Method for classifying product such as glass bottle type or the like

Abstract

The method consists in collecting products (2) that are arriving spaced and in line on a conveyor (1). This collection is carried out by means of a collector device (40), in the form of a comb, arranged transversally, forming an angle between 60 and 120 DEG in relation to the product advancement direction (2). The collector (40) deposits and drops the collected products at a take-up station which is located on the side of said supply conveyor (1); it is capable of a loop movement that can be divided, for the collecting of said products, into a transversal movement combined with a longitudinal movement upwards of the vial queue. The installation for the implementation of the method comprises a table (3) arranged at the level of and along the conveyor (1), a collector (40) carried by an appropriate structure in order to be displaced longitudinally and transversally above said conveyor (1) and said table (3). The table (3) is comprised of two panels (31, 32) which extend on either side of the supply conveyor (1) in order to allow for the depositing and a dropping of the collected products on each side of said conveyor (1).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for grouping products in order to pack said products, for example in boxes; it also relates to a device allowing said method to be carried out. [0002] The grouping of vials, bottles or other types of product can be done in several ways, depending on the type and nature of the product and on the desired rate. Background technique [0003] One form of grouping is described in document GB 2174667 . The products arrive on the supply conveyor in a straight line, and said products are picked up on the go by a pushing device carrying a batch of products. [0004] This pushing device has the form of a shelf arranged longitudinally on one side of the product line. This rack is capable of a combined cyclical movement: longitudinal in the direction of product advancement, and transverse to place a batch of products in a row on one side of the supply conveyor, where the products are fed by other The device is obtained. [00...

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Problems solved by technology

[0010] However, this change problem is different for a rate regulator with a screw, which is a very expensive, relatively heavy tool that is quite complicated to change

[0011] Changing of these screws is also an operation that may require disposal equipment due to the weight of these screws, and storage of these screws requires a warehouse type arrangement which is relatively space consuming

[0012] Furthermore, installations of this type (comprising on the one hand a rate regulator and, on the other hand, a device for taking up a batch of products) are particularly cumbersome in terms of length and, in some cases, may be due to constraints are not applicable, especially when there is insufficient space in the existing plant

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