EP1712471A1 - Dispositif et procédé d'emballage d'articles - Google Patents

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EP1712471A1
EP1712471A1 EP05008123A EP05008123A EP1712471A1 EP 1712471 A1 EP1712471 A1 EP 1712471A1 EP 05008123 A EP05008123 A EP 05008123A EP 05008123 A EP05008123 A EP 05008123A EP 1712471 A1 EP1712471 A1 EP 1712471A1
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Volker Oehlert
Bodo Förster
Dirk Neubert
Michael Sickert
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Theegarten Pactec GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • B65B11/54—Wrapping by causing the wrapper to embrace one end and all sides of the contents, and closing the wrapper onto the opposite end by forming regular or irregular pleats
    • 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
    • B65B25/005—Packaging other articles presenting special problems packaging of confectionery
    • 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
    • B65B49/00—Devices for folding or bending wrappers around contents
    • B65B49/02—Fixed or resiliently-mounted folders, e.g. non-driven rollers

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  • the invention relates to a device and a method for packaging articles, in particular small-sized, preferably chocolate articles.
  • Machines which operate on the two-stamp principle convey the article to be packaged with the packaging material through a folding device (eg folding shaft), wherein the first folds of the packaging material take place around the article.
  • a folding device eg folding shaft
  • the packaging or the respective packaging section is intermittently fed, d. H. only temporarily promoted and stopped intermittently, the individual section is separated from a web or the like of the packaging.
  • the packaging means section is approximately centered on the article, e.g. On the upper side thereof, before the article is gripped together with the packaging material section by a receiving unit (eg the punches) and moved through the folding device.
  • a receiving unit e.g the punches
  • the area for the supply of the subsequent packaging material section is blocked by the part of the receiving unit moved by the folding device. Only when this part has been moved back to its initial position, the subsequent packaging section can cross its path of movement, d. H. be positioned approximately centrally to the article.
  • the subsequent package portion for the next article package may be conveyed less than 50%, otherwise it collides with the receiving unit.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a device for packaging articles, which has an increased processing speed while providing a variety of folding types.
  • the device for packaging articles is provided with a receiving device, with a folding device and with a packaging supply means, wherein the receiving device with the article and a to the article in the packaging supply direction approximately centrally positioned packaging means and the folding means are configured so relative to each other movable in that the receiving device moves through the folding device with the article and the packaging material, wherein the receiving device and / or the folding device are designed to avoid the subsequent packaging means, in particular during the return movement into the starting position, it is possible to remove the packaging material or to continuously supply the packaging sections as it does not match the Receiving device or folding device can / can collide, so that no power limitation of the machine is present by the packaging means supply.
  • the processing speed can be increased without the need for further or more receiving and folding devices must be provided. This would make the design and construction of the device considerably more expensive and therefore increase the cost.
  • At least a part of the receiving device describes on its return movement an evasive to the subsequent packaging return path, which differs from the Hinschulspfad.
  • the evasive return movement takes place in the packaging supply direction.
  • the direction is understood in which the packaging is supplied.
  • the receiving device on two oppositely arranged holding units, which receive the article and the packaging (or packaging section) between them in order to pass them through the folding device.
  • At least one holding unit is designed to avoid the subsequent packaging in the return movement of the receiving unit.
  • the at least one holding unit can be designed to follow an approximately transversely aligned evasive movement direction in addition to the direction of movement through the folding device.
  • the at least one holding unit can be rotatably mounted on a shaft which can be displaced in the direction of return movement.
  • the rotation of the holding unit can be effected in particular via a lever.
  • the at least one holding unit can be displaceably mounted in the packaging-material feed direction.
  • folding device such that the entire folding device alone or together with the receiving device can avoid the subsequent packaging.
  • the folding device is a folding shaft.
  • This is preferably modular, d. H. its walls can be adapted to different types of folding and articles by exchanging individual areas without much effort. It is understood that the folding shaft can also have brushed walls, depending on the type of folding.
  • the folding shaft is designed split and may further comprise at least one pivotally mounted folding shaft wall.
  • the folding shaft has at least one folding shaft wall displaceably mounted in the packaging material feeding direction.
  • the movable, z. B. pivotable or displaceable, stored folding shaft wall is designed to dodge the receiving unit in the package feeding direction, the folding tray, the receiving unit not at or on the evasive movement and it can be a compact structure with good accessibility can be achieved.
