Patent ID: 6560946
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B65B,B65G,C12M

Abstract:
Distributor for container covers comprising:a frame comprising: an upper plate comprising two cells, one of which is used to position the containers and the other is used to position the covers in a pile; and a lower plate comprising a cell for positioning the containers and covers in a determined space located in the same axis under the cell in to which the containers from the upper plate are introduced; and a flat slider mounted to slide between the upper and lower plates comprising a carrier cell to receive and displace a cover taken from the bottom of the pile towards the container and cover positioning cell, characterized in that said distributor comprises a device for lowering and introducing covers in a pile, the covers being dropped one by one into said carrier cell of the slider, the device for lowering and introducing the covers comprising: at least three double fingers placed around the cover positioning cell to maintain the pile of covers just above the slider and separate the bottom cover of the pile and free it to drop it into the carrier cell, said three double-fingers being mounted to pivot on the upper plate, a ring having the same number of housings as double-fingers in each of which a stud is positioned that is connected to each of the double-fingers and that causes alternate successive rotations of said double-fingers when said ring revolves; a device used to set the ring rotating comprising: a pusher connected to the slider to push the ring; and a control pin that projects radially relative to the ring and against which the pusher comes to bear.