CN104203754A - Packaging method and system - Google Patents

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CN104203754A
CN104203754A CN201380018005.0A CN201380018005A CN104203754A CN 104203754 A CN104203754 A CN 104203754A CN 201380018005 A CN201380018005 A CN 201380018005A CN 104203754 A CN104203754 A CN 104203754A
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Abstract

The invention provides a method for the secondary packaging of ophthalmic lenses for example contact lenses, contained in individual primary packages (17). The method including the steps of providing a plurality of single individual primary packages (17) each containing an ophthalmic lens and determining a number of single individual primary packages (17) to be taken from the plurality of single individual primary packages (17) and to be packed into a secondary package (16). The method further includes the steps of providing a secondary package blank (1) of a size capable of accommodating the determined number of single individual primary packages (17) to be packed into the secondary package (16) and placing each single individual primary package (17) of the determined number of single individual primary packages (17) into the secondary package blank (1). The method further includes the step of folding and closing the secondary package blank (1) containing the determined number of single individual primary packages (17) to form the secondary package (16).

Description

Packing method and system
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of for the eye-use lens that is contained in independent primary package as the method for the secondary package of contact lens, and a kind of system of the secondary package for this eye-use lens.
Background technology
For being contained in the method for secondary package of the contact lens of blister-type primary package, be well-known, particularly for the disposable contact lens abandoning after using.For example by EP 0 680955, know this primary package.In this primary package, single contact lens is contained in cavity in the storage solutions such as salt solution.Separately primary package by paper tinsel so that a plurality of primary package is arranged in a line and the mode that foil is placed in the primary package of such arrangement is sealed.Then foil is sealed or be welded to packing above, thereby form by the interconnected band being formed by primary package of public foil.What the band forming like this comprised predetermined quantity (being arranged in the quantity of the packing of a line) all holds contact lens primary package.Yet the predetermined quantity of the primary package among this band has limited the alerting ability of secondary package, because be contained in the integral multiple of predetermined quantity that the sum of the contact lens in secondary package is confirmed as forming the primary package of band.For example, in the situation that band comprises 5 independent primary packages of all holding contact lens, secondary package is held an integral multiple contact lens of 5 all the time.
By EP 1 125 849 A2, know a kind of method of secondary package for the manufacture of holding this array (band) of 5 primary packages of all holding contact lens.Therefore, this secondary package has the size that can take in one or more this bands that are comprised of 5 primary packages.Can increase to packing the customization of primary package or secondary package, such as opening oculist's name or patient's the name of these lens, oculist's telephone number, or out of Memory.If customization comprises figure, by client, for example, by oculist's selection/assignment graph when placing an order of ordering lens.
There are some shortcomings in the described program of the secondary package of the band that consists of the primary package of all holding contact lens and this band that provides.For example, in the situation that order is specified the quantity of contact lens of particular type and this quantity, be not 5 integral multiple, so not can with order Strict Compliance.For example, if lens manufacturers only stores the band being comprised of 5 primary packages, client only can order an integral multiple contact lens of 5, and this may make to want to order for example client of 12 contact lenses and be unsatisfied with.Or lens manufacturers can send to client and not charge to surpassing 3 lens that amount to 12 lens of ordering amounting to 15 lens, this may make lens manufacturers dissatisfied from an economic point of view.
As another replacement scheme, lens manufacturers can store the band that the contact lens by varying number forms.For example, except storing the band being formed by 5 primary packages, can store in addition the band being formed by 3 primary packages.Although this permission is increasing some alerting abilitys aspect the lot-size of contact lens, it has increased the expense of lens manufacturers.This is to store the band being comprised of 3 primary packages and the band being comprised of 5 primary packages because lens manufacturers is necessary for the contact lens of every kind of single type.The manufacturing expense (must produce the band being comprised of 3 primary packages and the band being comprised of 5 primary packages) that this had both increased lens manufacturers, has increased again its carrying cost (must store the band being comprised of 3 primary packages and the band being comprised of 5 primary packages).In addition,, owing to there being the band that must be packaged in the different length in secondary package, may need dissimilar secondary package.Even if increased like this expense, still may not can strictly meet the order that each is received, because the order of receiving still may be specified, 5 an integral multiple contact lens is not again that an integral multiple contact lens of 3 neither their contact lens of desired amt of combination yet.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce manufacturing expense and the stock of lens manufacturers, and the alerting ability of secondary package that simultaneously improves contact lens is so that can strictly meet the order of receiving.In addition, should keep the quantity of different secondary packing as far as possible little.
