DE102006045191B4 - Inclined thermoforming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Method for deep-drawing, in particular thermoforming, of cup-shaped plastic containers (1) from a supplied endless container film (2), filling the containers (1) and closing the filled containers (1) and punching the containers (1) out of the container film web (2 ), wherein the punching takes place after filling the container (1), characterized in that at least when filling the container (1) the entire film web is adjusted and held transversely to the passage direction inclined to the horizontal, especially during deep drawing, sealing and / or Punching the container from the container track.

Description

I. Field of application

The The invention relates to the production of plastic thermoforming containers whose subsequent filling and close by a sealed foil, as well as separating out of the container film.

II. Technical background

In front everything cup-shaped Be plastic container often from a correspondingly thick plastic film of a thermoplastic Deep-drawn plastic, usually by deforming the heated film between a heated Mold with or without pre-punch and with pressure difference.

such deep-drawn containers will be afterwards with the desired Product, usually a food, filled and sealed, the close by laying it over a thin one Sealing film is also made of a thermoplastic material, by heating the sealing film by heating by means of heating plate, induction or ultrasound with the likewise thermoplastic material of the container circumferentially around the entire upper filling opening tight is closed.

there is it common today that food manufacturers have packaging machines in which externally finished trays, so the plastic container, in Stacking can be entered and singled out, and a filling machine go through, at the end of the sealing station for applying the sealing film is arranged.

The Siegelstation works here in cycles, which is why they either from the filling station is decoupled, so with an intermediate buffer in between, or the filling station works in time with the sealing station.

Provided the containers be made on site by deep drawing, and directly in front of the filling station, work thermoforming station and sealing station preferably in the same Clock, which is why the intermediate filling station also the same Clock is being dropped to decoupling the two adjacent ones Stations over To avoid buffers.

Furthermore are there already solutions, in which the manufacture of the container by deep-drawing, their filling, then close and punching in one pass, so at different workstations one behind the other at the same continuous container track, carried out becomes.

there exists during filling with fixed individual products sometimes the problem is that these individual products, For example, flat biscuits, not lying in the container, so Stacked, should be, but vertically standing in a row within of the container should be stored.

at external prefabricated trays leaves solve this problem by that when filling the container the trays on the container band by means of auxiliary devices or the like aslant be placed so that the products to be placed in it one of the side walls of the container can be stacked up.

If when filling the containers but still within the container track from which they were produced, and together with this during the filling also be moved, this is because of the coupling with the preceding and downstream workstations through the continuous container track not possible.

Furthermore, from the US Pat. No. 3,921,367 a device for filling containers arranged in a container track is known, in which the container track in the side view inclined, viewed in the direction of passage, however, only at a point above the filling laterally upwards and inwardly slightly bent edges, to an intermediate space arise in the middle region of the sealing track, which is sealed at this point edge.

The filling station itself is considered in this document in the direction of passage just as weird put as the container track even and certainly not the container track over its entire width.

III. Presentation of the invention

a) Technical task

It is therefore the object of the invention, when upright within a container one after another abzustellenden individual products Tray even when filling the container immediately behind the thermoforming station and before its extraction the container track to enable.

b) solution the task

These The object is solved by the features of claims 1 and 18. advantageous embodiments emerge from the dependent claims.

By tilting the entire container track at least in the filling station, preferably also in all coupled by the container web, upstream and downstream workstations, in the desired inclination can the individual products on one of the side walls or the front or rear wall of the container be created and strung.

there both deep drawing and filling, sealing and punching occur the container while the container track is running, so to speak "online". By doing the inclination the container track adjustable It can, depending on the type of container and the einzülenden Products selected or omitted, and also during operation of the plant activated, deactivated and changed become.

To For this purpose, the system has a modular design is, at each of their workstations, so at least the filling station, but preferably also the thermoforming, sealing and / or stamping station, a pivoting device, which guides the container track including in this area pivoted working on the workstation. To this end Both sit together in each case on a support sheet element with a after directed downward arc on two rollers in the transverse direction can roll and thus can be pivoted and by means of a z. B. Pinion and a toothing in the pivoting direction is driven.

