Patent ID: 7578112

Claim:
A method for packaging products, in which at least one product to be packaged is placed in a bag by means of a bag filling device, after which a number of bags are placed in a box conveyed by means of a box conveyor device, the placing of the products in bags being synchronised with the placing of the bags in boxes and with also the movement of the boxes in a direction of conveyance, the box is in a position staggered relative to a bag feed-through opening of the bag filling device, while a buffer device is positioned between the bag filling device and the box conveyor device for the purpose of moving a filled bag from a position below the bag feed-through opening to a position above the box, the bag filling device is provided with a guide, by means of which a bag falling from the position above the box is guided into the box, which guide is provided with a bag pressure part which extends into the box, the box being moved relative to the bag pressure part by means of the box conveyor device for a short distance in a direction opposite to the direction of conveyance in order to press the bag placed in the box against a wall of the box by means of the bag pressure part.