Patent ID: 11866217
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. The packaging machine (100) according to claim 1, wherein the elements are cartons (K) and wherein, upstream of the palletizing station (180), the packaging machine (100) further comprises:
a product feed (110) for feeding products (0) to be packaged in cartons (K);
a carton magazine (120) wherein a plurality of preferably glued carton blanks are arranged at least substantially flat; and
a stationary erecting station (130) for erecting carton blanks in a stationary manner to form at least substantially block-shaped open cartons (K), wherein the product feed (110) has an at least substantially horizontal first conveying direction and wherein the erecting station (130) is positioned next to the carton magazine (120) in a direction perpendicular to the first conveying direction.