EP 2184233 A2 20100512 - Apparatus for packaging articles and method for same
Title (en)
Apparatus for packaging articles and method for same
Title (de)
Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Artikeln und Verfahren dafür
Title (fr)
Appareil pour le conditionnement d'articles et procédé correspondant
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 0820388 A 20081107
Abstract (en)
An apparatus for transferring articles (A) initially conveyed in an infeed stream (5) into cartons (C) conveyed in an outfeed stream (11), which apparatus (2) comprises first conveyor (4), a second conveyor (6) and a third conveyor (8), a first transfer means (9) and a second transfer means (14), the first conveyor (4) being operable to convey the infeed stream (5) comprising articles (A) disposed in a first arrangement, the first transfer means (9) being operable to engage and transfer selected articles from the infeed stream (5) onto the second conveyor (6) to form a second stream (13) comprising articles (A) disposed in a second arrangement, the second transfer means (14) being operable to transfer articles (A) disposed in said second arrangement into one or more of said cartons (C) conveyed by said third conveyor (8) at a second transfer rate, said second transfer rate being faster than a first transfer rate at which the second transfer means would otherwise be operable to transfer articles disposed in said first arrangement directly into said one or more of said cartons (C).
IPC 8 full level
B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 5/12 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65B 35/16 (2006.01); B65B 35/24 (2006.01); B65B 35/44 (2006.01); B65B 35/56 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 5/06 (2013.01); B65B 5/105 (2013.01); B65B 5/12 (2013.01); B65B 7/28 (2013.01); B65B 35/16 (2013.01); B65B 35/24 (2013.01); B65B 35/44 (2013.01); B65B 35/56 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2184233 A2 20100512; EP 2184233 A3 20111005; GB 0820388 D0 20081217
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 09175450 A 20091109; GB 0820388 A 20081107