EP2411292A1 - Method for packaging a lot of products - Google Patents

Method for packaging a lot of products

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EP2411292A1
EP2411292A1 EP10715973A EP10715973A EP2411292A1 EP 2411292 A1 EP2411292 A1 EP 2411292A1 EP 10715973 A EP10715973 A EP 10715973A EP 10715973 A EP10715973 A EP 10715973A EP 2411292 A1 EP2411292 A1 EP 2411292A1
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Michel Jannin
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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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/004—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material in blanks, e.g. sheets precut and creased for folding
    • 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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/58—Applying two or more wrappers, e.g. in succession
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/06—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers
    • B65D71/38—Packaging elements holding or encircling completely or almost completely the bundle of articles, e.g. wrappers the packaging elements, e.g. wrappers being formed by folding and interconnecting two or more blanks
    • 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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/02—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
    • B65B5/024—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles for making containers from preformed blanks
    • B65B5/028—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles for making containers from preformed blanks for making containers from two or more blanks

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  • the present invention relates to a method of packaging a batch of products to constitute a packaging consisting of an assembly of several cuttings that can serve as shipping packaging or as packaging of the type commonly known as "ready-to-sell" (PAV)
  • PAV ready-to-sell
  • PAV packaging can be presented in different ways.
  • the products are packaged in a package which consists of two identical elements made of cardboard, of prismatic shape. These two elements are superimposed and they partially fit into each other with a junction that is at a plane that passes through the diagonals of the sides of the final package.
  • This packaging is designed to withstand shocks and can, at will, constitute either a display or two identical displays.
  • This packaging which is similar to a box of the "American box” type, initially consists of a one-piece flank of cardboard; it has a pre-cut line that allows to shape the body in two parts: one part constituting the display and the other part can be discharged as waste.
  • the packaging presented in the document FR 2 899 873 mentioned above is significantly less expensive and easier to recycle, but this type of packaging is not suitable for all types of products or departments. Indeed, when the presentation of the products is of great importance, because of the market value of these products, for example, a presentation must be presented that is related to the image of these products.
  • This type of packaging when separating the two parts that constitute the body, has an aspect, at the level of the separation line, which is attractive.
  • the tray is an essential part of the packaging and serves as a display, while the two complementary U-shaped half-belts have a temporary character and constitute simple walls arranged around the batch of products to form a package that is similar to to a box, which box with the conventional attributes of this kind of packaging namely good protection and good resistance for storage and transportation of products.
  • the present invention relates to a method of making a package, of the PAV or other type, which consists of a tray and two half-belts, that is to say a package of the type of those described in US 6 119 191 and FR 2 890 044 cited above.
  • the present invention relates to a method of shaping a package which offers a possibility of reducing the cost of the various cuts constituting the package and an improvement in the mechanical strength of this package without incurring the cost, and this thanks to the use of several materials whose qualities may be different; it also offers a possibility of easy adaptation of this packaging to the specific needs of the PAV and to the specific needs of the shipping of products.
  • the method according to the invention consists in shaping a package which comprises - a piece in the form of a tray or tray, capable of constituting, in the case of the PAV, a display, and - two U-shaped pieces which are positioned in said tray to surround a batch of products, which products arrive in a single line at a preparation station where they are grouped to form said batch, which batch is then transferred to a packaging line from which it emerges in the form of a box, which method consists in introducing an intermediate stage, between the batch preparation operation and the final packaging operation, which stage takes place at the level of a prepackaging station and it consists, in a first step: - to transfer said batch from said preparation station to said prepacking station,
  • This method makes it possible to fashion a complex packaging consisting of several pieces of cardboard comprising a tray and, in between, at least one belt consisting of two pieces each forming a half-belt, which parts can be made of materials whose nature and the composition can be adapted and chosen with multiple possibilities, depending on the destination of the products, for example.
  • the cardboard blanks that constitute the belt can be in a particularly simple form, rectangular, and be made of rigid cardboard with grooves; these blanks serve as vertical walls but they also act as spacers when the packages are superimposed.
  • the display portion of the packaging may consist of a cardboard sheet of different nature; it can also be decorated according to the product and its destination.
  • the blanks that serve as walls and spacers may also include, depending on the case, flaps to cover in part, or in full, the products that constitute the lot.
  • the process of shaping the package consists of: - at the level of the prepacking station, taking the blanks forming the blanks in at least one store located near said prepacking station and then,
  • the shaping process consists of transferring the batch of products, between the preparation station and the prepacking station table, by a direct, level path along a line that is perpendicular to the 'axis xx' of the packaging line.
  • the shaping process consists in transferring the batch of products, between the preparation station and the table of the prepackaging station, by a level path which makes it possible to introduce said batch in front of the store, according to a line which is parallel to the axis xx 'of the packaging line.
  • the shaping process consists of transferring the batch of products between the preparation station and the prepacking station table by a path that allows to introduce said batch from below said table, which batch is set at the latter by means of a lifting device.
  • the forming process consists in applying the blanks on two of the opposite sides of the batch, in a direction which is perpendicular to the x-x 'axis of the packaging line.
  • the shaping process consists of applying the blanks on two of the opposite sides of the batch, in a direction which is parallel to the x-x 'axis of the packaging line. Still according to the invention, the shaping process consists in placing, on the prepacking, downstream of the packaging line, a cutout which is shaped in the form of a cover to obtain a package which is in the form of a box closed.
