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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
May. 12, 2010
Applicant:
Andrea Andreoli, Modena, IT;
Inventor:
Andrea Andreoli, Modena, IT;
Assignee:
Rexnord Marbett S.R.L., Correggio (Reggio Emilia), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 21/20 (2006.01); B65G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A positioning unit, comprising: a support for a member to be positioned; an actuator for moving the support between a plurality of predetermined working positions; a position selector comprising a plurality of spacers that can be moved into an operative position positioning a stem of the actuator corresponding to a said predetermined working position of the support, wherein the position selector is coupled to the actuator such that movement of the actuator during actuation drives the operation of the position selector. The positioning unit has particular application to the positioning of guides of a conveyor of articles.