EP2111358B1 - Procede de conditionnement et machinerie - Google Patents

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EP2111358B1
EP2111358B1 EP08701779.4A EP08701779A EP2111358B1 EP 2111358 B1 EP2111358 B1 EP 2111358B1 EP 08701779 A EP08701779 A EP 08701779A EP 2111358 B1 EP2111358 B1 EP 2111358B1
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Russell S. Granville
Shaun R. Jordon-Price
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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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/16—Packaging bread or like bakery products, e.g. unsliced loaves
    • B65B25/18—Wrapping sliced bread
    • 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/26—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
    • B65B43/34—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by internal pressure

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  • This invention relates to an automated method of packaging stacked articles, especially sliced loaves of bread, and machinery for carrying out this method.
  • An object of the invention is to provide an improved method of packaging sliced loaves.
  • US 2,743,071 discloses a device for packaging bread into bags. Loaves are delivered on a conveyor to a bagging area where bags are blown up by air, kept by two gripper spoons and slipped over the loaf.
  • the invention comprises an automated method of packaging slices of bread in bags comprising feeding loaves through a slicer in a feed direction parallel to the slices, feeding groups of slices to a bagging mechanism provided with a stack of bags, each bag having an open end; characterised by each bag having a closed end incorporating a reclosable closure, opening successive bags from one end of the stack, moving the loaf and open bag relative to one another in a filling direction parallel to the slices to insert the loaf into the bag through an open end thereof, and sealing said open end closed.
  • machinery for packaging slices of bread in bags, comprising a transfer conveyer for feeding loaves through a slicer in a feed direction parallel to the slices and for feeding groups of slices to a bagging mechanism provided with a stack of bags, each bag having an open end and a closed end incorporating a reclosable closure; scoops for opening successive bags from one end of the stack; a pusher mechanism for moving the slices and the open bag relative to one another in a filling direction parallel to the slices to insert the slices into the bag through an open end thereof; and a sealing mechanism for sealing the open end closed.
  • a sliced loaf packaged according to the invention has a reclosable opening that is orientated along the length of the loaf so as to allow equal access to all slices of the loaf through the opening.
  • a consumer can therefore be offered a choice of different slices which may be of different thickness of slices or different types of bread in the same bag.
  • the reclosable opening instead of comprising a conventional twist and tie can comprise a zip-type closure which extends across the opening and along the length of the loaf, and which is easily opened and reclosed multiple times, even when the loaf is kept in the freezer.
  • a loaf packaged in this manner looks tidier and allows improved presentation of graphics on the sides of the bag.
  • a tamper indicator can be incorporated in the opening.
  • the bag 1 illustrated in Figure 1 is composed of plastics film formed into a bag with side walls 4 and end seams 2 and a bottom seam 3 that extends between the end seams 2, and a top closure formed by folding the plastics film along a foldline 8 at an outer edge and incorporating a zip closure 5 between opposite side walls 4 inwards of the foldline 8 extending between the two end seams 2.
  • a sliced loaf 6 within the bag extends longitudinally between the end seams 2 and the bottom of the bag is folded into a gusset 7 at each end beneath the loaf.
  • the zip closure 5 extends along the length of the top of the loaf 6.
  • a tear-line 9 is formed between the zip closure 5 and the foldline 8 so as to allow the top folded edge portion of the bag to be torn away from the body of the bag to allow access to the bag through the zip closure 5, once opened.
  • the top folded edge portion therefore provides a tamper indicator for the consumer, who knows that the loaf has not been tampered with if this portion is still intact.
  • the line of weakness 9 may be provided by perforations.
  • Loaves are sliced and packed into bags as shown in Figure 1 in a process illustrated in Figures 2 to 5 .
  • Loaves of bread 6 are fed to a slicer 11 which cuts each into slices before feeding it onwards.
  • Each loaf 6 prior to entering the slicer 11 is turned from an upright position through 90° so that it is lying on its side as it progresses through the slicer and onward to a transfer conveyer 12.
