DE4342011C2 - Method of manufacturing a sales unit and device for carrying it out - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method for Production of a sales unit consisting of one Product and a flat advertising or information carrier, with the product on the front of the Advertising or information medium and with this is connected by means of a strip section, the ends of which rest against the back of the advertising or information carrier and fixed there will. It also concerns an implementation device suitable for such a method comprising a work table, a conveyor for the strip material, a separator for the Strips and two sliders or swivel parts for Fold the two end areas of the strip section towards the back of the advertising medium.

In a known method for producing primarily featured for sale in self-service stores Sales units will see the product on a advertising media mostly made of cardboard Blister attached. The advertising medium is dimensioned for this sen that the product is considerable on all sides towers over so that the blister film Advertising media is liable. The manufactured in this way However, sales units are particularly in view undesirable on environmental protection measures; because for you need one because of the large dimensions of the Advertising medium a large amount of cardboard, and for another is the blister  permanently attached to the box, so that a separate disposal of the two packaging parts (cardboard and blister film) not is possible.

It has therefore recently been adopted significantly smaller advertising media, which by no means tower over the product, by means of at least one cable tie with the Connect the product to a sales unit. In many cases, the cable tie is made up of two Holes in the advertising medium, being in the resulting loop on the Front of the advertising medium the product (usually with a suitable constriction) is set. The cable tie will be there closed on the back of the advertising medium sen. At other known sales units the cable tie is just through a hole in the advertising medium and through an opening in passed through the product and then locked.

The well-known sales units where Product and advertising medium with at least one Cable ties are connected, on the one hand the disadvantage that their production is relatively is expensive. Because the cable tie must manually through the holes in the advertising medium  threaded and tightened and hand be closed; and this may also be required the excess length of the push-through end of the cable tie must be individual and of Hand done. There is also a risk that customers or sales personnel at the rela tiv sharp-edged locking mechanism of the Cable tie or on the protruding through stuck hurt or that by the Ver closing mechanism of the cable tie other Items, for example in the shopping cart, to be damaged.

Furthermore, processes for the production of Sales units known in which the Pro duct by means of a tubular shrink foil with the advertising or information carrier is connected. Such a process is at for example in the British patent specification 1,394,496. The product on the top of the advertising or Information carrier hung up, and on it closes with a tubular shrink foil over the advertising or information carrier with the product lying on it. The tubular shrink film pulls in the subsequent heat treatment and places the product on the advertising or Information carrier fixed.  

British Patent 1,393,730 is a Process for producing a sales unit known, in which a tubular Shrink film using an adhesive the front of the advertising or information carrier is attached. Then that will Product in the tubular shrink wrap used. Eventually the unity becomes one Subjected to heat treatment so that the Shrink film tightly encloses the product. Furthermore, this document discloses Process in which a one-sided adhesive fabric coated shrink wrap in the way to the advertising or information carrier and that put on this product is that the adhesive surface on the back of the advertising or information carrier and on the product to be fastened. Also finally the unity of a heat subjected to treatment so that the Shrink film clings to the product.

The German utility model 92 01 640 discloses a method of making a Sales unit, both on one card Product to be fastened by means of slots holding strips inserted in the card is attached. The ends of the tether  are attached to the back of the card, preferably sealed or glued. Dude natively it is suggested that one on top of that too fastening product of attached holding strips with both ends at the two Card punched out, opposite tabs spreads; the two ends of the Haltrei fens will then be on top of the card attached, in particular sealed or ver sticks.

From the German utility model 69 20 962 is a process for producing a ver known unit of purchase for brushes and brushes, in the in the advertising or information carrier a recess is made, the outline of which the head of the one with the advertising or information corresponds to the brush to be connected. For Attaching the style of the brush to the Advertising and information media are rubber threads or alternatively parentheses are provided, the rubber threads through two punchings drawn in the advertising and information carrier are and form a closed ring.

None of the documents recognized above describes ways of ver drive mechanically. On the contrary, individual procedures are even obvious  unsuitable for mechanical implementation. By doing Dimensions as for the manufacture of the finished sales unit Needlework is required, that is However, procedure for economic reasons uninteresting.

