公开(公告)号：US20250062368A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18720083

申请日：2022-12-13

Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

Inventor： Massimo Fortini ,  Giacomo Noferini ,  Giuliano Gamberini

IPC: H01M6/00 ,  H01M10/04 ,  H01M50/107 ,  H01M50/152

Abstract: Manufacturing machine to manufacture a cylindrical battery having a cylindrical case which is closed at the top by a lid There are provided: a first processing drum, mounted to rotate around a first rotation axis, a first seat to support the cylindrical case; a deformation unit, to create an annular groove on a side wall of the cylindrical case; a second processing drum, is arranged downstream of the first processing drum and mounted so as to rotate around a second rotation axis, a second seat designed to support the cylindrical case; a feeding unit, to feed the lid on top of the cylindrical case supported by the second seat; a third processing drum, arranged downstream of the second processing drum (31), a third seat (48) to support the cylindrical case; and a bending unit, configured to bend a rim of the cylindrical case against the lid.

公开(公告)号：US12286313B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US17998649

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Andrea Biondi ,  Luca Cavazza ,  Umberto Zanetti ,  Enrico Campagnoli ,  Antonio Gigante ,  Giacomo Noferini ,  Cristian Dakessian

IPC: B65G47/86

Abstract: An apparatus and a transfer process for articles are presented. The articles are transferred without risk of damage when gripped by pincer grip devices, regardless of article shape and gripping manner. The apparatus includes a first transport device, having pincer grip devices, moving along a first closed path, each having pincer claws projecting outward from the first closed path. The pincer claws are movable from a gripping position to a release position. The apparatus also includes a second transport device, having tray-like elements moving along a respective second closed path and configured to receive respective articles resting thereon. The first and second transport devices cooperate with each other at one or two exchange segments where the first closed path is superimposed on said second closed path and where the articles transported in the pincer grip devices are laid on tray-like elements and/or removed therefrom.

公开(公告)号：US12240708B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US17998791

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Luca Cavazza ,  Giacomo Noferini ,  Antonio Vitali

IPC: B65G47/71

Abstract: A transport unit for moving articles along a conveyor from a first station to a second station is presented. The unit includes a first conveyor segment having entry lanes separated from each other, a second conveyor segment downstream of the first conveyor segment to receive the articles from the first segment and having exit lanes separated from each other, in a number equal to the entry lanes, and a switching device, interposed between the first conveyor segment and the second conveyor segment. The switching device is movable between a first operating configuration, where each entry lane is in communication with a respective exit lane, and at least one second operating configuration, where at least one entry lane is selectively put in communication with an exit lane different from the exit lane with which the at least one entry lane communicates in the first operating configuration.

公开(公告)号：US12226804B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US17922260

申请日：2021-07-16

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Andrea Biondi ,  Luca Cavazza ,  Luca Cerati ,  Claudia De Maria ,  Giacomo Noferini ,  Stefano Sinigardi ,  Noemi Zordan

IPC: B07C5/34 ,  B07C5/344

Abstract: A support for transporting containers in a microwave inspection device, including a supporting body which can be moved along a feed path and at least two receiving seats connected to the top of the supporting body to be moved along said feed path, wherein said supporting body has two or more supporting portions (S1, S2) which are at least partly separated from each other by one or more openings and each carrying at least one respective receiving seat, said supporting portions (S1, S2) being connected or integral with each other in a lower region of the supporting body.

公开(公告)号：US12208971B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US17998245

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Andrea Biondi ,  Luca Cavazza ,  Umberto Zanetti ,  Enrico Campagnoli ,  Antonio Gigante ,  Giacomo Noferini

IPC: B65G47/84 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B65B43/46 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65G47/71

Abstract: A movement unit for articles includes a first carousel device having a first transporter member and first gripping heads mounted thereon and provided to move the articles into a single-row configuration. The movement unit further includes a second carousel device to receive the articles from the first carousel device, having a second transporter member and second gripping heads mounted thereon. Each second gripping head is configured to receive the articles from a respective first gripping head and to move the articles into a multi-row configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20240405249A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18720129

申请日：2022-12-13

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Massimo Fortini ,  Giacomo Noferini ,  Giuliano Gamberini

IPC: H01M10/04 ,  H01M50/167

Abstract: A manufacturing machine for manufacturing a cylindrical battery having a cylindrical case which houses an electrochemical cell. They are provided: a processing conveyor configured to move forward along a processing path a seat designed to support the cylindrical case; and an operating group which is arranged along the processing path and is configured to perform a processing on the cylindrical case. The operating group has: a support body axially aligned with the corresponding seat and mounted to rotate around a rotation axis; and a plurality of processing discs, which are configured to perform a machining on the side wall of the cylindrical case, are uniformly mounted on the support body to form a circle at the centre of which the cylindrical case is placed in use, and are radially movable to radially get close to and move away from the cylindrical case which is in use between them.

公开(公告)号：US12286312B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US17998647

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: G.D S.P.A.

Inventor： Andrea Biondi ,  Luca Cavazza ,  Umberto Zanetti ,  Enrico Campagnoli ,  Antonio Gigante ,  Giacomo Noferini ,  Cristian Dakessian

IPC: B65G47/86

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.

公开(公告)号：US12130172B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17619171

申请日：2020-07-08

Applicant: G.D S.p.A.

Inventor： Andrea Biondi ,  Luca Cavazza ,  Luca Cerati ,  Claudia De Maria ,  Giacomo Noferini ,  Stefano Sinigardi ,  Noemi Zordan

IPC: G01G9/00 ,  G01G17/00 ,  G01G23/01

CPC classification number: G01G9/005 ,  G01G17/00 ,  G01G23/01

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