EP1350723B1 - Machine et procédé pour orienter une pluralité d'articles - Google Patents
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- EP1350723B1 EP1350723B1 EP03002938A EP03002938A EP1350723B1 EP 1350723 B1 EP1350723 B1 EP 1350723B1 EP 03002938 A EP03002938 A EP 03002938A EP 03002938 A EP03002938 A EP 03002938A EP 1350723 B1 EP1350723 B1 EP 1350723B1
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- carton
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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
- B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
- B65B5/105—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by grippers
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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
- B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
- B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
- B65B35/44—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
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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
- B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
- B65B35/56—Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
- B65B35/58—Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
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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
- B65B43/26—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
- B65B43/265—Opening, erecting or setting-up boxes, cartons or carton blanks
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
- B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
- B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
- B31B50/14—Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming
- B31B50/20—Cutting sheets or blanks
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- a first aspect of the invention provides a mechanism for causing a label affixed to an article to be oriented to a predetermined display position wherein the article includes a portion protruding outwardly of the article in a fixed position relative the label, wherein the mechanism comprises support means adapted to support an article, orientation means adapted to cause the article to rotate in the support means until the protruding position is restrained by abutment means formed in the support means.
- one edge of the label affixed to the article overlays an opposed edge of the label to define the protruding portion.
- the support means may comprise a channel including a support surface to retain part of the article within the channel.
- the support surface may substantially correspond to the exterior surface of the retained part of the article.
- the orientation means may comprise an elongate member connected to resilient means, wherein the elongate member is adapted to abut a portion of the article as the support means is moved in a substantially parallel plane to the elongate member such that a tangential force is applied to the abutting portion of the article to cause the article to rotate.
- the resilient means may be adapted to reduce the tangential force when the protruding portion is restrained by the abutment means.
- the abutment means may be formed from an upper edge of the channel.
- a second aspect of this invention provides a method of orienting to a predetermined display position wherein the article includes an outwardly protruding portion in a fixed position relative the label a label affixed to an article which method comprising the steps of supporting the article in support means during forward movement, rotating the article within the support means until the protruding portion abuts a portion of the support means and retaining the article in its desired orientation for loading into a carton.
- the machine according to the present invention is capable of loading cartons comprising compartments for retaining a given number of articles within each compartment.
- a selection of cartons(CA1 to CA6) suitable for being packaged by such a machine is illustrated in Figure 1.
- FIG. 2 shows one example of a blank for forming a carton to be constructed and loaded by a packaging machine of one or more aspects of the present invention formed from paperboard or other suitable material.
- a unitary blank 10 comprising a series of panels hinged one to the next.
- support panel 12 is hingably connected to top panel 14 along fold line 30.
- Top panel 14 is connected to side panel 16 by way of fold line 32.
- Side panel 16 is foldably connected to base panel 18 along fold line 34 and base panel 18 is hingably connected to second support panel 20 along fold line 36.
- support panels 12, 20 are connected together in a face to face relationship by glue or other suitable means known in the art.
- end panel 22 hingably connected along a first edge to side panel 16 along fold line 38 and glue flap 24 is hingably connected by means of fold line 40 to the opposing edge of end panel 22.
- end panel 26 is hingably connected to side panel 16 along fold line 42 and glue flap 28 is hingably connected to the opposing side of end panel 26 along fold line 44.
- top panel 14, side panel 16, base panel 18 and a portion of support panel 20 are folded out of alignment and into an angular relationship to form a display carton shown in Figure 3. More particularly, support panel 20 is folded into face contacting relationship with front support panel resulting in top panel 14, front panel 16, base panel 18 and back support panel 20 forming a tubular structure. End panels 22, 26 provide closures for the box, which are held in place by glue flaps 24, 28 that are secured by gluing or other suitable means, to support panel 20 to maintain the carton in set up condition.
- side panel 16 provides a display face for the package, while support panel 20 provides a back panel.
- the carton incorporates two securing cells or display windows C1, C2 constructed from partition sections 96, 98 as illustrated in Figure 3.
- there may comprise one display window for example carton CA5 shown in Figure 1.
- partition section 96 is struck from side panel 16 and end panel 22 along opposing cut lines 50, 52.
- Partition section 96 is hinged to glue flap 24 along fold line 40 and to side panel 16 along fold line 35. When the carton is in a set up condition, this partition section will define an individual cell C1.
