Patent ID: 6038832
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing packs (10) by wrapping articles in alternatively one or more blanks for producing large packs (10) comprising pack groups (11), said apparatus comprising a first folding turret (21) for wrapping articles in a cardboard first blank (13), and a second folding turret (22) for wrapping articles in a second blank (20) of paper or film, wherein each of the folding turrets (21, 22), which are arranged adjacent to one another and and rotate about respective axes in circular paths in a common upright plane, has four pockets (23, 24) open in the radial direction for receiving articles and blanks, and wherein the articles are pushed into respective pockets (23, 24) located in a horizontal center plane of the first folding turret (21) or of the second folding turret (22), said apparatus further comprising:a) means for always passing each article or pack group (11) through both folding turrets (21, 22),b) wherein, after being inserted into a pocket (23, 24), the article or pack group (11) in both folding turrets (21, 22) is conveyed, with a respective blank (13, 20), by the respective folding turret exclusively along a semicircular path lying above the horizontal center plane;c) means for pushing the packs (10) out of the second folding turret (22) in the horizontal plane and into an adjoining horizontal pack conveyor (58);d) means for feeding the cardboard blanks (13) from a blank magazine (16), arranged below the folding turrets (21, 22), to a push-in station of the first folding turret (21) via a blank web (68); ande) cutting means (19), located above the first folding turret (21), for severing the second blanks (20) made of paper or film from a web (17) which is drawn off from a reel (18), and for transporting the severed blanks, in a plane above the first folding turret (21) into a position between the two folding turrets (21, 22) to be received by a respective article or pack group (11) being pushed out of the first folding turret (21) and into the second folding turret (22).