Method and device for managing a unit sorting module

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11554920
APP PUB NO 20200172344A1
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16626957

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The invention relates to a method for managing a module for sorting units, which involves arranging said units loose in a reservoir; sorting said units according to a specific orientation into a batch inserted into a housing, by lifting from said reservoir towards an exit at an elevation speed; expelling said batch of sorted units from said outlet towards an entrance of a supply column, said expelled units passing through a circulation area situated between said exit and said entrance. The method comprising, at said circulation area, detecting the number of units expelled in each batch; accelerating or decelerating the elevation speed depending on said number of units detected. The invention also concerns a corresponding management device.

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GEBO PACKAGING SOLUTIONS FRANCEZI RUE DU COMMERCE REICHSTETT 67116

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Henrich, Benoît Reichstett, FR 1 0
Roth, Emmanuel Reichstett, FR 12 25

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