Device for producing packing units from at least two packs
AssigneeFocke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
InventorsJosef Schulte, Wolfgang Kern
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Abstract
A method and device to form packing units (12) consisting of at least two packs (10, 11). To this end, the successively conveyed packs (10, 11) are tilted by 90° in the region of a turning line (20) in such a way that the associated packs (10, 11) are oriented towards each other in the correct relative position for the packing unit (12). Every second pack (11) is delayed during the turning process so that it can be oriented towards the associated pack (10).
Claims11
A device for producing a packing unit (12) from at least two packs (10, 11) whose design allows the packs to be fitted together to form the packing unit (12), each of the packs (10, 11) in the form of a trapezoidal pack element (13) and subsequent single-sided tab (14), the packs (10, 11) being transported consecutively in aligned position by means of a feed conveyor (19), comprising:
- a turning line (20) comprising at least two turning conveyors (21, 22), turning elements for turning the packs (10, 11) relative to the turning conveyors (21, 22), and a discharge element, wherein:
- a) the first turning conveyor (21) and the second turning conveyors (22) are arranged alongside one another;
- b) the first turning conveyor (21) is a continuation of the feed conveyor (19) and the second turning conveyor (22) is arranged offset from and parallel to the first turning conveyor (21);
- c) the packs (10, 11) arriving at the turning conveyors (21, 22) are fed alternately onto the first turning conveyor (21) and the second turning conveyor (22), whereby every first of a lot of two of the packs (10, 11) arriving at the turning conveyors (21, 22) continues onto the first turning conveyor (21) and every second of the lot of two of the two packs (11) arriving at the turning conveyors (21, 22) is pushed and discharged laterally by the discharge element to the offset second turning conveyor (22);
- d) the turning elements turn at least the lot of two of the packs (10, 11) relative to the turning conveyors (21, 22), whereby the turning elements act on the packs (10, 11) during transport aligning the packs (10, 11) assigned to the packing unit (12) in a relative position corresponding to the packing unit (12) and
- e) the two packs (10, 11) assigned to the packing unit (12) are assembled by the device during transport by a transverse movement.
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