EP1601575B1 - Method and device for producing packs from at least two partial packs - Google Patents

Method and device for producing packs from at least two partial packs Download PDF

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EP1601575B1
EP1601575B1 EP04715897A EP04715897A EP1601575B1 EP 1601575 B1 EP1601575 B1 EP 1601575B1 EP 04715897 A EP04715897 A EP 04715897A EP 04715897 A EP04715897 A EP 04715897A EP 1601575 B1 EP1601575 B1 EP 1601575B1
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Heinz Focke
Harald Freudenberg
Holger 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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/06—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths
    • B65B11/38—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a combination of straight and curved paths
    • B65B11/40—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a combination of straight and curved paths to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents
    • 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
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/22—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
    • B65B19/223—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers in a curved path; in a combination of straight and curved paths, e.g. on rotary tables or other endless conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1072—Bundle of cigarette packs

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  • the invention relates to a method for producing packages from at least two part packs for each pack group of particular cuboid cigarette packs, wherein a one-piece blank is folded around the pack groups along fold lines such that mutually facing inner walls of the pack packs are folded in a V-shape between the pack groups according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for producing such packages, according to the preamble of claim 4.
  • Packages of the aforementioned type are used, for example, to accommodate groups of packages with multiple cigarette packs and are often referred to in practice as (double) cigarette rods.
  • the packaging is divisible, such that the two sub-packages each form independent units, with a group of packages consisting of several, for example, five packets of cigarettes.
  • the part packs can be connected to one another in the region of a perforating separating edge. When putting the packaging into use, the perforation of the separating edge can be severed by breaking the part packs.
  • Such packages are for example from the DE 42 00 921 known.
  • the invention has the object, further develop a device or a method of the type mentioned, in particular such that an unwanted division of the packaging in partial packages can be reliably avoided.
  • the device according to the invention has the features of claim 4.
  • the blank web is associated with a stop for a front edge of the blank in the transport direction.
  • a partial folding of the blank along the transverse fold lines results. In this way, the V-shaped folding of the inner walls can be easily formed.
  • drive means for example drive rollers or rollers, which convey the blank for damming in the transport direction.
  • the drive means are preferably arranged such that they end at a distance before the stop such that the blank can no longer be conveyed by the drive means after correct (V-shaped) folding and thus rests in the blank path as a folded blank.
  • the blank is preferably arranged such that the V-shaped folded inner walls are directed transversely to the plane of the blank web, whereas the rest of the blank is positioned substantially in the plane of the blank web.
  • the groups of packages can be promoted.
  • the packing groups are transported along a packing web against the prefolded blank, wherein the V-shaped folded inner walls between the layers of the packing groups occur.
  • the pack groups can be further transported in the package web, taking along the blank.
  • the blank is folded in a U-shape around the groups of cigarettes. This can preferably take place in that the packing groups are conveyed with the blank through an opening, with folding of the outer walls of the blank against the packing groups.
  • the opening is formed by conveyor belts or conveyor belt of a discharge conveyor, which is arranged in extension of the package path.
  • a method for achieving the object mentioned has the features of claim 1.
  • the device shown in the figures is concerned with the production of packaging gene 23 for a plurality of parallelepipedic small packs, namely cigarette packs 20.
  • Two pack groups 21, 22 of these packs of cigarettes 20 are accommodated in a pack 23 also called cigarette rod.
  • the package 23 consists of a one-piece blank 24 of thin cardboard or other suitable packaging material.
  • the packaging 23 formed therefrom has two partial packs 25, 26, each for receiving a pack group 21, 22 of the cigarette packs 20.
  • each pack group 21, 22 consists of five cigarette packs 20.
  • the blank 24 is designed so that two partial packages 25, 26 completely enveloping the package contents are formed, each with inner wall 27, opposite outer wall 28, a first longitudinal side wall 29 and a second longitudinal side wall 30.
  • the second longitudinal side wall 30 is formed by two side flaps 31, 32 formed, which are beaten and glued together.
  • the side tabs 31 larger dimensions, namely a greater depth than the side tabs 32, so that after folding of the blank and feeding the packing groups, the side tabs 31, 32 can be folded over each other with a coverage area.
  • the connection of the side flaps 31, 32 in the region of the longitudinal side wall 30 represents a temporary closure of the package 23.
  • the side flaps 31, 32 are provided with a so-called Stick-no-stick glue connected. For attaching control marks on the cigarette packs 20, the package 23 can be easily opened in this way.
  • the package 23 can be divided into the two part packs 25, 26.
  • the blank 24 consists of two substantially harmoniously formed halves, depending on the formation of a partial pack 25, 26.
  • the halves are joined together in the region of mutually facing edges of the inner wall 27 by an edge joint 33 to form a unit, so to a one-piece blank 24.
  • Die Edge connection 33 consists in the present case of long punched cuts not shown and a few short residual connections through which a perforation or a perforation line is formed, which preferably extends completely along the mutually facing edges of the inner walls 27.
  • the two halves of the blank 24 are formed in the embodiment shown apart from the dimension of the side tabs 31, 32 coincident.
  • the end walls 34 of the package 23 and the part packs 25, 26 are made of specially designed end lobe 35. These are folded with partial overlap and gluing.
  • the above-described or similarly formed packages 23 are manufactured in a packaging machine as shown in FIG Fig. 4 ff. is shown. This takes place in the region of a folding station 36.
  • the blanks 24 are taken from a blank magazine 37, by a known from the prior art dispenser 38.
  • the blanks 24 are thereafter fed along a blank web 39 of the folding station 36.
  • the blanks 24 are transported substantially flat, ie lying flat and unfolded, with front flaps 35 directed transversely to the transport direction.
  • the transport along the blank web 39 is effected by a plurality of drive roller pairs 40, 41, which serve as drive means 42.
  • the drive roller pairs 40, 41 are arranged on both sides of the blank web 39 at the same height. In each case, two drive rollers 40; 41 arranged on a common shaft 43.
  • the drive roller pairs 40, 41 abut against the flat blanks 24 and transport them by counter-rotating movement along the blank web 39.
  • the blanks 24 are prepared for the feeding of the packing groups 21, 22, namely prefolded.
  • a special feature is the way in which the inner walls 27 of a blank 24 are folded in a V-shape while the blank 24 is transported in the plane of the blank web 39.
  • the blank 24 is namely dammed, so that the inner walls 27 get into the desired V-shaped position.
  • the damming of the blank 24 takes place in the illustrated embodiment in that it is transported by the pairs of drive rollers 40, 41 against a stop 44 associated with the folding station. After a front lying in the conveying direction edge of the blank 24 has received contact with the stop 44, the feed on the Antriebrollenpresse 40, 41 continues until the blank 24, the in Fig.
  • the inner walls are folded in a V-shape, whereas the blank 24 is otherwise held flat in the plane of the blank web 39.
  • the inner walls 27 are transverse to the plane of the blank web 39, namely approximately perpendicular thereto or in the illustrated embodiment, approximately horizontally aligned ( Fig. 7 ).
  • the blank 24 is no longer with the Drive roller pairs 40, 41 in contact.
  • the drive roller pairs 40, 41 are arranged at a distance from the stop 44 such that the blank 24 automatically runs out of the area of action of the drive roller pairs 40, 41 when the prefolding is completed. In this way, the drive roller pairs 40, 41 can be driven continuously and need not be stopped.
  • the damming of the blanks 24 can basically be done in other ways. It is conceivable, for example, that further drive roller pairs are provided at the location of the stop 44, which run slower than the drive roller pairs 40, 41, or even convey the blank counter to the transport direction of the drive roller pairs 40, 41. In this way, the above-described prefolding can also be effected.
  • the stop 44 may be formed as in the embodiment shown as a multi-folded sheet metal, which is arranged in the region of a free end of the blank sheet 39.
  • Fig. 1 it can be seen the walls 27 to 30 of the blank 24 by (embossed) fold lines 46 or the like connected to each other. Further fold lines 47 are arranged between end lobes 35 and the side walls 27 to 29.
  • the fold lines 46 support the pre-folding of the blank 24 with V-shaped folded inner walls 27 according to Fig. 7 , The blank 24 is folded during the damming along the transverse to the transport direction fold lines 47 in the region of the inner walls 27.
  • the blank track 39 runs as in Fig. 4 initially shown inclined in the transport direction and then in an upright plane which is preferably directed approximately vertically. Transverse to this section of the blank web 39, namely preferably directed horizontally, runs a conveying path for cigarette packs 20, which are conveyed along a packing web 48.
  • the blank web 39 and the package web intersect or intersect at the folding station 36.
  • each pack group 21, 22 consists of five cigarette packs 20 arranged side by side in the same plane. How out Fig. 6 and 7 can be seen, the packing groups 21, 22 are arranged in layers one above the other and are by a turret 49 in the packing web 48 promoted.
  • the (two) pockets 50 of the revolver 49 have a horizontally directed separating web 51, so that in each pocket 50 of the revolver 49 (upper and lower) receptacles 52, 53 are formed for each pack group 21, 22.
  • the packing groups 21, 22 are lifted or pivoted by the revolver 49 into the plane of the packing web 48 in such a way that the packing group 21 in the upper receptacle 52 is preferably arranged slightly above the V-shaped and tapered inner walls 27 ( Fig. 7 ). In this case, the packing group 21 is arranged in the lower receptacle 53 slightly below the folded inner walls 27.
  • the turret 49 is arranged at a lateral distance from the blanking web 39 in order not to obstruct the damming of the blanks 24.
  • an up and down bridge 55 is provided.
  • the bridge 55 is lowered in a rest position ( Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 ). Before the transport of the pack groups 21, 22 against the pre-folded blank 24, the bridge 55 is moved to an upper position, in which it supports the lower packing group 22 on the underside.
  • the transport of the packing groups 21, 22 along the packing web 48 is continued, U-shaped entrainment of the blank 24, whereby outer walls 28 of the blank 24 are folded against corresponding surfaces of the packing groups 21, 22 ( Fig. 8 ).
  • this is done by the package groups 21, 22 are promoted by entraining the blank 24 through an opening 56 which is formed between two conveyor belts 57, 58 and conveyor belt 80, 81 of a discharge conveyor 63.
  • the pack groups 21, 22 are pressed together with the blank 24 in a pocket-shaped receptacle, for example, a folding turret.
  • the two conveyor belts 57, 58 are arranged above or below the packing web 48, such that a lower run 59 of the upper conveyor belt 57 and an upper run 60 of the lower conveyor belt 58 parallel to and at a distance from each other, which is about the height of the two Pack groups 21, 22 corresponds.
  • the outer walls 28 of the blank 24 are brought in this way to rest against large side surfaces of the packing groups 21, 22.
  • the conveyor belts 57, 58 each have spaced dogs 61, 62.
  • the driver 61 on the lower run 59 come to rest on longitudinal side walls 29 of the packaging 23 which are in the transport direction forward.
  • Carrier 62 on the upper strand 60 come to rest on a lower part of the rear side in the transport direction longitudinal side wall 30, wherein at the same time the side flap 32 is folded against the lower packing group 22 ( Fig. 5 ).
  • the other side tab 31 is not yet folded at this time and is parallel to the package web 48 of the pack groups 21, 22 from.
  • a guide plate 87 is arranged in the region of the stop 44.
  • the baffle 87 extends away from the stop 44 in the plane of the blank web 39 away from the opening 56 obliquely downward ( Fig. 5 to 8 ).
  • a lower edge 88 of the guide plate 87 extends obliquely, for example approximately V-shaped.
  • a special feature of the discharge conveyor 63 is that the conveyor belts 57, 58, a further endless conveyor 79 is arranged upstream.
  • the endless conveyor 79 consists of two rubber-coated conveyor belts 80, 81, each with an upper run 82 and a lower run 83, which are arranged in the same plane as the conveyor belts 57, 58.
  • the conveyor belts 80, 81 are guided over guide rollers 84, which are each rotatably mounted on shafts 85, 86.
  • the endless conveyor 79 serves to accommodate the partially folded around the packing groups 21, 22 blank 24 in the discharge conveyor 63 and for transfer to the conveyor belts 57, 58.
  • the conveyor belts 57, 58 and the conveyor belts 80, 81 are guided over common shafts 86 and can be driven together this way. In this way it is also ensured that the drivers 60, 61 run into the region of the conveyor belts 80, 81 and thus a reliable transfer of the packages 23 is ensured.
  • the device is operated in such a way that the blanks 23 are removed individually from the blank magazine 37 and transported along the blank web 39 by the drive roller pairs 40, 41.
  • the blank 23 is dammed up, whereby this bends out in the region of the inner walls 27 such that the inner walls 27 are folded around the fold lines 46 V-fömig.
  • the remaining side walls 28 to 31 are held by guides 45 in the plane of the board web 39.
  • the packages 23 are transferred to further revolvers 64 driven in rotation.
  • the revolver 64 has four pockets 65 for receiving one package 23.
  • the guide member 66 holds the side flaps 31, 32 in this position until the package 23 reaches a glue station 67, in which the side flaps 31, 32 are connected with a stick-no-stick glue.
  • the gluing station 67 is associated with a gluing unit 68, which operates during a brief standstill of the cyclically driven revolver 64.
  • the side tabs 31 aligns again as soon as it is no longer pressed against the other side tabs 32 by the guide member 66.
  • the gluing of the side lobes 31, 32 takes place immediately after the side tabs 31 has straightened up again.
  • the conveyor 70 has drivers 71 between which the packages 23 are held.
  • the conveyor 70 runs in the illustrated embodiment between turret discs 72 of the turret 64 wherein the drivers 71 together with correspondingly distributed on the circumference of the turret discs 72 projections 73, the pockets 65 of the revolver 64 form.
  • the upper belt 69 of the conveyor 70 is adjoined by a vertical conveyor 74, which has entrainment means 75 arranged on the outside.
  • the packages 23 are transported against a belt 76 of the vertical conveyor 74 and detected on the underside by a driver 75 and conveyed upwards.
  • the packages 23 can be transferred to a cartoner, for example.
  • the supply of the cigarette packs 20 to the revolver 49 will be described below, although this is a preferred embodiment of the device, but it does not necessarily have to be used.
  • the cigarette packs 20 are transported by a cellophaning machine on two axially parallel conveyors 89, 90.
  • Each conveyor 89, 90 consists of two guided over deflection rollers endless conveyors 91 which are arranged in parallel and one above the other, so that between the mutually facing Trumen the endless conveyor 91 two flat superposed cigarette packs 20 can be transported.
  • the cigarette packs 20 are therefore supplied in two lanes, namely in two parallel rows 92, 93 of two superimposed cigarette packs 20.
  • the conveyors 89, 90 associated with brake members 94 , which can be moved laterally against the cigarette pack flow, thus providing spaces between the cigarette packs 20, to form the pack groups 21, 22.
  • a specially designed slide 95 takes by movement transverse to the rows 92, 93, the pack groups 21, 22nd from the rows 92, 93.
  • the removal of the groups of packs 21, 22 takes place subsequent to the conveyors 89, 90.
  • a platform 98, 99 can be arranged, onto which the pack groups 21, 22 are transported.
  • the slider 95 is designed as a double slide with two slide walls 96, 97 which are each associated with a row 92, 93.
  • groups of packs 21, 22 of the row 92 are inserted into the receptacles 52, 53 of a pocket 50 of the revolver 49 moved past the platform 98 via the platform 98 arranged in the plane of the lower endless conveyors 91.
  • the upper packing group 21 projects in the transport direction with respect to the lower packing group 22.
  • the packing group 21 is first pushed onto the divider 51 and is slightly lifted by the continuous rotation of the revolver 49 of the lower packing group 22.
  • the packing groups 21, 22 are inserted into the receptacles 52, 53 of the pocket 50 of the revolver 49.
  • the pack groups 21, 22 from the row 92 are meanwhile pushed off through the slider wall 97 via the platform 99 arranged between the lower endless conveyors 91 up to the platform 98. From there, they are conveyed in a second working cycle of the slider 95 through the slider walls 96 into the next pocket 50 of the revolver 49 moved past the platform 98. For detecting the subsequent pack groups 21, 22, the slider 95 is lifted and lowered after returning to an initial position.

