Unit and method for placing objects in boxes

A method for boxing packaged food products comprising the following steps:

• providing a blank equipped with a plurality of lateral faces, at least one upper face and a bottom face;
• providing a first rotary element including projection defining a first receiving seat;
• providing a first transfer station for transferring the blank in a spread-out configuration from a magazine for feeding blanks to the first receiving seat, acting at a first angular position of rotation of the first receiving seat;
• providing a folding station for opening up, at least partly, the blank positioned on the first receiving seat, acting in a second angular position of rotation of the first receiving seat, the first rotary element including at least one projection defining the first receiving seat;
• providing a second rotary element rotatable about a second axis and including a second receiving seat for receiving the blank folded open;
• providing a second transfer station for transferring the blank folded open from the first receiving seat to the second receiving seat, acting at a third angular position of rotation of the first receiving seat and at a first angular position of rotation of the second receiving seat;
• providing an insertion station for inserting the packaged food products inside the blank folded open and positioned on the second receiving seat, acting in a second angular position of rotation of the second receiving seat;
• providing a closing station for closing the blank folded open and positioned on the second receiving seat and containing the packaged food products to define a box, acting in a third angular position of rotation of the second receiving seat;
• coupling the blank to the projection at the first angular position of rotation of the first receiving seat;
• folding at least one lateral face of the blank at the second angular position of rotation of the first receiving seat;
• transferring the blank from the first rotary element to the second rotary element, at the third angular position of rotation of the first receiving seat and the first angular position of rotation of the second receiving seat;
• inserting the packaged food products inside the blank retained in the second receiving seat;
• closing the blank to define a box.