Versatile regulating unit for a stream of containers

摘要

A regulating unit inserted in an installation for preparing batches of containers of the bottle kind. The unit is interposed between an upstream conveyor and a downstream conveyor and at each of its ends, between two adjacent walls (16), includes a mechanism for centering each conveyor module (9). These mechanism includes arms (25) of the same length forming a pair of compasses between two adjacent walls (16), which pair of compasses has a central articulation secured to the conveying module (9) by a sliding connection located in the mid-plane of the corresponding lane. The walls (16) are connected to one another by a pantograph system (30) and a connecting member, having a link rod (35) extending between the pair of compasses and the pantograph to collaborate with the corresponding support of the conveying module (9) in order to keep it in the mid plane of the corresponding lane.

主权项

1. A regulating unit for an installation for preparing batches of bottle-type containers, comprising at least two guiding passages separated by walls for which a distance between said walls is adjustable, each passage being equipped with a conveying module which supports and advances containers to be regulated, said unit achieving regulation of a stream of containers by sets of fingers and placed between an upstream conveyor and a downstream conveyor, wherein said regulating unit comprises, in a region located at each of two ends of said regulating units, between two adjacent walls, a mechanism for centering each conveying module, said mechanism comprising first arms of same length forming a compass between two adjacent walls, said first arms having one end which is hinged onto a respective one of said adjacent walls, at a same level and on a same horizontal line, and the other ends coming together in a hinge which is integrally attached to said conveying module by a sliding connection arranged in a mid-plane of a corresponding passage.