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The invention relates to a method for producing packs (23) from at least two partial packs (25, 26) for one group of packs (21, 22) each of especially cuboid (cigarette) packs (20), whereby a single-piece cut (24) is folded along (embossed) fold lines (46, 47) around the group of packs (21, 22) in such a manner that opposite interior walls (27) of the partial packs (25, 26) are folded in between the group of packs (21, 22) in the shape of a V. The invention is characterized in that the substantially flat cut (24) is conveyed along a cut conveyor belt (36) and is at least partially collected during transport in such a manner that the interior walls (27) are folded in the shape of a V along fold lines (46) that are arranged at an angle to the direction of transport. The invention further relates to a corresponding device for carrying out the inventive method.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen von Verpackungen aus wenigstens zwei Teilpackungen für je eine Packungsgruppe von insbesondere quaderförmigen Zigarettenpackungen, wobei ein einstückiger Zuschnitt entlang von Faltlinien derart um die Packungsgruppen herumgefaltet wird, dass einander zugekehrte Innenwänden der Teilpackungen V-förmig zwischen den Packungsgruppen eingefaltet sind, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1. Weiterhin betrifft die Erfindung eine Vorrichtung zur Herstellung solcher Verpackungen, gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 4.The invention relates to a method for producing packages from at least two part packs for each pack group of particular cuboid cigarette packs, wherein a one-piece blank is folded around the pack groups along fold lines such that mutually facing inner walls of the pack packs are folded in a V-shape between the pack groups according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for producing such packages, according to the preamble of claim 4.

Verpackungen der vorstehend genannten Art dienen beispielsweise zur Aufnahme von Packungsgruppen mit mehreren Zigarettenpackungen und werden in der Praxis vielfach als (Doppel-) Zigarettenstangen bezeichnet. Die Verpackung ist teilbar, derart, dass die beiden Teilpackungen jeweils eigenständige Einheiten bilden, mit einer Packungsgruppe aus mehreren, beispielsweise fünf Zigarettenpackungen. Um das Teilen der Verpackung zu ermöglichen, können die Teilpackungen im Bereich einer Perforationen aufweisenden Trennkante miteinander verbunden sein. Bei Ingebrauchnahme der Verpackung kann die Perforation der Trennkante durch Brechen der Teilpackungen durchtrennt werden. Derartige Verpackungen sind beispielsweise aus der DE 42 00 921 bekannt.Packages of the aforementioned type are used, for example, to accommodate groups of packages with multiple cigarette packs and are often referred to in practice as (double) cigarette rods. The packaging is divisible, such that the two sub-packages each form independent units, with a group of packages consisting of several, for example, five packets of cigarettes. In order to enable the parts to be divided, the part packs can be connected to one another in the region of a perforating separating edge. When putting the packaging into use, the perforation of the separating edge can be severed by breaking the part packs. Such packages are for example from the DE 42 00 921 known.

