Patent ID: 11878828
Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. An outfeed device for a packaging assembly that is configured to form and seal a plurality of packages containing a pourable product, the outfeed device comprising:
an input station at which the outfeed device receives the packages;
an output station at which the packages exit the outfeed device; and
a plurality of selectively operable carts that are separate from one another and that are cyclically movable along an endless path, each of the carts comprising a receiving portion defining a receiving seat for picking one single package at a time at said input station, housing at least part of said package, and being configured to bring said package from said input station to said output station;
the receiving portion of each cart being rotatable about a rotation axis; and
the receiving portion of each cart including a cam-follower roller that is carried by the respective receiving portion so that the cam-follower roller moves together with the respective receiving portion, the cam-follower roller of each receiving portion being eccentric with respect to the rotation axis of the respective receiving portion, the cam-follower roller of each receiving portion being engageable with a guide profile during a portion of the movement of the respective receiving portion from said input station to said output station to cause rotation of both the respective receiving portion and the package housed in the respective receiving portion.