Patent ID: 7252131
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: B65C,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A unit for applying printed slips to packets in packaging machines, comprising one of first means by which to feed slips procured as single items ordered in a stack, or second means by which to feed slips obtainable as cuts made from a continuous strip, and a universal pickup and application device installed permanently in the machine such as will take up the slips with equal facility from either the first or the second feed means at a pickup station, wherein the first and second feed means are mutually interchangeable one with the other to feed the universal pickup and application device, said first or second feed means being fixable on one mounting point of the universal pickup and application device; said pickup and application device including: at least one pickup assembly capable of movement between the pickup station and a release position about an axis lying parallel to a reference plane of the pickup station; and an application assembly operating in conjunction with the pickup assembly, rotatable about a respective axis extending parallel to the axis of rotation of the pickup assembly and capable of movement thus between the release position and a position at which a slip is applied to a respective packet; said pickup and application device comprising first and second guiding and locating means serving to ensure the correct transfer of the slips; said first guiding and locating means comprising an arcuate element operating in conjunction with the pickup assembly and said second guiding and locating means comprising an L-shaped plate operating in conjunction with the application assembly.