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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ivano Baroncini, Ozzano Emilia, IT;
Assignee:
I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A., Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/506 ;
Abstract
In a device for filling a blister band with products, a hopper ( ) holds the products ( ) in bulk and has a open bottom where taking over rollers ( ) rotate to slightly push the products upwards, contrasting the products weight and causing reciprocal detachment of the products. The taking over rollers ( ) define openings, and one product ( ) at a time passes suitably oriented through each opening and towards a conveyor including channels ( ) having inlets ( ) situated directly under the openings. A delivering cylinder ( ) is connected to the channels ( ) and transfers the products ( ) to the blisters ( ) of the band