EP0786408B1 - Method of making container carriers and packaging containers in container carriers and apparatus for carrying out the method - Google Patents

Method of making container carriers and packaging containers in container carriers and apparatus for carrying out the method Download PDF

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EP0786408B1
EP0786408B1 EP97101153A EP97101153A EP0786408B1 EP 0786408 B1 EP0786408 B1 EP 0786408B1 EP 97101153 A EP97101153 A EP 97101153A EP 97101153 A EP97101153 A EP 97101153A EP 0786408 B1 EP0786408 B1 EP 0786408B1
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Jean-Marie Flix
Christian Fraering
Hilger Scheelcke
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  • the invention relates to a method for producing Container carriers and packaging of containers in container carriers and an apparatus for performing the method.
  • the invention relates to container carriers that a box-shaped carrier from a one-piece Cutting foldable flat material with a bottom wall, Side walls on the long sides and end walls on the Have transverse sides and which can be open at the top.
  • these carrier containers have an inserted middle wall another cut of foldable flat material with Cross flaps, which fold out compartments for the container form in the carrying containers. It relates referring to carrying containers, the middle walls of which are grip sections have protruding from the top opening.
  • Carrier of the type mentioned are in DE-OS 28 36 826 and in DE-OS 30 33 773 described.
  • the process is carried out in such a way that groups of containers on the floors of flat carrier cut-outs pushed and then the middle walls with folded cross flaps from above between the rows of the container groups.
  • carrying connection tabs become on the bottom sides of the middle walls of threaded into openings in the bottom walls at the top.
  • the side walls of the carrier cut to size the long sides of the container folded.
  • the Support connecting straps with the outer sides of the floor walls of the blanks glued and connecting tabs on the front of the middle walls and end walls of the carrier container blanks folded against the short sides of the bottles and glued together. The latter happens across the direction of transport.
  • This packaging technique is particularly because of the vertical Feeding the middle walls by threading the Carrying connection brackets complex and prone to failure. Moreover is the closing of the end walls in the transverse direction of the Transport route problematic because there is an interference between the partially finished packs and a movement which requires tools in the direction of transport. This can affect the appearance of the packaging.
  • the object of the invention is a method and an apparatus of the aforementioned Kind of creating the less complex and less prone to failure are and with which the container carriers are safer the intended form can be given.
  • This also serves to turn the blanks with the container groups before folding and gluing the End walls with the transverse sides in the direction of transport. Therefor can then use simple stationary guidance devices and glue nozzles applied to the continuous packs become. In addition, the then more controlled folding and Adhesive processes shapely packs achieved.
  • the container carrier 1 has a box-shaped, Carrier container 2 open at the top, into which a middle wall 3 with a carrying handle protruding beyond the carrying container 2 is inserted.
  • the carrier 2 has a bottom wall 4, side walls 5 and End walls 6, each of which is glued together Have end wall halves.
  • the middle wall 3 has two folded out on both sides Cross flaps 7, which delimit 2 compartments in the carrier.
  • In the six compartments is a container group of six Bottles 8 inserted.
  • the container carrier 1 are as follows formed and at the same time packed with bottles 8:
  • a first, quasi-endless row of containers 9 is over a first conveyor belt brought in the direction of transport T.
  • a facility is slightly elevated arranged for stacking with flat middle walls 3.
  • a transmission device 10 transmits Center walls 3 from the stack onto a rotating device 11 for simultaneously unfolding the cross flaps 7 and lateral supply of the middle walls 3 to the first row of containers 9.
  • a second, almost endless row of bottles 12 is over a second conveyor belt in the transport direction T around the rotation device 11 led around and from the side with the adjacent middle walls 3 against the first row of bottles 9 guided. This is done by a roller-like pressing device 13 supports.
  • first conveyor belt further device for stacking with cuts of the carrier 2. These are from a transmission device removed and successively on a third conveyor belt from which it slants upwards against the floors the rows of bottles 9, 12 are transported.
  • the rows of bottles 9, 12 are previously on a fourth conveyor belt which has been transferred at a higher speed than the first and second conveyor belt runs and groups of six bottles 8 with a middle wall 3 in between.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen von Behälterträgern und Abpacken von Behältern in Behälterträger und auf eine Vorrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens.The invention relates to a method for producing Container carriers and packaging of containers in container carriers and an apparatus for performing the method.

