A glass tube forming device adapted to be used in a forming machine of glass containers for medical use includes a parallelepiped base block supporting a pair of arms each bearing a flat roller or idle deforming disc. The arms are L-shaped and are arranged in the upper part of the base block, and can be moved closer to, and farther away from, each other to be arranged to respectively engage on and disengage from a glass tube to be shaped. The deforming disc hangs from the free end of each arm and placed idle underneath the respective arm. Each arm has channels for oil and ducts for cooling air therein, ending at and above each deforming disc.
A system for handling and forming glass tubes for medical use, comprising: a static magazine (12) of glass tubes (11) arranged horizontally on pallets (13), a first manipulator (14) for gripping and picking up the single glass tube (11) from the static magazine (12), and for rotating said glass tube (11) until it is positioned vertically to be inserted into a revolver magazine (15) rotating in steps, arranged after the first manipulator (14), a second manipulator (16) for picking up the single glass tube (11) present in the rotating revolver magazine (15) and inserting it into a rotating chuck (17) of a first vertical rotating crown (18), a first vertical rotating crown (18) comprising a series of single vertical rotating chucks (17); a series of glass tube work stations (A, B, C, D, etc. ) arranged around said first rotating crown (18) to produce a tip shaped end of said glass tube, a transfer-overturning assembly (19) that receives a semi¬ finished glass tube (111) provided with tip (112) in vertical position and moves it, rotating it to a horizontal position before transferring it, inserting it into a horizontal rotating chuck (20) belonging to a second rotating crown (21) of rotating chucks (20), a second rotating crown (21) of a series of horizontal rotating chucks (20) arranged radially relative to the axis of the second crown and which are moved and carried to subsequent work stations (A', B', Cr, D', etc. ), arranged around the rotating crown (21) wherein each of said vertical rotating chucks (17) of said first rotating crown (18) and each of said horizontal rotating chucks (20) of said second rotating crown (21) is individually motorized. The patent also concerns a method implemented in said system.
A chuck (11) for handling a glass tube loaded therein, comprising an outer structure (12) in which there are arranged a pair of bearings (15) for supporting a first hollow outer body (16) and a second inner body (17), hollow and essentially tubular, which are coaxial to each other and both rotating; wherein said first hollow outer body (16) carries integral therewith, in a part opposite the part in which the gripping fingers (13, 113) are arranged, a rotor (18) that collaborates with a stator (19) of a direct motorization assembly (20) of the chuck (11), where said stator (19) is integral with the outer load bearing structure (12), wherein said first hollow outer body (16) is provided, at a lower free end thereof, with an extension (21, 121) enlarged outwards in which there are provided oriented seats or holes (22, 122) for housing and sliding of said gripping fingers (13, 113), arranged at 120° from one another, where said seats (22, 122) are inclined converging towards an axis (X) of the chuck (11) by an angle of at least 45 o so that ends of the fingers (13, 113), when the fingers are translated inside the seats (22, 122), contact, or do not contact, a glass tube (14), wherein said fingers (13, 113) can translate between a lowered position for gripping the glass tube (14) and a raised position for releasing the glass tube (14), wherein said second hollow inner body (17) translates axially relative to the first hollow outer body (16) and determines the translation of said fingers (13, 113) in said seats (22, 122), said fingers (13, 113) being constrained in an articulated manner to forks (26, 126) arranged on an annular crown (25, 125) that slides on said first hollow outer body (16) and that is held in normally lowered position to carry said fingers to engage on said glass tube (14) by at least one spring (32, 41) arranged between said annular crown (25, 125) integral with said second hollow inner body (17) and an upper annular crown (33), integral with the first hollow outer body (16).
A simplified energy-saving furnace for heat treatment of glass containers comprising: a structure thermally insulated from the outside which is essentially crossed by a conveyor unit for conveying glass containers; wherein said conveyor unit comprises pallets (25) adapted to receive glass containers to be treated and feed them forward in sequence to a loading area (11), a hot area (12), a cooling area (13) and an unloading area (14) of said furnace, wherein said conveyor unit extends along a quadrilateral path to identify an upper conveying branch and a lower return branch, and raising and lowering branches for raising and lowering said pallets (25) between said upper conveying branch and lower return branch, wherein said pallets (25) are arranged crosswise to the feed direction of the conveyor unit, one after the other, and opposite ends of said pallets (25) extend in shaped rods (32) connected to a drive unit (37s, 37, 38) external to the thermally insulated structure, wherein said rods (32) pass through labyrinth slits (33) obtained in said thermally insulated structure, said drive unit comprising at least a drive element (37s, 37i) wound in an endless loop which is selectively connected to said pallets (25) one by one along said upper conveying branch and said lower return branch, wherein a descent elevator (42) and an ascent elevator (43) are also provided at said descent and ascent sections of the above-mentioned path of said pallets at opposite ends of said hot area (12).
