EP1357036B1 - Apparatus for transferring articles from a supply device into compartments of a package - Google Patents

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EP1357036B1
EP1357036B1 EP20030007077 EP03007077A EP1357036B1 EP 1357036 B1 EP1357036 B1 EP 1357036B1 EP 20030007077 EP20030007077 EP 20030007077 EP 03007077 A EP03007077 A EP 03007077A EP 1357036 B1 EP1357036 B1 EP 1357036B1
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Mike Muehlberg
Juergen Ippers
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/46—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by rotary conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/54—Feeding articles along multiple paths to a single packaging position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/08—Packaging groups of articles, the articles being individually gripped or guided for transfer to the containers or receptacles

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  • the invention relates to a device for the orderly transfer of small-sized articles from a storage device into a receptacle for the article having pack according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a device is used in the confectionery industry to order, for example, different colored, but otherwise identical products at a defined location in packs, so that the packs always contain the same number of differently colored products when stocked.
  • several transfer wheels are arranged in succession in the conveying direction of the packs, each transfer wheel is charged from a storage with a product of a particular color.
  • Such a device has a very high space requirement.
  • Such a device may be more compact than the first-mentioned device, it has the disadvantage that it can hardly be used in a continuously moving packaging material web or has very low performance in use, since the feed rate of the packs in this case is very low must be made so that it does not jam the products when inserted into the receptacles of the packs.
  • US 6 266 946 shows a device for the orderly transfer of small piece items.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to develop a generic device for the orderly transfer of small-sized items from a storage device in a receptacles for the article having pack so that it allows a relatively high performance with the most compact design possible.
  • This object is achieved in a device with the characterizing features of claim 1. Due to the fact that a component of the circumferential speed of the transfer wheel in the preferred direction of the packaging material acts by the inclination of the at least one transfer wheel, wherein this component of the preferred speed of the packaging material web is adjusted, a gentle transfer of the article is effected in the recordings of the packaging material web, wherein by the inclination Transfer wheel in the conveying direction still claimed only a relatively small space.
  • the device 10 shown in the figures is used for the orderly transfer of different colored, spherical candies 1 in packs 2.
  • four differently colored candies 1 are to be grouped in a pack 2 such that in each case a candy 1 a color should be present in a four shots 3 having pack 2.
  • candies 1 of a particular color should be arranged in each case at the same point of a pack 2.
  • the device 10 has a storage device 11 for the candies 1.
  • the storage device 11 comprises a funnel-shaped storage container 12, which is subdivided by means of three partitions 13 to 15, such that in each case candies 1 of a particular color are stored in the storage spaces formed by the partitions 13 to 15.
  • a supply unit 16 adjoins this.
  • the feed unit 16 has a first region 17 with four channels 18 communicating with each one of the memory spaces formed by the partitions 13 to 15 in the reservoir 12.
  • the region 17 is adjoined by a second, funnel-shaped region 19, in which the channels 18 converge towards one another.
  • the feeder 16 cooperates with a transfer device 20.
  • the drum-shaped transfer device 20 has for each color of the candy 1 each have a feed disc 21 to 24.
  • receptacles 25 are formed for the candies 1 at equal angular intervals.
  • the transfer device 20, which is driven continuously by a motor 26 and revolves around a horizontally arranged rotation axis 27, extracts a candy 1 of a color from the supply unit 16 by means of the receptacles 25 and delivers this to the corresponding receptacle 3 of the package 2 after a rotation of 180 ° from.
  • the packs 1, which each have four receptacles 3 for the candies 1, are conveyed continuously below the transfer device 20 by means of a transport device 30.
  • the conveyor 30 is formed in the embodiment as a driver chain, d. h., That they each pushes a pack 2 with the four in the conveying direction 31 successively arranged recordings 3 by means of a driver 32 in front of him. It is also essential that the drivers 32 are arranged at the same distances on the conveyor 30.
  • the delivery discs 21 to 24 of the transfer device 20 can transfer from the delivery discs 21 to 24 of the transfer device 20 at the same time in the receptacles 3 of a pack 2, the delivery discs 21 to 24, which each have the same diameter, offset from one another.
  • the axes of rotation of the Zustellin 21 to 24 are arranged at an angle ⁇ obliquely to the conveying direction 31 of the packages 2.
  • the offset between the individual feed discs 21 to 24 is selected such that the receptacles 25 are arranged in the transfer position, in which it is 180 ° relative to the feed unit 16, in registration with the receptacles 3 of the package 2.
  • 21 to 24 not shown guides are arranged on the circumference of the Zustellin.
  • This motor 26 is disposed on a partition wall 33 of the device 10, and drives via a flexible shaft 34, the transfer device 20 and the Zustellin 21 to 24, which in turn is attached or mounted on an inclined support wall 35 on the partition wall 34.
  • the speed v of a candy 1 at the transfer location from the delivery disks 21 to 24 into the receivers 3 of the package 2 is divided into a component v t directed parallel to the conveying direction 31 of the package and a component v s arranged perpendicular thereto leaves.
  • the circumferential speed or the rotational speed of the transfer device 20 is matched to the conveying speed of the conveyor 3 such that the speed component v t directed parallel to the conveying direction 31 corresponds to the conveying speed of the pack 2 in the conveying direction 31.
  • the device 10 according to the invention can be modified or modified in many ways, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
  • a continuous or endless packaging material web in which corresponding receptacles for the candies 1 are formed or arranged.
  • the device 10 described is suitable for transferring candies 1 into a pack 2 which, viewed in the conveying direction, has only a series of receptacles.
  • the device 10 can be modified in a simple manner such that a plurality of transfer devices 20 are arranged behind one another and offset from one another, so that several rows of receptacles, which has a modified package 2, can be equipped with corresponding candies 1.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur geordneten Übergabe von kleinstückigen Artikeln aus einer Bevorratungseinrichtung in eine Aufnahmen für die Artikel aufweisende Packung nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a device for the orderly transfer of small-sized articles from a storage device into a receptacle for the article having pack according to the preamble of claim 1.

