EP1447330A1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Blumensträussen - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Blumensträussen Download PDF

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EP1447330A1
EP1447330A1 EP03078081A EP03078081A EP1447330A1 EP 1447330 A1 EP1447330 A1 EP 1447330A1 EP 03078081 A EP03078081 A EP 03078081A EP 03078081 A EP03078081 A EP 03078081A EP 1447330 A1 EP1447330 A1 EP 1447330A1
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Paulus Maria Van Der Laan
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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
    • B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
    • B65B25/023—Packaging flower bouquets

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  • the present invention relates to a work method for packing flower bouquets and such, in which on the one hand the flower bouquets are fed by means of a conveyor belt to a drive guiding instrument, on the other hand, to be released above a fed opened cover, after which the flower bouquet with closed cover is further transported and placed into shipping boxes.
  • the work method for packing an article consists of a number of steps such as: applying or feeding the article with an external surface, then applying a decorative cover around the external surface of the article to form an attractively packed article, and then automatically applying a cover around the already decoratively covered article and the apparatus is also claimed for the execution of these specific work methods.
  • the concerned potted plant is covered and after that held above an opened cover which is then sealed for, for example, shipment.
  • the above described work method and apparatus has disadvantages with regard to packing flower bouquets, being that loose flower bouquets must be brought from a horizontal lying position as a bouquet into a vertical position, to, then be slided or dropped into an opened cover without losing the coherence of the bouquet, which with the known apparatus and work method is not possible.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide such a work method and apparatus that the disadvantages are eliminated and which apparatus works efficiently, can cover very large amounts of flower bouquets in a short time and which apparatus can be put onto the market in a very economically responsible way.
  • a work method with a special apparatus is developed in a very inventive way, that the mentioned flower bouquets are fed lying transversely in the movement direction by a first approximately horizontal set up conveyor belt, called the bouquet line, on which the flower bouquets are laid down with a suitable mutual distance L so that via a lifting conveyor belt, at the end of the mentioned first conveyor belt, then fall onto a second conveyor belt or feeding belt placed at a right angle on the first conveyor belt, in which the mentioned feeding belt rotates at an angle ⁇ of the approximately horizontal position into the vertical position, in which on the mentioned feeding belt by means of lateral and cross partitions compartments are formed in which a flower bouquet is dropped continuously, in which when rotation the feeding belt over an angle ⁇ the compartments go from a horizontal to a vertical position and is closed by a vertical plate into a box shaped cell space, after which the cross partition turns away and the flower bouquet falls with its stems onto a trap door instrument, which opens subsequently and the flower bouquet drops into an already opened cover, after which the flower bouquet in the cover is wrapped with
  • the advantage is an efficient work method to pack large amounts of flower bouquets with a relatively compact machine.
  • this device consists of the following parts, such as a first conveyor belt and a lifting conveyor belt a second conveyor belt or feeding belt placed at a right angle, provided with lateral and cross partitions with height to form compartments into which the flower bouquet has been dropped, in which the mentioned feeding belt is transferred from the horizontal position into the vertical position and runs along a vertical plate, so that a box-shaped cell space is created including the flower bouquet, after which the cross partition below the flower bouquet is turnable and the flower bouquet lands on a trap door instrument, which can be opened and the flower bouquet drops into an opened cover, after which further processing takes place and discharging is done via conveyor belts to the packing of the flower bouquets, in which the material of the apparatus can be stainless steel.
  • the advantage is a compact machine or apparatus to execute the work method in the most efficient way.
  • Figure 1 shows in a schematic way the whole procedure for packing large amounts of flower bouquets with the special apparatus 1 according to the invention.
  • the procedure begins with laying down flower bouquets 3 transversely on the conveyor belt or bouquet line 4 by person 2, and this with a suitable interval specified by not indicated carriers on the bouquet line.
  • the width of the mentioned conveyor belt is approximately 800 mm, in view of the flower bouquets.
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic side view of the actual apparatus 1 according to the invention.
  • the flower bouquets 3 fall on the feeding conveyor belt 17 which'turns from the horizontal position A into a vertical position B, i.e. rotating at an angle ⁇ of approximately 90 degrees.
  • the feeding conveyor belt 17 is approximately 20 cm wide and is supplied with raised plates or lateral partitions 18 at the sides to avoid falling off sideways of the flower bouquets 3.
  • cross partitions 19 have also been applied.
  • the flower bouquets 3 fall onto the feeding belt 17 accordingly into the compartments 20 and are thus rotated from the horizontal position into the vertical position and then a box shaped cell space 22 is created by the vertical plate 21.
  • Figures 3A and 3B show schematically in oblique projection the trap door instrument 24 in closed (figure 3A) and opened position (figure 3B).
  • the trap door instrument 24 consists of two conical halves 26 and 27, which are welded in the plate parts 28 and 29.
  • the plate parts 28 and 29 are fastened by means of screws 30 on the rotating shafts 31 and 32.
  • the shafts 31 and 32 can rotate in the directions X and Y through which the trap door instrument 24 opens and goes from the position in figure 3A to the position in figure 3B.