Machine-executable, for the production of a Process serving sales unit according to the Ober Concept of claim 1 and to carry out the like methods suitable devices according to The preamble of claim 7 are from CH 346815 A. and US 2802321 A known. The ends of the strip sections are used to attach to the back of the Advertising and information carrier folded and there fixed. In both publications mentioned the product with the advertising or information carrier connected by means of an adhesive strip. Here is in each case from a supply of the adhesive strip Section separated and this with its own adhesive side placed on the product from above and pressed there with a stamp. Then the two go beyond the product areas of the adhesive strip section below Use of two additional stamps on the side walls of the product down and through two provided in the advertising or information medium Openings passed through. On the back of the advertising or information carrier, the two ends of the Adhesive tape section one by one by an assigned finger and attached to the Brought back of the advertising or information carrier.

The known generic methods have several Disadvantages. For one thing, they assume that it is  the strip section is an adhesive film. This makes the known methods unsuitable for Production of sales units in which the on the Product to be attached to advertising or information media has a sensitive surface that when Peeling off the adhesive film would be damaged. Another The disadvantage of the known generic methods is to see that the strip section through the two stamps relatively tight to the respective product is created; with the known methods thus such sales units from one product and a flat advertising or information carrier Manufacture where the product is tight the strip section does not allow, for example because otherwise there is a risk of deformation or damage exist. The known methods can otherwise also not for the production of sales units used with such sensitive products because of the adhesive tape on the product pressing stamp the risk of damage exist.

In the light of this state of the art, that is tasks underlying the present invention position to be seen in it, a generic, mecha nisch and thus cost-effective process to produce a sales unit from a product and a flat advertising or information carrier and a mecha suitable for carrying out this method African device to develop in such a way that sensitive products can also be processed is, in particular, the strip, depending on the  prevailing requirements, tight or loose around the product can be put around.

According to the present invention, this object solved by the method specified in claim 1. An apparatus for performing this method is specified in claim 7.

According to the present invention, it is therefore provided that that the connection of the product with the advertising or Information stripes from the bottom of the advertising or information carrier supplied to redirected the product around and onto the bottom of the Advertising or information carrier is returned. Of the Stripes can be in  same way through cutouts in the advertising medium penetrate or around its outer edges. The inventive method allows the Strip even if it passes through cutouts in the Advertising or information media is passed through, can be processed from a supply roll. Thus, according to the present invention, it will not finished, cut to their final length Strips processed; rather the each required section of the strip separated storage. Essential to the invention The method is in particular that the Attach the product to advertising or information then serve sluggish strip section Cutting to length from a strip supply is formed, after the strip has been wrapped around the product is. This is an essential aspect of the present Invention, the automatic, mechanical through implementation of the method according to the invention and the hand having the strip when feeding it, laying it around Product and possibly tightening favored and beyond reduces the risk of malfunction. Also the resulting waste is reduced. Because for handling (Forward movement) of the strip as it moves around the Product can be put around an area of Strip serve in making the next Sales unit for the fastening of the product serving strip section itself. It understands yourself that to carry out the invention Procedure of the strips a certain stiffness must own.  

The inventive method allows that the strip for fixed contact with the product is excited; the strip is used for this moderately festge at its front end and then the funding institution direction for the strip with opposite Direction of conveyance operated up to the strip is taut. However, it can also be done be seen that the strip in the way cut to length and stipulated that it is not tight against the product. For this, the Little or no streaks returned different. The method according to the invention is in particularly suitable for the second To carry out the alternative shown; because mechanization is one certain length specification for the strip cut, in which the product is securely on promotion is set more slowly without the strip fits tightly to the product, particularly precisely to adhere to.

In a preferred further training of the Erfin the two ends of the strip cut on the back of the advertising or Information carrier overlapping each other connected with each other. With such a Embodiment of the invention is the definition the two ends of the strip section in particular  easily possible; because of their connection there are numerous tried and tested, state of the art Technique known as such available supply. However, within the scope of the invention be provided that the ends of the strip from are not connected to each other, but rather on the back of the advertising or information carrier are attached.

The first alternative is thus provided that the product with the advertising ger by means of a closed ring shaped portion of a strip of egg Nem flat material is connected, both Lay the ends of the strip flat against each other and on their contact surface with each other are bound. In this way there is a Fastener, which in no way applies. It therefore has none in particular protruding corners and edges where one can get hurt and what other counter can damage stands. The back of the Rather, the advertising medium is completely smooth.

In any case, the invention allows that for the production of the connecting element considerably less material is used must, as this with the known connection of Product with the advertising medium by cable  binder is required. Because not only can the strip without losing its manageability and strength is adversely affected, be flatter than cable ties. Also is that only the actually required section of the strip of one Role is cut to length and therefore none at all Waste accumulates, a considerable amount of mate rial savings achieved. In addition, the Possibility to change the length of the section of the Strip the actual dimensions of the Adapt to the product, maximum flexibility act in the manufacture of the invention sales units achieved.

