MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKAGES OF CONTAINERS, IN PARTICULAR CONTAINERS OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS

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EP 3 381 819 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/42

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/40

(21)	Application number: 18161759.8

(22)	Date of filing: 14.03.2018

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65B 43/26^(2006.01)
B65B 61/22^(2006.01)
B65B 5/10^(2006.01)
B65D 5/489^(2006.01)

B65B 61/20^(2006.01)
B65B 5/06^(2006.01)
B65B 5/02^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	KH MA MD TN

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Priority:

27.03.2017 EP 17163104

(71)	Applicant: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
	1009 Pully (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	ANSALONI, Roberto 41043 Formigine (IT) ROSIGNOLI, David 44123 Ferrara (IT) DAVI', Daniele 44123 Ferrara (IT)

(74)	Representative: Tetra Pak - Patent Attorneys SE
	AB Tetra Pak Patent Department Ruben Rausings gata 221 86 Lund 221 86 Lund (SE)

(54)	MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKAGES OF CONTAINERS, IN PARTICULAR CONTAINERS OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS

(57) A machine for producing packages of containers, in particular containers of pourable food, comprises:
- a first feeding device (4) for feeding a plurality of containers (100),
- a second feeding device (8) for feeding a succession of empty inner boxes (200),
- a filling station (6) having a manipulator (7) configured to pick up at least one group of containers (100) fed by the first feeding device (4) and to release the at least one group of containers (100) in at least one respective inner box (200) fed by the second feeding device (8),
- a packing station (9) where each inner box (200) filled with the containers (100) is enclosed into a respective outer box (300) having an open lid, and
- a closing station (400) located downstream of the packing station (9) for closing the lid of each outer box (300) to obtain a closed package.

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