- partition section 98 is struck from side panel 16 and end panel 22 along opposing cut lines 50, 52.
- Partition section 98 is hinged to glue flap 24 along fold line 40 and along its opposing edge to side panel 16 along fold line 37. When the carton is in a set up condition, this partition section will define an individual cell C2 shown in Figure 3.
- the carton can vary depending upon the shape and/or quantity of articles to be packaged and accordingly, a machine in accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention is adjustable in numerous respects so that it can process a wide variety of such cartons and is not limited to the specific example outlined above.
- FIG. 4 of the drawings there is shown a machine 50 for processing cartons 52 of the type outlined above.
- the upstream end of the machine includes a hopper 54 or other suitable storage means in which a multiplicity of cartons 52 in flat collapsed condition held ready for processing.
- the cartons are removed from the hopper 54 sequentially by suitable feeder means for example, a rotary vacuum feeder 56.
- the vacuum feeder 56 comprises four pairs of suction cups 58 each being connected to a drive shaft 60 by a drive rod 62.
- Drive means 64 for example a servo motor, rotates the drive shaft 60.
- a cam track and cam rod may be provided to define a uniform path for the suction cups as the drive shaft 60 is rotated.
- the hopper 54 is, in this embodiment, a 'gravity feed' type whereby the carton blank 52 are held on the hopper at an incline to provide a positive feed.
- a carton 52 in flat collapsed condition is removed from the hopper 54 and is rotated by the vacuum feeder 56 to the in-feed end of the machine 54.
- the blank is placed onto suitable conveying means, for example, a pair of endless side lug chains 66, 68, and is conveyed downstream by suitable support means, for example leading and trailing lugs 70, 72 mounted upon the endless chains 66, 68 respectively.
- the lug sets 70, 72 convey the carton blank downstream to the set-up station shown generally at 74.
- each rotating wheel unit 76, 78 comprises a pair of die members 80, 82, 84, 86 mounted in opposed positions to each rotating wheel by a drive shaft 88, 90 driven by the drive means.
- the rotating wheels 76, 78 can comprise more than two die members, if manufacturing requirements or the packaging speed dictate that such a modification be preferable.
- the upper rotating wheel 76 comprises the (male) die member 80 formed from a substantially rectangular block 92 mounted to the rotating wheel 76.
- a protruding portion 94 extends downwardly from the lower surface 100 of the male block.
- the protruding portion is shaped to correspond to the width "W" between adjacent fold lines 35, 37, shown in Figure 3, and the remaining portion of the lower surface 100 (only visible in a profile view) is shaped to correspond to partition sections 96, 98 defining the article receiving cells C1, C2.
- the lower rotating wheel 78 comprises the corresponding (female) die members 84, 86, each is formed from a substantially rectangular block 102 and mounted to the rotating wheel 78 by a shaft (not shown).
- the upper surface of the female block comprises a recessed portion 106 (not optionally visible) which is shaped to receive the corresponding protruding portion 94 from the lower surface 100 of male block 92.
- the lower surface is sized to correspond to the shape of the panels forming the internal structure of the cell.
- the lower surface of each side of the recessed portion corresponds to dimensions L1 and L2 shown in Figure 3.
- the upper and lower blocks 92, 102 continue to rotate, and the cam track and cam arrangement within the rotating wheels 76, 72 cause the blocks to move towards each other and to interengage, whereby the protruding portion 94 is received in the corresponding recessed portion 106.
- Those portions 96, 98 of the side panel 16 forming the partition structure are thereby pushed in an upward direction and folded about fold lines 35, 37 to erect a pair of display windows or cells C1, C2, as shown in Figures 5a and 5b.
- folding the partition panels 96, 98 causes the end panels 22, 26 to be automatically folded about fold lines 38 and 42 respectively and into a substantially perpendicular relationship with side panel 16.
- the upper and lower blocks 92, 102 are then separated to release the carton blank 52 as it moves forward to the loading station 150 by the leading and trailing lugs 70, 72 on the endless chains 66, 68. It is envisaged that the setting up station 74 and the process of "punching" the carton into a part erected form is a continuous process so that the carton is moved in a continuous forward direction as the carton erecting operation is performed.
