Patent ID: 7681374

Claim:
A device for producing a packing unit ( 12 ) from at least two packs ( 10 , 11 ) whose design allows the packs to be fitted together to form the packing unit ( 12 ), each of the packs ( 10 , 11 ) in the form of a trapezoidal pack element ( 13 ) and subsequent single-sided tab ( 14 ), the packs ( 10 , 11 ) being transported consecutively in aligned position by means of a feed conveyor ( 19 ), comprising: a turning line ( 20 ) comprising at least two turning conveyors ( 21 , 22 ), turning elements for turning the packs ( 10 , 11 ) relative to the turning conveyors ( 21 , 22 ), and a discharge element, wherein: a) the first turning conveyor ( 21 ) and the second turning conveyors ( 22 ) are arranged alongside one another; b) the first turning conveyor ( 21 ) is a continuation of the feed conveyor ( 19 ) and the second turning conveyor ( 22 ) is arranged offset from and parallel to the first turning conveyor ( 21 ); c) the packs ( 10 , 11 ) arriving at the turning conveyors ( 21 , 22 ) are fed alternately onto the first turning conveyor ( 21 ) and the second turning conveyor ( 22 ), whereby every first of a lot of two of the packs ( 10 , 11 ) arriving at the turning conveyors ( 21 , 22 ) continues onto the first turning conveyor ( 21 ) and every second of the lot of two of the two packs ( 11 ) arriving at the turning conveyors ( 21 , 22 ) is pushed and discharged laterally by the discharge element to the offset second turning conveyor ( 22 ); d) the turning elements turn at least the lot of two of the packs ( 10 , 11 ) relative to the turning conveyors ( 21 , 22 ), whereby the turning elements act on the packs ( 10 , 11 ) during transport aligning the packs ( 10 , 11 ) assigned to the packing unit ( 12 ) in a relative position corresponding to the packing unit ( 12 ) and e) the two packs ( 10 , 11 ) assigned to the packing unit ( 12 ) are assembled by the device during transport by a transverse movement.