APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUTTING AND JOINING A CONTINUOUS STRIP OF PRODUCTS PACKAGED IN A ROW

• Main Author: TALE', Fabrizio
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 12.01.2023
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POSTAL SORTING; SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTEDPIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING; STORING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The apparatus for cutting and joining a continuous strip of products packaged in a row comprises a sensor configured to detect a defective section in the continuous strip, cutting means for cutting the defective section, removal means for removing the defective section from the strip and joining means for recreating the continuous strip. The invention also concerns a corresponding method for cutting and joining a continuous strip of packaged products. La présente invention concerne un appareil permettant de couper et de raccorder une bande continue de produits emballés dans une rangée, ledit appareil comprenant un capteur configuré pour détecter une section défectueuse dans la bande continue, des moyens de coupe pour couper la section défectueuse, des moyens de retrait pour retirer la section défectueuse de la bande et des moyens de jonction pour recréer la bande continue. L'invention concerne également un procédé correspondant permettant de couper et de raccorder une bande continue de produits conditionnés.