In the case of the ver drive manufactured sales unit the ver binding element between the product and the Advertising medium is as inconspicuous as possible, will also change the visual appearance of the Sales unit positively influenced.

The strip particularly preferably consists of which the ring is formed from transparent material; because in this way affects the connecting element between Product and advertising medium the overall optical impression of the sales unit, often ins  special through appropriate color advertising is not technically optimized at all.

Particularly suitable material for the strip are transparent PE and PP. You own not just the advantages discussed above in terms of visual appearance the sales unit. This material is also particularly easy to work with. Because the Can connect the two ends of the strip particularly light, clean and durable in Application of ultrasonic welding technology respectively. However, also for strips made of PE or PP, as well as for strips from others Materials, other joining techniques of the two ends applicable, in particular Adhesive or heat sealing technology.

A particularly suitable device for Implementation of the method according to the invention is specified in claim 7. Characteristics before trainings go from the claims Chen 7 to 13 out. To kill the two Ends of the strip section against the back side of the advertising medium can be in the same Serve swivel parts or slider. Here be swivel parts especially there pulls where the immediate ends of the strip section on your connection with each other  a counter plate, especially for one Ultrasonic welding head can be created should. Where there is no need for a counter plate, meet along the back of the advertising medium sliding slider the same function as which are evident from the description of the figures Swivel parts.

Should, for tensioning the strip section, the front end of which are fixed, so can on the assigned swivel part or Slide himself a clamping device hen be, which the assigned end of Strips section holds. With one before drafted training of the invention Device is on the corresponding swivel part or the corresponding slider Clamping head provided, the associated End of the strip section between the Clamping head and another component, esp especially the counter plate for the ultrasonic Welding head is jammed.

To redirect the strip above the Pro products can be a wide variety of facilities be set. A guide bow represents one preferred embodiment of the deflection guide Such a guide arch can be used be moderately variable so  it can be adapted to different products can.

For tensioning the strip is used in a preferred development of the fiction device according to the conveyor by their conveying direction for tensioning the strip is reversed. Where appropriate, can but also a separate tensioning device be provided.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. Their Fig. 1 to 9 show different steps of manufacturing an item according to the invention on an apparatus according to claim 7.

The sales unit comprises a flat advertising medium 1 made of cardboard and a cross-sectionally cylindrical object 2 . Both parts are connected to each other with a section of the strip 3 made of PVC. For this purpose, the advertising medium 1 sits on both sides of the product 2 , an opening 4 through which the strip 3 can be inserted.

The appropriate device for the production of the sales unit comprises a work table (support) 5 , on which the advertising medium 1 is placed with its back. The product 2 is placed on the front side of the advertising medium 1 . The advertising medium 1 and the product 2 are aligned with respect to each other and bezüg Lich the work table 5 that the strip 3 is placed at a suitable location around the product 2 , especially in an area with a reduced cross-section. At least in the area of the openings 4 of the advertising medium 1 , the work table 5 is also broken so that the strip 3 is carried out by the advertising medium 1 and folded over on the rear side and shaped into a ring, who can.

First ( Fig. 1), a guide sheet 6 for the strip 3 is placed on the advertising table 1 placed on the working table 5 above the product 2 . Now ( Fig. 2) by appropriate drive of the transport rollers 7 of the strips 3 from the supply roll 8 is unwound and conveyed upwards, so that it passes through the first (left) opening 4 in the advertising medium 1 from its rear side, on the guide sheet 6 in Direction of the second (right) opening 4 is redirected in the advertising medium 1 and passes through this from the front of the front of the advertising medium. After a sufficient amount of the strip 3 has been conveyed through the transport rollers, these are stopped.

Now ( FIG. 3), a first pivot part 10 assigned to the first (front) end 9 of the strip 3 is pivoted upwards. It flips over the strip 3 and essentially brings it into contact with the back of the advertising medium 1 . The swivel part 10 has a clamping head 11 , by means of which the first end 9 of the strip 3 is pressed against the counter plate 12 for the ultrasonic welding head 13 and is fixed there by clamping.

Now ( Fig. 4), the transport rollers 7 are driven in the opposite direction, so that they tension the strip 3 in such a way that it lies closely against the product 2 and presses it firmly against the advertising medium 1 . Then a clamping device 15 , which is provided on the second swivel part 14, is activated, which fixes the strip 13 in the position so pre-tensioned.

