[go: up one dir, main page]

WO2025190651A1 - Appareil d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage - Google Patents

Appareil d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage

Info

Publication number
WO2025190651A1
WO2025190651A1 PCT/EP2025/055033 EP2025055033W WO2025190651A1 WO 2025190651 A1 WO2025190651 A1 WO 2025190651A1 EP 2025055033 W EP2025055033 W EP 2025055033W WO 2025190651 A1 WO2025190651 A1 WO 2025190651A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
packaging
packaging blank
article
pretreatment
blank
Prior art date
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.)
Pending
Application number
PCT/EP2025/055033
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Frank Winzinger
Dominik Oberholzner
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Krones AG
Original Assignee
Krones AG
Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Krones AG filed Critical Krones AG
Publication of WO2025190651A1 publication Critical patent/WO2025190651A1/fr
Pending legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • B65B17/00—Other machines, apparatus, or methods for packaging articles or materials
    • B65B17/02—Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling
    • B65B17/025—Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling the articles being joined by a top carrier element
    • 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

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a packaging device for producing packaging units and a method for producing packaging units.
  • beverage containers There are different types of packaging for the processing, compilation, grouping, and packaging of items such as beverage containers.
  • One frequently used variant involves combining several similar items or containers into portable, relatively manageable bundles or packaging units.
  • Various options are also known for combining individual items into larger packages.
  • beverage containers are usually combined and packaged using shrink film to form bundles of four, six, or more containers.
  • the production of bundles is usually unavoidable, as they represent the most common type of packaging unit for beverage containers or bottles made of PET plastic.
  • the bundles are sometimes combined again for transport and/or arranged in layers and palletized.
  • the article and/or container may have a bulge or bead running at least partially along its circumference, preferably in its upper region.
  • the article is substantially cylindrical and/or conical, as is the case with commercially available bottles and cans.
  • the article is cylindrical in some regions and conical in some regions; preferably, the article can be cylindrical in a lower region and conical in an upper region.
  • a direct transition between the cylindrical and conical regions can be provided.
  • a region with a reduced cross-sectional area can also be provided between the cylindrical and conical regions, for example.
  • Further embodiments are known to the person skilled in the art and are also intended to be encompassed by the application.
  • the following refers to at least one article, whereby this term should also generally include groups of articles or sets of articles in which at least two articles are combined via at least one corresponding packaging cut.
  • the articles i.e. the at least one article, or the article groups or article combinations
  • the articles can additionally be arranged on so-called trays, pads or similar.
  • trays, pads or similar are supports made of cardboard, flexible or stable plastic or other material, e.g. suitable cellulose material, on which the articles, article groups or article combinations can be placed, whereby these optionally usable Trays, pads, or the like are often flat and do not have any lateral border folds or the like.
  • trays, pads, or the like with low lateral edges are also conceivable, which may be formed by folding cardboard strips.
  • the items are fed into the dividing module via a suitable transport system.
  • the feed can be carried out either in a random mass flow or in an orderly manner, with the items moving in parallel rows, for example.
  • the article combinations assembled in the dividing module are fed via a feed device to a packaging module for the application of at least one packaging blank.
  • the packaging blank which is at least partially flat, has at least two through-openings for at least two articles in the flat area.
  • the through-openings described in more detail below are so designated in particular because they are intended for the articles to be combined to pass through them with a portion of their housing or casing surface or with an outer region, and in particular to be locked and thus held in place there.
  • the packaging blank which is at least partially flat, can have carrying handle openings through which the user can insert their fingers to lift and transport the entire packaging unit, etc.
  • carrying handle openings are formed, for example, in a central region of a packaging blank comprising several through-openings, in particular substantially centrally between the through-openings.
  • perforations can be provided, which must be opened at least partially by piercing to form at least one carrying handle opening.
  • the packaging units produced according to this particularly preferred embodiment consist of at least two articles which are combined via the packaging blank. All features described below with regard to such packaging units are also applicable analogously or in a correspondingly adapted manner to packaging units which comprise only one article and a packaging blank arranged thereon. In particular, this In this case, it is a packaging blank designed as a carrying handle blank that provides a carrying handle for one article.
  • the at least one carrying handle opening is located approximately in the middle between a plurality of adjacent through-openings, for example approximately in the middle between three or four adjacent through-openings.
  • the packaging blank is preferably made of a material which has a material thickness of less than 5 mm, in particular less than 3 mm, particularly preferably less than 2 mm.
  • the flat region of the packaging blank is relatively wide and long compared to the material thickness of the packaging blank.
  • the length and/or width of the flat region of the packaging blank corresponds to at least ten times the material thickness of the packaging blank. It is particularly preferably provided that the length and/or width of the flat region corresponds or corresponds to at least twenty times to one hundred times or more the material thickness of the packaging blank.
  • the packaging blank may, for example, exhibit features. These may include areas with cuts and notches, as well as fold lines and embossing. Such modified packaging blanks are also still encompassed by the term "flat.”
  • a further embodiment may provide for the packaging blank to have features within the flat areas. These features may include, for example, areas with cuts and notches, as well as fold lines and embossing. Packaging blanks modified in this way in the flat areas are also encompassed by the term "flat.” By arranging features at least in some areas within the flat areas, these can be divided into so-called sub-areas.
  • the packaging blank is in particular a so-called upper grip carton packaging or top clip.
  • the packaging blank consists of Preferably, it is made essentially of a cardboard material, a plastic material, a cardboard-plastic composite material, or another suitable material. "Essential" means that the packaging blank can be additionally printed with printing ink or provided with other coatings or modifications such as glued-on labels or the like.
  • the packaging blank can be formed at least partially from a fibrous material.
  • a defined upper region of the at least one article is located above the packaging blank, while a defined lower region of the at least one article is arranged below the packaging blank.
  • the through-openings of the packaging blank have suitable fixing devices, which can be formed, for example, by fixing tabs.
  • the fixing tabs are formed between adjacent incisions or similar elements extending radially from the openings.
  • the packaging blank After arranging and fastening the packaging blank to the at least one article, the packaging blank is in engagement or contact with the at least one article in such a way that it is essentially fixed to the at least one article in a stationary manner with respect to a longitudinal axis of the at least one article and the at least one article can no longer make any significant relative movements or changes in position with respect to the packaging blank.
  • the packaging blank is applied to the at least one article substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the at least one article.
  • the packaging blank engages with the at least two articles in such a way that the packaging blank is essentially fixed to the at least two articles with regard to the longitudinal axes of the articles and the at least two articles cannot make any significant relative movements relative to each other or make any significant changes in position with respect to the packaging blank.
  • the packaging blank can only be removed from the article(s) of the Article compilation can be removed, whereby the packaging cut-out is usually rendered at least partially unusable, since, for example, the above-mentioned fixing tabs can bend downwards.
  • the packaging blank may also prevent the items from rotating around their axis due to a suitable geometry. However, it may also be designed to allow the items to continue rotating after the packaging blank has been applied.