Aus diesem Stand der Technik ist auch bereits eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zum Herstellen derartiger Verpackungen bekannt. Dabei werden Zuschnitte einem Faltrevolver zugeführt und zur Aufnahme der Packungsgruppen vorgefaltet. Zur V-förmigen Faltung der Innenwände des Zuschnitts werden die Zuschnitte in Taschen des Faltrevolvers eingedrückt. In den Taschen sind Faltorgane angeordnet, nämlich dünnwandige Faltschwerter, die nach außen spitz bzw. scharfkantig auslaufend ausgebildet sind. Beim Eindrücken der Zuschnitte werden diese um die Faltschwerter herumgelegt, zur Bildung der V-förmigen Faltung der Innenwände. Ein Nachteil dieser Lösung besteht im komplexen Aufbau des Faltrevolvers, der eine Vielzahl von beweglichen Organen aufweist und somit vergleichsweise störungsanfällig ist. Ein weiterer Nachteil besteht darin, dass bei der beschriebenen Faltung der Zuschnitte die Faltschwerter im Bereich der Trennkante zur Anlage am Zuschnitt kommen. Hierbei kann es auch zu einer ungewollten Durchtrennung der Perforation kommen.From this prior art, an apparatus and a method for producing such packages is already known. In this case, blanks are fed to a folding turret and prefolded for receiving the packing groups. For V-shaped folding of the inner walls of the blank, the blanks are pressed into pockets of the folding turret. In the pockets Faltorgane are arranged, namely thin-walled Faltschwerter, which are designed pointed outward or sharp-edged outward. When impressing the blanks, these are wrapped around the folding blades, to form the V-shaped folding of the inner walls. A disadvantage of this solution is the complex Structure of the folding turret, which has a plurality of movable organs and thus is relatively prone to failure. Another disadvantage is that in the described folding of the blanks, the folding tabs in the region of the separating edge come to rest on the blank. This can also lead to an unwanted separation of the perforation.

Ähnliche Verfahren und Vorrichtungen der vorstehend genannten Art sind auch aus der US 4,932,534 A und der US 5,181,607 A bekannt. Auch dort kommen Faltschwerter zum Einsatz, die die genannten Nachteile mit sich bringen.Similar methods and devices of the aforementioned type are also known from US 4,932,534 A and the US 5,181,607 A known. There are also folding blades used, which bring the disadvantages mentioned with it.

Hiervon ausgehend liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung bzw. ein Verfahren der eingangs genannten Art weiterzuentwickeln, insbesondere derart, dass eine ungewollte Teilung der Verpackung in Teilpackungen zuverlässig vermieden werden kann.On this basis, the invention has the object, further develop a device or a method of the type mentioned, in particular such that an unwanted division of the packaging in partial packages can be reliably avoided.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe weist die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung die Merkmale des Anspruchs 4 auf.To solve this problem, the device according to the invention has the features of claim 4.

Ein Vorteil dieser Lösung besteht darin, dass der Zuschnitt zur Bildung der V-förmigen Faltung nicht in Taschen eines Revolvers oder dergleichen eingedrückt werden muss, so dass die Gefahr von Beschädigungen erheblich reduziert wird. Auf den Einsatz von Faltorganen, die zur Faltung des Zuschnitts auf diesen einwirken, kann vollständig verzichtet werden, so dass die Vorrichtung besonders materialschonend arbeitet.An advantage of this solution is that the blank for forming the V-shaped fold need not be pressed into pockets of a revolver or the like, so that the risk of damage is significantly reduced. On the use of Faltorganen that act on the folding of the blank on this, can be completely dispensed with, so that the device works very gentle to the material.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass der Zuschnittbahn ein Anschlag für einen in Transportrichtung vorne liegenden Rand des Zuschnitts zugeordnet ist. Soweit der Zuschnitt nach Anlage am Anschlag weiter in Transportrichtung gefördert wird, ergibt sich eine teilweise Faltung des Zuschnitts entlang der quergerichteten Faltlinien. Auf diese Weise kann die V-förmige Faltung der Innenwände auf einfache Weise gebildet werden.In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the blank web is associated with a stop for a front edge of the blank in the transport direction. As far as the blank is further conveyed in the direction of transport after contact with the stop, a partial folding of the blank along the transverse fold lines results. In this way, the V-shaped folding of the inner walls can be easily formed.

Zum Transport der Zuschnitte entlang der Zuschnittbahn können Antriebsmittel, beispielsweise Antriebsrollen oder Walzen, vorgesehen sein, die den Zuschnitt zum Aufstauen in Transportrichtung fördern. Zur Steuerung des Faltvorgangs sind die Antriebsmittel vorzugsweise derart angeordnet, dass sie mit einem derartigen Abstand vor dem Anschlag enden, dass der Zuschnitt nach korrekter (V-förmiger) Faltung nicht mehr durch die Antriebsmittel förderbar ist und somit als gefalteter Zuschnitt in der Zuschnittbahn ruht. Dabei ist der Zuschnitt vorzugsweise derart angeordnet, dass die V-förmig gefalteten Innenwände quer zur Ebene der Zuschnittbahn gerichtet sind, wohingegen der Rest des Zuschnitts im Wesentlichen in der Ebene der Zuschnittsbahn positioniert ist.To transport the blanks along the blank path, drive means, for example drive rollers or rollers, can be provided, which convey the blank for damming in the transport direction. To control the folding process, the drive means are preferably arranged such that they end at a distance before the stop such that the blank can no longer be conveyed by the drive means after correct (V-shaped) folding and thus rests in the blank path as a folded blank. In this case, the blank is preferably arranged such that the V-shaped folded inner walls are directed transversely to the plane of the blank web, whereas the rest of the blank is positioned substantially in the plane of the blank web.

In den soweit vorgefalteten Zuschnitt können die Packungsgruppen eingefördert werden. Hierzu ist vorgesehen, dass die Packungsgruppen entlang einer Packungsbahn gegen den vorgefalteten Zuschnitt transportiert werden, wobei die V-förmig gefalteten Innenwände zwischen die Lagen der Packungsgruppen treten. Die Packungsgruppen können weiter in der Packungsbahn transportiert werden, unter Mitnahme des Zuschnitts. Dabei wird der Zuschnitt U-förmig um die Zigarettengruppen herumgefaltet. Dies kann vorzugsweise dadurch erfolgen, dass die Packungsgruppen mit dem Zuschnitt durch eine Öffnung gefördert werden, unter Faltung der Außenwände des Zuschnitts gegen die Packungsgruppen. In einem bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiel wird die Öffnung durch Fördergurte bzw. Förderriemen eines Abförderers gebildet, der in Verlängerung der Paketbahn angeordnet ist.In the pre-folded blank, the groups of packages can be promoted. For this purpose, it is provided that the packing groups are transported along a packing web against the prefolded blank, wherein the V-shaped folded inner walls between the layers of the packing groups occur. The pack groups can be further transported in the package web, taking along the blank. The blank is folded in a U-shape around the groups of cigarettes. This can preferably take place in that the packing groups are conveyed with the blank through an opening, with folding of the outer walls of the blank against the packing groups. In a preferred embodiment, the opening is formed by conveyor belts or conveyor belt of a discharge conveyor, which is arranged in extension of the package path.

Weitere Besonderheiten der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung betreffen die Verbindung von Seitenlappen des Zuschnitts während des kontinuierlichen Transports auf dem Abförderer sowie die Zuführung der Packungsgruppen zu den vorgefalteten Zuschnitten.Further special features of the device according to the invention relate to the connection of side flaps of the blank during the continuous transport on the discharge conveyor as well as the feeding of the packing groups to the prefolded blanks.

Ein Verfahren zur Lösung der eingangs genannten Aufgabe weist die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 auf.A method for achieving the object mentioned has the features of claim 1.

Die Vorteile dieses Verfahrens liegen in der eingangs beschriebenen materialschonenden Behandlung der Zuschnitte. Eine ungewollte Auftrennung der Teilpackungen kann zuverlässig verhindert werden.The advantages of this method lie in the material-saving treatment of the blanks described at the outset. An unwanted separation of the part packs can be reliably prevented.

Weitere Ausgestaltungen der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung und des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens sind in den Unteransprüchen und der Beschreibung im Übrigen dargelegt.Further embodiments of the device according to the invention and the method according to the invention are set forth in the dependent claims and the description of the rest.

Ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel der Vorrichtung zum Herstellen der Verpackungen und der Verfahrensablauf werden nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigt:

Fig. 1
einen Zuschnitt für eine Verpackung aus zwei Teilpackungen in flacher ausge- breiteter Stellung,
Fig. 2
einen teilweise gefalteten Zuschnitt gemäß Fig. 1,
Fig. 3
eine Verpackung aus einem Zuschnitt gemäß Fig. 1 in perspektivischer An- sicht,
Fig. 4
eine Vorrichtung zum Herstellen einer Verpackung gemäß Fig. 3 in schemati- scher Seitenansicht,
Fig. 5 bis Fig. 8
einen Ausschnitt der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 4 in vergrößertem Maßstab in aufeinander folgenden Phasen der Herstellung der Verpackungen,
Fig. 9
ein Vertikalschnitt entlang der in Fig. 6 gezeigten Schnittlinie IX-IX und
Fig. 10
der Ausschnitt der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 5 bis Fig. 8 in einer Draufsicht.
A preferred embodiment of the apparatus for producing the packaging and the process flow will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing. It shows:
Fig. 1
a blank for a package consisting of two part packs in a flat, extended position,
Fig. 2
a partially folded blank according to Fig. 1 .
Fig. 3
a packaging from a blank according to Fig. 1 in a perspective view,
Fig. 4
an apparatus for producing a package according to Fig. 3 in a schematic side view,
Fig. 5 to Fig. 8
a section of the device according to Fig. 4 on an enlarged scale in successive stages of packaging production,
Fig. 9
a vertical section along the in Fig. 6 shown section line IX-IX and
Fig. 10
the section of the device according to Fig. 5 to Fig. 8 in a top view.