  • the invention also relates to the installation that makes it possible to shape a packaging, of the "ready-to-sell" type or the like, by implementing the method detailed previously, which installation comprises:
  • a packaging line of each batch of products which line extends from a store in which are stored cuts forming the trays to the downstream end of the conveying device through a volume setting station of said cutouts, a prepackaging station arranged between said preparation station and said packaging line, which prepackaging station comprises a cardboard blank magazine and means for extracting said blanks and for applying them to two of the opposite vertical walls of the batch of products; on the packaging line, a grouping station of the prepackage with the cutout constituting the tray-display, to form a prepackage,
  • the forming facility comprises a station located at the downstream part of the conveying device, which station is arranged to allow the removal of a cutout capable of forming a lid which gives the package a look of closed box.
  • FIG. 2 shows the batch of prepackaged products by means of two blanks which each form a kind of half-belt
  • FIG. 3 shows, schematically and in plan, the installation according to the invention which allows for the final packaging of batches of products.
  • FIG. 1 shows products 1 that have been put together to form a batch 2.
  • These products 1 can be of regular, parallelepipedal, cylindrical, totally rigid shape, such as bottles, bottles, boxes, or semi-rigid, such as packages or pasta or other bags.
  • the object of the invention is to prepare this batch 2 of products 1 in a form which is represented in FIG. 2 and which corresponds to a kind of prepackaging of said batch 2 by means of two pieces of cardboard which correspond to blanks 3.
  • These blanks 3 are arranged on both sides of the batch 2 on opposite vertical faces and they consist of cardboard sheets folded to form, each, a kind of semi-belt which partially envelops said batch 2 of products 1.
  • Each blank 3 is, for example, made of a simple sheet of corrugated cardboard, and this sheet consists of a central panel 4 whose dimensions correspond to the face of the lot 2 to be dressed, and two flaps 5 which can marry all or only part of the other faces of said lot 2.
  • the height of the panel 4 corresponds at least to that of the products 1 to be packaged.
  • FIG. 2 shows a batch 1 of products 2, which products are prepackaged by means of blanks 3 whose panels 4 cover the large faces of said batch and whose flaps 5 each cover part of the sides of said batch.
  • FIG. 3 represents, schematically, the implantation of an installation that makes it possible to produce a prepackage 6 of the batch 2, which batch 2 to simplify, is constituted, for example, by four products 1.
  • This prepackage 6 is then completed to obtain an original packaging in the form of a box-shaped package which comprises, on the one hand, the blanks 3 of the prepackage 6 and, on the other hand, a complementary piece which constitutes the basic element of the package, that is to say, the plateau; this complementary piece, as detailed below, is initially in the form of a cutout 7 and is the part which ultimately serves as a display in the case of a packaging type PAV.
  • This tray-display combined with the blanks 3, forms a real packaging or packaging shaped box, well suited to transport and storage of products.
  • the installation therefore comprises a conveyor 10 which brings the products 1 to the tail leu leu at a station 11 where the preparation and formatting of the batches 2 are carried out.
  • a conveyor 10 which brings the products 1 to the tail leu leu at a station 11 where the preparation and formatting of the batches 2 are carried out.
  • said batch is immediately transferred to the packaging line 12 to be put in said box.
  • the installation according to the invention comprises, in addition to what has just been specified, between the preparation station 11 and the packaging and packaging line 12 of the batches 2, a station 13 which makes it possible to carry out a prepackaging operation of said batches 2.
  • This prepackaging station 13 receives, on one side, the batches 2 that were previously prepared at the station 11 and, on the other hand, the blanks 3 that are stored in at least one store 14 which is in the immediate vicinity. said prepacking station 13.
  • the transfer of the batches 2 between the preparation station 11 and the prepackaging station 13 can be carried out in different ways according to the constraints related, for example, to the location and / or the space available to house the installation.
  • the newly formed batches 2 can be transferred between the preparation station (11) and the table (15) of the prepackage station (13) by a direct path A and level along a line which is perpendicular to the axis xx 'of the line (12) of packaging; they can also be transferred, always level, by a path B which makes it possible to introduce said batch (2) in front of the magazine (14), along a line which is parallel to the axis xx 'of the line (12) packing; they can also be transferred by a path A 'or B' which makes it possible to introduce said batch (2) from underneath said table (15), which batch is then brought to level with the latter by means of a lifting device , not shown. It can still be seen, again in FIG.
  • the pre-packages 6 can be presented in two different ways depending on the orientation of the blanks 3.
  • These blanks 3 can, in fact, be plated in two ways on the opposite faces of the batch 2; the central panel 4 of these blanks 3 may be arranged either perpendicular to the x-x 'axis of the packaging line 12, or parallel to said x-x' axis, depending on the shape of the cutout 7 which constitutes the display.
  • the packaging line 12 makes it possible to finalize the packaging of batch 2 of products; it is in a form found in box product packaging machines with, at the entrance, a magazine 16 which contains the cutouts 7, which magazine 16 is followed by a device 17 for conveying said blanks 7 which passes them on one or more positions before ending up evacuating the package 18 when it is finished.
  • the first station after the magazine 16 is a station 19 for receiving the blank 7.
  • This first station 19 is followed by a station 20 and it is at this station 20 that the grouping of the blank 7 and the prepackage 6 is realized.
  • the cutout 7 is placed in volume around the prepackage of the batch 2 as it moves towards the assembly station 21 and downstream of the packaging line 12.
  • the cut 7 receives glue points which allow to assemble it in the form of a plate 22 which may subsequently, as the case may be, constitute the display. of the points of glue may also be judiciously arranged to join the plate 22 with the blanks 3 of the prepackage 6, while maintaining a possibility of easy detachment of these blanks 3 when the products are shelved, without damaging said plate 22 which serves of display.
  • the installation is shown with a station 23 which is located at the downstream portion of the line 12 packaging.
