EP1961663A1 - Mobile packaging machine for small objects - Google Patents

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EP1961663A1
EP1961663A1 EP08405058A EP08405058A EP1961663A1 EP 1961663 A1 EP1961663 A1 EP 1961663A1 EP 08405058 A EP08405058 A EP 08405058A EP 08405058 A EP08405058 A EP 08405058A EP 1961663 A1 EP1961663 A1 EP 1961663A1
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  • the present invention relates to a mobile packaging machine for small individual objects, such as writing instruments, table cutlery, confectionery products or the like.
  • the packaging of small objects such as pens, plastic cutlery or objects of decoration or utilities, including elongated objects, in cellophane packaging for example, is usually done either manually or automatically by robotic facilities expensive and cumbersome complexes such as those described in particular in patents US 5,423,162 A , US 3,564,809 A , US 4,862,679 A and the European publication EP 0 055 133 A .
  • the market demand corresponds more to units of small size, mobile and flexible in terms of their use, which are easy to use and whose maintenance is simple and economical.
  • One of the applications is, for example, the placing in a cellophane wrapper of a set of plastic table cutlery for airplanes. It is advantageous to be able to place the machine near the site of use of packaged products, that is to say in the area of the airport where meals are prepared for departing planes.
  • Another application may be to package food portions, such as pastries or confectionery products, or promotional items.
  • the present invention proposes to overcome the disadvantages of the known systems and to respond to the new market demand by producing a packaging machine, in particular for the semi-automatic or automatic packaging of pens or other small objects, which may be installed in a small room and moved according to the needs of the user or intended applications.
  • the packaging machine as defined in the preamble and characterized in that it comprises a frame, integral with a mobile lift truck, extended by a supply arm of products to be packaged, on which is mounted a heating-drying unit, a packaging material supply device, a packaging and guiding device for products covered with packaging material, a packaging separation unit containing an object individually packaged and a discharge member of the packaged product to a storage bin.
  • the machine further comprises a control unit provided with a mobile control keyboard.
  • said supply arm of products to be packaged comprises a guide channel which constitutes a linear gutter in which the products respectively pushed by lugs integral with a conveyor belt circulate, these cleats exerting a thrust on the products for the products. bring to said packaging material.
  • said packaging material is stored as a continuous web on a rotating drum of the supply device and is unwound by passing on and between pairs of rollers before being conveyed by an element of guiding substantially inclined at 45 °, to the packaging and guiding device arranged to perform the folding and the longitudinal junction of the edges of the strip of packaging material.
  • the packaging and guiding device comprises two pairs of horizontal disks, respectively driven by toothed pinions, which ensure both the driving of the products and the joining of the longitudinal edges of the strip of folded packaging material covering the product.
  • These horizontal disks can be heating disks.
  • the separation unit is advantageously arranged to perform simultaneously a bonding by welding between the two juxtaposed packing material surfaces and a cross section in this connection to separate the packaged products from each other.
  • this separation unit preferably comprises two transverse heating elements, sliding, of inverted U-shaped cross-section, which cooperate to weld transversely the packaging material between each product that it contains, and a knife, vertically movable through an actuator, which slides in the upper heating element.
  • Said actuator of the knife may be a cylinder or a motor element.
  • the packaging machine 10 is disposed on the plate 110 of a forklift truck 100.
  • This representation illustrates both the small size and the mobility of the machine 10.
