Patent ID: 6688077
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
An apparatus for manufacturing cuboid-shaped packs, with an outer wrapper made of sealable packaging material, which can be sealed in the region of a sealing subassembly positioned along a horizontal conveying section, said apparatus comprising:a) an upright conveyor for providing said packs in an upward movement to said horizontal conveying section, b) said horizontal conveying section including a horizontal pocket conveyor for transporting said packs with the end walls of said packs being directed laterally in the region of said sealing subassembly, c) said horizontal pocket conveyor having a plurality of carry-along elements projecting transversely therefrom from an endless conveyor defining pockets for receiving and transporting said packs from said upright conveyor in non-continuous succession laterally along said horizontal pocket conveyor, d) said pockets defined by the carry-along elements sized to correspond approximately to the dimension of a pack; e) each said carry-along element serving to separate two successive pockets; f) said horizontal conveying section providing a downwardly directed conveying strand positioned in association with said pocket conveyor with said packs lying in slip fashion on a fixed base as they are transported by said pocket conveyor; g) said packs transported by said pocket conveyor being gripped in succession at the top side of said upright conveyor by the carry-along elements by transverse thrust; and h) in the region of exit from the pocket conveyor, said packs are transferred, by virtue of the opening of the pockets, to a transfer conveyor which removes said packs out of the region of the pocket conveyor.