  • This station 23 is arranged, in connection with a complementary store, not shown, to achieve the installation of a cover 24 on the box 18, which box 18 is derived from the grouping between the prepackage 6 and the cutout 7 which turns into a plateau 22.
  • This cover 24 is, for example, in the form of a simple protective cap, and it can be shaped with a cutout of the same type as the cutout 7 constituting the plate 22.
  • This process consists in fact of shaping a package, for a batch 2 of products 1, in two stages; At first, it consists of:
  • This method therefore makes it possible to form a complex package consisting of several pieces of cardboard comprising at least one plate 22 which is associated with two blanks 3 of cardboard which form a belt around lot 2 of products.
  • the different parts used to make this packaging can be made with materials whose nature and composition have the advantage of being selected and adapted for each of them with a large number of possibilities, depending on the destination of the products, for example .
  • the blanks 3 of cardboard that constitute the belt can be in a particularly simple form, rectangular, and be made of rigid cardboard with grooves; these blanks 3 serve as vertical walls but they also act as spacers when the packages are superimposed.
  • These blanks 3 may also, as appropriate, include indentations and / or windows, not shown, which facilitate the identification of the products contained in the package.
  • the cutout 7 which serves as a display tray may consist of a cardboard sheet of different nature from that of the blanks 3; it can also be decorated according to the product and its destination.
  • the cutout which serves as a cover 24 can also be made with a simple cardboard but which offers, for example, a good surface to accommodate information that will allow the operator to quickly identify the contents of the package .
  • the process of shaping the package still consists of:

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The invention relates to a method that comprises fashioning a packaging consisting of a tray capable of forming a display, and two U-shaped parts positioned inside said tray in order to secure a lot of products. Said method initially consists of: transferring the lot (2) from a preparation station (11) to a prepackaging station (13); applying, onto two opposite side surfaces of said lot (2), the U-shaped parts from a store (14); and fashioning said blanks (3) on said lot (2) and forming a sort of prepackaging (6), and then, secondly: transferring said prepackaging (6) to a packaging line (12) in order to group said prepackaging (6) and a cutout (7) constituting the tray (22) together; and fashioning the packaging into the shape of a box on said packaging line (12). The facility for implementing the method includes: a preparation station (11) for the lots (2) of products to be packaged; a prepackaging station (13) with a store (14) for the U-shaped parts; a packaging line (12) with a station (20) that is outfitted so that the prepackaging (6) can be grouped together with the cutout (7) constituting the tray (22).

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Procédé d'emballage d'un lot de produits Method of packaging a batch of products
La présente invention concerne un procédé d'emballage d'un lot de produits en vue de constituer un conditionnement composé d'un assemblage de plusieurs découpes pouvant servir comme emballage d'expédition ou comme emballage du type communément appelé « prêt-à- vendre » (PAV)The present invention relates to a method of packaging a batch of products to constitute a packaging consisting of an assembly of several cuttings that can serve as shipping packaging or as packaging of the type commonly known as "ready-to-sell" (PAV)
Ce type de conditionnement PAV peut se présenter de différentes façons. Ainsi, comme décrit dans le document FR 1 190 156, les produits sont conditionnés dans un emballage qui est constitué de deux éléments identiques réalisés en carton, de forme prismatique. Ces deux éléments se superposent et ils s'emboîtent partiellement l'un dans l'autre avec une jonction qui se fait au niveau d'un plan qui passe par les diagonales des côtés de l'emballage final.This type of PAV packaging can be presented in different ways. Thus, as described in document FR 1 190 156, the products are packaged in a package which consists of two identical elements made of cardboard, of prismatic shape. These two elements are superimposed and they partially fit into each other with a junction that is at a plane that passes through the diagonals of the sides of the final package.
Cet emballage est aménagé pour résister aux chocs et il peut, à volonté, constituer soit un présentoir, soit deux présentoirs identiques.This packaging is designed to withstand shocks and can, at will, constitute either a display or two identical displays.
Un autre modèle d'emballage, du type PAV, est décrit dans le documentAnother packaging model, of the PAV type, is described in the document
FR 2 899 873. Cet emballage, qui s'apparente à une caisse du type « caisse américaine », est au départ constitué d'un flanc monopièce en carton ; il comporte une ligne prédécoupée qui permet de façonner la caisse en deux parties : une partie constituant le présentoir et l'autre partie pouvant être évacuée comme déchet.FR 2 899 873. This packaging, which is similar to a box of the "American box" type, initially consists of a one-piece flank of cardboard; it has a pre-cut line that allows to shape the body in two parts: one part constituting the display and the other part can be discharged as waste.
L'emballage décrit dans le document FR 1 190 156 précité offre un bon compromis face aux contraintes liées au transport et à la présentation des produits. Toutefois, sa robuste constitution découle d'une grande utilisation de carton et, de plus, l'élimination de la deuxième partie de l'emballage, lors de la mise en place dans les rayons, est consommatrice de temps pour les personnes chargées de cette mise en rayon.The package described in the document FR 1 190 156 supra offers a good compromise against the constraints of transport and product presentation. However, its robust construction results from a large use of cardboard and, moreover, the elimination of the second part of the packaging, when placed on the shelves, is time consuming for the persons in charge of this shelving.
