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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrea Cinotti, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
Wrapmatic S.p.A., Lippo Di Calderara Di Reno, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198425 ; 198460 ; 198461 ;
Abstract
For each continuous row of products (1), two accelerating belts (3, 4) acting continuously upon both sides of the respective continuous row of products (1). In a non-launching condition, the belts hold the products at a predetermined waiting position and, under launching conditions, launch a group of products (1) at the speed of a support conveyor belt (7) while bringing the following products in the continuous row to the waiting position. Preferably the accelerating belts (3, 4) are powered through DC servomotors with permanent rare-earth magnets.