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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2002
Andrea Andreoli, Villanova, IT;
Emanuele Bellini, Mirandola, IT;
Rexnord Marbett S.p.A., Correggio, IT;
Abstract
A positioning system of guide elements of a conveyor of articles comprises: at least one guide positioning unit comprising a guide positioning element adapted to be operatively associated with a respective guide element for the positioning thereof; a system of traction-transmitting cables operatively associated with the guide positioning unit, for transmitting traction forces; at least one traction unit associated with the system of traction-transmitting cables for exerting traction forces on the system of traction-transmitting cables. The guide positioning unit is either a driven guide positioning unit ( ), wherein the guide positioning element is caused to be moved by the traction forces transmitted by the system of traction-transmitting cables, or a driving guide positioning unit, comprising a motor group associated with the guide positioning element. The system of traction-transmitting cables comprises in the case of a driving unit, at least one traction-transmitting cable for transmitting traction forces between the traction unit and the driving unit; in the case of a driven unit, the system of traction-transmitting cables comprises at least one first traction-transmitting cable and at least one second traction-transmitting cable for transmitting respective first and second traction forces, respectively causing the guide positioning element to be moved in a first direction and in a second direction.