EP1714885B1 - Machine d'emballage - Google Patents

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EP1714885B1
EP1714885B1 EP06007814A EP06007814A EP1714885B1 EP 1714885 B1 EP1714885 B1 EP 1714885B1 EP 06007814 A EP06007814 A EP 06007814A EP 06007814 A EP06007814 A EP 06007814A EP 1714885 B1 EP1714885 B1 EP 1714885B1
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Tieme Jan Slomp
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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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
    • B65B25/04—Packaging fruit or vegetables
    • B65B25/041—Packaging fruit or vegetables combined with their conservation
    • 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
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/04—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material

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  • the invention relates to a packaging machine according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • ethylene accelerates the maturation process and thus shortens the shelf life.
  • carbon dioxide causes undesirable fermentation processes and thus also counteracts the shelf life.
  • Desirable for a good durability of such packaged goods is a constant as possible oxygen content in the atmosphere inside the packs of about 5% with removal of undesirable gases such as carbon dioxide and ethylene.
  • lidding films in such packaging machines are usually obtained in supply rolls from the operator of the packaging machine at the film suppliers.
  • the operator of the packaging machine can accordingly insert a corresponding roll with perforated film, which is subsequently applied to the packaging as a cover film.
  • a packaging machine according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from US-B1-6,441,340 known.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to propose a packaging machine, in which these disadvantages are at least partially eliminated, and in which differently perforated from the same perforation lid films can be produced.
  • Claim 16 defines a corresponding method.
  • a perforation unit is provided for perforating the lidding film prior to connection to the packages to be closed.
  • the perforation is in this case applied in the film area which, when closing and sealing the packages in the area of the packaged goods, i. in the case of shell sealing machines or so-called thermoforming machines above the packing troughs is arranged.
  • a selectively permeable cover film also results in the sealed state of the packs and thus the effects desired according to the invention.
  • An upgrade of such a packaging machine from dense lid film to permeable lid film is also without changing the film supply, i. the film roll, readily by changing the operating mode of the packaging machine possible.
  • a mechanically operating perforation unit is provided.
  • a mechanical perforation unit may, for example, comprise a perforation roller which is unrolled on the film to be perforated.
  • a roller may be provided with needles or the like projections which attach the desired openings in the cover sheet.
  • a Such Perforationshim represents a particularly simple and reliable embodiment.
  • the perforation unit according to the invention comprises a perforation tool whose working position is adjustable or which can be positioned by means of a controllable positioning unit.
  • a freely programmable positioning unit is preferably used for the perforation tool, so that changes in the type of perforation can be achieved by a mere software conversion.
  • both the number of perforation openings and their arrangement can be selected almost freely and so need-based lidding films of different types are produced.
  • Such a positioning unit can be realized for example by means of Linearverstelleinrance, eg in an xy-coordinate arrangement.
  • all types of robotic systems for example, gantry robot or Einarmroboter, etc. can be used.
  • Essential is the freely selectable positioning of the intended perforation tool in the region of the lid film to be perforated.
  • a perforation tool which is variable with regard to the size and / or shape of the perforation openings is also provided. This makes it possible not only to vary the number and arrangement of the perforation openings, but also the size and shape, so that the desired permeability properties are flexible to install in the cover sheet.
  • a perforation tool can in a simple Embodiment turn, find a mechanical tool, such as a cutting or piercing tool use. Changes in the opening size or shape can be made for example by the penetration depth or cut.
  • Another advantageous embodiment of the invention is to use a tool which has a fluid jet, e.g. can produce a jet of water which is directed with sufficient energy on the cover sheet to pierce them.
  • a tool with the aid of a fluid jet, in particular a water jet in particular offers the possibility of mounting extremely small perforation openings, wherein the actual perforation process can still be carried out mechanically and without material changes in the region of the perforation opening.
  • the use of water offers particular advantages in the field of food packaging, since water itself is a foodstuff and can therefore also be safely used in the processing of food packaging.
  • perforation tools would be conceivable, for example, using electromagnetic waves, for example using one or more lasers.
  • This type of tool offers particular advantages in terms of the variability of the perforation openings to be attached. It can be mounted comparatively large, but also extremely small openings with almost freely selectable opening shape in the lidding film.
  • a laser beam and thus its working location via optical deflection and guide elements is adjustable, so that the working of the tool with little effort is adjustable.
  • a perforation by electromagnetic energy input with a corresponding heat generation through energy absorption is to ensure that material changes in the perforation openings are not harmful.
  • a suction unit is provided in order to suck off evaporating material and thus to prevent contamination of the atmosphere in the region of the cover film and in particular also in the region of the packages to be closed.
  • a cooling unit can also be advantageously used in this area in order, on the one hand, to limit the extent of such evaporation and to prevent evaporated material from spreading by condensation.
  • perforation tool it is particularly useful in the field of food packaging to provide an additional cleaning unit to clean the perforated lid film after the perforation process before it is used as a lid film on the packaging. In this way it can be prevented that manufacturing processes adversely affect the required cleanliness of the environment of the food.
  • an inventive Perforation unit or of parts of such a perforation results in a certain type of packaging machines, in which a plurality of packages made contiguous, filled, sealed and only then separated in a cutting station into individual packages.
  • This type of packaging machines are often referred to as so-called thermoforming machines.
  • the packagings produced in one piece can be provided in individual rows and / or columns or tracks.
  • the cutting station is located in the exit region of this packaging machine and usually comprises two blade units, one in the longitudinal direction of the individual columns or tracks and possibly also separates outer edge strips, while a blade unit in the transverse direction, the individual rows cut.
  • These cutting units are adapted in the known construction to a specific format of the packages and to the arrangement of the contiguously produced packages. In the case of format changes, at least part of the cutting units must be replaced in a changeover process. Rounded cuts or the like can be achieved with such cutting units only with correspondingly elaborate cutting tools.
  • a controllable, variable-size cutting unit could avoid such disadvantages.
  • a variable-format controllable and in particular freely programmable cutting unit could be constructed similar to a perforation unit described above.
  • the cutting tool can work with the same functional principle as the perforation tool.
  • the use of a positionable blade, a fluid jet or a laser If such a variable-size cutting unit is provided in combination with a perforation unit according to the invention, the same components, e.g. the same control can be used, resulting in a significant reduction of the effort.
  • the same base unit with pressure pump, etc. are provided for the fluid supply of two tools.
  • a common laser could be used for both processing units.
  • the positioning units for both tools can be selected identically, which reduces the cost of acquisition and operation.
  • the operation of the perforating tool (s) and cutting tool (s) via common components can be either alternating clockwise or parallel.
  • the beam path can be divided so that at least one laser beam from the same laser is available for the cutting unit and for the perforation unit.
  • thermoforming machines could also allow the use of a correspondingly smaller dimensioned base component, for example a weaker laser under a smaller fluid supply unit, given a corresponding alternating operation of the cutting unit and perforation unit.
  • the single FIGURE shows a schematic perspective view of a packaging machine according to the invention.
  • the packaging machine 1 represents a so-called thermoforming machine, which pulls off a film roll 2, the so-called lower web or trough film 3.
  • the trough film 3 is formed in a mold 4 under heat and optionally also pressure to packing troughs 5.
  • the packing troughs 5 are filled manually or automatically with packaged goods 7 in a filling section 6.
  • a cover sheet 8 is withdrawn from a supply roll 9 and placed as a lid on the packing wells 5.
  • the cover sheet 8 is connected to the packing trough 5 and sealed.
  • a cutting unit 11 individual packs produced in the previous production process are separated into individual packs.
  • the lid film 8 After removal from the film roll 9, the lid film 8 is passed through a perforation unit 12.
  • the cover sheet 8 In this perforation unit 12, the cover sheet 8 is provided in a manner not shown in the desired manner, for example, with a certain number and distribution of perforation openings in the order of 20 to 50 ⁇ .
  • Such a perforated lidding film is capable of allowing any carbon dioxide and ethylene produced in the closed packings to pass to the outside environment and at the same time to ensure an oxygen feed into the interior of the pack. This results in particular in the packaging of vegetable foods such as vegetables, Salad, fruit or the like improved durability. Especially in the packaging of asparagus, such a lidding film has proven to be advantageous.
  • the perforation unit includes a laser not shown in detail, which is housed in a laser station 13. Via two light guides 14, 15 both the perforation unit 15 and the cutting unit 11 are supplied with the necessary laser energy.
  • the corresponding optical switching elements are not shown in detail.

