TWIN LAYER PACKAGING MACHINE

摘要

A method of loading articles into cartons in a stacked configuration with a first group of articles disposed beneath a second group of articles, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) feeding the first group of articles into a moving selector bay (35);
(b) moving the first group of articles from the selector bay into an adjacent moving can bay (42);
(c) feeding the second group of articles into the selector bay (35);
(d) moving the selector bay (35) and the can bay (42) with respect to each other so that the selector bay (35) is at an elevated position relative to the can bay (42);
(e) moving the second group of articles from the elevated selector bay (35) into the can bay (42) atop the first group of articles; and
(f) moving the first and second groups of articles from the can bay (42) into an adjacent carton (51).