Patent ID: 7069845

Claim:
Equipment for automatic tray positioning of single pieces, said equipment comprising a first conveyor for feeding of a sequence of single pieces along a first direction, a second intermittent advancement conveyor for feeding of single trays along a second direction substantially perpendicular to said first direction, a first sensor for detection of passage of the single pieces, a second sensor for detection of the passage of the single trays, and an electronic control device receiving signals from said sensors and controlling an advancement step of said second conveyor with a pre-established delay and a pre-established measure at least equal to a width of said pieces at every pre-established number of passages of the pieces in correspondence with said first sensor and a further advancement step of said second conveyor, up to a position determined by said second sensor, and suitable to allow a next empty tray to receive a first piece from said first conveyor at each predetermined multiple of said pre-established number of passages of pieces in correspondence with said first sensor.