  • a packaging device for producing packaging units, which packaging units comprise at least one article and on which at least one article is arranged at least one packaging blank which is at least partially flat, which packaging blank has at least one passage opening for the at least one article in the flat area, comprises at least one feed device, at least one pretreatment module and at least one packaging module or at least one pretreatment and packaging module.
  • the feed device serves to feed the at least one article or the article assembly to the packaging module.
  • the feed device can be a driven conveyor, for example, a circulating endless conveyor belt.
  • a further embodiment may provide for the feed device to be formed by one or more conveyors or other suitable conveying devices.
  • the feed device may be formed by one or more conveyors or other suitable conveying devices.
  • it may be provided, in particular, that these are arranged in alignment one behind the other in the transport direction.
  • An embodiment may also provide that a feed device is formed by at least two or more conveyors or conveyor devices arranged next to one another parallel to the transport direction.
  • the feed device can be formed by a stationary transfer plate or similar.
  • the packaging module is used to apply and/or fix at least one prepared or pretreated packaging cut to at least one article.
  • the device of the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module has a receiving side for the at least one packaging blank.
  • the receiving side is in particular the side of the pre-treatment module or the pre-treatment and packaging module where the pre-treatment of the packaging blank is carried out.
  • the receiving side is visible from the direction from which the packaging blanks are fed to the device of the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module.
  • the device of the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module is arranged next to the feed device for the at least one article at the time of receiving the at least one packaging blank.
  • the device of the pre-treatment module or the pre-treatment and packaging module is arranged next to the feed device for the at least one article during the entire pre-treatment time of the at least one packaging blank.
  • the arrangement of the pre-treatment module device “next to the feed device” means in particular that the pre-treatment device is at least has a minimum distance to a volume enclosed by the projection of the feeder towards and away from the Earth's core.
  • the device of the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module is stationary, i.e. immobile.
  • a preferred embodiment provides that the device of the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module is designed to be movable.
  • An alternative embodiment and/or one further developed from the movable embodiment provides that the receiving side is inclined at an angle of 1 degree to 359 degrees relative to a transport plane formed by the feed device.
  • the angle of inclination of the receiving side is approximately between 70° and 110° to the transport plane for the at least one article, in particular substantially 90°.
  • the transport plane is preferably formed by an upper side of the feed device.
  • the transport plane is a horizontal plane.
  • an alternative embodiment provides that the angle of inclination of the receiving side is approximately between 160° and 200° to the transport plane, in particular substantially 180°.
  • the pretreatment device is essentially upside down, while at least one article is transported via the feed device.
  • the at least one article is fed to a pre-treatment module or a pre-treatment and packaging module via at least one feed device and the at least one packaging blank is prepared for application to the at least one article in a pre-treatment module or a pre-treatment and packaging module by reducing a resistance force of at least one packaging blank by means of a device in the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module.
  • the at least one packaging blank is picked up on a receiving side by the device of the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module arranged next to the feed device, wherein a position or arrangement or orientation of the device of the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module is changed between the picking up of the at least one packaging blank on the receiving side of the device and the removal from the receiving side of the device.
  • the packaging blank is applied to the receiving side of the device of the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module, which receiving side is arranged inclined at an angle or angle of inclination of one degree up to 359 degrees (1 ° ... 359 °) relative to a transport plane formed by the feed device, at least at the time of receiving the at least one packaging blank.
  • a preferred embodiment provides that the pretreatment module is arranged upstream of the packaging module in the transport direction.
  • An alternative embodiment provides that the pretreatment module and the packaging module are arranged next to each other or substantially next to each other as seen in the transport direction.
  • the setup of the pretreatment module or similar, this also applies to the pretreatment and packaging module, the setup of the pretreatment and packaging module, etc.
  • the packaging device can preferably be a component of a packaging system for articles, in particular a packaging system for beverage containers.
  • the beverage packaging system generally comprises a wet part, the wet part comprising at least the components filling module and closing module, and optionally a labeling module. If the beverages are, for example, packaged in PET If bottles are filled, the wet part can additionally include modules for producing the PET bottles, in particular a heating module for preforms and a stretch blow module.
  • the beverages, filled into appropriate containers, are then grouped into packaging units.
  • item sets particularly bottle sets or can sets, are created in a dividing or grouping module.
  • the pretreated packaging blanks are applied to the item sets in a packaging module or a pretreatment and packaging module.
  • the bottle or can assemblies combined with the packaging blanks are then preferably assembled into layer arrangements or unit load layer arrangements in a layer-forming module, for example, using suitable gantry robots, tripods, articulated robots, or other suitable devices. These are compressed, creating palletizable layers. These palletizable layers can be fed to a palletizing device and combined into pallet stacks.
  • the items are preferably transported from one module to the next using suitable transport systems.
  • These transport systems can be equipped with suitable buffer systems if necessary.
  • These transport systems can be, for example, star-shaped conveyors and horizontal conveyors.
  • the device of the pretreatment module is designed as at least one expansion die with at least one expansion tool or comprises at least one expansion die with at least one expansion tool.
  • the stretching tool is preferably designed to stretch and/or widen the edge region of the at least one through-opening of the packaging blank.
  • the stretching die preferably comprises a plurality of stretching tools that are suitable for stretching and/or widening the edge regions of the plurality of through-openings of the packaging blank.
  • the pretreatment at least slightly increases the average diameter of the at least one passage opening.
  • the at least one expansion die is detachably arranged in the pretreatment module.
  • the expansion die is detachably arranged on the device.
  • the device is detachably arranged in the pretreatment module.
  • the at least one expansion tool is detachably arranged on the expansion die.
  • the stretching tools are formed by differently shaped format parts.
  • These format parts can, for example, replicate the shape of the at least one article to which the respective packaging blank is to be applied.
  • the respective detachable connections can be formed, for example, by quick-release fasteners, snap-in connections, quick-coupling systems or similar arranged on the respective components.
  • the pre-treatment pushes an area of the packaging blank or a part of the packaging blank out of a plane in which the packaging blank was in its untreated state. This can involve folding or bending areas of the packaging blank and/or tearing open a perforation or similar.
  • the expanding diameter stretching tools specifically cause the edge areas of the packaging blank to be bent within the packaging module, counter to the application direction. This reduces the application force required to apply the packaging blank to the items. Furthermore, the stretching tools center and/or precisely position the packaging blank, allowing it to be removed from the pretreatment module and fed into the packaging module with precise positioning.
  • the at least one expansion tool is conical or truncated cone-shaped, with the cone tip or the cone side with the smaller cross-sectional area being formed on the receiving side for the at least one packaging blank or forming the receiving side of the pretreatment device.
  • the at least one expansion tool is suitable for different article sizes.
  • the packaging blank is pressed onto the expansion tool to the desired extent in order to widen the at least one through-opening.