L'emballage présenté dans le document FR 2 899 873 précité est nettement moins onéreux et plus facile à recycler, mais ce type d'emballage ne convient pas pour tous types de produits ou de rayons. En effet, lorsque la présentation des produits revêt une grande importance, du fait de la valeur marchande de ces produits, par exemple, il faut une présentation qui soit en rapport avec l'image de ces produits. Ce type d'emballage, lors de la séparation des deux parties qui constituent la caisse, présente un aspect, au niveau de la ligne de séparation, qui est peut attrayant. II existe également des emballages façonnés à partir d'un plateau qui fait office de présentoir, et ce plateau est complété pour former un véritable conditionnement, pour le transport notamment, avec une ou deux feuilles de carton pliées en U, qui entourent plus ou moins les produits, mais qui sert surtout à protéger lesdits produits pour le transport et à permettre un empilage des plateaux les uns sur les autres pour le stockage.The packaging presented in the document FR 2 899 873 mentioned above is significantly less expensive and easier to recycle, but this type of packaging is not suitable for all types of products or departments. Indeed, when the presentation of the products is of great importance, because of the market value of these products, for example, a presentation must be presented that is related to the image of these products. This type of packaging, when separating the two parts that constitute the body, has an aspect, at the level of the separation line, which is attractive. There are also packages shaped from a tray that serves as a display, and this tray is completed to form a true packaging, for transportation including with one or two sheets of cardboard folded U, which surround more or less the products, but which serves above all to protect said products for transport and to allow stacking of the trays on each other for storage.
Ce type de plateau complété avec des demi-ceintures en forme de U, est notamment décrit dans les documents US 6 119 191 et FR 2 890 044.This type of tray completed with U-shaped half-belts, is described in particular in US 6 119 191 and FR 2 890 044.
Les emballages décrits dans ces documents US 6 119 191 et FR 2 890 044 peuvent présenter un caractère beaucoup plus attrayant du fait qu'ils sont constitués - d'un plateau, relativement classique, facile à décorer et, par exemple, - de deux pièces complémentaires en forme de U qui, elles aussi, peuvent comporter une décoration et/ou des formes appropriées.The packages described in these documents US 6 119 191 and FR 2 890 044 can have a much more attractive character because they consist of - a relatively conventional tray, easy to decorate and, for example, - two pieces complementary U-shaped ones which, too, may include decoration and / or appropriate forms.
Le plateau constitue une partie essentielle de l'emballage et il fait office de présentoir, alors que les deux demi-ceintures complémentaires en U ont un caractère temporaire et constituent de simples parois disposées autour du lot de produits pour former un emballage qui s'apparente à une caisse, laquelle caisse offrant les attributs classiques de ce genre d'emballage à savoir une bonne protection et une bonne résistance pour le stockage et le transport des produits.The tray is an essential part of the packaging and serves as a display, while the two complementary U-shaped half-belts have a temporary character and constitute simple walls arranged around the batch of products to form a package that is similar to to a box, which box with the conventional attributes of this kind of packaging namely good protection and good resistance for storage and transportation of products.
La présente invention concerne un procédé de réalisation d'un emballage, du type PAV ou autre, qui est constitué d'une barquette et de deux demi-ceintures, c'est-à-dire un emballage du type de ceux qui sont décrits dans les documents US 6 119 191 et FR 2 890 044 précités.The present invention relates to a method of making a package, of the PAV or other type, which consists of a tray and two half-belts, that is to say a package of the type of those described in US 6 119 191 and FR 2 890 044 cited above.
La présente invention concerne un procédé de mise en forme d'un emballage qui offre une possibilité de réduction de coût des différentes découpes constituant l'emballage et une amélioration de la résistance mécanique de cet emballage sans en grever le coût, et ceci grâce à l'utilisation de plusieurs matériaux dont les qualités peuvent être différentes ; elle offre également une possibilité d'adaptation facile de cet emballage aux besoins spécifiques du PAV et aux besoins spécifiques de l'expédition de produits.The present invention relates to a method of shaping a package which offers a possibility of reducing the cost of the various cuts constituting the package and an improvement in the mechanical strength of this package without incurring the cost, and this thanks to the use of several materials whose qualities may be different; it also offers a possibility of easy adaptation of this packaging to the specific needs of the PAV and to the specific needs of the shipping of products.
Le procédé selon l'invention consiste à façonner un emballage qui comprend - une pièce en forme de plateau ou barquette, susceptible de constituer, dans le cas du PAV, un présentoir, et - deux pièces en forme de U qui sont positionnées dans ledit plateau pour ceinturer un lot de produits, lesquels produits arrivant à la queue leu leu au niveau d'un poste de préparation où ils sont regroupés pour former ledit lot, lequel lot est ensuite transféré vers une ligne d'emballage d'où il ressort sous la forme d'une caisse, lequel procédé consiste à introduire une étape intermédiaire, entre l'opération de préparation du lot et l'opération d'emballage final, laquelle étape se déroule au niveau d'un poste de préemballage et elle consiste, dans un premier temps : - à transférer ledit lot depuis ledit poste de préparation vers ledit poste de préemballage,The method according to the invention consists in shaping a package which comprises - a piece in the form of a tray or tray, capable of constituting, in the case of the PAV, a display, and - two U-shaped pieces which are positioned in said tray to surround a batch of products, which products arrive in a single line at a preparation station where they are grouped to form said batch, which batch is then transferred to a packaging line from which it emerges in the form of a box, which method consists in introducing an intermediate stage, between the batch preparation operation and the final packaging operation, which stage takes place at the level of a prepackaging station and it consists, in a first step: - to transfer said batch from said preparation station to said prepacking station,
