Patent ID: 6219995
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A packaging machine, comprising:a conveying head;a first seat portion of the conveying head presenting an opening and serving to receive a product;a second seat portion of the conveying head, positioned to coincide with the opening of the first seat and serving to receive a wrapping sheet;a gripper disposed on the conveying head and constructed and arranged to hold a wrapping sheet in contact with the second seat;an actuator constructed and arranged to operate the gripper;a conveyor by which the conveying head is advanced along a wrapping path;a first infeed station located along the wrapping path; at which a product is fed to the first seat;a second infeed station located along the wrapping path at which a wrapping sheet is fed to the second seat; andan ejector constructed and arranged to eject a product from the conveying head and to transfer the product, together with a respective wrapping sheet to external conveying means, wherein the actuator means are positioned externally of the conveying head and do not move therewith.