EP2049401B1 - Procédé pour emmancher un film rétractable sur des emballages et dispositif pour réaliser le procédé - Google Patents

Procédé pour emmancher un film rétractable sur des emballages et dispositif pour réaliser le procédé Download PDF

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EP2049401B1
EP2049401B1 EP07786448A EP07786448A EP2049401B1 EP 2049401 B1 EP2049401 B1 EP 2049401B1 EP 07786448 A EP07786448 A EP 07786448A EP 07786448 A EP07786448 A EP 07786448A EP 2049401 B1 EP2049401 B1 EP 2049401B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B53/00—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
    • B65B53/02—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
    • B65B53/06—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat supplied by gases, e.g. hot-air jets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B53/02—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
    • B65B53/06—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat supplied by gases, e.g. hot-air jets
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B53/00—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging
    • B65B53/02—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat
    • B65B53/06—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat supplied by gases, e.g. hot-air jets
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  • the invention relates to a method for shrinking a shrink film on packaging according to the preamble of patent claim 1 and to an apparatus for carrying out this method according to the preamble of claims 21 or 22.
  • Packaging especially in the form of containers, which consist of several packaging units and are held together with a shrink film, are known in various designs. Packing units are for example filled with a product and closed packaging, such as. Bottles, cans, but also filled with a product packaging of a single or multi-layer sheet, etc.
  • a plurality of packaging units each are assembled into a bundle group, then wrapped with the shrink film and this under application of at least one jet of hot gaseous medium, i. Shrunk in practice with hot air to the package group that the packaging units are connected to the container together.
  • the shrinking of the shrink film is carried out by moving the packaging or container on a conveyor through an example designed as a shrink tunnel device.
  • the currently common technique does not succeed in all cases when shrinking the shrink wrap wrinkle-free packaging to produce, as this is increasingly required to meet the increased demands of customers.
  • the nozzles are controlled so that only the leading and trailing in the transport direction, oriented transversely to the transport direction ends of the packages are subjected to the hot gaseous medium.
  • the shrink film is guided around the respective packaging or around the objects to be collected by means of this film into a container in such a way that it forms two lateral openings or shrinkage eyes, on which the jets emerging from the nozzle openings are directed of the hot gaseous medium.
  • the disadvantage here is, inter alia, that the rays emerging from the nozzle openings are cut by the Schrumpfffolienkanten or supernatants surrounding the shrinkage, resulting in an arbitrary folding or folding these edges during shrinkage and thus to an optically unacceptable appearance of the respective container after shrinking Shrink film leads.
  • a general feature of the invention is that the at least one, the shrinking of the shrink film causing jet from the hot gaseous Medium, namely preferably the at least one hot air jet is moved during the shrinking process with the respective packaging, so that this beam is directed to the completion of the shrinking constantly on the respective packaging.
  • the at least one jet of the hot gaseous medium is moved with the respective packaging in such a way that during the shrinking process this jet is directed exclusively to a so-called shrinkage eye.
  • This is produced by the fact that when wrapping the package with the shrink film at least one example lateral opening remains as shrinkage eye, then enters through the hot, gaseous medium with the at least one beam in the surrounding the packaging and formed by the shrink wrap shell and thus a Shrink the shrink film from the inside out.
  • the at least one jet is moved in such a controlled manner with the packaging that it hits the shrinkage eye as centrally as possible, but in no case shrink film overhangs or shrink film edges or edges cut or break this beam.
  • the shrink film on the at least one packaging unit is first inflated by a dynamic pressure and lifted off the packaging, so that the shrink film can then fold around the at least one packaging unit when shrinking.
  • the controlled entrainment of the at least one jet of the hot gaseous medium with the respective packaging can be realized in many different ways, for example by moving at least one nozzle opening for discharging the hot gaseous medium with the respective packaging, or else by moving it along the transport path, on which the package is moved when shrinking the shrink film, at least one nozzle arrangement is provided with a plurality of controlled exit or nozzle openings for the hot gaseous medium.
  • the nozzle openings are activated and deactivated in computer-controlled or computer-controlled manner, for example, so that only one or more nozzle openings are activated for the delivery of the jet of hot gaseous medium, where a package is also located on the transport route, so that the at least an activated nozzle opening emerging jet of hot gaseous medium in the shrinkage eye of the respective packaging meets.
  • the activation and deactivation of the nozzle openings takes place, for example, by means of controlled slides or shutters. In principle, it is also possible to provide a plurality of nozzle nozzles forming individually controllable nozzles.
