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

Claim 0:
1. An outfeed device for a packaging assembly configured to form and seal a plurality of packages containing a pourable product; said outfeed device comprising:
an input station, at which said outfeed device receives, in use, said packages;
an output station, at which said packages exit, in use, from said outfeed device;
at least one selectively operable cart element cyclically movable along an endless path, the at least one selectively operable cart element 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 comprising a base surface and upstanding wall portions projecting from the base surface, the upstanding wall portions being spaced apart from one another so that the one single package at a time is positioned between the wall portions, the upstanding wall portions being positioned to contact opposite sides of said package to prevent said package from falling as said package is moved from said input station to said output station.