Abstract:
A machine (1) for packing a tile or a stack of tiles (5) with one or more cardboard blanks (3), comprising: a first store (2) containing cardboard blanks (3); a folding station (4) for folding a cardboard blank (3) against a tile or a stack of tiles (5); transfer means (6) for transferring a cardboard blank (3) from the first store (2) to the folding station (4) along a pathway; a printing head (7) arranged along the pathway and activated in phase relation with the transfer means (6) such as to print on the cardboard blank (3) when the cardboard blank (3) is positioned along the pathway between the first store (2) and the folding station (4).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for scanning a coloured surface (2) of a tile and a device which actuates the method. The device (1 ) for scanning a coloured surface (2) of a tile (3) comprises a matrix of photodetectors (4) comprising a plurality of rows of photodetectors (5) which are parallel and placed side by side, the matrix of photodetectors (4) does not comprise any colour filter above the photodetectors (4) and the rows of photodetectors (5) are near each other and spaced by a distance equal to at least one pixel; the matrix of photodetectors (4) is arranged such as to acquire, in synchrony with a temporal scanning interval, an image of a surface band (6) of a coloured surface (2) to be scanned of a tile (3). The device also comprises: a plurality of lamps (7) each having a light emission spectrum different from a light emission spectrum of another lamp of the plurality of lamps (7); the lamps of the plurality of lamps (7) being arranged such as to illuminate the surface band (6) of the coloured surface (2) to be scanned of the tile (3); the lamps of the plurality of lamps (7) being commandable to switch on at least one at a time at each temporal scanning interval; conveyor means (8) provided for restingly receive and transport the tile (3) to be scanned and for determining a relative movement between the tile (3), on a side, and the matrix of photodetectors (4) and the plurality of lamps (7), on the other side, in a movement direction which is perpendicular to the plurality of rows of photodetectors (5) such that for each surface band (6) of the coloured surface (2) to be scanned of the tile (3) a predetermined number of images is acquired.
Abstract:
A device (1) for stabilizing a mutual gluing of flaps of one or more cardboard blanks (41, 42) applied to a tile or stack of tiles (2), a tile or stack of tiles (2) comprising an upper surface (3) and a plurality of flanks; one or more cardboard blanks (41, 42) being applied to the tile or stack of tiles (2) and comprising a first flap (21) and a second flap (22) which are folded against the upper surface (3) of the tile or stack of tiles (2), the first flap (21) and the second flap (22) being superposed on one another at a first superposing zone (31), the first flap (21) and the second flap (22) being glued to one another at the first superposing zone (31). The device (1) comprises: a seating (13) for restingly receiving the tile or stack of tiles (2) which has been packed with the one or more cardboard blanks (41, 42); a first metal band (14) which: is fixed to the frame (9); is elastically flexible; is arranged above the seating (13) such as to elastically press against the first superposing zone (31) when a tile or packed stack of tiles (2) is in the seating (13), stabilizing the mutual gluing of the first flap (21) and the second flap (22); and conforms a lead-in for facilitating inserting by dragging of the tile or stack of tiles (2) packed into the seating (13).
Abstract:
The method for packing a flat article comprises following steps: positioning and article (2) at an inlet of a first station (S1) comprising first folding means (3) and a first blank (4); the conveying of the article (2) into the first station (S1) such as to enable intercepting the first blank (4) with a first lateral flank (20) of the article (2); the positioning of the semi-finished pack (100), comprising the flat article (2) and the first blank (4), at the inlet of a second station (S2) provided in cascade from the first station (S1), which comprises second folding means (5) and a second blank (6); conveying the semi- finished pack (100) into the second station (S2) such as to enable intercepting the second blank (6) with a second lateral flank (25) of the article (2); conveying the pack (101), comprising the flat article (2) and the blanks (4, 6), in outlet from the second station (S2).
Abstract:
An apparatus (1) for packing a tile or a stack of tiles (2) by means of a pair of cardboard blanks, comprising: first folding means (36) for applying a first cardboard blank (9) to a tile or stack of tiles (2), realising a first semi-pack (91); a rotary platform (26) arranged downstream of the first folding means (36); a first structure (40) mounted on the rotary platform (26) and which comprises a first seating (51) for receiving a semi-packed tile or stack of tiles (2), which first structure (40) can rotate between a first angular position (A), in which it is possible to transfer the semi-packed tile or stack of tiles (2) coming from the first folding means (36) into the first seating (51), and a second angular position in which the semi-packed tile or stack of tiles (2) can be expelled from the first seating (51); first pushing means (63, 64) acting along the first structure (40) such as to expell the semi-packed tile or stack of tiles (2) from the first seating (51) when the first structure (40) is in the second angular position; second folding means (37) arranged downstream of the first structure (40) such as to apply a second cardboard blank (10) to the semi- packed tile or stack of tiles (2), thus realising a second semi-pack (92) which together with the first semi-pack (91) forms a pack.