Dabei bezieht sich die Erfindung auf Behälterträger, die einen kastenförmigen Tragbehälter aus einem einteiligen Zuschnitt faltbaren Flachmaterials mit einer Bodenwand, Seitenwänden an den Längsseiten und Stirnwänden an den Querseiten aufweisen und die oben offen sein können. Zudem haben diese Tragbehälter eine eingesetzte Mittelwand aus einem weiteren Zuschnitt faltbaren Flachmaterials mit Querklappen, welche herausgefaltet Gefache für die Behälter in den Tragbehältern bilden. Sie bezieht sich auf Tragbehälter, deren Mittelwände Griffabschnitte haben, die aus der oberen Öffnung herausragen. Tragbehälter der genannten Art sind in der DE-OS 28 36 826 und in der DE-OS 30 33 773 beschrieben.The invention relates to container carriers that a box-shaped carrier from a one-piece Cutting foldable flat material with a bottom wall, Side walls on the long sides and end walls on the Have transverse sides and which can be open at the top. In addition these carrier containers have an inserted middle wall another cut of foldable flat material with Cross flaps, which fold out compartments for the container form in the carrying containers. It relates referring to carrying containers, the middle walls of which are grip sections have protruding from the top opening. Carrier of the type mentioned are in DE-OS 28 36 826 and in DE-OS 30 33 773 described.

In der letztgenannten Schrift ist auch ein Verfahren zum Herstellen von Behälterträgern und Abpacken von Behältern in Behälterträger dargestellt. Demnach sollen getrennt hergestellte, flache Zuschnitte für einen Tragbehälter und ein Trag- und Trenneinsatz (Mittelwand) einer Verpackungsanlage zugeführt werden. Der vorkonfektionierte oder in der Verpackungsanlage konfektionierte Trag- und Trenneinsatz soll zur Bildung von Gefachefeldern aufgefaltet und mit einer Behältergruppe zusammengebracht werden. Anschließend soll der Tragbehälterzuschnitt um die Anordnung von Behältergruppe und Trag- und Trenneinsatz zum Tragbehälter aufgefaltet und mit diesem verbunden werden. Dabei soll der aufgefaltete Trag- und Trenneinsatz von oben auf eine bereitgehaltene Behältergruppe aufgesteckt werden. In der Praxis wird das Verfahren so durchgeführt, daß Behältergruppen auf die Böden flachliegender Tragbehälterzuschnitte geschoben und anschließend die Mittelwände mit herausgefalteten Querklappen von oben zwischen die Reihen der Behältergruppen gesteckt werden. Dabei werden Trag-Verbindungslaschen an den Bodenseiten der Mittelwände von oben in Öffnungen der Bodenwände eingefädelt. Anschließend werden die Seitenwände des Tragbehälterzuschnittes gegen die Längsseiten der Behälter geklappt. Ferner werden die Trag-Verbindungslaschen mit den Außenseiten der Bodenwände der Zuschnitte verklebt und stirnseitige Verbindungslaschen der Mittelwände sowie Stirnwände der Tragbehälterzuschnitte gegen die Querseiten der Flaschen geklappt und miteinander verklebt. Letzteres geschieht quer zur Transportrichtung.In the latter document there is also a procedure for Manufacture of container carriers and packaging of containers shown in container carrier. Accordingly, should be separated manufactured, flat blanks for a carrying container and a carrying and separating insert (middle wall) of a packaging system be fed. The pre-assembled or in of the packaging system made-up carrying and separating insert should be unfolded to form compartments and brought together with a group of containers. Subsequently should the carrier container cut around the arrangement from container group and carrying and separating insert to the carrying container unfolded and connected to it. Here the unfolded carrying and separating insert should be from above a prepared container group can be attached. In In practice, the process is carried out in such a way that groups of containers on the floors of flat carrier cut-outs pushed and then the middle walls with folded cross flaps from above between the rows of the container groups. Thereby, carrying connection tabs become on the bottom sides of the middle walls of threaded into openings in the bottom walls at the top. Subsequently the side walls of the carrier cut to size the long sides of the container folded. Furthermore, the Support connecting straps with the outer sides of the floor walls of the blanks glued and connecting tabs on the front of the middle walls and end walls of the carrier container blanks folded against the short sides of the bottles and glued together. The latter happens across the direction of transport.