The individual pivoting devices of the individual modules, ie workstations or container track sections are operatively connected and synchronized, for example mechanically coupled by a longitudinal direction through the entire system continuous drive shaft for this Swivel device.

One Swiveling only the filling station and the local section of the container track without or with less pivoting of the adjacent workstations is only possible if the pivoting should turn out to be relatively low and on the other hand, the container track consists of a sufficiently flexible material and the longitudinal distance from the filling station to the adjacent stations is sufficiently large, then the incoming torsion of the container band not to be too strong.

The preferred embodiment is, however, within the whole plant, so from the Thermoforming station to the release station including, the container track skew including all working units therein and the supply rolls for container web, Sealing foil and possibly Protective film and the remaining film of the container web.

By doing both the sealing, ie closing the container by sealing the Sealing film, as well as the detachment of the container from the container web while the container track is running Disadvantages will be done by stopping and restarting the Container track - such as overflow the container, inaccurate positioning of the containers, slipping of the products by stop and go, higher load all involved moving components, etc. - avoided, and above all the then necessary buffers between the two steps avoided.

By doing the punching process for the dissolution the container needed is, together with the sealing of the sealing film and in particular by means of performed the same tools will, will for this together only a single workstation and only a single tool set needed.

This is particularly easy to solve, if the sealing is done by means of ultrasound, in which yes a means Ultrasonic sonotrode from one side against each other to be sealed parts, ie sealing film and container, against a stop, the so-called anvil, press, because then sonotrode or anvil itself only one have low temperature and the punching edge for punching directly is formed on one of the two parts.

Preferably is the sonotrode with a plane, not to the respective to be manufactured container specified, contact area trained while the anvil is product-specific and depending on the type and Shape of the containers to be sealed must be replaced.

Preferably Therefore, both the punching edge and / or in the form of Elevations trained concentrators for bundling the ultrasonic energy formed on the product-specific anvil.

The Sealing and / or punching on the running film web is in one particularly simple embodiment achieved in that the transversely to the direction of passage of the film mutually movable tool halves, ie z. B. sonotrode and anvil, the z. B. combined seal / punching unit, together with this counter-movement effecting press drive hung on a car are, which on the machine frame in the direction of passage at corresponding guides can be moved and moved synchronously with the film web can while the sealing / punching process.

After lifting at least the anvil From the containers there is a return movement of the tools against the direction of passage of the container web for the next sealing cycle.

If Upper tool and lower tool, so sonotrode one hand and anvil on the other hand, separated in the longitudinal direction are movable, the upper tool can already after sealing longitudinal back, while the lower tool still runs along with the container track and which is already complete punched out container continues to support until removal from the container track.

There the penetration of the punching edge in the plastic by means of ultrasonic vibration supports is, and not only caused by mechanical pressing force results This is a very clean, molten punching edge, in particular when the vibration direction coincides with the ultrasonic vibration chosen with the punching direction becomes.

Of the needed Contact pressure for the sealing and punching is done by means of a pneumatic unit applied, on pneumatic ways a high pressing pressure over however can apply only a small Pressweg, and part of a press drive is that about it includes a rapid traction drive to upper and lower table, So the attached upper tool and lower tool over long distances and to approach one another with little or no pressing pressure to remove each other.

If the dissolution in certain applications through a complete Punching of the material is to be achieved, the punching edge formed on that tool, which is on the side of the cup-like depressions of the container located, and on the opposite Side, so on the of the container opposite side of the sealing film, fed an additional protective film and carried with the sealing foil, without being connected to it.

The Additional thickness of the protective film serves, despite punching through container foils and sealing foil penetrate the punching edge in the protective film only to let and thereby despite complete punching of the container reliably a Contact between punching edge and the counter tool, in particular the Sonotrode, avoid. Accordingly, the protective film has a Have thickness that at least the vibration amplitude of the applied Ultrasonic vibration in the punching direction corresponds.

Thereby, that deep-drawing is carried out with ongoing, in particular continuously running, Container film, off which the containers it is possible to deep-draw, it is possible the thermoforming station operate without decoupling immediately before the filling station, ie consecutively on the same, ongoing container film.

The Deep drawing is preferably carried out by means of thermoforming, ie heating the thermoplastic container film and deformation, in particular by negative molding by means of compressed air and / or suction air into a negative mold or onto the positive mold and subsequent cooling.