C03B 29/06 - Reheating glass products for softening or fusing their surfacesFire-polishingFusing of margins in a continuous way with horizontal displacement of the products
C03B 35/04 - Transporting of hot hollow glass products
B65G 17/06 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms
B65G 17/38 - Chains or like traction elementsConnections between traction elements and load-carriers
B65G 17/42 - Attaching load-carriers to traction elements
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Extraction device of glass containers for pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic use and extraction pincer
A device for extracting glass containers for pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic use from trays that have recesses or impressions housing glass containers or the like arranged consecutively includes a wheel sector or star segment, which is caused to rotate around a horizontal axis in a circular path and which is brought above a tray moved forward at the same peripheral speed as the wheel sector or star segment. An outer peripheral surface of the wheel sector or star segment is formed as an arc of circumference and carries extraction pincers of the single glass container arranged between each other at a first reciprocal distance equal to that between the recesses or impressions of the tray, each of said extraction pincers having a pair of yielding arms that house a single glass container.
B65G 47/86 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
A robot head for withdrawing and transferring glass containers between two different conveyor groups includes a series of gripping members for withdrawing the glass containers carried by a first conveyor and releasing the containers on a second conveyor, wherein the gripping members of the robot head withdraw together all the glass containers carried by the first conveyor when the movement of the conveyor is stopped so as to enable a withdrawal of the containers. The robot head further includes a mechanism for the movement and variation in position of the gripping members with respect to each other, wherein the mechanism moves the gripping members of the glass containers from a first distance corresponding to the extraction distance from the first conveyor to a second depositing distance of the containers on the second conveyor.
B25J 15/04 - Gripping heads with provision for the remote detachment or exchange of the head or parts thereof
B65G 47/52 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices
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HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE EXTRACTION OF GLASS CONTAINERS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR COSMETIC USE FROM A TRAY AND TRANSFER TO A CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR
A system for extracting glass containers contained in a tray (11) and transferring them to a continuous linear conveyor (27), comprising: a feeding plane (14) in steps and/or continuous of a series of trays (11), which are equipped with a series of recesses or impressions (13) that house a series of glass containers (12) or the like; a device for extracting the glass containers from the trays, wherein the extraction device comprises wheel sectors or star segments (16, 17 and 18), caused to rotate around a common horizontal axis (X) along a circular path, said wheel sectors or star segments (16, 17 and 18), bearing on an outer peripheral surface formed as an arc of circumference, a series of extraction pincers (23) of the single glass container (12) arranged between each other at a first reciprocal distance (k) equal to the distance between said recesses or impressions (13) of said trays (11); a head (24) of a robot (25) which is provided with movement in space and which provides a series of gripping elements (26) for withdrawing said glass containers (12) carried by said sectors and releasing them onto said linear conveyor (27); the trays (11) are moved in said system, on said feeding plane (14) and advance at a predetermined distance from each other to be brought beneath said device for extracting the glass containers (12) from the trays (11), a single sector (16, 17 or 18) moves on a single tray (11) engaging one pincer (23) after another on one glass container (12) after another contained in said tray (11), wherein said single sector (16, 17 or 18) is caused to rotate tangent to said tray (11) which moves forward in synchronism with the rotation of the sector and extracts one glass container after another from the advancing tray; the gripping elements (26) of said robot (25) head (24) withdraw together all the glass containers (12) carried by said pincers (23) of a single sector (16, 17 or 18) by means of said gripping elements (26), when the rotation of said single sector from which the withdrawal is effected, is stopped; said robot head provides a mechanism (43,47) for moving and changing the position of said gripping elements (26), with respect to each other, wherein said mechanism moves said gripping elements (26) of said glass containers (12) from a first distance (k) corresponding to the extraction distance from said trays (11) to a second distance (h) for depositing said containers on said linear conveyor (27).
B65G 47/86 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
A device for extracting glass containers for pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic use from trays, wherein the trays (11) are provided with a series of recesses or impressions (13) which house a series of glass containers (12) or the like arranged consecutively, the device comprising at least one wheel sector or star segment, (16,17 and 18) which is caused to rotate around a common horizontal axis (X) according to a circular path and which is brought above a tray which is moved forwards at the same peripheral speed as the sector, wherein said at least one wheel sector or star segment (16,17 and 18) carries on an outer peripheral surface formed as an arc of circumference, a series of extraction pincers (23) of the single glass container (12) arranged between each other at a first reciprocal distance (k) equal to that between said recesses or impressions (13) of the tray, wherein each of said extraction pincers (23) provides a pair of yielding arms (53,54) which house a single glass container (12).
B65G 29/02 - Rotary conveyors, e.g. rotating discs, arms, star-wheels or cones for inclined or vertical transit
B65G 47/86 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
A robot head for withdrawing glass containers and transferring them in space between two different conveyor groups comprising: a series of gripping members (26) for withdrawing said glass containers (12) carried by a first conveyor and releasing said containers on a second conveyor (27); wherein said gripping members (26) of said robot (25) head (24) withdraw together all the glass containers (12) carried by said first conveyor when the movement of said conveyor is stopped to allow the withdrawal to be effected; said robot head provides a mechanism (43,47) for the movement and variation in position of said gripping members (26) with respect to each other, wherein said mechanism moves said gripping members (26) of said glass containers (12) from a first distance (k) corresponding to the extraction distance from said first conveyor (11) to a second depositing distance (h) of said containers on said second conveyor (27).
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