EP0526950B1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen einer Verpackung Download PDF

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EP0526950B1
EP0526950B1 EP92202436A EP92202436A EP0526950B1 EP 0526950 B1 EP0526950 B1 EP 0526950B1 EP 92202436 A EP92202436 A EP 92202436A EP 92202436 A EP92202436 A EP 92202436A EP 0526950 B1 EP0526950 B1 EP 0526950B1
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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
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/28—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
    • B65B7/2842—Securing closures on containers
    • B65B7/285—Securing closures on containers by deformation of the closure
    • B65B7/2857—Securing closures on containers by deformation of the closure and the container rim

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  • the present invention relates to a method for closing a packing consisting an upper part having a downward hanging edge and a lower part having a protruding flange, by placing the upper part on the lower part, placing the assembled packing in a closing apparatus having a base with holding means and a closing part moveably arranged with respect thereto, said closing part comprising a pressure plate and a plurality of moveable ring segments, and moving the closing part and the base of the closing apparatus towards each other, thus causing the ring segments to move towards each other and fold the downward hanging edge of the upper part around the protruding flange of the lower part.
  • Such a method is known from EP-A-0 209 890 and EP-A-0 071 130, and is employed for example for closing heat-retaining packagings for meals.
  • a two part packing is placed on a base of a closing apparatus, and this base is subsequently moved upwards, bringing the upper part of the packing in contact with an upper part of the apparatus acting as counterpressure plate.
  • the base of the closing apparatus is moved further upwards, forcing the counterpressure plate against a pressure member that is connected to a quadrilink.
  • This quadrilink converts the upward movements of the base and packing into an inward and upward movement of a bead forming member, which then forces the two parts of the packing together.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method as described above, wherewith a packing can be closed more rapidly and simply than previously. According to the invention this is achieved in that said ring segments are only moved towards each other after the pressure plate of the closing part and the base have reached their fully closed, abutting position, in which position the upper part of the packing just makes contact with the pressure plate.
  • the invention further relates to an apparatus for performing the above method.
  • such an apparatus comprises a base carrying means for holding the packing in a closing position and a closing part moveably arranged with respect thereto, said closing part comprising a pressure plate and a ring consisting of a plurality of ring segments moveable in radial direction substantially parallel to said pressure plate between a release position in which the dimensions in peripheral direction of the ring are greater than those of the packing and a first closing position in which the dimensions in peripheral direction of the ring are smaller than those of the packing, and moveable in a direction substantially transversely of said pressure plate between said first closing position and a second closing position in which said packing is pressed close between said ring segments and said pressure plate, and is characterized in that the ring segments are arranged on said closing part such, that they are moveable in said directions when said pressure plate and said base are in their fully closed, abutting position, in which position the upper part of the packing just makes contact with the pressure plate.
  • each ring segment is slidably mounted in the pressure plate, a spacer member is arranged between each segment and the pressure plate and the pressure plate has a plurality of receiving spaces for the spacer members which are arranged such that in the first closing position each spacer member is aligned with a receiving space and is received therein during a movement of its associated ring segment to the second closing position.
  • compressive forces can be applied to press together the upper and lower party of the packing while maintaining folding forces for keeping the down ward hanging edge of the upper part folded around the protruding flange of the lower part.
  • a closing apparatus that is simple to operate has control means connected to the segments and moveable with respect to the closing part, which control means can include a lever pivotally arranged on the pressure plate, a bridge piece pivotally connected to the lever and movable substantially transversely of the main plane of the pressure plate and pivot arms connecting the bridge piece to the ring segments.
  • the closing apparatus preferably has a recess arranged in the base for receiving the packing and stops protruding out of the pressure plate, wherein the depth of the recess and the height of the stops are geared to one another such that in the closed position of the closing part the distance between a bottom surface of the recess and the pressure plate corresponds with the height of the packing.
  • the apparatus preferably has at least one filler piece arranged in the recess.
  • An apparatus 1 for closing a packing 4 consisting of two parts 2, 3 (fig. 1) comprises a base 5 having arranged thereon means 6 closely enclosing the packing for holding the packing 4 in a closing position.
