Apparatus for depositing a packing unit at a desired position on a load carrier

An apparatus for loading a load carrier with packing units forming a load stack, the apparatus comprising:

• handling and support means, by means of which a packing unit to be loaded is supported from below throughout the operation of loading from a feed device onto the load stack and which handling and support means are designed to deposit the packing unit at any selectable spatial position on the load stack, wherein the handling and support means includes:
• a stationary loading plate and a displacement device for displacing a packing unit on the loading plate in an x-direction horizontally along the broad side of the load carrier,
• a loading tongue for acting upon a packing unit on the loading plate and for displacing the packing unit in a z-direction of the loading depth of the load carrier, and
• a scraper disposed above the loading tongue and movable independently of the loading tongue in the z-direction in order to retain the packing unit at the desired position on the load stack, wherein said loading tongue and said scraper are designed so as to be movable simultaneously in the x-direction.