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WO2025062346A1
WO2025062346A1 PCT/IB2024/059137 IB2024059137W WO2025062346A1 WO 2025062346 A1 WO2025062346 A1 WO 2025062346A1 IB 2024059137 W IB2024059137 W IB 2024059137W WO 2025062346 A1 WO2025062346 A1 WO 2025062346A1
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Alessandro PAINI
Tiziano MARIANI
Mirco Massari
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SACMI Beverage SpA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/02—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
    • B65G47/04—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
    • B65G47/06—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines
    • B65G47/08—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
    • B65G47/084—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in a predetermined 2-dimensional pattern
    • B65G47/088—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in a predetermined 2-dimensional pattern cylindrical articles
    • 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
    • B65B35/36—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
    • 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
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/105—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G33/00—Screw or rotary spiral conveyors
    • B65G33/02—Screw or rotary spiral conveyors for articles
    • B65G33/04—Screw or rotary spiral conveyors for articles conveyed between a single screw and guiding means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
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    • B65G47/04—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
    • B65G47/06—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines
    • B65G47/08—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
    • B65G47/082—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in rows
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/02—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
    • B65G47/04—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
    • B65G47/06—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines
    • B65G47/08—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
    • B65G47/084—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in a predetermined 2-dimensional pattern
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/82—Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials, e.g. pushers, rakes, shovels
    • 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
    • B65B35/44—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0235—Containers
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
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  • the present invention relates to a packaging assembly for packaging and shrink-wrapping products such as containers, bottles or the like.
  • the containers are conveyed through processing stations, such as a filling station, a labeling station and a capping station, in order to allow continuous line production of the finished products.
  • processing stations such as a filling station, a labeling station and a capping station
  • the products are sent to a shrink-wrapping assembly to be packaged together in bundles, i.e. in groups of products wrapped with a film that joins them in a group suitable for storage and/or for transport.
  • the products are separated into non-overlapping columns by means of plates that delimit longitudinal channels, such as for example described in EP2331433.
  • US 5,235,996 also describes a shrink-wrapping assembly fed, in input, with a loose stream of containers, and which is provided with a series of vertical blades that can move longitudinally at the entries to the channels.
  • the aim of the present invention is to make available a packaging assembly for packaging containers that is reliable and avoids possible problems with jamming.
  • an object of the invention is to make the line more productive, by making the packaging assembly compatible with the high operating rates of the subsequent packaging module constituted by the shrink-wrap machine.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a packaging assembly that is easy to implement and at low cost.
  • Figures 1 to 4 are schematic views in sequence of the various steps of operation of a first embodiment of a packaging assembly according to the invention
  • Figures 5 and 6 are schematic views in sequence of the various steps of operation of a second embodiment of a packaging assembly according to the invention.
  • Figures 7 and 8 are schematic views in sequence of the various steps of operation of a third embodiment of a packaging assembly according to the invention.
  • Figures 9 to 17 are schematic views in sequence of the various steps of operation of a fourth embodiment of a packaging assembly according to the invention.
  • Figure 18 is a perspective view of a portion of the processing device of the fourth embodiment.
  • Figures 19 to 20 are views from above of the sequence of operation of the fourth embodiment of the packaging assembly.
  • the packaging assembly according to the invention for packaging containers 10 comprises a feeding device 2 for containers which are arranged along at least one line 3 and can move along an advancement direction 100.
  • the packaging assembly 1 comprises likewise a processing device 20 configured to arrange the containers 10 originating from the feeding device 2 into groups of containers 11 arranged along at least two rows 101 and along at least two columns 102.
  • the processing device 20 comprises at least two forming regions 20a, 20b for the formation of respective groups of containers I la, 11b, which are arranged on opposite sides with respect to the advancement direction 100.
  • the processing device 20 further comprises at least one manipulator element 21 configured to move a plurality of containers 10 originating from the feeding device 2 alternately to a first forming region 20a and to a second forming region 20b.
  • the manipulator elements or element 21 are configured to allow the movement of the plurality of containers 10 originating from the feeding device 2 alternately to a first forming region 20a and to a second forming region 20b without the need for passing over the respective line 3 of containers 10 originating from the feeding device 2.
