Straw packaging machine

Machine for packaging straws (11) of a predetermined diameter including a filling unit (3) for said straws (11) including n filling stations (4), n being an integer number equal to at least 1, and a conveyor device (2) for said straws for disposing n straws (11) each in line with one of said filling stations (4), said device (2) having at least one conveyor element (5;

• 105) provided with a succession of receiving housings (15;
• 115) for said straws (11) disposed according to a predetermined pitch (E), said conveyor element being adapted to be moved, after each filling of n straws, a distance equal to n times said predetermined pitch (E) to dispose n new straws next to the preceding n straws, each in line with one of said filling stations (4), wherein said conveyor element (5;
• 105) includes, in addition to said succession of receiving housings (15;
• 115) for said straws (11), referred to as first housings, a succession of receiving housings (16;
• 116) for straws (12) of another predetermined diameter, referred to as second housings, said second housings (16;
• 116) being disposed according to said pitch (E), each of said second receiving housings (16, 116) being disposed between two of said first receiving housings (15;
• 115).