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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2003
Markus Gasser, Gächlingen, CH;
Michael Preuss, Hilzingen, DE;
Frank-Peter Kirgis, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, CH;
SIG Pack Systems, AG, , CH;
Abstract
An apparatus for inserting individual piece goods ( ) into containers ( ) has a first conveyor ( ) for feeding the individual piece goods ( ), and a second conveyor ( ) for feeding the containers ( ), and at least one picker unit ( ). At least one of the at least one picker units ( ) inserts a number x of piece goods ( ) from the first conveyor ( ) into a container ( ), the container ( ) holding a number N>x of piece goods ( ). The apparatus also has at least one separate transfer unit (U) for transferring the final N−x piece goods ( ) into the container ( ) holding N piece goods ( ), at least one of the at least one picker units ( ) transferring the N−x piece goods ( ) from the first conveyor ( ) into the transfer unit (U).