EP1342668B1 - Packaging machine and method for setting up a carton - Google Patents

Packaging machine and method for setting up a carton Download PDF

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EP1342668B1
EP1342668B1 EP03006307A EP03006307A EP1342668B1 EP 1342668 B1 EP1342668 B1 EP 1342668B1 EP 03006307 A EP03006307 A EP 03006307A EP 03006307 A EP03006307 A EP 03006307A EP 1342668 B1 EP1342668 B1 EP 1342668B1
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Eric Chalendar
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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
    • 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
    • B65B17/00—Other machines, apparatus, or methods for packaging articles or materials
    • B65B17/02—Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling
    • B65B17/025—Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling the articles being joined by a top carrier element

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  • This invention relates to a packaging machine and is particularly useful for processing cartons of the top gripping type which are adapted to accommodate a plurality of articles, for example, four or six glass beverage bottles.
  • Top gripping cartons for accommodating glass bottles normally have side (and end) walls adapted to form a substantially rigid tubular structure. It is often desirable to use a so called clip type article carrier to transport the grouped articles.
  • the clip type carrier is normally provided with at least one aperture to receive an upper portion of the article.
  • tabs are used to engage the underside of the flange of an article to lock the article in the carton.
  • tabs are used to maintain the carton in a set up condition.
  • Such cartons incorporate a midriff fold line about which the cartons are hinged when erected from a flat condition into a set up condition ready for loading. There is a tendency for the cartons to collapse back to their flat condition during or immediately after set up prior to loading and it is necessary to set up the carton and to support the carton immediately after set up so that this tendency to collapse is mitigated.
  • the packaging machine is adapted to feed successive cartons onto a loading station sited on a crate conveying line.
  • the cartons are interengaged with bottles contained within these crates during continuous forward feed.
  • it is necessary to provide a packaging machine that performs a number of carton set up and loading functions.
  • the machine is readily adjustable to accommodate a wide range of carton sizes without undue time being taken to adapt the machine from running one size of carton to running a different size of carton.
  • a further problem associated with known packaging machines is that they require a sizeable floor area.
  • the present invention seeks to mitigate these problems by using a bi-directional conveying system for the carton and crates.
  • One aspect of the invention provides a packaging machine for continuously setting up and loading top gripping type cartons into a crate containing articles
  • machine comprises feed means sequentially to deliver successive cartons from a supply in flat collapsed condition to a setting up station of the machine, means to restrain upper portions of the carton relative to the lower portions thereof so that lower portions are moved away from said upper portions to bring the carton into a set up condition, means to group a plurality of said cartons as they are moved downstream, means for transferring said grouped cartons to said crate and means for locating and locking each said carton over an upper portion of an article contained within said crate characterized in that the carton is moved from a set up station to grouping means in a first direction by carton conveying means and in that carton is moved from the grouping means to the locating and locking means in a second contra-direction.
  • the crate moves through the packaging machine in the second contra-direction.
  • a second set up station (E) for erecting end panels of each said carton, prior to the transfer of said grouped cartons to the locating and locking means.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides a method of continuously setting up and loading top gripping type cartons, which method comprises the following steps: (i) causing each such carton sequentially to be delivered in flat collapsed condition to a carton infeed end of a packaging machine; (ii) restraining upper portions of the carton relative to lower portions thereof as it is moved downstream so as to bring the carton into a set up condition; (iii) causing the carton to be grouped with a second carton situated adjacent said first carton; (iv) transferring said grouped cartons to a crate comprising at least one article (B); (v) locating and locking said cartons over portions of at least one article contained in said crate; characterized in that steps (i) to (iii) are carried out as the carton moves continuously in a first direction and step (iv) and (v) are carried out as the carton moves continuously in a second contra-direction.
  • said method further comprises the steps of transferring said grouped cartons to a second set up station (E) for erecting end panels of each said carton, prior to the transfer of said grouped cartons to said crate.
  • said crate is conveyed through said packaging machine in said second contra-direction.