  • the transfer conveyer 12 comprises a pair of upright side rails 13 which support the sliced loaves between them.
  • An overhead drive chain 14 carries a series of downwardly projecting paddles 15, each of which engages the bottom of a respective loaf 6 as it exits from the slicer 11, and serves to feed it along the transfer conveyer 12 to a bagging station 16.
  • multiple bags 1 are stacked flat on a wicket 30 with open bottoms of the bags directed towards the loaves and the tops incorporating the zip closures 5 being located furthest from the transfer conveyor 12 along the line of advance of the transfer conveyor 12.
  • the top bag 1 is opened and held open by a pair of scoops 17 which are advanced in front of each loaf as the loaf is pushed into the bag through the open bottom by a respective paddle 15, as shown in Figure 3 .
  • the bag 1 containing the loaf 6 is then advanced by the paddle 15 to a sealing station 18.
  • the paddle 15 is withdrawn to disengage the loaf, as shown in Figure 4 , and the bottom of the bag is closed and heat sealed to form the bottom seam 3.
  • the sealing mechanism 18 comprises opposed heads 19, 20 which extend laterally of the transfer conveyor 12 and which are brought together to seal and cut the open end of each bag.
  • a pair of gusset pins 21 either side of the heads 19, 20 serves to fold the bag inwards over the bottom of the loaf to form corner gussets 7 prior to the sealing and cutting operation.
  • the cutting operation serves to remove the waste portion of the bag incorporating the wicket holes by which the bag is located on the wicket and which are torn as the bag is removed from the wicket 30 by the scoops 17.
  • the bagged loaf is then fed to an output conveyor 22 and is turned upright in the process so that the zip closure 5 is uppermost.
  • the conveyor 22 then transports the bagged loaves past a date coder 23 which date stamps each bag, past a metal detector 24 to check for any metallic bodies in the loaf, and onto a weigher 25 that weighs each loaf. Any loaves found to contain metal or not to be of the correct weight are ejected from the conveyor by a rejection unit 26.
  • the remaining bagged loaves are then fed to a tray packing station 27 where the bagged loaves are packed into trays 28 for transport.
  • the bags employed have to be of the appropriate width and depth to receive a sliced loaf in the lateral orientation.
  • the scoops 17 are also appropriately sized for this purpose.
  • the bags instead of having permanently sealed ends are preformed with the zip closure 5 and tamper indicator 8, 9 as described in relation to Figure 1 .
  • the date coder 23, metal detector 24, weigher 25, rejection unit 26 and tray packer 27 can all take the form of known mechanisms.
  • a different form of bagging mechanism is used, of a type in which each bag is open and drawn over a sliced loaf.
  • This type of mechanism is sold by Dowson Engineering Limited. However, it has to be adapted to suit the method of the invention using wider bags to accommodate a sliced loaf inserted into the bag in a lateral orientation.
  • a pair of scoops 17' of increased width compared with standard equipment serves to extend around and past the loaf to engage an open bag 1' on a wicket 30' and to grip the bag and draw it back over the sliced loaf. The loaf is held in position by a stop 29 which extends the full width of the base of the loaf.
  • the transfer conveyor 12' conveys the sliced loaves from the slicer to the bagging station 16' with the loaves aligned longitudinally on the conveyor and each lying on its side so that each loaf when aligned with the scoops 17' can be inserted into a bag by the action of the scoops 17' moving laterally of the transfer conveyor 12'.
  • the bagged loaf is then fed on to an output conveyor 22' to a sealing station 18' at which the open end of the bag is sealed to form the closed bottom of the bag.
  • the sealing mechanism 19', 20', 21' can be the same as that illustrated in relation to the previous embodiment.
  • the output conveyor 22' then feeds the bagged loaves through a date coder, a metal detector, a weigher and rejection unit to a tray loader, as already described in relation to the previous embodiment.
  • the invention is also applicable to packaging pre-formed articles of food or other products which are formed into a stack face-to-face.