Eine derartige Vorrichtung wird in der Süßwarenindustrie dazu eingesetzt, um beispielsweise verschiedenfarbige, ansonsten aber identische Produkte an definierter Stelle in Packungen anzuordnen, damit die Packungen in bestücktem Zustand stets dieselbe Anzahl der verschiedenfarbigen Produkte enthalten. Bei einer bekannten gattungsgemäßen Vorrichtung sind dazu in Förderrichtung der Packungen mehrere Übergaberäder hintereinander angeordnet, wobei jedes Übergaberad aus einem Vorratsspeicher mit einem Produkt einer bestimmten Farbe beschickt wird. Eine derartige Vorrichtung weist einen sehr hohen Raumbedarf auf. Weiterhin ist es bei einer anderen gattungsgemäßen Vorrichtung bekannt, die Übergaberäder mit ihren Drehachsen rechtwinklig zur Förderrichtung der Packstoffbahn anzuordnen, so dass die Fördergeschwindigkeit der Produkte bei der Übergabe in die Aufnahmen der Packungen rechtwinklig zur Vorschubgeschwindigkeit der Packungen verläuft. Eine derartige Vorrichtung baut zwar gegenüber der erstgenannten Vorrichtung eventuell kompakter, sie hat jedoch den Nachteil, dass sie bei einer kontinuierlich bewegten Packstoffbahn kaum einsetzbar ist bzw. bei einem Einsatz eine sehr geringe Leistung aufweist, da die Vorschubgeschwindigkeit der Packungen in diesem Fall sehr gering gewählt werden muss, damit es nicht zum Verklemmen der Produkte beim Einführen in die Aufnahmen der Packungen kommt.Such a device is used in the confectionery industry to order, for example, different colored, but otherwise identical products at a defined location in packs, so that the packs always contain the same number of differently colored products when stocked. In a known generic device several transfer wheels are arranged in succession in the conveying direction of the packs, each transfer wheel is charged from a storage with a product of a particular color. Such a device has a very high space requirement. Furthermore, it is known in another generic device to arrange the transfer wheels with their axes of rotation perpendicular to the conveying direction of the packaging material, so that the conveying speed of the products in the transfer in the Recordings of the packs are at right angles to the feed rate of the packs. Although such a device may be more compact than the first-mentioned device, it has the disadvantage that it can hardly be used in a continuously moving packaging material web or has very low performance in use, since the feed rate of the packs in this case is very low must be made so that it does not jam the products when inserted into the receptacles of the packs.

