Patent ID: 8534450
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
1. A method for formation of a nested compacted arrangement of articles to be packaged, sub-divided into groups, preferably as a plurality of rows of articles arranged one after the other, preferably the same type of articles, in particular cylindrical articles within a packaging machine, the group of articles being guided through the packaging machine via at least one regularly or irregularly profiled or asymmetrically formed bar, at least in a partial section of its transport route, in particular in a conveying direction, along the side walls in a tapered area which comes into contact with an end face of the group of articles, in particular in a conveying direction at the rear side of the group of articles and in doing so at least some of the articles of the group are pushed together into the nested compacted arrangement; wherein a front edge of the at least one bar is profiled to define a profiling, the profiling corresponding with an outer contour of the group of articles being pushed into the nested compacted arrangement, the profiling including a wave or cam profile with alternating depressions and cams at a defined distance in the conveying direction of less than an article diameter, the profile having flanks between the depressions and cams, wherein in the nested compacted arrangement each of the depressions accommodates and article while each cam is also in contact with an article, and wherein while guiding the articles into the nested compacted arrangement, the articles slide along the flanks.