METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING GROUPS OF ARTICLES

摘要

A web withdrawn from a coil is split to form tray-forming and head-encircling strips which are passed vertically across a path of a group of articles so that the strips are entrained by the group and pass under and over the group to be connected together at a rear portion into closed bands. The tray-forming band projects beyond the bottom edge of the group and can be folded over onto the articles to form the tray. The feed conveyor advances the group of articles to the packaging station from which the group of articles is transferred to the discharge conveyor operating at a right angle to the feed conveyor. This provides for a simple and effective packaging system and a reliable tight packaging of groups of articles independent of manufacturing tolerances in the size of the individual articles.