Die in den Figuren gezeigte Vorrichtung befasst sich mit der Herstellung von Verpackunggen 23 für eine Mehrzahl von quaderförmigen Kleinpackungen, nämlich Zigarettenpackungen 20. Zwei Packungsgruppen 21, 22 dieser Zigarettenpackungen 20 finden Aufnahme in einer Verpackung 23 auch Zigarettenstange genannt. Die Verpackung 23 besteht aus einem einstückigen Zuschnitt 24 aus dünnem Karton oder einem anderen geeigneten Verpackungsrnaterial. Die daraus gebildet Verpackung 23 weist zwei Teilpackungen 25, 26 auf, je zur Aufnahme einer Packungsgruppe 21, 22 der Zigarettenpackungen 20. Im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel besteht jede Packungsgruppe 21, 22 aus fünf Zigarettenpackungen 20.The device shown in the figures is concerned with the production of packaging gene 23 for a plurality of parallelepipedic small packs, namely cigarette packs 20. Two pack groups 21, 22 of these packs of cigarettes 20 are accommodated in a pack 23 also called cigarette rod. The package 23 consists of a one-piece blank 24 of thin cardboard or other suitable packaging material. The packaging 23 formed therefrom has two partial packs 25, 26, each for receiving a pack group 21, 22 of the cigarette packs 20. In the exemplary embodiment shown, each pack group 21, 22 consists of five cigarette packs 20.

Der Zuschnitt 24 ist so ausgebildet, dass zwei den Packungsinhalt vollständig umhüllende Teilpackungen 25, 26 gebildet werden, jeweils mit Innenwand 27, gegenüberliegender Außenwand 28, einer ersten Längsseitenwand 29 und einer zweiten Längsseitenwand 30. Die zweite Längsseitenwand 30 wird durch zwei Seitenlappen 31, 32 gebildet, die übereinander geschlagen und miteinander verleimt werden. Hierzu weist der Seitenlappen 31 größere Abmessungen, nämlich eine größere Tiefe, als der Seitenlappen 32 auf, so dass nach Faltung des Zuschnitts und Zuführung der Packungsgruppen die Seitenlappen 31, 32 mit einem Überdeckungsbereich übereinander gefaltet werden können. Die Verbindung der Seitenlappen 31, 32 im Bereich der Längsseitenwand 30 stellt einen vorläufigen Verschluss der Verpackung 23 dar. Die Seitenlappen 31, 32 werden mit einem sogenannten Stick-No-Stick-Leim verbunden. Zum Anbringen von Steuermarken an den Zigarettenpackungen 20 kann die Verpackung 23 auf diese Weise leicht geöffnet werden.The blank 24 is designed so that two partial packages 25, 26 completely enveloping the package contents are formed, each with inner wall 27, opposite outer wall 28, a first longitudinal side wall 29 and a second longitudinal side wall 30. The second longitudinal side wall 30 is formed by two side flaps 31, 32 formed, which are beaten and glued together. For this purpose, the side tabs 31 larger dimensions, namely a greater depth than the side tabs 32, so that after folding of the blank and feeding the packing groups, the side tabs 31, 32 can be folded over each other with a coverage area. The connection of the side flaps 31, 32 in the region of the longitudinal side wall 30 represents a temporary closure of the package 23. The side flaps 31, 32 are provided with a so-called Stick-no-stick glue connected. For attaching control marks on the cigarette packs 20, the package 23 can be easily opened in this way.

Zur Bildung von kleineren Verkaufseinheiten kann die Verpackung 23 in die beiden Teilpackungen 25, 26 geteilt werden. Hierzu besteht der Zuschnitt 24 aus zwei im Wesentlichen überstimmend ausgebildeten Hälften, je zur Bildung einer Teilpackung 25, 26. Die Hälften sind im Bereich voneinander zugekehrten Rändern der Innenwand 27 durch eine Randverbindung 33 zu einer Einheit zusammengefügt, also zu einem einstückigen Zuschnitt 24. Die Randverbindung 33 besteht im vorliegenden Fall aus nicht gezeigten langen Stanzschnitten und wenigen kurzen Restverbindungen durch die eine Perforation bzw. eine Perforationslinie gebildet wird, die sich vorzugsweise vollständig entlang der einander zugekehrten Ränder der Innenwände 27 erstreckt. Die beiden Hälften des Zuschnitts 24 sind im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel abgesehen von der Dimension der Seitenlappen 31, 32 übereinstimmend ausgebildet.To form smaller sales units, the package 23 can be divided into the two part packs 25, 26. For this purpose, the blank 24 consists of two substantially harmoniously formed halves, depending on the formation of a partial pack 25, 26. The halves are joined together in the region of mutually facing edges of the inner wall 27 by an edge joint 33 to form a unit, so to a one-piece blank 24. Die Edge connection 33 consists in the present case of long punched cuts not shown and a few short residual connections through which a perforation or a perforation line is formed, which preferably extends completely along the mutually facing edges of the inner walls 27. The two halves of the blank 24 are formed in the embodiment shown apart from the dimension of the side tabs 31, 32 coincident.

Die Stirnwände 34 der Verpackung 23 bzw. der Teilpackungen 25, 26 bestehen aus besonders gestalteten Stirnlappen 35. Diese werden mit teilweiser Überdeckung und Verleimung gefaltet.The end walls 34 of the package 23 and the part packs 25, 26 are made of specially designed end lobe 35. These are folded with partial overlap and gluing.

Die vorstehend beschriebenen oder in ähnlicher Weise ausgebildeten Verpackungen 23 werden in einer Verpackungsmaschine gefertigt, wie sie in Fig. 4 ff. dargestellt ist. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Faltung des Zuschnitts 24 zur Aufnahme der Packungsgruppen 21, 22. Dies erfolgt im Bereich einer Faltstation 36. Die Zuschnitte 24 werden einem Zuschnittmagazin 37 entnommen, durch einen aus dem Stand der Technik bekannten Abroller 38. Die Zuschnitte 24 werden danach entlang einer Zuschnittbahn 39 der Faltstation 36 zugeführt. In der Zuschnittbahn 39 werden die Zuschnitte 24 im Wesentlichen eben transportiert, d.h. flach liegend und ungefaltet, mit quer zur Transportrichtung gerichteten Stirnlappen 35.The above-described or similarly formed packages 23 are manufactured in a packaging machine as shown in FIG Fig. 4 ff. is shown. This takes place in the region of a folding station 36. The blanks 24 are taken from a blank magazine 37, by a known from the prior art dispenser 38. The blanks 24 are thereafter fed along a blank web 39 of the folding station 36. In the blank web 39, the blanks 24 are transported substantially flat, ie lying flat and unfolded, with front flaps 35 directed transversely to the transport direction.

Der Transport entlang der Zuschnittbahn 39 erfolgt dabei durch mehrere Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41, die als Antriebsmittel 42 dienen. Die Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41 sind zu beiden Seiten der Zuschnittbahn 39 auf gleicher Höhe angeordnet. Dabei sind jeweils zwei Antriebsrollen 40; 41 auf einer gemeinsamen Welle 43 angeordnet. Die Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41 liegen an den flachen Zuschnitten 24 an und transportieren diese durch gegenläufige Drehbewegung entlang der Zuschnittbahn 39.The transport along the blank web 39 is effected by a plurality of drive roller pairs 40, 41, which serve as drive means 42. The drive roller pairs 40, 41 are arranged on both sides of the blank web 39 at the same height. In each case, two drive rollers 40; 41 arranged on a common shaft 43. The drive roller pairs 40, 41 abut against the flat blanks 24 and transport them by counter-rotating movement along the blank web 39.

In der Faltstation 36 werden die Zuschnitte 24 auf die Zuführung der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 vorbereitet, nämlich vorgefaltet. Eine Besonderheit besteht in der Art und Weise wie die Innenwände 27 eines Zuschnitts 24 V-förmig gefaltet werden, während der Zuschnitt 24 in der Ebene der Zuschnittbahn 39 transportiert wird. Hierzu wird der Zuschnitt 24 nämlich aufgestaut, so dass die Innenwände 27 in die gewünschte V-förmige Stellung geraten. Das Aufstauen des Zuschnitts 24 erfolgt im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel dadurch, dass dieser durch die Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41 gegen einen der Faltstation zugeordneten Anschlag 44 transportiert wird. Nachdem ein in Förderrichtung vorne liegender Rand des Zuschnitts 24 Anlage am Anschlag 44 erhalten hat, wird der Vorschub über die Antriebrollenpaare 40, 41 fortgesetzt bis der Zuschnitt 24 die in Fig. 7 gezeigte Stellung eingenommen hat: Die Innenwände sind V-förmig gefaltet, wohingegen der Zuschnitt 24 im Übrigen flach in der Ebene der Zuschnittbahn 39 gehalten wird. Dabei stehen die Innenwände 27 quer zur Ebene der Zuschnittbahn 39, nämlich etwa senkrecht hierzu bzw. sind im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel etwa horizontal ausgerichtet (Fig. 7).In the folding station 36, the blanks 24 are prepared for the feeding of the packing groups 21, 22, namely prefolded. A special feature is the way in which the inner walls 27 of a blank 24 are folded in a V-shape while the blank 24 is transported in the plane of the blank web 39. For this purpose, the blank 24 is namely dammed, so that the inner walls 27 get into the desired V-shaped position. The damming of the blank 24 takes place in the illustrated embodiment in that it is transported by the pairs of drive rollers 40, 41 against a stop 44 associated with the folding station. After a front lying in the conveying direction edge of the blank 24 has received contact with the stop 44, the feed on the Antriebrollenpaare 40, 41 continues until the blank 24, the in Fig. 7 The inner walls are folded in a V-shape, whereas the blank 24 is otherwise held flat in the plane of the blank web 39. In this case, the inner walls 27 are transverse to the plane of the blank web 39, namely approximately perpendicular thereto or in the illustrated embodiment, approximately horizontally aligned ( Fig. 7 ).