  • the forklift truck 100 can either move the machine 10 to the machine. bring to a site of use, either to support the machine during its use.
  • the function of this machine is to cover the object with a flexible packaging material, which may be paper or the like, a cellophane film or a strip of synthetic material such as for example a heat-shrinkable plastic material.
  • the machine 10 comprises a frame 11 extended by a supply arm 12 of products to be packaged, on which is mounted a heating-drying unit 13, a supply device 15 of packaging material 30, a packaging device and guiding 16 products covered with the packaging material, a separation unit 17 of the package containing an individual packaged product, and a storage bin 20 of the packaged product.
  • a control keyboard 19, or a touch screen, is connected by a movable arm to this control unit 14.
  • the packaging material 30, for example a cellophane web is stored as a continuous web on a rotating drum 151 of the supply device 15. It is unrolled and passed over and between pairs of rolls. drive 152 and 153 before being conveyed, via a guide member 154 having substantially a 45 ° inclination and disposed at the output of the feed arm 12, to the packaging and guiding device 16 .
  • the feed arm 12 illustrated in more detail by the figure 3 , on which are deposited the products to be packaged, is provided with a longitudinal guide channel 121 which constitutes a linear gutter in which the products circulate, respectively pushed by tabs 122 integral with a conveyor belt 123, these cleats exerting a thrust on the products to bring them to a sheet of packaging material.
  • the heating-drying unit 13 is arranged on the supply arm 12 above the longitudinal channel 121 and is used when the products to be packaged are provided with an inscription or a mark and that, therefore, they have been presented in advance to a pad printing machine (not shown), or by any other known ink printing machine, for affixing said registration or mark.
  • the purpose of this heating-drying unit 13 is to ensure the drying of the inscription affixed to the product by the pad printing machine.
  • this unit 13 advantageously contains at least one infrared radiation ramp 131 and / or the if necessary a fan or other means of drying. If no ink marking is performed beforehand, the drying operation becomes unnecessary.
  • the packaging and guiding device16 provides the folding and the longitudinal junction of the edges of the band of the packaging material 30 to produce a pouch in which the product is finally packaged.
  • this device 16 comprises two horizontal plates 161 and 162 separated by a slot 163 whose inlet 164, disposed on the arrival side of the packaging material 30, has a flared V shape arranged to allow the introduction of said packaging material, the product to be packaged brought by the supply arm 12 is covered, by folding under said product.
  • Two pairs of rotating horizontal disks 165 and 166 disposed under said trays 161 and 162, drive the product covered with said material along this slot while sealing, by heating or compression, the two longitudinal edges of the folded material under the trays 161 and 162 to form a tube in which the product is located.
  • These disks 165 and 166 are rotated respectively by toothed pinions 167 and 168 coupled to respective drive motors.
  • This unit 17 which closes the transverse edges of the package and separates the products, is of the guillotine type and comprises two transverse heating elements 171 and 172, of inverted U-shaped cross-section, which cooperate with each other. sliding along rods 173, for transversely welding the tube of packaging material between each product contained therein.
  • a knife 174 vertically movable through an actuator 175, which may be a cylinder or other motor element, slides in the upper heating element 171 and simultaneously separates the products in the middle of the weld.
  • the packaged and separated products are finally discharged into the storage tank 20 by an evacuation ramp 201.
  • the machine according to the invention as configured allows to be available and mobile in any environment for automatic or semi-automatic packaging of small objects, for example promotional items such as pens.

