Patents Assigned to MECHANICA SISTEMI S.R.L.
  • Publication number: 20230331489
    Abstract: A curved belt conveyor includes a supporting structure having a base for supporting the conveyor on a floor and a curved top portion engaged to the base. The curved top portion defines at least one curved advancing plane for one or more objects and/or articles to be moved along a curvilinear advancing path and has an arched wide side and an arched narrow side opposite each other. An endless conveyor belt is operatively engaged to the curved top portion to define the curved advancing plane and the conveyor belt is at least partially around at least two revolving rollers rotatively engaged to the curved top portion. At least one of the rollers is movable relative to the other between a distant position, wherein the conveyor belt is under tension and not removable from the rollers and a close position, wherein the conveyor belt is loose and removable from the rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: MECHANICA SISTEMI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giorgio CRISTOFORETTI
  • Publication number: 20230278803
    Abstract: A curved belt conveyor includes a conveyor belt with a hooking element associated with an outer periphery of the conveyor belt and multiple pairs of rollers guiding the hooking element. A plurality of supporting elements is placed at the outer periphery, each for supporting at least one pair of rollers. A holding space for the hooking element is defined among each pair of rollers and a corresponding supporting element. A main roller of one of the pairs of rollers is movable along a trajectory extending along a longitudinal development of a corresponding main roller shaft between a releasing position, wherein the rollers are spaced to define an intermediate space therebetween to allow the passage of the hooking element, and a retaining position, wherein the rollers are close to each other to prevent passage of the hooking element from the corresponding holding space through the corresponding intermediate space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: MECHANICA SISTEMI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giorgio CRISTOFORETTI
  • Patent number: 9533836
    Abstract: A singulator has been realized which comprises a diverger module extending between an inlet station and an outlet station; the diverger module is configured to receive articles at the inlet station and convey them towards the outlet station along a main advancement direction. The diverger module has: a first zone extending from the inlet station to the outlet station and configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction, a second zone flanking the first zone along the advancement direction and extending between the inlet station and the outlet station. The second zone is configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main direction and a lateral movement away from the first zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: MECHANICA SISTEMI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giorgio Cristoforetti
  • Publication number: 20160031657
    Abstract: A singulator has been realised which comprises a diverger module extending between an inlet station and an outlet station; the diverger module is configured to receive articles at the inlet station and convey them towards the outlet station along a main advancement direction. The diverger module has: a first zone extending from the inlet station to the outlet station and configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main advancement direction, a second zone flanking the first zone along the advancement direction and extending between the inlet station and the outlet station. The second zone is configured to impart to the articles resting thereon an advancement motion along the main direction and a lateral movement away from the first zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Mechanica Sistemi S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giorgio CRISTOFORETTI
  • Patent number: 9085422
    Abstract: The invention relates to a singulator, constituted by a converger module (2), a diverger module (10) and a selector module (17) arranged sequentially. The loose articles (5) in inlet to the converger module (2) are converged towards a first central zone (7) by two adjacent roller planes. The articles resting on the central zone (7) are advanced towards a central zone (13) of a diverger module (10) and are then transported towards the outlet station (12) thereof; conversely, the articles arranged laterally with respect to the central zone (13) of the diverger module (10) are laterally distanced by means of two corresponding roller planes having rollers with inclined axes up to striking on two respective lateral walls (42, 43) suitable for moving the articles received restingly towards the outlet station (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: MECHANICA SISTEMI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giorgio Cristoforetti
  • Publication number: 20140001010
    Abstract: The invention relates to a singulator, constituted by a converger module (2), a diverger module (10) and a selector module (17) arranged sequentially. The loose articles (5) in inlet to the converger module (2) are converged towards a first central zone (7) by two adjacent roller planes. The articles resting on the central zone (7) are advanced towards a central zone (13) of a diverger module (10) and are then transported towards the outlet station (12) thereof; conversely, the articles arranged laterally with respect to the central zone (13) of the diverger module (10) are laterally distanced by means of two corresponding roller planes having rollers with inclined axes up to striking on two respective lateral walls (42, 43) suitable for moving the articles received restingly towards the outlet station (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MECHANICA SISTEMI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giorgio Cristoforetti