Patent ID: 6658826
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
An assembly for packaging a discontinuously supplied stream of newspapers, comprising:a packaging apparatus provided with a roll mount for rotatably supporting a roll comprising: a continuous packaging web; means for placing newspapers to be packaged on the continuous packaging web; folding means for folding the longitudinal edges of the continuous packaging web around the newspapers in longitudinal direction to form a tubular packaging sleeve; connecting means for forming at least one transverse connection in the tubular packaging sleeve between two successive of the newspapers; and separating means for breaking the tubular packaging sleeve between the newspapers in a transverse direction for forming separated packaged products; a feeding conveyor operatively supplying a discontinuous stream of the newspapers, said feeding conveyor including a conveyor chain provided with grippers for clamping therein the newspapers to be conveyed; an intermediate conveyor for supporting and conveying the newspapers, the intermediate conveyor being built up from a number of mutually aligning conveying sections, the conveying sections being drivable independently of each other and with variable speed, a discharge end of the intermediate conveyor being linked up with the means for placing newspapers to be packaged on the continuous packaging web; and a control, said control being adapted to drive the conveying sections of the intermediate conveyor such that the mutual distances between discontinuously supplied newspapers are reduced to a standard distance, wherein the conveyor chain extends partly above an in-feed end of the intermediate conveyor, the grippers are arranged for releasing the newspapers above the in-feed end of the intermediate conveyor, and the conveyor chain forms part of a printing machine for newspapers.