Patent ID: 6752257
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
A device for transferring blister packs and the like from a cutting station, for cutting blister packs in a blistering machine, to a feeding line of a packaging machine, the device including:conveyor means disposed adjacent to said cutting station; pick-up means for picking-up a series of blister packs, disposed in reciprocal alignment at said cutting station, and placing said series of blister packs in alignment with said conveyor means; selective releasing means for selectively releasing blister packs, said selective releasing means being situated above said conveyor means and equipped with support elements designed for receiving said blister packs, picked-up by said pick-up means, and operated selectively to release said blister packs, disposed in reciprocal alignment and orderly spaced apart, onto said conveyor means; a mechanism disposed at the outlet of said conveyor means and equipped with gripping means capable of picking-up said blister packs from said conveyor means and transferring said blister packs one by one to the feeding line of a packaging machine, which is disposed at a selected angle with respect to said conveyor means.