Classifications

• • 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
  • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
  • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
  • B65B19/22—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
  • B65B19/223—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers in a curved path; in a combination of straight and curved paths, e.g. on rotary tables or other endless conveyors
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
  • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
  • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
  • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
  • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
  • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
  • B65D85/1056—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge characterized by the lid

Definitions

• the invention relates to a pack of rigid packaging material, in particular of thin cardboard, for a group of objects, in particular cigarettes, consisting of a box part, a separate lid and a collar, wherein the displaceable on a free part of the collar cover a connector or a Sliding tab has to limit the movements of the lid relative to the box part. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing packages and to a device.
• a pack with box part, sliding lid, collar and connector or sliding lug is known from EP 1 466 844 A1.
• the lid is first moved upward to open and can be folded in the area of an end position to the back.
• the sliding latch is adhesively bonded to a lid rear wall and slidable in a region defined by mutual stops between the pack or box back wall and the contents of the package. Attached to the sliding flap stop tabs come in the upper end position of the lid to rest against counter-attacks of the collar, namely on the same guide tabs.
• the invention relates to measures that enable production of such packages on efficient packaging machines.
• the package according to the invention is characterized in that collar and sliding tab made of a one-piece blank, namely inner cut, formed and separated during the manufacture of the pack by separating cut.
• the inner blank according to the invention is designed so that it can be folded around the package contents in a manner comparable to a conventional folding box.
• the necessary separation for the function in the region of the inner blank to form the collar on the one hand and the sliding tab on the other hand is effected before the completion of the pack by appropriate separating cut.
• the procedure is initially such that the inner blank comprising collar and sliding flap is folded around the package contents - cigarette block - in the region of a first folding unit or folding turret and then the separating cut is carried out to separate collar and sliding tab.
• the consisting of cigarette block, collar and sliding inner pack is then fed to a second folding unit, in particular folding turret for wrapping in an outer cut, the box part and lid forms.
• the device according to the invention therefore consists essentially of two folding units, in particular two largely matching folding turrets with the additional units, in particular with a substantially known cutting unit.
• a first folding turret is used to process the inner blank to produce an inner pack.
• a second folding turret processes the likewise one-piece outer cut.
• FIG. 1 shows a spread blank, namely outer cut for a pack
• FIG. 2 shows a second spread blank, namely inner blank
• FIG. 3 shows an intermediate product of a pack with inner blank, namely an inner pack in perspective view
• FIG. 4 shows the package in the closed position, also in perspective
• FIG. 5 shows the package according to FIG. 4 with the lid partially open in rear view
• FIG. 6 shows the package according to FIG. 4 with the lid open in front view
• FIG. 7 shows the sequence of production a pack according to FIG. 4 in a schematic, perspective flow diagram
• FIG. 8 shows a part of an apparatus for producing packages according to FIG. 4 in FIG
• FIG. 9 shows a first production section, namely the attachment of the inner blank, in a perspective flow chart
• FIG. 10 shows a transfer section for (inner) packages as an intermediate product, likewise as a perspective flow chart
• FIG. 11 shows a section Xl of FIG. 10 on an enlarged scale
• FIG. 12 shows a second production region, namely for the attachment of the outer blank, as a schematic flow diagram
• FIG. 13 shows a transfer path for finished packages as a schematic flow diagram.
• the peculiarity of the pack is that due to the structure and / or operation within the pack at least two cooperating when opening and closing the pack, from each other separate, so separate blanks are arranged.
• the lower box part 11 consists of a large box front wall 16, an opposite box rear wall 17 and two narrow box side walls 18 arranged between them. These consist of two each Covering and interconnected by gluing box side tabs 20, 21.
• the box part 11 also includes a lower bottom wall 19th
• the cover 12 accordingly consists of the cover front wall 22, the cover rear wall 23 and the cover side walls 24, the latter of cover side tabs 26, 27.
• An end wall 25 is provided as the upper end.
• the cover 17 is displaceable relative to the box part 1 1, such that the closing edges 14, 15 are spaced from each other (FIG. 5). In an upper end position, the cover 12 can be pivoted into a rearwardly inclined position (FIG. 6). In this open position the free access to the contents of the package is guaranteed.
• This preferably consists of a group of cigarettes, which is surrounded by an inner sheath 28 to form a cigarette block 29.
• organs for guiding the lid 12 and for limiting the movement relative to the box part 11. It is a piece of material which is connected to the cover 12 and is displaceable between the package contents and the box part 11 during the movements of the cover 12.
