METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING A PRODUCT IN A PACKING MACHINE

摘要

According to a method for transferring a product (15) in a packing machine, the product (15) is gripped from behind by a push element (14) which is mounted on and driven by a first circulating continuous conveyor (12) and moved from a transfer station along a sliding surface (17) for transfer to an ongoing conveyor device (21a). While being moved, the product (15) is guided between the push element (14) and a forward limiting element (13) which is mounted on a second circulating continuous conveyor (11). The invention provides that in order to ensure a precise, rapid transfer, the forward limiting element (13) is led back to the transfer station after the product has been moved by the carrying run of its second continuous conveyor (12) and is used as the push element (13) for the next product (15) to be moved. The push element (14) is guided back to the transfer station in the opposite direction to that in which the product is conveyed by means of its first continuous conveyor (11) and is used as the limiting element (14) for the next product (15) to be moved.