EP0734948B1 - Vorrichtung zum automatischen Verpacken von Gegenständen in aus schlauchförmigen Zuschnitten hergestellten Verpackungen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum automatischen Verpacken von Gegenständen in aus schlauchförmigen Zuschnitten hergestellten Verpackungen Download PDF

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EP0734948B1
EP0734948B1 EP96830171A EP96830171A EP0734948B1 EP 0734948 B1 EP0734948 B1 EP 0734948B1 EP 96830171 A EP96830171 A EP 96830171A EP 96830171 A EP96830171 A EP 96830171A EP 0734948 B1 EP0734948 B1 EP 0734948B1
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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
    • B65B5/02—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
    • B65B5/024—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles for making containers from preformed blanks
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/36—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
    • B65B35/38—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/40—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/50—Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
    • 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/12—Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed state; Feeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
    • B65B43/14—Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines
    • B65B43/16—Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines by grippers
    • B65B43/18—Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines by grippers by suction-operated grippers
    • B65B43/185—Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines by grippers by suction-operated grippers specially adapted for carton blanks
    • 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/26—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
    • B65B43/30—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers engaging opposed walls, e.g. suction-operated
    • B65B43/305—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers engaging opposed walls, e.g. suction-operated specially adapted for boxes, cartons or carton blanks
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a machine for packaging articles in cardboard containers obtained from tubular blanks. These blanks feature suitable creasing lines that define lateral walls and flaps which form bottom and top of the containers.
  • every blank is made of a sheet closed in a tubular form and folded in the regions of the creasing lines so as to form two overlapped parts; each of these overlapped parts has another creasing line in the middle, parallel to the previous ones.
  • the blanks are removed one by one from the bottom of a stack situated in a magazine, and transferred to a set up station equipped with fixed suction cups that attach themselves to one wall of the blank; the opposite wall is held by movable suction cups, carried by a rotary cantilevered frame that causes the blank erection.
  • suitable folder members fold the opposite wings of the container bottom through an arc of 90°.
  • the blank is transferred from a collecting station to an erection station, in which two lateral walls thereof are simultaneously held perpendicular to each other by the said first and third collecting means, thus causing stabilisation of the blank shape.
  • the lowermost blank of the stack is collected by first collecting means equipped with suction cups carried by a rotary cantilevered frame.
  • Second collecting means, cooperating with these first ones, are carried by a second rotary cantilevered frame and erect the blank.
  • the said first and second collecting means hold two lateral walls of the container, that are maintained perpendicular to each other.
  • the group of articles to be introduced in the container is formed by subsequent downward article placements on a horizontal plate, moving vertically and located downstream of an articles feeding line.
  • a device that operates in this way includes a station provided with two rollers having longitudinal face millings, in the region of which relative plates are fixed; in a rest position the two plates form a channel that receives articles. Inside the channel there are means for detecting the formation of a layer of articles placed close to one another.
  • the above mentioned rollers make a full turn in counter-rotating directions and transfer the layer to the plate below, or on top of the upper layer of the stack being formed on the same plate.
  • This stack is then moved horizontally by suitable convey means equipped with a frame, that can perform a series of strokes of limited length in order to draw a certain number of stacks close to one another, and subsequently a longer stroke to transfer the so formed group of stacks. Then this group is moved in a transversal direction by suitable packing means.
  • a group of articles is formed upwards, beginning from a feeding station, in which a row of articles is formed; this row is subsequently raised by an elevator, situated below, until it is placed on suitable supports. The next row being raised strikes the previous one and raises it again.
  • a stack of articles is built up by subsequent placements of layers on the said supports.
  • a pusher moves it onto a fixed platform; the next stack transferred to the platform moves the previous one and others possibly present there.
  • the group When a predetermined number of stacks, brought close one to another, has been reached, the group is introduced into a container suitably positioned on the side of the platform.
  • a device of this type is illustrated e.g. in the IT-B-208.806.