- à appliquer, sur deux des faces latérales opposées dudit lot de produits, un jeu de flans de carton constituant lesdites pièces en forme de U, et- to apply, on two of the opposite side faces of said batch of products, a set of cardboard blanks constituting said U-shaped pieces, and
- à façonner lesdits flans sur ledit lot pour l'envelopper, en tout ou partie, et former une sorte de préemballage, et ledit procédé consiste encore, dans un deuxième temps :- Shaping said blanks on said batch to wrap, in whole or in part, and form a kind of prepackaging, and said method still consists, in a second step:
- à transférer ledit préemballage vers la ligne d'emballage et,- to transfer said prepackage to the packaging line and,
- à regrouper ledit préemballage et une découpe qui constitue ledit plateau et,- to group said prepackage and a cutout which constitutes said tray and,
- à façonner l'emballage sous la forme d'une caisse sur ladite ligne d'emballage. Ce procédé permet de façonner un emballage complexe constitué de plusieurs pièces de carton comprenant un plateau et, entre les deux, au moins une ceinture constituée de deux pièces formant chacune une demi-ceinture, lesquelles pièces pouvant être réalisées avec des matériaux dont la nature et la composition peuvent être adaptées et choisies avec de multiples possibilités, selon la destination des produits, par exemple. Ainsi, les flans de carton qui constituent la ceinture peuvent se présenter sous une forme particulièrement simple, rectangulaire, et être réalisés en carton rigide avec cannelures ; ces flans font office de parois verticales mais ils font également office d'entretoises lorsque les emballages sont superposés. La partie présentoir de l'emballage peut être constituée d'une feuille cartonnée de nature différente ; elle peut aussi recevoir une décoration adaptée au produit et à sa destination.- Shaping the package in the form of a box on said packaging line. This method makes it possible to fashion a complex packaging consisting of several pieces of cardboard comprising a tray and, in between, at least one belt consisting of two pieces each forming a half-belt, which parts can be made of materials whose nature and the composition can be adapted and chosen with multiple possibilities, depending on the destination of the products, for example. Thus, the cardboard blanks that constitute the belt can be in a particularly simple form, rectangular, and be made of rigid cardboard with grooves; these blanks serve as vertical walls but they also act as spacers when the packages are superimposed. The display portion of the packaging may consist of a cardboard sheet of different nature; it can also be decorated according to the product and its destination.
Les flans qui font office de parois et d'entretoises, peuvent également comporter, selon le cas, des rabats pour couvrir en partie, ou en totalité, les produits qui constituent le lot.The blanks that serve as walls and spacers, may also include, depending on the case, flaps to cover in part, or in full, the products that constitute the lot.
Toujours selon l'invention, le procédé de façonnage de l'emballage consiste : - au niveau du poste de préemballage, à prélever les découpes constituant les flans dans au moins un magasin situé à proximité dudit poste de préemballage puis,Still according to the invention, the process of shaping the package consists of: - at the level of the prepacking station, taking the blanks forming the blanks in at least one store located near said prepacking station and then,
- à transférer et à appliquer lesdits flans sur deux faces opposées du lot de produits, par des moyens appropriés. Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, le procédé de façonnage consiste à transférer le lot de produits, entre le poste de préparation et la table du poste de préemballage, par un chemin direct, à niveau, selon une ligne qui est perpendiculaire à l'axe x-x ' de la ligne d'emballage. Selon une première variante de réalisation, le procédé de façonnage consiste à transférer le lot de produits, entre le poste de préparation et la table du poste de préemballage, par un chemin à niveau qui permet d'introduire ledit lot en face du magasin, selon une ligne qui est parallèle à l'axe x-x' de la ligne d'emballage.- Transfer and apply said blanks on two opposite sides of the batch of products, by appropriate means. According to another embodiment of the invention, the shaping process consists of transferring the batch of products, between the preparation station and the prepacking station table, by a direct, level path along a line that is perpendicular to the 'axis xx' of the packaging line. According to a first variant embodiment, the shaping process consists in transferring the batch of products, between the preparation station and the table of the prepackaging station, by a level path which makes it possible to introduce said batch in front of the store, according to a line which is parallel to the axis xx 'of the packaging line.
Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, dans l'un ou l'autre des modes de réalisation précités, le procédé de façonnage consiste à transférer le lot de produits, entre le poste de préparation et la table du poste de préemballage, par un chemin qui permet d'introduire ledit lot par le dessous de ladite table, lequel lot est mis au niveau de cette dernière au moyen d'un dispositif élévateur.According to another embodiment of the invention, in one or other of the aforementioned embodiments, the shaping process consists of transferring the batch of products between the preparation station and the prepacking station table by a path that allows to introduce said batch from below said table, which batch is set at the latter by means of a lifting device.
Toujours selon l'invention, le procédé de façonnage consiste à appliquer les flans sur deux des côtés opposés du lot, selon une direction qui est perpendiculaire à l'axe x-x' de la ligne d'emballage.Still according to the invention, the forming process consists in applying the blanks on two of the opposite sides of the batch, in a direction which is perpendicular to the x-x 'axis of the packaging line.
Selon une variante de réalisation, le procédé de façonnage consiste à appliquer les flans sur deux des côtés opposés du lot, selon une direction qui est parallèle à l'axe x-x' de la ligne d'emballage. Toujours selon l'invention, le procédé de façonnage consiste à poser, sur le préemballage, en aval de la ligne d'emballage, une découpe qui est façonnée en forme de couvercle pour obtenir un emballage qui se présente sous la forme d'une caisse fermée.According to an alternative embodiment, the shaping process consists of applying the blanks on two of the opposite sides of the batch, in a direction which is parallel to the x-x 'axis of the packaging line. Still according to the invention, the shaping process consists in placing, on the prepacking, downstream of the packaging line, a cutout which is shaped in the form of a cover to obtain a package which is in the form of a box closed.
