Patent ID: 6061996
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
A device (10) for introducing items into cartons (2), compromising a first conveyor device (11) that feeds the items in a line to intermediate storage elements (21, 22, 23) positioned below said first conveyor device (11), at least one intermediate storage element (21, 22, 23) for receiving at least one item, said at least one storage element is movable to a position beneath a vertically movable suction device (38, 39), the suction device (38, 39) being disposed in alignment with the carton (2) to be filled, at least one shunt element (12, 13, 14) that cooperates with the first conveyor device is movable between two positions; in a first position of the shunt element (12, 13, 14), at least one item at a time is delivered by the first conveyor device (11) to a first intermediate storage element (12, 13, 14), in said second position the shunt element carries at least one item at a time in sequence to a second intermediate storage element (21, 22, 23), and a third suction device (38, 39) is disposed in alignment with a third carton (2) to be filled, and the intermediate storage element (21, 22, 23) is rotatable about a shaft (27, 28, 29) that is disposed vertically to a feeding direction (X) of the items.