- the blocks 92, 102 are connected to the rotating wheel units by suitable detachable securing means (not shown), for example quick release mechanism, so that the blocks can be interchanged with a second pair of differently configured blocks which can be used to part erect a second carton type.
- articles (A) are fed into the machine 50 by an infeed conveyor 152.
- the line pressure of the batteries is controlled by suitable control means for example, an in feed star wheel 154, as is well known.
- the articles may be transferred from the infeed conveyor 152 to an article grouping means, for example a conveyor 156, shown in Figure 6.
- the article grouping conveyor 156 separates the articles into groups of the desired number for each carton, by means of a series of channels 158 mounted to an endless chain 160.
- the articles (A) are then transferred into the plurality of article receiving cells, C1, C2 (for example, two) of the carton by suitable means.
- the channels 158 are organised into groupings, whereby each grouping 162 corresponds to a given number, for example four, of articles to be loaded into the carton.
- Suitable guide means (not shown), for example, a guide rail or static guide, are used to push the articles into the respective cells C1, C2, and the grouping conveyor 156 is controlled by suitable control means so that endless chains 160, 165 move in unison so that the flow of articles (A) can be introduced to the carton blank 52 at the same rate as the carton blank flow.
- the channels 158 are adapted to diverge into sub-groupings 164 whereby each sub-group 164 is spaced to align an article or articles (A) held in each sub-group (164) with one of the article receiving cells C1, C2.
- each sub-grouping is shaped to provide channels 158 which are substantially parallel to corresponding article receiving cells C1, C2 in order to provide in-line parallel access to the aforesaid cells.
- the machine may include a device 200 shown in Figure 8 for causing a label 202 affixed to an article (A) to be oriented to a pre-determined display position.
- the articles to be packaged include a portion protruding 204 outwardly of the article in a fixed position relative said label.
- the protruding portion 204 is formed by the side edges 206, 208 of the label 202 being placed in an overlapping relationship.
- the support means 210 comprises a group of channels (or holding combs) 212 adapted to receive part of an article.
- each channel comprises a support surface 214 which substantially corresponds to the shape and configuration of the outer surface of the article (A).
- abutment means 216 is provided by a surface 218 connecting adjacent channels 212 that is used as the pre-set stop or obstacle, shown in Figure 8b.
- each channel 204 is loaded with an article by suitable guide means and the grouped articles are successively moved forward to the orientation means 220 which is adapted to cause the articles to rotate in the support means 210.
- the orientation means 220 illustrated in greater detail in Figure 8b, comprises an elongate member 222 held in a fixed position relative to the channels 212.
- the elongate member 222 (or static member) can comprise a strip including a working surface 226.
- the elongate member 222 can comprise a flexible belt (not shown) held in a fixed position, or driven in a direction substantially opposed to direction "Z" shown in Figure 8b.
- the working surface 226 preferably includes a layer of friction inducing material 228, for example, rubber or other suitable plastic materials.
- the strip is connected to a support frame (not shown) by resilient means 230, for example, a spring mechanism.
- the length of the strip 224 should be equal to or greater than the circumference of the article (A) being rotated to ensure that each article can be rotated by up to 360 degrees.
- the articles in the channels 214 are moved in direction "Z" and are brought into contact with the orientation means 220.
- the elongate member 222 comes into contact with the upper portion of the article and as it is fixed relative the articles and channels 214 a tangential force is applied by the orientation means 220 to the articles which makes them rotate.
- the channels 214 continue to move forward and the articles (A) continue to rotate until the leading edge of the protruding portion 204 comes into abutment with the abutment means 216.
- the article is orientated to the correct position and can then be loaded into the cartons.
- the resilient means 230 is used to reduce the tangential forces applied to the article (A) by the orientation means 220, whereby the elongate member 222 can be moved by small amounts in a vertical plane "Y" in order to prevent or at least minimise the prospect of a carton label 202 being torn or damaged.
- the article orienting device can be incorporated into a machine described above, for example, at the upstream end of the grouping conveyor.
- the groups of articles or sub-groupings are introduced to the carton from one side as the carton and article group are moved forward in unison.
- the lateral movement of the carton in the loading station is controlled by a pair of guides 159, 161 positioned adjacent the end panels 22, 26 of each carton. It is envisaged that in other embodiments a pressure belt could replace fixed guides or, where appropriate, those particularly mounted endless chain and lug sets could be used.