By means of a separating device 16 is then ( Fig. 5) the strip 3 between the Klemmein device 15 and the transport rollers 7 by separates. This defines the second end 17 of the section 18 of the strip 3 required for the attachment of the product 2 to the advertising medium 1 .

Now ( Fig. 6), the second pivot member 14 is pivoted upwards against the back of the advertising carrier 1 . The end 17 of the strip fixed to it by means of the clamping device 15 overlaps the plate 9 resting on the counter plate 12 and end 9 of the strip 3 .

Then ( Fig. 7) the ultrasonic welding device is activated. For this purpose, the ultrasonic welding head 13 moves up against the Ge counterplate 12 . As a result, the two ends 9 and 17 of the strip 3 come to face to face to one another, and there is a flat weld connection between these two ends. Finally ( Fig. 8) the Klemmein device 15 on the second pivot part 14 is geöff net, and both pivot parts 10 , 14 are pivoted downwards. Furthermore, the ultrasonic welding head 13 will move down again. Finally ( Fig. 9), the finished sales unit of the device who who, after it has previously been moved so far on the Ar work table 5 , until the ring 19 formed from the strip is removed from the Ge gene plate 12 . Hei an alterna tive design of the device, the counter plate is displaceable in the plane of the work table, so that the finished sales unit of the device after moving the Ge counter plate 12 can be removed.

The method described above can be used in a corresponding manner if a sales unit is to be produced in which the ring connecting the product to the advertising medium is passed only through a hole in the advertising medium and through an opening in the product, or the two ends 9 and 17 of the strip section 18 are attached to the back of the advertising medium 1 .

From Fig. 9 it can be seen that the connec tion element for connecting the advertising medium 1 with the product 2 on the back of the advertising medium has no significant protruding corners or edges. Rather, the back of the finished sales unit is completely smooth.

Claims (13)

1. A method for producing a sales unit from a product and a flat advertising or information carrier, the product being placed on the front of the advertising or information carrier and connected to it by means of a strip section, the ends of which rest against the rear of the advertising or information medium and assigned there, characterized by the following steps:

• 1. A deflection guide ( 6 ) is positioned on the front of the advertising or information carrier ( 1 ) above the product ( 2 );
• 2. A strip (3) is supplied with its before the end (9) of the back of the advertising or information carrier (1) fro the deflection guide (6);
• 3. The strip ( 3 ) is tracked until its front end ( 9 ) through the deflection guide ( 6 ) on the back of the advertising or information carrier ( 1 ) is returned;
• 4. the strip ( 3 ) is severed to form a strip section ( 18 ) with a second end ( 17 ).

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the two ends ( 9 , 17 ) of the strip portion ( 18 ) on the back of the advertising or information carrier ( 1 ) connected to each other overlapping who. 3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the overlapping ends of the strip section ( 18 ) are connected to one another by means of ultrasonic welding. 4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the front end ( 9 ) of the strip ( 3 ) is clamped before the strip is cut. 5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the strip is tensioned after its front end ( 9 ) has been clamped and before it is cut. 6. The method according to claim 3 and claim 4, characterized in that the front end ( 9 ) of the strip ( 3 ) on a counter plate ( 12 ) for an ultrasonic welding head ( 13 ) is clamped. 7. Device for performing the method according to one of claims 1 to 6, comprising a work table ( 5 ), a conveyor ( 7 ) for the strip material, a separating device ( 16 ) for the strip ( 3 ) and two slides or swivel parts ( 10 , 14 ) for folding over the two end regions of the strip section ( 18 ) in the direction of the back of the advertising medium ( 1 ); characterized in that the conveyor ( 7 ) for the strip material is arranged below the work table ( 5 ) and that above the work table ( 5 ) a deflection guide ( 6 ) is provided for the strip ( 3 ). 8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that a clamping head ( 11 ) for clamping the front end ( 9 ) of the strip is vorgese hen. 9. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that the clamping head is arranged on a first pivot part ( 10 ). 10. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that a clamping device for the strip ( 3 ) is provided. 11. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the clamping device and the conveyor device ( 7 ) form a structural unit. 12. The apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that a second swivel part ( 14 ) is vorgese hen, which has a clamping device ( 15 ) for fixing the rear end ( 17 ) of the strip section ( 18 ). 13. The apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that an ultrasonic welding head ( 13 ) and a counter plate ( 12 ) for the welding head ( 13 ) are provided.