EP 0162933 B1 19880316 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE ORDERLY INTRODUCTION OF ARTICLES, PARTICULARLY PRALINES, INTO PACKAGING CONTAINERS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE ORDERLY INTRODUCTION OF ARTICLES, PARTICULARLY PRALINES, INTO PACKAGING CONTAINERS
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 84104796 A 19840428
Abstract (en)
[origin: US4630428A] Small articles, particularly chocolate and candies, are placed in predetermined positions in a receiver, such as deep-drawn compartmented boxes. The articles (1) are assigned coordinate positions (90) in the receiver, in X-Y coordinate system. The receivers (2) are transported at a predetermined, preferably speed passed an insertion station, where the articles are moved in a predetermined insertion path (47) transversely to the X direction of movement of the receivers. The movement of the articles and the transport speed of the receivers are synchronized. To permit placement of the articles at selected X coordinate positions, a temporal phase shift is introduced between the movement of the articles in the insertion path and the transport speed of the receivers, for example by changing the position of a cross gear in a differential. The insertion path in the Y direction is predetermined by guide tracks (14, 15) which is shifted bodily in the Y direction by a positioning motor (60, 61). The insertion units can be made narrow to place a number of them adjacent the transport path.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65B 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65B 5/12 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT CH DE FR GB IT LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0162933 A1 19851204; EP 0162933 B1 19880316; AT E33007 T1 19880415; DE 3469875 D1 19880421; US 4630428 A 19861223
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 84104796 A 19840428; AT 84104796 T 19840428; DE 3469875 T 19840428; US 71886285 A 19850402