EP0248463A1 - Device for packing filled bags in boxes - Google Patents

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EP0248463A1
EP0248463A1 EP87200896A EP87200896A EP0248463A1 EP 0248463 A1 EP0248463 A1 EP 0248463A1 EP 87200896 A EP87200896 A EP 87200896A EP 87200896 A EP87200896 A EP 87200896A EP 0248463 A1 EP0248463 A1 EP 0248463A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/06—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
    • B65B5/061—Filled bags

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  • the invention relates to a device for packing filled bags in boxes, provided with means of conveyance for bringing in the bags in a horizontal position.
  • Packing bags filled with product, for example chips, in a horizontal position is a generally known process, but for various reasons packing the filled bags in the upright position is often preferred.
  • One of these reasons can be that during stacking of horizontal bags the product in the bag at the bottom runs a high risk of being damaged.
  • Another reason can be that the display function is better if the bags are packed upright.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate this disadvantage and produce a device of the type mentioned in the preamble which is simpler and more reliable than known machines for packing filled bags upright in boxes.
  • the device is to this end characterized by tilting and collection elements for tilting the bags to the upright position and collecting them into a row, a cassette provided with a removable or openable bottom for taking rows of tilted bags, a pusher cylinder for pushing each row of bags into the cassette, and means for opening or removing the cassette bottom and allowing the contents of the cassette to fall into a box placed underneath the cassette.
  • the filled bags tilted into the upright position are pushed per row into the cassette and fall into the box when the bottom of the cassette is open.
  • the bags slide from a steep chute onto a support or into the cassette.
  • the tilting and collection elements contain four plates arranged in the shape of a cross on a rotatable shaft.
  • the feed conveyance means open out into a removable or openable supporting plate directly above a horizontal plate of the tilting and collection elements.
  • the boxes can be placed by hand under the cassette, but it is more efficient if the device has a feed con­veyor for empty boxes and a forcing cylinder for a box disposed directly underneath the cassette, near the end of said conveyor.
  • each box can now be placed directly underneath the cassette.
  • the correct position of each box relative to the cassette is ensured if the cassette is provided at its bottom end with locators which fit into a box.
  • the device shown comprises a feed conveyor 1 for bringing in the bags in the horizontal position, filled with product such as chips.
  • a supporting plate 2 in the form of two hinged flaps 2a, 2b which can be moved between a horizontal and a vertical position, for example by means of a hydraulic cylinder (not shown).
  • a tilting mechanism 3 in the form of four plates 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, which are arranged in the form of a cross and are fas­tened to a shaft 4 which can turn stepwise through 90 degrees.
  • the bags brought in by the conveyor 1 come to rest in succession on the supporting plate 2 and, when the parts 2a, 2b are flapped, on a horizontal plate of the tilting mechanism.
  • a predetermined number of bags are collected on the said horizontal plate. This number can be counted in a manner known per se by a photoelectric cell or the like.
  • the motor (not shown) of the shaft 4 is given the command to turn the shaft through 90 de­grees.
  • the bags consequently end up in an upright posi­tion.
  • a vertical plate 5 is provided near the tilting mechanism.
  • a cassette 6 is placed behind the tilting mechanism. It is designed as a box with open front side, closed rear wall and closed side walls, and a bottom which can be opened or removed.
  • the cassette bottom consists of two hinged parts which can be com­pared with parts 2a, 2b of the supporting plate 2.
  • the device In order to push a row of tilted bags out of the tilting device 3 into the cassette 6, the device has a hydraulic or pneumatic pusher cylinder 7 with pusher plate 8. In order to guide the pusher plate, use is made of guide rods 9, which can move in guide sleeves 10.
  • the cassette Underneath the cassette is a box support 11 which can be moved up and down by means of a forcing cylinder 12. In the lowest position of the support 11 it is posi­tioned in front of a box feed conveyor 13 in such a way that a box fed in can land on the support 11. In the highest position of the support 11 a box in position on said support is pressed against the bottom side of the cassette, and trapezoidal locators 14 disposed on the bottom side of the cassette project into the box and position it relative to the cassette.
  • the cassette In the case of boxes whose length is much greater than their width the cassette can be made correspond­ingly longer, while the lengthwise direction coincides with the pushing direction of the cylinder 7.
  • the pusher plate 8 fixed on the piston rod of said cylinder then has two positions: a position in which the first row of tilted bags is pushed into the rear part of the cas­sette, and a position in which a second row of tilted bags is pushed in front of this first row into the cas­sette.
  • the box is, of course, fed in with its lengthwise direction parallel to the pushing direction of the cylinder 7.
  • a control unit which is not shown, the functioning of the cylinder 7 will have to be controlled in such a way that the pusher plate 8 is taken successively into the two above-mentioned posi­tions.
  • the cross-­shaped tilting device shown is preferred, but could be replaced by another tilting mechanism, for example by a slanting chute.
  • the supporting plate 2 and the bottom of the cassette 6 could be horizontally slidable, instead of being made up of two hinged parts.
  • Essential for the invention is the use of a cas­sette with a bottom which can be opened or removed.