Die exakte Steuerung des Aufstauvorgangs erfolgt folgendermaßen: Wie in Fig. 9 ersichtlich wird der Zuschnitt brei Anlage am Anschlag 44 teilweise im Bereich von quergerichteten Stirnlappen 35 durch Führungen 45 in der Ebene der Zuschnittbahn 39 gehalten. Die Führungen 45 sind dabei derart angeordnet, dass auf Höhe der Innenwände 27 keine Führungen 45 angeordnet sind, d. h. die Stirnlappen 35 im Bereich der Innenwände 27 werden nicht durch die Führungen 45 in der Ebene der Zuschnittbahn 39 gehalten. Auf diese Weise können die Innenwände 27 beim Aufstauen des Zuschnitts 24 aus der Ebene der Zuschnittbahn 39 herausschwenken bis zum Erreichen der in Fig. 7 gezeigten Stellung. Die Innenwände 27 werden damit automatisch in die gezeigte Stellung ausgelenkt. Wie sich aus dem Vergleich des Fig. 6 und 9 ergibt, weisen die Führungen 45 einen quer gerichteten Schenkel 78 auf, der oberhalb der gefalteten Innenwände 27 angeordnet ist. Der Schenkel 78 dient als Leitorgan für die Stirnlappen 35 des Zuschnitts 24 im Bereich der Innenwände 27 in der V-förmig gefalteten Stellung gemäß Fig. 7.The exact control of the damming process is as follows: As in Fig. 9 it can be seen that the blank is held on the abutment 44 partially in the region of transverse end tabs 35 by guides 45 in the plane of the blank path 39. The guides 45 are arranged such that at the level of the inner walls 27 no guides 45 are arranged, ie the end tabs 35 in the region of the inner walls 27 are not held by the guides 45 in the plane of the blank path 39. In this way, the inner walls 27 can swing out of the plane of the blank web 39 during the damming of the blank 24 until reaching the in Fig. 7 shown position. The inner walls 27 are thus automatically deflected into the position shown. As can be seen from the comparison of Fig. 6 and 9 results, the guides 45 on a transversely directed leg 78 which is disposed above the folded inner walls 27. The leg 78 serves as a guide member for the end flaps 35 of the blank 24 in the region of the inner walls 27 in the V-shaped folded position according to Fig. 7 ,

Nach Beendigung der vorstehend beschriebenen Vorfaltung des Zuschnitts 24, also nach Erreichen der in Fig. 7 gezeigten Anordnung, steht der Zuschnitt 24 nicht mehr mit den Antriebsrollenpaaren 40, 41 in Kontakt. Hierzu sind die Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41 in einem derartigen Abstand vom Anschlag 44 angeordnet, dass der Zuschnitt 24 automatisch aus dem Wirkungsbereich der Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41 herausläuft, wenn die Vorfaltung abgeschlossen ist. Auf diese Weise können die Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41 kontinuierlich angetrieben werden und müssen nicht abgestoppt werden.After completion of the above-described prefolding of the blank 24, so after reaching the in Fig. 7 shown arrangement, the blank 24 is no longer with the Drive roller pairs 40, 41 in contact. For this purpose, the drive roller pairs 40, 41 are arranged at a distance from the stop 44 such that the blank 24 automatically runs out of the area of action of the drive roller pairs 40, 41 when the prefolding is completed. In this way, the drive roller pairs 40, 41 can be driven continuously and need not be stopped.

Das Aufstauen der Zuschnitte 24 kann grundsätzlich auch auf andere Art erfolgen. Es ist beispielsweise denkbar, dass an der Stelle des Anschlags 44 weitere Antriebsrollenpaare vorgesehen sind, die langsamer laufen als die Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41, oder die den Zuschnitt sogar entgegen der Transportrichtung der Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41 fördern. Auf diese Weise kann ebenfalls die vorstehend beschriebene Vorfaltung bewirkt werden. Der Anschlag 44 kann wie im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel als mehrfach abgekantetes Blech ausgebildet sein, das im Bereich eines freien Endes der Zuschnittbahn 39 angeordnet ist.The damming of the blanks 24 can basically be done in other ways. It is conceivable, for example, that further drive roller pairs are provided at the location of the stop 44, which run slower than the drive roller pairs 40, 41, or even convey the blank counter to the transport direction of the drive roller pairs 40, 41. In this way, the above-described prefolding can also be effected. The stop 44 may be formed as in the embodiment shown as a multi-folded sheet metal, which is arranged in the region of a free end of the blank sheet 39.

Wie aus Fig. 1 ersichtlich sind die Wände 27 bis 30 des Zuschnitts 24 durch (eingeprägte) Faltlinien 46 oder dergleichen miteinander verbunden. Weitere Faltlinien 47 sind zwischen Stirnlappen 35 und den Seitenwänden 27 bis 29 angeordnet. Die Faltlinien 46 unterstützen die Vorfaltung des Zuschnitts 24 mit V-förmig gefalteten Innenwänden 27 gemäß Fig. 7. Der Zuschnitt 24 wird beim Aufstauen entlang der quer zur Transportrichtung verlaufenden Faltlinien 47 im Bereich der Innenwände 27 gefaltet.How out Fig. 1 it can be seen the walls 27 to 30 of the blank 24 by (embossed) fold lines 46 or the like connected to each other. Further fold lines 47 are arranged between end lobes 35 and the side walls 27 to 29. The fold lines 46 support the pre-folding of the blank 24 with V-shaped folded inner walls 27 according to Fig. 7 , The blank 24 is folded during the damming along the transverse to the transport direction fold lines 47 in the region of the inner walls 27.

Die Zuschnittbahn 39 verläuft wie in Fig. 4 gezeigt zunächst in Transportrichtung schräg ansteigend und dann in einer aufrechten Ebene die vorzugsweise etwa senkrecht gerichtet ist. Quer zu diesem Abschnitt der Zuschnittbahn 39, nämlich vorzugsweise horizontal gerichtet, verläuft eine Förderstrecke für Zigarettenpackungen 20, die entlang einer Packungsbahn 48 gefördert werden. Die Zuschnittbahn 39 und die Packungsbahn schneiden, bzw. kreuzen sich in der Faltstation 36.The blank track 39 runs as in Fig. 4 initially shown inclined in the transport direction and then in an upright plane which is preferably directed approximately vertically. Transverse to this section of the blank web 39, namely preferably directed horizontally, runs a conveying path for cigarette packs 20, which are conveyed along a packing web 48. The blank web 39 and the package web intersect or intersect at the folding station 36.

Entlang der horizontal gerichteten Packungsbahn 48 werden Zigarettenpackungen 20 in Form von Packungsgruppen 21, 22 transportiert. Jede Packungsgruppe 21, 22 besteht aus fünf Zigarettenpackungen 20, die nebeneinander liegend in der gleichen Ebene angeordnet sind. Wie aus Fig. 6 und 7 ersichtlich, sind die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 in Lagen übereinander angeordnet und werden durch einen Revolver 49 in die Packungsbahn 48 gefördert. Die (zwei) Taschen 50 des Revolvers 49 verfügen über einen horizontal gerichteten Trennsteg 51, so dass in jeder Tasche 50 des Revolvers 49 (obere bzw. untere) Aufnahmen 52, 53 für je eine Packungsgruppe 21, 22 gebildet sind.Along the horizontally oriented packing web 48, cigarette packs 20 in the form of packing groups 21, 22 are transported. Each pack group 21, 22 consists of five cigarette packs 20 arranged side by side in the same plane. How out Fig. 6 and 7 can be seen, the packing groups 21, 22 are arranged in layers one above the other and are by a turret 49 in the packing web 48 promoted. The (two) pockets 50 of the revolver 49 have a horizontally directed separating web 51, so that in each pocket 50 of the revolver 49 (upper and lower) receptacles 52, 53 are formed for each pack group 21, 22.

