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

Claim 16:
17. 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;
a plurality of selectively operable carts each cyclically movable along an endless path, each of the carts comprising a base surface and a pair of upstanding walls projecting from the base surface, the base surface and the upstanding walls defining a receiving seat configured to receive one single package at a time, to house at least part of the package and to bring the package from the input station to the output station, the upstanding walls being positioned to contact opposite sides of the package when the package is positioned in the receiving seat to prevent the package in the receiving seat from falling as the package in the receiving seat is moved from the input station to the output station; and
a belt conveyor operatively connected to each of the carts to move each of the carts along the endless path.