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  1. Machine d'emballage destinée à la fabrication d'emballages à partir d'emballages en forme d'auges, remplis de produit en vrac, comportant une unité destinée à amener une feuille de couvercle (8) sur les auges d'emballage (5) remplies de produit en vrac, une unité de perforation (12) étant prévue pour la perforation de la feuille de couvercle (8) avant l'assemblage avec les auges d'emballage (5), la perforation de la feuille de couvercle (8) étant prévue au moins dans la zone qui est agencée au-dessus des auges d'emballage (5) après le scellement de l'emballage,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un outil de perforation positionnable avec une unité de positionnement pouvant être commandée ou un outil de perforation à lieu de travail réglable.
  2. Machine d'emballage selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu une unité de perforation (12) mécanique.
  3. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce que l'unité de perforation (12) comprend un cylindre de perforation.
  4. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu, comme unité de positionnement, un système à axes xy ayant au moins deux unités de déplacement linéaire.
  5. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un robot en tant qu'unité de positionnement.
  6. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un outil de perforation réglable de manière variable en ce qui concerne la taille et la forme des perforations.
  7. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un outil à jet de fluide.
  8. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un outil à jet d'eau.
  9. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un outil de perforation électromagnétique.
  10. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un outil à rayon laser.
  11. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu une unité d'aspiration.
  12. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu une unité de refroidissement.
  13. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu une unité de nettoyage destinée à nettoyer la feuille de couvercle perforée.
  14. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu une unité de coupe (11) destinée à séparer des emballages individuels à partir d'un ensemble d'emballages fabriqués en continu, laquelle unité de coupe présente un outil de coupe positionnable avec une unité de positionnement pouvant être commandée.
  15. Machine d'emballage selon la revendication 14,
    caractérisée en ce que l'unité de coupe (11) et l'unité de perforation (12) présentent au moins une unité d'alimentation et/ou de commande en commun.
  16. Procédé de fabrication d'emballages à partir d'emballages (5) en forme d'auges, remplis de produit en vrac, sur lesquels est amenée une feuille de couvercle (8), la feuille de couvercle (8) étant perforée avant l'assemblage avec les auges d'emballage (5), la perforation de la feuille de couvercle (8) étant prévue au moins dans la zone qui est agencée au-dessus des auges d'emballage (5) après le scellement de l'emballage,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu un outil de perforation positionnable avec une unité de positionnement pouvant être commandée ou un outil de perforation à lieu de travail réglable.
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