The container film is thereby by edge-side clamping and transporting in the Foil clips one beside the edges held round hollow pin chain, stretched in the transverse direction and longitudinal transported.

In also the closing through the filled container Sealing a sealing film with the container film web running, in particular continuously running, container film web happens can also the sealing station after the filling station without decoupling be arranged in between.

The same applies to the dissolution the container from the film web from which they were produced by deep drawing, which also with running container track and preferably takes place only in or after the sealing station, then that up to and including the sealing the movement of the container film on the one hand a separate Transport medium for the containers replaced and on the other hand thereby the exact position of the container, too within the container film web, is known at all times.

In order to can directly behind each other and thus with very little space at one and the same continuously moving film web in a row the deep-drawing of the containers, fill the container, Sealing the container and dissolving the container from the container film web respectively.

The The speed with which the film web is moved is thereby given by the slowest of these stations, and in the filling of container with solid products delivered on a separate product conveyor be and by means of robots, in particular by means of picker, in the container This is usually done specifically by controlling the filling station, So the picker, given, especially the control of the last, in the direction of passage of the container on a container track working, pickers.

In this case, the delivery of the products on the product conveyor preferably takes place in the opposite direction to the direction of passage of the container film, since on the one hand by the parallel position of the two transport directions, the machine builds narrow and On the other hand - especially when different products are delivered to each other on the same product conveyor only in the correct statistical frequency to each other - the probability of incomplete or not correctly-correct filling of the container is very low, as in the direction of increasing degree of filling of the individual containers Availability of products on the product conveyor is increasing.

Yet can it for the complete filling single container become necessary, in the short term, the relative speed of the container film relative to the product conveyor to change, either not completely or not properly filled container to avoid or remaining products on the product conveyor too avoid.

This is taken into account by the control of the filling station, and from this is also the passage of the container film by thermoforming station and sealing station changed analogously.

The Release station, at the the container from the path of the container film are separated out, it is preferably partially with the Sealing station identical, in which the sealing station next to the circulating around the container surrounding sealing tool, which for example by means of ultrasound welded, a punching tool for free punching or for approximate punching of the thickness of container foil and sealing film.

The different possibility is to punch through the thickness of the film completely, but over the Circumference still distributes retaining webs to leave the remaining film behind.

Around especially to facilitate the cleaning of the machine, what to do when filling Food is crucial, are the thermoforming station and / or the sealing station and / or the punching station suspended in the Machine frame arranged and along rail-like guides Movable and driven in the direction of passage, as well as in particular all functional units of this machine are suspended from the frame are.

The Machine is modular in that each station her own machine frame, preferably consisting of vertically towering Support columns, each carrying a rectangular top frame revolving top, on which all aggregates are suspended are, in particular in the passage direction movable units the one for this in the direction of passage guides along which a Car is movable.

The filling station can be exchanged in terms of their nature, the container both with solid products using pickers as well as with another Type of products, in particular liquid or pasty fillings, by means of another type of filling station to fill can.

By doing by means of at least one product conveyor which is parallel, but preferably in the opposite direction, arranged between two parallel spaced guided container film webs will, can both container tracks be supplied with products on which the plastic containers respectively independently of each other deep-drawn, filled, closed and dissolved out of the film web. This gives a particularly compact and efficient design of the system.

In in normal operation over the central product conveyor arranged picker for filling the two outside Film webs are each associated with one of the webs, but in particular can each reach both lanes, can at Problems or failure of a container track all the picker the containers fill other container track and if necessary increase their capacity.

at Failure of this controlling last picker takes over the last working Picker, so usually the previous picker, this task automatically, because of a z. B. regular query all picker controls among themselves the failure of the last picker from the other pickers, even the previous one operating Picker, immediately noticed.

The Removability of the heating unit for the container foil before deep-drawing, in particular its upper and lower heating plate in the transverse direction, allows Slowing or stoppage of the film web rapid termination the heating of the film, in order to break it, especially during restart, to prevent.