Diese Verpackungstechnik ist insbesondere wegen der vertikalen Zuführung der Mittelwände unter Einfädelung der Trag-Verbindungslaschen aufwendig und störanfällig. Außerdem ist das Schließen der Stirnwände in Querrichtung des Transportweges problematisch, weil es einen Eingriff zwischen die teilweise fertigen Packungen und eine Bewegung der Werkzeuge in Transportrichtung erfordert. Dies kann das Aussehen der Verpackungen beeinträchtigen.This packaging technique is particularly because of the vertical Feeding the middle walls by threading the Carrying connection brackets complex and prone to failure. Moreover is the closing of the end walls in the transverse direction of the Transport route problematic because there is an interference between the partially finished packs and a movement which requires tools in the direction of transport. This can affect the appearance of the packaging.

Davon ausgehend liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung der eingangs erwähnten Art zu schaffen, die weniger aufwendig und störungsunanfälliger sind und mit denen den Behälterträgern sicherer die beabsichtigte Form gegeben werden kann.Proceeding from this, the object of the invention is a method and an apparatus of the aforementioned Kind of creating the less complex and less prone to failure are and with which the container carriers are safer the intended form can be given.

Die Aufgabe wird durch ein Verfahren mit den Merkmalen des Anspruches 1 und durch eine Vorrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 8 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen von Verfahren und Vorrichtung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben.The task is accomplished through a process with the characteristics of Claim 1 and by a device with the features of claim 8 solved. Advantageous refinements from The method and the device are specified in the subclaims.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungstechnik werden zwei endlose Behälterreihen zusammengeführt und vor dem Zusammenführen der Behälterreihen die Mittelwände gegen Behältergruppen einer der Behälterreihen gelegt und mit herausgefalteten Querklappen zwischen die Behälter der Behältergruppen gesteckt. Die zweite Behälterreihe wird gegen die andere Seite der Mittelwände und zwischen die dort befindlichen Querklappen geführt. Hierdurch wird ein im wesentlichen horizontales Heranführen der Mittelwände an die Flaschen ermöglicht, wodurch eine erhebliche Reduzierung des Aufwandes und Verringerung der Störanfälligkeit erreicht wird. Auch wird durch das Heranführen der Zuschnitte des Tragbehälters an die Behältergruppen mit den bereits dazwischen angeordneten Mittelwänden das Einfädeln von Boden-Verbindungslaschen in die Bodenwände erleichtert, wodurch ebenfalls Aufwand und Störanfälligkeit vermindert werden. Dem dient auch das Drehen der Zuschnitte mit den Behältergruppen vor dem Klappen und Kleben der Stirnwände mit den Querseiten in Transportrichtung. Hierfür können dann einfache stationäre Führungseinrichtungen und Leimdüsen auf die durchlaufenden Packungen angewandt werden. Zudem werden durch die dann kontrollierteren Faltund Klebevorgänge formschönere Packungen erreicht.In the packaging technology according to the invention, two endless rows of containers merged and before merging the rows of containers the middle walls against groups of containers one of the rows of containers placed and folded out Cross fold between the containers of the container groups stuck. The second row of containers is against the other side of the middle walls and between those located there Cross flaps guided. This essentially becomes a horizontal approach of the middle walls to the Bottles allows for a significant reduction effort and reduction in susceptibility to failure achieved becomes. Also by bringing up the blanks of the carrying container to the container groups with the already the middle walls arranged in between are the threading facilitated by floor connecting lugs in the floor walls, which also reduces effort and susceptibility to failure become. This also serves to turn the blanks with the container groups before folding and gluing the End walls with the transverse sides in the direction of transport. Therefor can then use simple stationary guidance devices and glue nozzles applied to the continuous packs become. In addition, the then more controlled folding and Adhesive processes shapely packs achieved.

