(19)
(11) EP 0 806 292 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
31.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/46

(21) Application number: 97107559.3

(22) Date of filing: 07.05.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B31B 5/80
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES FR GB

(30) Priority: 08.05.1996 IT BO960252

(71) Applicant: O.A.M. S.p.A.
40067 Rastignano (Bologna) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Martelli, Antonio
    40136 Bologna (IT)

(74) Representative: Cerbaro, Elena et al
STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Device for withdrawing and depositing semirigid cartons


(57) A device (1) for withdrawing and depositing semirigid cartons (2) having a rectangular-section tubular body (3), wherein a withdrawing assembly (11), rotating about a horizontal axis (10), has a number of pneumatic heads (23) for withdrawing the cartons (2), with the respective tubular bodies (3) flattened, from a release station (6); and a number of pneumatic flexing tools (58), each cooperating with a respective head (23) to restore the aforementioned section to a rectangular shape; the heads (23) and flexing tools (58) feeding the parallelepiped cartons (2) on to an adjustable chute (12), and successively depositing the cartons (2) into respective pockets (8) on a pocket conveyor (7).






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