Apparatus and a method for applying drinking straws to packaging containers
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1. Apparatus for applying drinking straws to packaging containers, said apparatus (100) comprises:
- a drive unit adapted for conveying drinking straws wrapped in protective envelopes to a picking position,a first conveyor adapted for conveying packaging containers, at a substantially constant velocity, along a packaging container moving direction, andan application device which comprises at least one applicator arm, which applicator arm comprises a drinking straw carrier adapted to carry a drinking straw, said at least one applicator arm is adapted to pick a drinking straw from the drive unit at the picking position and carry, with the drinking straw carrier, the drinking straw to an application position where the drinking straw is adapted to come into contact with a wall of the packaging container, and further to a leaving position where the at least one applicator arm leaves the drinking straw on the packaging container, whereinthe drinking straw carrier is adapted to keep the drinking straw towards the wall of the packaging container while moving along a lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, from the application position to the leaving position, andthe drinking straw carrier comprises a rotatable roller having an axis of rotation arranged substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, which roller is adapted to rotate in contact with the protective envelope and drinking straw.
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The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for applying drinking straws to packaging containers. A drinking straw carrier is adapted to keep the drinking straw towards the wall of the packaging container while moving along a lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, from an application position to the leaving position. The drinking straw carrier comprises a rotatable roller having an axis of rotation arranged substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, and said roller is adapted to rotate in contact with the drinking straw.
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1. Apparatus for applying drinking straws to packaging containers, said apparatus (100) comprises:
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a drive unit adapted for conveying drinking straws wrapped in protective envelopes to a picking position, a first conveyor adapted for conveying packaging containers, at a substantially constant velocity, along a packaging container moving direction, and an application device which comprises at least one applicator arm, which applicator arm comprises a drinking straw carrier adapted to carry a drinking straw, said at least one applicator arm is adapted to pick a drinking straw from the drive unit at the picking position and carry, with the drinking straw carrier, the drinking straw to an application position where the drinking straw is adapted to come into contact with a wall of the packaging container, and further to a leaving position where the at least one applicator arm leaves the drinking straw on the packaging container, wherein the drinking straw carrier is adapted to keep the drinking straw towards the wall of the packaging container while moving along a lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, from the application position to the leaving position, and the drinking straw carrier comprises a rotatable roller having an axis of rotation arranged substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, which roller is adapted to rotate in contact with the protective envelope and drinking straw. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for applying drinking straws to packaging containers, said method comprises:
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conveying drinking straws wrapped in protective envelopes to a picking position by a drive unit, conveying the packaging containers by a first conveyor at a substantially constant velocity, along a packaging container moving direction, picking a drinking straw with envelope from the drive unit at the picking position, where the picking is done by an application device, which comprises at least one applicator arm, which applicator arm comprises a drinking straw carrier adapted to carry a drinking straw, carrying the drinking straw, with the drinking straw carrier, to an application position where the drinking straw is adapted to come into contact with a wall of the packaging container, and further to a leaving position where the at least one applicator arm leaves the drinking straw on the packaging container, keeping the drinking straw towards the wall of the packaging container, while moving the drinking straw carrier, along a lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, from the application position to the leaving position, said drinking straw carrier being a rotatable roller having an axis of rotation arranged substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the drinking straw and said roller being arranged to rotate in contact with the drinking straw. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An apparatus for applying drinking straws to packaging containers, the apparatus comprising:
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a drive unit configured to convey drinking straws, each wrapped in a protective envelope, to a picking position; a first conveyor configured to convey, at a substantially constant velocity, packaging containers along a packaging container moving direction; and an application device that further includes; a drinking straw carrier configured to carry a respective drinking straw; an applicator arm configured to pick the respective drinking straw from the drive unit at the picking position and carry the respective drinking straw and the drinking straw carrier to;
(1) an application position at which the respective drinking straw is adapted to come into contact with a wall of a respective packaging container, and (2) a leaving position at which the applicator arm leaves the respective drinking straw on the respective packaging container,wherein the drinking straw carrier is configured to keep the respective drinking straw towards the wall of the respective packaging container as the drinking straw carrier moves along a lengthwise direction of the drinking straw, from the application position to the leaving position, and wherein the drinking straw carrier further includes; a rotatable roller, having an axis of rotation arranged substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the respective drinking straw, that is configured to rotate in contact with the respective drinking straw and corresponding protective envelope.
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