Summary of the invention
The method according to this invention and system have overcome the problems referred to above and shortcoming.Especially, according to the alerting ability that allows to reduce manufacturing expense and stock and improve the secondary package of contact lens as the method for the secondary package of contact lens for eye-use lens of the present invention.
According to the present invention, provide a kind of for the eye-use lens that is contained in independent primary package as the method for the secondary package of contact lens.Said method comprising the steps of
-a plurality of independent primary packages of all holding eye-use lens are provided, and
-determining will be from taking out and be packaged into the quantity of the independent primary package of secondary package among described a plurality of independent primary packages,
-the secondary package base substrate (blank) with the size that will be packaged into the independent primary package in secondary package that can take in determined quantity is provided,
-each the independent primary package among the independent primary package of determined quantity is put into secondary package base substrate, and
-folding and sealing is held the secondary package base substrate of independent primary package of determined quantity to form secondary package.
Described independent primary package can belong to any type or material conventionally.Yet preferably described primary package is blister package, for example, as the blister package of recording in above-mentioned EP 0 680 955.Described single primary package is sealed respectively and stored, make no longer to need to store the band of the different length of the contact lens that comprises a kind of particular type.This has reduced manufacturing expense, because need only produce the single bubble-cap of sealing respectively, and has reduced the type of stock, because need only store independent primary package.In addition,, by stock is only comprised of independent primary package, can accurately provide the lens of any desirable number.Before selecting secondary package base substrate, determine the quantity that will be packaged into the independent primary package in secondary package.This allow to select to take in the secondary package base substrate of appropriate size of the independent primary package of determined quantity.Once select secondary package base substrate, just independent primary package is put into selected secondary package base substrate, after this secondary package base substrate that holds independent primary package is folded and is sealed to form secondary package.The size of secondary package base substrate normally flexibly.Yet, in order to process efficiently, preferably provide the secondary package base substrate with different size of predetermined quantity.
By the method according to this invention, can in the secondary package of one (or a plurality of) customization, provide the contact lens of a type of any desirable number.For example, if oculist has ordered the contact lens of some for his one of patient, can in the secondary package of a customization, provide the independent primary package of holding for this patient's lens.Stamp such as " contact lens for patient John Smith being provided by oculist Tom Cross " can be provided this secondary package of accurately holding the lens of desired amt.
Or, can be in the secondary package of a customization to same client, the combination of dissimilar lens is for example provided to the oculist who orders dissimilar lens for different patients.Term " dissimilar lens " refers to the eye-use lens that at least one characteristic is different from other eye-use lens as used in this application, any other characteristic that the physics that described at least one characteristic can be lens or chemical nature, the overall dimensions of lens, the shape of lens, optical correction, material, color maybe can be distinguished eye-use lens mutually.Especially, described eye-use lens is contact lens.
Certainly, primary package and secondary package both can be provided with the stamp such as the trade mark of lens manufacturers.In addition, primary package can be provided with other printing information, such as the data (such as base curvature radius, optical correction, product batch number etc.) relevant with being contained in each lens in primary package.
