EP1958876B1 - Maschine zum Verpacken von Gegenständen in Kästen mit unterschiedlicher Anordnung zur Produktionslinie - Google Patents

Maschine zum Verpacken von Gegenständen in Kästen mit unterschiedlicher Anordnung zur Produktionslinie Download PDF

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EP1958876B1
EP1958876B1 EP08100689A EP08100689A EP1958876B1 EP 1958876 B1 EP1958876 B1 EP 1958876B1 EP 08100689 A EP08100689 A EP 08100689A EP 08100689 A EP08100689 A EP 08100689A EP 1958876 B1 EP1958876 B1 EP 1958876B1
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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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/02—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
    • B65B5/024—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles for making containers from preformed blanks
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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  • the present invention relates to a machine for packaging articles into boxes.
  • the present invention concerns a machine, in which articles of various types, generally bottles, are introduced into boxes, usually obtained from tubular blanks.
  • the article is conveyed by suitable supports, called “godets” in the art, to be carried toward the station, in which the articles are placed in the boxes. Afterwards, the emptied godets must return to the machine for producing the articles to be packaged.
  • Document DE 102 03 459 discloses a machine according to the preamble of claim 1 for packaging group of articles inside boxes made from blanks, each blank forming, by means of score lines, at least a front wall, a rear wall and lateral walls, said machine comprising: a conveyor for transporting group of articles continuously; a conveyor for transporting blanks which are folded to have a U shape, the article conveyor and the blank conveyor being so arranged to identify a common section in which they move at a same velocity and have a parallel direction to each other to allow group of articles to be aligned every time to a corresponding U-folded blank; pushing means located at the common section for transferring groups of articles from the article conveyor on corresponding U-folded blanks operated by the blank conveyor; and handling means for subsequently folding the walls of the blanks on which group of articles have been arranged until obtaining a finished package of articles.
  • Document EP 1 008 517 discloses another machine for packaging articles inside boxes made from blanks, having a plurality of longitudinal and transversal scores and a plurality of cuts defining front and rear wings and lateral flaps, essentially comprises: a magazine of these blanks; at least a mechanical handling means supported in a pivoting way by a carriage and movable between the magazine and the exit station from a picking up condition, in which the mechanical handling means picks up a blank, and a forming condition, in which the mechanical handling means folds each blank along the longitudinal scores by means of pivoting erecting members connected to the mechanical hand means that besides folds the rear wings inwards by means of rotating means; a closing station provided with fixed folding means, fit to fold backwards the front wings in correspondence of a feeding condition of said blank in the closing station, of at least a gluing group fit to supply glue onto the front and rear wings, and lower and upper folding means fit to tilt respectively the lateral flaps onto the front and rear wings in such a way to close the box.
  • Document JP 05 254515 describes a device and method for laterally shifting a group of articles from a pocket conveyor to a collecting station in which rows of articles are formed prior to their subsequent packaging inside boxes made from blanks.
  • the device comprises a feeding line for forwarding articles arranged in a row; a pocket conveyor for transferring the articles from the feeding line to a collecting station, and a packaging station for packaging row of articles collected in the collecting station by means of boxes made from blanks.
  • the method disclosed provides for: progressively transferring a number N of articles on the pocket conveyor, such that each article is inserted into a corresponding pocket even in a lean configuration; create a vacant, so that a pocket is empty; laterally shifting the so formed group of N articles to the collecting station; repeating the preceding phases.
  • the creation of a vacant facilitates the laterally shifting of the group of N articles even if the latter are disposed in a lean position.
  • Document JP 2002 068105 discloses a conveying and filling apparatus for small boxing machine, comprising and endless intermittently driving pocket conveyor.
  • the pocket conveyor is provided with a box receiving position defined on a traveling route on its lower side, a filling position successively defined on the traveling route on its upper side, and first and second folding positions.
  • a pocket is positioned at the box receiving position, a small box in an open state is received in the pocket.
  • contents are filled Into the small box; and, when the small box successively passes through the first and second folding positions with the pocket, a folding operation of a lid of the small box is carried out, and the lid is closed.
  • the products are often supplied using a part of line, for example going out of the articles producing machine, arranged aligned longitudinally with the packaging machine.
  • the point in which the articles reach the packaging machine is often situated on the machine side, according to a direction transversal with respect to the machine extension.
  • the same problem occurs downstream of the machine, for the removal of the articles already inserted into the boxes.
