Patent ID: 6401905
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B65B,B65C,B65G,B67C

Abstract:
A device for orientating bottles in machines performing labeling, filling or capping operations comprising:a frame; lateral fixed abutments forming part of said frame and extending in a direction which is longitudinal with respect to said device; a slider forming a top portion of said frame extending in the same longitudinal direction as said fixed abutments; a conveyor belt arranged so as to travel within said frame along a longitudinal direction with respect to said frame, on which conveyor belt said bottles rest with their base region; a spacing screw feeder arranged in said frame in a parallel configuration with respect to said conveyor belt, said spacing screw feeder contacting the bottles at an intermediate body region; said fixed abutments facing the screw feeder so as to form a space portion for passage of the bottles conveyed by the belt; turning means for turning the bottles about an axis perpendicular to the conveyor belt until an intended position is reached, said turning means making contact with the body of the bottles; supporting means; movement means arranged with respect to said top portion of said frame so as to be at least partly movable along said longitudinal direction, said movement means carrying said supporting means for holding a head of said bottles steady with respect to said conveyor belt during orientation thereof.