PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING ARTICLES
First Claim
1. A system for packaging articles, which system comprises a first conveyor for conveying items to form a first stream of items, and a second conveyor for conveying items to form a second stream of items, and a first tool capable of engaging items from one or more of the two streams, and of transferring any items so engaged from one of the two streams, in a direction substantially transverse to that stream, and to deposit those items at an adjacent point in the other of the two streams, whilst at least one of those two streams is in continuous motion.
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Abstract
A system for packaging articles, which system comprises a first conveyor (6) for conveying items to form a first stream of items (7), and a second conveyor (23) for conveying items to form a second stream of items, and a first tool (16) capable of engaging items from one or more of the two streams, and of transferring any items so engaged from one of the two streams, in a direction substantially transverse to that stream, and to deposit those items at an adjacent point in the other of the two streams, whilst at least one of those two streams is in continuous motion.
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Citations
36 Claims
- 1. A system for packaging articles, which system comprises a first conveyor for conveying items to form a first stream of items, and a second conveyor for conveying items to form a second stream of items, and a first tool capable of engaging items from one or more of the two streams, and of transferring any items so engaged from one of the two streams, in a direction substantially transverse to that stream, and to deposit those items at an adjacent point in the other of the two streams, whilst at least one of those two streams is in continuous motion.
- 11. A method for packaging articles, which method comprises conveying items to form a first stream of items, and conveying items to form a second stream of items, engaging items from one or more of the two streams, transferring any items so engaged from one of the two streams, in a direction substantially transverse to that stream, and to deposit those items at an adjacent point in to the other of the two streams, whilst at least one of those two streams is in continuous motion.
- 20. A movable head for a tool for packaging articles, which head comprises a means of securement to a tool, a chassis, and one or more gripper elements that are moveable relative to the chassis and that are capable of engaging items from a continuously moving stream of items.
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30. A packaging system as described above and/or illustrated by
FIGS. 11 to 42 .
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31. A method as described above and/or illustrated by
FIGS. 1 to 42 .
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32. A moveable head as described above and/or illustrated by
FIGS. 1 to 11 .
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