  • the apparatuses working downstream of the machine are often arranged in line, i.e. aligned with the packaging machine. However, it often happens that it is necessary to pick up the filled boxes along a direction transversal to the machine.
  • the machine is oriented transversal with respect to the production line
  • the products outlet line could be oriented at 90 degrees.
  • the proposed machine must have the possibility to be connected to a working unit, for example for packaging purpose, arranged downstream and oriented both in line and perpendicular to the same machine.
  • the machine M shown in Figs. 1A , 1B , 1C and 1D , is commonly called “vertical”, with this term actually referring to the direction, in which the articles are placed in the boxes.
  • This constructive configuration of the machine is used preferably when the articles to be packaged have such a shape that allows them to be stable only in vertical position, which is a frequent need in the perfumery and cosmetics field, in general.
  • the blanks are placed in the magazine 60 side by side and lying on one of their folded edges, that is with the lateral flaps and the closing wings turned toward the opposite sides of the magazine.
  • a withdrawing device 3 for example similar to the one described in the Italian Patent Application No. BO2006A000123 , filed by the same Applicant, described in the following only schematically, includes a roto-translating arm 30, that withdraws one blank at a time from the magazine 60, maintaining it in horizontal and then rotating it to arrange it in vertical, that is with the lateral flaps and the closing wings turned upwards and downwards.
  • Erecting means 4 provided with suction cups, receive the blank and erect it obtaining each time a box 2, while the loading means 40 receive the boxes 2, already formed by the erecting means and introduce them into the seats of a conveying line 1.
  • the conveying line 1 includes a series of withdrawing modules 10, associated to a motion group 20 and aimed at determining their forward movement along a loop path P, including an upper active run RA and a lower backward run RR.
  • the terminal part of the active run RA is situated in correspondence to a discharge station SS, from which an outlet line LU originates, along which the completed boxes leave the machine.
  • the sheet of ribbed material is suitably shaped, so as to obtain a support or a protection for the article, that is to be introduced into the box 2. Consequently, also the shaped sheet of ribbed material is introduced into the box by suitable means 75, here not described and not shown in detail, but only schematically, since not relevant for the invention.
  • the station for placing the sheet of ribbed material there is a station for placing the articles SC, where terminates a feeding line LC of the articles to be packaged.
  • the feeding line of the articles LC includes a section 78, extending longitudinally along the side of the packaging machine.
  • the section 78 is formed by two runs 78A and 78B, that can be oriented together in the same direction or separately in different directions.
  • the terminal part of the feeding line LC extends horizontally, like a close loop 79, thus allowing the return, to the production line, of possible not picked up articles, that are subsequently collected by known systems, or of godets, emptied of the respective article by the pick-and-place means, in case such supports are used.
  • the two runs 78A and 78B of the access section 78 are connected to the terminal close loop section 79 during the construction of the machine and the two runs 78A and 78B are oriented, together or separately, according to the specific collocation that the machine will have to assume in the environment, in which it will work.
  • the orientation of the runs 78A and 78B depends on the machine arrangement with respect to a working unit, situated upstream, with respect to which the machine can be aligned or perpendicular.
  • the articles feeding line LC presents to the machine head aligned with its longitudinal extension, allowing the coupling with a unit that supplies the articles, aligned with the same machine.
  • Figs. 1B and 1D show also a transversal orientation of the runs 78A and 78B of the access section 78, that allows the coupling with a production unit, arranged at 90° with respect to the machine.
  • closing means 36 that close the lower and upper wings of the box 2, which have been open up to this moment, while the blank has moved, translating on the closed lower flaps and lying on the conveying belt 141.
  • the conveying belt 141 is connected to the same motion mechanism of the conveying line 1, so as to be operated with the same forward movement speed.
  • extracting means 50 that include a pusher 51, operated in a direction transversal to the conveying line 1, move the boxes 2, with the articles and already closed, on an outlet line LU, formed by a conveying belt, arranged at right angle with respect to the conveying line 1.
  • outlet line LU there is also an additional line LA, which can be arranged aligned or at right angle with respect to the outlet line LU. This allows the filled boxes to leave in alignment with respect to the longitudinal extension of the machine M.
  • the boxes 2 are moved stepwise along the conveying line 1 and reach the pick-and-place picking up and collocation means 80.
  • the articles are picked up by the pick-and-place means 80 and placed into the boxes during the dwelling on the conveying line 1.
  • the backward run of the articles feeding line LC is not used and can be omitted.