• the piece of material is a sliding tab 30, which is arranged in the rear region of the pack 10.
• a cover piece 12 facing tab piece 31 is connected to the lid rear wall 23 by gluing on the inside thereof.
• a lower T-shaped trained area of the sliding latch 30 serves to limit the movement of the lid 12.
• at least one stop tab 32 is attached to the sliding latch 30, which rests in an upper end position of the lid 12 on a counter-stop.
• the stop tabs 32 arranged here on both sides extend through corresponding angles in the area of the box side walls 18.
• a further component of the pack 10 is a collar 33 which is formed in a special manner.
• This collar consists of a collar front wall 34 with collar tabs 35 on both sides.
• the collar front wall 34 is dimensioned such that it lies in the region of the front side of the pack 10 extends to the bottom wall 19 of the box part 11.
• At the bottom of the collar front wall 34 is a collar bottom 36 which rests on a corresponding fold on the bottom wall 19 of the box part 1 1.
• the collar tabs 35 extend in the area of the box side walls 18 and in the region of the lid side walls 18. Side walls 24. In a lower region, the collar tabs 35 are formed with a smaller width than the respective side walls of the package. In an upper region close to the collar tabs 35 lateral guide tabs 37 at.
• a special feature is that two pack parts with different functions, namely collar 33 on the one hand and sliding lug 30 on the other hand are combined to form a common blank, namely an inner blank 40 corresponding to FIG. 2.
• This is designed such that the sliding lug 30 in the region of a folding edge 41 of the collar bottom 36 connects to the collar 33.
• This is provided in the region of the collar bottom 36 with lateral collar corner tabs 42, which rest on the inside of the collar bottom 36 when the inner blank 40 is completely folded (FIG. 3).
• the collar-corner tabs 42 are separated by punching cuts 43 from the collar bottom 36.
• the laterally directed stop tabs 32 are delimited by the L-shaped punched cut 43 from the adjacent collar corner tabs 42.
• the inner blank 40 thus formed is folded around the contents of the cup like a cup (FIG. 3).
• a transverse separating cut 44 is applied, which is guided parallel to the folding edge 41 parallel to this over the full width of the sliding latch 30.
• the separating cut 44 is thus mounted (slightly) above the collar bottom 36 (FIG. 3).
• the distance of the separating cut 44 corresponds at least to the thickness of two layers of the packing material.
• the stop tabs 32 are arranged at a distance of preferably about 2 mm from the collar bottom 36.
• This is provided with a dividing line 46 approximately in a central region.
• the outer panel 45 shown in FIG. 1 is initially as an inner package processed until the production of the complete package 10. Then the outer panel 45 is severed to form the box part 11 and lid 12 in the region of the dividing line 46.
• a special feature is the process for producing the packaging 10 consisting of the blanks according to FIG. 1, FIG. 2.
• two packaging machines or packers 47, 48 are brought together to form a production-related inner packing 73, wherein the packers 47, 48 largely coincide and conventional packaging machines for the production of folding boxes / hinged lid packs.
• An example of such a folding unit with folding turret and cutting unit can be found in EP 0 791 539.
• the packers 47, 48 are arranged in conjunction with other machines and units so that a schematically shown in Fig. 7 manufacturing process is given.
• the separately produced package contents, namely the cigarette blocks 29, are transported along a first conveying path, namely along a block path 49 and inserted in the radial direction into a first folding turret 50 of the packer 47 for the inner blank 40.
• a special feature consists in that the cigarette blocks 29 are transported with their front side facing downwards, ie with a downwardly facing flap 51 for opening the cigarette block 29.
• the inner blank 40 is prepared by partial folding for receiving the package contents.
• the folding turret 50 has, for this purpose, a plurality of pockets 52 arranged along the circumference.
• an inner blank 40 is introduced in a basically known manner, namely by a puncture 53. This grasps in each case an inner blank 40 prepared above a pocket 52 to be loaded in the region of a blank part, in this case in the region of the collar front wall 34 of the punch 53 with inner blank 40, it passes into the pocket 52, wherein several folding steps occur during the entry.
• the lateral collar tabs 35 together with guide tabs 37 are aligned.
• a leg is erected on the radially inner side, which consists of the collar bottom 36 and the sliding latch 30.
• the collar corner tabs 42 are folded against the inside of the collar bottom 36.
• the folding turret 50 and the pockets 52 are preferably designed approximately in the sense of EP 0 869 065.
