Packaging sleever assembly.

摘要

A continuous packaging sleever assembly for wrapping packaging sleeves onto and about groupings of product containers in a packaging operation has a frame structure (11) having a generally horizontal working surface area; conveyance means (13) to move the product containers across said working surface; a horizontally movable flight bar assembly (15,45) having a plurality of flight bars connected to continuous means (19) and having a continuous conveyance path through the packaging operation, said flight bar assembly being constructed and arranged to be selectively movable in a generally perpendicular direction to said product conveyance means (13) and to separate product containers into predetermined groups (26); a packaging sleeve placement structure (27) in synchronisation with said flight bar assembly (15) and for depositing packaging sleeves (21) between and above said flight bars of said flight bar assembly and above the product groups (26); and means (29) to wrap and close said packaging sleeves above the product groups. The means to wrap and close include a side compression closing flight structure (29) having segmented chain support rails (74), a continuous lugged chain structure (78), and pressure control means (73) connected to said segmented chain support rails (74) and being operative on said packaging sleeve. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>