Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Jan Strandberg

Jens Quist

Jan-Ake Bergstrom

Johan Ohlund

The invention relates to an apparatus for applying drinking straws on prefabricated packaging containers. The apparatus includes a rotary drive means for advancing drinking straws which are guided in towards the drive means wrapped in protective envelopes, and continuously disposed as drinking straw belts. The apparatus also includes guides for drinking straws belts and drinking straws, and a device for separating drinking straws from the belt, and a device for applying the drinking straw on the side wall of the packaging container. The drive means of the apparatus routes continuously, and the device for separating drinking straws from the belt is disposed to accompany a part distance of the rotation of the drive means, this movement being realised by means of a cam and a cam roller cooperating therewith. The apparatus further includes a continuously driven conveyor on which the packaging containers are advanced so that one passes the drive means. The device for applying drinking straws to the side wall of the packaging container is disposed to accompany a part distance of the movement of the conveyor belt. The accompanying movement is realised in that the applicator device is journaled in two eccentric shafts.

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Lomma, Sweden

Jan Strandberg