IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0666233
(2005-10-21)
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등록번호 |
US-7850403
(2011-02-10)
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우선권정보 |
FR-04 11333(2004-10-25) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/FR2005/002614
(2005-10-21)
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§371/§102 date |
20070802
(20070802)
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국제공개번호 |
WO06/045927
(2006-05-04)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Lorange, Stéphane
- Mathis, Samuel
- Roth, Emmanuel
- Waeldin, Gilles
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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An improvement to finishing machines that are used to orient objects. The finishing machine includes a hopper for receiving loose objects, such as lids, and an endless belt for extracting the lids from the hopper. The belt moves vertically upwards with the lids and sorts the lids automatically, such
An improvement to finishing machines that are used to orient objects. The finishing machine includes a hopper for receiving loose objects, such as lids, and an endless belt for extracting the lids from the hopper. The belt moves vertically upwards with the lids and sorts the lids automatically, such that only correctly-oriented lids are retained. The machine is also equipped with a combined system for ejecting and conveying oriented lids, including: a plate which covers the upper part of the belt and which extends laterally beyond the belt, downstream thereof, in order to support the lids as they are ejected from the grooves in the belt; devices for ejecting the lids from the grooves and for subsequently conveying same beyond the grooves downstream, the ejection devices including jets of propellant fluid which pass through the plate by an arrangement of eyes; and a casing which is disposed on the plate and into which the propellant fluid is introduced and maintained under pressure by a turbine, the casing extending over the entire surface of the plate. In addition, the downstream part of the casing includes a routing conveyor with an adjustable height, which transports the oriented lids toward the use stations.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A finishing machine comprising a hopper for receiving loose caps, and an endless belt having laths for extracting said caps from said hopper, wherein the caps are lodged in grooves bounded by said laths and said belt after extraction from said hopper, wherein said belt
The invention claimed is: 1. A finishing machine comprising a hopper for receiving loose caps, and an endless belt having laths for extracting said caps from said hopper, wherein the caps are lodged in grooves bounded by said laths and said belt after extraction from said hopper, wherein said belt moves vertically with said caps to automatically sort said caps to retain only the caps having a proper orientation, wherein the machine further comprises a combined system for ejecting and conveying said oriented caps, said combined system comprising: a plate which covers several adjacent grooves of said belt in which said oriented caps are located, said plate forming a screen on said belt and extending laterally, downstream beyond said belt, to direct said oriented caps as they are ejected from said grooves; means for ejecting said oriented caps from their grooves and for subsequently conveying them downstream beyond said grooves, said ejection means comprising jets of propellant fluid which pass through said plate through eye shaped arrangements, said jets being oriented downstream, on said caps; a casing constructed on said plate and into which said propellant fluid is introduced and maintained under pressure by suitable means to serve as a driving agent to eject and entrain said oriented caps, said casing extending over the entire surface of said plate and comprising, in its downstream part, means for accommodating and attaching a routing conveyor which prolongs said casing and routes said caps, with some continuity wherein the means which prolong the grooves and which directs the oriented caps, comprise an intermediate conveyor, said intermediate conveyor comprising a continuous channel divided into several parts: -a first part acting as an inlet, arranged in a V shape, located facing the downstream end of said grooves of said belt at the ejection zone, and subsequently, a second part forming a leader for the routing conveyor, said routing conveyor prolonging said intermediate conveyor and, with a propellant fluid, transporting said oriented caps. 2. The finishing machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plate comprising several lines equipped with eyes wherein: at least one main ejection and conveying line extends over the entire length of said plate; at least one complementary ejection line is located above and/or below said at least one main ejection line, and extends over the entire width of the belt. 3. The finishing machine as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a plate comprising several lines equipped with eyes, wherein: at least one main ejection and conveying line extends over the entire length of said plate; at least one complementary ejection line is located above said at least one main ejection line, and extends over the entire width of the belt; and at least one complementary pre-thrust line is located under the at least one main ejection line and also extends over the entire width of said belt to gather the caps and force them against a stop located on the downstream side of said belt, under the inlet of the supporting V which receives said oriented caps after their ejection from the grooves of said belt. 4. The finishing machine as claimed in claim 1, further comprising one or more ejection lines which, in their downstream part, at the intermediate conveyor, form a path of which the curve is adapted to the orientation of the routing conveyor, said path possibly extending between the casing and the routing conveyor on either side of a horizontal, up to a vertical position. 5. The finishing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the routing conveyor of the caps makes a right angle with the casing to which it is fitted, and further comprises a routing conveyor which constitutes a true functional element of said finishing machine, said routing conveyor being formed of an assembly of several lengths making it possible to change its height easily to adapt it to the requirements of the site and the place to which said caps must be delivered. 6. The finishing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein a conveyor system of the oriented caps comprises a channel for the intermediate conveyor and a channel for the routing conveyor said channels, covering the main line(s) of eyes remaining open to allow the propellant fluid to escape and comprising—two lateral guide rails parallel to one another, placed on either side of said main lines of eyes, and—a guide rail extending opposite said main lines of eyes, between said lateral guide rails, said guide rails and optionally comprising means for adjusting their position to adapt the size of said channel to that of said caps to convey. 7. The finishing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means for supplying pressurized propellant fluid to the casing and to the chamber of the routing conveyor comprises a turbine of which the capacity is adapted to the characteristics of the circuit, wherein the quantity of eyes to be supplied and the pressure to be maintained in said casing and said chamber, said pressure being about 1500 Pa. 8. The finishing machine as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a turbine placed directly on the casing, within the dimensions of the belt. 9. The finishing machine as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a turbine placed on the belt side under the casing. 10. A cap finishing machine for feeding at least one bottling line, comprising a system for ejecting and conveying oriented caps as claimed in claim 1, comprising a belt having a standard size and a cap ejection and conveying module which is fitted to said machine and of which the height H of the part constituting a routing conveyor is adjustable to freely adjust the level at which said caps must be delivered to the bottling station. 11. A finishing machine comprising a hopper for receiving loose caps, and an endless belt having laths for extracting said caps from said hopper, wherein the caps are lodged in grooves bounded by said laths and said belt after extraction from said hopper, wherein said belt moves vertically with said caps to automatically sort said caps to retain only the caps having a proper orientation, wherein the machine further comprises a combined system for ejecting and conveying said oriented caps, said combined system comprising: a plate which covers several adjacent grooves of said belt in which said oriented caps are located, said plate forming a screen on said belt and extending laterally, downstream beyond said belt, to direct said oriented caps as they are ejected from said grooves; a fluid system that ejects said oriented caps from their grooves and subsequently conveys them downstream beyond said grooves, said fluid system comprising jets of propellant fluid which pass through said plate through eye shaped arrangements, said jets being oriented downstream, on said caps; a casing constructed on said plate and into which said propellant fluid is introduced and maintained under pressure by nozzles to serve as a driving agent to eject and entrain said oriented caps, said casing extending over the entire surface of said plate and comprising, in its downstream part, a system for accommodating and attaching a routing conveyor which prolongs said casing and routes said caps, with some continuity wherein the system which prolong the grooves and which directs the oriented caps, comprise an intermediate conveyor, said intermediate conveyor comprising a continuous channel divided into several parts: —a first part acting as an inlet, arranged in a V shape, located facing the downstream end of said grooves of said belt at the ejection zone, and subsequently, a second part forming a leader for the routing conveyor, said routing conveyor prolonging said intermediate conveyor and, with a propellant fluid, transporting said oriented caps.
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