DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220307888A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17619171

    申请日:2020-07-08

    Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

    Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting containers (100) comprises a rotary conveyor (2), provided with a plurality of receiving cavities (5), and a measuring station (400) configured to inspect each container (100) while the container (100) is being supported and moved by the conveyor (2), wherein the conveyor (2) has continuous motion and the measuring station (400) comprises a microwave detector provided with a measuring zone (410) through which each container (100) passes in order to generate an information item relating to at least one of the following: weight of the container (100) as a whole or of the dose of product contained therein, type of product inside the container (100), presence of foreign bodies in the container (100).

    CLAMP DEVICE AND RELATED TRANSFER APPARATUS
    14.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230348204A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US17998647

    申请日:2021-07-26

    Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: B65G47/847

    Abstract: A pincer device for gripping and releasing articles from an operating station to a subsequent station, capable of operating, in a transfer apparatus, with a minimum footprint, without interfering with other pincer devices arranged at close range thereto, is presented. The pincer device has a pair of gripping claws, cooperating with each other and having each a proximal end and a distal end, a gripping edge facing the gripping edge of the other gripping claw, and a longitudinal development following a predefined respective direction. The pincer device also has a driving mechanism, having at least one rotary actuator connected to a respective proximal end, configured to rotate each gripping claw from a gripping position to a release position by rotating each gripping claw about a rotation axis parallel to the predefined direction. In the gripping position, the gripping edges have a minimum spacing therebetween, progressively increasing towards the release position.

    COUPLING METHOD AND UNIT FOR COUPLING A COMPONENT OF A CONTAINER TO A CONTAINER, AN APPARATUS WITH SUCH A COUPLING UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20230348124A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US17998643

    申请日:2021-07-26

    Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: B65B29/022 B65B51/225 B65B7/2878

    Abstract: A coupling method for coupling a component of a container to the container is presented. The method includes: arranging a coupling unit including a coupling assembly with a frame, a gripping device for the component, a coupling device for constraining the component to the container; arranging the container and the component at least partially within the container, providing at least a minimum spacing between a bottom of the component and a base of the container; moving and activating the gripping device at a removal position of the component; moving the retaining element and the coupling element to a coupling position; deactivating the retaining element, thus deactivating a constraint between the gripping element and the component; and activating said coupling element to produce a stable coupling between the couplable portion of the component and the container, deactivating and moving the coupling element.

    TRANSFER DEVICE AND PROCESS
    16.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230294857A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US18006491

    申请日:2021-07-26

    Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: B65B7/2807 B65B29/022 B65B7/01

    Abstract: In a device and in a process for transferring discrete elements, fed in a row with a predetermined spacing, a correspondence is ensured between a linear release segment, and a not entirely linear portion of transport path. A carousel-like transport device is provided, where receiving members move along the transport path. A receiving segment is defined, where each receiving member receives a respective discrete element. A release device is further provided, on which the discrete elements are transported along a linearly developing release path having a release segment and intersecting the transport path at the receiving segment. A timing equipment acting on the receiving members by moving them with respect to the transport device is also provided.

    PACKAGING APPARATUS AND PROCESS
    17.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230271733A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US18006719

    申请日:2021-07-26

    Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: B65B7/01 B65B29/022 B65B7/2807 B65B7/162

    Abstract: In an apparatus and a packaging process of capsules with an opening closed by a laminar lid obtained by cutting a strip, the ability of transporting the laminar lids in several lines is introduced, reducing the overall dimensions. The apparatus includes: a cutting device with a mechanism defining a portion of the strip where the strip is tensioned in a respective cutting plane, and one or more punches obtaining the laminar lids from the strip; a carousel-like transfer device, having transfer members movable along a closed path, with gripping heads configured to receive respective laminar lids from the cutting device. The cutting plane is in a vertical position, and the mutual position of the cutting device and the transfer device defines a gripping spot of the closed path, the laminar lids being retained in the transfer members on a respective plane in a vertical position.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING THE TIGHTNESS OF A CONTAINER CLOSED BY A MEMBRANE

    公开(公告)号:US20230400376A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18326479

    申请日:2023-05-31

    Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: G01M3/3209

    Abstract: A method and relative apparatus for testing the tightness of a container closed by a membrane are described. The method includes steps of: submitting the container to a deforming action to increase the pressure inside the container; submitting the membrane to an abutting action to counteract the deformation of the membrane caused by the deforming action; maintaining the action of abutting the membrane at the same time as the action of deforming the container for a set period of time; interrupting the action of abutting the membrane at the end of the period of time; detecting at least one parameter related to a membrane profile when the abutting action has ceased; and comparing the at least one parameter related to the membrane profile with a predefined threshold to verify whether the tightness of the container is to be classified as defective.

    TRANSFER DEVICE AND TRANSFER PROCESS
    20.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230234738A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US18006374

    申请日:2021-07-26

    Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

    CPC classification number: B65B43/50 B65B29/022 B65B61/065 B65B41/16

    Abstract: In a transfer device and a process for discrete elements, fed in a line with a predetermined spacing, variations in the dimensions of the discrete elements resulting in a variation in a release spot included in a release segment, are absorbed by an alignment of the receiving elements. A transport device of the transfer device has receiving elements, each configured to receive a respective discrete element and moving along a transport path at a predetermined speed. The discrete elements are transported on a release device of the transfer device along a release path with a linear development. The release path has a release segment intersecting the transport path at a receiving segment of the transport path. The transport device includes a moving mechanism for the receiving elements to align the receiving elements at the receiving segment, where the release segment is superimposed on the transport path at the receiving segment.

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