Abstract

The machine (10) has a frame (11) integrated with a movable fork lift and extended by a product supply arm (12). A heating-drying unit (13), a packing material i.e. cellophane strip, supplying system, a product guiding and packing device (16), and package separation unit (17) and a packed product discharge unit are mounted on the arm. The device packs and guides the products covered with the material, and the element (201) discharges the packed product towards a storage box (20).

Description

Domaine techniqueTechnical area

La présente invention concerne une machine de conditionnement mobile d'objets individuels de petites dimensions, tels que d'instruments d'écriture, de couverts de table, de produits de confiserie ou similaires.The present invention relates to a mobile packaging machine for small individual objects, such as writing instruments, table cutlery, confectionery products or the like.

Technique antérieurePrior art

Le conditionnement de petits objets tels que des stylos, des couverts en plastique ou des objets de décoration ou utilitaires, notamment des objets de forme allongée, dans des emballages sous cellophane par exemple, s'effectue habituellement soit manuellement, soit automatiquement par des installations robotisées, complexes coûteuses et encombrantes telles que celles décrites notamment dans les brevets US 5 423 162 A , US 3 564 809 A , US 4 862 679 A et la publication européenne EP 0 055 133 A . Or la demande du marché correspond davantage à des unités de faible encombrement, mobiles et flexibles en ce qui concerne leur utilisation, qui sont facilement utilisables et dont l'entretien est simple et économique. Une des applications est par exemple la mise sous emballage en cellophane d'un jeu de couverts de table en plastique pour les avions. Il est avantageux de pouvoir placer la machine à proximité du site d'utilisation des produits conditionnés, c'est-à-dire dans la zone de l'aéroport où sont préparés les repas pour les avions en partance. Une autre application peut consister à emballer des portions alimentaires, telles que des pâtisseries ou des produits de confiserie, ou des objets publicitaires.The packaging of small objects such as pens, plastic cutlery or objects of decoration or utilities, including elongated objects, in cellophane packaging for example, is usually done either manually or automatically by robotic facilities expensive and cumbersome complexes such as those described in particular in patents US 5,423,162 A , US 3,564,809 A , US 4,862,679 A and the European publication EP 0 055 133 A . However, the market demand corresponds more to units of small size, mobile and flexible in terms of their use, which are easy to use and whose maintenance is simple and economical. One of the applications is, for example, the placing in a cellophane wrapper of a set of plastic table cutlery for airplanes. It is advantageous to be able to place the machine near the site of use of packaged products, that is to say in the area of the airport where meals are prepared for departing planes. Another application may be to package food portions, such as pastries or confectionery products, or promotional items.

Exposé de l'inventionPresentation of the invention

La présente invention se propose de pallier les inconvénients des systèmes connus et de répondre à la nouvelle demande du marché en réalisant une machine de conditionnement, notamment pour l'emballage semi-automatique ou automatique de stylos ou d'autres objets de petites dimensions, qui peut être installée dans un local de faibles dimensions et déplacée en fonction des besoins de l'utilisateur ou des applications prévues.The present invention proposes to overcome the disadvantages of the known systems and to respond to the new market demand by producing a packaging machine, in particular for the semi-automatic or automatic packaging of pens or other small objects, which may be installed in a small room and moved according to the needs of the user or intended applications.

Ce but est atteint par la machine de conditionnement selon l'invention, telle que définie en préambule et caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un bâti, solidaire d'un chariot élévateur mobile, prolongé par un bras d'alimentation en produits à conditionner, sur lequel est montée une unité de chauffage-séchage, un dispositif d'approvisionnement en matériau d'emballage, un dispositif d'emballage et de guidage des produits recouverts du matériau d'emballage, une unité de séparation de l'emballage contenant un objet individuel conditionné et un élément d'évacuation du produit emballé vers un bac de stockage.This object is achieved by the packaging machine according to the invention, as defined in the preamble and characterized in that it comprises a frame, integral with a mobile lift truck, extended by a supply arm of products to be packaged, on which is mounted a heating-drying unit, a packaging material supply device, a packaging and guiding device for products covered with packaging material, a packaging separation unit containing an object individually packaged and a discharge member of the packaged product to a storage bin.

Selon un mode de réalisation avantageux, la machine comporte en outre une centrale de commande pourvue d'un clavier de commande mobile.According to an advantageous embodiment, the machine further comprises a control unit provided with a mobile control keyboard.

De façon avantageuse, ledit bras d'alimentation en produits à conditionner comporte un canal de guidage qui constitue une gouttière linéaire dans laquelle circulent les produits respectivement poussés par des taquets solidaires d'un ruban transporteur, ces taquets exerçant une poussée sur les produits pour les amener vers ledit matériau d'emballage.Advantageously, said supply arm of products to be packaged comprises a guide channel which constitutes a linear gutter in which the products respectively pushed by lugs integral with a conveyor belt circulate, these cleats exerting a thrust on the products for the products. bring to said packaging material.

De préférence, ledit matériau d'emballage est stocké sous la forme d'une bande continue sur un tambour rotatif du dispositif d'approvisionnement et il est déroulé en passant sur et entre des paires de rouleaux avant d'être acheminé, par un élément de guidage sensiblement incliné à 45°, vers le dispositif d'emballage et de guidage agencé pour effectuer le pliage et la jonction longitudinale des bords de la bande de matériau d'emballage.Preferably, said packaging material is stored as a continuous web on a rotating drum of the supply device and is unwound by passing on and between pairs of rollers before being conveyed by an element of guiding substantially inclined at 45 °, to the packaging and guiding device arranged to perform the folding and the longitudinal junction of the edges of the strip of packaging material.