  • the folding shaft wall can be moved via a lever whose movement can optionally be coupled with the movement of the receiving unit.
  • the evasive movement of the receiving device takes place on a return path deviating from the following packaging means, which differs from the forward movement path.
  • the evasive return movement takes place in the package feed direction.
  • the folding device is a folding shaft with at least one movably mounted folding shaft wall, which performs an evasive movement.
  • FIG. 1 shows a section of a section in the vertical direction through a device designated as a whole as 100 for packaging article 1 with a packaging means section 2.
  • the device 100 is oriented approximately vertically. However, it is understood that a horizontal alignment is possible or the orientation for the invention does not matter.
  • the device 100 comprises a receiving unit which has two mutually oppositely arranged holding units 3 and 4, which receive the article 1 and the packaging means section 2 between them, to pass through a folding device designed as a folding 5 to the first folds of the packaging material section 2 to the Article 1.
  • the holding units 3, 4 each have a punch 3A, 4A and an arm 3B, 4B.
  • the arms 3B, 4B are connected on one side to the punch 3A, 4A and are movably supported on the other side, so that they can move toward one another in order to receive the article 1 and the packaging medium section 2 between them.
  • the arms 3B, 4B each have a curved shape, so that the punches 3A, 4A move through the folding shaft 5 in a common movement of the articulation points of the arms on a curved path of movement in the direction of the arrow H.
  • a rectilinear movement path can also be provided.
  • the arm 3B of the one holding unit 3, which is arranged in the figures below, is also rotatably supported on a shaft 16 so that it can be pivoted in a direction along the arrow R.
  • the packaging material is fed laterally via a packaging means feed device 9, wherein a single package portion 2 is separated from a corresponding continuously fed package center web by a rotary knife 10 and positioned on a package center table 11.
  • the packaging material section table 11 has a suitable opening 8, through which the holding unit 3 can press the article 1 from below against the packaging medium section 2 or the holding unit 4 arranged opposite to it.
  • the packaging material section 2 is positioned approximately centrally with respect to the article 1 in the packaging-material feed direction Z, before it is gripped together with the article 1 by the holding units 3, 4.
  • the packaging material section 2 can also be aligned with the article 1 in the direction transverse to the packaging-material feed direction Z (that is to say in the direction of the figure) in the center or off-center (eg, bag folding).
  • Trained as a folding shaft 5 folding device is modular, d. H. their walls 6, 7, where the first folds take place, with a few detachable parts disassembled and interchangeable to the folding shaft z. B. to adapt to the article size or shape. It is understood that also possibly provided other walls can also be disassembled and interchangeable.
  • the wall 7 is a common rigidly disposed wall that is adapted to the arcuate path of movement of the article.
  • the wall 6 is designed to be pivotable. For this purpose, it is pivotable via a lever 12 in the direction of the arrow W (see Fig. 2).
  • the wall 6 of the swiveled in the direction of the arrow R holding unit 3 dodge.
  • the movement of the lever 12 is coupled via a ball joint (not shown) via a corresponding gear with the movement of the holding units 3, 4, in particular of the arm 3 B of the holding unit 3.
  • the ball joint makes it possible to move the folding shaft 5 from the operating position into a pivoted-up maintenance position, without the lever 12 having to be disconnected from the drive or readjusted after pivoting back into the operating position.
  • the drive of the receiving unit and the folding device via a common motor whose movement is translated via suitable gears and shafts.
  • the apparatus 100 further comprises a discharge device 13 for transferring the article 1 after passing through the folding shaft 5 and for further processing (eg final folding) (see FIG. 2).
  • the discharge device 13 has oppositely arranged grippers 14, 15 which grip the article 1 laterally such that they do not collide with the holding units 3, 4 of the receiving unit.
  • the first step is based on the initial position shown in FIG.
  • the article 1 is held on one side of the folding shaft 5 together with the packaging means section 2 positioned approximately centrally therebetween between the holding units 3, 4 of the receiving device.
  • the arm 3B of the holding unit 3 is not only moved back against the direction of the arrow H, but additionally pivoted in the direction of the arrow R, so that the holding unit 3 makes room for the subsequent in the feed Z packaging section.
  • the pivoting in the direction R is done by rotating the arm 3 B around the shaft 16.
  • the wall 6 is pivotable via the lever 12 in the direction of the arrow W, wherein this movement is coupled in the present example with the movement of the holding unit 3.
  • a movement independent of the holding unit is conceivable.
  • the discharge device 13 Once the article 1 has been conveyed out of the area of the second holding unit 4 by the discharge device 13, it can move to "pick up" a new article and a packaging material section in the direction of the first holding unit 3. The process can start again.
  • the packaging can be continuously further promoted because the separated by the knife 10 Packschabêt can not collide with the holding unit 3.

