Patent ID: 9688481
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B65G

Claim:
1. A positioning device for positioning products simultaneously with their conveyance one after the other in a plane of conveyance and along a direction of conveyance, the device comprises: at least one orientation means, the at least one orientation means comprising pushers, each movable along an action movement between an inactive position and an active position, the effect of said action movement being to act on a corresponding one of the products by pushing the product to make the product pivot by a predetermined angle around respective axis perpendicular to the plane of conveyance, the pushers also being movable in the direction of conveyance; wherein the at least one orientation means is configured to be movable along the direction of conveyance relative to the products while the products move in the direction of conveyance; and wherein two of the pushers are moveable relative to each other in the direction of conveyance while the at least one orientation means is moving in the direction of conveyance.