• the cigarette blocks 29 are inserted into respectively one associated pocket 52 and into the partially folded inner cut 40 (FIG. 9).
• the upright leg, namely the sliding tab 30 is folded as part of the inner panel 40 against the top of the package contents.
• the inner packs 73 of the package contents and partially folded inner blank 40, so inner packs 73, are pushed out and transferred to an intermediate web 55.
• the guide tabs 37 are folded from the erected position against the package contents or against the sliding tab 30.
• the stop tab 32 are folded over, namely against side surfaces, namely against the collar tabs 35.
• the formed inner pack 73 is transferred to a turning member, namely a transfer turret 56. This is provided with four receptacles 57 for each inner pack 73.
• the transfer turret 56 which rotates in an upright plane, ie about a horizontal axis, receives the inner packings 73 with the downwardly directed receptacle 57. After half a turn, the inner packings 73 are pushed out of the upwardly directed receptacle 57 in an axially parallel direction, ie on a higher, offset plane.
• the transfer turret 56 also has the task of turning the inner packings 73 by 180 ° so that subsequently the inner packs 73 are transported with the collar front wall 34 facing upwards.
• the inner packs 73 now pass into a transverse path 58, in the region of which the inner packs 73 are transported with transversely oriented longitudinal extent.
• the inner packs 73 arrive at the end of the cross track 58 in an upright packing tower 59, which lowers the superimposed inner packs 73 in a lower level.
• the separating cut 44 is made at a slight distance above the collar bottom 36.
• the inner pack 73 is positioned so that the sliding latch 30 is directed downwards.
• a fixed separating knife 60 in the region of the transverse web 58 performs the separating cut 44 due to relative movement of the inner pack 73 relative to the separating knife 60.
• a relative to the inner packaging 73 movable separating knife are used, for example, at the bottom of the packing tower 59, so that the separating cut 44 is carried out before the inner packs 73 leave the packing tower 59.
• the folding laps which are preferably not glued together, are fixed in the position of the inner pack 73.
• the stop tabs 32 are folded over against the collar tabs 35 and fixed in this position during the further transport.
• the inner pack 73 are now fed along a feed track 61 in the region of the second packer 48 to a second folding turret 62.
• This is constructed in a similar manner as the folding turret 50.
• a spread outer cut 45 is respectively grasped by a punch 63 and introduced by downward movement into a pocket 64 of the folding turret 62.
• the outer panel 45 is also partially folded upon insertion into a pocket 64.
• the pocket 64 is formed so that the area of the box back wall and the lid rear wall 23 are caught by the punch 63 and pressed against a bottom of the pocket 64.
• An existing from bottom wall 19 and box front wall 16 region of the outer panel 45 is erected.
• the box side flaps 20, 21 and lid side flaps 26, 27 are erected laterally.
• the inner package 73 is inserted in the region of a feed station 65.
• the folding turret - as in the production of a conventional folding box - box part 11 and cover 12 completed, except for the outer box side tabs 21 and lid side tabs 27.
• packing web 66th glued on its underside in the region of a glue unit 74 and folded against the already folded inner side flaps 20, 26 and so connected to these.
• the basically finished packs 10 now pass into a drying turret 67 and are then transported along a transfer path 68 of a film wrapping machine (not shown). shows) supplied for attaching an outer wrapper made of foil.
• a transfer path 68 of a film wrapping machine (not shown). shows) supplied for attaching an outer wrapper made of foil.
• the outer cut 45 is severed along the parting line 46.
• the packing side having this parting line 46 is directed upwards, so that the separation is carried out by means of a separating knife 69 arranged above the transfer path 68 due to the relative movement of the packs 10 transported in a transverse position.
• a subsequent test station 70 the package parts are moved apart, namely box part 11 and cover 12 and back to the closed position to check the operability of the package.
• the subsequent film wrapping machine is formed in the usual way.
• Method and apparatus enable the introduction of package items, eg.
• the coupon 71 is inserted in the area of a coupon station 72 into a pocket 52 of the first revolving turret 50 , in the already partially folded inner panel 40.
• the coupon 71 is located on top of the collar front wall 34 before the cigarette block 29 is inserted.
• the coupon 71 is positioned between the collar 33 and the cigarette block 29.
• the layout of the installation which is shown in particular in FIG. 7, can also be designed in another way.
• the present arrangement with the parallel tracks for transporting the inner packages 73 or packages in a substantially rectangular field is also advantageous in terms of monitoring and maintenance.

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