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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
May. 03, 2002
Alfred Wipf, Jestetten, DE;
Thomas Strasser, Benken, CH;
SIG Pack Systems AG, Beringen, CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for feeding piece goods (P) to a tubular-bag packaging station ( ) has a feed conveyer ( ) for feeding the piece goods (P) and a packaging-material-web conveyer ( ) for conveying the packaging-material web ( ) to the packaging station ( ). A position-detecting unit ( ) serves for detecting the piece goods (P) conveyed on the feed conveyer ( ). Furthermore, at least one gripping unit ( ) is provided for removing the piece goods (P) from the feed conveyer ( ) and for depositing the piece goods (P′) directly or indirectly in a predetermined position on the packaging-material web ( ), it being possible to convey the piece goods (P′) from the packaging-material web ( ) to the packaging station ( ).