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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2008
Zmaj Petrovic, Octeville sur Mer, FR;
Denis Krauth, Octeville sur Mer, FR;
Zmaj Petrovic, Octeville sur Mer, FR;
Denis Krauth, Octeville sur Mer, FR;
Sidel Participations, Octeville sur Mer, FR;
Abstract
The method of the invention comprises guiding the bottles () in an angled direction on the alignment table () between the inlet and the outlet thereof and simultaneously gradually accelerating the speed of said bottles () on a portion of said table () from said inlet in order to reach a speed higher that the nominal speed Vn. The method further comprises submitting the bottles () to at least two alternating closing-up and spacing operations in the downstream portion of the alignment table () before the discharge thereof in the form of a queue made by a transfer conveyor (). The equipment for implementing the method particularly comprises: a group of bands including at least two pairs of bands (, and. . . ) operated within each pair at different speeds in order to carry out in an alternating manner from one pair to the other closing-up and spacing operations of the bottles () running on said bands ().