L'invention concerne également l'installation qui permet de façonner un emballage, du type « prêt-à-vendre » ou autre, en mettant en en œuvre le procédé détaillé auparavant, laquelle installation comprend :The invention also relates to the installation that makes it possible to shape a packaging, of the "ready-to-sell" type or the like, by implementing the method detailed previously, which installation comprises:
- un convoyeur pour amener les produits à un poste de préparation des lots de produits à conditionner,a conveyor for bringing the products to a station for preparing batches of products to be packaged,
- une ligne d'emballage de chaque lot de produits, laquelle ligne s'étend depuis un magasin dans lequel sont stockées des découpes constituant les plateaux jusqu'à l'extrémité aval du dispositif de convoyage en passant par un poste de mise en volume desdites découpes, - un poste de préemballage disposé entre ledit poste de préparation et ladite ligne d'emballage, lequel poste de préemballage comprend un magasin de flans de carton et des moyens pour extraire lesdits flans et pour les appliquer sur deux des parois verticales opposées du lot de produits, - sur la ligne d'emballage, un poste de regroupement du préemballage avec la découpe constituant le plateau-présentoir, pour former un préemballage,- A packaging line of each batch of products, which line extends from a store in which are stored cuts forming the trays to the downstream end of the conveying device through a volume setting station of said cutouts, a prepackaging station arranged between said preparation station and said packaging line, which prepackaging station comprises a cardboard blank magazine and means for extracting said blanks and for applying them to two of the opposite vertical walls of the batch of products; on the packaging line, a grouping station of the prepackage with the cutout constituting the tray-display, to form a prepackage,
- des moyens pour transférer le lot préparé vers ledit poste de préemballage,means for transferring the prepared batch to said prepacking station,
- des moyens pour transférer ledit préemballage entre ledit poste de préemballage et la ligne d'emballage de façon à le déposer, au niveau du poste de regroupement, sur la découpe constituant le plateau, ladite découpe pouvant être mise en volume autour dudit préemballage.- Means for transferring said prepackage between said prepacking station and the packaging line so as to deposit it, at the grouping station, on the cutout constituting the tray, said cutout being able to be made volume around said prepackage.
Toujours selon l'invention, l'installation de façonnage comprend un poste situé à la partie aval du dispositif de convoyage, lequel poste est aménagé pour permettre la dépose d'une découpe susceptible de former un couvercle qui confère à l'emballage une allure de caisse fermée.Still according to the invention, the forming facility comprises a station located at the downstream part of the conveying device, which station is arranged to allow the removal of a cutout capable of forming a lid which gives the package a look of closed box.
L'invention sera encore détaillée à l'aide de la description suivante et des dessins annexés, dans lesquels :The invention will be further detailed with the aid of the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:
- la figure 1 montre le lot de produits et les deux flans qui sont prévus pour s'appliquer sur ledit lot ;- Figure 1 shows the batch of products and the two blanks that are intended to apply to said batch;
- la figure 2 montre le lot de produits préemballés au moyen des deux flans qui forment chacun un sorte de demi-ceinture ;- Figure 2 shows the batch of prepackaged products by means of two blanks which each form a kind of half-belt;
- la figure 3 montre, schématiquement et en plan, l'installation selon l'invention qui permet de réaliser l'emballage final des lots de produits.- Figure 3 shows, schematically and in plan, the installation according to the invention which allows for the final packaging of batches of products.
La figure 1 montre des produits 1 qui ont été rassemblés pour former un lot 2. Ces produits 1 peuvent être de forme régulière, parallélépipédique, cylindrique, totalement rigide, comme des flacons, bouteilles, boîtes, ou semi-rigides, comme des paquets ou des sachets de pâtes ou autres. L'invention a pour objectif de préparer ce lot 2 de produits 1 sous une forme qui est représentée figure 2 et qui correspond à une sorte de préemballage dudit lot 2 au moyen de deux pièces de carton qui correspondent à des flans 3. Ces flans 3 sont disposés de part et d'autre du lot 2, sur des faces verticales opposées et ils sont constitués de feuilles en carton pliées pour former, chacune, une sorte de demi- ceinture qui enveloppe partiellement ledit lot 2 de produits 1.FIG. 1 shows products 1 that have been put together to form a batch 2. These products 1 can be of regular, parallelepipedal, cylindrical, totally rigid shape, such as bottles, bottles, boxes, or semi-rigid, such as packages or pasta or other bags. The object of the invention is to prepare this batch 2 of products 1 in a form which is represented in FIG. 2 and which corresponds to a kind of prepackaging of said batch 2 by means of two pieces of cardboard which correspond to blanks 3. These blanks 3 are arranged on both sides of the batch 2 on opposite vertical faces and they consist of cardboard sheets folded to form, each, a kind of semi-belt which partially envelops said batch 2 of products 1.
Chaque flan 3 est, par exemple, constitué d'une simple feuille de carton à cannelures, et cette feuille est constituée d'un panneau central 4 dont les dimensions correspondent à la face du lot 2 à habiller, et de deux rabats 5 qui peuvent épouser en totalité, ou en partie seulement, les autres faces dudit lot 2. La hauteur du panneau 4 correspond au moins à celle des produits 1 à emballer.Each blank 3 is, for example, made of a simple sheet of corrugated cardboard, and this sheet consists of a central panel 4 whose dimensions correspond to the face of the lot 2 to be dressed, and two flaps 5 which can marry all or only part of the other faces of said lot 2. The height of the panel 4 corresponds at least to that of the products 1 to be packaged.
La figure 2 montre un lot 1 de produits 2, lesquels produits sont préemballés au moyen des flans 3 dont les panneaux 4 couvrent les grandes faces dudit lot et dont les rabats 5 couvrent chacun une partie des côtés dudit lot.FIG. 2 shows a batch 1 of products 2, which products are prepackaged by means of blanks 3 whose panels 4 cover the large faces of said batch and whose flaps 5 each cover part of the sides of said batch.