  • the arrangement and number of stretching tools correspond in particular to the arrangement and number of openings in the packaging blank.
  • a pretreatment module with a stretching die comprising detachably arranged stretching tools, a simple, quick, and cost-effective changeover to the new product is possible when changing products.
  • the end faces of the stretching tools lie in a common plane, which common plane forms in particular the receiving side of the device for pretreatment.
  • the stretching tools each have a longitudinal axis and that the longitudinal axes of all stretching tools are aligned parallel to each other to accommodate a packaging blank.
  • the device of the pretreatment module for pretreating the at least one packaging blank comprises at least one cutting device and/or at least one perforation device.
  • the material of the packaging blank becomes more flexible in the edge region, thereby reducing the resistance when pressed onto the articles.
  • pre-treatment could be carried out by softening the packaging blank with liquid in certain areas.
  • the device of the pretreatment module comprises at least one humidification device, in particular a device with which edge regions which delimit the at least one passage opening of the packaging blank can be humidified.
  • the edge regions of packaging blanks consisting of a cardboard material are preferably treated with a fluid, wherein the remaining regions of the packaging blank are not exposed to the fluid.
  • the humidification device is a steaming device, and water vapor is applied to the corresponding edge regions of the at least one passage opening of the packaging blank. Due to the humidification, the cardboard material in these regions softens slightly. and thus becomes more easily deformable. This facilitates the subsequent application of the pretreated packaging blank to the at least one article. After drying, the packaging blank regains its original rigid material properties in the corresponding areas.
  • a preferred embodiment of the embodiment equipped with a humidifying device can provide an additional suitable drying device which supports the drying of the packaging blank attached to the at least one article, for example by targeted blowing of warm air.
  • the device designed as a humidifying device can also be an independent invention, wherein the humidifying device can not only be arranged next to the feed device, but wherein the humidifying device can also be arranged above the feed device or at least partially above the feed device.
  • the device of the pretreatment module comprises at least one heating device with which in particular edge regions which delimit the at least one passage opening can be heated.
  • a preferred embodiment of the embodiment equipped with a heating device can provide an additional suitable cooling device which supports the cooling of the packaging blank fixed to the at least one article, for example by targeted blowing of cold air.
  • the device designed as a heating device can also be an independent invention, whereby the heating device can not only be arranged next to the feed device, but also can be arranged above the feed device or at least partially above the feed device.
  • the application force for securing the packaging blanks to the at least one article can be reduced.
  • the necessary application force is reduced compared to the actual application force that would be necessary to secure a packaging blank to the at least one article without pretreatment. This reduces the risk of damage to the at least one article when applying the at least one packaging blank.
  • the packaging device and the method described here to combine articles with a packaging blank to form packaging units, wherein the articles have a thinner wall thickness than conventionally used and are thus more sensitive to compressive forces. This allows material to be saved, making the articles more cost-effective to manufacture.
  • articles in which the primary packaging for example a bottle or can, can be made thinner result in less packaging waste that needs to be disposed of.
  • At least one packaging blank is removed from a magazine by a suitable handling device, transferred to the pretreatment module and there handed over to the device of the pretreatment module.
  • the packaging blank is transferred to the receiving side of the pretreatment module device.
  • the at least one packaging blank is placed on the stretching die with at least one stretching tool and, in particular, pressed onto the at least one stretching tool in such a way that the at least one stretching tool passes at least partially through the at least one through-opening of the at least one packaging blank.
  • the handling device is formed, for example, by a suitable holding or gripping device or comprises a suitable holding or gripping device.
  • the handling device may be a so-called first handling device.
  • the packaging blanks are preferably stacked horizontally one above the other.
  • an upright arrangement or an angled arrangement of the packaging blanks can be provided.
  • the handling device is preferably designed to transfer the packaging blank into a suitable orientation before transferring it to the device, which will be described in more detail below.
  • the packaging blank pretreated by the device is then removed from the device by the first handling device or a further handling device and transported to the packaging module and applied to the at least one article within the packaging module and applied and fixed to it by pressing.
  • One embodiment may provide for a single handling device to perform both transport steps and preferably also support the pretreatment.
  • a first handling device may be provided for removing a packaging blank from the magazine and preferably transferring it to the pretreatment module, and a second handling device may be provided for removing and transporting the pretreated packaging blank from the pretreatment module to the packaging module.
  • the movements of the handling devices can each be formed by a cyclical back and forth movement.
  • the handling device which applies the packaging blank to the articles carries out a movement accompanying the articles on the feed device in the transport direction of the articles during and/or shortly before the application.
  • a first embodiment can provide that the pretreatment of the packaging blank takes place as part of the transfer to the device of the pretreatment module.
  • the pre-treatment of the packaging blank takes place during removal from the pre-treatment module facility.
  • a third embodiment can be provided that the pretreatment of the packaging blank by the device of the pretreatment module takes place independently of the transfer of the packaging blank to the device of the pretreatment module and independently of the removal of the packaging blank from the device of the pretreatment module.
  • a connecting line between the magazine and the pretreatment device can be provided in a top view, essentially perpendicular and parallel to the feed device. This represents a space-saving alternative.
  • the handling devices are each equipped with a plurality of holding or gripping means for gripping the at least one packaging blank.
  • the pretreatment device can be arranged on a carriage or similar device, which can be transferred along a rail element from a first arrangement next to the feed device to a second arrangement.
  • the device is arranged at least partially or completely above the feed device.
  • the pre-treatment device is located in the first arrangement next to the feed device at the time the packaging blank is picked up on the pick-up side and that the pre-treatment device is located in the second arrangement at the time the pre-treated packaging blank is removed from the device.
  • the device is preferably moved horizontally in the direction of the feed device.
  • the packaging blank pretreated by the device is removed from the device positioned in the second arrangement and fed to the packaging module for application to the at least one article.
  • the device Before picking up at least one further packaging blank, the device is moved from the second arrangement back to the first arrangement.
  • An alternative embodiment provides that the device of the pretreatment module or the expansion die is additionally or alternatively designed to be pivotable, foldable or rotatable.
  • the pretreatment device or the expansion die can be pivoted or rotated and can be transferred from a first arrangement next to the feed device to a second arrangement by rotation or pivoting.
  • the device is arranged at least partially or completely above the feed device.
  • an axis for the rotation or pivoting of the pretreatment device or the stretching die is substantially parallel to a transport direction of the articles.
  • the pretreatment device for moving from the first arrangement to the second arrangement can be equipped with an actuator, for example a pneumatic or electric drive, in particular with an electric motor.
  • the drives mentioned here can be connected to the device or expansion die using suitable coupling means to move it.
  • These coupling means can be, for example, gears or any type of pivoting mechanism.
  • a movement of the pre-treatment device or the stretching die with the picked-up packaging blank brings a center of gravity of the pre-treatment device or the stretching die closer to the articles.
  • a movement of the pre-treatment device or the stretching die without a packaging blank being picked up leads a center of gravity of the pre-treatment device or the stretching die away from the articles.