  • a closing part 7 of the apparatus 1 is hingeably arranged on the base 5 and comprises a pressure surface 8 in the form of a profiled pressure plate, ring segments 9 mounted slidably therein, a lever 10 connected to the ring segments 9 over a control mechanism (not shown here), a protective cover 11 for the control mechanism, and stop bosses 13 co-acting with stop recesses 12 of the base 5.
  • the upper part 3 In order to close the packing 4 the upper part 3 is placed in the manner indicated by the arrows onto the bottom part 2, whereby a downward hanging edge 16 of the upper part 3 falls round a protruding flange 15 of the bottom part 2.
  • the packing 4 is then placed in a recess 25 in the base 5 between the holding means 6.
  • the closing part 7 is then pivoted downward using the lever 10 counter to the action of a hold-open spring 17 (fig. 6A) until the bosses 13 rest in the stop recesses 12.
  • the apparatus 1 is dimensioned such that in this position the upper part of the packing 4 just makes contact with the pressure plate 8 (fig. 6B). (For packagings 4 with a different height filler pieces (not shown here) can be placed in the recess 25 in the base 5).
  • the inner periphery of the ring 14 formed by the segments 9 is larger in this position than the outer periphery of the flange 15.
  • the lever 10 is then moved further downward whereby the ring segments 9 are moved towards each other from their release position into a first closing position in which the inner periphery of the ring 14 is smaller than the outer periphery of the flange 15.
  • the downward hanging edge 16 of the upper packing part 3 is hereby folded round the protruding flange 15 of the bottom packing part 2 (fig. 6C).
  • the movements of the ring segments 9 are controlled by a control mechanism 18 (fig. 2) connecting the lever 10 and the segments 9 and consisting of a bridge piece 19 and pivot arms 20 connecting the bridge piece 19 to the ring segments 9.
  • the bridge piece 19 is pressed onto the pressure plate 8 using bias springs 21 supporting against the cover 11, so that the ring segments 9 can be held by the pivot arms 20 in their release position located furthest to the outside.
  • the spacer member 23 When the ring segment 9 has reached the first closing position, the spacer member 23 is situated in register with a receiving space 24 recessed into the pressure plate 8, so that the segment 9 is moved toward the pressure plate 8 to the second closing position under influence of the upward directed force exerted by the pivot arm 20 (fig. 5, 6D).
  • the spacer member 23 takes a cylindrical form (fig. 7), and is received in a semi-cylindrical recess in the ring segment 9.
  • the ring 14 in the embodiment shown is divided into segments 9 such that a segment 9 engages onto each corner of the packing 4, a uniform force can be exerted on the edge 16 in all directions using a minimum number of separate segments 9. It is however conceivable to divide a folding ring 14 of the form shown into a larger or smaller number of segments 9. This results however in a greater mechanical complexity or a less good distribution of force.
  • a closing apparatus 1 for use with a rectangular packing 4.
  • the invention can however also be applied with packagings of a shape other than that shown here, wherein the shape of the closing ring 14, of the recess 25 and of the holding means 6, the number of segments 9 and the control mechanism 18 can then be adapted correspondingly.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Closing Of Containers (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
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1. Verfahren zum Verschließen einer Verpackung (4), die aus einem oberen Teil (3) mit einem nach unten hängenden Rand (16) und einem unteren Teil (2) mit einem vorstehenden Flansch (15) besteht, welches Verfahren die folgenden Schritte aufweist: es wird der obere Teil (3) auf den unteren Teil (2) gefügt; es wird die so zusammengestellte Verpackung in einer Schließvorrichtung (1) eingebracht, die eine Basis (5) mit Haltemitteln (6) und einen Schließteil (7) aufweist, wobei dieser Schließteil (7) eine Druckplatte (8) und mehrere bewegliche Ringsegmente (9) aufweist; es werden Schließteil (7) und Basis (5) der Verschließvorrichtung gegeneinander bewegt, wodurch die Ringsegmente (9) veranlaßt werden, sich aufeinander hin zu bewegen und den nach unten hängenden Rand (16) des oberen Teils (3) um den vorstehenden Flansch (15) des unteren Teils (2) herum zu falten;
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ringsegmente (9) erst dann aufeinander zu bewegt werden, nachdem die Druckplatte (8) und die Basis (5) ihre voll geschlossene Stellung einnehmen, in der sie einander gegenüberliegen und der obere Teil der Verpackung (4) gerade in Berührung mit der Druckplatte (8) gelangt.