La figure 3 représente, schématiquement, l'implantation d'une installation qui permet de réaliser un préemballage 6 du lot 2, lequel lot 2 pour simplifier, est constitué, par exemple, de quatre produits 1. Ce préemballage 6 est ensuite complété pour obtenir un conditionnement original sous la forme d'un emballage en forme de caisse qui comprend, d'une part, les flans 3 du préemballage 6 et, d'autre part, une pièce complémentaire qui constitue l'élément de base de l'emballage, c'est-à-dire le plateau ; cette pièce complémentaire, comme détaillée plus loin, se présente au départ sous la forme d'une découpe 7 et elle constitue la partie qui, in fine, fait office de présentoir dans le cas d'un emballage du type PAV. Ce plateau-présentoir, combiné avec les flans 3, forme un véritable emballage ou conditionnement en forme de caisse, bien adapté au transport et au stockage des produits.FIG. 3 represents, schematically, the implantation of an installation that makes it possible to produce a prepackage 6 of the batch 2, which batch 2 to simplify, is constituted, for example, by four products 1. This prepackage 6 is then completed to obtain an original packaging in the form of a box-shaped package which comprises, on the one hand, the blanks 3 of the prepackage 6 and, on the other hand, a complementary piece which constitutes the basic element of the package, that is to say, the plateau; this complementary piece, as detailed below, is initially in the form of a cutout 7 and is the part which ultimately serves as a display in the case of a packaging type PAV. This tray-display, combined with the blanks 3, forms a real packaging or packaging shaped box, well suited to transport and storage of products.
L'installation, comprend donc un convoyeur 10 qui amène les produits 1 à la queue leu leu au niveau d'un poste 11 où s'effectuent la préparation et la mise en forme des lots 2. Dans une installation où le lot de produits est conditionné dans une caisse classique, qu'il s'agisse d'une caisse américaine ou d'une caisse du type wrap around, ledit lot est immédiatement transféré vers la ligne 12 d'emballage pour être mis dans ladite caisse.The installation therefore comprises a conveyor 10 which brings the products 1 to the tail leu leu at a station 11 where the preparation and formatting of the batches 2 are carried out. In an installation where the batch of products is packaged in a conventional box, whether it is an American box or a box-type wrap around, said batch is immediately transferred to the packaging line 12 to be put in said box.
L'installation selon l'invention, telle que représentée figure 3, comprend, en plus de ce qui vient d'être précisé, entre le poste 11 de préparation et la ligne 12 d'emballage et de conditionnement des lots 2, un poste 13 qui permet de réaliser une opération de préemballage desdits lots 2. Ce poste 13 de préemballage reçoit, d'un côté, les lots 2 qui ont été préparés auparavant au poste 1 1 et, d'un autre côté, des flans 3 qui sont stockés dans au moins un magasin 14 qui se situe à proximité immédiate dudit poste 13 de préemballage.The installation according to the invention, as represented in FIG. 3, comprises, in addition to what has just been specified, between the preparation station 11 and the packaging and packaging line 12 of the batches 2, a station 13 which makes it possible to carry out a prepackaging operation of said batches 2. This prepackaging station 13 receives, on one side, the batches 2 that were previously prepared at the station 11 and, on the other hand, the blanks 3 that are stored in at least one store 14 which is in the immediate vicinity. said prepacking station 13.
Le transfert des lots 2 entre le poste 11 de préparation et le poste 13 de préemballage peut s'effectuer de différentes façons selon les contraintes liées, par exemple, à l'implantation et/ou à la place disponible pour loger l'installation.The transfer of the batches 2 between the preparation station 11 and the prepackaging station 13 can be carried out in different ways according to the constraints related, for example, to the location and / or the space available to house the installation.
Les lots 2 nouvellement formés peuvent être transférés, entre le poste (11) de préparation et la table (15) du poste (13) de préemballage, par un chemin A direct, et à niveau, selon une ligne qui est perpendiculaire à l'axe x-x' de la ligne (12) d'emballage ; ils peuvent également être transférés, toujours à niveau, par un chemin B qui permet d'introduire ledit lot (2) en face du magasin (14), selon une ligne qui est parallèle à l'axe x-x' de la ligne (12) d'emballage ; ils peuvent aussi être transférés par un chemin A' ou B' qui permet d'introduire ledit lot (2) par le dessous de ladite table (15), lequel lot est alors mis au niveau de cette dernière au moyen d'un dispositif élévateur, non représenté. On remarque encore, toujours figure 3, que les préemballages 6 peuvent se présenter de deux façons différentes selon l'orientation des flans 3. Ces flans 3 peuvent, en effet, être plaqués selon deux possibilités sur les faces opposées du lot 2 ; le panneau 4 central de ces flans 3 peut être disposé soit perpendiculairement à l'axe x-x' de la ligne 12 d'emballage, soit parallèlement audit axe x-x', en fonction de la forme de la découpe 7 qui constitue le présentoir.The newly formed batches 2 can be transferred between the preparation station (11) and the table (15) of the prepackage station (13) by a direct path A and level along a line which is perpendicular to the axis xx 'of the line (12) of packaging; they can also be transferred, always level, by a path B which makes it possible to introduce said batch (2) in front of the magazine (14), along a line which is parallel to the axis xx 'of the line (12) packing; they can also be transferred by a path A 'or B' which makes it possible to introduce said batch (2) from underneath said table (15), which batch is then brought to level with the latter by means of a lifting device , not shown. It can still be seen, again in FIG. 3, that the pre-packages 6 can be presented in two different ways depending on the orientation of the blanks 3. These blanks 3 can, in fact, be plated in two ways on the opposite faces of the batch 2; the central panel 4 of these blanks 3 may be arranged either perpendicular to the x-x 'axis of the packaging line 12, or parallel to said x-x' axis, depending on the shape of the cutout 7 which constitutes the display.