Dans le mode de réalisation préféré de la machine selon l'invention, le dispositif d'emballage et de guidage comporte deux paires de disques horizontaux, respectivement entraînés par des pignons dentés, qui assurent à la fois l'entraînement des produits et la jonction des bords longitudinaux de la bande de matériau d'emballage repliée recouvrant le produit. Ces disques horizontaux peuvent être des disques chauffants.In the preferred embodiment of the machine according to the invention, the packaging and guiding device comprises two pairs of horizontal disks, respectively driven by toothed pinions, which ensure both the driving of the products and the joining of the longitudinal edges of the strip of folded packaging material covering the product. These horizontal disks can be heating disks.

L'unité de séparation est avantageusement agencée pour effectuer simultanément une liaison par soudure entre les deux surfaces de matériau d'emballage juxtaposées et une coupe transversale dans cette liaison pour séparer les produits emballés les uns des autres.The separation unit is advantageously arranged to perform simultaneously a bonding by welding between the two juxtaposed packing material surfaces and a cross section in this connection to separate the packaged products from each other.

A cet effet, cette unité de séparation comporte de préférence deux éléments de chauffage transversaux, coulissants, de section transversale en forme de U inversé, qui coopèrent pour souder transversalement le matériau d'emballage entre chaque produit qu'il contient, et un couteau, mobile verticalement par l'intermédiaire d'un actionneur, qui coulisse dans l'élément de chauffage supérieur.For this purpose, this separation unit preferably comprises two transverse heating elements, sliding, of inverted U-shaped cross-section, which cooperate to weld transversely the packaging material between each product that it contains, and a knife, vertically movable through an actuator, which slides in the upper heating element.

Ledit actionneur du couteau peut être un vérin ou un élément moteur.Said actuator of the knife may be a cylinder or a motor element.

Description sommaire des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

La présente invention et ses avantages seront mieux compris à la lecture de la description détaillée d'une mise en oeuvre préférée de la machine de l'invention, en référence aux dessins annexés donnés à titre indicatif et non limitatif, dans lesquels:

  • la figure 1 est une vue en élévation de la machine selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe verticale longitudinale de la machine de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective du bras d'alimentation en produits à conditionner de la machine,
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective du dispositif d'emballage du produit, et
  • la figure 5 représente l'unité de séparation des produits emballés.
The present invention and its advantages will be better understood on reading the detailed description of a preferred implementation of the machine of the invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings given by way of indication and not limitation, in which:
  • the figure 1 is an elevational view of the machine according to the invention,
  • the figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the machine of the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of the supply arm of products to be packaged from the machine,
  • the figure 4 is a perspective view of the product packaging device, and
  • the figure 5 represents the separation unit of packaged products.

Meilleure manière de réaliser l'inventionBest way to realize the invention

En référence aux figures 1 à 3, la machine de conditionnement 10 est disposée sur le plateau 110 d'un chariot élévateur 100. Cette représentation illustre à la fois le faible encombrement et la mobilité de la machine 10. Le chariot élévateur 100 permet soit de déplacer la machine 10 pour l'amener sur un site d'utilisation, soit de supporter la machine pendant son utilisation. La fonction de cette machine est de recouvrir l'objet d'un matériau de conditionnement souple, qui peut être du papier ou similaire, un film de cellophane ou une bande d'une matière synthétique telle que par exemple un matériau plastique thermorétractable.With reference to Figures 1 to 3 , the packaging machine 10 is disposed on the plate 110 of a forklift truck 100. This representation illustrates both the small size and the mobility of the machine 10. The forklift truck 100 can either move the machine 10 to the machine. bring to a site of use, either to support the machine during its use. The function of this machine is to cover the object with a flexible packaging material, which may be paper or the like, a cellophane film or a strip of synthetic material such as for example a heat-shrinkable plastic material.