Die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 werden durch den Revolver 49 in die Ebene der Packungsbahn 48 gehoben bzw. geschwenkt und zwar derart, dass die Packungsgruppe 21 in der oberen Aufnahme 52 vorzugsweise geringfügig oberhalb der V-förmig und spitz zulaufend gefalteten Innenwände 27 angeordnet ist (Fig. 7). Dabei ist die Packungsgruppe 21 in der unteren Aufnahme 53 geringfügig unterhalb der gefalteten Innenwände 27 angeordnet. Durch einen Schieber 54 werden die beiden Packungsgruppen 21, 22 gegen den vorgefalteten Zuschnitt 24 transportiert und zwar derart, dass die obere Packungsgruppe 21 auf den gefalteten Innenwänden 27 zu liegen kommt, während die untere Packungsgruppe 22 unterhalb der gefalteten Innenwände 27 gegen den Zuschnitt 24 geschoben wird. Wie aus den Figuren ersichtlich, ist der Revolver 49 mit seitlichem Abstand zur Zuschnittbahn 39 angeordnet, um das Aufstauen der Zuschnitte 24 nicht zu behindern.The packing groups 21, 22 are lifted or pivoted by the revolver 49 into the plane of the packing web 48 in such a way that the packing group 21 in the upper receptacle 52 is preferably arranged slightly above the V-shaped and tapered inner walls 27 ( Fig. 7 ). In this case, the packing group 21 is arranged in the lower receptacle 53 slightly below the folded inner walls 27. By a slider 54, the two pack groups 21, 22 transported against the pre-folded blank 24 in such a way that the upper packing group 21 comes to rest on the folded inner walls 27, while the lower packing group 22 pushed below the folded inner walls 27 against the blank 24 becomes. As can be seen from the figures, the turret 49 is arranged at a lateral distance from the blanking web 39 in order not to obstruct the damming of the blanks 24.

Damit die untere Packungsgruppe 22 beim Transport gegen den Zuschnitt 24 nicht herunterfällt, ist eine auf- und abfahrbare Brücke 55 vorgesehen. Die Brücke 55 ist in einer Ruhestellung abgesenkt (Fig. 5 und Fig. 6). Vor dem Transport der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 gegen den vorgefalteten Zuschnitt 24 wird die Brücke 55 in eine obere Position gefahren, in der sie die untere Packungsgruppe 22 unterseitig stützt.So that the lower packing group 22 does not fall down during transport against the blank 24, an up and down bridge 55 is provided. The bridge 55 is lowered in a rest position ( Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 ). Before the transport of the pack groups 21, 22 against the pre-folded blank 24, the bridge 55 is moved to an upper position, in which it supports the lower packing group 22 on the underside.

Zur Fortsetzung der Faltung des Zuschnitts 24 wird der Transport der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 entlang der Packungsbahn 48 fortgesetzt, unter U-förmiger Mitnahme des Zuschnitts 24, wobei Außenwände 28 des Zuschnitts 24 gegen entsprechende Flächen der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 gefaltet werden (Fig. 8). Im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel geschieht dies dadurch, dass die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 unter Mitnahme des Zuschnitts 24 durch eine Öffnung 56 gefördert werden, die zwischen zwei Fördergurten 57, 58 bzw. Förderriemen 80, 81 eines Abförderers 63 gebildet ist. Alternativ ist denkbar, dass die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 zusammen mit dem Zuschnitt 24 in eine taschenförmige Aufnahme beispielsweise eines Faltrevolvers eingedrückt werden. Die beiden Fördergurte 57, 58 sind oberhalb bzw. unterhalb der Packungsbahn 48 angeordnet, derart, dass ein Untertrum 59 des oberen Fördergurtes 57 und ein Obertrum 60 des unteren Fördergurtes 58 parallel und mit einem Abstand zueinander verlaufen, der etwa der Höhe der beiden Packungsgruppen 21, 22 entspricht. Die Außenwände 28 des Zuschnitts 24 werden auf diese Weise zur Anlage an großflächigen Seitenflächen der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 gebracht. Die Fördergurte 57, 58 weisen jeweils beabstandete Mitnehmer 61, 62 auf. Die Mitnehmer 61 am Untertrum 59 kommen dabei zur Anlage an Längsseitenwänden 29 der Verpackungen 23 die in Transportrichtung vorne liegen. Mitnehmer 62 am Obertrum 60 kommen zur Anlage an einem unteren Teil der in Transportrichtung hinten liegenden Längsseitenwand 30, wobei gleichzeitig der Seitenlappen 32 gegen die untere Packungsgruppe 22 gefaltet wird (Fig. 5). Der andere Seitenlappen 31 ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht gefaltet und steht parallel zur Packungsbahn 48 von den Packungsgruppen 21, 22 ab.To continue the folding of the blank 24, the transport of the packing groups 21, 22 along the packing web 48 is continued, U-shaped entrainment of the blank 24, whereby outer walls 28 of the blank 24 are folded against corresponding surfaces of the packing groups 21, 22 ( Fig. 8 ). In the embodiment shown, this is done by the package groups 21, 22 are promoted by entraining the blank 24 through an opening 56 which is formed between two conveyor belts 57, 58 and conveyor belt 80, 81 of a discharge conveyor 63. Alternatively, it is conceivable that the pack groups 21, 22 are pressed together with the blank 24 in a pocket-shaped receptacle, for example, a folding turret. The two conveyor belts 57, 58 are arranged above or below the packing web 48, such that a lower run 59 of the upper conveyor belt 57 and an upper run 60 of the lower conveyor belt 58 parallel to and at a distance from each other, which is about the height of the two Pack groups 21, 22 corresponds. The outer walls 28 of the blank 24 are brought in this way to rest against large side surfaces of the packing groups 21, 22. The conveyor belts 57, 58 each have spaced dogs 61, 62. The driver 61 on the lower run 59 come to rest on longitudinal side walls 29 of the packaging 23 which are in the transport direction forward. Carrier 62 on the upper strand 60 come to rest on a lower part of the rear side in the transport direction longitudinal side wall 30, wherein at the same time the side flap 32 is folded against the lower packing group 22 ( Fig. 5 ). The other side tab 31 is not yet folded at this time and is parallel to the package web 48 of the pack groups 21, 22 from.

Beim Einschieben der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 in den Abförderer 63 wird der Zuschnitt 23 aus den Führungen 45 der Zuschnittbahn 39 herausgezogen. Um ein kontrolliertes Herausgleiten des Zuschnitts 24 aus der Zuschnittbahn 39 zu gewährleisten ist im Bereich des Anschlags 44 ein Leitblech 87 angeordnet. Das Leitblech 87 verläuft ausgehend vom Anschlag 44 in der Ebene der Zuschnittbahn 39 von der Öffnung 56 weggerichtet schräg nach unten (Fig. 5 bis 8). Beim Einschieben der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 in den Abförderer 63 kommt ein oberer Teil des Zuschnitts 24 zur Anlage am Leitblech 87, so dass ein eventuelles schlagartiges Umfalten des Zuschnitts 24 verhindert wird. Hierzu ist verläuft ein unterer Rand 88 des Leitblechs 87 zusätzlich schräggerichiet, beispielsweise etwa V-förmig.When inserting the pack groups 21, 22 into the discharge conveyor 63, the blank 23 is pulled out of the guides 45 of the blank web 39. In order to ensure a controlled sliding out of the blank 24 from the blank web 39, a guide plate 87 is arranged in the region of the stop 44. The baffle 87 extends away from the stop 44 in the plane of the blank web 39 away from the opening 56 obliquely downward ( Fig. 5 to 8 ). When inserting the groups of packs 21, 22 into the discharge conveyor 63, an upper part of the blank 24 comes to bear on the guide plate 87, so that a possible sudden folding of the blank 24 is prevented. For this purpose, a lower edge 88 of the guide plate 87 extends obliquely, for example approximately V-shaped.

Eine Besonderheit des Abförderers 63 besteht darin, dass den Fördergurten 57, 58 ein weiterer Endlosförderer 79 vorgeordnet ist. Der Endlosförderer 79 besteht aus zwei gummibeschichteten Förderriemen 80, 81 mit jeweils einem Obertrum 82 und einem Untertrum 83, die in der gleichen Ebene wie die Fördergurte 57, 58 angeordnet sind. Die Förderriemen 80, 81 sind über Umlenkrollen 84 geführt, die jeweils drehbar auf Wellen 85, 86 gelagert sind. Der Endlosförderer 79 dient zur Aufnahme des teilweise um die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 herumgefalteten Zuschnitts 24 im Abförderer 63 und zur Übergabe an die Fördergurte 57, 58. Die Fördergurte 57, 58 und die Förderriemen 80, 81 sind über gemeinsame Wellen 86 geführt und können auf diese Weise zusammen angetrieben werden. Auf diese Weise ist zudem sichergestellt, dass die Mitnehmer 60, 61 bis in den Bereich der Förderriemen 80, 81 laufen und somit eine zuverlässige Übergabe der Verpackungen 23 gewährleistet ist.A special feature of the discharge conveyor 63 is that the conveyor belts 57, 58, a further endless conveyor 79 is arranged upstream. The endless conveyor 79 consists of two rubber-coated conveyor belts 80, 81, each with an upper run 82 and a lower run 83, which are arranged in the same plane as the conveyor belts 57, 58. The conveyor belts 80, 81 are guided over guide rollers 84, which are each rotatably mounted on shafts 85, 86. The endless conveyor 79 serves to accommodate the partially folded around the packing groups 21, 22 blank 24 in the discharge conveyor 63 and for transfer to the conveyor belts 57, 58. The conveyor belts 57, 58 and the conveyor belts 80, 81 are guided over common shafts 86 and can be driven together this way. In this way it is also ensured that the drivers 60, 61 run into the region of the conveyor belts 80, 81 and thus a reliable transfer of the packages 23 is ensured.