The one side of the method according to this invention, provides the step of a plurality of independent primary packages to comprise a plurality of independent primary packages of holding at least two kinds of dissimilar eye-use lens is provided.This aspect relates to the above-mentioned possibility that diversified at least two kinds of dissimilar contact lenses are provided in a secondary package as above.For example, oculist has been his patient John Smith, Jeff Miller and the contact lens of Jane Blair order some.The independent primary package of holding dissimilar contact lens can be put into one or more secondary package together, then described secondary package be sent to the oculist who orders lens for his patient.(for example can distinguish mark, by printing John Smith, Jeff Miller and these names of Jane Blai in the primary package holding for these people's lens) hold the primary package of dissimilar contact lens, so which lens that oculist can easily identify in secondary package are exclusively used in whom.In addition, stamp such as " contact lens for John Smith, Jeff Miller and Jane Blair being provided by oculist Tom Cross " can be provided respectively secondary package, to allow oculist easily to identify which secondary package, comprises the lens for respective patient.
Therefore,, in an embodiment of method of the present invention, by customer order, determine quantity and the type that is contained in independent primary package and will be packaged into the eye-use lens in secondary package.
The another aspect of the method according to this invention, providing the step of secondary package base substrate to comprise provides a plurality of predetermined different secondaries packing base substrates, and described different secondary packing base substrate has same widths.This has simplified and picks up as will be explained in more detail below independent primary package and by means of automatic equipment, as picked and placeed humanoid robot, they were put into the process of secondary package base substrate before base substrate is folded to form to secondary package.Typically, 1 to 12 independent primary package of some can be packaged in single secondary package, make to provide the secondary package base substrate of limited amount, as also will illustrated in greater detail below.
The another aspect of the method according to this invention, the step of preferably each independent primary package being put into secondary package base substrate comprises each independent primary package is positioned over and is formed on the independent notch that secondary package base substrate is corresponding.In secondary package base substrate the quantity of independent notch by the maximum capacity of secondary package be defined as secondary package base substrate is selected to have corresponding to or just over the notch of maximum quantity that will be packaged into the quantity of the independent primary package in secondary package.
The another aspect of the method according to this invention, is placed on described independent primary package in the corresponding independent notch of secondary package base substrate, to independent primary package (reliably) is remained in corresponding notch.This can for example realize by the frictional fit because the slightly different size of primary package and notch causes separately.In another example, in notch, can be provided with holding member, with (reliably), independent primary package be remained in notch.Once primary package thereby they have been placed in notch and have just been maintained at the fixed position in secondary package, its favourable part is that primary package is securely held in corresponding notch when secondary package base substrate is folded to form secondary package.
In another modification of the present invention, described method comprises the step that folds and seal secondary package base substrate, and this step comprises and folds and seal secondary package base substrate to form the secondary package of purse type (wallet-type).The favourable part of the secondary package of purse type is, its allows by such FOLD AND PACK base substrate, the larger primary package of quantity to be arranged in secondary package: after folding, the crooked bowl-shaped part (bowl) (cavity that holds contact lens and salt solution) of primary package toward each other but relative to each other setover in joint space-efficient mode.In addition, the secondary package of purse type allows to approach easily each primary package by launching the part with primary package of the secondary package of purse type.
As mentioned above, the another embodiment of the method according to this invention comprises to secondary package base substrate, secondary package or primary package or apply the step of image, graphic designs, Word message etc. to their combination in any separately.The customization and/or the privatization that apply permission primary package and secondary package of image, graphic designs or Word message, and allow to add ATTACH LABEL etc.The applying and can carry out before or after forming secondary package by secondary package base substrate of image, graphic designs, Word message etc.Especially, can determine the step that applies image, graphic designs, Word message etc. by customer order.
Another aspect of the present invention relate to a kind of for the eye-use lens that is contained in independent primary package as the system of the secondary package of contact lens.This system comprises storage element and input block, and described storage element is for a plurality of independent primary packages of all holding eye-use lens are provided, and described input block will take out and be packaged into from storage element the quantity of the independent primary package of secondary package for determining.This system also comprises that secondary package base substrate can be taken in the independent primary package of determined quantity for the packing base substrate memory device of secondary package base substrate is provided.Further, this system comprises for each the independent primary package among the independent primary package of determined quantity being put into at least one robot of secondary package base substrate.Finally, this system comprise for fold and seal hold determined quantity independent primary package to form the folding unit of the secondary package base substrate of secondary package.
