Sidel Participations

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

Sidel Packing Solutions

Michel Begin

Guillaume Duchemin

Christophe Poupon

Didier Mougin

Thierry Garnier

Eric Devaux

Benoît Poutot

Rémy Dufraigne

Sébastien Damien

Sebastien Guelaud

Pierre Variot

Philippe Chevalier

Frédéric Roca

Jérôme Sergent

Sébastien Guelaud

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.

Device and method of positioning products

A tool for handling and grouping products aligned one behind another and separated by a given spacing. The tool has a row of supports, each able to carry a grasping element for grasping a product, the supports mounted to move on a rail, each support connected to an adjacent support by an attachment. The attachment includes a rod that connects two adjacent supports and a member for locking the position of at least one of the two adjacent supports on the rod. The locking member can be deactivated to adjust the distance between two supports to the distance between two products. The mechanism for grouping together includes at least one cylinder, the cylinder including a body fixed on a support and a rod.

Tool for handling and grouping together products and method for adjusting said tool

The invention relates to a method for collecting products () arriving in line on a conveyor (), using a collector device () provided transversally relative to the advancement direction. The collector () deposits and drops the products collected at a take-up station () located on the side of said supply conveyor () the collector () is capable of a loop movement that can divided into a transverse movement combined with a longitudinal movement upwards of the queue, i.e. a movement opposite to that of the product supply conveyor. The equipment for implementing the method includes a table () provided at and along the conveyor (), a collector () carried by an appropriate structure for longitudinal and transverse movement above said conveyor () and said table (). The table () includes two panels () extending on either side of the supply conveyor () for depositing and dropping the products collected on either side of the conveyor () at the edge thereof.

Method for grouping vials, bottles or same

The method for grouping stackable products arriving in line on a feed conveyor which has an accumulation function and a distribution function of the products, distribution being carried out sequentially to feed a supply conveyor which makes the products available so that they can be collected, the method including collecting the products distributed on the supply conveyor by a transversal collector which is mobile in a vertical plane, depositing the collected products on a take-up station which is located above the level of the supply conveyor and providing the collector with a loop movement, cyclical, in order to collect the products, deposit them and return to the point of departure.

Method and installation for grouping of stackable products of the cases and other type

The method consists in collecting products () that are arriving spaced and in line on a conveyor (). This collection is carried out by means of a collector device (), in the form of a comb, arranged transversally, forming an angle between 60 and 120&#xb0; in relation to the product advancement direction (). The collector () deposits and drops the collected products at a take-up station which is located on the side of said supply conveyor (); it is capable of a loop movement that can be divided, for the collecting of said products, into a transversal movement combined with a longitudinal movement upwards of the vial queue. The installation for the implementation of the method comprises a table () arranged at the level of and along the conveyor (), a collector () carried by an appropriate structure in order to be displaced longitudinally and transversally above said conveyor () and said table (). The table () is comprised of two panels () which extend on either side of the supply conveyor () in order to allow for the depositing and a dropping of the collected products on each side of said conveyor ().

Method for grouping products of the vial type and other

The method relates to products such as bottles whose horizontal cross section of contact is oval and which are conveyed in the longitudinal direction, in single file and spaced apart, on a conveyor. The method includes introducing the bottles one by one into a neck, at the downstream end of which motorized rollers are disposed, applying the rollers to the opposite faces of each bottle to be orientated, providing the passive roller with a peripheral speed equal to the speed of conveyance of the bottles and providing the active roller with a higher peripheral speed to position the bottle diagonally on the conveyor.

Method and device for orientating products on a conveyor

An arrangement () for assembling into batches (Ln), via a phasing device (), a plurality of products (Pn) traveling on a conveyor belt () from an intake zone upstream to an exit zone downstream. The phasing device () is placed between the intake zone and the exit zone. The arrangement has at least one retractable catch (), and the catch () is moved successively into an engaged position, causing a first product (Pn) to be slowed down until a second product (Pn) located immediately upstream moves up to it, so as to form a batch (Ln), and into a retracted position which enables the previously formed batch (Ln) to continue its downstream movement at the running speed of the belt.

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Octeville-sur-Mer, France

Michel Begin