Farther malfunctions of the machine are avoided and the conversion during Tool change speeds up by making the tools a machine-readable Have coding when inserting the tools into the machine be read automatically by corresponding sensors of the machine and then in the one or more controls of the machine the corresponding, loaded programs belonging to these tools or tool sets and to be started.

c) embodiments

embodiments according to the invention in the following example closer described. Show it:

1 : the entire system in perspective side view,

2 a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the sealing unit, and

3 : a schematic representation of the individual steps in the side view.

3 shows the left to right continuous, quasi-endless container film web 2 that from a supply roll 5 is unwound and their residual film web 2 ' So after the exchange of individual filled and closed containers 1 , again on a residual role 5 ' is wound up.

At the workstrum in between is the container film web 2 straight, especially horizontal, out and work on this Arbeitstrum work the individual stations of the system according to the invention, namely thermoforming station 13 , Filling station 14 , Sealing station 15 and release station 16 in the direction of passage 10 the film web 2 behind each other.

All these workstations are hanging on in particular horizontally also in the direction of passage 10 running guides 19 suspended above the Arbeitsstrumes the container film web 2 and at least the thermoforming unit 13 ' the thermoforming station 13 as well as the sealing unit 15 ' the sealing station 15 in the direction of passage 10 movable, namely reciprocable in and against the direction of passage 10 , are suspended by means of rollers 18 while the filling station 14 as well as the release station 16 firmly on the machine frame 20 and in particular the guides 19 can be arranged.

The machine is constructed in a modular way, with each station having its own frame 20 by means of four positioned in the square, vertical support columns 20a between which the container track 2 goes through, and each one at the top of the support columns circumferential upper frame 20b wear, in particular, the guides 19 are attached. The individual racks 20 are fixed against each other.

Because only the support columns 20a sitting on the ground, this facilitates the cleaning of the entire system, which is particularly important in the packaging of food of great importance.

As 3 shows, there is the thermoforming unit 13 ' from one to the guides 19 in the direction of travel movable carriage 13a while the actual thermoforming tool from an upper tool 13b , in particular a vertically fixed clamping frame, and a contrastingly shaped, vertically movable lower tool 13c exists, which can be driven vertically against each other. This is the lower tool 13c and the clamping frame is coolable, so that by means of an upper and lower heating plate 24a , b (heating unit 24 ) preheated container film web 2 be deformed between the tools to the cup-shaped containers and quickly cooled and solidified. The heating unit 24 is preferable - like the thermoforming unit 13 ' - as a carriage in the direction of the film web 2 traversable and travels with this cyclically sections, as the car 13a ,

This is in particular the lower tool 13c to the bottom of the undeformed foil web 2 lifted, and presses these sealing against the upper tool 13b usually a tenter. Then the heated, soft container film web 2 z. B. by means of compressed air and / or negative pressure in the lower tool 13c drawn.

During this deep drawing in the already from the bottom of the container track 2 approximate lower tool 13c relative to the car 13a stuck, and it moves the car 13a in the direction of passage 10 synchronous with the container foil web 2 and without relative speed to the film in this direction of passage 10 ,

After completion of the deep drawing process, the lower tool is during the longitudinal movement 13c relative to the container film web 2 lowered until they both in the direction of flow no longer with the pronounced containers 1 are positively connected, and then counter to the direction of passage 10 moved back and back towards container film web 2 approximated, so that a new deep-drawing cycle can be completed.

In the subsequent filling station 14 works in the example of 3 one at the guides 19 suspended so-called picker 8th So one of at least two arm parts 8a , b, which are pivotable in a horizontal plane, existing cantilever arm, at the free end of the picker head 8c which works mostly with compressed air and is able to suck and hold a product P1, P2 ... which has been delivered into its gripping area, and precisely positioned in one of the cup-like depressions of the below the filling station 14 continuous container foil web 2 with pronounced containers 1 store.

From such pickers 8th can several consecutively in the direction of passage 10 be available depending on the number of products P1, P2 ...

In the direction of flow after the filling station 14 there is the sealing station 15 ,

This is a sealing film 3 supplied by a supply roll 5 '' running in parallel with the container film web 2 and in a width at least equal to the width of the container 1 on top of the container film web 2 applied by means of a just above the container film web 2 transverse pulley 21 for the sealing foil supplied from above 3 , wherein the deflection roller 21 can also be designed as a pressure roller.