2. Vorrichtung (1) zur Durchführung des Verfahrens nach Anspruch 1 mit einer Basis (5), mit einem Träger (6) zur Halterung der Verpakkung (4) in einer Schließstellung und mit einem Schließteil (7), welches gegenüber der Basis beweglich ist, wobei der Schließteil (7) eine Druckplatte (8) und einen Ring (14) aufweist, der aus mehreren Ringsegmenten (9) besteht, die in Radialrichtung im wesentlichen parallel zur Druckplatte (8) zwischen einer Freigabestellung, in der die Abmessungen in Umfangsrichtung des Ringes (14) größer sind als jene der Verpackung (4) und einer ersten Schließstellung beweglich sind, in der die Abmessungen in Umfangsrichtung des Rings (14) kleiner sind als jene der Verpackung (4), wobei die Ringsegmente außerdem in einer Richtung im wesentlichen quer zur Druckplatte (8) zwischen der ersten Schließstellung und einer zweiten Schließstellung beweglich sind, in der die Verpackung (4) dicht zwischen den Ringsegmenten (9) und der Druckplatte (8) eingeklemmt wird,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ringsegmente (9) auf dem Schließteil (7) derart angeordnet sind, daß sie in den genannten Richtungen beweglich sind, wenn die Druckplatte (8) und die Basis (5) in ihrer voll geschlossenen Stellung befindlich sind, in der die Teile aneinanderstoßen und der obere Teil der Verpackung (4) gerade in Berührung mit der Druckplatte (8) gelangt.
3. Vorrichtung (1) zum Verschließen nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jedes Ringsegment (9) gleitbar in der Druckplatte (8) gelagert ist, daß ein Abstandshalter (23) zwischen jedem Segment (9) und der Druckplatte (8) angeordnet ist und daß die Druckplatte mehrere Aufnahmeräume (24) für die Abstandshalter (23) aufweist, die derart angeordnet sind, daß in der ersten Schließstellung jeder Abstandshalter (23) auf einen Aufnahmeraum (24) ausgerichtet ist und jeder Abstandshalter während der Bewegung des zugeordneten Ringsegmentes (9) in die zweite Schließstellung von den Aufnahmeräumen (24) aufgenommen wird.
4. Vorrichtung (1) zum Verschließen nach Anspruch 2 oder 3,
gekennzeichnet durch Steuermittel (18), die mit den Ringsegmenten (9) verbunden und gegenüber der Druckplatte (8) beweglich sind.
5. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuermittel (18) einen Hebel (10) aufweisen, der schwenkbar an der Druckplatte (8) angelenkt ist, daß ein Überbrückungsteil (19) schwenkbar am Hebel (10) angelenkt und im wesentlichen quer zur Hauptebene der Druckplatte (8) beweglich ist und daß Schwenkarme (20) den Überbrükkungsteil (19) mit den Ringsegmenten (9) verbinden.
6. Vorrichtung zum Verschließen nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Druckplatte (8) profiliert ist und eine Rippe (27) und eine benachbarte Ausnehmung besitzt, deren Umfangsabmessungen jenen der Verpackung (4) entsprechen.
7. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, gekennzeichnet durch eine Ausnehmung (25) in der Basis (5) zur Aufnahme der Verpakkung (4) und weiter gekennzeichnet durch Anschläge (13), die aus der Druckplatte (8) vorstehen, wobei die Tiefe der Ausnehmung (25) und die Höhe der Anschläge (13) derart aufeinander angepaßt sind, daß in der Schließstellung der Druckplatte (8) der Abstand zwischen der unteren Oberfläche der Ausnehmung (25) und der Druckplatte (8) der Höhe der Verpakkung (4) entspricht.
8. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 7,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß wenigstens ein Füllstück in die Ausnehmung (25) einsetzbar ist.
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