Die Vorrichtung wird derart betrieben, dass die Zuschnitte 23 einzeln dem Zuschnittmagazin 37 entnommen und durch die Antriebsrollenpaare 40, 41 entlang der Zuschnittbahn 39 transportiert werden. Nach Anlage des Seitenlappens 30 am Anschlag 44 wird der Zuschnitt 23 aufgestaut, wobei dieser im Bereich der Innenwände 27 derart ausknickt, dass die Innenwände 27 um die Faltlinien 46 V-fömig gefaltet werden. Die übrigen Seitenwände 28 bis 31 werden dabei durch Führungen 45 in der Ebene der Kartonbahn 39 gehalten. Während des Aufstauens des Zuschnitts 23 werden zwei Packungsgruppen 21, 22 mit dem Revolver 49 in eine Packungsbahn 48 gehoben bzw. geschwenkt und während eines Stillstands des Revolvers 49 durch einen Schieber 54 aus dem Revolver 49 gegen den vorgefalteten Zuschnitt 23 geschoben, wobei die V-förmig gefalteten Innenwände 27 zwischen die lagenweise angeordneten Packungsgruppen 21, 22 treten. Durch den Schieber 54 werden Packungsgruppen 21, 22 weiter unter U-förmiger Mitnahme des Zuschnitts 23 zwischen Fördergurte 57, 58 bzw. Förderriemen 80, 81 eines Abförderers 63 geschoben, wobei Außenwände 28 des Zuschnitts 23 gegen die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 gefaltet werden. Während des weiteren Transports werden Seitenlappen 31 durch an dem Fördergurt 58 angeordnete Mitnehmer 62 gegen die untere Packungsgruppe 22 gefaltet. Danach werden die Stirnlappen 35 während des kontinuierlichen Transports der Verpackung 23 zwischen den Fördergurten 57, 58 gegeneinander gefaltet und durch Leim miteinander verklebt.The device is operated in such a way that the blanks 23 are removed individually from the blank magazine 37 and transported along the blank web 39 by the drive roller pairs 40, 41. After installation of the side flap 30 on the stop 44, the blank 23 is dammed up, whereby this bends out in the region of the inner walls 27 such that the inner walls 27 are folded around the fold lines 46 V-fömig. The remaining side walls 28 to 31 are held by guides 45 in the plane of the board web 39. During the damming of the blank 23, two groups of packs 21, 22 are lifted or pivoted with the revolver 49 into a packing web 48 and pushed against the pre-folded blank 23 by a slide 54 from the revolver 49 during a stoppage of the revolver 49. form-folded inner walls 27 between the layer-wise arranged packing groups 21, 22 occur. By the slider 54 pack groups 21, 22 further pushed under U-shaped entrainment of the blank 23 between conveyor belts 57, 58 and conveyor belt 80, 81 of a discharge conveyor 63, wherein outer walls 28 of the blank 23 against the packing groups 21, 22 are folded. During the further transport side tabs 31 are folded by arranged on the conveyor belt 58 driver 62 against the lower packing group 22. Thereafter, the end flaps 35 are folded against each other during the continuous transport of the package 23 between the conveyor belts 57, 58 and glued together by glue.

Im Anschluss an den vorzugsweise horizontal gerichteten Abförderer 63 werden die Verpackungen 23 an rotierend angetriebenen weiteren Revolver 64 übergeben. Der Revolver 64 weist vier Taschen 65 auf zur Aufnahme jeweils einer Verpackung 23. Während der Drehung des Revolvers 64 wird der radial abstehende Seitenlappen 31 durch ein bogenförmiges Leitorgan 66 gegen den bereits gefalteten Seitenlappen 32 gedrückt. Das Leitorgan 66 hält die Seitenlappen 31, 32 in dieser Stellung bis die Verpackung 23 eine Leimstation 67 erreicht, in der die Seitenlappen 31, 32 mit einem Stick-No-Stick-Leim verbunden werden. Hierzu ist der Leimstation 67 ein Beleimungsaggregat 68 zugeordnet, das während eines kurzzeitigen Stillstands des taktweise angetriebenen Revolvers 64 tätig wird. Durch die Rückstellkräfte des Materials des Zuschnitts 23 richtet sich der Seitenlappen 31 wieder auf, sobald er durch das Leitorgan 66 nicht mehr gegen den anderen Seitenlappen 32 gedrückt wird. Die Verleimung der Seitenlappen 31, 32 erfolgt dabei unmittelbar nachdem sich der Seitenlappen 31 wieder aufgerichtet hat.Following the preferably horizontally directed discharge conveyor 63, the packages 23 are transferred to further revolvers 64 driven in rotation. The revolver 64 has four pockets 65 for receiving one package 23. During rotation of the revolver 64 of the radially projecting side tabs 31 is pressed by an arcuate guide member 66 against the already folded side tabs 32. The guide member 66 holds the side flaps 31, 32 in this position until the package 23 reaches a glue station 67, in which the side flaps 31, 32 are connected with a stick-no-stick glue. For this purpose, the gluing station 67 is associated with a gluing unit 68, which operates during a brief standstill of the cyclically driven revolver 64. Due to the restoring forces of the material of the blank 23, the side tabs 31 aligns again as soon as it is no longer pressed against the other side tabs 32 by the guide member 66. The gluing of the side lobes 31, 32 takes place immediately after the side tabs 31 has straightened up again.

Im Anschluss daran werden die Verpackungen 23 in horizontaler Richtung weitertransportiert und zwar auf einem Obergurt 69 eines (Endlos-)Förderers 70. Der Förderer 70 verfügt über Mitnehmer 71 zwischen denen die Verpackungen 23 gehalten werden. Der Förderer 70 läuft im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel zwischen Revolverscheiben 72 des Revolvers 64 wobei die Mitnehmer 71 zusammen mit entsprechend am Umfang der Revolverscheiben 72 verteilten Vorsprüngen 73 die Taschen 65 des Revolvers 64 bilden. An den Obergurt 69 des Förderers 70 schließt sich ein Vertikalförderer 74 an, der außenseitig angeordnete Mitnehmer 75 aufweist. Die Verpackungen 23 werden gegen einen Gurt 76 des Vertikalförderers 74 transportiert und unterseitig durch einen Mitnehmer 75 erfasst und aufwärts gefördert. Während des Transports auf den Vertikalförderer 74 wird an der Stirnwand der Verpackung 23 mit einem Etikett 77 versehen. Im Anschluss an den Vertikalförderer 74 können die Verpackungen 23 beispielsweise an einen Kartonierer übergeben werden.Subsequently, the packages 23 are transported further in the horizontal direction, namely on a top flange 69 of an (endless) conveyor 70. The conveyor 70 has drivers 71 between which the packages 23 are held. The conveyor 70 runs in the illustrated embodiment between turret discs 72 of the turret 64 wherein the drivers 71 together with correspondingly distributed on the circumference of the turret discs 72 projections 73, the pockets 65 of the revolver 64 form. The upper belt 69 of the conveyor 70 is adjoined by a vertical conveyor 74, which has entrainment means 75 arranged on the outside. The packages 23 are transported against a belt 76 of the vertical conveyor 74 and detected on the underside by a driver 75 and conveyed upwards. During transport to the vertical conveyor 74 is provided on the front wall of the package 23 with a label 77. Following the vertical conveyor 74, the packages 23 can be transferred to a cartoner, for example.

Nachfolgend wird die Zuführung der Zigarettenpackungen 20 zum Revolver 49 beschrieben, wobei es sich zwar um eine bevorzugte Ausgestaltung der Vorrichtung handelt, die jedoch nicht zwingend zum Einsatz kommen muss. Die Zigarettenpackungen 20 werden von einer Cellophaniermaschine kommend auf zwei achsparallelen Förderern 89, 90 transportiert. Jeder Förderer 89, 90 besteht aus zwei über Umlenkrollen geführten Endlosförderern 91 die parallel und übereinander angeordnet sind, so dass zwischen den einander zugewandten Trumen der Endlosförderer 91 zwei flach übereinander liegende Zigarettenpackungen 20 transportiert werden können. Die Zigarettenpackungen 20 werden demnach zweibahnig zugeführt, nämlich in zwei parallelen Reihen 92, 93 von je zwei übereinander liegenden Zigarettenpackungen 20. Zur Bildung der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 aus jeweils zwei übereinander liegenden Lagen von fünf Zigarettenpackungen 20 sind den Förderern 89, 90 Bremsorgane 94 zugeordnet, die seitlich gegen den Zigarettenpackungsstrom gefahren werden können, um auf diese Weise Abstände zwischen den Zigarettenpackungen 20 zu schaffen, zur Bildung der Packungsgruppen 21, 22. Ein besonders ausgebildeter Schieber 95 nimmt durch Bewegung quer zu den Reihen 92, 93 die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 von den Reihen 92, 93 ab. Der Abschub der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 erfolgt im Anschluss an die Förderer 89, 90. Hierzu kann im Anschluss an die Förderer 89, 90 eine Plattform 98, 99 angeordnet sein, auf die die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 transportiert werden. Alternativ ist im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel vorgesehen, dass die oben liegenden Endlosförderer 91 vor dem Arbeitsbereich des Schiebers 95 enden, so dass die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 frei auf den unterseitigen Endlosförderern 91 aufliegen.The supply of the cigarette packs 20 to the revolver 49 will be described below, although this is a preferred embodiment of the device, but it does not necessarily have to be used. The cigarette packs 20 are transported by a cellophaning machine on two axially parallel conveyors 89, 90. Each conveyor 89, 90 consists of two guided over deflection rollers endless conveyors 91 which are arranged in parallel and one above the other, so that between the mutually facing Trumen the endless conveyor 91 two flat superposed cigarette packs 20 can be transported. The cigarette packs 20 are therefore supplied in two lanes, namely in two parallel rows 92, 93 of two superimposed cigarette packs 20. To form the pack groups 21, 22 from two superimposed layers of five cigarette packs 20 are the conveyors 89, 90 associated with brake members 94 , which can be moved laterally against the cigarette pack flow, thus providing spaces between the cigarette packs 20, to form the pack groups 21, 22. A specially designed slide 95 takes by movement transverse to the rows 92, 93, the pack groups 21, 22nd from the rows 92, 93. The removal of the groups of packs 21, 22 takes place subsequent to the conveyors 89, 90. For this purpose, following the conveyors 89, 90, a platform 98, 99 can be arranged, onto which the pack groups 21, 22 are transported. Alternatively, it is provided in the embodiment shown that the overhead endless conveyor 91 before the work area of the slider 95 terminate, so that the groups of packages 21, 22 rest freely on the lower side endless conveyors 91.

