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:US12043429B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17998643

    申请日:2021-07-26

    申请人: G.D S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: B65B29/02 B65B7/28 B65B51/22

    摘要: 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 transfer process

    公开(公告)号:US12122546B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US18006374

    申请日:2021-07-26

    申请人: G.D S.P.A.

    摘要: 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.