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

Claim 20:
21. 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, and 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, 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; and by further comprising an endless track defining said endless path; said cart element comprising a main portion, operatively coupled with said track so as to be cyclically movable along said endless path, and a holding portion, carried by said main portion and carrying, in turn, said receiving portion, wherein said holding portion is movable with respect to said main portion along a relative axis transversal to said endless path between:
an operative position, in which said holding portion is extracted from said main portion and is moved away from said path for picking or releasing, in use, said package; and
an idle position, in which said holding portion is retracted towards said main portion.