  • a setting up station for setting up cartons supplied in flat collapsed condition by the packaging machine, means to group a plurality of said cartons as they are transferred downstream of the setting up station
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a packaging machine 2 for continuously setting up and loading top gripping type cartons 10 into a crate 82 containing at least one article B wherein the carton 10 is continuously moved downstream by carton conveying means 50, which machine comprises feed means 36 sequentially to deliver successive cartons 10 from a supply 34 in flat collapsed condition to a setting up station S of the machine, means 36 to restrain upper portions of the carton relative to the lower portions thereof so that lower portions are moved away from said upper portions to bring the carton into a set up condition, means 38 to group at least one said carton as it is moved downstream, means 92 for transferring said grouped cartons 32 to said crate 82 and means 98, 124 for locating and locking each said carton over neck portions of at least one article B contained within said crate 82.
  • carton conveying means 50 which machine comprises feed means 36 sequentially to deliver successive cartons 10 from a supply 34 in flat collapsed condition to a setting up station S of the machine, means 36 to restrain upper portions of the carton relative to the lower portions thereof so
  • a top gripping type carton 10 is illustrated in Figure 3a, which is packaged in a machine of the present invention.
  • the carton 10 is formed from a unitary blank made from paperboard or similar sheet material.
  • the carton 10 includes a top panel 12, a first side wall panel 14, base panel 16 and a second side wall 18 hingeably connected one to next to form a tubular structure.
  • the ends of the carton are closed by an end panel flap structure generally shown by reference numerals 20 and 22 at respective ends of the carton.
  • Six apertures 24, 25 are formed in both the top and bottom panels 12, 16.
  • Locking tabs 26, 27 extend from the upper edge of end panels 20, 22.
  • the apertures of the top panel are in registry with corresponding apertures of the bottom panel and are adapted to receive and retain six articles arranged in two rows of three articles.
  • the carton can vary depending upon the shape and/or quantity of the articles to be packaged and accordingly, a machine in accordance with the present invention is adjustable in numerous respects, so that it can process a wide variety of such cartons.
  • the principle dimensions which are likely to be varied are shown in Figure 3a in which "H” is the overall height of the set up carton equivalent to the distance between the top panel and the base panel, "L” is the overall length of the carton when the end flaps are closed.
  • H is the overall height of the set up carton equivalent to the distance between the top panel and the base panel
  • L is the overall length of the carton when the end flaps are closed.
  • the packaging of four articles is achieved by using a carton as shown in Figure 3b.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a machine 2 for processing cartons 10 of the type outlined above.
  • the carton 10 is supplied in a flat collapsed condition about fold lines 28 and 29 such that the top panel 12 and first side panel 14 are in a face contacting relationship with second side panel 18 and base panel 20.
  • the upstream end of the machine includes a hopper 34 in which a multiplicity of cartons 10 in flat collapsed condition are held in two or three rows ready for processing.
  • the cartons are removed from the hopper in pairs or trio by a rotary vacuum feeder 36 fed two or three at a time on to a carton conveyor 38.
  • the rotary feeder 36 comprises four pairs of suction cups 40 interconnected to a drive shaft 42 by drive rods 44 fixed on a device 44a turning freely around drive shaft 42.
  • Drive rods 44 slide freely through device 44b which supports suction cups 40.
  • the suction cups 40 and drive rods 44 are connected to cam track 46 and cam followers 48 which provide a uniform path for the suction cups 40 when the main shaft 42 is rotated.
  • a pair or trio of collapsed cartons is removed from the hopper in direction A illustrated in Figure 4 such that top and bottom walls of each collapsed carton are separated by centrifugal force as the collapsed cartons are rotated.
  • the collapsed cartons are rotated at sufficient velocity for the top and bottom panels to be moved apart, thus partly erecting the cartons.
  • other rotary feeders for example EP 0 429 231 can be used instead without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the carton conveyor 38 is adapted to group two pairs of cartons 32 together.
  • the conveyor 38 moves each group forward to be transferred to an overhead vacuum plunger unit 50, described below.
  • the carton conveyor 38 comprises an endless chain 52 driven by suitable drive means, for example a servo motor (not shown) and an endless series of leading and trailing lugs 54, 56 for receiving the adjacent cartons and maintaining the side walls 14, 18 in a substantially vertical spaced relationship.
  • suitable drive means for example a servo motor (not shown) and an endless series of leading and trailing lugs 54, 56 for receiving the adjacent cartons and maintaining the side walls 14, 18 in a substantially vertical spaced relationship.