  • the US patent No. 3,295,703 relates to a stacking apparatus for elongated elements or workpieces, that comprises a vertical conveyor means arranged in a substantial upright frame including vertically extending guide members.
  • a delivery table or support means is positioned at a pick up station at one side of the frame, and a conveyor or the like is arranged to discharge the workpieces from processing apparatus and to deposit the workpieces on the delivery table.
  • the conveyor means lift a workpiece to the top of the frame, transport it horizontally and lower the workpiece to a stacking station.
  • the depositing position of the workpiece is adjusted in accordance with the increase of the height of the stack. When a complete layer of workpieces has been stacked, a higher position is selected to make a new layer over the previous one.
  • a particular problem derives also from the fact, that at present the said blanks are preferably made of recycled cardboard which is not as elastic as unused cardboard and therefore needs particular attention during the container set up step.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a small dimension machine that operates at high speed and automatically introduces articles into containers obtained from tubular blanks.
  • a packaging machine 3 is equipped with a device for taking a flat folded tubular blanks 2 and set it up into a container, this device being indicated with reference number 1.
  • the tubular blanks 2 are fed in stacks to a collecting station 4 by conveying means 5, operated intermittently when each stack is near to finish; the stack of blanks is indicated with 2a.
  • the device 1 includes first gripping means 6 equipped with suction elements 7, like suction cups, for removing single tubular blanks 2 from the top of the stack 2a and transfer the removed blanks to a conveying line 8, in the region of a container set up station 9.
  • the conveying line 8 is in longitudinal alignment with conveying means 5 that feed the tubular blanks 2 and parallel to a line 10 that feeds the articles 11 to be introduced into the containers 20 obtained from the blanks 2.
  • the articles 11 are carried to a station 12, described below, in which groups of these articles 11 are formed and introduced into the containers.
  • the station 12 is situated beside the station 9, in which the blanks 2 are erected.
  • the conveying line 8 includes two pairs of side by side parallel belts 13 and 14, upper and lower. On their extremities, the belts 13, 14 turn around respective pulleys 15, 16.
  • Cross pieces 17,18 extend perpendicularly from the belts 13,14, and the pairs of upper belts 13 and lower belts 14 are operated simultaneously and intermittently, so that the corresponding lower run 13a and upper run 14a move in the same direction H (Fig. 1).
  • the gripping means 6 are controlled by a robotic unit 19 that drives its movements along two perpendicular axes, on a vertical plane transversal to the conveying line 8.
  • the robotic unit 19 features a vertical stem 21, the lower part of which carries a plate 22 supporting the suction cups 7; in fact the suction cups 7 are arranged, turned downwards, at the corners of the plate 22, that has e.g. a square shape.
  • the stem 21 is slidably inserted into a ring-like slide block 23 that features a groove set in engagement with a guide 24, e.g. like a dovetail, extending along a bar 25 (see Figs. 4 and 7), which is situated longitudinally over the said conveying line 8.
  • a guide 24 e.g. like a dovetail, extending along a bar 25 (see Figs. 4 and 7), which is situated longitudinally over the said conveying line 8.
  • the device 1 features also, in the region of the container set up station 9, second gripping means 26 including suction cups 27, situated astride the lower belts 14 of the conveying line 8.
  • the suction cups 27 are supported by a plate 28 that is moved along a vertical axis by actuating means 29; in fact the suction cups 27 are arranged, turned downwards, in the regions of the corners of the plate 28, this latter having e.g. square shape.
  • the device for forming regular groups of the above mentioned articles 11 is indicated with 30.
  • the articles 11 are fed one by one to a pick up station 31 by conveying means 32 of the said line 10, including e.g. a belt conveyor; the articles 11 conveyed on the belt 32 stop when they strike a fixed shoulder 33, suitably positioned, as pointed out in the following.
  • the device 30 includes pick up means 34 equipped with suction elements 35, like suction cups, which pick up a row of articles 11 from the conveying belt 32 and transfer them onto a plate 36, situated horizontally in a station 12, in which a regular group of articles 11 is built up and introduced into a container 20.
