Patent ID: 8695781
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A machine for grouping products arriving in a single line and spaced apart on a feed conveyor, said machine comprising at least two rake-shaped collectors arranged transversely to a longitudinal axis of said feed conveyor and the arrival of the products, said collectors following a cyclical polygonal movement: to capture said products one after another, then to move said collectors onto a laterally positioned collection table on which a batch of products is collected for casing, and then to return to a starting point; wherein said collectors are vertically offset relative to each other and are connected to respective runners arranged transversely to said longitudinal axis, each of said runners comprising a respective mobile carriage which supports a respective collector by a respective actuator, said carriages and actuators being superimposed and controlled by a logic controller to direct said cyclical polygonal movement of each collector.