  • 1 container each consisting of a plurality of packaging units 2, namely in the illustrated embodiment of a total of six packaging units designed as bottles, from a carrier 3 for these packaging units and from a shrunk onto the packaging units 2 and the carrier 3 and thus the container 1 cohesive packaging or shrink film 4 exist. Because of the simpler presentation are in the FIG. 1 the packaging units 2 of the container 1 in total as a volume 2.1.
  • the shrink film 4 is wrapped in each case in a device, not shown, but known in the art about the unit formed by the packaging units 2 and the carrier unit 3, so that the shrink film 4 each container 1 above and below encloses the respective container. 1 but at two opposite sides initially open and characterized each case a so-called shrinkage eye 5 is formed, which is surrounded by a film projection 4.1.
  • a so-called shrinkage eye 5 is formed, which is surrounded by a film projection 4.1.
  • the shrinking of the shrink film 4 is carried out using lateral hot air jets A, which are each directed to a shrinkage eye 5. Due to the dynamic pressure occurring in this case, the shrink film 4 is slightly lifted off the packaging units 2 and also laterally from the carrier 3, e.g. about 20 - 30 mm. This will u.a. ensures that the energy input is made by the hot air to the inside of the shrink film 4, for an optimal shrinking of this film on the container 1. To achieve a wrinkle-free shrinking of the shrink film 4, it is essential that the respective hot air flow A from the side is as accurately as possible directed to the center of the shrinkage eye 5 and not on the shrinkage eye 5 surrounding edges or film overhangs 4.1.
  • the sealing of the shrink film 4 at the bottom of the container 1 and the carrier 3 is carried out using directed to this bottom hot air jets, as shown in the FIG. 1 indicated by the arrows B.
  • the device 6 is designed as a shrink tunnel through which the containers 1 provided with the shrink film 4 are moved, in each case on a conveyor belt 7 in a horizontal transport direction C.
  • the device 6 is formed in two lanes with two parallel conveyor belts 7.
  • Each nozzle arrangement consists in the illustrated embodiment of a in the transport direction C extending closed distribution channel 10, which is connected to a hot air supply, not shown, and extends in the vertical direction over a height which is at least equal to the maximum height of the device to be processed with the container 6 1 is.
  • the outer nozzle assemblies 8 have on the respective conveyor belt 7 facing, arranged in a vertical plane and extending in the transport direction C side of the distribution channel 10, a plurality of outlet or nozzle openings 11 for hot air.
  • the distribution channel 10 of the nozzle assembly 9 has these nozzle openings 11 at both, each arranged in vertical planes and extending in the transport direction C sides.
  • the outlet openings 11 are each distributed so that they form a plurality of vertical rows R1 - Rn, in which the nozzle openings 11 close to each other and which are provided in close succession in the vertical direction.
  • Each row R1 - Rn or each of a group of two or more than two rows is associated with a slide 12, which can be controlled by a stand-alone actuator, for example in the form of a pneumatic cylinder, so moved that the nozzle openings 11 in a state of the slider 12 closed by this and are open in another state of the slider.
  • a stand-alone actuator for example in the form of a pneumatic cylinder
  • control electronics for example via a computer
  • the control of the slide 12 takes place, for example, by means of sensors which deliver a signal corresponding to the respective position of the containers 1, and / or taking into account the transport speed of the conveyor belts 7 likewise determined by sensors.
  • containers 1 of different heights are also to be processed with the device 6, means are provided for adapting the height of the rows R1-Rn effective at the respective shrinking process to the height of the containers 1.
  • This is for example possible because in addition to the slides 12 further, for example, horizontally moving slide 13 are provided with which then a certain number of the nozzle openings 11 of each row R1 - Rn can be switched to be effective or ineffective.
  • each nozzle opening is formed on an individually controllable hot air nozzle, so then computer-controlled these individual nozzles are opened and closed, again so that the side of the container 1 or their shrinkage eyes 5 move directed hot air jets A with the containers 1 in the transport direction C and the number and position of the respective activated nozzles of the position and shape and / or size of the container 1, or correspond to the shrunken eyes formed on these containers.
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of a device 6a, in which the shrinking of the shrink film 4 takes place on the container 1 in a carousel system 14 on which the container 1 when shrinking the shrink film 4 on a vertical machine axis enclosing circular path are moved (arrow D).
  • Shrink bells 15 are provided above the carousel system 14 or above a standing surface formed by this carousel system for the containers 1, which are moved together with the containers 1 on or in the carousel system 14 and which in each case have a hose or pipe connection 16 with a center the carousel system 14 arranged hot air supply 17 are connected.
