Patent ID: 8181426

Claim:
A closing apparatus for closing a packaging element comprising: a conveying device for conveying the packaging element; a folding device for folding down at least one section of the packaging element, wherein the folding device comprises at least one folding element that is rotatable around an axis extending essentially perpendicular to a conveying plane of the conveying device; a first closing device for closing at least one section of the packaging element, mounted on a first longitudinal side of the conveying device, a second closing device mounted on a second longitudinal side of the conveying device opposite the first longitudinal side of the conveying device for closing at least a section of the packaging element, and wherein the first and second closing devices are moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane of the conveying device; and wherein at least one of the first and second closing devices comprise at least one glue application unit which is mounted in a fixed position relative to at least one of the first and second closing devices.