La machine 10 comporte un bâti 11 prolongé par un bras d'alimentation 12 en produits à conditionner, sur lequel est montée une unité de chauffage-séchage 13, un dispositif d'approvisionnement 15 en matériau d'emballage 30, un dispositif d'emballage et de guidage 16 des produits recouverts du matériau d'emballage, une unité de séparation 17 de l'emballage contenant un produit individuel conditionné, et un bac de stockage 20 du produit emballé. Une centrale de commande 14, solidaire d'un montant vertical 18 du bâti 11, renferme tous les éléments dynamiques de la machine 10, qui sont connus en soi et qui ne seront pas décrits plus en détail. Un clavier de commande 19, ou un écran tactile, est relié par un bras mobile à cette centrale de commande 14.The machine 10 comprises a frame 11 extended by a supply arm 12 of products to be packaged, on which is mounted a heating-drying unit 13, a supply device 15 of packaging material 30, a packaging device and guiding 16 products covered with the packaging material, a separation unit 17 of the package containing an individual packaged product, and a storage bin 20 of the packaged product. A control unit 14, integral with a vertical upright 18 of the frame 11, encloses all the dynamic elements of the machine 10, which are known per se and which will not be described in more detail. A control keyboard 19, or a touch screen, is connected by a movable arm to this control unit 14.

Le matériau d'emballage 30, par exemple une bande de cellophane, est stocké sous forme d'une bande continue, sur un tambour rotatif 151 du dispositif d'approvisionnement 15. Il est déroulé et passe sur et entre des paires de rouleaux d'entraînement 152 et 153 avant d'être acheminé, par l'intermédiaire d'un élément de guidage 154 ayant sensiblement une inclinaison de 45° et disposé à la sortie du bras d'alimentation 12, vers le dispositif d'emballage et de guidage 16.The packaging material 30, for example a cellophane web, is stored as a continuous web on a rotating drum 151 of the supply device 15. It is unrolled and passed over and between pairs of rolls. drive 152 and 153 before being conveyed, via a guide member 154 having substantially a 45 ° inclination and disposed at the output of the feed arm 12, to the packaging and guiding device 16 .

Le bras d'alimentation 12, illustré plus en détail par la figure 3, sur lequel sont déposés les produits à conditionner, est pourvu d'un canal de guidage longitudinal 121 qui constitue une gouttière linéaire dans lequel les produits circulent, respectivement poussés par des taquets 122 solidaires d'un ruban transporteur 123, ces taquets exerçant une poussée sur les produits pour les amener vers une feuille de matériau d'emballage.The feed arm 12, illustrated in more detail by the figure 3 , on which are deposited the products to be packaged, is provided with a longitudinal guide channel 121 which constitutes a linear gutter in which the products circulate, respectively pushed by tabs 122 integral with a conveyor belt 123, these cleats exerting a thrust on the products to bring them to a sheet of packaging material.

L'unité de chauffage-séchage 13 est disposée sur le bras d'alimentation 12 au-dessus du canal longitudinal 121 et est utilisée lorsque les produits à conditionner sont pourvus d'une inscription ou d'une marque et que, de ce fait, ils ont été présentés au préalable à une machine de tampographie (non représentée), ou par toute autre machine d'impression à encre connue, en vue d'y apposer ladite inscription ou marque. Cette unité de chauffage-séchage 13 a pour fonction d'assurer le séchage de l'inscription apposée sur le produit par la machine de tampographie A cet effet, cette unité 13 contient avantageusement au moins une rampe à rayonnement infrarouge 131 et/ou, le cas échéant un ventilateur ou tout autre moyen de séchage. Si aucun marquage à encre n'est effectué au préalable, l'opération de séchage devient inutile.The heating-drying unit 13 is arranged on the supply arm 12 above the longitudinal channel 121 and is used when the products to be packaged are provided with an inscription or a mark and that, therefore, they have been presented in advance to a pad printing machine (not shown), or by any other known ink printing machine, for affixing said registration or mark. The purpose of this heating-drying unit 13 is to ensure the drying of the inscription affixed to the product by the pad printing machine. For this purpose, this unit 13 advantageously contains at least one infrared radiation ramp 131 and / or the if necessary a fan or other means of drying. If no ink marking is performed beforehand, the drying operation becomes unnecessary.

