Method and unit for equally spacing products, in particular food

Details Method and unit for equally spacing products, in particular food Method and unit for equally spacing products, in particular food

1995-11-08

1998-04-21

Bidwell, James R.

Conveyors: power-driven

Conveyor system for arranging or rearranging stream of items

By longitudinally respacing successive articles in stream

1984598, B65G 4726

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057409021

ABSTRACT:
A method and unit for equally spacing product, in particular food products, whereby the products are fed at a constant rate along at least part of the initial portion of a product supply path, are withdrawn along the initial path portion by the head of a respective accelerating member, and are fed in equally spaced manner, at the aforementioned rate, and at a transfer and unloading station, to an end portion of the path; the head presenting a movement crosswise to the initial portion of the path to engage and lift the respective product off the initial path portion at a pickup point varying from one product to another.

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patent: 5318165 (1994-06-01), Spatafora
patent: 5480021 (1996-01-01), Belvederi et al.

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