  • pick up means 34 equipped with suction elements 35, like suction cups, which pick up a row of articles 11 from the conveying belt 32 and transfer them onto a plate 36, situated horizontally in a station 12, in which a regular group of articles 11 is built up and introduced into a container 20.
  • the plate 36 is co-planar with the lower wall of the container 20 situated in the set up station 9.
  • the pick up means 34 are controlled by a second robotic unit 37 that drives movements thereof along two perpendicular axes, on a vertical plane transversal to the conveying belt 32.
  • the second robotic unit 37 features a vertical bar 38, the lower part of which carries a plate 39 supporting the suction cups 35; virtually, the suction cups 35 are arranged in pairs, turned downward, along the plate 39 so as to engage a row of articles 11 on the conveying belt 32.
  • the bar 38 runs through a slide 40, joined with a grooved guide 41 that extends transversally to the conveying belt 32, on a horizontal plane over the same belt 32.
  • the device 30 In the region of the article grouping station 12, over the plate 36, the device 30 features a grouping frame 42 from which a group of articles can be easily transferred into the container 20.
  • the grouping frame 42 is opened at its top for insertion therein of the rows of articles, and is also opened on the side opposite to the container 20 to be filled, that means also opposite to the station 9.
  • the grouping frame 42 includes a pair of lateral walls 42a and features, on the side close to the container 20, transversal walls 42b slightly convergent so as to form a lead-in section for the container 20.
  • One of the internal lateral walls 42a of the grouping frame is in alignment with the abutment surface 33a of the fixed shoulder 33 (Fig. 7).
  • the grouping frame 42 slides on the plate 36, in horizontal direction, transversal to the conveying line 8, and is operated by a reciprocating device 43 including an oscillating arm 44 articulated to a carriage 45 that slides in a guide 46 in the transversal direction; the carriage 45 is integral with a bar 47 fastened to the grouping frame 42.
  • the grouping frame 42 moves between a position in which a group of articles 11 is formed over the plate 36, and a position, shifted toward the container 20, in which the same group of articles is introduced into the container 20.
  • the device 30 includes a pusher 48 constituted basically by a vertical plate that forms an additional wall of the grouping frame 42, on the side opposite to the one facing the container 20, when the grouping frame is in the position where the group of articles 11 is built up.
  • the pusher 48 is moved in horizontal direction, transversal to the conveying line 8, by a reciprocating device 49 including an oscillating arm 50 articulated to a carriage 51 that slides in a guide 52; the carriage 51 is integral with a bar 53 fastened to the pusher 48.
  • the plate 36 is carried by a reciprocating operation device 54, that controls movements of the plate in the vertical direction.
  • This operation device 54 allows to change the vertical position of the plate 36, in particular when the size of the containers 20 is changed.
  • the operation device 54 can be also used to control vertical movement of the plate 36 in phase relation with building up of the group of articles 11 inside the grouping frame 42.
  • the plate 36 can be lowered stepwise from the highest position in registry with the layers of the articles 11 being formed in succession inside the grouping frame 42.
  • a device 55 for closing the container 20 filled with the articles 11, is situated downstream the station 9, along the conveying line 8.
  • This closing device 55 features movable folder elements 56 formed by a pair of blades 57 hinged on pins 58 with vertical axes, on opposite ends of the conveying line 8 and driven in a mirror-like way by known, not shown, means.
  • First fixed folder element 59 acting on a horizontal plane located between the belts 13,14, and second fixed folder elements 60a,60b having the profile curved and slightly convergent in the direction of the line movement, are situated downstream of the movable folder elements 56, on opposite sides of the conveying line 8.
  • a taping member 61 with rollers is provided downstream of the above mentioned folder elements.
  • the gripping means 6 are lowered so as to bring the suction cups 7 to contact the uppermost blank 2 of the stack 2a, in the position indicated with the sketched line 6a in Fig. 1.
