公开(公告)号：US20250052368A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18718594

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

Inventor： Giampaolo GIANESE ,  Roberto VIGNUDINI ,  Luca LANZARINI ,  Enrico MEDINA ,  Gaspare BONAFEDE

IPC: F16P3/14 ,  B65G43/00

Abstract: A product or container inlet station for an operating machine is described and includes: a conveyor for advancing products or containers along a feed direction; an inlet intended to be traversed by the products or containers advancing on the conveyor along the feed direction; and a device for controlling the inlet including: at least one barrier member, which is movable as a result of the products or containers passing through the inlet; at least one optical unit for detecting the position of the at least one barrier member; and a control unit connected to the optical unit and configured to generate an alarm signal and/or a stop signal for the operating machine, as a function of a signal coming from the optical unit.