Patent ID: 11858758
Assignee: AROMA SYSTEM S.R.L.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A machine for arranging objects having an orientation in an alternate manner along single file rows comprising:
a guide configured to transport objects having a common orientation;
a separator positioned to receive the objects from said guide, said separator configured to rotate alternately in a first direction and a second direction, wherein said separator comprises a rotatable element having a first guide slot and a second guide slot formed therein, the first guide slot and the second guide slot extending radially from an axis of the rotatable element and separated by a predefined angle wherein each of the first and second guide slots are configured to hold and transport alternately one of the objects, wherein the first guide slot and the second guide slot alternately transport the one of the objects of a first group to the first location in the first direction and another one of the objects of a second group to the second location in the second direction, whereby the objects are alternately transported to a first location in the first direction and to a second location in the second direction;
a first arc surface having a first entrance end and a first exit end, the first entrance end placed adjacent the first location receiving the objects from said separator, whereby the orientation of the objects are rotated from the first entrance end to the first exit end of said first arc surface;
a second arc surface having a second entrance end and a second exit end, the second entrance end placed adjacent the second location receiving said objects from said separator, whereby the orientation of the objects are rotated from the second entrance end to the second exit end of said second arc surface;
wherein the first exit end of the first arc surface and the second exit end of the second arc surface are located at a common location; and
an exit guide positioned at the common location receiving the objects from said first arc surface and said second arc surface, whereby the objects are arranged with the orientation alternating in the single file rows.