(19)
(11) EP 1 595 791 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/46

(21) Application number: 05104002.0

(22) Date of filing: 12.05.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65B 21/18, B65B 43/18, B65B 43/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 14.05.2004 IT TO20040324

(71) Applicant: OMA S.r.l.
37069 Villafranca di Verona (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Baldi, Giampietro
    37069 Villafranca di Verona (IT)

(74) Representative: Jorio, Paolo et al
Studio Torta S.r.l. Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Compact boxing machine


(57) A compact boxing machine (1) having a packing container conveyor (4) for feeding a succession of packing containers (3) along a path through a filling station where a compact group of products (2) is positioned inside each packing container (3); and a product grouping and compacting platform (5) located alongside the packing container conveyor (4), at the filling station, to receive the loose products (2) and to compact and arrange the products (2) so as to form the cited compact groups; the filling station being located at the start end of the packing container conveyor (4); and the boxing machine (1) also having a packing container store (6) located alongside the packing container conveyor (4), at least partly beneath the product grouping and compacting platform (5).






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