Apparatus for pushing packaging containers
US7331441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B35/205
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an apparatus (10) for pushing a number of packaging containers (12) which are supported in cassettes (18) in motion in a first direction in a packaging machine. The apparatus (10) comprises carriers (40) by means of which the packaging containers may be pushed from a first position to a second position in relation to said cassettes (18). According to the invention, the apparatus (10) comprises at least one belt (30, 32) which, in a first portion of the apparatus (10) moves in a second direction and in the second portion of the apparatus (10) moves in a third direction, and, between the first and the second portions, there is disposed a bending roller (24), and the second and third directions each make an angle (α) with the first direction, and finally the carrier (40) is connected to a shaft (38) which is secured to the belt (30, 32) by means of a clamping device.
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