Patent ID: 11878826
Assignee: NORDEN MACHINERY AB
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A tube filling machine adapted to simultaneously fill different types of empty tubes, the filling machine comprises:
a grouping device,
a transfer device,
a conveyor and
a filling device comprising a plurality of filling nozzles,
wherein the grouping device comprises:
a first supply tray with a first type of tubes,
a second supply tray with a second type of tubes,
a receiving tray and
a pick-up head,

wherein the transfer device is adapted to transfer empty tubes from the receiving tray to the conveyor,
wherein the grouping device is adapted to place a plurality of groups of empty tubes adjacent each other in the receiving tray,
wherein a group comprises a row of the first type of tubes and a row of the second type of tubes, that the transfer device is adapted to transfer a row of grouped empty tubes from the receiving tray to the conveyor, and where the filling nozzles are adapted to fill the row of grouped empty tubes with different content.