Der Schieber 95 ist als Doppelschieber ausgebildet mit zwei Schieberwandungen 96, 97 die jeweils einer Reihe 92, 93 zugeordnet sind. In einem ersten Arbeitstakt des Schiebers 95 werden Packungsgruppen 21, 22 der Reihe 92 über die in der Ebene der unteren Endlosförderer 91 angeordnete Plattform 98 in die Aufnahmen 52, 53 einer an der Plattform 98 vorbeibewegten Tasche 50 des Revolvers 49 eingeschoben. Durch einen Versatz 100 in der Schieberwandung 96 steht die obere Packungsgruppe 21 in Transportrichtung gegenüber der unteren Packungsgruppe 22 vor. Auf diese Weise kann die Packungsgruppe 21 noch während der Drehbewegung des Revolvers 49 in diesen eingeschoben werden, wobei die Packungsgruppe 21 zuerst auf den Trennsteg 51 aufgeschoben wird und durch die kontinuierliche Drehbewegung des Revolvers 49 von der unteren Packungsgruppe 22 geringfügig abgehoben wird. Bei weiterer Drehung des Revolvers 49 und weiterem Abschieben der Packungsgruppen 21, 22 durch die Schiebenwandung 96 werden die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 in die Aufnahmen 52, 53 der Tasche 50 des Revolvers 49 eingeschoben.The slider 95 is designed as a double slide with two slide walls 96, 97 which are each associated with a row 92, 93. In a first operating cycle of the slider 95, groups of packs 21, 22 of the row 92 are inserted into the receptacles 52, 53 of a pocket 50 of the revolver 49 moved past the platform 98 via the platform 98 arranged in the plane of the lower endless conveyors 91. By an offset 100 in the slide wall 96, the upper packing group 21 projects in the transport direction with respect to the lower packing group 22. In this way, the pack group 21 can still be inserted during the rotational movement of the revolver 49 in this, the packing group 21 is first pushed onto the divider 51 and is slightly lifted by the continuous rotation of the revolver 49 of the lower packing group 22. Upon further rotation of the revolver 49 and further deportation of the packing groups 21, 22 through the sliding wall 96, the packing groups 21, 22 are inserted into the receptacles 52, 53 of the pocket 50 of the revolver 49.

Die Packungsgruppen 21, 22 aus der Reihe 92 werden währenddessen durch die Schieberwandung 97 über die zwischen den unteren Endlosförderer 91 angeordnete Plattform 99 bis auf die Plattform 98 abgeschoben. Von dort aus werden diese in einem zweiten Arbeitstakt des Schiebers 95 durch die Schieberwandungen 96 in die nächste an der Plattform 98 vorbeibewegte Tasche 50 des Revolvers 49 eingefördert. Zur Erfassung der nachfolgenden Packungsgruppen 21, 22 wird der Schieber 95 angehoben und nach dem Zurückführen in eine Anfangsstellung abgesenkt.The pack groups 21, 22 from the row 92 are meanwhile pushed off through the slider wall 97 via the platform 99 arranged between the lower endless conveyors 91 up to the platform 98. From there, they are conveyed in a second working cycle of the slider 95 through the slider walls 96 into the next pocket 50 of the revolver 49 moved past the platform 98. For detecting the subsequent pack groups 21, 22, the slider 95 is lifted and lowered after returning to an initial position.

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  1. A method for the production of packs (23) comprising at least two partial packs (25, 26) for each group of packs (21, 22) of in particular cuboid-shaped cigarette packs (20), a one-piece blank (24) being folded along fold lines (46, 47) around the groups of packs (21, 22) in such a way that mutually facing inner walls (27) of the partial packs (25, 26) are folded in between the groups of packs (21, 22) in a V shape, characterized in that the essentially flat blank (24) is transported along a blank path (39) and in regions of the latter is held in the plane of the blank path (39) by guides (45) and that during transport along the blank path (39) the blank (24) is at least partially upset in such a way that the inner walls (27) are folded in a V shape along fold lines (46) arranged transversely to the direction of transport, it being the case that the inner walls (27) are not held in the plane of the blank path (39) by the guides (45) but in this region are pivoted out of the plane of the blank path (26) into the V-shaped position.
  2. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that groups of packs (21, 22) having cigarette packs (20) arranged in layers are moved toward the upset and partly folded blank (24) in such a way that the inner walls (27) of the blank (24) folded in a V shape by the upsetting come between the layers of the group of packs (21, 22).
  3. The method as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that, following the feeding of the groups of packs (21, 22), the blank (24) is otherwise folded into a U shape around the groups of packs (21, 22), in particular by continuing the transport of the groups of packs (21, 22).
  4. A device for the production of packs (23) comprising at least two partial packs (25, 26) for each group of packs (21, 22) of in particular cuboid-shaped cigarette packs (20), a one-piece blank (24) being folded along fold lines (46, 47) around the groups of packs (21, 22) in such a way that mutually facing inner walls (27) of the partial packs (25, 26) are folded in between the groups of packs (21, 22) in a V shape, characterized in that the essentially flat blank (24) can be conveyed along a blank path (39), with regions of the blank path (39) having guides (45) for holding the blank (24) in the plane of the blank path (39), and it being possible for the blank (24) to be at least partially upset during transport along the blank path (39) in such a way that the inner walls (27) are folded in a V shape along fold lines (46) arranged transversely to the direction of transport, it being the case that no guides (45) are disposed at the height of the inner walls (27), thus allowing the inner walls (27) to pivot out of the plane of the blank path (39) into a V-shaped position.
  5. The device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the blank path (39) is assigned a stop (44) for an edge of the blank (24) located at the front in the transport direction, it being possible for the blank (24) to be conveyed onward in the transport direction after coming into contact with the stop (44), with partial folding of the blank (24) along the transversely oriented fold lines (46), in particular in such a way that inner walls (27) of the blank (24) which are delimited by fold lines (46) are moved out or deflected out of the plane of the blank path (39) during the upsetting in such a way that said inner walls are arranged transversely, in particular approximately at right angles, to the other parts (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35) of the blank (24).
  6. The device as claimed one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flat blanks (24) can be transported along the blank path (39) by drive means (42), the drive means (42) ending at a distance from the stop (44), which is dimensioned in such a way that the blank (24) can no longer be conveyed by the drive means (42) following the upsetting.
  7. The device as claimed in claim 6 or one of the further preceding claims, characterized in that the drive means (42) are formed by drive rollers (41, 42) driven in rotation, which are arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the blank path (39) and which rest on the side walls (28...30) of the blank (24).
  8. The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in a folding station (36), the blank path (39) crosses an in particular horizontal pack path (48) for cigarette packs (20), the upsetting of the blank (24) preferably being carried out during the transport in an upright, in particular approximately vertical, section of the blank path (39) in the folding station (36), in such a way that transversely oriented inner walls (27) of the upset blank (24) are located in the plane of the pack path (48).
  9. The device as claimed in claim 8 or one of the further preceding claims, characterized in that the cigarette packs (20) can be conveyed as groups of packs (21, 22) along the pack path (48) toward the upset blank (24), the groups of packs (21, 22) comprising at least two cigarette packs (20) arranged in layers, and the transversely oriented inner walls (27) of the upset blank (24) coming between the layers of the groups of packs (21, 22).
  10. The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the groups of packs (21, 22), carrying along the upset blank (24), can be transferred to an output conveyor (63) which adjoins the folding station (36), with further folding of the blank (24) around the groups of packs (21, 22).
  11. The device as claimed in claim 10 or one of the further preceding claims, characterized in that the output conveyor (63) has at least two parallel conveyor bands (57, 58) and/or conveyor belts (80, 81), whose spacing corresponds approximately to a corresponding dimension of the groups of packs (21, 22), it being possible for the groups of packs (21, 22) with the upset blank (24) to be transported between the conveyor bands (57, 58) and/or conveyor belts (80, 81), with at least partial winding of the blank (24) around the groups of packs (21, 22).
  12. The device as claimed in claim 8 or one of the further preceding claims, characterized in that the groups of packs (21, 22) can be transported into the pack path (48) by a conveyor, in particular by a turret (49) driven in rotation for groups of packs (21, 22), the conveyor being arranged at a distance from the folding station (36) and, in order to transfer the groups of packs (21, 22) from the conveyor to the folding station (36) or to the output conveyor (63), transfer elements, in particular bridges (55) that can be moved up and down, being arranged in the folding station (36) in order to hold one layer of the groups of packs (21, 22).
  13. The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that end flaps (35) of the blank (24) are connected to each other during the continuous transport on the output conveyor (63).
  14. The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the blanks (24) are transferred from the output conveyor (63) to a cyclically driven conveyor (70) in order to close side flaps (30, 31) of the blank (24) with glue.
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