  • the position or arrangement or orientation of the device of the pretreatment module is preferably changed in such a way that the device of the pretreatment module for The point at which the pretreated packaging blank is removed from the device is located closer to the feed device.
  • the position or arrangement or orientation of the device of the pretreatment module is changed by the pivoting movement, folding movement or rotating movement in such a way that the device of the pretreatment module is arranged at least partially above the feed device at the time of removal of the pretreated packaging blank from the device.
  • the pretreatment device is transferred from a first arrangement next to the feed device to a second arrangement by pivoting or folding about a pivot axis by 90 degrees.
  • This first pivoting movement, folding movement, or rotation from the first arrangement to the second arrangement transfers the receiving side of the device from a first orientation to a second orientation rotated by 90 degrees relative to the first arrangement.
  • this second arrangement which is oriented orthogonally to the first arrangement, the pretreatment of the packaging blank and removal of the prepared packaging blank from the device preferably take place.
  • the travel path for the handling devices and thus the time factor of a production cycle can be reduced and optimized.
  • the travel path between a magazine containing packaging blanks and the pretreatment device for a first handling device is shorter than in the second arrangement.
  • the travel path between the pretreatment device and the packaging module or a packaging area of a pretreatment and packaging module for a second handling device is shorter than in the first arrangement.
  • the receiving side can always be inclined at a defined angle of one degree to 359 degrees (1° to 359°) relative to a transport plane formed by the feed device.
  • an angle between the receiving side of the device and the transport plane of between 5 degrees and 355 degrees is preferred.
  • the method or the packaging device can further provide for the orientation of the at least one packaging blank to be changed after removal from a magazine and before transfer to the receiving side.
  • the orientation of the at least one packaging blank may be changed after removal from a magazine and before transfer to the receiving side.
  • the arrangement and/or orientation of the packaging blanks in the magazine and the arrangement and/or orientation of the receiving side of the device for pretreatment play a significant role.
  • the packaging blanks are provided in the magazine in a first arrangement in a first provision plane. If the receiving plane of the receiving side is not parallel to the provision plane, then it is necessary to adjust the orientation of the at least one packaging blank before transfer to the device and, in particular, to align the packaging blank such that it is arranged in a transfer plane that is parallel to the receiving plane. At the time of transfer of the at least one packaging blank to the receiving side, the transfer plane and the receiving plane are brought into congruent alignment.
  • packaging blanks are provided in the magazine in a horizontal arrangement, for example, they must be brought into the appropriate angular alignment before being transferred to the receiving side of a receiving side of the device that is inclined at an angle to the transport plane.
  • At least one retaining mechanism is assigned to the device of the pretreatment module or the device of the pretreatment module comprises at least one retaining mechanism, which retaining mechanism is designed to at least temporarily hold the at least one packaging blank between the reception of the at least one packaging blank by the device of the pretreatment module and the removal of the at least one packaging blank from the device of the pretreatment module.
  • the retention mechanism is formed by retention elements that are designed to be movable within a movement plane.
  • the retention elements can be moved within a movement plane, which movement plane is parallel to the plane of the receiving side and which movement plane is located upstream of the receiving side. If the receiving side is arranged at an angle to the transport plane, the same angle is formed between the movement plane of the retention elements and the transport plane as between the receiving side of the pretreatment device and the transport plane.
  • the retaining mechanism is formed by retaining elements which are arranged or formed directly on the device, in particular on the stretching tools.
  • the retaining mechanism is formed by retaining elements that are arranged or formed directly on the above-described expansion tools.
  • the retaining elements can be formed, for example, by at least one elevation relative to the surface of the at least one expansion tool, which elevation is designed, for example, as a cam or has the shape of a bulge of another design.
  • several retaining elements can be provided on a circumferential line of the expansion tool, or A retaining element can be provided that runs around the circumference of the expansion tool.
  • the at least one packaging blank When picked up by the device, the at least one packaging blank snaps behind the at least one retaining element and is thereby held to the device; in particular, the at least one retaining element is held to the stretching tools.
  • the pretreatment of the packaging blank takes place prior to its removal from the device. In this process, the resistance of the at least one through-opening of the packaging blank is reduced such that it can be easily removed from the at least one retaining element.
  • a further embodiment of a retaining mechanism which is formed directly on the pretreatment device, can provide that the retaining element formed as an elevation is spring-mounted, in particular at least one spring element is arranged in the interior of the at least one stretching tool, which facilitates the arrangement of the at least one packaging blank on the at least one stretching tool in that the retaining element is pressed at least briefly inwards during the transfer to the at least one stretching tool, i.e., for example, in the direction of the surface of the truncated cone of the at least one stretching tool.
  • the retaining elements can therefore be arranged stationary relative to the device or expansion tools or can be designed to be movable relative to them.
  • the device or at least one stretching tool can have a drive to move the retaining elements.
  • the retaining elements can, for example, be actively controlled grippers.
  • a retaining mechanism is assigned to the two handling devices for the at least one packaging blank or the retaining mechanism is formed by the two handling devices for the at least one packaging blank.
  • the handling devices are each equipped, for example, with a plurality of holding or gripping devices.
  • the first handling device removes at least one packaging blank from the magazine and secures the at least one packaging blank on the receiving side of the device for pretreatment.
  • the second handling device now also engages the at least one packaging blank with suitable holding or gripping devices and holds it, while the first handling device releases it.
  • the holding or gripping devices of the first handling device and the holding or gripping devices of the second handling device engage with one another in a rake-like manner and thus do not hinder or interfere with one another when simultaneously holding the packaging blank.
  • a suitable retention mechanism ensures that the at least one packaging blank is securely held at least temporarily on the device of the pretreatment module.
  • the packaging blank is secured to the device, particularly during the period between its reception by the device and its pretreatment and/or removal from the device.
  • the independent invention relates to a packaging device for producing packaging units, the packaging units comprising at least one article, on which at least one article has at least one at least partially a flat packaging blank can be arranged, which packaging blank has at least one passage opening for the at least one article in the flat area.
  • Such a packaging device comprises a feed device for the at least one article.
  • the packaging device further comprises a pretreatment module for preparing at least one packaging blank for application to the at least one article and a packaging module for applying the at least one prepared packaging blank to the at least one article, or such a packaging device comprises a pretreatment and packaging module, which pretreatment and packaging module is designed for preparing at least one packaging blank and applying the at least one prepared packaging blank to the at least one article.
  • the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module comprises at least one device configured to reduce the resistance of the at least one packaging blank during subsequent application to the at least one article.
  • the pretreatment device has a receiving side for the at least one packaging blank.
  • the packaging device further comprises a retention mechanism for the at least one packaging blank.
  • the retention mechanism can, in particular, be configured as part of the pretreatment device.
  • One embodiment may provide for the pretreatment device to be arranged at least partially or entirely above the feed device.
  • An alternative embodiment may provide for the pretreatment device to be arranged at least partially or entirely next to the feed device.
