System and process for loading containers with formed product

A system for loading containers with formed product comprising:

• a container transport assembly which advances and positions the containers along a first path towards a loading zone, the containers having an opening and being in an opening down position;
• a product transport assembly which advances and positions the formed product along a second path towards the loading zone wherein the containers are advanced and positioned relative to the formed product and in at least one common direction of travel with the formed product;
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• a combined transport assembly defining a third path away from the loading zone wherein the first path and the second path share at least one common direction of travel and each path is in pad independent of the other and each path is in pad merged with the other wherein the formed product is loaded up into the containers in a loading direction against a force of gravity as the paths merge and thereafter the containers with formed product loaded therein are advanced away from the loading zone along the third path.

A system for loading containers with formed product comprising:

• a container transport assembly which advances and positions the containers along a first path towards a loading zone, the containers having an opening and being in an opening down position;
• a product transport assembly which advances and positions the formed product along a second path towards the loading zone wherein the containers are advanced and positioned relative to the formed product and in at least one common direction of travel with the formed product and wherein at least a portion of the first path superposes the second path and the paths travel in a common linear direction towards the loading zone;
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• a combined transport assembly defining a third path away from the loading zone wherein the first path and the second path share at least one common direction of travel and each path is in part independent of the other and each path is in part merged with the other wherein the formed product is loaded up into the containers in a loading direction against a force of gravity as the paths merge and thereafter the containers with formed product loaded Therein are advanced away from the loading zone along the third path.

A system for loading containers with formed product comprising:

• means for moving the containers along a first path towards a loading zone;
• means for moving the formed product along a second path towards the loading zone, the means for moving the formed product comprising a product escalatorm
• wherein the containers are moved relative to the formed product and in at least one common direction of travel with the formed product and wherein at least a portion of the first path superposes the second path and the paths travel in a common linear direction towards the loading zone;
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• means for moving the containers and the formed product together along a third path away from the loading zone wherein the first path and the second path share at least one common direction of travel and each path is in part independent of the other and each path is in part merged with the other wherein the formed product is loaded up into the containers in a loading direction against a force of gravity as the paths merge and thereafter the containers with formed product loaded therein are moved away from the loading zone along the third path by the means for moving containers and formed product together.