Handling and / or packaging device and method for packaging articles

Abstract

The invention relates to a handling and / or packaging device (10) for repackaging groups of articles, comprising a first conveyor section (12) for transporting a plurality of articles (14) in a mass flow and / or in sequential transport in a defined and / or changing conveying direction, and a second conveyor section (18) located near and / or parallel to the first conveyor section (12) for successively transporting at least two outer packages (20), each designed and prepared to receive or transport at least one group of articles (14). The device also includes a handling device (22) associated with the conveyor sections, comprising at least one gripper head (24) for handling each group of articles.The second conveyor section (18) is assigned at least one retaining element (26), wherein at least two adjacent or successive outer packagings (20) on the second conveyor section (18) are coupled or can be coupled together at least phasewise before or during the loading of the outer packagings (20) with the article group or the removal of the article group from the outer packagings (20) by means of the at least one retaining element (26), and wherein the at least two coupled outer packagings (20) on the second conveyor section (18) can be moved relative to the transport speed of the second conveyor section (18).