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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
Sig Technology Ag, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
Daniel Hirt, Klettgau, DE;
SIG Technology AG, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, DE;
Abstract
Described and depicted is an application device for applying additional elements, in particular straws, to packages, preferably cardboard composite packages, having at least one transport device for transporting the packages along a transport track having at least one applicator adjustable, from a pick-up position for picking up the additional elements, to an application position for applying the additional elements to the packages and back. To facilitate the application of the additional elements at a higher application speed without having to take on considerable losses with regard to the reliability of the application of the additional elements or the complexity of the equipment, it is provided that at least one positioning belt extending at least in sections along the transport track of the packages is provided such that the additional elements applied to the packages are held on the packages, in particular pressed onto the packages along at least a part of the transport track by the positioning belt.