Die erfindungsgemäße Verpackungstechnik wird nachfolgend unter Bezug auf die anliegende Zeichnung erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigen:

Fig. 1
den Behälterträger mit eingesetzten Flaschen in perspektivischer Seitenansicht schräg von oben;
Fig. 2
grobes Ablaufschema in derselben Perspektiven in stark verkleinertem Maßstab.
The packaging technology according to the invention is explained below with reference to the attached drawing. The drawing shows:
Fig. 1
the container carrier with inserted bottles in a perspective side view obliquely from above;
Fig. 2
rough flow chart in the same perspective on a much reduced scale.

Gemäß Fig. 1 hat der Behälterträger 1 einen kastenförmigen, oben offenen Tragbehälter 2, in den eine Mittelwand 3 mit einem über den Tragbehälter 2 hinausragenden Traggriff eingesetzt ist.1, the container carrier 1 has a box-shaped, Carrier container 2 open at the top, into which a middle wall 3 with a carrying handle protruding beyond the carrying container 2 is inserted.

Der Tragbehälter 2 hat eine Bodenwand 4, Seitenwände 5 und Stirnwände 6, die jeweils zwei miteinander verklebte Stirnwandhälften haben.The carrier 2 has a bottom wall 4, side walls 5 and End walls 6, each of which is glued together Have end wall halves.

Die Mittelwand 3 hat auf beiden Seiten zwei herausgefaltete Querklappen 7, die im Tragbehälter 2 Gefache abgrenzen. In die sechs Gefache ist eine Behältergruppe aus sechs Flaschen 8 eingesetzt.The middle wall 3 has two folded out on both sides Cross flaps 7, which delimit 2 compartments in the carrier. In the six compartments is a container group of six Bottles 8 inserted.

Gemäß Fig. 2 werden die Behälterträger 1 folgendermaßen gebildet und zugleich mit Flaschen 8 bepackt:2, the container carrier 1 are as follows formed and at the same time packed with bottles 8:

Eine erste, quasi endlose Behälterreihe 9 wird über ein erstes Transportband in Transportrichtung T herangeführt. Neben dem ersten Transportband ist etwas erhöht eine Einrichtung zum Stapeln mit flachliegenden Mittelwänden 3 angeordnet. Eine Einrichtung zum Übertragen 10 überträgt Mittelwände 3 vom Stapel auf eine Rotationseinrichtung 11 zum gleichzeitigen Herausfalten der Querklappen 7 und seitlichen Zuführen der Mittelwände 3 an die erste Behälterreihe 9.A first, quasi-endless row of containers 9 is over a first conveyor belt brought in the direction of transport T. In addition to the first conveyor belt, a facility is slightly elevated arranged for stacking with flat middle walls 3. A transmission device 10 transmits Center walls 3 from the stack onto a rotating device 11 for simultaneously unfolding the cross flaps 7 and lateral supply of the middle walls 3 to the first row of containers 9.

Eine zweite, quasi endlose Flaschenreihe 12 wird über ein zweites Transportband in Transportrichtung T um die Rotationseinrichtung 11 herumgeführt und von der Seite mit den anliegenden Mittelwänden 3 gegen die erste Flaschenreihe 9 geführt. Dies wird von einer walzenartigen Andrückvorrichtung 13 unterstützt.A second, almost endless row of bottles 12 is over a second conveyor belt in the transport direction T around the rotation device 11 led around and from the side with the adjacent middle walls 3 against the first row of bottles 9 guided. This is done by a roller-like pressing device 13 supports.

Unterhalb des ersten Transportbandes befindet sich eine weitere Einrichtung zum Stapeln mit Zuschnitten des Tragbehälters 2. Diese werden von einer Übertragungsvorrichtung abgezogen und nacheinander auf ein drittes Transportband gelegt, von dem sie schräg nach oben gegen die Böden der Flaschenreihen 9, 12 transportiert werden. Die Flaschenreihen 9, 12 sind zuvor auf ein viertes Transportband überführt worden, welches mit höherer Geschwindigkeit als das erste bzw. zweite Transportband läuft und Gruppen von sechs Flaschen 8 mit einer Mittelwand 3 dazwischen vereinzelt.There is one below the first conveyor belt further device for stacking with cuts of the carrier 2. These are from a transmission device removed and successively on a third conveyor belt from which it slants upwards against the floors the rows of bottles 9, 12 are transported. The rows of bottles 9, 12 are previously on a fourth conveyor belt which has been transferred at a higher speed than the first and second conveyor belt runs and groups of six bottles 8 with a middle wall 3 in between.

