(19)
(11) EP 1 254 839 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/48

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/45

(21) Application number: 02009123.7

(22) Date of filing: 24.04.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B65B 25/14, B65B 11/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 25.04.2001 CH 7552001

(71) Applicant: Gamberini, Gianluigi
40139 Bologna (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Gamberini, Gianluigi
    40139 Bologna (IT)

(74) Representative: Dall'Olio, Giancarlo 
c/o INVENTION s.a.s., Via delle Armi, 1
40137 Bologna
40137 Bologna (IT)

   


(54) Method and apparatus for wrapping articles with a packaging sheet


(57) The method envisages that groups of articles (2,22) to be packaged, arranged orderly with a lateral narrowed dimension oriented in the forward movement direction (A), are fed along a feeding line (1). Single packaging sheets (3) are carried beside the feeding line (1), in suitable phase relation with the forward movement of the articles (2,22). The groups of articles (2,22) are transferred crosswise to the feeding line (1), so as to hit the sheets (3) with the lateral narrow extension of the groups of articles (2,22) in order to fold the sheets (3). The folded edges of the sheets (3) are joined along the opposite side of the groups of articles (2,22), presenting a corresponding lateral narrow extension.







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