  • Subsequent raising of the gripping means 6 causes also raising of the said blank.
  • the lowering and raising of the gripping means 6 are determined by vertical sliding of the stem 21 of the robotic unit 19.
  • the gripping means 6 are lowered again so as to carry the blank 2 to contact the second gripping means 26, the suction cups 27 of which, in this step, are moved by the actuating means 29 over the surface defined by the upper run of the belts 14 (Fig. 2).
  • the second gripping means 26 hold the blank 2 to be erected by attachment to a lower part that is designed to form a wall of the container opposite to the one defined by the upper part, which the first gripping means 6 grasp.
  • the blank takes the parallelepiped shape of the container 20.
  • this container 20 is opened and the container is ready to be filled with groups of articles 11 formed in the station 12 (see also Figs. 4 and 7).
  • the articles 11 are picked up from the conveying belt by the pick up means 34 that during this step are situated over the row of articles 11, in the pick up station 31 (Fig. 1).
  • the pick up means 34 are lowered so as to bring the suction cups 35 to contact the articles 11, as seen in Fig. 4. Subsequent raising of the pick up means 34 causes also raising of the articles. Lowering and raising of the pick up means 34 are determined by vertical sliding of the bar 38 of the second robotic unit 37.
  • the pick up means 34 are lowered again so as to insert the articles 11 into the grouping frame 42, as shown in Fig. 4, where the broken line 34a indicates the position taken by the pick up means 34 during this step.
  • the row of articles 11 is put into the space delimited by the lateral walls 42a of the grouping frame 42 and by the pusher 48, adjacent thereto. Likewise, some other rows of articles 11 are transferred inside the grouping frame 42 and progressively arranged one beside another, while the layers of articles are put one on another. These subsequent placements of rows of articles 11 build up a regular group, indicated with 110 (Fig. 5).
  • the group 110 is held on three consecutive sides faced by the lateral walls 42a of the grouping frame 42 and by the pusher 48, adjacent thereto.
  • the grouping frame 42 and the pusher 48 are simultaneously translated toward the motionless container 20 located in the station 9 of the conveying line 8; this translation is operated by rotation of the related oscillating arms 44,50 that control movement of the carriages 45,51 along the guides 46, 52 (Fig. 5).
  • the grouping frame 42 is positioned so as to form a lead-in section for the container 20, ready for the introduction of the group 110 of articles 11.
  • translation of the grouping frame 42 and the pusher 48 determines the movement of the group 110 of articles 11 formed inside the same grouping frame.
  • the grouping frame 42 stops while the pusher 48 continues its movement forward for translation of the group with respect to the grouping frame (Fig. 6). Then, the group 110 is pushed into the container 20.
  • the blank is kept by the gripping means 6, 26 that prevents it from folding back, even if the blank is made of recycled cardboard and the like.
  • the distance between the belts 13 and 14 of the conveying belt 8 is suitably bigger than the height of the container 20 so as not to interfere with the set up of the same container.
  • the gripping means 6 and 26 release the opposite walls of the container 20, that is then moved forward by the belts 13,14 of the conveying line 8, driven simultaneously in opposite directions, as indicated with the sketched line 20a in Fig. 8.
  • the cross pieces 17,18 of the belts 13,14 engage the container 20.
  • This closing device 55 features folder elements 56,59 and 60a,60b that close the opposite flaps of the bottom and the top of the container 20.
  • the blades 57 of the movable folder elements 56 swing in direction opposite to the line movement direction, and fold the fore vertical flaps 201 of the container 20 that is entering the region of the closing device 55 (Fig. 9).
  • Folding of the flaps 201 is completed by the first fixed folder elements 59, that acts on a horizontal plane, while at the same time, the second fixed folder elements 60a,60b, which have a convergent profile, begin folding of the horizontal flaps 202 (Fig. 10).