Am Ort der Zusammenkunft mit den Zuschnitten 2 endet das vierte Transportband und die Flaschengruppen auf den Zuschnitten 2 werden von dem dritten Transportband in horizontaler Richtung weiterbefördert. Durch geeignete Führungen der Flaschengruppen und Zuschnitte 2 wird dabei sichergestellt, daß Boden-verbindungslaschen 14 der Zuschnitte 3 in zugeordnete Öffnungen 15 in den Bodenwänden der Zuschnitte 2 eingeführt werden.This ends at the place where the cut 2 comes together fourth conveyor belt and the bottle groups on the blanks 2 are horizontal from the third conveyor belt Forwarded direction. With suitable guides the bottle groups and blanks 2 are ensured that bottom connecting tabs 14 of the blanks 3 in associated openings 15 in the bottom walls the blanks 2 are introduced.

In Transportrichtung T dahinter werden von weiteren geeigneten Einrichtungen Seiten-Verbindungslaschen an den Querklappen der Mittelwände 3 gegen die Längsseiten der Behältergruppen (in Transportrichtung T) geklappt und die Seitenwände 5 gegen die Seiten-Verbindungslaschen geklappt und mit diesen verklebt. Dies ist mittels stationärer Führungseinrichtungen und Leimdüsen einfach durchzuführen.In the direction of transport T, there are other suitable ones Facilities side connection tabs on the cross flaps of the middle walls 3 against the long sides of the container groups (in the direction of transport T) and the side walls 5 folded against the side connection tabs and glued to them. This is by means of stationary guidance devices and glue nozzles easy to carry out.

Weitere Einrichtungen drehen anschließend die vorgefertigte Packung um 90° auf dem dritten Transportband. Von weiteren stationären Führungs- und Klebeeinrichtungen werden sodann Stirn-Verbindungslaschen der Mittelwände 3 und die Hälften der Stirnwand 6 gegen die Querseiten der Flaschenreihen gefaltet und miteinander verklebt. Dann ist der Behälterträger 1 fertig und zugleich bepackt (vgl. Fig. 1) und wird von einer weiteren Einrichtung erneut um 90° in Transportrichtung T gedreht.Other facilities then turn the prefabricated Pack by 90 ° on the third conveyor belt. Of others stationary guidance and adhesive devices then forehead connection tabs of the middle walls 3 and Halves of the end wall 6 against the transverse sides of the rows of bottles folded and glued together. Then the container carrier 1 ready and packed at the same time (see Fig. 1) and is turned 90 ° in by another facility Transport direction T rotated.

