PACKAGING UNIT FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES INTO BOXES AND RELATIVE PACKAGING METHOD

원문 (중국어)

A unit and a method of packaging items into boxes. The packaging unit includes: a gripping device for gripping a blank to be folded to form a box configured to contain at least one of the articles, the blank having a panel and an end flap extended from the panel, the gripping device being configured to define a gripping position for the panel; an abutment element to abut at least partially the panel and bearing a folding edge; a pressing element to press the panel against the abutment element in proximity of the folding edge; and a folding element to fold the end flap relative to the panel about the folding edge and in direction of the abutment element when the gripping device is in the gripping position for the panel and the panel is pressed at least partially by the pressing element against the abutment element.