The invention relates to an accelerator unit (1) for accelerating a batch (2) of individual items (3) in a packaging machine. The accelerator unit comprises at least one supporting means (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d) that is arranged to receive at least one batch (2) of individual items (3) as dispensed from a receiving unit (4) and to support said at least one dispensed batch (2) at least along a part of a path between the receiving unit (4) and a vertical bagging unit of the packaging machine. The accelerator unit (1) further comprises at least one driving means (10) that is arranged to accelerate said at least one supporting means (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d) and said at least one dispensed batch (2) of individual items (3) in a direction of the path between the receiving unit (4) and the vertical bagging unit. The invention also relates to a method of accelerating a batch (2) of individual items (3) to be packaged.
B65B 35/32 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by gravity
B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
Device and method of folding a chain of a multiplicity of bags. Such a device and method is used, for example, in the food industry for folding a chain of bags which are filled with a foodstuff in a filling device. In order to fold the chain of bags into uniform packs, the device comprises a first conveyor belt for the conveyance of the chain from a first end to a second end of the conveyor belt, pressure rollers, fitted close to the second end of and opposite the first conveyor belt, for the guidance of the chain, a forming board, disposed at the second end of the first conveyor belt, for the reception of the guided chain and the formation of a stack by folding of the guided chain, and a trapdoor, fitted in the forming board, for the passage of the stack.
B65B 63/04 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for folding or winding articles, e.g. gloves or stockings
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