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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Hartmut Ilch, Kehl, DE;
Joachim Schill, Kehl, DE;
Hartmut Ilch, Kehl, DE;
Joachim Schill, Kehl, DE;
Maja-Maschinenfabrik Hermann Schill GmbH & Co., Kehl-Goldscheuer, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for the controlled depositing of pliable items in a package are hereby proposed. In this process, the items are conveyed to the packing zone on a conveyor belt. The items are captured on the conveyor belt and moved to the edge of the conveyor belt using a gripper on a rotating gripper arm, the axis of rotation of which runs perpendicular to the conveyor belt. From there, the items are pushed onto a plate with the aid of the gripper and conveyed to a position above their intended position in the package. As soon as the position above the package has been reached, the plate is pulled back, thereby enabling the item to fall into the package located underneath. A packaging conveyor system is used to convey the packages to the packing zone and transport them further once an item has been deposited in order to allow the next item to be deposited.