Patent ID: 7367172

Claim:
A machine for making and packaging articles containing an infusion product, the machine being defined by a production line and comprising: a plurality of operating stations arranged in a series relative to each other and designed to make at least one continuous strip by superposing and sealing two webs of filter paper with measured quantities or charges of infusion product interposed between the two webs at regular intervals; at least one cutting station for dividing the strip to form a succession of individual articles; and at least one built-in packaging station for packaging groups of the articles in packets, wherein the built-in packaging station is located immediately downstream of the cutting station and includes a packaging device for forming stacks of articles and a transfer device which guides the stacks of articles along a vertical feed path section in a direction that is transverse relative to the production line and feeds the stacks of articles into the packets, and wherein each packet is formed on the transfer device and positioned with an inlet opening at a lower end of the transfer device.