Storage element can for example comprise rack system, and primary package is stored in this rack system and can automatically fetches them and transmit for secondary package from this rack system separately.Input block can be embodied as and receive the information relevant with type with the quantity of lens to determine the computing machine of the quantity of independent primary package.This computing machine also can be used for controlling fetching and transmit and independent primary package being put into secondary package base substrate of corresponding independent primary package.
Packing base substrate memory device can hold the different secondary packing base substrate of the independent primary package that has been cut into certain length and can have taken in some.Or packing base substrate memory device can comprise the band being formed by the packing blank of material that is only cut into certain length after the quantity of determining the independent packing that will put into secondary package base substrate.Under any circumstance, secondary package base substrate all has same widths.No matter this quantity that makes to put into the primary package of secondary package is how many, can both be in the situation that carry out any adjusting feeding secondary packing base substrate easily on same travel line without the travel line to for secondary package base substrate.In addition, " picking and placeing humanoid robot " can carry out more or less identical operation all the time, because it must be placed on corresponding primary package separately the identical position of arranging along travel line, horizontal position on travel line all the time.
According to the one side of system of the present invention, storage element comprises at least one pallet, and each pallet has at least two compartments.Compartment is really sized to takes at least one independent primary package, more preferably holds a plurality of independent primary package of the lens of same type.
According to another aspect, system according to the present invention comprises input block, and this input block is suitable for receiving and processing customer order, and this customer order is determined the quantity of independent primary package.Input block (for example computing machine) can directly receive and process to be determined and will take out and be packaged into from a plurality of independent primary packages (from cache) customer order of the quantity of the independent primary package the second packing.Input block receives and especially to comprise with the type of contact lens, the customer order of the information that the quantity of the contact lens of order, client etc. are relevant.Process this information to determine the size of the secondary package of taking in independent primary package according to customer order.Thereby input block is at least controlled storage element, robot and secondary package base substrate memory device according to received customer order.
In another advantageous variant of the present invention, packing base substrate memory device is suitable for providing a plurality of predetermined different secondary packing with same widths.In this respect, term " predetermined different secondary packing base substrate " means that the secondary package base substrate being stored in memory device has been cut into certain length, yet, the secondary package base substrate with different length is provided, and wherein different secondary package base substrates can be taken in the independent primary package of varying number.Conventionally, 1 to 12 independent primary package is packaged in a secondary package base substrate, make the secondary package base substrate of 6 kinds of different sizes (length) of some to be stored in this case in packing base substrate memory device, as will be illustrated in greater detail below.
For independent primary package is placed in secondary package base substrate, according to another aspect, system according to the present invention comprises along a plurality of robots of the first and second travel line arranged in succession for difference delivery tray (holding independent primary package) and secondary package base substrate.Thisly along travel line, arrange that more than one robot has improved the efficiency of system because it allows higher capacity rating, because due to just busy and can not be from pallet picks up independent primary package and it is put into secondary package base substrate in the situation that, next robot can be carried out this action at a robot.
According to another aspect, system according to the present invention comprises applying unit, and this applying unit is suitable for to secondary package base substrate, secondary package or primary package or apply image, graphic designs, Word message etc. to their combination etc. separately.Applying unit can belong to the type of any appropriate, and for example applying unit can be printer.Applying unit is preferably connected to input block, makes any information comprising in customer order can transfer to applying unit, and applying unit is applied information as required then.As mentioned above, the information comprising in described customer order can comprise lip-deep figure, image, other design or the Word message that will be arranged on secondary package.
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Below with reference to accompanying drawing, further describe embodiments of the invention, to understand more fully the present invention and advantage thereof.
