Patent ID: 6640961
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
A unit for feeding an ordered succession of products to an unloading station, comprising an arranging device comprising a first and a second conveyor belt each constituting a first and a second portion of a feed path that has a defined total length and each portion being complementarily variable in length relative to the other, means for feeding the products to the first conveyor, a transfer station located between the two portions and comprising a carriage coupled to the two conveyors to complementarily vary the lengths of the two portions, transfer means mounted on the carriage and designed to transfer the products from the first to the second portion, wherein the feed means are cyclically mobile to transfer the products to the first conveyor in sets consisting of a predetermined number of products, the first conveyor and the transfer means being cyclically mobile according to a law of motion and timing dependent upon the cyclic motion of the feed means.