| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus (4) for packing Christmas trees in netting covers, including a funnel-shaped inlet opening (6) with a device (8) for providing a tubular net around a tree which is passed through the inlet opening (6), a combined gripping and pulling device (10) adapted for seizing the root end of a Christmas tree and pulling it through the inlet opening (6) for simultaneous compressing and packing the Christmas tree in the netting cover, the apparatus (4) furthermore including a lower conveyor belt (12) for conveying the packed Christmas tree rearwardly to a pallet jack (14) with a packing unit (16) and a pallet (18) with associated side supports (20), wherein the apparatus (4) within the inlet opening (6) includes an upper conveyor belt (22) which is adapted to exert a downward directed pressure on a Christmas tree while being packed into the netting covering and supported on the lower conveyor belt (12), and wherein the packing unit (16) includes a box-shaped packing frame (24) which is adapted to be elevated from a low initial position as the packing frame (24) and the pallet (18), respectively, are filled with Christmas trees. By means of simple technical measures it is hereby possible to achieve an apparatus with improved function in connection with packing of Christmas trees in netting covers and to achieve the immediate approval of the packing unit of the apparatus by the relevant authorities.</p> |