  • a further embodiment of the methods described above and/or below or of the packaging devices described above and/or below can further provide that an orientation of the at least one packaging blank is changed after removal from the device and before application to the at least one article.
  • a horizontal alignment of the flat area of the pretreated packaging blank is necessary in the case of a feed device designed as a horizontal conveyor. If the receiving side of the device for pretreating the at least one packaging blank is at an angle to the transport plane at the time the at least one packaging blank is removed from the device, in particular at an angle deviating from 0 degrees, then the alignment of the at least one packaging blank must be adjusted accordingly after removal from the device and before application to the article assembly.
  • At least one packaging blank Even if the general description always refers to at least one packaging blank, this applies analogously to embodiments in which a plurality of at least two packaging blanks are simultaneously removed from at least one magazine.
  • These at least two or more packaging blanks can be received by a correspondingly designed pretreatment device, which is designed to receive and pretreat a plurality of packaging blanks. Particularly preferably, the reception and pretreatment of the plurality of packaging blanks takes place simultaneously. Simultaneous reception of several packaging blanks from several magazines is also possible.
  • a pretreatment area in which the at least one packaging blank is prepared for application to the at least one article, is arranged at least partially upstream of the application area of the packaging module, in which application area the pretreated packaging blank is applied to the at least one article, in the transport direction of the at least one article through the packaging device.
  • the pretreated packaging blank must be moved at least briefly and at least partially against the transport direction of the at least one article for application to the at least one article.
  • the further independent invention relates to a packaging device for producing packaging units, the packaging units comprising at least one article, on which at least one article at least one packaging blank which is at least partially flat can be arranged, which packaging blank has at least one passage opening for the at least one article in the flat region.
  • Such a packaging device comprises a feed device for the at least one article.
  • the packaging device further comprises a pretreatment module for preparing at least one packaging blank for application to the at least one article and a packaging module for applying the at least one packaging blank to the at least one article, or such a packaging device comprises a pretreatment and packaging module which is designed for preparing at least one packaging blank and applying the at least one prepared packaging blank to the at least one article.
  • the pretreatment module or the pretreatment and packaging module comprises at least one device which is designed to reduce a resistance force of the at least one packaging blank during the subsequent application to the at least one article.
  • the pretreatment device has a receiving side for the at least one packaging blank and is designed to be movable. In particular, these may be movements of the device as already described above in the general description, in particular in connection with the packaging device according to the invention and the method according to the invention.
  • a packaging device according to the present invention or one of the alternatively described packaging devices comprises two magazines, two first handling devices, two pretreatment devices and/or two further handling devices.
  • the second machine components can each be arranged downstream in the region of the same longitudinal side of the feed device or each substantially opposite one another on both longitudinal sides of the feed device.
  • the second machine component downstream in the area of the opposite longitudinal side of the feed device may also be useful to arrange the second machine component downstream in the area of the opposite longitudinal side of the feed device.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a packaging device for producing packaging units.
  • Fig. 2 shows a side view of a first embodiment of a device of a pretreatment module and a feed device of a packaging device.
  • Fig. 3 shows a representation according to Fig. 2 from above or in plan view.
  • Fig. 4 shows a second embodiment of a retaining mechanism.
  • Fig. 5 shows a third embodiment of a retaining mechanism.
  • Fig. 6 shows a side view of a second embodiment of a device of a pretreatment module with a fourth embodiment of a retaining mechanism.
  • Fig. 7 shows a side view of a third embodiment of a device of a pretreatment module.
  • Figures 8 to 10 each show a side view of a fourth embodiment of a device of a pretreatment module.
  • Figures 11 to 13 each show a side view of a fifth embodiment of a device of a pretreatment module.
  • Figures 14 and 15 each show a side view of a sixth embodiment of a device of a pretreatment module.
  • Figures 16 and 17 each show a side view of a seventh embodiment of a device of a pretreatment module.
  • Figures 18 and 19 show a further embodiment of a packaging device in a view from above.
  • Identical reference numerals are used for identical or equivalently functioning elements of the invention.
  • only those reference numerals are shown in the individual figures that are necessary for the description of the respective figure.
  • the illustrated embodiments merely represent examples of how the invention can be configured and do not constitute an exhaustive limitation.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a packaging device 1 for producing packaging units 25.
  • the packaging units 25 each comprise at least one article 20, on which at least one article 20 is arranged at least one packaging blank 30, which is at least partially flat, during the production of the packaging units 25.
  • the packaging units 25 are formed, for example, by one article 20 or a plurality of articles 20, in particular by article assemblies 22, wherein the articles 20 in the article assemblies 22 are held together at least partially by a packaging blank 30.
  • the position of the packaging blank 30 on the articles 20 of the article set 22 is shown only schematically.
  • the precise positioning of the packaging blank on the articles 20 reference is made in particular to the general description.
  • the following refers to article sets 22, whereby this term also generally includes individual articles 20 to which a corresponding packaging blank 30 is attached, for example, to form a carrying handle for the respective individual article 20.
  • the articles 20 are preferably containers, in particular beverage containers such as bottles 21 made of PET or another suitable plastic.
  • the articles 20 can also be formed by cans made of plastic and/or aluminum or another metal or similar.
  • the packaging blank 30 is, in particular, a so-called top-clip carton package, also known as a "top clip.”
  • the packaging blank 30 preferably consists of a fibrous material, for example, a cardboard material or a plastic material, a cardboard-plastic composite material, or similar.
  • the packaging blank 30 has at least one through-opening 31 for the at least one article 20 in a flat region.
  • the packaging blank 30 has two through-openings 31 for the two bottles 21 in the flat region.
  • the packaging blank 30, which is at least partially flat can have carrying handle openings (not shown) through which the user can insert his fingers in order to be able to lift and transport the entire packaging unit 25 or the like.
  • carrying handle openings are formed, for example, in a central region of the packaging blank 30 between the two through-openings 31.
  • a defined upper region 23 of the articles 20 is located above the packaging blank 30, while a defined lower region 24 of the articles 20 is arranged below the packaging blank 30.
  • the packaging device 1 shown here is preceded by a dividing module 2, to which the articles 20 are fed via a suitable transport device 3 in a random mass flow or in an orderly fashion, for example, in parallel rows.
  • the articles 20 are assembled in a suitable number and arrangement as article assemblies 22.
  • the article assemblies 22 are fed to a packaging module 5 of the packaging device 1 via a feed device 4 of the packaging device 1.
  • a dividing module 2 can, for example, have a retaining divider not shown.
  • the through-openings 31 have suitable fixing devices (not shown), which can be formed, for example, by fixing tabs.
  • the fixing tabs are formed by incisions or the like extending radially from the openings.
  • the packaging blank 30 can have the same basic shape and some or all of the illustrated elements as the packaging template described in utility model DE 20 2012 103 324 U1.
  • the packaging blank can be equipped with fixing tabs, as described and illustrated in published patent application WO 2021/043632 A1.
  • the packaging blank 30 After arranging and attaching the packaging blank 30 to the articles 20 of the article assembly 22, the packaging blank 30 engages with the articles 20 in such a way that it is essentially fixed to the articles 20 and the articles 20 can no longer make any significant relative movements or changes in position relative to each other or to the packaging blank 30.
  • the packaging blank 30 can only be removed from the articles 20 of the article assembly 22 with increased force, and in particular with an upward force component, whereby the packaging blank 30 is generally at least partially destroyed or rendered unusable.