  • the shrink bells 15 are, for example, according to the FIG. 6 formed, ie they consist of a frame 18, are formed at which nozzle openings 19 for the exit of the hot air jets A so that the exiting hot air jets A are directed in the illustrated embodiment in an axial direction radially to the vertical machine axis or to the axis of rotation of the carousel system 14, namely radially outward or radially inward.
  • the containers 1 provided with the shrink film 4 are fed to the device 6a via a feed dog 20 such that each container 1 is arranged on the carousel system 14 under a shrink bell 15 and the shrinking eyes 5 lie radially outside or radially inward relative to the axis of rotation of the carousel system 14 , Due to the fact that the shrinking bells 15 move with the carousel system 14 and the containers 1 arranged thereon, it is ensured that the shrinking eyes 5 are in each case blown centrally with the hot air jets A during shrinking. After shrinking the shrink film 4, the container 1 are lowered on the carousel system 14 and then get lowered or submerged on the conveyor 21 for removal.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8th show as another embodiment, a device 6b, in which the shrinking of the shrink film 4 on the container 1 in turn when moving these containers on a circular path about a vertical machine axis using a carousel system 22 takes place.
  • the device 6b differs from the device 6a of Figures 5 and 6 in that there are no shrinking bells moved along with the carousel system 22, but a nozzle arrangement 23 or 24 is respectively provided inside and outside on the circular transport path formed by the carousel system 22. These are formed, for example, according to the nozzle assemblies 8 and 9, but partially curved curved.
  • the outer nozzle assembly 23 is located inside and the inner nozzle assembly 24 externally provided with a plurality of controllable nozzle openings 11.
  • the nozzle openings 11 are in turn provided in a plurality of vertical rows, which follow one another in the transport direction D of the carousel system 22 and are also controllable, for example by the slide 12 and 13 corresponding slider synchronously with the movement of the container 1 on the carousel system 22 that from the Nozzle openings 11 exiting hot air jets A are directed exactly and as centrally as possible to the respective shrinkage eye 5 and move along with the containers 1 for this purpose.
  • Sliders corresponding to sliders 13 are again a format adaptation, i. an adaptation to the height of the container 1 possible.
  • the nozzle openings 11 can also be formed in each case by individually controllable individual or Schubuchdüsen, which are then controlled for the required Mitbe admire the hot air jets A synchronously with the movement of the container 1 on the carousel system 22, for example, again taking into account sensor signals, the Define the position of the containers 1 on the carousel system 22.
  • the containers 1 are lowered and then arrive in the lowered state on the conveyor 21st
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show a device 6c, in which the container 1 for shrinking the shrink film 4 are moved on a transport path 26 formed by a paternoster 25 system.
  • the containers 1 are fed to the device 6c via the feed dog 20 and transported away after shrinking the shrink film 4 from the device 6c via the feed dog 21.
  • the containers 1 are each moved on a container support 27 initially on a section 26.1 of the transport path 26 in the vertical direction upwards (arrow E) and then continue on the container support 27 standing with this on the section 26.2 of the transport path 26 in vertical Direction down (arrow F) to the output of the device 6 c moves.
  • nozzle assemblies 28 and 29 are each formed with a plurality of controlled nozzle openings 11 for a lateral exit of hot air jets A on the container 1 and its shrinkage eyes 5.
  • the container 1 of the device 6c are supplied so that the shrinking eyes 5 are each facing the nozzle openings 11 provided with the sides of the transport path 26.
  • the nozzle openings 11 are controlled so that the lateral hot air jets A are directed exactly to the center of the shrinkage eyes 5 and move with the movement of the container 1 (arrows E and F). This is achieved, for example, by a controlled movement of sliders which are moved horizontally for release and blocking of the nozzle orifices 11 so as to move in synchronism with the movement of the containers 1, i. these concomitantly again only nozzle openings 11 are opened where each shrinkage eye 5 of a container is located.
  • the nozzle openings 11 are arranged in this embodiment in a plurality of vertical rows, which follow one another in the horizontal direction, wherein the nozzle openings 11 are provided in each row in close succession or successively.
  • the adjustment to different dimensions of the container in the horizontal direction is effected by further, for example, in the vertical direction for closing or opening the nozzle openings 11 operable slide.
  • the nozzle openings 11 may in turn be formed by individually controllable single or hot air nozzles, which are then controlled by an electronic control device, for. B. computer synchronously with the movement of the container 1 can be controlled.
  • containers 1 each have a carrier 3. It is understood that this is not necessary. Rather, container 1 can also be formed solely by the packaging units 2 and the shrinking film 4 that holds these units together.