  • the return swing stroke of the blades 57 causes initial folding of the rear vertical flaps 203, while the first fixed folder elements 59 complete this folding during the movement of the container 20 along the conveying line 8, as indicated with the sketched line 20b in Fig. 11; the second fixed folder elements 60a,60b finish the folding of the horizontal flaps 202.
  • the taping means 61 close the container 20 by a suitable adhesive tape, as schematically indicated with the sketched line 20c (Fig. 11).
  • the proposed device allows to remove blanks from a stack in very simple and easy way, and to set them up into containers, to form regular groups of articles, and subsequently to introduce these groups of articles into the containers, and finally, to close the containers.
  • An important feature of the described device is that it ensures stability of the groups of articles during all necessary working steps.
  • the groups are formed by subsequent placements of articles into the grouping frame, from which they are later transferred into the containers, without any intermediate movement.
  • these groups are guided on three sides by the grouping frame and the pusher.
  • the robotic unit 19 moves the gripping means 6 along two perpendicular axes and, more precisely, on a vertical plane parallel with respect to the conveying means 5 and to the conveying line 8; this is possible because the conveying means 5 and the conveying line 8 are in longitudinal alignment.
  • the second robotic unit 37 moves the gripping means 34 along two perpendicular axes and, more precisely, on a vertical plane transversal to the conveying means 5; this is possible because the abutment surface 33a, which is in alignment with the lateral internal wall 42a of the grouping frame, does not need to be moved longitudinally, i.e. in the direction defined by the conveying means 10.
  • suction cups 35 can be substituted by pliers that grip the sides of the row of articles 11; obviously these pliers must not change reciprocal positioning of the articles.
  • suction cups 35 or otherwise pliers it is possible to pick up two or more rows of articles arranged side by side or two or more rows of articles put one on the other.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur automatischen Verpackung von Artikeln in Behältern, die aus tubusförmigen Elementen (2) hergestellt sind, wobei jedes der Elemente (2) aus einem Bogen produziert wird, der in einer tubusförmige Form gefaltet wird und Faltlinien aufweist, die Seitenwände Sowie Boden- und Deckelklappen eines Behälters (20) definieren, wobei die Maschine aufweist:
    Eine Vorrichtung (1) zum Entnehmen der tubusförmigen Elemente (2)und zum Aufstellen dieser Elemente in die Behälter, wobei diese Einrichtung zum Entnehmen und Aufstellen eine erste Greifeinrichtung (6) aufweist, die entlang einer sich in Längsrichtung erstreckenden vertikalen Ebene beweglich ist, um einzelne tubusförmige flachgefaltete Bögen (2) von einer Entnahmestation (4) im Bereich eines Stapels (2a) dieser Elemente zu einer Fördereinrichtung (8) zu überführen, wobei diese im Bereich einer Aufrichtstation (9) für die Behälter angeordnet ist, darüber hinaus ist eine zweite Greifeinrichtung (26) vorgesehen, die innerhalb der Aufrichtstation (9) für die Behälter angeordnet ist und die mit der ersten Greifeinrichtung (6) zusammenwirkt, um die Behälter (20) aufzurichten;
    weiterhin ist eine Schubeinrichtung (48) vorgesehen, die im Bereich der Gruppierstation (12) für die Artikel angeordnet ist, um zu jeder Zeit eine Gruppe (110) von Artikeln (11) in die Behälter (20) einzuführen;
