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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2022
Gerhard Schubert Gmbh, Crailsheim, DE;
Sebastian Brand, Satteldorf, DE;
Gerhard Schubert GmbH, Crailsheim, DE;
Abstract
A packaging machine may include a grouping device comprising a spreading area with a spreading table having a base body and a plurality of support bars adjustable in their transverse spacing, each having at least one row of seats extending in a longitudinal direction, each for one product. The grouping device may also include at least one transverse drive for adjusting the transverse spacing, for producing a single-layer group having an even or uneven number of rows of products, and for inserting the group into an outer package. The plurality of support bars include a plurality of double-row support bars which cannot be moved relative to one another in the transverse direction, and at least two single-row support bars that are movable relative to one another in the transverse direction positioned between two of the double-row support bars.