  • the leading side wall 14 comes into contact with the leading lug 54, the trailing lug 56 assumes a position immediately behind the cartons which is, of course, in a set up fully open condition. It will be appreciated that the leading and trailing lugs 54, 56 can contribute to the manipulation of the cartons into a set up condition.
  • a second pair of cartons is preferably placed in the lugs 55, 57 immediately behind the first pair of cartons.
  • the cartons are grouped into fours or sixes by providing a spacing between lug sets 59. It is envisaged that the numbers of the cartons contained within a group can be altered according to the particular requirements of the machine.
  • the group of cartons 32 is then transferred by an overhead vacuum plunger unit 50 (described in greater detail below) to the end panel erection station E, illustrated in Figure 4 and 5.
  • the end panels 20, 22 are erected by lowering the grouped cartons onto at least one vertically oriented guide pin 62, 64.
  • the guide pins 62, 64 pass through the end most apertures 24 of each carton and come into contact with the end panels 20, 22.
  • the guide pins 62, 64 push the end panels 20, 22 in an upwards and outwards direction until the end panel tabs 26, 27 pass through upper apertures 24 and are locked in place with respective apertures.
  • the cartons are in a set up condition shown in Figure 1.
  • Each set of guide pins 62 is mounted on an endless chain or conveyor belt (or chain set) 66 driven by suitable drive means for example servo motors (not shown) to provide an upper surface that moves forward at the same velocity as the overhead unit 50.
  • suitable drive means for example servo motors (not shown) to provide an upper surface that moves forward at the same velocity as the overhead unit 50.
  • two pairs of guide pins 62 are positioned along opposed transverse end edges of the conveyor belt 66 being adapted to receive the outer end panels of a pair of adjacent cartons.
  • two further pairs of guide pins 64 are positioned to receive the inner end panel of each carton.
  • pairs of guide pins 68, 70 are mounted on the conveyor 66 in close proximity to and in corresponding locations to the four pairs of guide pins 62, 64 described above.
  • the second set of guide pins 68, 70 are adapted to receive the rear mounted pair of cartons, as illustrated in Figure 5. It is envisaged that the guide pins can be altered in number and location to accommodate cartons of differing size and shape.
  • the conveyor 66 can be removed as a unit and replaced with an alternative configuration of guide pins thereby reducing change over time and machine down time.
  • Each group of erected cartons is then transferred to the crate conveying line 80, illustrated in Figure 6 and 7, to be packaged in situ with articles, for example bottles, contained in each crate 82.
  • the crates 82 comprise 24 bottles B contained within individual cells of the crate.
  • the crates 82 are fed into the packaging machine sequentially with the throughput being controlled by lugs 84 connected to endless chains 86 mounted on either side of the crates 82.
  • the lugs 84 retain the crates 82 until a suitable spacing is achieved with the preceding crate.
  • the endless chains 86 are powered by suitable drive means for example, servo motor which is preferably controlled by suitable control means. Accordingly, the throughput of the crates is timed to operate with the grouped articles 32 being conveyed by unit 50.
  • the crate is then able to move onto a second endless chain 87 with leading and trailing lugs 88, 89 to guide each crate 82 through the packaging machine.
  • the group of cartons 32 are introduced to the crate 82 from above and lowered over upper portions of each bottle B.
  • the crate and the grouped cartons 32 are brought into vertical alignment and the cartons are progressively lowered onto the upper portion of the bottles B, as the crate moves forward.
  • each crate 82 holds four cartons carrying six bottles each or six cartons carrying four bottles each.
  • the vacuum plunger 90 is then released from the cartons, thereby leaving the cartons 32 within the crate 82 as it moves to the outfeed end of the packaging machine.
  • the unit 50 comprises a plurality of vacuum plunger devices 90, each of which is of a similar form and is carried by upper and lower endless chain and sprocket sets 92, 94 powered by suitable drive means, for example servo motors (not shown).
  • suitable drive means for example servo motors (not shown).
  • the plunger devices 90 are caused to move continuously around the unit 50.
  • a vacuum plunger device 90 is illustrated in Figure 8 and 9a-c.
  • the device comprises a series of suction cups 96 mounted onto the vacuum plate 98.
  • the vacuum plate 98 incorporates twelve suction cups 96 adapted to hold four cartons shown in Figure 9c.
