EP1961661A2 - Dispositif de fermeture - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP1961661A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: conveyor; folding; closure; closure device; closing
Prior art date: 2007-02-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP08150305A

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EP1961661B1 (fr

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Bodo Tönnigs

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Homag Automation GmbH

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Ligmatech Automationssysteme GmbH

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2007-02-20

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2008-01-16

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2008-08-27

2008-01-16 Application filed by Ligmatech Automationssysteme GmbH filed Critical Ligmatech Automationssysteme GmbH

2008-08-27 Publication of EP1961661A2 publication Critical patent/EP1961661A2/fr

2008-10-15 Publication of EP1961661A3 publication Critical patent/EP1961661A3/fr

2010-10-27 Application granted granted Critical

2010-10-27 Publication of EP1961661B1 publication Critical patent/EP1961661B1/fr

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2028-01-16 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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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
- B65B51/00—Devices for, or methods of, sealing or securing package folds or closures; Devices for gathering or twisting wrappers, or necks of bags
- B65B51/02—Applying adhesives or sealing liquids
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
- B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
- B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
- B31B50/004—Closing boxes
- B31B50/0044—Closing boxes the boxes having their opening facing upwardly
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
- B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
- B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
- B31B50/60—Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping
- B31B50/62—Uniting opposed surfaces or edges; Taping by adhesives
- B31B50/622—Applying glue on already formed boxes

