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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2021
G.d S.p.a., Bologna, IT;
Salvatore Carboni, Bologna, IT;
Antonio Vitali, Bologna, IT;
G.D S.P.A., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
A device and a process for feeding articles to be packaged with a packaging apparatus are presented. The articles are transported on a first conveying line and can be arranged according to a desired pattern, which is repeated on a second conveying line from which the articles will be picked up in a subsequent station. For this purpose, at least one transfer device is provided for transferring the articles from the first conveying line to the second conveying line, with a self-moving transfer arm and a respective gripping device to pick up the articles. The gripping device has a plurality of gripping elements which are movable between a first configuration, in which the gripping elements are aligned with each other to grip the articles from the first conveying line, and a second configuration, in which at least two of the gripping elements are staggered with respect to each other, to lay the articles according to a predetermined pattern.