PACKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RIGID PACKETS, EACH COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO CONTAINERS ONE INSIDE THE OTHER

摘要

A packing. machine (19) and method for producing rigid packets, each having at least two containers (3, 4), one inside the other; the packing machine having: a first packing unit (20) for producing inner containers (3) by folding inner blanks (17) about corresponding articles; a second packing unit (21) for producing outer containers (4) by folding outer blanks (18) about corresponding inner containers (3); and a transfer unit (22), which receives the inner containers (3) from the first packing unit (20) at an input station, (23), feeds the inner containers (3) to the second packing unit (21) at an output station (24), and performs at least one orienting and/or grouping operation on the inner containers (3) at a manipulating station (32, 33, 34, 35) between the input station (23) and the output station (24).