Global Patent Index - EP 0335639 A1

EP 0335639 A1 19891004 - Improvements in and relating to apparatus for automatically reorganising product lines.

Title (en)

Improvements in and relating to apparatus for automatically reorganising product lines.

Title (de)

Vorrichtungen zum automatischen Umstellen von Produktionsflüssen.

Title (fr)

Appareils pour réorganiser automatiquement les lignes de produits.

Publication

EP 0335639 A1 19891004 (EN)

Application

EP 89303009 A 19890328

Priority

GB 8807586 A 19880330

Abstract (en)

An article reorganiser receives articles from input lines (1) and deposits them in output lines (2). The apparatus comprises an endless conveyor (3) having a plurality of laterally extending article receptor means (4) which are spaced apart in the direction of movement of the conveyor. Each receptor means (4) is provided with several article receptors (5) for receiving articles from the input lines (1) and at least one of these receptor means (4) is laterally movable. Adjacent receptor means (4) are arranged in groups and each group of receptor means (4) is arranged to receive at least one article from each input line (1) and, by movement of one or more of the receptor means (4), to laterally reposition the articles prior to their deposit in the output lines (2).

IPC 1-7

B65B 23/12; B65B 35/44

IPC 8 full level

B65B 23/12 (2006.01); B65B 35/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 23/12 (2013.01); B65B 35/44 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0335639 A1 19891004; EP 0335639 B1 19920226; AT E72796 T1 19920315; DE 68900845 D1 19920402; ES 2030267 T3 19921016; GB 8807586 D0 19880505; GR 3003901 T3 19930316

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89303009 A 19890328; AT 89303009 T 19890328; DE 68900845 T 19890328; ES 89303009 T 19890328; GB 8807586 A 19880330; GR 920400279 T 19920227