Patent ID: 8668072
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A machine for grouping products, comprising: a feed conveyor which supplies aligned and spaced-apart products along a longitudinal feed axis; a rake-shaped collector which extends perpendicularly to said longitudinal feed axis; a table arranged level with and next to said feed conveyor, with a depositing station where batches of products are collected for packing; a supporting structure for supporting and allowing longitudinal and transverse movements of said collector relative to said feed conveyor, above said feed conveyor and above said table for collecting said batches of products; wherein said collector is arranged to capture and orient products which arrive upright and have an ovoid cross-section, said collector comprising cells arranged obliquely relative to said longitudinal feed axis in order to orient said products automatically in an angled row configuration as said products are captured.