Abstract

For packing bags filled with product in the upright position into boxes, use is made of a machine which is provided with means (3) for tilting the bags fed in horizon­tally and collecting them into a row, while by means of a pusher cylinder (7) the row formed is pushed into a cas­sette which is provided with an openable or removable bottom. By opening or removing the bottom of the cas­sette, the contents of the cassette can fall into a box placed underneath the cassette. This machine is simple in design and is very reliable.

Description

  • The invention relates to a device for packing filled bags in boxes, provided with means of conveyance for bringing in the bags in a horizontal position.
  • Packing bags filled with product, for example chips, in a horizontal position is a generally known process, but for various reasons packing the filled bags in the upright position is often preferred. One of these reasons can be that during stacking of horizontal bags the product in the bag at the bottom runs a high risk of being damaged. Another reason can be that the display function is better if the bags are packed upright.
  • In a known packing machine for packing filled bags in the upright position, bags stacked horizontally on top of each other are pushed into a tilted box. This machine is fairly complex, in particular due to the fact that it has to be possible to tilt the box and move it to various height positions.
  • The object of the invention is to eliminate this disadvantage and produce a device of the type mentioned in the preamble which is simpler and more reliable than known machines for packing filled bags upright in boxes.
  • According to the invention, the device is to this end characterized by tilting and collection elements for tilting the bags to the upright position and collecting them into a row, a cassette provided with a removable or openable bottom for taking rows of tilted bags, a pusher cylinder for pushing each row of bags into the cassette, and means for opening or removing the cassette bottom and allowing the contents of the cassette to fall into a box placed underneath the cassette.
  • The filled bags tilted into the upright position are pushed per row into the cassette and fall into the box when the bottom of the cassette is open.
  • There are various ways of tilting the bags. For ex­ample, the bags slide from a steep chute onto a support or into the cassette. However, more precise results are obtained if the tilting and collection elements contain four plates arranged in the shape of a cross on a rotatable shaft.
  • In order to make filled bags land in a controlled manner in a horizontal position on a horizontal plate of the rotating cross, the feed conveyance means open out into a removable or openable supporting plate directly above a horizontal plate of the tilting and collection elements.
  • The boxes can be placed by hand under the cassette, but it is more efficient if the device has a feed con­veyor for empty boxes and a forcing cylinder for a box disposed directly underneath the cassette, near the end of said conveyor.
  • Each box can now be placed directly underneath the cassette. The correct position of each box relative to the cassette is ensured if the cassette is provided at its bottom end with locators which fit into a box.
  • The invention will now be explained in greater detail with reference to the figures, which show schematically an example of an embodiment.
    • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the device.
    • Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of the same device seen from another side.
  • The device shown comprises a feed conveyor 1 for bringing in the bags in the horizontal position, filled with product such as chips. At the discharge end of the conveyor is a supporting plate 2 in the form of two hinged flaps 2a, 2b which can be moved between a horizontal and a vertical position, for example by means of a hydraulic cylinder (not shown).
  • Underneath the supporting plate 2 is a tilting mechanism 3 in the form of four plates 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, which are arranged in the form of a cross and are fas­tened to a shaft 4 which can turn stepwise through 90 degrees.
  • The bags brought in by the conveyor 1 come to rest in succession on the supporting plate 2 and, when the parts 2a, 2b are flapped, on a horizontal plate of the tilting mechanism. A predetermined number of bags are collected on the said horizontal plate. This number can be counted in a manner known per se by a photoelectric cell or the like.
  • Once the predetermined number of bags has collected lying on top of each other on a horizontal plate of the tilting mechanism 3, the motor (not shown) of the shaft 4 is given the command to turn the shaft through 90 de­grees. The bags consequently end up in an upright posi­tion. In order to prevent the bags from falling off, a vertical plate 5 is provided near the tilting mechanism.
  • Viewed in the longitudinal direction of the shaft 4, a cassette 6 is placed behind the tilting mechanism. It is designed as a box with open front side, closed rear wall and closed side walls, and a bottom which can be opened or removed. In the example shown the cassette bottom consists of two hinged parts which can be com­pared with parts 2a, 2b of the supporting plate 2.
  • In order to push a row of tilted bags out of the tilting device 3 into the cassette 6, the device has a hydraulic or pneumatic pusher cylinder 7 with pusher plate 8. In order to guide the pusher plate, use is made of guide rods 9, which can move in guide sleeves 10.
  • Underneath the cassette is a box support 11 which can be moved up and down by means of a forcing cylinder 12. In the lowest position of the support 11 it is posi­tioned in front of a box feed conveyor 13 in such a way that a box fed in can land on the support 11. In the highest position of the support 11 a box in position on said support is pressed against the bottom side of the cassette, and trapezoidal locators 14 disposed on the bottom side of the cassette project into the box and position it relative to the cassette.
  • It will be clear that a row of bags pushed by the cylinder 7 with plate 8 out of the tilting device 3 into the cassette 6 can fall into a box by opening or remov­ing the cassette bottom.
  • In the case of boxes whose length is much greater than their width the cassette can be made correspond­ingly longer, while the lengthwise direction coincides with the pushing direction of the cylinder 7. The pusher plate 8 fixed on the piston rod of said cylinder then has two positions: a position in which the first row of tilted bags is pushed into the rear part of the cas­sette, and a position in which a second row of tilted bags is pushed in front of this first row into the cas­sette. The box is, of course, fed in with its lengthwise direction parallel to the pushing direction of the cylinder 7. By means of a control unit, which is not shown, the functioning of the cylinder 7 will have to be controlled in such a way that the pusher plate 8 is taken successively into the two above-mentioned posi­tions.
  • Various other modifications and additions are pos­sible within the scope of the invention. The cross-­shaped tilting device shown is preferred, but could be replaced by another tilting mechanism, for example by a slanting chute. The supporting plate 2 and the bottom of the cassette 6 could be horizontally slidable, instead of being made up of two hinged parts.
  • Essential for the invention is the use of a cas­sette with a bottom which can be opened or removed.