US 6 266 946 zeigt eine Vorrichtung zur geordneten Übergabe von Kleinstückingen Artikeln.US 6 266 946 shows a device for the orderly transfer of small piece items.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es daher, eine gattungsgemäße Vorrichtung zur geordneten Übergabe von kleinstückigen Artikeln aus einer Bevorratungseinrichtung in eine Aufnahmen für die Artikel aufweisende Packung derart weiterzubilden, dass sie bei möglichst kompaktem Aufbau eine relativ hohe Leistung ermöglicht. Diese Aufgabe wird bei einer Vorrichtung mit den kennzeichnenden Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Dadurch, dass durch die Schrägstellung des wenigstens einen Übergaberades eine Komponente der Umfangsgeschwindigkeit des Übergaberades in Vorzugsrichtung der Packstoffbahn wirkt, wobei diese Komponente der Vorzugsgeschwindigkeit der Packstoffbahn angepasst ist, wird eine schonende Übergabe der Artikel in die Aufnahmen der Packstoffbahn bewirkt, wobei durch die Schrägstellung das Übergaberad in Förderrichtung weiterhin nur einen relativ kleinen Raum beansprucht.The object of the invention is therefore to develop a generic device for the orderly transfer of small-sized items from a storage device in a receptacles for the article having pack so that it allows a relatively high performance with the most compact design possible. This object is achieved in a device with the characterizing features of claim 1. Due to the fact that a component of the circumferential speed of the transfer wheel in the preferred direction of the packaging material acts by the inclination of the at least one transfer wheel, wherein this component of the preferred speed of the packaging material web is adjusted, a gentle transfer of the article is effected in the recordings of the packaging material web, wherein by the inclination Transfer wheel in the conveying direction still claimed only a relatively small space.

Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zur geordneten Übergabe von kleinstückigen Artikeln aus einer Bevorratungseinrichtung in eine Aufnahmen für die Artikel aufweisende Packung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben. Besonders vorteilhaft ist es, mehrere Übergaberäder zu einer Übergabetrommel zusammenzufassen, da in diesem Fall ein äußerst kompakter Aufbau der Gesamtvorrichtung erzielt wird. Der Aufwand der Vorrichtung lässt sich bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform weiter verringern, wenn die einzelnen Übergaberäder in der Übergabetrommel von einem gemeinsamen Antrieb angetrieben werden.Advantageous developments of the device according to the invention for the orderly transfer of small items from a storage device in a receptacles for the article having pack are given in the dependent claims. It is particularly advantageous to combine several transfer wheels to a transfer drum, as in this case an extremely compact Construction of the overall device is achieved. The expense of the device can be further reduced in a preferred embodiment, when the individual transfer wheels are driven in the transfer drum by a common drive.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird nachfolgend näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

  • Figur 1 eine erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung in einer vereinfachten, teilweise aufgeschnittenen perspektivischen Darstellung,
  • Figur 2 einen Schnitt durch die Vorrichtung der Figur 1 in der Ebene der Übergabetrommel und
  • Figur 3 eine Darstellung der unterschiedlichen Geschwindigkeitskomponenten bei der Übergabe eines Bonbons in eine Aufnahme einer Packung.
An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the drawing and will be explained in more detail below. Show it:
  • 1 shows a device according to the invention in a simplified, partially cutaway perspective view,
  • Figure 2 is a section through the device of Figure 1 in the plane of the transfer drum and
  • Figure 3 is an illustration of the different speed components in the transfer of a candy into a receptacle of a pack.