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the invention relates to a closure device according to the preamble of claim 1.
Plate or strip-shaped workpieces such as furniture fronts, carcass parts or the like are usually packed in cardboard boxes or other suitable containers for transport.
cardboard boxes folded to a container with the lid open are transported on a transport path and charged with the workpieces.
respective loading devices are often provided on both longitudinal sides of the transport path, which can work alternately.
the containers are loaded by that longitudinal side, which is opposite to the open lid of the container.
FIG Fig. 2 A schematic plan view of the stationary fastening machine VKV 700 is shown in FIG Fig. 2 shown.
the containers coming from the transport route (arrow left in Fig. 2 ) are rotated by a turning station 14, if necessary, such that the open lid in Fig. 2 turned upwards.
the lid is first folded by a Deckelumklapp worn 4, to then perform a longitudinal and transverse closure of the lid.
the invention is based on the finding that the passage speed or the capacity of the known closure device is substantially impaired by the upstream rotary station. This prevents a rapid passage through the container and interrupts the operation of the entire device.
the invention provides that the closure device further comprises a second closure device for closing at least a portion of the respective packaging elements, which is arranged on a second longitudinal side of the conveyor, which is opposite the first longitudinal side of the conveyor.
the closure device according to the invention can be completely dispensed with any turning station or the like, so that the containers can pass through quickly and uninterrupted from the transport path to the conveyor of the closure device.
This allows the passage speed or significantly increase the capacity of the closure device according to the invention.
At the same time results in a total less faulty and fault-prone operation of the device according to the invention.
the construction of the device according to the invention in any case not more complex than before.
the folding device is set up to carry out folding operations by a plurality of folding axes.
the flapper can be easily and quickly adjusted to the respective position of the container lid to be folded, so that not several Umklappenin therapiesen must be provided and results in a speedy and trouble-free operation of the closure device according to the invention.
the Umklapp shark has at least one folding element which is rotatable about an axis extending substantially perpendicular to a conveying plane of the conveyor axis. This results in a particularly simple construction of the device.
the first and the second closure device can be designed in different ways and have, for example, stationary closure elements.
the first and / or second closure device each has at least one movable closure element, which is preferably movable substantially perpendicular to a conveying plane of the conveyor.
the at least one movable closure element in addition to said movement can be moved perpendicular to the conveying plane of the conveyor in addition in other directions, For example, in a direction parallel to the conveying plane of the conveyor to achieve a particularly effective pressing of the sections to be closed.
first and / or second closure device each have at least one glue application unit, which is preferably arranged stationary in order to achieve a particularly simple construction.
the present invention also differs substantially in that according to a development of the invention, a loading device may be arranged directly on the conveyor of the folding device, i. that no rotary table or the like is interposed between the loading device and the conveyor.
FIG Fig. 1 A closure device 1 as a preferred embodiment is shown in FIG Fig. 1 shown schematically in a plan view.
the closure device is used to close containers, for example, consist of cardboard and can be filled with workpieces, such as plate-shaped workpieces from the field of furniture industry.
workpieces such as plate-shaped workpieces from the field of furniture industry.
the containers to be sealed in Fig. 1 are not shown, they may for example be designed such that they have a lower carton with a flap disposed thereon lid, which in turn has tabs to be applied laterally to the lower carton to close the container.
the closure device 1 initially has a conveying device 2 for conveying the packaging elements, for example a roller or belt conveyor.
the conveyor 2 is shown in three parts in the present embodiment, although it may also be a single, continuous conveyor or a larger number of sub-conveying devices.
the folding device 4 comprises in the present embodiment, a folding element 4 ', which about a substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane of the conveyor 2 extending axis (a perpendicular to the plane in FIG Fig. 1 extending axis) is rotatable.
the folding device 4 can perform Umklappvorêt to a plurality of Umklappachsen, the Umklappachsen coincides in this case with the respective extension direction of the folding element 4.
a first closure device 6 for closing at least a portion of the respective packaging elements arranged, on a first longitudinal side of the conveyor 2 (bottom in Fig. 1 ).
a second closure device 8 is arranged for closing at least a portion of the respective packaging element.
the two closure devices 6, 8 are designed identically in the present embodiment and each have two movable closure elements 6 ', 8', both in a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane of the conveyor 2 and parallel to this conveying plane in the direction towards each can be moved to be developed packaging element.
a glue application unit 6 ", 8" is arranged in each case stationary upstream of the respective closure element 6 ', 8'. It should be noted, however, that the first and second closure devices 6, 8 may also be configured in many other ways within the scope of the present invention.
the closure device 1 comprises a third and a fourth closure device 10, 12, which are provided for the so-called "transverse closure” of the packaging elements and each have a movable closure element 10 ', 12' corresponding to the above closure elements 6 ', 8'.
the third and fourth closure means 10, 12 each have a glue application unit 10 ", 12" extending transversely of the conveyor 2 (in the direction of the in Figs Fig. 1 shown arrows) are movable.
the closure device according to the invention although in Fig. 1 not shown, have a loading device, for example in the form of an articulated robot or a loading portal, by means of the workpieces or the like to be packaged in the can be given to be closed packaging elements.
the loading device may be arranged for this purpose at a portion of the conveyor 2 upstream of the flapper 4.
the operation of the closure device 1 takes place, for example, as follows.
To be closed packaging element or container upstream of the folding device 4 are loaded on a not shown portion of the conveyor 2 with workpieces to be packaged and in the conveying direction (from left to right in Fig. 1 ).
the closure device 1, the folding element 4 'of the folding device 4 depending on the arrangement of an open lid of the approaching packaging element in one of the two in Fig. 1 positions shown.
the packaging element then passes through the flip-over element 4 'and is folded over so that the lid rests on the lower carton, so that the lower carton is closed, while three tabs of the lid protrude partially horizontally.
the packaging element is now moved into the region between the two closure devices 6 and 8 and thereby provided on the side on which a flap to be closed protrudes horizontally, by the corresponding glue application unit 6 "or 8" with glue. Subsequently, the conveyor 2 is stopped, so that now the corresponding closure elements 6 'or 8' can be moved so that the still horizontally projecting tab is applied and closed. Further, in this position, the leading narrow side of the packaging element is provided with glue by the glue application unit 10 ", whereupon the closure element 10 'also closes the corresponding flap.
the packaging element is transported by the conveyor 2 and finally held so that the glue application unit 12 'can provide the trailing narrow surface of the packaging element with glue so that finally the closure element 12' can close the third, horizontally protruding tab of the packaging element.
the packaging process is completed and the packaging element can be transported out.

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EP08150305A 2007-02-20 2008-01-16 Dispositif de fermeture Not-in-force EP1961661B1 (fr)

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DE202007002459U DE202007002459U1 (de)	2007-02-20	2007-02-20	Verschlussvorrichtung

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EP1961661A2 true EP1961661A2 (fr)	2008-08-27
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US (1)	US8181426B2 (fr)
EP (1)	EP1961661B1 (fr)
CN (1)	CN101259878A (fr)
AT (1)	ATE486013T1 (fr)
DE (2)	DE202007002459U1 (fr)
DK (1)	DK1961661T3 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2356187T3 (fr)

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EP1961661A3 (fr)	2008-10-15
DK1961661T3 (da)	2011-02-14
ES2356187T3 (es)	2011-04-05
DE502008001614D1 (de)	2010-12-09
EP1961661B1 (fr)	2010-10-27
US20080200322A1 (en)	2008-08-21
US8181426B2 (en)	2012-05-22
CN101259878A (zh)	2008-09-10
ATE486013T1 (de)	2010-11-15
DE202007002459U1 (de)	2008-07-03

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