  • the heads of the box 2 are closed, thus practically completing the pack.
  • the pusher 51 is operated to push the box on the outlet line LU, oriented perpendicular with respect to the active run RA.
  • the box goes out in a direction transversal to the machine longitudinal extension, so as to be transferred to another machine, to be subjected to further finishing operations or to be packed and then sent.
  • the additional outlet section LA is arranged at right angle with respect to the outlet line LU, it is possible to deliver the boxes to another machine or subsequent working unit in a longitudinal direction with respect to the machine extension.
  • the versatility and easiness of coupling with other machines or working units are further increased by predisposition of the articles feeding line, that extends longitudinally or perpendicular to the machine rear side.
  • a machine is delivered already provided with the means that allow it to be coupled with other working units of the production line, without further interventions, both in line and at right angle.
  • Figs. 2A and 2B the machine is supplied with the run 78A of the line LC, arranged longitudinally to the machine side and respectively with the discharge of the boxes filled in line or at right angle.
  • the arrows indicate the movement direction of the articles and the moving away direction of the filled boxes.
  • the backward run 78B of the line LC is not provided, as not used.
  • Fig. 2A the machine M is oriented aligned with the production working unit, situated upstream, as well as with the working unit, situated downstream (both not shown).
  • Fig. 2B the machine is aligned with the production working unit situated upstream and is perpendicular to the direction, in which the boxes are sent to the working unit, situated downstream.
  • the machine is oriented perpendicular to the production working unit, situated upstream, and aligned with the working unit situated downstream.
  • Figs. 2G, 2H, 2I and 2J also the backward run 78B of the feeding line LC is added, for example because the godets are used for conveying the articles and the configurations of the previous figures are reproduced.
  • This preventive preparation of the articles feeding line and of the boxes outlet line allows elimination of time necessary for the preparation of the joining sections, when it is not possible to arrange the machine as it would be required.

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  1. Eine Maschine zum Packen von Artikeln in Boxen, während die Maschine aufweist:
    mindestens ein Magazin an Zuschnitten (F), um die Boxen (2) zu erhalten,
    eine Einlassstation (SI), die in der Nähe des Magazins der Zuschnitte (60) angeordnet ist,
    Mittel zum Entnehmen und Aufrichten der Zuschnitte (3), um so die Boxen (2) mit offenen Enden zu erhalten,
    eine Förderlinie (1) für die Boxen, die mit einem anfänglichen Teil in Übereinstimmung mit der Einlassstation (SI) angeordnet ist,
    eine Zuführlinie (LC) für die in den Boxen entlang der Förderlinie (1) zu platzierenden Artikel,
    Mittel (80) zum Entnehmen der Artikel aus der Artikelzuführlinie (LC) und zum Einführen der Artikel in die Boxen (2),
    Boxenschließmittel (26, 36), die entlang der Förderlinie agieren,
    eine Auslassstation (SS) für die mit den Artikeln gefüllten Boxen (2), die am Ende der Förderlinie (1) angeordnet ist, während
    sich die Artikelzuführlinie (LC) neben der Maschine erstreckt,
    die Maschine ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Linie (LC) umfasst einen Zugangsabschnitt (78), der durch zwei Gänge (78B, 78) gebildet ist, die unabhängig voneinander in einer horizontalen Ebene ausgerichtet werden können, sowie einen geschlossenen Schleifenendabschnitt (79), der die zwei Gänge (78A, 78B) des Zugangsabschnitts (78) verbindet und der in Übereinstimmung mit dem Mittel (80) zum Entnehmen der Artikel aus der Linie (LC) zum Zuführen von Artikeln und zum Einführen der Artikel in die Boxen (2) übergibt, wodurch er es der Maschine (M) gestattet, mit Arbeitseinheiten verbunden zu werden, die entweder damit ausgerichtet oder rechtwinklig dazu angeordnet sind.
  2. Maschine gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Auslassstation (SS) für die mit den Artikeln gefüllten Boxen aufweist eine erste Auslasslinie (LU), die um 90° in Bezug auf die Boxenförderlinie (1) angeordnet ist, sowie einen zweiten zusätzlichen Auslassabschnitt (LA), der ausgerichtet mit oder in einem Winkel von 90° in Bezug auf die Auslasslinie (LU) angeordnet werden kann, damit die Boxen (2) entweder in Ausrichtung mit oder in einem rechten Winkel zu der länglichen Ausdehnung der Maschine (M) austreten.
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