Method and apparatus for filling a multi-row packaging tray with piece-form products

摘要

A tray loading packaging machine that carries out a method for filling a multi-row packaging tray with piece-form products at a high performance level, having the following steps: dividing up a single-row stream of piece-form products onto a plurality of lanes arranged substantially parallel to one another in order to convey the products further; synchronizing the individual streams of products on the plurality or lanes with one another such that in each case one product from one lane can be transferred to the packaging tray substantially at the same time as in each case one product from the other lanes; and transferring the produces to the packaging tray, wherein in each case one product from one lane is transferred to one row of the packaging tray.

主权项

1. A method for filling a multi-row packaging tray with piece-form products, characterized by the following steps of:
a. dividing up a single-row stream of piece-form products onto a plurality of lanes arranged substantially parallel to one another in order to convey the products further, wherein the step of dividing up the single-row stream of products comprises the steps of dividing up the single-row stream of products into successive groups of piece-form products and conveying the product groups further; and feeding one respective product group respectively to one of the lanes arranged substantially parallel to one another; b. synchronizing the individual streams of products on the plurality of lanes with one another such that one product from one lane can be transferred to the packaging tray substantially at the same time as one respective product from each of the other lanes; c. transferring the products to the packaging tray in the form of a first layer, wherein in each layer, one product from each lane is transferred to a corresponding row of the packaging tray; and d. wherein, prior to the synchronization of the product streams on the lanes arranged substantially parallel to one another, a gapless product stream composed of the individual product groups is formed on each lane.