I.c. S.r.l. Con Socio Unico

Hypertec Solution S.r.l.

Giovanni Barbanti

Marco Faretra

Gianmario Guidotti

Gino Bassi

An apparatus for measuring an internal volume of a mold designed for forming hollow glass containers and divisible into two or more pieces includes: a supporting element configured to support the mold pieces of the mold positioned with respective molding surfaces, delimiting the internal volume of the mold, accessible by an optical inspection device, which is configured to scan the profiles of a surface and obtain information on the distance between the surface and the optical inspection device, the scanning device being movable, relative to the supporting element, by rotation about a longitudinal axis of rotation; a control unit connected to an actuator to produce relative rotation between the optical inspection device and the supporting element.

Apparatus and method for measuring an internal volume of a mould

Described is an apparatus () for measuring an internal volume of a mold designed for forming hollow glass containers and divisible into two or more pieces () comprising: a supporting element () configured to support the mold pieces () of the mold positioned with respective molding surfaces (), delimiting the internal volume of the mold, accessible to optical inspection means; a laser scanning device () configured to scan the profiles of a surface and obtain information on the distance between the surface and the device (); a slide () movable relative to the supporting element () along a longitudinal movement axis having a predetermined position relative to the supporting element (), the scanning device () being connected to the slide () and being further movable, relative to the supporting element (), by rotation about a longitudinal axis of rotation parallel to the movement axis; a control unit connected to one or more actuators to produce a relative translation between the slide () and the supporting element () and a relative rotation between the scanning device () and the supporting element ().

An actuator () comprising: an actuating element (); a first mounting () and a second mounting (), configured for allowing the actuating element () to be positioned on a reference plane (P); characterized in that: the first mounting () is operable to allow the actuating element () to move in a direction (X) substantially parallel to the reference plane (P) and to allow a portion of a first end of the actuating element () to rotate about a first axis of rotation (T) substantially perpendicular to (X), thereby minimising wear between the actuating element () and the first mounting () during actuation.

Actuator for a printhead

An actuator (), for a printhead, wherein the actuator () comprises: an actuating element () an obturator assembly (), engageable with the actuator element (); wherein the actuating element () is operable to assume, depending on a drive signal applied thereto: a rest configuration, in which the obturator assembly () is at a first distance (X) from a reference plane (A); a first deformed configuration, in which the obturator assembly () is at a second distance (X) from the reference plane (A) greater than the first distance (X), and a second deformed configuration, in which the obturator assembly () is in contact with the reference plane (A), wherein: a control module () is configured for regulating a drive signal to the actuating element () to cause the obturator assembly () to move between the rest configuration and the first deformed configuration during a first operating cycle, to reduce the effects of impact on the obturator assembly.

Actuator and method of driving thereof

An obturator device () for a printhead comprising: an obturator assembly () having a valve surface () movable along at least one direction of displacement (X) between a first position in which the valve surface () is at a distance from a reference surface (A) and a second position in which the valve surface () is in contact with the reference surface (A); an actuator (), secured to the obturator assembly () and operable to displace the obturator assembly () between the first position and second position; characterized in that the obturator assembly () comprises: an adjustable coupling () configured to allow the valve surface () to align its orientation relative to the reference surface (A) thereby ensuring improved engagement between the surfaces.

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Casalecchio di Reno, Italy

Giovanni Barbanti