Illinois Tool Works Inc.
PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS IN CARTONS AND METHOD FOR THIS

Abstract:

The invention relates to a packaging machine (100) for packaging products (O) in cartons (K), wherein the packaging machine (100) has the following: a product feed (110) for feeding products (O) to be packaged in cartons (K); a carton magazine (120) in which a plurality of preferably glued carton blanks are arranged collapsed at least substantially flat; and a preferably stationary erecting station (130) for erecting carton blanks to form at least substantially block-shaped open cartons (K), wherein the product feed (110) has an at least substantially horizontal first conveying direction, wherein the erecting station (130) is positioned next to the carton magazine (120) in an at least substantially horizontal transverse direction perpendicular to the first conveying direction, and wherein the erecting station (130) is embodied so that it is stationary at least in the horizontal transverse direction.