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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2012
Bjorn Brandhorst, Horstel, DE;
Andreas Prahm, Barssel, DE;
Frank Sachs, Saterland, DE;
Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG), Verden, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for handling (flat) articles (), in particular hygiene products such as diapers, napkins or the like, wherein the articles () are supplied on a first feed conveyor () and are removed as a compressed group () of articles () on a removal conveyor (). The invention is characterized in that the feed conveyor () and the removal conveyor () are continuously driven and a group () of articles () is transferred from the continuously driven feed conveyor () to a continuously driven compressing device () in which the group () of articles () is compressed, and in that the compressed group () of articles () is transferred from the compressing device () to the continuously driven removal conveyor ().