Le dispositif d'emballage et de guidage16, représenté en détail par la figure 4, assure le pliage et la jonction longitudinale des bords de la bande du matériau d'emballage 30 en vue de réaliser une pochette dans laquelle le produit est finalement emballé. A cet effet, ce dispositif 16 comporte deux plateaux horizontaux 161 et 162 séparés par une fente 163 dont l'entrée 164, disposée du côté de l'arrivée du matériau d'emballage 30, présente une forme de V évasé agencée pour permettre l'introduction dudit matériau d'emballage, dont le produit à emballer amené par le bras d'alimentation 12 est recouvert, en le repliant sous ledit produit. Deux paires de disques horizontaux rotatifs 165 et 166, disposés sous lesdits plateaux 161 et 162, entraînent le produit recouvert dudit matériau le long de cette fente tout en scellant, par chauffage ou par compression, les deux bords longitudinaux du matériau replié se trouvant sous les plateaux 161 et 162 afin de former un tube dans lequel se trouve le produit. Ces disques 165 et 166 sont entraînés respectivement en rotation par des pignons dentés 167 et 168 couplés à des moteurs d'entraînement respectifs.The packaging and guiding device16, shown in detail by the figure 4 , provides the folding and the longitudinal junction of the edges of the band of the packaging material 30 to produce a pouch in which the product is finally packaged. For this purpose, this device 16 comprises two horizontal plates 161 and 162 separated by a slot 163 whose inlet 164, disposed on the arrival side of the packaging material 30, has a flared V shape arranged to allow the introduction of said packaging material, the product to be packaged brought by the supply arm 12 is covered, by folding under said product. Two pairs of rotating horizontal disks 165 and 166, disposed under said trays 161 and 162, drive the product covered with said material along this slot while sealing, by heating or compression, the two longitudinal edges of the folded material under the trays 161 and 162 to form a tube in which the product is located. These disks 165 and 166 are rotated respectively by toothed pinions 167 and 168 coupled to respective drive motors.

Le tube de matériau d'emballage ainsi formé et contenant les produits est ensuite amené dans l'unité de séparation 17 représentée en détail par la figure 5. Cette unité 17, qui procède à la fermeture des bords transversaux de l'emballage et à la séparation des produits, est du type à guillotine et comporte deux éléments de chauffage transversaux 171 et 172, de section transversale en forme de U inversé, qui coopèrent en coulissant le long de tiges 173, pour souder transversalement le tube de matériau d'emballage entre chaque produit qu'il contient. Un couteau 174, mobile verticalement par l'intermédiaire d'un actionneur 175, qui peut être un vérin ou tout autre élément moteur, coulisse dans l'élément de chauffage supérieur 171 et effectue simultanément la séparation des produits au milieu de la soudure. Les produits emballés et séparés sont enfin évacués dans le bac de stockage 20 par une rampe d'évacuation 201.The tube of packaging material thus formed and containing the products is then fed into the separation unit 17 shown in detail by the figure 5 . This unit 17, which closes the transverse edges of the package and separates the products, is of the guillotine type and comprises two transverse heating elements 171 and 172, of inverted U-shaped cross-section, which cooperate with each other. sliding along rods 173, for transversely welding the tube of packaging material between each product contained therein. A knife 174, vertically movable through an actuator 175, which may be a cylinder or other motor element, slides in the upper heating element 171 and simultaneously separates the products in the middle of the weld. The packaged and separated products are finally discharged into the storage tank 20 by an evacuation ramp 201.

La machine selon l'invention telle que configurée permet d'être à disposition et mobile dans n'importe quel environnement pour un conditionnement automatique ou semi-automatique de petits objets, par exemple des objets publicitaires tels que des stylos.The machine according to the invention as configured allows to be available and mobile in any environment for automatic or semi-automatic packaging of small objects, for example promotional items such as pens.

