Patent ID: 8042320
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: B65B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A workstation of a packaging machine, the workstation comprising: a lid that at least partially defines a chamber, the lid being movable between a lowered position in which the chamber is closed, and a raised position in which the chamber is open; and a lifting device for moving the lid, the lifting device comprising a motor configured to generate rotary motion, and a lever device associated with the motor, the lever device including a pivotable lever, a roller connected to the lever, and an upper roller limit that is associated with the lid and cooperable with the roller to perform a stroke of the lifting device, the lever being pivotable about a pivot axis that is arranged eccentrically with respect to a centerline of the lid, the centerline lying in a plane that passes through the upper roller limit; wherein rotary motion of the motor is converted into translatory motion of the lid by means of the lever device.