    darüber hinauf ist eine Schließeinrichtung (55) für die Behälter verwendet, die in Förderrichtung abwärts der Aufrichtstation (9) entlang der Fördereinrichtung (8) angeordnet ist;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Einrichtung (30) verwendet ist, um reguläre Gruppen (110) von Artikeln (11) auszubilden, wobei eine Aufrichteinrichtung (34) umfaßt ist, die in einer vertikalen Ebene transversal zur Fördereinrichtung (8) beweglich ist, um Reihen von Artikeln (11) von einer Fördereinrichtung (10) für die Artikel zu einer Station (12) zu überführen, in welcher eine reguläre Gruppe (110) der Artikel (11) ausgebildet ist und welche neben der Aufrichtstation (9) angeordnet ist;
    darüber hinaus ist die zweite Greifeinrichtung (26) im unteren Bereich der Aufrichtstation (9) für die Behälter angeordnet und dafür vorgesehen, einen unteren Wandungsbereich der Elemente (2) zu haltern, während diese im Bereich der gegenüberliegenden Wandung durch die erste Greifeinrichtung (6) angehoben werden, um den Behälter (20) aufzurichten, weiterhin ist die erste Greifeinrichtung (6) dafür vorgesehen, einzelne tubusförmige flachgefaltete Elemente (2) von oben vom Stapel (2a) im Bereich der Entnahmeeinrichtung (4) zu entnehmen;
    es ist eine Handhabungseinrichtung (19) vorgesehen, die die Bewegung der ersten Greifeinrichtung (6) entlang von zwei senkrechten Achsen innerhalb einer sich in Längsrichtung erstreckenden vertikalen Ebene steuert, um die Elemente (2) vom Stapel (2a) zur Aufrichteinrichtung (9) für die Behälter, die entlang der Fördereinrichtung (8) angeordnet ist, zu überführen.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die zweite Greifeinrichtung (26) Saugmittel (27) umfaßt, die in vertikaler Richtung durch Betätigungsmittel (29) beweglich sind, und zwar zwischen einer abgesenkten Positionierung, in der keine Beaufschlagung erfolgt, und einer die Elemente ergreifenden Positionierung, die oberhalb einer Ebene angeordnet ist, die durch die Fördermittel (14) der Fördereinrichtung (8) definiert ist.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die erste Greifeinrichtung (6) Saugelemente (7) aufweist, die von einer Säule (21) einer Handabungseinrichtung (9) getragen sind, die in vertikaler Richtung auf einem Gleitblock (23) gleitfähig geführt ist, der entlang einer Führung (24) beweglich ist, die sich in Längsrichtung oberhalb der Fördereinrichtung (8) erstreckt, um mit der Greifeinrichtung (6) zwischen der Entnahmeeinrichtung (4) und der Aufrichtstation (9) für die Behälter zusammenzuwirken.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Arbeitsschritt, in welchem die Wand des Elementes (2), die zu derjenigen Wand gegenüberliegend angeordnet ist, die von der zweiten Greifeinrichtung (26) gehaltert ist, angehoben wird, um den Behälter (20) ausformen, dadurch ausgeführt wird, daß eine kombinierte Bewegung eines vertikalen Gleitens und einer Überführung der ersten Greifeinrichtung (6) in Längsrichtung durchlaufen wird.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Fördereinrichtung (8) mindestens zwei Paare von parallelen Riemen (13, 14) aufweist, und zwar obere und untere Riemen, die intermittierend und synchron in einander entgegenliegende Richtungen bewegt werden, wobei die Riemen (14) des unteren Paares auf beiden Seiten der Aufrichtstation (9) für die Behälter angeordnet sind und wobei Kreuzstücke (17, 18) sich ausgehend von den oberen und unteren Riemen (13, 14) erstrecken, um mit einem bereits gefüllten Behälter (20) in der Aufrichtstation (9) für die Behälter zusammenzuwirken, und um eine Überführung in Richtung auf Faltelemente (3) durchzuführen, die zwischen den Paaren von, Riemen (13, 14) angeordnet sind und um gegenüberliegende Klappen des Bodens und des Deckels des Behälters zu schließen.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abstand zwischen dem oberen Lauf (13a) des oberen Paares von Riemen (13) und dem unteren Lauf (14a) des unteren Paares von Riemen (14) größer ist als die Höhe der oben stehend beschriebenden Behälter (20).
