| 摘要 |
An apparatus (9) for presenting a number of packs (10) for flow wrapping; where each pack (10) has a lower region, an upper region and an edge region; said edge region being provided between said lower and upper regions; said apparatus (9) displacing a number of packs (10) from a first location where the packs are self-standing on their lower region to a second location where the packs (10) are on edge to form a substantially horizontal stack; wherein said apparatus (9) comprises a first conveyor (11) and a second conveyor (26); both of said conveyors (11, 26) having a number of individually displaceable hands (12, 19, 32); wherein the hands (12, 19) of said first conveyor (11) displace packs (10) from a first location where the packs are self-standing on their lower region to a second location where the packs are on edge; and at least one of said hands (32) of said second conveyor (26) cooperates with at least one of said hands (12, 19) of said first conveyor (11) to hold packs (10) on their edge to form a substantially horizontal stack; and a pair of individually displaceable hands (32) of said second conveyor (26) being configured to hold at the forward and rearward most portions of said formed substantially horizontal stack and displace said stack towards a flow wrapping station. |