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  1. Procédé pour emmancher par frettage un film rétractable sur des emballages (1), l'emmanchement par frettage du film rétractable (4) s'effectuant dans le cas d'emballages (1) déplacés sur une section de transport (7, 14, 22, 26) par un milieu gazeux chaud, par exemple par de l'air chaud, le milieu gazeux chaud formant au moins un jet (A) qui est déplacé de façon contrôlée pendant l'emmanchement par frettage en même temps que l'emballage (1) respectif,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les emballages (1) sont enveloppés avec le film rétractable (4) de telle sorte que l'enveloppement formé à partir du film rétractable (4) forme au moins une ouverture sous forme d'oeillet fretté (5), et en ce que le au moins un jet (A) formé du milieu gazeux chaud est déplacé de façon contrôlée en même temps que avec l'emballage (1) respectif de telle sorte qu'il est dirigé pendant l'emmanchement par frettage sur l'oeillet fretté (5).
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les emballages sont des paquets (1) constitués de plusieurs unités d'emballages (2).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est dirigé transversalement ou perpendiculairement au sens de déplacement (C, D, E, F) de la section de transport (7, 14, 22, 26) sur les emballages (1).
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est dirigé sur au moins un côté des emballages (1) déplacés sur la section de transport (7, 14, 22, 26).
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'à chaque fois au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est dirigé sur au moins deux côtés se faisant face de chaque emballage (1).
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppement des emballages (1) avec le film rétractable (4) s'effectue de telle sorte qu'à chaque fois une ouverture sous forme d'oeillet fretté (5) est formée sur deux côtés se faisant face et en ce qu'au moins un jet (A), déplacé de façon contrôlée avec l'emballage (1) concerné, du milieu gazeux chaud est dirigé sur chaque oeillet fretté (5).
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est déplacé également avec l'emballage (1) respectif de telle sorte qu'il est dirigé uniquement sur l'oeillet fretté (5) jusqu'à la fin de l'emmanchement par frettage.
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est déplacé également avec l'emballage (1) respectif et enveloppé avec le film rétractable (4) de telle sorte qu'un percement et/ou une coupure de ce jet (A) par des parties saillantes du film rétractable (4, 1) et/ou des arêtes du film rétractable ou des bords du film rétractable en dehors de l'oeillet fretté (5) est évité.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est généré par au moins un agencement de buses (8, 9, 23, 24, 28, 29) s'étendant le long de la section de transport (7, 22, 26), lequel présente une pluralité d'ouvertures de sortie ou de buses (11) qui se suivent dans le sens de transport ou de déplacement (C, D, E, F) de la section de transport (7, 22, 26), et en ce que les ouvertures de buses (11) sont commandées de façon synchrone avec le déplacement des emballages (1) de telle sorte qu'à chaque fois seules les ouvertures de buses (11) qui délivrent un jet (A), arrivant sur l'emballage (1) spécifique, du milieu gazeux chaud sont activées.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que seules les ouvertures de buses (11), dont le jet (A) est dirigé sur l'oeillet fretté (5) de l'emballage respectif, de préférence sur le centre de cet oeillet fretté (5), sont activées pour la délivrance du jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 ou 10, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de buses (11) de l'agencement de buses (8, 9, 23, 24, 28, 29) sont prévues dans plusieurs rangées (R1 - Rn) présentant chacune plusieurs ouvertures de buses (11) dans chaque rangée, et en ce qu'à chaque fois au moins une ouverture de buse, mais de préférence plusieurs ouvertures de buses (11) sont activées et désactivées de façon progressive et synchrone avec le déplacement de l'emballage (1) respectif pour le déplacement concomitant du au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud.
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de buses (11) sont commandées par des obturateurs ou des coulisseaux (12, 13).
  13. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de buses (11) sont formées par des buses individuelles commandées.
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que l'activation et la désactivation des ouvertures de buses (11) s'effectuent par un dispositif de commande électronique, par exemple par un ordinateur, et ce en fonction de la position de l'emballage (1) respectif.
  15. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 14, caractérisé en ce qu'à chaque fois au moins un agencement de buses (8, 9, 23, 24, 28, 29) avec une pluralité d'ouvertures de buses (11) contrôlables est prévu sur deux côtés se faisant face de la section de transport (7, 22, 26).
  16. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une ouverture de buse (19) ou un groupe d'ouvertures de buses (19) est déplacé en même temps que l'emballage (1) respectif pour la délivrance du au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud.
  17. Procédé selon la revendication 16, caractérisé en ce que la au moins une ouverture de buse (19) est formée sur un capot fretté (15), qui se déplace en même temps que la section de transport (14).
  18. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 17, caractérisé en ce que la section de transport est une section de transport (7) sensiblement rectiligne.