Die in den Figuren dargestellte Vorrichtung 10 dient zur geordneten Übergabe von verschiedenfarbigen, kugelförmigen Bonbons 1 in Packungen 2. Im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel wird dabei davon ausgegangen, dass vier verschiedenfarbige Bonbons 1 in eine Packung 2 derart eingruppiert werden sollen, dass jeweils ein Bonbon 1 einer Farbe in einer vier Aufnahmen 3 aufweisende Packung 2 vorhanden sein sollen. Weiterhin sollen Bonbons 1 einer bestimmten Farbe jeweils an derselben Stelle einer Packung 2 angeordnet sein.The device 10 shown in the figures is used for the orderly transfer of different colored, spherical candies 1 in packs 2. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that four differently colored candies 1 are to be grouped in a pack 2 such that in each case a candy 1 a color should be present in a four shots 3 having pack 2. Furthermore, candies 1 of a particular color should be arranged in each case at the same point of a pack 2.

Die Vorrichtung 10 weist eine Bevorratungseinrichtung 11 für die Bonbons 1 auf. Die Bevorratungseinrichtung 11 umfasst einen trichterförmigen Vorratsbehälter 12, welcher mittels dreier Trennwände 13 bis 15 unterteilt ist, derart, dass in den von den Trennwänden 13 bis 15 gebildeten Speicherräumen jeweils Bonbons 1 einer bestimmten Farbe bevorratet werden. Am unteren Ende des Vorratsbehälters 12 schließt sich an diesen eine Zuführeinheit 16 an. Die Zuführeinheit 16 hat einen ersten Bereich 17 mit vier Kanälen 18, die mit jeweils einem der von den Trennwänden 13 bis 15 im Vorratsbehälter 12 gebildeten Speicherräume kommunizieren. An den Bereich 17 schließt sich ein zweiter, trichterförmiger Bereich 19 an, in welchem die Kanäle 18 aufeinander zulaufen. Mittels der Zuführeinrichtung 16 ist sichergestellt, dass jeweils genügend Bonbons 1 der jeweiligen Farbe zum Zuführen in die Aufnahmen 3 der Packungen 2 zur verfügung stehen.The device 10 has a storage device 11 for the candies 1. The storage device 11 comprises a funnel-shaped storage container 12, which is subdivided by means of three partitions 13 to 15, such that in each case candies 1 of a particular color are stored in the storage spaces formed by the partitions 13 to 15. At the lower end of the reservoir 12, a supply unit 16 adjoins this. The feed unit 16 has a first region 17 with four channels 18 communicating with each one of the memory spaces formed by the partitions 13 to 15 in the reservoir 12. The region 17 is adjoined by a second, funnel-shaped region 19, in which the channels 18 converge towards one another. By means of the feed device 16 it is ensured that in each case enough candies 1 of the respective color are available for feeding into the receptacles 3 of the packs 2.

Die Zuführeinrichtung 16 wirkt mit einer Übergabeeinrichtung 20 zusammen. Die trommelförmige Übergabeeinrichtung 20 weist für jede Farbe der Bonbons 1 jeweils eine Zustellscheibe 21 bis 24 auf. Am Umfang der Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 sind in gleichmäßigen Winkelabständen Aufnahmen 25 für die Bonbons 1 ausgebildet. Die kontinuierlich mittels eines Motors 26 angetriebene, und um eine horizontal angeordnete Drehachse 27 umlaufende Übergabeeinrichtung 20 entnimmt mittels der Aufnahmen 25 jeweils ein Bonbon 1 einer Farbe aus der Zuführeinheit 16 und gibt dieses nach einer Drehung von 180° an die entsprechende Aufnahme 3 der Packung 2 ab.The feeder 16 cooperates with a transfer device 20. The drum-shaped transfer device 20 has for each color of the candy 1 each have a feed disc 21 to 24. On the circumference of the Zustellscheiben 21 to 24 receptacles 25 are formed for the candies 1 at equal angular intervals. The transfer device 20, which is driven continuously by a motor 26 and revolves around a horizontally arranged rotation axis 27, extracts a candy 1 of a color from the supply unit 16 by means of the receptacles 25 and delivers this to the corresponding receptacle 3 of the package 2 after a rotation of 180 ° from.