  • a prepared and, in particular, pretreated packaging blank 30 is applied and secured to the article assembly 22.
  • a packaging blank 30 is removed from a magazine 8 and prepared in a pretreatment module for application to the article assembly 22.
  • the feed device 4 can extend into the packaging module 5 and move the article assemblies 22 in the transport direction TR.
  • the pretreatment module 6 comprises at least one device 9 which is designed to reduce a resistance force of the packaging blank 30 during the subsequent application of the packaging blank 30 to the articles 20 of the article assembly 22.
  • the device 9 is designed to be located in an edge region of the through-openings 31 of the Packaging blank 30 to reduce the resistance of the packaging blank 30.
  • the pretreatment module 6 and the packaging module 5 can be formed by a combination module 7, which includes both the functionality of the pretreatment module 6 and the functionality of the packaging module 5.
  • the device 9 of the pretreatment module 6 has a receiving side (not shown in Fig. 1) for the at least one packaging blank 30.
  • the device 9 of the pretreatment module 6 is arranged next to the feed device 4 for the at least one article 20 of the pretreatment module 6 or the packaging module 5 at the time of receiving the at least one packaging blank 30 and that the device 9 of the pretreatment module 6 is designed to be movable.
  • the receiving side is inclined at an angle of 1 degree to 359 degrees relative to a transport plane 17 formed by the feed device 4.
  • the embodiment of the packaging device 1 shown here provides that it comprises two handling devices 10 for handling the packaging blanks 30, which handling devices 10 are formed, for example, by a first robot 11 and a second robot 12.
  • the first robot 11 removes at least one packaging blank 30 from the magazine 8 and transfers it to the receiving side of the device 9 of the pretreatment module 6.
  • the second robot 12 After the corresponding pretreatment of the packaging blank 30 or as part of the pretreatment of the packaging blank 30, the second robot 12 removes the at least one correspondingly prepared and/or pretreated Packaging blank 30 from the receiving side of the device 9 and applies it to the article assembly 22.
  • the base of the respective robots 11, 12 can be arranged on an upper side of a machine frame of the packaging device 1.
  • Fig. 1 The illustration in Fig. 1 is to be understood only schematically.
  • a preferred embodiment provides that the pretreatment module 6 is not arranged upstream of the packaging module 5 in the transport direction TR, as shown in Fig. 1. Instead, it is preferably provided that the pretreatment module 6 and the packaging module 5 are arranged next to one another or essentially next to one another, as viewed in the transport direction TR.
  • Fig. 2 shows a side view of a first embodiment of a device 9 of a pretreatment module 6 and a feed device 4 of a packaging device 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows a view according to Fig. 2 from above. Regarding the reference numerals not shown in Figs. 2 and 3, reference is made to the illustration in Fig. 1 and its description.
  • the article assemblies 22 are each formed by twenty cans 26, with five cans 26 each arranged in four adjacent rows 27 parallel to the transport direction TR.
  • a common alternative could equally well be so-called six-packs, in which six articles 20 are arranged in two rows of three, in particular in two rows of three arranged parallel to one another or in two rows of three arranged offset from one another.
  • the feed device 4 can be a driven conveyor device 13, for example a circulating endless conveyor belt.
  • a further embodiment, not shown, may provide for the feed device 4 to be formed from one or more conveyors or other suitable conveying devices. In the case of multiple conveyors or other suitable conveying devices, it may be provided, in particular, that these are arranged in alignment one behind the other in the transport direction TR. An embodiment can also provide that a feed device 4 is formed by at least two or more conveyors or conveyor devices arranged next to one another parallel to the transport direction TR.
  • the back of the article assemblies 22 can be guided in a supporting manner during transport by the feed conveyor device 4 by a push rod 15 or the like, for example by a profiled push rod 15.
  • Guide rails 16 arranged parallel to the transport direction TR can be assigned to the side of the transport path for the article assemblies 22 of the feed conveyor device 4, which guide rails serve in particular for the lateral guidance and limitation of the article assemblies 22.
  • the device 9 is formed by a so-called stretching die 40 with a plurality of stretching tools 41.
  • the stretching tools 41 are suitable for reducing a resistance force of the at least one packaging blank 30, in particular a resistance force in an edge region of the through-openings 31 of the at least one packaging blank 30.
  • the pretreatment at least slightly increases an average diameter of the through-openings 31 (see Fig. 1).
  • an upper region 23 (see Fig. 1) of the articles 20 with a maximum diameter, which maximum diameter is preferably at least slightly larger than an average diameter of the through-openings 31, can be more easily passed through the respective through-opening 31 of the packaging blank 30.
  • the necessary application force is reduced compared to the actual application force which would be necessary to attach a packaging blank 30 without preparation or pretreatment to the articles 20 of the article assembly 22.
  • the risk that when applying the When applying the packaging blank 30, the risk of damage to the articles 20 is reduced compared to conventional packaging devices and conventional application methods. In this case, even articles 20 with a thin wall thickness can be used without being damaged during the application of the packaging blank 30.
  • the stretching die 40 comprises a receiving side 42 for the at least one packaging blank 30.
  • stretching tools are provided on the receiving side 42.
  • Figures 2 and 3 show a first special case in which the receiving side 42 is inclined at an angle of 1 degree to 359 degrees relative to the transport plane 17 formed by the feed device 4.
  • Figures 2 and 3 show a first special case in which the receiving side
  • At least one retaining mechanism 45 is assigned to the device 9 of the pretreatment module 6, which retaining mechanism 45 is designed to at least temporarily hold the at least one packaging blank 30 between the receiving by the device 9 and the removal of the at least one pretreated packaging blank 30 from the device 9.
  • the receiving side 42 is arranged at an angle different from 90 degrees to the transport plane 17, a correspondingly adapted movement of the retaining elements 46 takes place in a suitably inclined movement plane.
  • the at least one expansion die 40 can be detachably arranged in the pretreatment module 6.
  • the packaging device 1 can be easily adapted to the new product.
  • the expansion tools 41 on the expansion die 40 can be formed by differently designed, preferably detachable format parts.
  • the format parts can essentially replicate the shape of the articles 20 to which the respective packaging blank 30 is to be applied.
  • the stretching tools 41 are formed, for example, from a rigid solid material or at least have greater stability than the respective articles 20. Depending on the articles 20 and the corresponding packaging blanks 30, the appropriate stretching tools 41 are arranged on the stretching die 40 in the appropriate number and arrangement. The packaging blank 30 is placed on the stretching tools 41 and pressed against them.
  • the packaging blank 30 is placed onto the stretching tools 41 with a horizontally directed movement and pressed against them, so that the stretching tools 41 pass through the through-openings 31 of the packaging blank 30 in certain areas and in particular engage with the edge areas of the through-openings 31 (see Figure 1).
  • This causes an expansion or other modification of the edge areas of the through-openings 31 and in particular weakens the material in the edge areas of the through-openings 31.
  • the stretching tools 41 increase the average diameter of the through-openings 31.
  • radial incisions extend from the through-openings 31 within the edge regions.
  • the regions The so-called fixing devices or fixing tabs are formed between the radial incisions.
  • the expanding tools 41 with their expanding diameters, particularly cause the edge regions to be bent open in the opposite direction to the application direction of the prepared or pretreated packaging blanks 30.
  • the application direction refers, in particular, to the direction of movement with which the packaging blanks 30 are secured to the articles 20 of the article assembly.
  • the packaging blanks 30 are preferably stacked horizontally one above the other.
  • a vertical arrangement of the packaging blanks 30 can be provided. This is particularly advantageous with the angular arrangement and orientation of the expansion die 40 described in Figures 2 and 3.
  • the first handling device 11 is preferably designed to receive the packaging blank 30 in a vertical orientation and to transport it in this vertical orientation to the expansion die 40 and transfer it to the receiving side 42.