  7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Aufrichteinrichtung (34) eine Reihe von Artikeln (11) ergreift, die von der Entnahmeeinrichtung (32) der Fördereinrichtung (10) transportiert wird, wobei dieses Ergreifen im Bereich der Aufrichteinrichtung (31) durchgeführt wird, während eine Handhabungseinrichtung (37) die Bewegung der Aufrichteinrichtung (34) entlang von zwei zueinander senkrechten Achsen steuert, wobei dies innerhalb einer Ebene erfolgt, die transversal zur Fördereinrichtung (32) angeordnet ist, um eine Überführung der Reihen von Artikeln (11) zu einem Gruppierrahmen (42) durchzuführen, der im Bereich der Gruppierstation (12) für die Artikel angeordnet ist, in deren Bereich eine reguläre Gruppe (110) von Artikeln (11) ausgebildet wird, und wobei ein Schieber (48) verwendet ist, der mit dem Gruppierrahmen (42) zusammenwirkt, um einen Bereich abzugrenzen, in weichem die reguläre Gruppe (110) durch eine aufeinander folgende Plazierung von Reihen der Artikel (11) ausgebildet wird und um die gleiche Gruppe (110) von Artikeln (11) in den Behälter (20) einzusetzen.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Aufrichtstation (34) eine Saugeinrichtung (35) beinhaltet, die von einem Arm (38) der Handhabungseinrichtung (37) getragen ist, der in vertikaler Richtung entlang einer Schiene (40) beweglich ist, die ihrerseits auf einer Führung (41) beweglich ist, die sich transversal zur Fördereinrlchtung (32) erstreckt, um mit der Aufnahmeeinrichtung (34) zwischen der Aufrichtstation (31) und der Gruppierstation (12) für die Artikel zusammenzuwirken, in welcher die reguläre Gruppe (110) ausgebildet wird.
  9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Gruppierrahmen (42) im oberen Bereich geöffnet ist, um ein Einsetzen von Reihen von Artikeln (11) zu ermöglichen und daß eine Öffnung im Bereich derjenigen Seite vorgesehen ist, die gegenüberliegend zu der Seite angeordnet ist, die dem zu füllenden Behälter (20) zugewandt ist, und daß die Befüllung durch den Schieber (48) durchgeführt wird, der im Bereich der geöffneten Seite angeordnet ist.
  10. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schließeinrichtung (55) bewegliche Faltelemente (56) beinhaltet, die durch ein Paar von Klingen (57) ausgebildet werden, die drehbeweg lich auf vertikalen Stiften (58) angeordnet sind, die an gegenüberliegenden Enden der Fördereinrichtung (8) angeordnet sind und derart eine schwingende Bewegung durchführen, daß abwechselnd die vorderen vertikalen Klappen (201) und die rückwärtigen Klappen (203) des Behälters (20) gefaltet werden.
  11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Gruppiereinrichtung (12) für die Artikel eine Platte (36) beinhaltet, die einen Boden für den Gruppierrahmen (42) und eine Abstützung für die Gruppe (110) bereitstellt.
  12. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Platte (36) in einer vertikalen Richtung zwischen einer angehobenen Positionierung innerhalb des Gruppierrahmens, und einer abgesenkten Positionierung, in welcher ein Boden für den Gruppierrahmen bereitgestellt wird, beweglich ist, wobei das Absenken schrittweise durchgeführt wird, um die Platte in Register mit den Plazierungen der aufeinanderfolgenden Lagen von Artikeln (11) innerhalb des Gruppierrahmens (42) zu halten.
  13. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Aufrichteinrichtung (34) mindestens zwei Reihen von Artikeln (11) überführt, die Seite an Seite angeordnet sind und wobei die Überführung von der Fördereinrichtung (10) zur Gruppiereinrichtung (12) für die Artikel durchgeführt wird.
  14. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Aufrichteinrichtung (34) mindestens zwei Reihen von Artikeln (11) überführt, die übereinander angeordnet sind, wobei die Überführung von der Fördereinrichtung (10) zur Gruppiereinrichtung (12) für die Artikel durchgeführt wird.
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