Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
  • B65D77/003—Articles enclosed in rigid or semi-rigid containers, the whole being wrapped
• • 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
  • B65B11/08—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path
• • 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
  • B65B9/06—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it
• • 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
  • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
  • B65D5/20—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form
  • B65D5/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form with extensions of sides permanently secured to adjacent sides, with sides permanently secured together by adhesive strips, or with sides held in place solely by rigidity of material
• • 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
  • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
  • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
  • B65D5/44—Integral, inserted or attached portions forming internal or external fittings
  • B65D5/48—Partitions
  • B65D5/48002—Partitions integral
  • B65D5/4802—Partitions integral formed by folding inwardly portions cut in the body
• • 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
  • B65B23/00—Packaging fragile or shock-sensitive articles other than bottles; Unpacking eggs
  • B65B23/10—Packaging biscuits
  • B65B23/18—Wrapping individual biscuits, or groups of biscuits

Definitions

• the invention relates to a method and a device for packaging products according to the preamble of patent claims 1 and 10 as well as an associated packaging blank according to the preamble of patent claim 12.
• Automatic packaging devices are known in which products, in particular packaged goods such as biscuits, are first placed in self-supporting primary packaging and subsequently packaged together with their primary packaging in a tubular bag.
• the primary packaging ensures stability and protects the product.
• the secondary packaging that is to say the foil packaging, fulfills the necessary hygiene regulations.
• Carton blanks are usually used as primary packaging material, which are taken from a stack and folded and glued in the packaging device.
• Such a device is known from DE-A-195'29'585.
• Cardboard blanks which serve as packaging for so-called blisters, ie for carriers of pharmaceutical products, such as pills, capsules and tablets, are also known. These carton blanks are converted into briefs, as known, for example, from WO 02/100736 and DE-A-201'05'928 U.
• strip material in particular thin films
• EP-A-I '038'78O EP-A-I '038'78O
• a strip material is used as the first packaging material which is supplied from a roll of the packaging line.
• the fed strip material is processed, in particular cut, punched, provided with cracks or grooves or printed.
• the resulting blanks are redesigned into individual self-supporting primary packaging by folding over individual parts thereof, in particular folding them up or laterally.
• These primary packaging can be equipped with products or filled and provided with a secondary packaging.
• the products can be filled or arranged before, during or after the reshaping of the blanks.
• the products are usually general cargo, which are placed individually or in groups on a support surface of the primary packaging. However, you can also be already packed yourself. Furthermore, different products can be placed in the same primary packaging or else further products, for example inserts, can be enclosed before attaching the secondary packaging.
• the Titleverpacl ⁇ ingsmaterial is preferably stiffer than the Zweitverpa- ckungsmaterial. This ensures a sufficient stability of the primary packaging and sufficient protection of the products.
• the first packaging material preferably consists of a cardboard.
• the invention enables a large number of variants with regard to packaging type and shape and correspondingly great flexibility. Since the base material is a strip material and not an already predetermined form of packaging Zu ⁇ cut, in the same machine a variety of forms can be realized, in each case only the cuts and separations of the strip material of the respective packaging task must be adjusted.
• the device according to the invention and the method according to the invention are suitable in particular for the development of open primary packaging, so-called trays.
• the primary packaging has a bottom and at least one region, which is folded up with respect to the conveying direction at a front or at a rear end of the bottom and forms front or rear walls.
• front or rear walls Preferably, side walls running in the conveying direction are also present. The design of the front and rear walls allow a better Fixie ⁇ tion of the products before they are second-packaged.
• the packaging blank has bending grooves or weakenings and slots, wherein at least one of these slots extends only over part of the width of the side wall and only over part of the width of the bottom.
• one of the bending grooves is arranged adjacent thereto, wherein this bending groove runs at an angle, preferably perpendicular, to this slot.
• Such packaging blanks can also be used in other packaging machines. They do not necessarily have to be present as a strip material, but can also be used as a stacked product.
• the invention is particularly suitable for the packaging of pharmaceutical products, such as tablet blister packs.
• the first package is preferably a letter, ie a so-called wallet.
• the invention is particularly suitable. This is also true for the packaging of piece goods, for example from the food sector. If primary packaging with front or rear stops is used, in particular edgewise biscuits or crackers can be optimally packaged.
• a further advantage is that the use of the strip material enables printing of the material before, during or after the conversion into the primary packaging.
• Another advantage is that the inventive device can be quickly and easily converted when changing the type of strip material or when changing the product type.
• Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a device according to the invention.
• Figures 2a to 2d is a schematic representation of the folding of a Clearverpackungszu- cut in four steps according to a first embodiment
• FIGS. 3 a to 3 c show a schematic representation of the folding of a first-packaging section in three steps according to a second embodiment
• FIG. 4 shows a variant according to FIG. 3 a. Ways to carry out the invention
• FIG. 1 shows an apparatus according to the invention for packaging products in a first and in a second packaging.
• a Clearverpackungsmaterial 1 is wound on a roll of tape 10 and is withdrawn from this as an endless belt by means of be ⁇ known and not shown here means and led to a packaging line L zu ⁇ .
