Patent ID: 7185751

Claim:
A device for forming groups of products, comprising: a conveying structure defining a path of advance along a given direction for a continuous array of said products in mutual contact, an arresting member capable of co-operating in arresting contact with said continuous array of products at the end of said path of advance, a conveyor device to remove from the continuous array successive groups of products from a terminal part of the array in contact with the arresting member, a regulator device capable of selectively varying the position of the arresting member along said direction of advance to vary selectively the number of products included in said groups of products, a sensor element arranged to measure the height of said groups of products, a control unit arranged to receive from the sensor element a signal indicating the height of the groups of products, and a motor member commanded by said control unit and arranged to vary the position of the arresting member along said direction of advance as a function of the height of the groups of products measured by said sensor element.