- those panels of the blank between the cells and articles are folded downwardly by suitable guide means to allow the grouping device to be juxtaposed the cells.
- support panel 12 and top panel are folded into a substantially perpendicular relationship with front panel 16 about fold line 32 as shown in Figure 6.
- the second support panel 20 is folded upwardly, and around the articles, by means of guide means, for example a fixed guide (not shown) and the support panel 12 is folded back upwards so that top panel 14 is folded to abut the loading end of the cells C1, C2.
- the end panels 22, 26 are folded about fold lines 38, 42 to enclose the article receiving cells C1, C2 by suitable folding means, for example a folding wheel 167 and glue flaps 24, 28 are connected to the partition panels 96, 98 respectively by glue or other means known in the art.
- Support panel 12 is then folded into face contacting relationship with panel 20 and are secured together by suitable securing means, for example glue or other means known in the art. Thereafter, pressure belts 169 can be applied to the carton to firmly secure the support panels 12, 20 in place and to complete the forming process.
- the devices of the present invention and, in particular, the carton erecting means, the article selecting and grouping means, the article separating and loading means and label aligning means can be incorporated into a variety of other packaging machines.
- these devices can be sold as an individual module to be fitted to new equipment or to existing equipment on a retrofit basis.
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- Making Paper Articles (AREA)
- Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
- Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
- Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
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Claims (9)
- Mécanisme destiné à faire en sorte qu'une étiquette (202) fixée à un article (A) soit orientée dans une position de présentation prédéterminée, l'article comportant une partie (204) qui fait saillie à l'extérieur de l'article dans une position fixe par rapport à ladite étiquette, le mécanisme comportant un moyen de support (210) apte à supporter un article, un moyen d'orientation apte à faire tourner l'article dans le moyen de support (210) jusqu'à ce que la partie saillante soit arrêtée par un moyen de butée (216) formé dans ledit moyen de support.
- Mécanisme selon la revendication 1 dans lequel un bord de l'étiquette (202) fixée à l'article est superposé à un bord opposé de ladite étiquette pour définir ladite partie saillante (204).
- Mécanisme selon la revendication 1 ou selon la revendication 2 dans lequel le moyen de support (210) comprend un canal (212) comportant une surface de support (214) destinée à retenir une partie de l'article à l'intérieur dudit canal.
- Mécanisme selon la revendication 3 dans lequel ladite surface de support (214) correspond sensiblement à la surface extérieure de ladite partie de retenue de l'article.
- Mécanisme selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 dans lequel le moyen d'orientation (220) comprend un élément oblong (222) connecté à un moyen élastique (230), ledit élément oblong étant apte à servir de butée pour une partie dudit article lorsque ledit moyen de support (210) est déplacé dans un plan sensiblement parallèle audit élément oblong de telle manière qu'une force tangentielle est appliquée à ladite partie de butée de l'article afin de faire tourner l'article.
- Mécanisme selon la revendication 5 dans lequel ledit moyen élastique (230) est apte à réduire ladite force tangentielle lorsque ladite partie saillante (204) est arrêtée par ledit moyen de butée (216).
- Mécanisme selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6 dans lequel le moyen de butée (216) est formé depuis un bord supérieur dudit canal (212).
- Procédé d'orientation d'un article destiné à l'amener jusqu'à une position de présentation prédéterminée, dans lequel l'article comprend une partie (204) faisant saillie vers l'extérieur en étant dans une position fixe par rapport à une étiquette (202) fixée à l'article (A), lequel procédé comprend les étapes consistant à supporter l'article dans un moyen de support (210) pendant un déplacement vers l'avant, à faire tourner l'article dans le moyen de support jusqu'à ce que la partie saillante arrive en butée contre le moyen de support, et à maintenir l'article dans son orientation désirée pour le chargement dans un carton.
- Procédé selon la revendication 8 comprenant en outre l'étape d'orientation d'une étiquette (202) avant l'opération (ii).
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GBGB9800884.0A GB9800884D0 (en) | 1998-01-16 | 1998-01-16 | Packaging machine and method of forming a carton |
EP99902269A EP1047595B1 (fr) | 1998-01-16 | 1999-01-15 | Machine et methode pour charger plusieurs articles dans une boite |
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