  • the packaging blank 30, pre-treated by the stretching tools 41 is removed from the stretching die 40 by a second handling device 10 and conveyed to the packaging module 5 and applied to the article assembly 22 within the packaging module 5, wherein the packaging blank 30 is applied and secured to the articles 20 of the article assembly 22 by pressing it on.
  • a single handling device 10 carries out both transport steps, ie the reception of a packaging blank 30 from the magazine 8 and the transfer to the reception side 42 of the device 9 or the stretching die 40 as well as the removal of the pretreated Packaging blank 30 from the stretching die 40 and transferring it into the
  • Packaging module 5 for application to article compilation 22.
  • the packaging blanks 30 may be necessary in the embodiment shown in Figures 2 and 3 to change the orientation of the packaging blank 30 after removal from a magazine 8 and before transfer to the receiving side 42 of the device 9. If the packaging blanks 30 are provided in a horizontal arrangement in the magazine 8, they must be brought into a vertical orientation before transfer to the receiving side 42 of the device 90.
  • Fig. 4 shows a second embodiment of a retaining mechanism 45.
  • Fig. 4 also shows an expansion die 40 as the pretreatment device 9, which is equipped with two expansion tools 41.
  • These are essentially expansion tools 41 with an expansion region 44 designed as a truncated cone 43, as already described in connection with Figs. 2 and 3, to whose description reference is hereby made.
  • the retaining mechanism 45 or the retaining elements 46 are formed directly on the expansion tools 41 in the form of at least one elevation 47 opposite the surface of the truncated cone 43 of the expansion tool 41.
  • the retaining elements 46 can, for example, be designed as a cam 48 or have the shape of a bulge 49 of another design.
  • several retaining elements 46 can be provided on a circumferential line 65 of the expansion tool 41, or a retaining element 46 can be provided that extends around a circumferential line 65 of the expansion tool 41.
  • the pretreatment of the packaging blank 30 takes place in a temporally preceding connection with the removal of the packaging blank 30 from the stretching die 40.
  • the passage openings 31 of the packaging blank 30 are widened by pressing onto the expanding diameter of the stretching tools 41 in such a way that the packaging blank 30 can be easily removed from the stretching tools 41 with the at least one retaining element 46 after the pretreatment.
  • Fig. 5 shows a third embodiment of a retaining mechanism 45, which is also formed directly on the expansion tool 41.
  • the retaining element 46 formed as an elevation 47 opposite the surface of the truncated cone 43, is spring-loaded.
  • at least one spring element 50 is arranged inside the expansion tool 41, which facilitates the arrangement of the packaging blank 30 on the expansion die 40 by at least briefly pressing the retaining element 46 inward during transfer to the expansion die 40, i.e., toward the surface of the truncated cone 43.
  • Fig. 6 shows a side view of a second embodiment of a device 9 of a pretreatment module 6 of a packaging device 1 with a fourth embodiment of a retaining mechanism 45.
  • the retaining mechanism 45 is assigned to the two handling devices 10 for the packaging blank 30 or the retaining mechanism 45 is designed as part of the two handling devices 10 for the packaging blank 30.
  • the handling devices 10 are designed as a first robot 11 and a second robot 12, with the robots 11, 12 each being equipped with a plurality of holding devices 51 in the form of suction devices 52.
  • the suction devices 52 are formed, for example, by vacuum suction cups 53.
  • the holding devices 51 can also be formed by other suitable gripping means or the like.
  • the first robot 11 removes the packaging blank 30 from a magazine (not shown, see Fig. 1) and secures it on the receiving side 42 of the stretching die 40. At least partially overlapping in time, the second robot 12 now also engages the packaging blank 30 with its holding devices 51 and holds it, while the first robot 11 detaches itself from the packaging blank 30.
  • the holding devices 51 of the first robot 11 and the holding devices 51 of the second robot 12 engage with each other in a rake-like manner and thus do not hinder or interfere with each other.
  • Fig. 7 shows a lateral view of a third embodiment of a device 9 of a pretreatment module 6. This is an embodiment in which the receiving side 42 of the device 9 of the pretreatment module 6 arranged next to the feed device 4 is inclined at an angle of 180 degrees with respect to the transport plane 17 formed by the feed device 4.
  • a retaining mechanism 45 is particularly important in order to securely position the packaging blank 30 on the device and at least to temporarily fix it thereto.
  • the alternative retention mechanisms 45 according to Figures 4 to 6 or other suitable retention mechanisms known to those skilled in the art can be used alternatively.
  • a significant advantage of a device 9 arranged next to the feed device 4, which is inclined or rotated with respect to the transport plane 17, according to the embodiment shown, for example, in Figures 2 and 3 and in Figure 7, is in particular that the distance 56 between the feed device 4 and the device 9 can be minimized.
  • the packaging blanks 30 When handling the packaging blanks 30 by a corresponding handling device 10, it may be necessary for procedural reasons to make changes after the packaging blank 30 has been removed from a magazine 8 and before it is transferred to the receiving side 42 of the device 9. If the packaging blanks 30 are provided in the magazine 8 in an upright arrangement, they must be brought into a horizontal orientation before being transferred to the receiving side 42 of the device 90. If, on the other hand, the packaging blanks 30 are provided in the magazine 8 in an upright arrangement, it may be expedient or necessary for handling by the handling device 10 in some embodiments to bring the packaging blank into a horizontal orientation rotated by 180 degrees before being transferred to the receiving side 42 of the device 90.
  • Figures 8 to 10 each show a side view of a fourth embodiment of a device 9 of a pretreatment module 6.
  • the device 9, in particular the expansion die 40 can be transferred from a first arrangement 60 shown in Fig. 9 by pivoting or folding about a pivot axis by 90 degrees into a second arrangement 61 shown in Fig. 9.
  • the packaging blank 30 is arranged on the device 9 located in the first arrangement 60 (see Fig. 8), preferably by a first handling device (not shown).
  • the device 9 is then transferred into the second arrangement 61 by a first pivoting movement.
  • the pretreatment of the packaging blank 30 and its removal from the device 9 preferably take place, preferably by a second handling device (not shown).
  • the device 9 can be transferred back into the first arrangement 60 by a second pivoting movement (see Fig. 10).
  • the second pivoting movement occurs in the opposite direction to the first pivoting movement.
  • the receiving side 42 for the packaging blank 30 is transferred from a horizontal orientation according to the first arrangement 60 into a vertical orientation according to the second arrangement 61.
  • the first pivoting movement brings the receiving side 42 for the packaging blank 30 closer to the feed device 4.
  • a first distance 57 between the device 9 and the feed device 4 in the first arrangement 60 is larger than a second distance 58 between the device 9 and the feed device 4 in the second arrangement 61.
  • Figures 11 to 13 each show a lateral view of a fifth embodiment of a device 9 of a pretreatment module 6. This embodiment essentially corresponds to the embodiment shown in Figures 8 to 10, to the description of which reference is hereby made.
  • the device 9 can optionally be transferred by the movement into a second arrangement 61, in which second arrangement 61 the device 9 is arranged at least in regions above the feed device 4.
  • Figures 14 and 15 each show a side view of a sixth embodiment of a device 9 of a pretreatment module 6.
  • the device 9 of the pretreatment module 6 is designed to be movable.
  • the device 9, designed, for example, as an expansion die 40 can be arranged on a carriage 63 or the like, which carriage 63 can be transferred along a preferably horizontally arranged or aligned rail element 64 from a first arrangement 60 next to the feed device 4 to a second arrangement 61.
  • the second arrangement 61 it is particularly provided that the device 9 is arranged at least partially or completely above the feed device 4.
  • the receiving side 42 formed as the upper side 54 of the device 9 in the first arrangement 60 now forms a lower side 55 of the device 9 in the second arrangement 61.
  • the second robot 12 after removing the pretreated packaging blank 30 within the pretreatment area 66 from the device 9, the second robot 12 must therefore at least briefly perform a movement counter to the transport direction TR in order to be able to apply the pretreated packaging blank 30 within the application area 67 to the article assembly 22.
  • a retaining mechanism 45 ensures that the at least one packaging blank 30 can be held securely at least temporarily on the device 9 of the pretreatment module 6, for example on the stretching die 40 or another suitable device 9.
  • the packaging blank 30 is fixed to the device 9 in particular in the period between the reception by the device 9 and the pretreatment and/or removal of the at least one packaging blank 30 from the device 9.
  • Packaging units can series

