Patent ID: 9096337
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gluing unit configured to apply adhesive to a succession of opening devices to be fitted to respective sealed packages of food products pourable into a tube of packaging material, the gluing unit comprising: a conveyor configured to convey the opening devices along a path; an adhesive dispenser positioned along the path and movable in a plane parallel to the path, the adhesive dispenser being configured to apply an adhesive to a portion of the opening device; a bed; said adhesive dispenser being hinged to the bed and rotatable about a first axis parallel to the plane by at least one rocker arm so that the adhesive dispenser is tiltable relative to the plane, the adhesive dispenser being movable crosswise relative to the plane; a drive member; a transmission member interposed functionally between the drive member and the at least one rocker arm; in use, the drive member and the transmission member rotate the at least one rocker arm and the adhesive dispenser about the first axis; and the transmission member comprising: (i) a cam connected functionally to the drive member and rotatable about a second axis; and (ii) a cam follower configured to cooperate with the cam and movable by the cam along a third axis crosswise to the first and second axes, the cam follower being connected functionally to the at least one rocker arm in a position spaced apart from the first axis.