Method and packaging system for packaging articles

A packaging system (1) for packaging articles (2), the system comprising:

• at least one horizontal conveying device (10, 20),
• a plurality of shuttles (5), each having at least one shell (85), releasably arranged on the at least one horizontal conveying device (10, 20) so that outer packages (3) can be set down in the at least one shell (85) on the several shuttles (5), and articles (2) can be inserted into the outer packages (3) so as to carry out a first packaging process (VP1),
• wherein each of the plurality of shuttles (5) can temporarily fix the outer packages, and
• wherein, for a second packaging process (VP2), the several shuttles (5) are removed from the at least one horizontal conveying device (10, 20), and at least one transfer plate (79) is arranged along two conveyor sections (16, 18), which two conveyor sections (16, 18) form the at least one horizontal conveying device (10, 20), wherein, during the second packaging process (VP2), the outer packages (3) make surface contact with at least one transfer plate (79) in the absence of shuttles.

A packaging system (1) for packaging articles (2), the system comprising:

• at least one first horizontal conveying device (10),
• at least one second horizontal conveying device (20),
• at least one transfer unit (78) having at least one gear wheel (50) adapted to circumferentially drive at least one chain (52),
• a plurality of shuttles (5) releasably arranged on the at least one first horizontal conveying device (10) so that outer packages (3) can be set down on the several shuttles (5), and articles (2) can be inserted into the outer packages (3) set down on the several shuttles (5) so as to carry out a first packaging process (VP1),
• wherein each of the plurality of shuttles (5) can temporarily fix the outer packages (3) via negative pressure provided by a connecting piece (95), which can transmit negative pressure to a common line system (92), which then supplies the individual shuttles (5) with negative pressure, and
• wherein each of the plurality of shuttles (5) comprise gearing (56) that engages with the at least one chain (52) driven by the at least one gear wheel (50) of the at least one transfer unit (78) to move the shuttles (5) from the at least one first horizontal conveying device (10) to the at least one second horizontal conveying device (20), and vice versa.