(19)
(11) EP 1 199 264 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47

(43) Date of publication:
24.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/17

(21) Application number: 01124687.3

(22) Date of filing: 16.10.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65G 47/52, B65B 19/32
(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

(30) Priority: 17.10.2000 IT BO000605

(71) Applicant: G.D Societa' per Azioni
40133 Bologna (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Spatafora, Mario
    40100 Bologna (IT)

(74) Representative: Eccetto, Mauro et al
Studio Torta S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Product reject unit


(57) A unit (23; 23') for rejecting products (9), each fed along a given path (P) inside a respective pocket or seat (11) of a conveyor (10), has a pneumatic actuator (26; 26') located along the path (P) of the products (9) to exert, on each product (9) for rejection, a pneumatic force to expel the product (9) from the respective pocket or seat (11) in time with the passage, or during a stop, of the pocket or seat in front of the pneumatic actuator (26; 26').