Method and machine for packing a product in at least one sheet of packing material
First Claim
1. A packing machine for packing a product in at least one sheet of packing material;
- the packing machine comprising;
at least two conveyors, each of which comprises at least two pockets movably positioned relative to the conveyors, the conveyors being arranged along a path and each pocket configured for receiving and conveying at least one respective product; and
a number of transfer stations for transferring the products and each of the transfer stations situated between each conveyor and a following conveyor in the path;
wherein the pockets of each conveyor are divided into a first number (N1) of groups, each of the groups comprising an equal second number (N2), of at least two of the pockets;
wherein at each transfer station, a transfer device simultaneously transfers a second number (N2) of products from the respective pockets in a group of pockets on a releasing conveyor to the respective pockets in a group of pockets on a receiving conveyor; and
wherein at least one conveyor comprises an actuating device for aligning, at least one transfer station, all the pockets in a group of pockets on the releasing conveyor, and all the pockets in a group of pockets on the receiving conveyor in a straight line by moving at least one pocket relative to the conveyor to which it is associated, so that the pocket is positioned in a given transfer position at the transfer station.
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Abstract
A machine for packing a product in at least one sheet of packing material has a number of conveyors, each of which has a number of pockets, each for receiving and conveying a respective product; the products are transferred from each conveyor to the next conveyor at a transfer station defined between the two conveyors; the pockets on each conveyor are divided into a first number of groups, each containing an equal second number, greater than one, of pockets; and, at each transfer station, a second number of products are transferred simultaneously from the pockets in a group of pockets on the releasing conveyor to the pockets in a group of pockets on the receiving conveyor.
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1. A packing machine for packing a product in at least one sheet of packing material;
- the packing machine comprising;
at least two conveyors, each of which comprises at least two pockets movably positioned relative to the conveyors, the conveyors being arranged along a path and each pocket configured for receiving and conveying at least one respective product; and a number of transfer stations for transferring the products and each of the transfer stations situated between each conveyor and a following conveyor in the path; wherein the pockets of each conveyor are divided into a first number (N1) of groups, each of the groups comprising an equal second number (N2), of at least two of the pockets; wherein at each transfer station, a transfer device simultaneously transfers a second number (N2) of products from the respective pockets in a group of pockets on a releasing conveyor to the respective pockets in a group of pockets on a receiving conveyor; and wherein at least one conveyor comprises an actuating device for aligning, at least one transfer station, all the pockets in a group of pockets on the releasing conveyor, and all the pockets in a group of pockets on the receiving conveyor in a straight line by moving at least one pocket relative to the conveyor to which it is associated, so that the pocket is positioned in a given transfer position at the transfer station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- the packing machine comprising;
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5. A packing machine for packing a product in at least one sheet of packing material;
- the packing machine comprising;
at least two conveyors, each of which comprises at least two pockets, the conveyors being arranged along a path, with each pocket being configured for receiving and conveying at least one respective product; and a number of transfer stations for transferring the products;
each of the transfer stations situated between each conveyor and a following conveyor in the path,wherein the pockets of each conveyor are divided into a first number (N1) of groups, each of the groups comprising an equal second number (N2), of at least two, of the pockets; wherein at each transfer station, a transfer device simultaneously transfers a second number (N2) of products from the respective pockets in a group of pockets on a releasing conveyor, to the respective pockets in a group of pockets on a receiving conveyor; and wherein at least one conveyor is rotary, and comprises a drum rotating about a respective central axis to move the pockets along a circular path; all the rotary conveyors rotate in steps about their respective central axes, to move the respective pockets along a respective circular path; wherein all the rotary conveyors comprise the same first number (N1) of groups of pockets; and
, at each step, all the rotary conveyors rotate by the same angle which is equal to a full turn of the rotary conveyor divided by the first number (N1). - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
- the packing machine comprising;
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