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:
A tile stacking apparatus (1), comprising:a stacking zone (2) of tiles (5), in which the tiles (5) are progressively stacked on one another;conveyor means (3), for conveying tiles (5) to be stacked towards the stacking zone (2). The conveyor means (3) comprise two conveyor elements (3), which: are arranged above the stacking zone (2) such as to convey a tile (5) to be stacked into a transfer position (P) which is proximal to the storage zone (2); are distanced from one another such as to respectively contact a first lateral edge (50) and a second lateral edge (51) of the tile (5); are configured such that a pressure exerted on the upper wall (52) of the tile (5) to be stacked which has arrived in the transfer position (P) can lead to a disengaging of the conveyor elements (3) from the tile (5) to be stacked. The apparatus (1) further comprises a mobile release element (6) for acting on the upper wall (52) of the tile (5) such as to cause disengagement of the tile (5) to be stacked from the conveyor elements (3); aspirating gripping means (7) of the tile (5), activatable such as to retain the tile (5). The aspirating gripping means (7) are mobile between the transfer position (P) and the stacking zone (2), such as to enable gripping the tile (5) when the tile (5) is arranged in the transfer position (P), the transfer of the tile (5) to be stacked towards the stacking zone (2) and the release of the tile (5) in the stacking zone (2).
Abstract:
The apparatus (1) loading/unloading ceramic products into/from roller storage boxes comprises: a station (2) for loading/unloading roller boxes operating on at least a pair of the roller boxes (3, 4), the station comprising at least an arm (5) that is vertically mobile with respect to a guide frame (6, 60) and provided with organs for alternating motorisation of heads of the rollers of each plane of the pair of boxes (3, 4); at least a first roller (70) conveyor (7), positioned on a ground surface, identifying a half-way axis (Y) perpendicular to the respective rollers, for interchanging ceramic products with a transport line (8); a pair of lift planes (30, 40) mobile only vertically, for spatially connecting the roller planes of the corresponding facing box (3, 4); a plurality of motorized parallel rollers (31, 41), associated to each lift plane (30, 40), for commanded interchanging of ceramic products between the relative facing box (3, 4) and the first roller conveyor (7) positioned on the ground; the motorized rollers (31, 41) being orientated parallel to the roller of the boxes (3, 4) so as to enable interchange of ceramic products between the boxes (3, 4) and the lift planes (30, 40) in a perpendicular trajectory to the respective rollers; conveyor means (9) positioned on a ground surface for commanded interchanging of ceramic products between each lift plane (30, 40) and the first roller conveyor (7); the first roller conveyor (7) being positionable in a variable configuration, with respect to the conveyor means (9), along a perpendicular direction to the half-way axis (Y); with interchanging of ceramic products between the conveyor means (9) and each lift plane (30, 40) which occurs in perpendicular directions with respect to the rollers (31, 41) of the lift planes (30, 40).
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.