Downstream of the merger of sealing film 3 and foil web 2 becomes the sealing film 3 on the non-deep-drawn, so undeformed areas between the wells of the container 1 on the surface of the container film web 2 welded, which can be done for example by means of ultrasonic welding.

Also for this are - this time the container film web 2 and the sealing film 3 lying on top of each other - between an upper tool 15a and a lower tool 15c , which approach from above or from below, while synchronously in the direction of passage 10 with the film webs 2 . 3 move along, sealed against each other.

Again, there are upper tool 15b and lower tool 15c on a cart 15a the sealing unit 15 ' hung up and at least one of them relative to this car 15a vertically movable analogous to thermoforming unit 13 ' , and also perform the same cycle motion above and below the container film web 2 ,

It is on the lower tool 15c in addition a circumferential punching edge 17 trained, the z. B. from below in the package of sealing film 3 and container foil web 2 penetrates, but they are not necessarily completely punched, but only pre-punched.

This punching process can also be done by means of a separate punching tool or a punching roll after sealing in a sealing station 15 be carried out separately.

In the direction of passage 10 Next, follow the trigger station 16 The detachment of the filled and sealed containers 1 from the container film web 2 done according to the pre-cut contour.

This is done by taking out the container film web 2 with sealing foil 3 from the working volume level up by redirecting around a trigger role 16 ' whose radius of curvature is chosen so that the present between the Vorstan tongues undeformed residual film 2 ' this bend around the trigger roller 16 ' around, the deep-drawn and thus against bending stabilized container 1 on the other hand, this bend can do less well, thereby breaking the pre-punch and the containers 1 automatically remove from the residual film, for this purpose from the release roller 16 ' of course on a container conveyor 7 or another transport device must rest and be transported away.

From this synopsis, it becomes clear that the on the rule, evenly in the direction of passage 10 moving container foil web 2 working stations from a common control 9 must be controlled, preferably the speed of the slowest working station, often the filling station 14 , which specifies the throughput speed and above all the working cycle of the reversing thermoforming station 13 and sealing station 15 ,

The pivoting device according to the invention for tilting the container web is in 3 not to be recognized, however in the more realistic side view of the 1a and 1b However, the plant from the opposite side, so in the 1a and 1b the passage direction of the container web is from right to left.

These differ 1a and 1b in that at 1a the container film web running in the foreground 2 is horizontal, so it is not tilted, and thus parallel next to the underlying product conveyor 6 runs, on which - preferably in the counter - introduced the products not shown and by means of the illustrated picker 8th into the containers of the container track 2 be implemented.

In 1b is the container track 2 on the other hand inclined, with a downward slope towards the side of the product conveyor 6 hin, which is best based on the thus also inclined supply rolls 5 such as 5 '' and the vertically standing, rectangular-shaped weighing the thermoforming unit and the sealing / punching unit.

How the pivoting is realized, shows best the sectional view - viewed in the direction of flow 10 - the sealing station 15 as they are in the 2a and 2 B is shown in the non-pivoted and pivoted state:
It can be seen that both the container track 2 with the side holding foil transport devices as well as the entire sealing unit 15 ' So including upper tool 15b (Sonotrode) as well as lower tool 15c (Anvil) and the car 15a in which both are arranged on a pivoting device 40 sit, consisting of a downward arc 36 resting on two transversely spaced idlers 37 seated and with the help of a drive pinion 35 along the carrying rollers 37 is pivoted.

The drive pinion 35 sits on a drive shaft 34 extending longitudinally over the existing pivoting devices 40 goes through and mechanically drives and synchronizes all together as best in 1a and 1b to recognize.

The 2 also show that the product conveyor 6 next to the container track always remains horizontal, and not with the pivoting device 40 is actively connected. 2 B shows in the pivoted state, one of the intended purposes of the inclination of the container film web 2 :
Due to the skewing products P1, P2 standing in the container 1 be strung together by being stacked by the skew on one of the side surfaces of the container.

The inclination of the container must be for this purpose to the control of the picker 8th be transmitted automatically, so that they know the changed storage position. The pickup position of the product conveyor running horizontally next to it 6 however, it remains unchanged.

