an arc-like transverse cross-section and their dimensions are such that they adhere for a set portion to the contour of the products 12.
  • Figures 4 and 5 relate to a second embodiment in which the channels 8 and 10 are suitable for transferring products 13 in the shape of parallelograms.
  • the vibrating channels 8 and 10 have a C-shaped cross-section with a bottom or base wall 14 and two lateral walls 15, and their dimensions are such that they adhere for a set portion to the contour of the products 13.
  • the base wall 14 of the channel 8 has a plurality of steps 16 descending in the direction of advancement of the products 13 along the conveyance device 5.
  • the height of said steps 16 is just in excess of the thickness of the products 13 and their width is substantially equal to the height of said products 13.
  • the products 12 or 13 are transferred by the conveyance device 5 while packed flat against each other and oriented edgeways on the conveyance surface. Due to the unavoidable imbalances between the number of products supplied by the production unit 3 and the number of products removed by the machine 4 the continuity of the row is occasionally broken, so that some products 12 or 13 tip over and arrange themselves substantially horizontally.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
EP89101778A 1988-02-25 1989-02-02 Vorrichtung zum Zuführen flacher Produkte zu einer Maschine Expired - Lifetime EP0329989B1 (de)

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IT03343/88A IT1219774B (it) 1988-02-25 1988-02-25 Apparecchiatura di alimentazione di prodotti appiattiti ad una macchina operatrice
IT334388 1988-02-25

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US508092A (en) * 1893-11-07 Cracker-stacking machine
DE2802188A1 (de) * 1978-01-19 1979-07-26 Carl Kraemer Maschinenfabrik Vorrichtung zum einheitlichen ausrichten schwerer metallischer werkstuecke
EP0077753A2 (de) * 1981-10-15 1983-04-27 SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Vorrichtung zum Aufteilen von in einer Reihe zulaufenden Gegenständen und Verfahren zum Betrieb der Vorrichtung

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US508092A (en) * 1893-11-07 Cracker-stacking machine
DE2802188A1 (de) * 1978-01-19 1979-07-26 Carl Kraemer Maschinenfabrik Vorrichtung zum einheitlichen ausrichten schwerer metallischer werkstuecke
EP0077753A2 (de) * 1981-10-15 1983-04-27 SIG Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Vorrichtung zum Aufteilen von in einer Reihe zulaufenden Gegenständen und Verfahren zum Betrieb der Vorrichtung

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IT1219774B (it) 1990-05-24
DE68903006D1 (de) 1992-11-05

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