C.e.r.m.e.x. Constructions Etudes Et Recherches De Materiels Pour L'emballage D'expedition

Sidel Packing Solutions

Benoît Poutot

Guillaume Duchemin

Michel Begin

Thierry Garnier

Rémy Dufraigne

The subject of the invention is a positioning device for positioning products while at the same time conveying products one after another on a conveyor in a conveying plane and along a conveying direction. This device comprising a plurality of orientation devices each comprising at least one pusher mounted with the ability to move on a guide, said guide being situated on the side of the conveyor and defining a closed circulation loop at least a portion of which lies along the conveying direction, the at least one pusher being able to act on a product by pushing it in order to cause it to pivot through a predetermined angle about an axis perpendicular to the conveying plane, said orientation devices being capable of moving independently of one another on said guide. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.

Positioning of products while at the same time conveying same

A positioning device () for positioning products () simultaneously with their conveyance one after the other in a plane of conveyance () and along a direction of conveyance (). The device has at least one orientation mechanism (), itself having at least one pusher () movable along an action movement between an inactive position and an active position. The effect of the action movement is to act on a product () by pushing it to make it pivot by a predetermined angle around an axis perpendicular to the plane of conveyance (), the at least one pusher () being movable also in the direction of conveyance (). Also disclosed is a corresponding method.

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Corcelles-les-Citeaux, France

Benoît Poutot