  19. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 18, caractérisé en ce que la section de transport (14, 22) est une section de transport circulaire, formée par exemple par un système de carrousel (14, 22).
  20. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 19, caractérisé en ce que la section de transport est une section de transport (26) formée par un système paternoster (26).
  21. Dispositif pour l'emmanchement par frettage d'un film rétractable sur des emballages (1) avec l'utilisation d'un milieu gazeux chaud, par exemple avec l'utilisation d'air chaud, comprenant au moins une section de transport (7, 14, 22, 26) sur lequel les emballages (1) sont déplacés pendant l'emmanchement par frettage du film rétractable (4), et au moins un agencement de buses (8, 9, 23, 24, 28, 29) s'étendant le long de la section de transport (7, 22, 26) avec une pluralité d'ouvertures de sortie ou de buses (11, 19) pour la délivrance de respectivement au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud, les ouvertures de sortie ou de buses (11, 19) étant prévues en se succédant dans le sens de transport ou de déplacement (C, D, E, F) de la section de transport (7, 22, 26) et en se faisant face sur le côté sur la section de transport (7, 14, 22, 26) de telle sorte que les jets (A) du milieu gazeux chaud sont dirigés sur deux côtés se faisant face des emballages (1) respectifs,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les ouvertures de buses (11, 19) peuvent être commandées de façon synchrone avec le déplacement des emballages (1) de telle sorte qu'à chaque fois seules les ouvertures de buses (11, 19) qui délivrent un jet (A), arrivant sur l'emballage (1) respectif, du milieu gazeux chaud sont activées.
  22. Dispositif pour l'emmanchement par frettage d'un film rétractable sur des emballages (1), comprenant au moins un jet (A) d'un milieu gazeux chaud, par exemple au moins un jet d'air chaud, au moins une section de transport (7, 14, 22, 26), sur lequel les emballages (1) sont déplacés pendant l'emmanchement par frettage du film rétractable (4), et au moins une ouverture de sortie ou de buse (11, 19) pour la délivrance du au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud, le au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud étant déplacé de façon contrôlée pendant l'emmanchement par frettage avec l'emballage (1) respectif,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est déplacé avec les emballages (1) de façon contrôlée de telle sorte qu'il est dirigé pendant l'emmanchement par frettage sur un oeillet fretté (5), lequel est formé par le film rétractable (4) enveloppant l'emballage (1) respectif, au moins deux ouvertures de buses (11, 19) étant prévues sur la section de transport (7, 14, 22, 26) en se faisant face et les ouvertures de buses (11, 19) étant orientées de telle sorte que le jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est dirigé transversalement ou perpendiculairement au sens de déplacement (C, D, E, F) de la section de transport (7, 14, 22, 26) sur l'emballage (1) respectif.
  23. Dispositif selon la revendication 21, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud est déplacé de façon contrôlée en même temps que les emballages (1) de telle sorte qu'il est dirigé pendant l'emmanchement par frettage sur l'oeillet fretté (5) de l'emballage (1) respectif.
  24. Dispositif selon la revendication 21, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de buses (11) de l'agencement de buses (8, 9, 23, 24, 28, 29) sont prévues dans plusieurs rangées (R1 - Rn) présentant chacune plusieurs ouvertures de buses (11) dans chaque rangée et en ce que, pour le déplacement simultané du au moins un jet (A) du milieu gazeux chaud, à chaque fois au moins une, mais de préférence plusieurs ouvertures de buses (11) sont activées de rangée en rangée de façon progressive et synchrone avec le déplacement de l'emballage (1) respectif.
  25. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21, 23 ou 24, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de buses (11) sont commandées au moyen d'obturateurs ou de coulisseaux (12, 13).
  26. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21, 23 - 25, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de buses (11) sont formées par des buses individuelles commandées.
  27. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21, 23 - 26, caractérisé par un dispositif de commande électronique, par exemple un ordinateur, pour l'activation et la désactivation contrôlées des ouvertures de buses (11) en fonction de la position de l'emballage (1) respectif.
  28. Dispositif selon la revendication 22, caractérisé en ce que la au moins une ouverture de buse (19) est formée sur un capot fretté (15), qui est déplacé en même temps que la section de transport (14).
  29. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21 - 28, caractérisé en ce que la section de transport est une section de transport (7) sensiblement rectiligne.
  30. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21 - 29, caractérisé en ce que la section de transport (14, 22) est une section de transport circulaire, formée par exemple par un système de carrousel (14, 22).
  31. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 21 - 30, caractérisé en ce que la section de transport est une section de transport (26) formée par un système de pater noster (26).
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