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  1. Procédé automatisé d'emballage de tranches de pain dans des sacs (1) comprenant l'avance de miches à travers une trancheuse (11) dans une direction d'alimentation parallèle aux tranches, la fourniture de groupes de tranches à un mécanisme d'ensachage (16) pourvu d'une pile de sacs, chaque sac comportant une extrémité ouverte ; caractérisé en ce que chaque sac comporte une extrémité fermée incorporant une fermeture pouvant être refermée (5), l'ouverture de sacs successifs à partir d'une extrémité de la pile, le déplacement des tranches et du sac ouvert les uns par rapport aux autres dans une direction de remplissage parallèle aux tranches pour insérer les tranches dans le sac à travers ladite extrémité ouverte de celui-ci, et la fermeture de ladite extrémité ouverte par scellage.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la fermeture pouvant être refermée (5) comprend une fermeture à glissière.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la fermeture pouvant être refermée incorpore un indicateur d'inviolabilité.
  4. Procédé selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel l'extrémité ouverte du sac est scellée le long d'une ligne s'étendant longitudinalement par rapport au fond des tranches.
  5. Procédé selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel la miche tranchée est orientée sur son côté lorsqu'elle est déplacée dans une direction de transfert jusqu'au mécanisme d'ensachage.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel les miches sont tranchées dans une orientation verticale et sont tournées sur leur côté pour la distribution au mécanisme d'ensachage.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans lequel la direction de transfert est la même que la direction de remplissage.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le mécanisme d'ensachage comprend un mécanisme d'ouverture de sac et un mécanisme poussoir pour pousser les tranches dans un sac respectif.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, dans lequel le mécanisme poussoir sert également de mécanisme de transfert pour déplacer les tranches de la trancheuse au mécanisme d'ensachage.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 8 ou 9, dans lequel le mécanisme poussoir pousse les tranches ensachées enfermées dans le sac jusqu'à un mécanisme de scellage qui scelle l'extrémité ouverte du sac.
  11. Procédé selon une quelconque revendication précédente, dans lequel la direction d'alimentation est la même que la direction de transfert.
  12. Procédé selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel la direction de remplissage s'étend latéralement par rapport à la direction de transfert.
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, dans lequel le mécanisme d'ensachage comprend un mécanisme d'ouverture de sac qui ouvre un sac et le tire par-dessus les tranches.
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 12 ou 13, dans lequel un premier mécanisme de transfert transfère des tranches de la trancheuse au mécanisme d'ensachage, et un second mécanisme de transfert transfère des miches ensachées du mécanisme d'ensachage à un transporteur.
  15. Procédé selon la revendication 14, dans lequel les premier et second mécanismes de transfert transfèrent les tranches dans la même direction.
  16. Procédé selon une quelconque des revendications 12 à 15, dans lequel la direction d'alimentation s'étend latéralement par rapport à la direction de transfert.
  17. Procédé selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel chaque sac de tranches est tourné verticalement sur un transporteur pour un emballage supplémentaire.
  18. Machinerie pour emballer des tranches de pain dans des sacs (1), comprenant :
    un transporteur de transfert (12) pour faire avancer des miches à travers une trancheuse (11) dans une direction d'alimentation parallèle aux tranches et pour fournir des groupes de tranches à un mécanisme d'ensachage (16) pourvu d'une pile de sacs, chaque sac comportant une extrémité ouverte et une extrémité fermée, l'extrémité fermée incorporant une fermeture pouvant être refermée (5) ;
    des pelles (17) pour ouvrir des sacs successifs à partir d'une extrémité de la pile ;
    un mécanisme poussoir (15) pour déplacer les tranches et le sac ouvert les uns par rapport aux autres dans une direction de remplissage parallèle aux tranches pour insérer les tranches dans le sac à travers une extrémité ouverte de celui-ci ; et
    un mécanisme de scellage (18) pour fermer l'extrémité ouverte par scellage.
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