EP3680183A1 - Dispositif d'insertion automatique dans une position de fonctionnement d'une découpe de carton ou similaire sur des groupes de boîtes pour former un emballage - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- the present invention relates to a device for the automatic insertion in an operating position of a cardboard blank or the like on groups of cans to form a packaging.
- plastic material is therefore used, which in some ways is also expensive, but which is certainly more difficult to recycle and poorly biodegradable. Furthermore, current and future regulations certainly outlaw this type of packaging.
- WO 2009/097546 relates to a packaging machine which comprises two independent paths on which the articles are conveyed and packaged by packaging means.
- the general objective of the present invention is to provide a device for automatically inserting a cardboard blank or the like in an operating position on groups of adjacent cans capable of solving the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art in an extremely simple, economical and particularly functional manner.
- a further objective of the present invention is to provide a device which allows this insertion in a simple and immediate manner and which allows a safe blocking of the cans in the finished packaging.
- Another objective of the present invention is to provide a simple device that is also applicable in existing lines.
- an embodiment is shown of a device for the automatic insertion in an operating position of a cardboard blank or the like on groups of cans previously formed, positioning them in pairs adjacent to each other.
- This device is arranged inside a machine for the automatic production of packages consisting of groups of adjacent beverage cans and the like 11 wherein a station 12 for feeding cans 13 arranged adjacent to each other in pairs, a station 14 for feeding blanks 15 and a station for operationally positioning 16 said blanks 15 on groups of cans 13, are essentially provided.
- blades 15 refers to flat sheet elements generated from a single sheet, preferably but not limited to cardboard or the like and for example generated from recycled paper material or the like.
- the blank 15 therefore provides at least a couple of paired openings for at least a pair of cans.
- figure 6 shows an example of this blank 15 wherein six openings 17 have been formed by punching or iron shearing, adjacent to each other in pairs to receive three pairs of adjacent cans.
- Each opening 17 has a series of teeth 18 protruding radially towards the inside of the maximum diameter of the opening 17, on one of its peripheral edges, arranged both individually and in close pairs according to an alternating arrangement.
- Said teeth 18 are provided with bending invitation lines or yielding lines 19 which favour the bending of the teeth and their positioning in correspondence with a perimetric edge 20 obtained at the top of a can 13.
- the upper edge 20 is generated during the formation phase and closure of the same can 13 and protrudes towards the outside of the cylindrical side surface in correspondence with at least one of its ends.
- the feeding station 12 of cans 13 allows and determines the reception of the cans on an underlying conveyor and arranges them one after another in two parallel, separate rows .
- the two rows of cans 13 are then juxtaposed side by side and divided into groups 21 of cans 13 of the established number of two, four six, etc., which in the example shown are six.
- the feeding station 14 of blanks 15 is provided inside the machine for the automatic production of packages.
- the blanks 15 are positioned for example in a loader 22, stacked on top of each other, and from there are gripped by a manipulator or feeder 23 of the rotating type which, for example through pairs of suckers 34, takes them from the loader 22 and moves them and places them one at a time on a respective group of cans 21 which has been previously formed ( figures 1 and 3 ) and which is moving forwards.
- the operational positioning station 16 of said blanks 15 is provided in the machine, where the device for the automatic insertion in an operating position of a cardboard blank 15 or similar on groups of cans 21 according to the present invention is positioned.
- each gripping element 24 of each pair of these gripping elements 24 of the gripping group provides three seats 25 which copy a half of the can 13 of the group 21 of cans.
- the gripping group causes the advancement of a series of gripping elements 24 arranged one after another and on both sides of the cans: the cans are arranged in groups and this advance movement is effected for example by means of chain elements arranged in a loop 46 which rotate continuously.
- a blank 15 ( figure 3 ) is placed by means of the feeder 23, which uses pairs of suckers 34.
- This blank 15 is placed resting in a centered position with respect to the cans 13 of the group 21 so that each opening 17 of the six openings is arranged in correspondence with a respective perimetric edge 20 formed protruding and present on top of each can 13.
- the device for automatically inserting a cardboard blank 15 or similar on a group of cans 21 according to the invention in an operating position in addition to the gripping group of the group of cans, also provides a group for inserting the blank onto the group of cans formed ( figure 4 ).
