Patent ID: 7073655

Claim:
A device for processing substantially parallelepiped-shaped products, the device ( 1 ) comprising a conveyor unit ( 3 ; 8 ) for feeding a line ( 4 ) of said products ( 2 ) in a first direction (A) parallel to the line ( 4 ) and at a first speed (V 3 ); a transportation unit ( 6 ) for conveying the line ( 4 ) along a transportation path ( 16 ) in a second direction crosswise to the first direction (A); and a transfer unit ( 9 ; 9 a ) for transferring the line ( 4 ), at a transfer station ( 5 ; 7 ), between the transportation unit ( 6 ) and the conveyor unit ( 3 ; 8 ); the device ( 1 ) being characterized in that the transfer unit ( 9 ; 9 a ) comprises an intermediate conveyor ( 34 ; 34 a ) located between the conveyor unit ( 3 ; 8 ) and the transportation unit ( 6 ); and first transfer means ( 33 ; 33 a ) for moving the line ( 4 ) between the intermediate conveyor ( 34 ; 34 a ) and the transportation unit ( 6 ); the intermediate conveyor ( 34 ; 34 a ) moving the line ( 4 ) in the first direction (A) at a variable second speed (V 5 ) which, in use, during transfer between the conveyor unit ( 3 ; 8 ) and the intermediate conveyor ( 34 ; 34 a ), is substantially equal to said first speed (V 3 ), and, during transfer between the intermediate conveyor ( 34 ; 34 a ) and the transportation unit ( 6 ), is substantially zero.