EP1125842A1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Verpacken eines Produktes in Folienmaterial - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Verpacken eines Produktes in Folienmaterial Download PDF

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EP1125842A1
EP1125842A1 EP01200584A EP01200584A EP1125842A1 EP 1125842 A1 EP1125842 A1 EP 1125842A1 EP 01200584 A EP01200584 A EP 01200584A EP 01200584 A EP01200584 A EP 01200584A EP 1125842 A1 EP1125842 A1 EP 1125842A1
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Max Van Den Berg
Arjan Jacob Van Den Broek
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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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/06—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products
    • B65B25/08—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products between layers or strips of sheet or web material, e.g. in webs folded to zig-zag form
    • 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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/48—Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by folding a wrapper, e.g. a pocketed wrapper, and securing its opposed free margins to enclose contents

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  • the present invention relates to an installation and a method for packing materials in film.
  • a known type of film packing machines makes use of one roll of film.
  • the packing principle is based on the movement of closing a book: the film is folded around the product.
  • the product is first manually placed on the film, which is supported by ribbed foam rubber.
  • the machine then closes by one flap moving upwards and folding the film around the product.
  • the pack is sealed on three sides by two fixed U-shaped elements, one of which is heated, pressing onto one another.
  • the fourth side is closed by the fold.
  • the film is also cut and transferred to the clamping device.
  • the flap then opens again and the product can be removed.
  • a disadvantage of this form is that this type of machines cannot be incorporated in a production line. In addition it is a disadvantage that it is more difficult to make such a system suitable for various sizes of pack.
  • the thickness of the product to be packed is limited by the method of support: ribbed foam rubber.
  • Packing machines that can be used in a packing line have the characteristic that the product is fed into the machine via a conveyor belt. It is not possible in this way to pack foodstuffs in film only, without using a product carrier such as, for example, a plastic dish.
  • the film is then cut off the roll. Sealing on four sides has the consequence that at least 2 cm more film is required than when folding round the product.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide an installation and a method for packing products in film which is not dependent on the way in which the product to be packed is fed (with or without product carrier) and is also able to process single item packs without additional film waste being generated as a result. Furthermore, the thickness of the material to be packed must not act as an impediment to the packaging itself.
  • Said aim is achieved by means of an installation for packing a product, such as one or more slices of a cheese product or a meat product, in film material, comprising a base frame with:
  • the film is used as transport medium and is transported such that the film is first pulled through and then pulled back over the product, so that the machine repeatedly returns to the starting position.
  • This is in contrast to the method that is employed according to the state of the art of conventional flow packers. Compared with film packing machines which seal on 4 sides, this method will save at least 2 cm film per pack because one sealed seam (5 - 8 mm sealed seam plus 5 mm margin) is dispensed with because the seal at the front of the product is provided by a fold.
  • the gripper means are fixed to a carriage which is movably accommodated on an auxiliary frame having a guide for the carriage, which auxiliary frame is attached to the base frame such that it can pivot about a horizontal pivot axis, which pivot axis is located at that end of the conveyor remote from the preparation surface, which auxiliary frame can be moved between a position in which the guide is parallel to the conveyor and a position in which the guide runs obliquely upwards.
  • the lower sealing bar of the sealing installation is fixed with respect to the base frame and the upper sealing bar is accommodated on a tilting arm, the tilt shaft of which is located close to or coincident with the pivot axis of the auxiliary frame.
  • the carrier element For the purpose of forming the quantity of film material required for one pack, with two pieces which can be sealed together, there is a carrier element between the preparation surface and the conveyor, which carrier element enables movement of the strip of film material transversely to the preparation surface, such that when a strip of film material is gripped in the gripper device this film material can be pulled into the form of a loop.
  • the carrier element comprises a guide positioned transversely to the preparation surface, as well as a carriage that can be moved along said guide and which carries a horizontal roller positioned transversely to the conveyor.
  • a first piece of film material can be drawn aside which subsequently can be positioned on top of the adjoining second piece of film material with the product thereon.
  • the invention also relates to a method for operating the installation described above, comprising the following steps:
  • the known folding method mentioned in the preamble has the disadvantage that it is not possible to place a new product ready when the pack is being sealed.
  • the installation is suitable for placing the film ready and transporting it while the pack is being sealed closed.
  • This transport can also be used to move the product in small steps in the case of a combination with an automatic slicing machine, so that the cut slices can be put down stepwise.
  • the layout of the film path has been so chosen that the machine can be positioned next to a fully automatic slicing machine in such a way that the film surface can be used as ejection surface.
  • Figure 1 shows the following components in a packing machine such as is constructed in an arbitrary embodiment:
  • Figure 2 shows the situation after manually inserting the film. Manual insertion of the film is facilitated in that the film can be guided through the feed opening (3) from the sides. After the film has been fed through the opening (3) it is guided around the rollers (4, 5, 7) to the supporting surface (6).
  • FIG 3 shows the situation immediately after starting the initialisation cycle.
  • the operating flap of the sealing mechanism (13) has been pivoted downwards until it is just in contact with the bar transport system (9).
  • FIG 4 shows the situation where the film is clamped between the top and bottom sections.
  • the operating flap of the sealing mechanism (13) has been pivoted downwards until the sealing U (12) is in contact with the bottom U (12a).
  • the bar transport system (9) is carried along by the movement of this flap (13).
  • a movement by the cutting mechanism (16) ensures that the film is cut off and is clamped in the film transport bar (10).
  • the machine has been initialised and the machine will continue with the operations in a normal cycle.
  • Figure 5 shows the situation where the film has been brought to the correct length by the film reversing system (8), so that the product to be packed can be placed on the table with the supporting surface (6).
  • Figure 6 shows that the operating flap of the sealing mechanism (13) with the sealing U (12) has been moved upwards, whilst the bar transport system (9) has remained in the lowest position. In this position, the packed product will be removed via the height-adjustable conveyor belt (11).
  • Figure 7 shows how the film is pulled through by the film transport bar (10) whilst, at the same time, the film reversing system (8) moves back so that the film on the supporting surface (6) does not move.

