Apparatus and process for inserting individual piece goods into containers

US6799411B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SIG Pack Systems, AG · CH

Inventors

• Markus Gasser · Gächlingen, CH
• Michael Preuss · Friedrichshafen, DE
• Frank-Peter Kirgis · Neuhausen, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 30, 2003
• Grant date: Oct 5, 2004
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65B23/16
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for inserting individual piece goods (3) into containers (4) has a first conveyor (1) for feeding the individual piece goods (3), and a second conveyor (2) for feeding the containers (4), and at least one picker unit (5). At least one of the at least one picker units (5) inserts a number x of piece goods (3) from the first conveyor (1) into a container (4), the container (4) holding a number N>x of piece goods (3). The apparatus also has at least one separate transfer unit (U) for transferring the final N−x piece goods (3) into the container (4) holding N piece goods (3), at least one of the at least one picker units (5) transferring the N−x piece goods (3) from the first conveyor (1) into the transfer unit (U).