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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Franciscus Antonius Damen, Langeweg, NL;
Johannes Van Veen, Poederoijen, NL;
Hendrik Bol, Raamsdonkveer, NL;
Johannes Wilhelmus Adrianus Van Heijst, Kaatsheuvel, NL;
Franciscus Antonius Damen, Langeweg, NL;
Johannes Van Veen, Poederoijen, NL;
Hendrik Bol, Raamsdonkveer, NL;
Johannes Wilhelmus Adrianus Van Heijst, Kaatsheuvel, NL;
IMA Life S.R.L., Ozzano Dell'Emilia, IT;
Abstract
The invention relates to a conveying system for conveying intended upright articles, for example vials, comprising an in-feed conveyor, an out-feed conveyor, and a single liner system placed between said in-feed conveyor and out-feed conveyor, wherein said single liner system comprising a series of co-planar conveyor belts, wherein said belts are placed side by side for defining a conveying surface and wherein said belts are movable in substantially the same driving direction at different velocities; a track guide placed above said conveying surface for guiding said articles from said in-feed conveyor to said out-feed conveyor along a guide direction, wherein said guide direction is arranged at an acute angle with respect to said driving direction; wherein said velocity of subsequent belts of said series of co-planar conveyor belts increases in the guide direction.