  • the suction cups 96 are arranged in two rows, each row holding a pair of adjacent cartons.
  • At each end of the vacuum plate 98 there are a series of support guides 100 that are connected to the leading and trailing edges 102, 104 of the vacuum plate 98. In use, these guides 100 retain the leading and trailing side panels 14,18 of the grouped cartons.
  • FIG. 9a illustrates the completed vacuum cup plate 98.
  • the vacuum plate 98 is mounted to a support frame 108 of the vacuum plunger device 90.
  • Pegs (not shown) extending from the support frame 108 are interengaged with apertures 110 provided in the vacuum plate 98.
  • the arrangement of the pegs and apertures 110 provides for easy attachment and removal of the plate 98 to and from the frame 108.
  • the support frame 108 is mounted to the lower extremity of a pair of reciprocating arms 112, 113. Both reciprocating arms 112, 113 are mounted to a fixed plate 114 comprising a pair of mounting brackets 116, 118 disposed in upper and lower portions of the fixed plate 114. Each reciprocating arm 112, 113 passes through the pair of mounting brackets 116, 118, as shown in Figure 8.
  • the fixed plate 114 is secured at each of its opposite ends to the upper and lower chain and sprocket sets 92, 94 so that the vacuum plunger devices 90 can be caused to move continuously around the unit 50.
  • the vacuum cup plate 98 is caused to be reciprocally moved by means of a cam track 124 disposed between the chain and sprocket sets 92, 94 and engaged by a roller follower 126 carried by the arms 112, 113.
  • a preferred configuration of the cam track 124 is illustrated in Figures 10 and 11.
  • the vacuum cup plate 98 is moved to the set up station S and is caused to be downwardly extended relative to its mounting brackets 116, 118 so that it can engage the top wall 12 of four cartons below, during which time vacuum is applied to secure the cartons 32 to the suction cups 96.
  • the vacuum cup plate 98 is retracted so that the part erected cartons 32 can be moved on to the end panel erection station E. As described above, the leading and trailing side panels 14, 18 of the carton are held in place by means of guide pins 100.
  • the cam track 124 is configured to lower the vacuum cup plate 98 and cartons 32 on to the end panel erection station E where the end panels are erected as described earlier. Thereafter, the plate 98 is retracted so that the erected cartons are raised and leave the station and are transported to the carton loading station L. The vacuum cup plate 98 is lowered onto a crate 82 loaded with bottles B. The cartons 32 are then engaged with the bottles B as described above.
  • the carton conveyor 38 at the set up station, the guide pin conveyor 66 at the erecting station and the movement of the crates is controlled by suitable control means (not shown) so that their velocities correspond to the forward movement of the vacuum cup plate 98 and cartons 32.
  • the time the cartons are required to spend at each station is dictated by the configuration of the cam track 124.
  • the cam track 124 which, in this embodiment, is shaped to provide a shallow angle of incline G. It is envisaged that in other embodiments, the angle of incline can be increased (or as the case may be decreased) to decrease (or increase) the loading time.
  • a pair of support rails 130, 132 is provided to engage a pair of roller followers 134, 136 mounted onto opposing ends of the support frame 108.
  • the support rails 130, 132 are optionally included to maintain the support frame 108 in a substantially horizontal plane and to provide positive feed to the cartons 32 as they are moved downwards to interengage with the bottles contained in the crate 82.
  • vertical support is provided by support guides 140 and roller followers 142. The vacuum is then relieved so that the vacuum cups 96 disengage the cartons and the vacuum plunger device 92 continues forward to repeat its cyclical reciprocating action.
  • the cartons are secured to complete the packaging operation.
  • sensors are provided to ensure that the cartons are in the correct position, in the crate.
  • the packaging throughput of the machine is controlled by computer programme(s) which controls the speed of the upper and lower sprocket sets and the throughput of the crates to ensure the cartons are aligned with the crates.
  • a different vacuum cup plate 98 is used which can be connected to the machine by means of quick release means outlined above.
  • the machine down time is minimised.
  • a machine according to the present invention is adjustable in a number of respects so as to be able to process cartons containing numerous configurations and groups of articles to create a range of carton size and shape, for example, four bottles to eight bottles without undue amounts of down time being spent in adjusting the machine.

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