Patent ID: 9731854
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65G

Claim:
1. A product packaging system, comprising a plurality of product sources, each delivering products to a packaging station via a respective conveying means, the packaging station comprising a collating conveyor which in turn delivers collations of products to a packaging line, the collating conveyor comprising an endless conveyor carrying a plurality of compartments, each compartment receiving from said conveying means products to be packaged, characterised in that the compartments are configured to enable their sizes to be changed, and the endless conveyor comprises a track arranged in a vertical loop and a plurality of product supporting members mounted for movement along the track, wherein said track forms with each product supporting member a linear motor, each supporting member being driven along the track and controllable independently of the other supporting members wherein said compartments are defined by spaces between adjacent said product supporting members.