EP2345584A3 - Machine for packaging articles - Google Patents

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EP2345584A3
EP2345584A3 EP10197440A EP10197440A EP2345584A3 EP 2345584 A3 EP2345584 A3 EP 2345584A3 EP 10197440 A EP10197440 A EP 10197440A EP 10197440 A EP10197440 A EP 10197440A EP 2345584 A3 EP2345584 A3 EP 2345584A3
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Prior art keywords
articles
regulating means
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packaging machine
machine
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2345584A2 (en
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Pascal Martini
Jean-Jacques Dussart
Kevin Biraud
Laurent Henot
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WestRock Packaging Systems LLC
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Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems LLC
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Priority claimed from GBGB0518563.2A external-priority patent/GB0518563D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB0518555.8A external-priority patent/GB0518555D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0518565A external-priority patent/GB0518565D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0601312A external-priority patent/GB2434356A/en
Application filed by Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems LLC filed Critical Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems LLC
Publication of EP2345584A2 publication Critical patent/EP2345584A2/en
Publication of EP2345584A3 publication Critical patent/EP2345584A3/en
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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
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/02—Packaging or unpacking of bottles in or from preformed containers, e.g. crates
    • B65B21/04—Arranging, assembling, feeding, or orientating the bottles prior to introduction into, or after removal from, containers
    • B65B21/06—Forming groups of bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/006—Controlling; Regulating; Measuring; Improving safety
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/74—Auxiliary operations
    • B31B50/76—Opening and distending flattened articles
    • B31B50/80—Pneumatically
    • B31B50/804—Pneumatically using two or more suction devices on a rotating element
    • 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
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/24—Enclosing bottles in wrappers
    • B65B21/242—Enclosing bottles in wrappers in collapsed carton sleeves
    • 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
    • B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
    • B65B57/02—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
    • B65B57/06—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/001—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the product to be packaged
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/003—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the packaging material
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/005—Adjustable conveying means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2100/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B2100/002—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs characterised by the shape of the blank from which they are formed
    • B31B2100/0022—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs characterised by the shape of the blank from which they are formed made from tubular webs or blanks, including by tube or bottom forming operations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2120/00—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B31B2120/30—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers collapsible; temporarily collapsed during manufacturing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)

Abstract

A packaging machine for packaging articles into cartons, the packaging machine having a control mechanism for controlling the volume of articles being conveyed between a first position in which articles are conveyed in channels (628, 638, 648, 658, 668, 678) and a second position in which the articles are assembled in groups and loaded into cartons; the control mechanism comprising a series of independently controllable regulating means (630/630b, 600/600b, 640/640b, 650/650b, 660/660b, 670/670b), one regulating means being positioned in each of the channels (628, 638, 648, 658, 668, 678) such that the transmission of articles from the first position to the second position can be controlled by opening or closing each of the regulating means (630/630b, 600/600b, 640/640b, 650/650b, 660/660b, 670/670b) and thereby the volume of articles arriving at the second position for assembly into groups is controllable, wherein, at start-up of the packaging machine, each of the regulating means is closed until a sufficient number of articles is present at the first position, in order that upon sequentially opening the regulating means a desired volume of articles can be transmitted to the second position such that a prescribed volume of articles can be assembled and loaded into a carton.
EP10197440A 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles Withdrawn EP2345584A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0518563.2A GB0518563D0 (en) 2005-09-12 2005-09-12 Carton opening device capable of opening cartons of differing geometries
GBGB0518555.8A GB0518555D0 (en) 2005-09-12 2005-09-12 Improved conveyor means
GB0518565A GB0518565D0 (en) 2005-09-13 2005-09-13 Machine for packaging articles
GB0601312A GB2434356A (en) 2006-01-23 2006-01-23 Packaging articles in cartons
EP06803525A EP1924502B1 (en) 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles

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EP06803525.2 Division 2006-09-12

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EP2345584A2 EP2345584A2 (en) 2011-07-20
EP2345584A3 true EP2345584A3 (en) 2012-07-25

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EP10197440A Withdrawn EP2345584A3 (en) 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles
EP10197426A Withdrawn EP2345585A3 (en) 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles
EP10197442A Withdrawn EP2343244A3 (en) 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles
EP06803525A Not-in-force EP1924502B1 (en) 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles

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EP10197426A Withdrawn EP2345585A3 (en) 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles
EP10197442A Withdrawn EP2343244A3 (en) 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles
EP06803525A Not-in-force EP1924502B1 (en) 2005-09-12 2006-09-12 Machine for packaging articles

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AT (1) ATE545590T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2006290909B2 (en)
WO (1) WO2007033267A2 (en)

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NZ703718A (en) 2012-07-10 2016-10-28 Meadwestvaco Packaging Systems Package and carton with dispenser and blank therefor
US10414528B2 (en) 2015-05-29 2019-09-17 Graphic Packaging International, Llc Packaging system
WO2021019053A1 (en) 2019-07-30 2021-02-04 Anheuser-Busch Inbev S.A. An article picking and treating apparatus

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US5711137A (en) * 1993-09-02 1998-01-27 Riverwood International Corporation Packaging machine and method of packaging articles
US5477655A (en) * 1994-03-01 1995-12-26 Riverwood International Corporation Auto-priming cartoner infeed
US5501061A (en) * 1994-06-16 1996-03-26 Riverwood International Corporation Method and apparatus for clearing excess beverage containers from a beverage container packaging machine
US6360871B1 (en) * 1998-05-05 2002-03-26 Kettner Gmbh Device for grouping or isolating articles

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EP1924502B1 (en) 2012-02-15
EP2343244A3 (en) 2012-11-28
ATE545590T1 (en) 2012-03-15
AU2006290909B2 (en) 2012-05-24
WO2007033267A2 (en) 2007-03-22
EP2345585A2 (en) 2011-07-20
EP2345584A2 (en) 2011-07-20
WO2007033267A3 (en) 2007-10-25
AU2006290909A1 (en) 2007-03-22
EP1924502A2 (en) 2008-05-28
EP2343244A2 (en) 2011-07-13
EP2345585A3 (en) 2012-07-25

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