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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING PORTION PACKETS

  • US 20190329915A1
  • Filed: 10/26/2017
  • Published: 10/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for positioning portion packets (11a, 11b, 11c, . . . ) of a product for oral use into a container (3, 3

  • ) by means of a compartment unit (5, 5

    , 5

    ),said container (3, 3

    ) comprising a bottom wall (13) and a side wall (15) together defining a storage volume (17), said container (3, 3

    ) having a height direction (H),said compartment unit (5, 5

    , 5

    ) comprising a plurality of compartments (9a, 9b, 9c, . . . ), each with a respective discharge opening (21),said method comprising;

    a) positioning said compartment unit (5, 5

    , 5

    ) at a first distance (d1) from said bottom wall (13) of said container (3, 3

    ) with said discharge openings (21) facing said storage volume (17) of said container (3, 3

    ),b) introducing at least one portion packet (11a, 11b, 11c, . . . ) into an i-th compartment (9a, 9b, 9c, . . . ) of said compartment unit (5, 5

    , 5

    ), said portion packet (11a, 11b, 11c, . . . ) thereby assuming a first three-dimensional orientation with said at least one portion packet (11a, 11b, 11c, . . . ) being in contact with said bottom wall (13) of said container (3, 3

    ) and at least partly remaining in said i-th compartment (9a, 9b, 9c, . . . ), wherein i is an integer going from 1 to n, n being the number of compartments (9a, 9b, 9c, . . . ) to be loaded, n≥

    2,c) moving said compartment unit (5, 5

    , 5

    ) in relation to said container (3, 3

    ) thereby causing reconfiguration of each said portion packet (11a, 11b, 11c, . . . ) to a second three-dimensional orientation being different from said first three-dimensional orientation.

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