- This group for inserting the blank onto the group of cans formed is positioned above the groups of cans 21 thus formed ( figure 4 ) which are brought forwards beneath said insertion group.
- Said insertion group of the blank comprises pressing elements 26 which are caused to press on the blank 15 maintained in the above arrangement.
- the pressing elements 26, in fact, move between a raised detached position above each upper perimetric edge 20 of each can 13 to a lowered position to push the blank 15, or its openings 17, to become firmly positioned on the edges 20 of the cans 13 which thus enter the openings 17.
- the blank 15 is positioned resting against the cans 13 of the group 21 so that each opening 17 of the six openings is arranged in correspondence with a respective perimetric edge 20 formed at the top of each can 13.
- the pressing elements 26 are arranged one after another and are caused to move so as to follow the gripping groups in synchronism, each carrying a group 21 of cans 13 to be positioned in a blank 15 to form the single finished packaging.
- each pressing element 26 provides a vertical upright 27, bearing a plate 28 below, from which overturned glass-shaped elements 29 extend and act on the blank 15 ( figures 3 and 4 ).
- each glass-shaped element 29 has a lower edge of its internal cavity which is provided with an annular countersink 48 facing outwardly for widening which facilitates the bending of the teeth 18.
- Figure 7 shows glass-shaped elements 29 positioned above perimetric edges 20, formed on top of each can 13. The overturned glass-shaped elements 29 when moved downwards push the blank 15, or its openings 17, onto the blank 15, to be firmly positioned on the edges 20 of the cans 13 that enter the openings 17 of the same blank 15.
- This essentially circular countersink 48 has a size of the internal diameter equal to or rather slightly greater than the minimum internal diameter D of the opening 17 in correspondence with the teeth 18. At the same time, this lower edge must be smaller than the maximum diameter of the opening 17 in correspondence with the bending invitation lines or yielding lines 19 which favour the bending of the teeth produced in the blank 15.
- the single vertical upright 27 can slide vertically upwards and downwards on guides 30, for example with a column which are carried by a chain carousel 31 arranged in a closed loop.
- the single upright 27 also has a pin 32 at the rear which controls its vertical movement ( figure 3 ).
- the pin 32 is in fact inserted in a cam path 33 obtained by means of a recessed track fixed inside the chain carousel 31 which is arranged in a closed loop around the track.
- the cam path 33 is arranged so that the single vertical upright 27 is caused to move downwards (according to the arrows F) when it is brought over a group 21 of cans 13 with the relative blank 15 resting in a centered position with respect to the cans 13 of the group 21, carried forwards by a pair of gripping elements 24 of the gripping group.
- the vertical upright carries the plate 28 and in this example, the six overturned glass-shaped elements 29, downwards so that they can act on the blank 15.
- each glass-shaped element 29 causes its lower edge to be positioned around the respective opening 17 of the blank 15 and the continuation of the pushing and pressing action causes the blank 15 to be inserted on the perimetric edges 20 of the six cans 13.
- the pressing action causes the series of teeth 18 protruding radially towards the inside of the maximum diameter of the opening 17 to be arranged beneath the perimetric edge 20 obtained on top of the single can 13. This occurs thanks to the presence of the bending invitation lines or yielding lines 19 that favour the bending of the teeth and their positioning beneath the perimetric edge 20 of the cans 13.
- the gripping group and the group for inserting the blank onto the group 21 of cans 13 of the device for automatically inserting a cardboard blank or the like in an operating position are moved in synchronism with each other.
- the finished packaging is then discharged downstream of the machine for the automatic production of packages consisting of groups of beverage cans and the like which has the device according to the present invention.
- the downwardly overturned glass-shaped elements 29 arranged on the edge of the plate 28 integral with the respective vertical upright 27 of the pressure element 26 can be adapted to the type of can 13 to be treated.
- These glasses can in fact be substituted according to the type of can to be positioned within the corresponding blank to produce the finished packaging 11 containing the group of cans 13.
- these overturned glass-shaped elements 29 as shown in figure 7 can be made integral with the plate 28 by means of bolts 47.
- the lower mouth of the overturned glass-shaped elements 29 provides the above-mentioned annular countersink 48 facing outwardly for widening which facilitates the bending of the teeth 18 and which facilitates the action of the overturned glass-shaped elements 29 when they act on the blank 15.