• the primary packaging material a cardboard or other material having sufficient rigidity is preferably used. The material should be suitable for self-supporting primary packaging.
• the material can be provided for the first time with a first printing 12 by means of a first printing unit 2.
• the strip material is then led through a cutting and grooming unit 3, in which the cuts or bending grooves 11 or weakenings necessary for the transformation are added.
• a cutting and grooming unit 3 in which the cuts or bending grooves 11 or weakenings necessary for the transformation are added.
• only bending grooves 11 extending in the conveying direction are produced and the individual first packaging blanks 13 are cut to length.
• the bending grooves 11 ensure that carton blank can be bent at the desired points during the subsequent bending.
• the bending grooves can be used in the material weakenings or other means that facilitate bending at specific locations.
• the packaging blank 13 has in this example a bottom 14, a first side part 15 and a second side part 16. In the example shown here, these three parts have approximately the same areas. However, this is not absolutely necessary.
• the packaging blank 13 can now be filled or it can, as shown here, be printed for the second time. It can also be applied a glue layer.
• the corresponding printing unit is no longer shown.
• the second printing is provided with the reference numeral 17.
• the two side parts 15, 16 are folded up.
• the Umklappachsen run parallel to the conveying direction and thus parallel to the longitudinal seam of the secondary packaging described below.
• folding units known means can be used.
• the first side part 15 is then placed on the floor 14 and in this case now with a product 5, here a B lister, occupied.
• the second side part 16 is folded down onto the first side part 15.
• the products 5 can be supplied by known means. They can be poured into the primary packaging. Preferably, however, they are fed via known shafts or so-called pick-and-place robots, in particular by means of a delta robot.
• the first packaging thus formed is now fed without interruption of the production of a secondary packaging unit.
• the feeding preferably takes place by means of the same conveyor, which has already been used during the cutting and reshaping. It is also possible to use a separate supply conveyor of a known type, for example a belt conveyor. In this case, this is preferably operated in synchronism with the first conveyor and also with the subsequently described conveyor of the secondary packaging.
• the packaging line L is straight and horizontal.
• the second packaging unit is preferably a horizontal tubular bag machine 6 of a known type.
• Secondary packaging material 60 preferably a thin film wound on a band roll 61, is fed to a folding unit 63 via withdrawal and deflection rollers 62. There, the strip material is folded into a packaging tube 60 'and the products 5 packed in the primary packaging 4 are inserted into the tube 60'.
• the filled packaging tube 60 ' is longitudinally sealed, which is not shown here. Further, it is passed through a transverse sealing and separating unit 64 where transverse sealing seams are welded into the tube 60 'and the individual tubular pouches 60 "resulting therefrom are either separated or at least provided with perforations for later separation be provided with a ⁇ ffhungs bamboo.
• These primary packaging can be produced in the above-described apparatus from tape and processed without interruption. However, they can also be prefabricated and used as staple goods in a packaging machine of known type.
• FIGS. 2a to 2d show a second packaging blank 7. It is substantially rectangular in shape and has a bottom 70, a first side wall 71, a second side wall 72, a front wall 73 and a rear wall 74. Front and rear refers to the respective conveying direction of the blank. Die ⁇ se conveying direction is shown in the figure with an arrow. The front edge of the front wall 73 or the rear edge of the rear wall 74 preferably runs at least approximately perpendicularly to the conveying direction, and the lateral edges of the side walls 71, 72 run approximately parallel thereto.
• Bending grooves are also present, wherein two bending grooves 75, 76 extend transversely to the conveying direction and delimit the front and rear walls 73, 74 from the floor 70 and two lateral bending grooves 77, 78 extend parallel to the conveying direction and on the one hand the side walls 71, 72 from the floor 70 subdivide and also extend over the front or rear wall.
• the front and rear walls 73, 74 are formed transversely to the conveying direction shorter than the remaining part, formed by bottom 70 and side walls 71, 72. Corresponding parts can be cut off during cutting of the strip material and lead away.
• the front and rear walls 73, 74 are preferably provided with a central notch or a V-shaped notch 79 and thus not closed throughout.
• the packaging blank lies flat on the conveyor (not shown) and products 5 are already placed on the floor 70.
• the products 5 here already have a pre-packaging in the form of tubular bags. This should only serve as an example.
• the front and rear walls 73, 74 are folded up. This folding up is done with knew the means. For example, in the conveying section lateral or from above or below engaging moths may be present.
• This packaging has the advantage that the front and rear walls 73, 74 serve as a support and stop for the products 5 arranged in the packaging. It is also possible to fold up only the front wall or only the rear wall. In addition, a lid can still be arranged on a side wall, which is finally folded over running parallel to the ground and optionally fixed in this position.
• FIGS. 3 a to 3 c show a third embodiment of a primary packaging.
• the packaging blank 8 shown in FIG. 3 a again has a bottom 80 and two side walls 81, 81 '. Furthermore, in the longitudinal direction, i. in the conveying direction, and bending grooves 84, 84 'extending parallel to the side edges are present, which extend over the entire length of the blank 8.
• This embodiment has the advantage that no adhesive is necessary and that, moreover, it is possible to work with a minimum of cuts and bending grooves.
• rectangular carton blanks can be used without parts having to be cut away and removed as waste.
• FIG. 4 shows a variant of this embodiment.
• central slots 87, 87 ', 88, 88' which can form a central web 89.
• This middle web 89 can be arranged at arbitrary positions and also several times within the blank 8. Furthermore, it can be used in addition to the edge-near slots 82, 82 ', 83, 83' described above or instead.

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