The swivel device 40 is further in the perspective view of 1c to recognize the sealing station well:
There it becomes apparent that the carrying rollers 37 each firm with the frame 20 connected, among other things, the support columns 20a of the individual modules.

The circular arcs 36 that are on the carrying rollers 37 are pivotable, carry a frame 20 ' , which in this case two swivel devices 40 connects in the longitudinal direction and in this area, both the film transport device 26 carries as well as in the direction of passage 10 running rails, along which the car 15a in the form of the upright rectangle is movable, in which the punching and sealing unit 15 ' is arranged.

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container

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Vessel sheet

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Rest-sheet

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Seal film

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Picker

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filling station

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heating unit

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protector

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encoding

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Claims (34)

Method for thermoforming, in particular thermoforming, of cup-shaped plastic containers ( 1 ) from a supplied endless container film ( 2 ), Filling the containers ( 1 ) and closing the filled containers ( 1 ) as well as punching of the containers ( 1 ) from the container film web ( 2 ), wherein the punching after filling the container ( 1 ), characterized in that at least when filling the container ( 1 ) the entire film web is adjusted and held transversely to the passage direction inclined to the horizontal, in particular during deep drawing, closing and / or punching the container from the container web. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the deep drawing, the closing by sealing a sealing film ( 3 ), the filling and / or the detachment of the containers ( 1 ) from the container film web at different longitudinal positions ( 10a , b) the installation is made. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the extraction of the container takes place after filling. Method according to one of the preceding Claims, characterized in that the closing of the containers ( 1 ) by sealing the sealing film ( 3 ) as well as the detachment of the container ( 1 ) from the container track ( 2 ) while the container track is running ( 2 ) happens. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the vibration direction of the ultrasonic vibrations coincident chosen with the punching direction becomes. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the contact pressure during sealing and punching by means of a pneumatic unit ( 26 ) is applied. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the case of the desired punching on the of the punching edge ( 17 ), in particular the lower tool ( 13c ), opposite side in addition to the sealing film ( 3 ) and container track ( 2 ) a blind foil not connected to it ( 19 ) synchronously with the sealing film ( 3 ) is supplied on this to the contact of the punching edge ( 17 ) with the contact surface of the sonotrode. Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that the filling by inserting solid products (P1, P2) or filling of pasty or liquid fillings in the container ( 1 ), which in the opposite direction to the passage direction ( 10 ) of the container foil ( 2 ) or transported transversely thereto. Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that, when filling with solid products (P1, P2), the reaction of the products (P1, P2) from the delivering product conveyor (P1, P2) 6 ) into the containers ( 1 ) by means of robots, in particular pickers ( 8th ), and the speed of the container film ( 2 ) from the controller ( 9 ) the robot or picker is controlled, in particular as a function of the delivery density of products (P1, P2,) on the delivering product conveyor ( 6 ). Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that the speed of the container foil ( 2 ) in the thermoforming station ( 13 ) is the same as in the filling station ( 14 ). Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that the speed of the container foil ( 2 ) in the filling station ( 14 ) is the same as in the sealing station ( 15 ) and / or release station ( 16 ). Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that the thermoforming unit ( 13 ' ) and / or the sealing unit ( 15 ' ) and / or the punching unit during the process with the container film ( 2 ) are moved. Method according to one of the method claims 1-11, characterized in that the sonotrode of the sealing unit ( 15 ' ) and / or the punching unit during the sealing / punching relative to the current container film ( 2 ) are moved, in particular, stands still. Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that the pickers ( 8th ) individually each have a control, wherein in the direction of passage of the container web ( 2 ) each last assigned picker ( 8th ) the instantaneous speed of this container track ( 2a , b) controls and in case of failure of this last picker the previous, the same container track ( 2a , b) associated, last functioning picker ( 8th ), performs this task automatically. Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that the supply rolls ( 5a , b) on a cantilevered mandrel ( 30 ) with one-sided stop ( 29 ) and the hollow roller core ( 31 ) pneumatically on the mandrel ( 30 ) is spanned by radially from the mandrel ( 30 ) extendable, in particular inflatable, tension strips ( 32 ). Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that during thermoforming the tool ( 13b , c), in particular the lower mold containing the negative mold ( 13c ) is cooled for faster solidification of the molded plastic container ( 1 ), in particular by means of flow of water. Method according to one of the preceding method claims, characterized in that in particular in the thermoforming station ( 13 ) due to a transverse ( 12 ) to the film movable upper tool ( 13b ) the transverse position by means of a servo motor digitally programmable and positionable. Apparatus for thermoforming, in particular thermoforming, filling, closing and separating out of cup-shaped plastic containers ( 1 ) from a container film web ( 2 ), characterized in that - thermoforming station ( 13 ), Filling station ( 14 ), Sealing station ( 15 ) and / or release station ( 16 ) in succession along one and the same, the stations passing through, container film web ( 2 ) are arranged and - at least the filling station ( 14 ), in particular also thermoforming station ( 13 ), Sealing station ( 15 ) and trigger station ( 16 ), a pivoting device ( 40 ) to this station, including the film web guides transversely to the direction of passage ( 10 ) of the film web ( 2 ) to tilt. Apparatus according to claim 18, characterized in that the filling station ( 14 ) fixed to the frame ( 20 ) is arranged. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that thermoforming unit ( 13 ' ) and / or sealing unit ( 15 ' ) and / or punching unit in the direction of movement of the container film web ( 2 ) movable, in particular in the direction of passage ( 10 ) movable, on the frame ( 20 ) are arranged. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the controller ( 9 ) of the filling station ( 14 ), in particular as a function of the delivery density of the products (P), the throughput speed of the container film ( 2 ) also by the thermoforming station ( 13 ) and / or the sealing station ( 15 ) and / or the release station ( 16 ) controls. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the controller ( 9 ) of the filling station ( 14 ) from the individual pickers ( 8th ) associated controls ( 9 ), which are connected to each other and communicate, and wherein the respective container film web ( 2a , b) associated, in their passage direction ( 10 ) last picker with its control the speed of this container track ( 2 ) and in case of failure of this last picker the preceding, the same container track ( 2 ) assigned, last working, Picker whose task automatically takes over. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the sealing station ( 15 ) and punching station are combined in one station. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the pivoting device ( 40 ) transversely spaced support rollers ( 37 ) on the machine frame, on which a convex arch support element ( 39 ) with downward arc ( 36 ) rests, which carries the entire respective station. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the circular arc ( 36 ) of the support arch element ( 39 ) is dimensioned so that its center ( 38 ) the middle of the top of the container track ( 2 ). Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the individual pivoting devices ( 40 ) of the individual stations are synchronized with one another, in particular mechanically synchronized via a shaft passing through in the longitudinal direction over all stations. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the individual pivoting devices ( 40 ) are combined via a stable, the individual pivoting devices connecting frame to an inherently stable unit. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the sealing station ( 15 ) and / or thermoforming station ( 13 ) along rails ( 19 ) in the direction of passage ( 10 ) of the container film web ( 2 ) on the machine frame ( 20 ) are movable. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that each of the stations ( 13 . 14 . 15 ) own machine frame ( 20 ), consisting for. B. four support columns ( 20a ) and a worn, in particular quadrangular circumferential, upper frame ( 20b ) in particular at the upper end of the support columns ( 20a ), in particular the rails ( 19 ) are attached. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the machine from the individual stations ( 13 . 14 . 15 ) is composed in a modular manner. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that as transport devices ( 26 ) for the container film web ( 2 ) on both sides next to the film web ( 2 ) circumferential, whose outer edge respectively automatically gripping and clamping hollow pin bushings ( 28 ) with foil grippers ( 27 ), whose grippers ( 27 ) for the inlet of the railway ( 2 ) automatically against the force of the grippers ( 27 ) closing springs ( 34 ). Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that the supply rolls also with the pivoting device ( 32 ) are operatively connected. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized characterized in that the product conveyor outside the pivoting device lies and does not pivot with this. Device according to one of the preceding device claims, characterized in that when pivoting the pivoting device ( 40 ) the swivel angle automatically to the controller ( 9 ) is passed to the filling station ( 14 ) and in their control ( 9 ) the resulting change in the storage position for the individual products in the containers ( 1 ) is automatically calculated and taken into account when storing the products (P1, P2).