Fig. 1 is the top view of the first embodiment of the not folding secondary package base substrate (purse type) that uses in the method according to this invention and system;
Fig. 2 is by the transparent view of the secondary package of the folding acquisition of the secondary package base substrate from Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the top view that can be packaged into the independent primary package in the secondary package base substrate of the method according to this invention and system;
Fig. 4 is the transparent view of the secondary package base substrate of the Fig. 1 in first fold overlapping state;
Fig. 5 is the transparent view of the secondary package base substrate of the Fig. 1 in the second folded state;
Fig. 6 is the transparent view of the secondary package base substrate of the Fig. 1 in the 3rd folded state;
Fig. 7 is the transparent view of the secondary package base substrate of the Fig. 1 in four fold overlapping state;
Fig. 8 is the top view of the second embodiment with the secondary package base substrate of a notch;
Fig. 9 is the top view of the 3rd embodiment with the secondary package base substrate of two notchs;
Figure 10 is the top view of the 4th embodiment with the secondary package base substrate of 8 notchs; And
Figure 11 is according to the schematic diagram of system of the present invention embodiment.
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates can be at the first embodiment of the secondary package for eye-use lens according to the present invention, the second packing base substrate 1 of using especially for the method for the secondary package of contact lens.Contact lens is contained in the independent primary package 17 shown in Fig. 3.Primary package 17 has basic components 18, is wherein formed with cavity 20.Contact lens is contained in cavity 20 (bowl-shaped part) in the aqueous system such as salt solution.Lid paper tinsel 19 is for example connected on basic components 18 by means of suitable sealing or welding technique.
Return to Fig. 1, secondary package base substrate 1 has the size of the independent primary package 17 that can take in predetermined quantity, in an illustrated embodiment, secondary package base substrate 1 can be taken in maximum 6 independent primary packages 17 in notch 4 (in an illustrated embodiment, each notch 4 comprises two cut-out sections).Each independent notch 4 has than the size and dimension of the undersized of the appropriate section of primary package 17, to reliably independent primary package 17 is remained in corresponding independent notch 4 by frictional fit.In addition, primary package is fixed to the state inserting in seam 5 with their engage sides separately.
Secondary package base substrate 1 shown in Fig. 1 is made by the carboard that cuts into appropriate size and is had for all types of secondary package base substrates described in the application an all identical width 30.This width 30 is independent of the quantity of the independent primary package that will be taken in by secondary package base substrate.The length 3 of secondary package base substrate 1 determines the maximum quantity of the primary package that secondary package base substrate 1 can be taken in.Secondary package base substrate 1 comprises bottom panel 9, two side panels 13 and rear panels 10.Rear panel 10 is connected to top panel 11, and top panel 11 is connected to front panel 12.Comprise that the first inserting surface board section 7 and the second insertion panel 6 that inserts panel 8 are hingedly connected on bottom panel 9.Stop tab 15 is arranged for to insert and is arranged in the seam 14 in bottom panel 9.
The secondary package 16 of sealing as shown in Figure 2 can by a plurality of folding steps along the folding secondary package base substrate 1 of fold line 2 of the some of extending parallel to each other in the direction of the length 3 of the secondary package base substrate 1 as shown in Figure 1 and formed by secondary package base substrate 1.Notch 4 is formed in the first and second inserting surface board sections 7 and 8.
Fig. 4-7 illustrate the various steps that will carry out for the secondary package 16 shown in secondary package base substrate 1 acquisition Fig. 2 as shown in Figure 1.
In the first step shown in Fig. 4, so that inserting surface board section 7 and 8 is folded into upper and lower overlapping and then the insertion panel 6 forming is like this folded into the mode being positioned on bottom 9 and carries out folding.And, although not shown primary package 17 it is evident that, cavity 20 (bowl-shaped part) towards each other, but relative to each other biasing, thus allow to store two primary packages 17 in joint space-efficient mode.
In the second step shown in Fig. 5, side panel 13 is folded to form to the sidewall of secondary package 16.In the third step shown in Fig. 6, top panel 11 is folded in to the main body (corpus) having formed upper, thereby forms the secondary package of still opening shown in Fig. 7.In order to form the purse type secondary package 16 of the sealing shown in Fig. 2, then only need stop tab 15 to import in the seam 14 of lower cover cover panel 9.
