Patent ID: 11866211
Assignee: UHLMANN PAC-SYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A packaging machine comprising:
a web-shaped packaging material, which extends farther in a longitudinal direction of the packaging material than in a transverse direction of the packaging material;
a first processing station for processing the packaging material in the packaging machine; and
a handling device for handling the packaging material and for inserting a free end section of the packaging material into the first processing station;
wherein the handling device comprises a holder configured to grip the packaging material, wherein the holder is in engagement at least temporarily with the free end section of the packaging material;
wherein the holder extends farther in a longitudinal direction of the holder than in two transverse directions of the holder, wherein the two transverse directions of the holder are perpendicular to each other and each of the two transverse directions of the holder is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the holder, and wherein the longitudinal direction of the holder is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the packaging material and parallel to the transverse direction of the packaging material;
wherein the holder has a contact area, which is defined by at least one contact site for contacting the packaging material, wherein the contact area has a curvature in the longitudinal direction of the holder.