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  1. A method for manufacturing container carriers (1) and packing containers (8) in container carriers (1), wherein the container carriers (8) comprise a box-shaped, open-topped carrying container (2) of a one-piece blank of foldable flat material, with a floor wall (4), lateral walls (5) on the longitudinal sides of the floor wall (4) and end-face walls (6) on the transverse sides and a middle wall (3) having a carrier grip, of a further one-piece blank of foldable flat material with transverse flaps (7) which may be folded out for forming compartments for the containers (8), wherein the middle walls (3) comprise lateral connection tabs for adhesing to the carrying containers (2), in which
    a) a first endless container row (9) is fed,
    b) the transverse flaps (7) are folded out from the middle walls (3),
    c) the middle walls (3) are applied laterally on container groups of the first container row (9) and with the transverse flaps (7) are inserted between the containers (8) of the container groups,
    d) a second endless container row (12) is led to the first endless container row on the free side of the middle walls (7), wherein container groups of the second container row (12) are allocated to the middle walls (3) with the engagement of the transverse flaps (7) between the containers (8) of the container groups,
    e) the blanks of the carrying containers (2) with their floor walls are fed against the floors of the container groups of the container rows, wherein the blanks of the carrying containers (2) with openings (15) in the floor wall are threaded onto the floor side of the middle walls (3),
    f) lateral-wall-side side connection tabs on the transverse flaps (7) of the middle walls (3) are likewise folded against the longitudinal sides of container groups,
    g) the lateral walls (5) of the blanks of the carrying containers (2) are folded against the longitiudinal sides of the container groups and adhesed to the lateral side tabs,
    h) the container groups at the latest are now isolated,
    i) end-wall side end-face connection tabs of the middle walls (3) are likewise folded against the transverse sides of the container groups,
    j) the end-face walls (6) are folded against the transverse sides of the container groups and adhesed to one another and to the end-face connection tabs.
  2. A method according to claim 1, characterised in that the middle walls (3) before the folding out of the transverse flaps (7) are withdrawn from a stack.
  3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the blanks of the carrying container (2) before the feeding against the container groups are withdrawn from a stack..
  4. A method according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the container groups after the feeding of the second endless container row (12) are isolated.
  5. A method according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the blanks of the carrying containers (2) with the container groups, after the folding of the lateral walls (5) against the longitudinal sides of the container groups are rotated with the transverse sides in the transport direction and that then the end-face walls (6) are folded and adhesed against the transverse sides of the container groups and adhesed.
  6. A method according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterised in that after the closing of the end-face walls (6) the container carriers (1) with the contained containers (8), with their lateral walls (5) are rotated in the transport direction.
  7. A method according to one of the claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the container transport is effected essentially in the horizontal direction and the containers (8) are aligned essentially vertically.
  8. A device for carrying out a method acording to one of the claims 1 to 7,
    characterised by
    a) a first transport belt for the first endless container row (9),
    b) a rotation device (11) for folding out the transverse flaps (7) from the middle walls (3),
    c) which is arranged next to the first transport belt for the lateral feeding of the middle walls to container groups of the first container row (9),
    d) a second transport belt for feeding the second endless container row (12) in the transport direction of the first transport belt behind the rotation device (11) to the first endless container row (9),
    e) a third transport belt for feeding the blanks of the carrying container (2) in the transport direction behind the first and second transport belts against the floors of the container groups,
    f) a device for folding the lateral walls of the blanks of the carrying containers (2) against the longitudinal sides of the container groups in the transport direction behind the feeding point of the carrying containers (2) against the container groups,
    g) a means for isolating the container groups,
    h) a means for folding the end-face walls (6) against the transverse sides of the container groups and adhesing the end-face walls (6).
  9. A device according to claim 8, characterised by a device for stacking middle walls (3) which lie flat and a device for transferring the middle walls (3) from the stacks to the means for folding out the transverse flaps (7).
  10. A device according to claim 8 or 9, characterised by a device for stacking the blanks of the carrying containers (2) and a device for transferring the blanks from the stacks onto the third transport belt.
  11. A device according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterised by a device for isolating the container groups in the form of a fourth transport belt between the two first transport belts and the third transport belt, wherein the fourth transport belt is transported with a higher speed than the first and second transport belts.
  12. A device according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterised by means for feeding the floor connection tabs (14) of the middle walls (3) into openings (15) in the floor wall of the blanks of the carrying containers (12).
  13. A device according to claim 12, characterised by means for folding the side connection tabs on the transverse flaps of the middle walls (3) against the longitudinal sides of container groups and adhesing the side connection tabs to the lateral walls (5).
  14. A device according to claim 13, characterised by a device for rotating the container groups on the transport belt in the transport direction behind the means for folding and adhesing the lateral walls (5).
  15. A device according to one of claims 8 to 14, characterised by a device for folding and adhesing the end-face connection tabs (14) of the middle walls (3) to the end-face walls (6).
  16. A device according to claim 14 or 15, characterised by a device for rotating the container carriers (1) with the contained containers (8) with their lateral walls (5) on the transport belt in transport direction behind the device for closing the end-face walls (6).
  17. A device according to one of the claims 8 to 16, characterised by an essentially horizontal alignment of the transport belts for the containers (8) and the vertical alignment of the containers thereon.
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