A method and an apparatus for packaging ice cream articles in individual wrappings.

摘要

A method and a device for packaging essentially conical objects, particularly ice-cream cones, in individual wrappings. The ice-cream cones (1) are advanced with the aid of holder members (7). A web (11) of shrinking foil is folded over the cones. The ice-cream cones are advanced up to two wheels (12,13) formed with cogs (14). On the cogs of one of the wheels two jaws (15) and a heating wire (16) are provided. The opposite wheel (13) is formed on its cogs (14) with a back-up surface. Whe the ice-cream cones reach the wheels (12, 13) the foil is compressed between the cogs (14) and burnt off by the heating wire while at the same time vertical edges are formed in the foil and fused together in such a manner that individual wrappings are formed about each ice-cream cone (1). Hot air is finally blown against the part of the wrapping that is positioned below the cone edge so that this part of the wrapping is shrunk onto the ice-cream cone and the wrapping securely retained thereon.