This is an extremely reliable distribution system, designed to distribute products in rows. It is particularly suited for large and not so fragile or delicate products.
The station consists of:
A conveyor belt with a retractable end using the “pull-nose” system, driven by a servo-motor managed mechanism.
A transversal belt, driven by an AC motor, which receives the product rows and transfers them to the packaging machine infeed belts. The belt support of this conveyor rises during the opening cycle of the abovementioned “pull-nose” system, through a pneumatically driven mechanism, in order to reduce the “jump” of the product row from the main sliding plane (longitudinal) to the transversal transfer plane. Moreover the complete transversal belt structure can slide on special guides and it can be completely removed from the machine body, to facilitate cleaning and/or maintenance operations.
The cantilever construction allows the belts to be interchanged without the need for special tools, whilst the scrapers are easily accessible and fitted with crumb collecting trays. Pneumatic tensioning devices and automatic centring systems guarantee the extended life and silent running of the conveyor belts.