Patent ID: 6769856
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65G

Abstract:
A plant for unloading stacks of thermoformed products from a cage containing product stacks, which comprises a support structure, at least one support plate for a respective cage containing product stacks, which is mounted for rotation on said support structure, drive means to cause said support platen to effect angular movements of a preset amplitude around a horizontal axis, so as to angularly move its respective containing cage between an erect position, in which said stacks of thermoformed products contained therein extend in a substantially vertical direction, and an inclined unloading position, expeller means designed to expel product stacks of thermoformed objects from said cage when said support plate is in inclined unloading position, a conveyer for receiving stacks of thermoformed objects unloaded from said containing cage located downstream of the unloading position of said support plate, and drive means arranged to move the said support plate vertically between a plurality of unloading positions to unload stacks of thermoformed objects at different levels onto said conveyer.