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil d'emballage (1) et un procédé de production d'unités d'emballage (25). L'appareil d'emballage (1) comprend un dispositif d'alimentation (4) pour les articles (20), un module de prétraitement (6) pour préparer les ébauches d'emballage (30) pour une application sur les articles (20) et un module d'emballage (5) pour appliquer les ébauches d'emballage (30) sur les articles (20). Afin de préparer les ébauches d'emballage (30), l'invention concerne un dispositif (9) qui est conçu pour réduire une force de résistance des ébauches d'emballage respectives (30) pendant l'application ultérieure sur les articles (20).
PCT/EP2025/055033 2024-03-12 2025-02-25 Appareil d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage Pending WO2025190651A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE102024107047.1 2024-03-12
DE102024107047.1A DE102024107047A1 (de) 2024-03-12 2024-03-12 Verpackungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2025190651A1 true WO2025190651A1 (fr) 2025-09-18

Family

ID=94870403

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/EP2025/055033 Pending WO2025190651A1 (fr) 2024-03-12 2025-02-25 Appareil d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage

Country Status (2)

Country Link
DE (1) DE102024107047A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2025190651A1 (fr)

Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2929181A (en) * 1957-05-20 1960-03-22 Illinois Tool Works Machine and method for assembling containers with a carrier
US4392337A (en) * 1978-12-18 1983-07-12 Nifco, Inc. Apparatus for attachment of carrier sheet to containers
US5537801A (en) * 1992-01-14 1996-07-23 Norpapp Industri As Apparatus and method for mounting carrying strips on bottles
EP1075419B1 (fr) 1997-08-01 2003-10-29 MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems LLC Machine d'emballage et procede de montage de cartons
DE202012103324U1 (de) 2012-08-31 2012-09-20 Project Automation & Engineering Gmbh Gebindeschablone zum Zusammenfügen von Verpackungseinheiten
WO2021043632A1 (fr) 2019-09-05 2021-03-11 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage
DE102019128874A1 (de) 2019-10-25 2021-04-29 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Verpackungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten
DE102020109632A1 (de) * 2020-04-07 2021-10-07 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Verpackungsvorrichtung zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten, Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten und Verpackungseinheit
US20220348368A1 (en) * 2021-04-13 2022-11-03 Douglas Machine Inc. System & process for forming retained container groups from arrayed container groups
WO2023208434A1 (fr) * 2022-04-27 2023-11-02 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Appareil d'emballage et procédé d'application d'emballage sur une combinaison d'articles

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2929181A (en) * 1957-05-20 1960-03-22 Illinois Tool Works Machine and method for assembling containers with a carrier
US4392337A (en) * 1978-12-18 1983-07-12 Nifco, Inc. Apparatus for attachment of carrier sheet to containers
US5537801A (en) * 1992-01-14 1996-07-23 Norpapp Industri As Apparatus and method for mounting carrying strips on bottles
EP1075419B1 (fr) 1997-08-01 2003-10-29 MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems LLC Machine d'emballage et procede de montage de cartons
DE202012103324U1 (de) 2012-08-31 2012-09-20 Project Automation & Engineering Gmbh Gebindeschablone zum Zusammenfügen von Verpackungseinheiten
WO2021043632A1 (fr) 2019-09-05 2021-03-11 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Dispositif d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage
DE102019128874A1 (de) 2019-10-25 2021-04-29 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Verpackungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten
DE102020109632A1 (de) * 2020-04-07 2021-10-07 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Verpackungsvorrichtung zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten, Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten und Verpackungseinheit
US20220348368A1 (en) * 2021-04-13 2022-11-03 Douglas Machine Inc. System & process for forming retained container groups from arrayed container groups
WO2023208434A1 (fr) * 2022-04-27 2023-11-02 Krones Aktiengesellschaft Appareil d'emballage et procédé d'application d'emballage sur une combinaison d'articles

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE102024107047A1 (de) 2025-09-18

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP3969377B1 (fr) Dispositif d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage
DE102009026220B4 (de) Verfahren und Verpackungsmaschine zum Gruppieren und Verbinden von Artikeln
DE102019128874A1 (de) Verpackungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten
EP3450332B1 (fr) Dispositif d'emballage pour articles et procédé d'insertion des articles dans un emballage extérieur préparé
EP4025506A1 (fr) Dispositif d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage
EP4396090A1 (fr) Dispositif d'emballage, unité d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage
EP3974328A2 (fr) Emballage cerclé, machine à cercler et procédé de fabrication d'emballages cerclés
DE102021126396A1 (de) Verfahren, Applikationsvorrichtung und Verpackungsvorrichtung zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten
DE102020207930A1 (de) Verpackungsvorrichtung zum Herstellen von Gebinden, bei welchen mehrere Artikel über eine Umreifungsbanderole zusammengehalten sind
DE102019113179A1 (de) Gebinde, Verfahren zur Herstellung von Gebinden und Gebindebildungsvorrichtung
WO2018141498A2 (fr) Dispositif de manipulation et procédé de fermeture de languettes de fond extérieures d'un suremballage
DE69910973T2 (de) Maschine und verfahren zum verpacken mehrerer gegenstände in eine schachtel
EP4112486A1 (fr) Magasin d'emballage pour un manipulateur et système d'emballage permettant de fabriquer des bottesi
EP3529066B1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif pour transférer des casiers à des suremballages prévus pour des articles
WO2025190651A1 (fr) Appareil d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage
DE102020114298A1 (de) Verpackungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Verpackungseinheit
DE102019113180A1 (de) Verpackungsvorrichtung für Artikelgruppen und Verfahren zum Aufbringen eines Verpackungszuschnitts auf Artikelgruppen
EP3458366B1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif pour étiqueter des emballages primaires
EP4543768A1 (fr) Procédé et dispositif d'emballage pour produire des unités d'emballage, et tête d'application pour une utilisation correspondante
DE102023103032A1 (de) Verpackungsmaschine und Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten
DE102020109632A1 (de) Verpackungsvorrichtung zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten, Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten und Verpackungseinheit
EP3892553A1 (fr) Procédé de fabrication d'un emballage et dispositif d'emballage destiné à la fabrication d'un emballage
DE102021132332A1 (de) Verfahren zur Erstellung von Gebindelagen und/oder Palettenanordnungen, Vorrichtung zur Erstellung von Gebindelagen und/oder Palettenanordnungen; Gebindelage und Palettenanordnung
WO2025026658A1 (fr) Appareil d'emballage pour placer une ébauche d'emballage sur un paquet d'articles, ébauche d'emballage, unité d'emballage et procédé de production d'une unité d'emballage
DE102019123831A1 (de) Verpackungsvorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung von Verpackungseinheiten

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 25709637

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1