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EP01200584A 2000-02-18 2001-02-19 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Verpacken eines Produktes in Folienmaterial Expired - Lifetime EP1125842B1 (de)

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NL1014415A NL1014415C2 (nl) 2000-02-18 2000-02-18 Inrichting en werkwijze voor het in folie verpakken van materialen.

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EP1281617A1 (de) * 2001-08-02 2003-02-05 Coppens Verpakkings-systemen B.V. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken eines Produktes, wie eine oder mehrere Scheiben eines Käse- oder Fleischproduktes, in Folienmaterial
NL1019053C2 (nl) * 2001-09-28 2003-04-02 Best Quality B V Inrichting voor het verpakken van een product in foliemateriaal.

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US3016673A (en) * 1960-08-01 1962-01-16 John M Parker Wrapping and sealing machine
DE8612555U1 (de) * 1986-05-07 1986-07-24 Josek, Alexander, Dipl.-Ing.(FH), 6422 Herbstein Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Gegenständen in einer heißsiegelbaren Verpackungsbahn

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US3016673A (en) * 1960-08-01 1962-01-16 John M Parker Wrapping and sealing machine
DE8612555U1 (de) * 1986-05-07 1986-07-24 Josek, Alexander, Dipl.-Ing.(FH), 6422 Herbstein Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Gegenständen in einer heißsiegelbaren Verpackungsbahn

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EP1281617A1 (de) * 2001-08-02 2003-02-05 Coppens Verpakkings-systemen B.V. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken eines Produktes, wie eine oder mehrere Scheiben eines Käse- oder Fleischproduktes, in Folienmaterial
NL1019053C2 (nl) * 2001-09-28 2003-04-02 Best Quality B V Inrichting voor het verpakken van een product in foliemateriaal.
WO2003035479A1 (en) * 2001-09-28 2003-05-01 Best Quality B.V. Installation for packing a product in film material

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