| 摘要 |
Method and apparatus for realizing a continuous and ordered flow (50) of containers (20), comprising the steps of: providing a feed flow (30, 30′) of containers (20) arranged with the respective main axes (X-X) randomly oriented; detecting for each container (20) the position and the orientation of its main axis (X-X), and which of the two main faces (A, B) of the container lies on the transport surface (14, 14′); picking up (12, 12′) said containers (20) from said transport surface (14, 14′) and releasing said containers (20) in a first continuous and ordered output flow (40) in an advancing direction (MD), on a surface (18) of a first output transport system (15), wherein said containers are aligned, equidistant (P) from one another, with the respective main axes (X-X) parallel to each other and perpendicular to said advancing direction (MD), picking up (62) said containers (20) from said first continuous and ordered output flow (40), rotating the main axis X-X of each container (20) by 90° in a first direction, the containers which have a first main face (A) lying on the surface (18) of the first output transport system (15), and rotating in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, the containers that have a second main face (B) lying on the surface (18) of the output first transport system (15), and depositing (62) said containers (20) on a second output transport system (70), realizing a second continuous and ordered flow (50) in an advancing direction (MD″) wherein said containers (20) are aligned, equidistant from each other and with the respective longitudinal axes (X-X) perpendicular to the surface (72) of said second output transport system (70), with the filling openings (22) facing upwards and with the respective main faces (A, B) all oriented in the same direction. |
| 主权项 |
1. Method for realizing a continuous and ordered flow (50) of containers (20), wherein said containers (20) have respective filling openings (22), a main axis (X-X), a bottom surface (24), a first main face (A) and a second main face (B) that connect said opening (22) to said bottom surface (24) said method comprising the steps of:
providing a feed flow (30, 30′) of containers (20) in a direction (MD′, MD″), with a transport system (11, 11′), said containers (20) being arranged with the respective main axis (X-X) randomly orientated and with one of said two main faces (A, B) lying on the surfaces (14, 14′) of said transport system (11, 11′), detecting for each container (20) the position and the orientation of its main axis (X-X), and which of the two main faces A or B lies on the transport surface (14, 14′) of said transport system (11, 11′), picking up (12, 12′) said containers (20) from said transport surface (14, 14′) of said transport system (11, 11′), and releasing said containers (20) in a first continuous and ordered flow (40) in an advancing direction (MD), on a surface (18) of a first output transport system (15), wherein said containers are aligned, equidistant from one another (P) with the respective main axes (X-X) parallel to each other and perpendicular to said advancing direction (MD), where the containers (20) that have the first main face (A) lying on said surface (18) of said first output transport system output (15) are arranged with the respective filling openings (22) facing in a first direction, while the containers (20) that have the second main face (B) lying on said surface (18) of said first output transport system (15) are arranged with the respective filling openings (22) facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, transporting (15) said containers (20) of said first continuous and ordered output flow (40) along said advancement direction (MD), picking up (62) said containers (20) from said first continuous and ordered output flow (40), rotating the main axis X-X of each container (20) by 90° in a first direction in a plane perpendicular to the advancing direction (MD) of the first continuous and ordered output flow (40), the containers (20) that have the first main face (A) lying on the surface (18) of the first output transport system (15) of said first output flow (40), and rotating in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, the containers (20) that have the second main face (B) lying on the surface (18) of the first output transport system (15) of said first output flow (40), depositing (62) said containers (20) on a second output transport system (70), realizing a second continuous and ordered output flow (50) in an advancing direction (MD″) wherein said containers (20) are aligned, equidistant from one another and with the respective main longitudinal axes (X-X) perpendicular to the surface (72) of said output transport system (70), with filling openings (22) facing upwards and with the respective main faces (A, B) all orientated in the same direction, transporting (70) said containers (20) along said advancing direction (MD″) of said second continuous and ordered output flow (50), preferably parallel to the direction (MD) of said first continuous and ordered output flow (40) of said containers (20). |