Wie am besten aus der Figur 2 ersichtlich ist, werden die Packungen 1, welche jeweils vier Aufnahmen 3 für die Bonbons 1 aufweisen, mittels einer Transporteinrichtung 30 kontinuierlich unterhalb der Übergabeeinrichtung 20 entlanggefördert. Die Fördereinrichtung 30 ist im Ausführungsbeispiel als Mitnehmerkette ausgebildet, d. h., dass sie jeweils eine Packung 2 mit den vier in Förderrichtung 31 hintereinander angeordneten Aufnahmen 3 mittels eines Mitnehmers 32 vor sich herschiebt. Wesentlich ist noch, dass die Mitnehmer 32 in jeweils gleichen Abständen an der Fördereinrichtung 30 angeordnet sind.As can best be seen in FIG. 2, the packs 1, which each have four receptacles 3 for the candies 1, are conveyed continuously below the transfer device 20 by means of a transport device 30. The conveyor 30 is formed in the embodiment as a driver chain, d. h., That they each pushes a pack 2 with the four in the conveying direction 31 successively arranged recordings 3 by means of a driver 32 in front of him. It is also essential that the drivers 32 are arranged at the same distances on the conveyor 30.

Damit alle Bonbons 1 von den Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 der Übergabeeinrichtung 20 gleichzeitig in die Aufnahmen 3 einer Packung 2 übergeben werden können, sind die Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24, welche jeweils denselben Durchmesser aufweisen, versetzt zueinander angeordnet. Ferner sind die Drehachsen der Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 um einen Winkel α schräg zur Förderrichtung 31 der Packungen 2 angeordnet. Der Versatz zwischen den einzelnen Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 ist derart gewählt, dass die Aufnahmen 25 in der Übergabeposition, bei der sie sich 180° gegenüber der Zuführeinheit 16 befindet, in Deckung mit den Aufnahmen 3 der Packung 2 angeordnet sind. Um ein Herausfallen der Bonbons 1 aus den Aufnahmen 25 der Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 zu vermeiden, sind am Umfang der Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 nicht dargestellte Führungen angeordnet.So that all candies 1 can be transferred from the delivery discs 21 to 24 of the transfer device 20 at the same time in the receptacles 3 of a pack 2, the delivery discs 21 to 24, which each have the same diameter, offset from one another. Furthermore, the axes of rotation of the Zustellscheiben 21 to 24 are arranged at an angle α obliquely to the conveying direction 31 of the packages 2. The offset between the individual feed discs 21 to 24 is selected such that the receptacles 25 are arranged in the transfer position, in which it is 180 ° relative to the feed unit 16, in registration with the receptacles 3 of the package 2. To avoid falling out of the candies 1 from the receptacles 25 of the Zustellscheiben 21 to 24, 21 to 24 not shown guides are arranged on the circumference of the Zustellscheiben.

Der Antrieb der Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 erfolgt, wie bereits erwähnt, mittels eines Motors 26. Dieser Motor 26 ist an einer Trennwand 33 der Vorrichtung 10 angeordnet, und treibt über eine biegsame Welle 34 die Übergabeeinrichtung 20 bzw. die Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 an, welche wiederum an einer schräg gestellten Trägerwand 35 an der Trennwand 34 befestigt bzw gelagert ist.The drive of the Zustellscheiben 21 to 24, as already mentioned, by means of a motor 26. This motor 26 is disposed on a partition wall 33 of the device 10, and drives via a flexible shaft 34, the transfer device 20 and the Zustellscheiben 21 to 24, which in turn is attached or mounted on an inclined support wall 35 on the partition wall 34.

Wesentlich ist, dass entsprechend Figur 3 die Geschwindigkeit v eines Bonbons 1 am Übergabeort von den Zustellscheiben 21 bis 24 in die Aufnahmen 3 der Packung 2 sich in eine parallel zur Förderrichtung 31 der Packung gerichtete Komponente vt und eine senkrecht dazu angeordnete Komponente vs aufteilen lässt. Dabei ist die Umfangsgeschwindigkeit bzw. die Drehzahl der Übergabeeinrichtung 20 so mit der Fördergeschwindigkeit der Fördereinrichtung 3 abgestimmt, dass die parallel zur Förderrichtung 31 gerichtete Geschwindigkeitskomponente vt der Fördergeschwindigkeit der Packung 2 in Förderrichtung 31 entspricht. Dadurch wird eine schonende Übergabe der Bonbons 1 aus der Übergabeeinrichtung 20 in die Packung 2 ermöglicht.It is essential that, according to FIG. 3, the speed v of a candy 1 at the transfer location from the delivery disks 21 to 24 into the receivers 3 of the package 2 is divided into a component v t directed parallel to the conveying direction 31 of the package and a component v s arranged perpendicular thereto leaves. In this case, the circumferential speed or the rotational speed of the transfer device 20 is matched to the conveying speed of the conveyor 3 such that the speed component v t directed parallel to the conveying direction 31 corresponds to the conveying speed of the pack 2 in the conveying direction 31. As a result, a gentle transfer of the candy 1 from the transfer device 20 in the package 2 is possible.