- each glass-shaped element 29 causes its lower edge to be positioned around the respective opening 17 of the blank 15 and the continuation of the pushing and pressing action causes the blank 15 to be inserted on the edges of the six cans 13.
- Figure 9 is a plan view from above of a further embodiment of a machine according to the present invention which uses the same reference numbers for the same elements.
- the feeding station 12 of cans 13 positioned in pairs adjacent to each other on the underlying conveyor forms the arrangement in two parallel rows of the cans one after another, simply already adjacent to each other in their packaging position, a position, moreover, which already in figure 2 , was obtained by guides or side deviators 36 schematically represented by continuous lines after they had been separated into groups in the feeding station 12 for example by the two toothed stars 37.
- two series of side gripping elements 24 are provided, which act on the two longitudinal sides of the group 21 of cans 13 already flanked and adjacent to each other.
- the gripping elements act in pairs to form the stable blocking position of the cans 13 already flanked and adjacent to each other.
- each gripping element 24 of each pair of said gripping elements 24 of the gripping unit provides three seats 25 which copy a half of the can 13 of the group 21 of cans. Consequently two opposing gripping elements 24, when brought together in pairs, embrace, on opposite sides, two cans already flanked and adjacent to each other of a group of cans 21 and simply carry it forwards keeping the six cans 13 perfectly aligned, in pairs of twos.
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| IT102019000000226A IT201900000226A1 (it) | 2019-01-09 | 2019-01-09 | Dispositivo per la collocazione automatica in posizione operativa di un fustellato in cartone o simile su gruppi di lattine a realizzare una confezione |
| IT201900019631 | 2019-10-23 |
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| EP3680183A1 true EP3680183A1 (fr) | 2020-07-15 |
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| EP19216857.3A Pending EP3680183A1 (fr) | 2019-01-09 | 2019-12-17 | Dispositif d'insertion automatique dans une position de fonctionnement d'une découpe de carton ou similaire sur des groupes de boîtes pour former un emballage |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP3943426A1 (fr) * | 2020-07-24 | 2022-01-26 | WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC | Dispositif de préhension de récipient |
| US11878875B2 (en) | 2021-05-17 | 2024-01-23 | Tawhid Farag | Comb for spacing apart a series of articles |
| WO2024097174A1 (fr) * | 2022-10-31 | 2024-05-10 | Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc | Système d'emballage, appareil et procédé de construction d'un support d'article |
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| DE1186393B (de) * | 1959-05-02 | 1965-01-28 | Illinois Tool Works | Vorrichtung zum Zusammensetzen mehrerer Behaelter mit einem Traeger aus elastischem Werkstoff |
| US5125506A (en) * | 1991-04-18 | 1992-06-30 | Imperial Packaging Inc. | Carriers of multiples of flanged containers |
| WO2009097546A1 (fr) | 2008-02-01 | 2009-08-06 | Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc | Ligne de conditionnement double et système de mesure |
| WO2018049429A1 (fr) * | 2016-09-12 | 2018-03-15 | Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc | Plaque d'applicateur, appareil et procédé |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE1186393B (de) * | 1959-05-02 | 1965-01-28 | Illinois Tool Works | Vorrichtung zum Zusammensetzen mehrerer Behaelter mit einem Traeger aus elastischem Werkstoff |
| US5125506A (en) * | 1991-04-18 | 1992-06-30 | Imperial Packaging Inc. | Carriers of multiples of flanged containers |
| WO2009097546A1 (fr) | 2008-02-01 | 2009-08-06 | Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems, Llc | Ligne de conditionnement double et système de mesure |
| WO2018049429A1 (fr) * | 2016-09-12 | 2018-03-15 | Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc | Plaque d'applicateur, appareil et procédé |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP3943426A1 (fr) * | 2020-07-24 | 2022-01-26 | WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC | Dispositif de préhension de récipient |
| WO2022020820A1 (fr) * | 2020-07-24 | 2022-01-27 | Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc | Dispositif de préhension de récipient |
| US11866270B2 (en) | 2020-07-24 | 2024-01-09 | Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc | Container gripper |
| US11878875B2 (en) | 2021-05-17 | 2024-01-23 | Tawhid Farag | Comb for spacing apart a series of articles |
| WO2024097174A1 (fr) * | 2022-10-31 | 2024-05-10 | Westrock Packaging Systems, Llc | Système d'emballage, appareil et procédé de construction d'un support d'article |
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