METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ITEMS TO BE PACKAGED INTO CONTAINERS AND FOR TRANSPORTING THE FILLED CONTAINERS ONWARD
First Claim
1. A method for transferring at least one item to be packaged into containers, and for transporting the filled containers onward, comprising the steps of:
- providing a transport device having at least two slides, a guide rail along which the at least two slides are moved, and a linear motor drive device for driving the at least two slides, wherein each of the at least two slides comprises at least one permanent magnet, which interacts with the linear motor drive device;
conveying at least one item to be packaged in a conveying direction to at least one transfer position by means of the transport device;
moving the at least one item to be packaged from the at least one transfer position to at least one intermediate storage area, which is arranged next to the transport device;
conveying at least one container in the conveying direction to the at least one transfer position by means of the transport device;
moving the at least one item to be packaged back from the at least one intermediate storage area to the transport device, thus filling the at least one container with the at least one item to be packaged; and
transporting the at least one filled container onward in the conveying direction by means of the transport device.
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Abstract
In the method for transferring at least one item to be packaged into a container and for transporting the filled container onward the at least one item to be packaged is conveyed in a conveying direction to a transfer position by a linear motor transport device. The at least one item to be packaged is then moved from the transfer position to an intermediate storage area, which is arranged next to the transport device. A container is conveyed in the conveying direction to the transfer position by the linear motor transport device, and the at least one item to be packaged is moved back from the intermediate storage area to the transport device, thus filling the container. Afterwards, the filled container is moved onward in the conveying direction by the linear motor transport device.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for transferring at least one item to be packaged into containers, and for transporting the filled containers onward, comprising the steps of:
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providing a transport device having at least two slides, a guide rail along which the at least two slides are moved, and a linear motor drive device for driving the at least two slides, wherein each of the at least two slides comprises at least one permanent magnet, which interacts with the linear motor drive device; conveying at least one item to be packaged in a conveying direction to at least one transfer position by means of the transport device; moving the at least one item to be packaged from the at least one transfer position to at least one intermediate storage area, which is arranged next to the transport device; conveying at least one container in the conveying direction to the at least one transfer position by means of the transport device; moving the at least one item to be packaged back from the at least one intermediate storage area to the transport device, thus filling the at least one container with the at least one item to be packaged; and transporting the at least one filled container onward in the conveying direction by means of the transport device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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