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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
May. 19, 2004
Mario Spatafora, Bologna, IT;
Alver Tacchi, Bologna, IT;
Mario Spatafora, Bologna, IT;
Alver Tacchi, Bologna, IT;
G.D Societa' per Azioni, Bologna, IT;
Abstract
A method and a unit for packing groups of products, each group of products is fed together with a respective blank at a loading station to a radial first seat of a first wheel, the blank is first folded into a U and then completely folded about the group to form a packed group, the packed group is then transferred together with a sheet of overwrapping material at a transfer station to a radial second seat of a second wheel, the sheet of overwrapping material is first folded into a U and then folded completely about the packed group to form an overwrapped group; the blank and the sheet of overwrapping material both being fed successively to the same gripper associated with the first seat and fitted to the first wheel at a location downstream from the first seat.