Fig. 8-10 illustrate the other embodiment according to secondary package base substrate 1 of the present invention.As can be seen, the second embodiment of the secondary package base substrate 1 shown in Fig. 8 and the 3rd embodiment of the secondary package base substrate 1 shown in Fig. 9 have identical width 30 and length 3.Yet their parts that differs from one another are, the second embodiment of the secondary package base substrate 1 shown in Fig. 8 can take in an only independent primary package 17, and the 3rd embodiment of the secondary package base substrate shown in Fig. 9 can take in two independent primary packages 17.About the folding operation of carrying out in order to form secondary package, with reference to corresponding above description.
The 4th embodiment of the secondary package base substrate 1 shown in Figure 10 has the width 30 identical with above-mentioned other embodiment, but length 3 differences.The 4th embodiment of the secondary package base substrate shown in Fig. 1 can take in maximum 8 primary packages 17.About the folding operation of carrying out in order to form secondary package, with reference to corresponding above description.
Figure 11 illustrates for being contained in the embodiment of system of secondary package of the contact lens of independent primary package.Contact lens is contained in independent primary package 17 as above, and described independent primary package will be inserted in corresponding secondary package base substrate 1, and described secondary package base substrate 1 folds and seal formation secondary package 16 as above subsequently.For this reason, provide a plurality of independent primary package that comprises different contact lenses; Yet primary package is all identical for the contact lens of each type.
Primary package 17 is stored in a plurality of pallets 21 that can fetch from rack system 22 separately.Each pallet 21 can have one or more compartments.Each single compartment of pallet 21 comprises a plurality of primary packages 17, yet, in a compartment of pallet 21, provide the packing 17 of the contact lens that only holds a type, and different compartments comprises the primary package 17 of holding dissimilar contact lens conventionally.For can be between dissimilar contact lens automatic distinguishing, can apply identification marking (for example bar code or clear text printout) to independent primary package.
When customer order enters, use such as computer input device 24 and determine the sum that will be packaged into the independent primary package 17 in one or more secondary package.Input media 24 not only can be determined by customer order the sum of independent primary package, but also by customer order, is determined sum and the customized information alternatively of the contact lens of each type.
Determine to pack how many each types contact lens (for example, pass through customer order) afterwards, from secondary package base substrate memory device 23 select to take in determined quantity independent primary package one or more secondary package base substrates 1 and send it to load-transfer device 25.Memory device 23 can hold dissimilar secondary package base substrate 1.As seen in Figure 11, memory device 23 can hold secondary package base substrate 1, and described secondary package base substrate can be taken in maximum 1,2,3,6 or 12 contact lens.All these packing base substrates 1 all have same widths 30, but length can be different, as described above.
Once secondary package base substrate 1 has been sent to load-transfer device 25, one or more robots 26 just pick up the respective primary packing of being determined by customer order the notch 4 (referring to Fig. 1) of picked up independent primary package 17 being put into secondary package base substrate 1 from the compartment of pallet 21.One or more folding units 27 are carried out various folding operations to form the secondary package 16 of purse type, as described above.
In the situation that forming secondary package 16, can apply by the dedicated surface area to secondary package 16 design or out of Memory 29, particularly image, graphic designs, Word message etc. and customize secondary package 16.And, although determine the customized information that will apply by customer order via input media 24, as mentioned above, but alternatively or in addition, can to secondary package 16, apply trademark information by printer 28, it can comprise design or information, particularly image, graphic designs, Word message etc.
Although described embodiments of the invention, those skilled in the art can expect many changes, substitutes, changes, revises, changes and retrofit and not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention, but on the contrary, the present invention is intended to contain these changes, substitutes, changes, revises, changes and remodeling.Therefore, scope of the present invention limits by claims.

