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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1989
Giordano Gorrieri, Pianoro, IT;
Ivo Balestra, Casalecchio di Reno, IT;
Luciano Nannini, Casalecchio di Reno, IT;
Alberto Mondani, Bologna, IT;
Abstract
A system for picking up randomly-spaced items in particular cakes of soap, off a first conveyor belt and transferring the same in equally-spaced manner on to a second conveyor belt; which system comprises a rotary conveyor traveling between the first and second conveyors, fitted with a series of equally-spaced pick-up heads, and traveling at a predetermined greater speed than the first conveyor; and an electronic control system having processing device for detecting a position wherein a pick-up head corresponds with an item, and for consequently enabling, by lowering and applying the suction of, the pick-up head for picking the item off the first conveyor; which processing device also provide for disabling, by cutting off the suction of and raising, the pick-up head, for releasing the item and transferring it in controlled, equally-spaced manner on to the second conveyor.