DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PLACING CONTAINERS OF COLLAPSIBLE TYPE IN A DISTRIBUTION UNIT

摘要

Disclosed is a device which places filled and sealed containers of a collapsible type in a distribution unit. The device is used to move containers to a packing position in which the containers are suspended along a horizontal longitudinal axis. The device comprises a gripping unit (6). The gripping unit (6) comprises a number of fingers pairs (14) that corresponds to the number of containers in the packing position. In a non-gripping state of the gripping unit (6), each finger pair (14) has a finger gap (17) which allows a container to pass in which each finger pair (14) is arranged to make a squeezing motion. The gripping unit (6) is operable to a gripping state in which each finger pair (14) is arranged to make a squeezing motion to grip a container on opposite sides of the container. The container is gripped with such a squeezing force that the contents of the container form an inner counter-pressure extending between the fingers to provide a well-defined grip.