Patent ID: 9527677
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. A method of orienting containers included in an input flow of containers advancing in a given direction, wherein the containers exhibit a first or a second sense of advance and a first or a second posture in said given direction, the method comprises: defining a desired posture for said containers in said input flow of containers, identifying, in said input flow of containers, the containers having a posture different from said desired posture, imparting to the containers thus identified a turnover movement around said given direction bringing them to said desired posture and obtaining a flow of containers all having said desired posture, wherein said turnover movement is imparted by means of a turnover station including a body adapted to be turned over around said given direction, said body having an opening to be traversed by said input flow of containers and to form with the containers in said input flow of containers traversing said opening a rotational coupling around said given direction, distinguishing the containers with said first sense of advance and the containers with said second sense of advance, imparting to said containers in said flow of containers all having said desired posture a rotation movement towards the vertical position, said rotation movement being imparted in opposed senses depending on whether the containers subjected to rotation towards the vertical position have said first or said second sense of advance, defining, as said desired posture for said containers in said input flow of containers, a posture different from said first and said second posture, imparting to all the containers in said input flow of containers said turnover movement around said given direction to bring them to said desired posture, whereby the method generates an output flow of containers wherein the containers are positioned vertically with a same orientation, wherein the same orientation means that both the posture and the sense of advance of all containers is the same.