  • the processing device 20 comprises a first and a second supporting body 30 for, respectively, the first manipulator elements 21a and for the second manipulator elements 21b.
  • the first and the second supporting body 30 are configured to act on opposite sides with respect to the advancement direction 100 of the containers 10.
  • the first supporting body 30 has a base frame which supports, mutually spaced apart along a direction that is substantially parallel to the advancement direction 100, a number of first (or second) manipulator elements 21a, 21b corresponding to the number of columns 102 in the groups 11 of containers 100 to be made up.
  • Each supporting body 30 moves between a pick-up region 20a wherein the respective gripping and transfer seats 35 are arranged at the line respect to the advancement direction 100.
  • the supporting bodies 30 furthermore have a cross-beam 31 along which the manipulator elements 21a, 21b are arranged mutually spaced apart, the latter being able to rotate about a respective orientation axis 110, substantially vertical in use.
  • the respective manipulator elements 21a, 21b rotate about the respective orientation axis 110 so that the respective containers 10 are brought from a condition parallel to the advancement direction 100 to a condition parallel to the arrangement of the columns 102.
  • the rotation of the manipulator elements 21a, 21b is executed using actuation and control means which comprise a motor 32, supported by the respective supporting body 30, associated with a drive pinion 33 meshed with a toothed rack 34 which is supported so it can slide by the cross-beam 31.
  • actuation and control means which comprise a motor 32, supported by the respective supporting body 30, associated with a drive pinion 33 meshed with a toothed rack 34 which is supported so it can slide by the cross-beam 31.
  • Each manipulator element 21a, 21b is associated with a respective command pinion 34, meshed with the toothed rack 33 to command its rotation about the respective orientation axis.
  • the processing device 20 comprises, at each forming region 20a, 20b, a conveyor belt which extends in a conveyance direction with at least one component substantially parallel to the advancement direction 100.
  • each manipulator element 21 is configured to move the plurality of containers 10 toward the forming regions 20a, 20b in order to form a respective row 101.
  • each manipulator element 21 comprises a shuttle-like structure which defines a first plurality of engagement seats for respective containers to be moved from the pick-up region to the respective set-down region of the first forming region 20a and a second plurality of engagement seats for respective containers to be moved from the pick-up region to the respective set-down region of the second forming region 20a.
  • the means for orchestrating the stream can comprise a screw feeder and, downstream of this, a single-file conveyor chain, conveniently without lateral guides.
  • the manipulator elements 21 are functionally associated with actuation and control means configured to synchronize the movement of the manipulator elements 21 with the advancement of the containers 10 along the advancement direction 100.
  • the manipulator elements 21 have, during the transition from the pick-up region to the set-down region, a movement trajectory which has a movement component which is parallel to the advancement direction 100 and a movement component which is perpendicular to the advancement direction 100.
  • the manipulator element 21 is configured to move a number of containers corresponding to the number of columns 102 in each group 11.
  • the operation of the packaging device, according to the invention, is the following.
  • the purpose of the packaging device 1 is to create, with the containers 10, the intended bundle format arrangement (for example 8x4, 6x4, 3x2, 4x3 etc.), starting from a single-file stream of containers 10.
  • the intended bundle format arrangement for example 8x4, 6x4, 3x2, 4x3 etc.
  • the containers 10 Upon exiting the apparatus, typically a labeling unit, the containers 10 are arranged in a line and in mutual contact, producing a single-file stream of containers 10 (generally filled, capped, labeled, inspected and coded), which are then fed to the packaging device 1.
  • a labeling unit typically a labeling unit, the containers 10 are arranged in a line and in mutual contact, producing a single-file stream of containers 10 (generally filled, capped, labeled, inspected and coded), which are then fed to the packaging device 1.
  • the packaging device 1 presents, for example, a screw feeder 2 the purpose of which is to uniformly space the containers apart, at a conveniently preset spacing.
  • the containers 10 then exit the screw feeder uniformly spaced apart, and are carried by a single-file chain which embodies the line 3.
  • the processing device 20 On the sides of the line 3 the processing device 20 has, advantageously, two smooth mats, arranged on opposite sides with respect to the advancement direction 100 of the line 3 of containers 10, which move for example at a speed equal to a fraction (approximately 1/3 or 1/4) of the speed of the line 3 of containers 10.