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Machine (10) de conditionnement mobile d'objets individuels de petites dimensions, tels que des instruments d'écriture, des couverts de table, des produits de confiserie ou similaires, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un bâti (11), solidaire d'un chariot élévateur mobile (100), prolongé par un bras d'alimentation (12) en produits à conditionner sur lequel est montée une unité de chauffage-séchage (13), un dispositif d'approvisionnement (15) en matériau d'emballage (30), un dispositif d'emballage et de guidage (16) des produits recouverts du matériau d'emballage, une unité de séparation (17) de l'emballage contenant un objet individuel conditionné et un élément d'évacuation (201) du produit emballé vers un bac de stockage (20).Machine (10) movably packaging of individual objects of small dimensions, such as writing instruments, cutlery, confectionery products or the like, characterized in that it comprises a frame (11), integral with a mobile lift truck (100), extended by a supply arm (12) of products to be packaged on which is mounted a heating-drying unit (13), a supply device (15) of packaging material (30), a packaging and guiding device (16) for the products covered with the packaging material, a separating unit (17) for the packaging containing an individual conditioned object and a disposal element (201) of the packaging material. product packaged to a storage bin (20). Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte une centrale de commande (14) pourvue d'un clavier de commande mobile (19).Machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a control unit (14) provided with a movable control keyboard (19). Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit bras d'alimentation (12) comporte un canal de guidage (121) qui constitue une gouttière linéaire dans laquelle circulent les produits respectivement poussés par des taquets (122) solidaires d'un ruban transporteur (123), ces taquets exerçant une poussée sur les produits pour les amener vers ledit matériau d'emballage (30).Machine according to claim 1, characterized in that said feed arm (12) comprises a guide channel (121) which constitutes a linear gutter in which the products respectively driven by cleats (122) integral with a conveyor belt (123), these cleats exerting a thrust on the products to bring them to said packaging material (30). Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ledit matériau d'emballage (30) est stocké sous la forme d'une bande continue sur un tambour rotatif (151) du dispositif d'approvisionnement (15).Machine according to claim 1, characterized in that said packaging material (30) is stored in the form of a continuous strip on a rotating drum (151) of the supply device (15). Machine selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que ledit matériau d'emballage (30) est déroulé en passant sur et entre des paires de rouleaux (152, 153), avant d'être acheminé par un élément de guidage (154), sensiblement incliné à 45°, vers le dispositif d'emballage et de guidage (16) agencé pour effectuer le pliage et la jonction longitudinale des bords de la bande de matériau d'emballage (30).Machine according to claim 4, characterized in that said packaging material (30) is unwound by passing on and between pairs of rollers (152, 153), before being conveyed by a guide element (154), substantially inclined at 45 ° to the packaging and guiding device (16) arranged to fold and longitudinally join the edges of the packaging material web (30). Machine selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de d'emballage et de guidage (16) comporte deux paires de disques horizontaux (165, 166), respectivement entraînés par des pignons dentés (167, 168), qui assurent à la fois l'entraînement des produits et la jonction des bords longitudinaux de la bande de matériau d'emballage (30) repliée recouvrant le produit.Machine according to claim 5, characterized in that the packaging and guiding device (16) comprises two pairs of horizontal disks (165, 166) respectively driven by toothed gears (167, 168), which ensure the once the products are entrained and the longitudinal edges of the folded packaging material web (30) covering the product are joined. Machine selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que les disques horizontaux (165, 166) sont des disques chauffants.Machine according to claim 6, characterized in that the horizontal disks (165, 166) are heating disks. Machine selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de séparation (17) est agencée pour effectuer simultanément une liaison par soudure entre les deux surfaces de matériau d'emballage juxtaposées et une coupe transversale dans cette liaison pour séparer les produits emballés les uns des autres.Machine according to Claim 1, characterized in that the separation unit (17) is arranged for simultaneously performing a welded connection between the two packaging material juxtaposed surfaces and a cross section in this connection for separating the packaged products each other. Machine selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de séparation (17) comporte deux éléments de chauffage transversaux (171, 172) coulissants, de section transversale en forme de U inversé, qui coopèrent pour souder transversalement le matériau d'emballage (30) entre chaque produit qu'il contient, et un couteau (174), mobile verticalement par l'intermédiaire d'un actionneur (175), qui coulisse dans l'élément de chauffage supérieur (171).Machine according to Claim 8, characterized in that the separating unit (17) has two sliding transverse heating elements (171, 172) of inverted U-shaped cross-section which cooperate to weld the packaging material transversely. (30) between each product contained therein, and a knife (174) movable vertically through an actuator (175) which slides in the upper heating element (171). Machine selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce que ledit actionneur (175) est un vérin.Machine according to claim 9, characterized in that said actuator (175) is a jack. Machine selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce que ledit actionneur (175) est un élément moteur.Machine according to claim 9, characterized in that said actuator (175) is a motor element.
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