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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Arol S.p.a., Canelli (Asti), IT;
Inventor:
Sergio Cirio, Canelli, IT;
Assignee:
AROL S.p.A., Canelli (Asti), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/3422 (2013.01);
Abstract
Elevator for caps, comprising a closed-loop conveyor belt including a plurality of projections extending from an outer face of the conveyor belt, and an inspection and selection system, comprising: at least one camera arranged to visually inspect the caps while they move along an ascending branch of the conveyor belt, and an ejection device which ejects noncompliant caps from the elevator according to information provided by said at least one camera.