Patent ID: 11939098
Assignee: SIG TECHNOLOGY AG
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method for reshaping gable surfaces of packages with a slanted gable, comprising the following steps:
a) Providing packages with slanted gables,
b) Folding a fin seam in the gable region of the packages using a gable folder,
c) Folding ears in the gable region of the packages using two ear folders, and
d) Reshaping the fin seam using a forming tool,
e) moving the forming tool to an open position, in which the forming tool does not touch the packages and the packages can be moved under the forming tool in a direction of transport without collision,
wherein, in step d), the forming tool is moved relative to a conveyor apparatus and the packages transported therewith.