Ergänzend wird darauf hingewiesen, dass die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung 10 in vielfältiger Weise modifiziert bzw. abgewandelt werden kann, ohne vom Erfindungsgedanken abzuweichen. Insbesondere ist es denkbar, anstelle einzelner Packungen 2 eine durchgehende bzw. endlose Packstoffbahn zu verwenden, in der entsprechende Aufnahmen für die Bonbons 1 ausgebildet bzw. angeordnet sind. Die beschriebene Vorrichtung 10 ist zum Übergeben von Bonbons 1 in eine Packung 2 geeignet, welche in Förderrichtung betrachtet nur eine Reihe von Aufnahmen besitzt. Die Vorrichtung 10 kann jedoch auf einfache Weise derart abgewandelt werden, dass mehrere Übergabeeinrichtungen 20 hintereinander und versetzt zueinander angeordnet sind, so dass auch mehrere Reihen von Aufnahmen, welche eine geänderte Packung 2 aufweist, mit entsprechenden Bonbons 1 bestückt werden können.In addition, it should be noted that the device 10 according to the invention can be modified or modified in many ways, without departing from the spirit of the invention. In particular, it is conceivable to use, instead of individual packs 2, a continuous or endless packaging material web in which corresponding receptacles for the candies 1 are formed or arranged. The device 10 described is suitable for transferring candies 1 into a pack 2 which, viewed in the conveying direction, has only a series of receptacles. However, the device 10 can be modified in a simple manner such that a plurality of transfer devices 20 are arranged behind one another and offset from one another, so that several rows of receptacles, which has a modified package 2, can be equipped with corresponding candies 1.

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  1. Apparatus (10) for transferring small articles (1) in order from a supply device (11) into a package (2) having compartments (3) for the articles (1), with at least one transfer wheel (21 to 24) which can rotate about a horizontal axis and which, at uniform angle spacings about its circumference, has compartments (25) for the articles (1), the at least one transfer wheel (21 to 24) removing the articles (1) one by one from the supply device (11) as it rotates and, upon further rotation, depositing them into the compartments (3) of the package (2), characterized in that the at least one transfer wheel (21 to 24) and the package (2) are moved continuously, and in that the at least one transfer wheel (21 to 24) is arranged at an angle (α) with respect to the direction of conveying (31) of the package (2), the circumferential speed (v) of the at least one transfer wheel (21 to 24) and the speed of conveying of the package (2) being adapted to one another in such a way that, at the location of transfer of the articles (1) from the at least one transfer wheel (21 to 24) into the package (2), the speed component (vt) of the at least one transfer wheel (21 to 24) in the direction of conveying (31) of the package (2) corresponds approximately to the speed of conveying of the package (2).
  2. Apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that several transfer wheels (21 to 24) are arranged directly alongside one another and form a drum-shaped transfer device (20), the axes of rotation of the transfer wheels (21 to 24) each of the same diameter being offset in relation to one another, and the offset of the axes of rotation in relation to one another being chosen in such a way that the offset, in conjunction with the angle (α) of the axes of rotation of the transfer wheels (21 to 24) with respect to the direction of conveying (31), is adapted to the spacings of the compartments (3) arranged behind one another in the direction of conveying (31) of the package (2) .
  3. Apparatus according to Claim 2, characterized in that the transfer wheels (21 to 24) are driven by means of a common drive mechanism (26).
  4. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, on the side facing towards the at least one transfer wheel (21 to 24), the supply device (11) has a grouping element (16) for separately removing the articles held in a mass storage reservoir (12).
  5. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the packages (2) are conveyed by means of a conveyor device (30) which has carriers (32) for the packages (2).
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