EP 1499546 A1 20050126 - AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (en)
AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
Title (de)
AUTOMATISCHE AUSRICHTUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE D'ALIGNEMENT AUTOMATIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0300434 W 20030203
- GB 0202413 A 20020201
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2384765A] An automatic aligning apparatus comprises conveyance means 1, article 4 position sensing means 9 and alignment means 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, with associated actuating 8a, 8b and control means 14, mounted on a moveable carriage 6 such that the article 4 is aligned as the carriage 6 and article move together along a production line. Also disclosed is a method associated with the aforementioned apparatus in which the article 4 is aligned as previously described. The article 4 may be a substantially flat article 4 such as a generally rectangular or square sandwich 4 which, once a diagonal of which has been aligned with the direction of travel, may be cut along its diagonal by a blade 5 on the same production line. Alignment may be seen in the transition from fig.3a to fig.3b. A front pair of the alignment means 7a, 7c abut the article 4, a rear pair of the alignment means 7b, 7d moving inwards relative to the direction of travel of the article 4 to align the article 4. The sensing means 9 may be a photoelectric sensor 9. The actuators 8a, 8b may be pneumatic rams 8a, 8b. The apparatus may align and cut a stack of articles 4 at once.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B26D 3/30 (2006.01); B26D 7/01 (2006.01); B65G 47/244 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B26D 3/30 (2013.01); B26D 7/01 (2013.01); B65G 47/22 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 03064299A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 0202413 D0 20020320; GB 2384765 A 20030806; CA 2506530 A1 20030807; EP 1499546 A1 20050126; WO 03064299 A1 20030807
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0202413 A 20020201; CA 2506530 A 20030203; EP 03734772 A 20030203; GB 0300434 W 20030203