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EP05008123A 2005-04-14 2005-04-14 Dispositif et procédé d'emballage d'articles Active EP1712471B1 (fr)

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ES05008123T ES2293409T3 (es) 2005-04-14 2005-04-14 Dispositivo y procedimiento para embalar articulos.
AT05008123T ATE370067T1 (de) 2005-04-14 2005-04-14 Vorrichtung und verfahren zur verpackung von artikeln
DE502005001251T DE502005001251D1 (de) 2005-04-14 2005-04-14 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Verpackung von Artikeln
EP05008123A EP1712471B1 (fr) 2005-04-14 2005-04-14 Dispositif et procédé d'emballage d'articles

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ITBO20090549A1 (it) * 2009-08-14 2011-02-15 M C Automations S R L Apparecchiatura per l'incarto di prodotti dolciari e simili
ITBO20090548A1 (it) * 2009-08-14 2011-02-15 M C Automations S R L Metodo e dispositivo di alimentazione in macchine incartatrici di prodotti dolciari
CN107128525A (zh) * 2017-06-27 2017-09-05 台州市椒江科瑞思机械科技厂 取糖翻转机构及用于食品包装的巧克力糖果单扭结包装机

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DE1117475B (de) * 1958-12-16 1961-11-16 Franz Theegarten Bonbon-Verpackungsmaschine, vorzugsweise fuer íÀBunchí -Einschlag
GB950372A (en) * 1960-12-16 1964-02-26 Gottfried Hain A folding duct for wrapping machines for goods in piece form
EP0154911A1 (fr) * 1984-03-09 1985-09-18 CARLE & MONTANARI S.p.A. Appareil d'alimentation pour des machines d'emballage
US5519981A (en) * 1993-09-06 1996-05-28 Tenchi Kikai Kabushiki Twist-wrapping machine
EP0737618A1 (fr) * 1995-04-14 1996-10-16 CARLE & MONTANARI S.p.A. Dispositif à leviers pour actionner l'élévateur et le contre-élévateur dans des machines automatiques pour emballer des bonbons, des chocolats ou des produits similaires
EP1033306A1 (fr) * 1999-03-04 2000-09-06 A.M.S. S.r.l. Dispositif pour envelopper des produits de confiserie

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DE1117475B (de) * 1958-12-16 1961-11-16 Franz Theegarten Bonbon-Verpackungsmaschine, vorzugsweise fuer íÀBunchí -Einschlag
GB950372A (en) * 1960-12-16 1964-02-26 Gottfried Hain A folding duct for wrapping machines for goods in piece form
EP0154911A1 (fr) * 1984-03-09 1985-09-18 CARLE & MONTANARI S.p.A. Appareil d'alimentation pour des machines d'emballage
US5519981A (en) * 1993-09-06 1996-05-28 Tenchi Kikai Kabushiki Twist-wrapping machine
EP0737618A1 (fr) * 1995-04-14 1996-10-16 CARLE & MONTANARI S.p.A. Dispositif à leviers pour actionner l'élévateur et le contre-élévateur dans des machines automatiques pour emballer des bonbons, des chocolats ou des produits similaires
EP1033306A1 (fr) * 1999-03-04 2000-09-06 A.M.S. S.r.l. Dispositif pour envelopper des produits de confiserie

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITBO20090549A1 (it) * 2009-08-14 2011-02-15 M C Automations S R L Apparecchiatura per l'incarto di prodotti dolciari e simili
ITBO20090548A1 (it) * 2009-08-14 2011-02-15 M C Automations S R L Metodo e dispositivo di alimentazione in macchine incartatrici di prodotti dolciari
CN107128525A (zh) * 2017-06-27 2017-09-05 台州市椒江科瑞思机械科技厂 取糖翻转机构及用于食品包装的巧克力糖果单扭结包装机

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