Automatic loader of ferrules for brushes and relative method to feed ferrules

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EP 1 142 506 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/21

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	10.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/41

(21)	Application number: 01108263.3

(22)	Date of filing: 02.04.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A46D 3/08

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

05.04.2000 IT UD000066

(71)	Applicant: Polese Giovanni Automation Srl
	33070 Stevena' di Caneva (PN) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Polese, Gianni 33070 Caneva (PN) (IT) Polese, Giovanni Pietro 33070 Caneva (PN) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Petraz, Gilberto Luigi et al
	GLP S.r.l. Piazzale Cavedalis 6/2 33100 Udine 33100 Udine (IT)

(54)	Automatic loader of ferrules for brushes and relative method to feed ferrules

(57) Automatic loader (10) of ferrules (11) and relative method to feed ferrules (11) to be fed one at a time to a station (27) to assemble brushes (12), said ferrules (11) consisting of a ring including means able to define a correct assembly position, said loader (10) including a feed assembly (19) equipped with a basket (20) comprising at least a guide channel (23) associated with a first conveyor belt (30), said loader comprising optical detection means (29) to detect the orientation of the ferrules (11) connected to a control unit (31), and means (24) to pick up the ferrules (11) governed by said control unit (31), said pick-up means (24) being able to pick up at least incorrectly oriented ferrules (11b) from said first belt (30) to deposit them on a discharge belt (25) after having rotated them into the correct position.

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