Apparatus for, and method of, feeding piece goods to a tubular-bag packaging station

US6711880B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SIG Pack Systems, AG · CH

Inventors

• Alfred Wipf · Jestetten, DE
• Thomas Strasser · Boynton Beach, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 3, 2002
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2004
• Expiry date: May 3, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2203/044
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for feeding piece goods (P) to a tubular-bag packaging station (4) has a feed conveyer (1) for feeding the piece goods (P) and a packaging-material-web conveyer (5) for conveying the packaging-material web (50) to the packaging station (4). A position-detecting unit (2) serves for detecting the piece goods (P) conveyed on the feed conveyer (1). Furthermore, at least one gripping unit (3) is provided for removing the piece goods (P) from the feed conveyer (1) and for depositing the piece goods (P′) directly or indirectly in a predetermined position on the packaging-material web (50), it being possible to convey the piece goods (P′) from the packaging-material web (50) to the packaging station (4).