Patent ID: 8312984

Claim:
An apparatus for filling packages of the collapsible type, comprising: a first station and a second station; a transportation unit for intermittent transport of said packages from the first station (S 1 ) to the second station (S 2 ) along a transport direction (P) which extends between the first station (S 1 ) and the second station (S 2 ), wherein the transport of the packages between the first station (S 1 ) and the second station (S 2 ) is along a curved first path of movement, the transportation unit being designed to transport the packages in a hanging position, and the transportation unit comprising a gripping element which is movable along a circular path and which is designed to grip a top portion of a package, each gripping element, during movement along a work portion of the circular path, serving to transport a package along the first path of movement and, during movement along a return portion of the circular path, being designed to return to a starting position for gripping a new package; and a swing-inhibiting unit which is designed to engage with the packages during said transport, the swing-inhibiting unit being movable along the transport direction (P) while the transport unit transports the packages, and the swing-inhibiting unit being arranged separately from the transport unit.