Patent ID: 8403129
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
1. A method of transferring a group of glass articles from a supporting surface to a conveyor for carrying the group of glass articles off in a straight horizontal direction, the method comprising: moving a single articulated arm comprising a first elongated portion hinged to a fixed support to rotate about a fixed hinge axis and a second elongated portion connected to the first elongated portion to rotate about a movable hinge axis parallel to said fixed hinge axis and integrally connected to a pusher for pushing said group of glass articles so as to move the pusher between an engage position engaging the group of glass articles on said supporting surface, and a release position to release the group of glass articles onto said conveyor, said pusher is moved so that, when the pusher is in the release position, the center of gravity of said group of glass articles is located downstream, in a travelling direction of the group of glass articles on the conveyor, from a plane containing the fixed hinge axis and perpendicular to said travelling direction, and said pusher is moved so that, when the pusher is in said engage position engaging the group of glass articles, said center of gravity of the group of glass articles engaged by the pusher lies in a space bounded by two parallel further planes perpendicular to said plane containing the fixed hinge axis, of which one contains said travelling direction, and the other is parallel to the travelling direction and passes through a connection between an end portion of the second elongated portion and the pusher.