Bottle alignment apparatus
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0221015
(2001-02-13)
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우선권정보 |
IT-0000016 (2000-03-09) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/EP01/01574
(2001-02-13)
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국제공개번호 |
WO01/66445
(2001-09-13)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Girotto, Luigi
- Zoppas, Matteo
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
7 |
초록
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Apparatus for the alignment of a plurality of bottles whose body is in the shape of a parallelepiped, and which are furthermore oriented in such a manner that said bottles are provided with respective axes centered on to the respective mouth, and the respective walls are inclined at either acute or
Apparatus for the alignment of a plurality of bottles whose body is in the shape of a parallelepiped, and which are furthermore oriented in such a manner that said bottles are provided with respective axes centered on to the respective mouth, and the respective walls are inclined at either acute or obtuse angles with respect to the plane passing through said axes, in which there is provided a structure comprising two comb-like members ( 10, 11 ) and plurality of cylindrical cups ( 26 ) inserted in appropriate housings provided between said comb-like members ( 10, 11 ), wherein said cups ( 26 ) hold respective bottles ( 3 ) and are made in such a manner as to ensure that the corners of the bottles ( 3 ) are capable of being arranged in contact with the inner surface of said cups; said surface is in the shape of a plurality of plane surfaces spaced from each other by configurations in the shape of an arc of a circle having a radius (R) that is equal to the inner radius of the cups (r).
대표청구항
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1. Apparatus for the alignment of a plurality of hollow bodies ( 3 ) having four side walls, in particular bottles whose body is in the shape of a parallelepiped, said hollow bodies being furthermore oriented in such a manner that:said hollow bodies are provided with respective axes (X) centred on t
1. Apparatus for the alignment of a plurality of hollow bodies ( 3 ) having four side walls, in particular bottles whose body is in the shape of a parallelepiped, said hollow bodies being furthermore oriented in such a manner that:said hollow bodies are provided with respective axes (X) centred on the respective mouth portion and parallel to the walls of the respective parallelepipeds, andthe respective walls ( 42 , 44 , 46 ) are inclined at either acute or obtuse angles with respect to the plane (P) passing through said axes, characterized in that there is provided a structure comprising two comb-like members ( 10 , 11 ) and a plurality of cups ( 26 ) in a substantially cylindrical shape inserted in appropriate housings obtained between said comb-like members, in which said cups are adapted to accommodate respective ones of said hollow bodies and are made in such a manner as to ensure that the corners of said hollow bodies are capable of being arranged in contact with the inner surface of said cups. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner surface of said comb-like members is in the shape of a plurality of plane surfaces ( 22 ) spaced from each other by configurations ( 23 ) in the shape of an arc of a circle having a radius (R) that is equal to the inner radius of said cups. 3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said cups are provided with respective pairs of opposite apertures ( 30 , 31 ) arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of the respective cup, in which said apertures are adapted to allow for the portions ( 41 , 43 , 45 ) of said comb-like members comprised between adjacent ones of said semi-circular configurations to slide and penetrate thereinto. 4. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that said comb-like members are adapted to be selectively displaced relatively to each other by a definite displacement length (S) so that said portions thereof are capable of penetrating and sliding into the respective apertures so as to enter into contact with the respective hollow bodies, thereby causing them to rotate synchronically by a pre-defined angle inside the respective ones of said cups, in such a manner as to enable said hollow bodies to be invariably oriented in the same pre-defined manner at the end of said displacement. 5. Apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that, when so oriented, the opposite and parallel sides of each hollow body are arranged either parallel to the plane (P) passing through said axes or orthogonal thereto. 6. Method for the alignment of a plurality of hollow bodies having four side walls, in particular bottles whose body is in the shape of a parallelepiped, said hollow bodies being furthermore oriented in such a manner that:said hollow bodies are provided with respective axes (X) centred on the respective mouth portion and parallel to the walls of the respective parallelepipeds, andthe respective walls are inclined at either acute or obtuse angles with respect to the plane (P) passing through said axes (X), characterized in that it comprises following phases:a) insertion of said plurality of said hollow bodies in a plurality of respective cylindrical cups provided with respective apertures and arranged between two comb-like members that are opposing each other with respect to said cups,b) mutual displacement of said comb-like members relative to each other so that appropriate portions thereof are capable of penetrating into respective ones of said apertures and engaging said hollow bodies so as to orientate them in a synchronous manner. 7. Method according to claim 6, characterized in that the above cited phase b) goes on until the corresponding sides of several hollow bodies are oriented in such a manner as to be arranged on a same plane.
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