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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a., Pully, CH;
Alessandro Morselli, Castelfranco Emilia, IT;
Fabio Ferrari, Formigine, IT;
Tony Kinas, Greer, SC (US);
Mathias N. Coulomb, Greenville, SC (US);
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully, CH;
Abstract
A wrapping unit () for a packaging line () comprises a conveyor () for feeding a succession of products () in a first direction () and a wrapping station () arranged along the conveyor () for wrapping a film () of wrapping material around said products (), said wrapping station () comprising a wrapping device () provided with a plurality of wrapping members (), each of said wrapping members () extending in a second direction () perpendicular to said first direction (), said wrapping unit () further comprising a stability control group () for preventing said products () from tipping along said conveyor (), said stability control group () comprising a plurality of anti-tip devices (), each of said anti-tip devices () being associated, during operation, with a respective product () to move together with said respective product () through said wrapping station ().