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1. Device for packing filled bags in boxes, provided with means of conveyance for bringing in the bags in a horizontal position, characterized by tilting and collection elements for tilting the bags to the upright position and collecting them into a row, a cas­sette provided with a removable bottom for taking rows of tilted bags, a pusher cylinder for pushing each row of bags into the cassette, and means for opening or removing the cassette bottom and allowing the contents of the cassette to fall into a box placed underneath the cassette.
2. Device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the tilting and collection elements comprise four plates arranged in the shape of a cross on a rotatable shaft.
3. Device according to Claim 2, characterized in that the feed conveyance means open out into a removable or openable supporting plate directly above a horizontal plate of the tilting and collection elements.
4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device has a feed conveyor for empty boxes and a forcing cylinder for a box disposed directly underneath the cassette, near the end of said conveyor.
5. Device according to Claim 4, characterized in that the cassette is provided at its lower end with locators which fit into a box.
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ES2104493A1 (en) * 1994-01-12 1997-10-01 Canos Matias Vilar Novel machine for packaging in boxes, for fruits, with mesh bags
WO1997041032A2 (en) * 1996-04-30 1997-11-06 Ferruccio Carmelo Calvano Method and apparatus for packaging tea bags
DE19743532B4 (en) * 1996-10-03 2009-01-08 I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A., Ozzano Emilia Einschachtelvorrichtung
CN103786921A (en) * 2014-01-10 2014-05-14 杭州中亚机械股份有限公司 Package pushing device
CN104290943A (en) * 2014-10-20 2015-01-21 中山弘博企业管理咨询有限公司 Novel box filler
CN104554846A (en) * 2014-12-17 2015-04-29 范县天灌米业有限公司 Convenient bagging device

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NL8001469A (en) * 1980-03-12 1981-10-01 Bouwe Prakken Apparatus for packaging boxes of closed bags filled with product.
GB2128162A (en) * 1982-10-05 1984-04-26 Johannes Lorsch A method of and apparatus for stacking and introducing flat articles into containers

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US3778972A (en) * 1972-03-28 1973-12-18 A Chlipalski Apparatus for handling liquid filled flexible pouches
NL8001469A (en) * 1980-03-12 1981-10-01 Bouwe Prakken Apparatus for packaging boxes of closed bags filled with product.
EP0036398A1 (en) * 1980-03-18 1981-09-23 B.S.P. PACKAGING SYSTEMS di DOMENICO PATTAROZZI & C. S.a.s. A device for forming an orderly stack of articles and for discharging the said stack into a corresponding container
GB2128162A (en) * 1982-10-05 1984-04-26 Johannes Lorsch A method of and apparatus for stacking and introducing flat articles into containers

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ES2104493A1 (en) * 1994-01-12 1997-10-01 Canos Matias Vilar Novel machine for packaging in boxes, for fruits, with mesh bags
WO1997041032A2 (en) * 1996-04-30 1997-11-06 Ferruccio Carmelo Calvano Method and apparatus for packaging tea bags
WO1997041032A3 (en) * 1996-04-30 1997-12-24 Ferruccio Carmelo Calvano Method and apparatus for packaging tea bags
DE19743532B4 (en) * 1996-10-03 2009-01-08 I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A., Ozzano Emilia Einschachtelvorrichtung
CN103786921A (en) * 2014-01-10 2014-05-14 杭州中亚机械股份有限公司 Package pushing device
CN104290943A (en) * 2014-10-20 2015-01-21 中山弘博企业管理咨询有限公司 Novel box filler
CN104554846A (en) * 2014-12-17 2015-04-29 范县天灌米业有限公司 Convenient bagging device

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