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  • Packging For Living Organisms, Food Or Medicinal Products That Are Sensitive To Environmental Conditiond (AREA)
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EP20030078081 2003-02-14 2003-10-03 Procédé et appareil pour emballer des bouquets de fleurs Expired - Lifetime EP1447330B1 (fr)

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DE60308306T DE60308306D1 (de) 2003-10-03 2003-10-03 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Blumensträussen
AT03078081T ATE339354T1 (de) 2003-10-03 2003-10-03 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum verpacken von blumensträussen
US10/778,682 US6931818B2 (en) 2003-02-14 2004-02-13 Method and apparatus for packing flower bouquets

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NL1022685 2003-02-14
NL1022685A NL1022685C2 (nl) 2003-02-14 2003-02-14 Verbeterde werkwijze en inrichting voor het inhoezen van bloembossen.

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GB2400835B (en) * 2003-04-25 2006-07-12 Koppert Machines Bv Method for wrapping a bouquet of flowers and a bouquet wrapping apparatus

Citations (5)

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DE1269027B (de) * 1967-01-20 1968-05-22 Armin Schweikert Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Pflanzen
NL9002220A (nl) * 1990-10-12 1992-05-06 Maria Wilhelmina Gerarda Beere Werkwijze en inrichting voor het verpakken van bossen bloemen.
NL9002555A (nl) * 1990-11-23 1992-06-16 Olimex B V Maschf Werkwijze en inrichting voor het verpakken van bossen bloemen of dergelijke in hulsvormige verpakkingen.
EP0590269A1 (fr) 1992-09-30 1994-04-06 Highland Supply Corporation Système d'emballage pour objets
WO2003004359A1 (fr) * 2001-07-02 2003-01-16 Paulus Maria Van Der Laan Dispositif de conditionnement de plantes empotees dans des sacs ou des enveloppes

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1269027B (de) * 1967-01-20 1968-05-22 Armin Schweikert Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Pflanzen
NL9002220A (nl) * 1990-10-12 1992-05-06 Maria Wilhelmina Gerarda Beere Werkwijze en inrichting voor het verpakken van bossen bloemen.
NL9002555A (nl) * 1990-11-23 1992-06-16 Olimex B V Maschf Werkwijze en inrichting voor het verpakken van bossen bloemen of dergelijke in hulsvormige verpakkingen.
EP0590269A1 (fr) 1992-09-30 1994-04-06 Highland Supply Corporation Système d'emballage pour objets
WO2003004359A1 (fr) * 2001-07-02 2003-01-16 Paulus Maria Van Der Laan Dispositif de conditionnement de plantes empotees dans des sacs ou des enveloppes

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2400835B (en) * 2003-04-25 2006-07-12 Koppert Machines Bv Method for wrapping a bouquet of flowers and a bouquet wrapping apparatus

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