Method for grouping products together with a view to case packing same

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PATENT NO 9132970
APP PUB NO 20120118701A1
SERIAL NO

13387272

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The invention relates to a method for grouping together products that arrive in line and are spaced apart from each other on an infeed conveyor (2), consisting of: collecting the products on the fly by means of a pair of collectors (4) that move transversely relative to the products on said conveyor (2); moving the products collected by collector (4A) to a removal station (11) and, at the same time, replacing said collector (4A) with the second collector (4B) that, in turn, collects the products; and dropping off the products from collector (4A) to the removal station (11) and bringing said collector (4A) back to a collecting position while intersecting collector (4B). The equipment includes a pair of carriages (7), each of which has a collector (4), said carriages being moved transversely and said collectors (4) being mounted on actuators (12) that move the collectors so as to transfer the latter from the removal position to a retracted position that makes it possible for said collectors (4) to intersect one other.

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C E R M E X CONSTRUCTIONS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DE MATERIELS POUR L'EMBALLAGE D'EXPEDITION21910 CORCELLES-LES-CÎTEAUX

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Duchemin, Guillaume Octeville-sur-Mer, FR 15 118
Garnier, Thierry Octeville-sur-Mer, FR 18 91
Gatos, David Octeville-sur-Mer, FR 3 38
Mougin, Didier Octeville-sur-Mer, FR 12 139

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