  • Each one of the smooth mats defines a forming region 20a and 20b.
  • the processing device 20 comprises a plurality of carriage bodies, typically with a double-comb configuration, each one being provided with hollow receptacles defining respective engagement seats of dimensions adapted to accommodate the format of the container 10 being processed, for displacing the containers 10 from the line 3 to the two side mats.
  • the carriage bodies are conveniently contoured with the engagement seats defined on both sides, substantially symmetrically with respect to the advancement direction 100 of the arriving containers.
  • the carriage bodies can be connected in pairs (such as for example shown in Figures 7 and 8), and moved from above.
  • the number of the engagement seats and of manipulator elements 21 to be used is configurable as a function of the number of rows 101 and columns 102 that are required upon entry to the shrink-wrap machine.
  • the movement mechanism of the manipulator elements 21 also allows displacement along the advancement direction. This movement enables the relative spacing between the groups of containers I la, 11b that are progressively formed.
  • Each manipulator element 21 moves, advantageously, the containers to a corresponding destination row 101.
  • the position of the rows will be determined solely by the set-down position of the manipulator element 21.
  • the manipulator elements (generally 3 or 4) could be conveniently mounted on a single carriage which translates along the advancement direction of the containers 10.
  • the groups 11 of containers could be made up simultaneously and symmetrically, on the two side mats, while they pass through the line 3.
  • the packaging device could have a system of guides adapted to move the two groups 11 toward/away from each other to a preset distance, in line with the shrink-wrap machine which is adapted to operate on two tracks (creating two bundles in parallel).
  • the system of guides should allow a corresponding adjustment.
  • the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects by providing a packaging assembly that is capable of appreciably increasing the speed of subdivision into groups of containers.
  • the packaging assembly according to the invention is furthermore extremely flexible in its use.

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L'invention concerne un ensemble d'emballage (1) pour récipients (10), qui comprend un dispositif d'alimentation (2) pour des récipients qui sont disposés le long d'au moins une ligne (3) et qui peuvent se déplacer le long d'une direction d'avancement (100), un dispositif de traitement (20) conçu pour agencer les récipients (10) provenant du dispositif d'alimentation (2) en groupes de récipients (11) disposés le long d'au moins deux rangées (101) et le long d'au moins deux colonnes (102) ; le dispositif de traitement (20) comprend au moins deux régions de formation (20a, 20b) pour la formation de groupes respectifs de récipients (11a, 11b) disposés sur des côtés opposés par rapport à la direction d'avancement (100).
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US20110168525A1 (en) * 2008-10-03 2011-07-14 Sidel Participations Plant for preparing batches of products, bottles or the like
FR2993871A1 (fr) * 2012-11-14 2014-01-31 Sidel Participations Dispositif et procede de convoyage multivoies
EP2792626A1 (fr) * 2013-04-19 2014-10-22 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Procédé et dispositif de regroupement
US20160039549A1 (en) * 2013-03-27 2016-02-11 I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche Spa Transfer apparatus and corresponding transfer method
US20220363489A1 (en) * 2021-05-17 2022-11-17 Tawhid Farag Comb for spacing apart a series of articles

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US20100193326A1 (en) * 2007-07-04 2010-08-05 Sidel Participations Method for grouping vials, bottles or same
DE202007013933U1 (de) * 2007-10-05 2008-05-08 Krones Ag Vorrichtung zum gruppenweisen Verteilen von Behältern
US20110168525A1 (en) * 2008-10-03 2011-07-14 Sidel Participations Plant for preparing batches of products, bottles or the like
FR2993871A1 (fr) * 2012-11-14 2014-01-31 Sidel Participations Dispositif et procede de convoyage multivoies
US20160039549A1 (en) * 2013-03-27 2016-02-11 I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche Spa Transfer apparatus and corresponding transfer method
EP2792626A1 (fr) * 2013-04-19 2014-10-22 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Procédé et dispositif de regroupement
US20220363489A1 (en) * 2021-05-17 2022-11-17 Tawhid Farag Comb for spacing apart a series of articles

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