Method and device for positioning portion packets

A method for positioning portion packets of a product for oral use into a container by means of a compartment unit,

• said container comprising a bottom wall and a side wall together defining a storage volume, said container having a height direction,
• said compartment unit comprising a plurality of compartments, each with a respective discharge opening,
• said method comprising:
• a) positioning said compartment unit at a first distance (d1) from said bottom wall of said container with said discharge openings facing said storage volume of said container,
• b) introducing at least one portion packet into an i-th compartment of said compartment unit , said portion packet thereby assuming a first three-dimensional orientation with said at least one portion packet being in contact with said bottom wall of said container and at least partly remaining in said i-th compartment, wherein i is an integer going from 1 to n, n being the number of compartments to be loaded, n≥2,
• c) moving said compartment unit in relation to said container thereby causing reconfiguration of each said portion packet to a second three-dimensional orientation being different from said first three-dimensional orientation,
• characterized in that
• said compartments are arranged in a compartment pattern forming a first sequence being a full circle, a semi-circle or any other part of a circle,
• and in that step c comprises
• c1′) positioning said compartment unit in relation to said container at a second distance (d2), which may be equal to said first distance (d1), from said bottom wall of said container, wherein a portion of each said portion packet is outside said corresponding compartment and another portion of each said portion packet is inside said corresponding compartment, and
• c2′) moving said compartment unit in relation to said container by relative movement of said compartment unit in a reconfiguration plane being perpendicular to said height direction (H) of said container, when positioned at said second distance (d2) from said bottom wall of said container, thereby causing reconfiguration of each said portion packet to said second three-dimensional orientation,
• wherein step c2′ is performed by a rotational movement in said reconfiguration plane of said compartment unit in relation to said container.