Device and method for feeding for accumulation
US9878855B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/69
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and device for feeding at least one receiving surface between two consecutive stations in a production line for handling products on an assembly line, the device having a pick-up zone from where the products are transferred to the surface, and including an input conveyor to receive and maintain a compact flow of products received from an upstream station, a receiving conveyor, extending along a conveying direction in the pick-up zone to receive and then stop the flow of products there delivered by the input conveyor, an a transfer unit, to move, transversely to the conveying direction, toward the receiving surface, the products stopped in the pick-up zone. The device further includes at least one buffer conveying element, able to receive the compact flow of products from the input conveyor when the products are stopped on the receiving conveyor for their transfer, and maintain the compactness of the flow.
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