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1. for being contained in the method for secondary package of eye-use lens for for example contact lens of independent primary package (17), said method comprising the steps of
A plurality of independent primary packages (17) that all accommodate eye-use lens are provided,
Determine and will take out and be packaged into from described a plurality of independent primary packages (17) quantity of the independent primary package (17) secondary package (16),
Secondary package base substrate (1) is provided, and what the size of described secondary package base substrate (1) can be taken in determined quantity will be packaged into the independent primary package (17) in described secondary package (16),
Each independent primary package (17) among the independent primary package (17) of determined quantity is put into described secondary package base substrate (1),
The secondary package base substrate (1) that folds and seal the independent primary package (17) of holding determined quantity is to form described secondary package (16).
2. method according to claim 1, wherein, provide the step of a plurality of independent primary packages (17) to comprise a plurality of independent primary packages (17) of holding at least two kinds of dissimilar eye-use lens are provided, at least one physics or the chemical nature of the eye-use lens of every type are different from the eye-use lens of another type.
3. method according to claim 2, wherein, determines quantity and the type that is contained in independent primary package (17) and is packaged into the eye-use lens in described secondary package (16) by customer order.
4. according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, providing the step of secondary package base substrate (1) to comprise provides a plurality of predetermined different secondaries packing base substrates (1), and different secondary package base substrates (1) have identical width (30).
5. according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the step of each independent primary package (17) being put into described secondary package base substrate (1) comprises puts into by each independent primary package (17) the corresponding independent notch (4) that is formed on described secondary package base substrate (1).
6. method according to claim 5, wherein, described independent primary package (17) is put into the corresponding independent notch (4) of described secondary package base substrate (1), thereby described independent primary package (17) is remained in corresponding notch (4).
7. according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the step that folds and seal described secondary package base substrate (1) comprises folding and seals described secondary package base substrate (1) to form the secondary package (16) of purse type.
8. according to method in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described method also comprises to described secondary package base substrate (1), described secondary package (16) or described independent primary package (17) or to their combination in any, applies the step of image, graphic designs, Word message etc.
9. method according to claim 8, wherein, applies the step of image, graphic designs, Word message etc. by customer order described in determining.
10. for being contained in the system of secondary package of eye-use lens for for example contact lens of independent primary package (17), described system comprises:
Storage element, described storage element is used for providing a plurality of independent primary packages (17) that all accommodate eye-use lens,
Input block (24), described input block will take out and be packaged into from described storage element the quantity of the independent primary package (17) of secondary package for determining,
Be used for providing the packing base substrate memory device (23) of secondary package base substrate (1), described secondary package base substrate (1) can be taken in the independent primary package (17) of determined quantity,
At least one robot (26), described at least one robot is used for each the independent primary package (17) among the independent primary package (17) of determined quantity to put into described secondary package base substrate (1), and
Folding unit (27), the secondary package base substrate (1) that described folding unit is used for folding and seal the independent primary package (17) of holding determined quantity is to form described secondary package (16).
11. systems according to claim 10, wherein, described storage element comprises at least one pallet (21), and each pallet (21) has at least two compartments, and described in each, compartment is really sized to and takes at least one independent primary package (17).
12. according to the system described in any one in claim 10 or 11, wherein, described input block (24) is suitable for receiving and processes customer order and will take out and be packaged into from described a plurality of independent primary packages (17) quantity of the independent primary package (17) described secondary package (16) to determine.
13. according to system in any one of the preceding claims wherein, and wherein, described packing base substrate memory device (23) is suitable for providing a plurality of predetermined different secondary packing base substrate (1) with identical width (30).
14. according to claim 11 to the system described in any one in 13, also comprises along being respectively used to carry described pallet (21) and for delivery of a plurality of robots (26) of the first and second travel line arranged in succession of described secondary package base substrate (1).
15. according to system in any one of the preceding claims wherein, also comprise applying unit (28), described applying unit is suitable for applying image, graphic designs, Word message etc. to described secondary package base substrate (1), described secondary package (16) or described independent primary package (17) or to their combination in any.
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