Twin packaging line and metering system
OwnerPascal Martiniinventor
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Abstract
A packaging machine comprising two independent paths (26, 28) upon which articles (C) to be contained by a carton (6) are conveyed from an infeed end (56) to an integral tertiary packaging device (12, 24). Cartons directly output from said two independent paths are merged and combined with a tertiary package (8), the tertiary packages are conveyed along a transfer means out of said tertiary packaging device travelling at a speed the same as that of each of the two independent paths (26, 28).
Claims12
A packaging machine comprising at least two independent paths upon which primary articles to be contained in groups in secondary packages are conveyable from an infeed end of the packaging machine to an integral tertiary packaging device whereat secondary packages directly output from each of said two independent paths are merged and combined with a tertiary package blank wherein tertiary packages loaded with more than one secondary package are formed and conveyed along a transfer means out of said tertiary packaging device travelling at a speed substantially the same as the speed of each of the two independent paths upon which incoming primary articles are disposed.
A device for grouping articles to be contained by a secondary carton, the device comprising a first series of spacer elements arranged to move along a pre-determined path, each spacer element operable to engage at least one article from a first infeed stream and to convey articles through a working reach of the device, the device further comprising a second series of spacer elements arranged to move along a similar pre-determined path, each spacer element of the second series operable to engage at least one article from a second infeed stream of articles, wherein a spacer element of the first series of spacer elements is coupled to a spacer element of the second series of spacer elements by a drive means such that the coupled spacer elements are conveyed at the same speed.
A loading device for supplying articles such as blanks to a machine for processing those articles, the loading device comprising a loading mechanism, a first conveyor for supplying pallets loaded with articles;
- a conveyor for removal of empty pallets and a first pallet lift wherein the conveyor for supplying pallets loaded with articles is disposed in substantially parallel alignment with the conveyor for removal of empty pallets such that full pallets are deliverable as empty pallets are removable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.