La ligne 12 d'emballage permet de finaliser le conditionnement du lot 2 de produits ; elle se présente sous une forme que l'on rencontre dans les machines de conditionnement de produits en caisse avec, à l'entrée, un magasin 16 qui contient les découpes 7, lequel magasin 16 est suivi d'un dispositif 17 de convoyage desdites découpes 7 qui fait passer ces dernières sur un ou plusieurs postes avant d'aboutir à l'évacuation de l'emballage 18 lorsqu'il est terminé.The packaging line 12 makes it possible to finalize the packaging of batch 2 of products; it is in a form found in box product packaging machines with, at the entrance, a magazine 16 which contains the cutouts 7, which magazine 16 is followed by a device 17 for conveying said blanks 7 which passes them on one or more positions before ending up evacuating the package 18 when it is finished.
Le premier poste après le magasin 16 est un poste 19 d'accueil de la découpe 7. Ce premier poste 19 est suivi d'un poste 20 et c'est au niveau de ce poste 20 que le regroupement de la découpe 7 et du préemballage 6 est réalisé. Ensuite, la découpe 7 est mise en volume autour du préemballage du lot 2 au fur et à mesure de son déplacement vers le poste 21 d'assemblage et vers l'aval de la ligne 12 d'emballage. La découpe 7 reçoit des points de colle qui permettent de l'assembler sous la forme d'un plateau 22 qui pourra par la suite, selon le cas, constituer le présentoir. Des points de colle peuvent également être judicieusement disposés pour réunir le plateau 22 avec les flans 3 du préemballage 6, tout en conservant une possibilité de détachement facile de ces flans 3 lors de la mise en rayon des produits, sans détériorer ledit plateau 22 qui fait office de présentoir. Dans l'exemple de la figure 3, l'installation est représentée avec un poste 23 qui se situe à la partie aval de la ligne 12 d'emballage. Ce poste 23 est aménagé, en relation avec un magasin complémentaire, non représenté, pour réaliser la pose d'un couvercle 24 sur la caisse 18, laquelle caisse 18 est issue du regroupement entre le préemballage 6 et la découpe 7 qui se transforme en plateau 22. Ce couvercle 24 se présente, par exemple, sous la forme d'une simple coiffe de protection, et il peut être façonné avec une découpe du même type que la découpe 7 constituant le plateau 22.The first station after the magazine 16 is a station 19 for receiving the blank 7. This first station 19 is followed by a station 20 and it is at this station 20 that the grouping of the blank 7 and the prepackage 6 is realized. Then, the cutout 7 is placed in volume around the prepackage of the batch 2 as it moves towards the assembly station 21 and downstream of the packaging line 12. The cut 7 receives glue points which allow to assemble it in the form of a plate 22 which may subsequently, as the case may be, constitute the display. of the points of glue may also be judiciously arranged to join the plate 22 with the blanks 3 of the prepackage 6, while maintaining a possibility of easy detachment of these blanks 3 when the products are shelved, without damaging said plate 22 which serves of display. In the example of Figure 3, the installation is shown with a station 23 which is located at the downstream portion of the line 12 packaging. This station 23 is arranged, in connection with a complementary store, not shown, to achieve the installation of a cover 24 on the box 18, which box 18 is derived from the grouping between the prepackage 6 and the cutout 7 which turns into a plateau 22. This cover 24 is, for example, in the form of a simple protective cap, and it can be shaped with a cutout of the same type as the cutout 7 constituting the plate 22.
L'installation détaillée ci-dessus permet de mettre en œuvre le procédé objet de l'invention pour façonner un emballage multi-pièces, du type « prêt- à- vendre » ou autre, qui présente toutes les qualités requises pour constituer une véritable caisse pendant le stockage et le transport notamment et pour faire office de présentoir efficace dans les rayons pour la mise en vente des produits 1.The above detailed installation makes it possible to implement the method that is the subject of the invention for shaping a multi-piece packaging, of the "ready-to-sell" or other type, which has all the qualities required to constitute a real box. during storage and transport in particular and to act as an efficient display on the shelves for the sale of products 1.
Ce procédé consiste en fait à façonner un emballage, pour un lot 2 de produits 1 , en deux temps ; dans un premier temps, il consiste :This process consists in fact of shaping a package, for a batch 2 of products 1, in two stages; At first, it consists of:
- à transférer ledit lot 2 entre le poste 11 de préparation et le poste 13 de préemballage,to transfer said batch 2 between the preparation station 11 and the prepackaging station 13,
- à appliquer, sur deux des faces latérales opposées dudit lot 2 de produits, un jeu de flans 3 de carton qui font office de parois pour protéger lesdits produits et qui font office d'entretoises pour le stockage et l'empilage de ce type d'emballage, et- to apply, on two of the opposite side faces of said batch 2 of products, a set of blanks 3 of cardboard which act as walls to protect said products and which act as spacers for the storage and stacking of this type of packaging, and
- à façonner lesdits flans 3 sur ledit lot 2, sous la forme de U pour envelopper, en tout ou partie, ledit lot et former une sorte de préemballage 6.- Shaping said blanks 3 on said batch 2, in the form of U to wrap, in whole or in part, said batch and form a kind of prepackaging 6.
Dans un deuxième temps, le procédé consiste, toujours sur cette installation :In a second step, the method consists, always on this installation:
- à transférer ledit lot ainsi préemballé vers la ligne 12 d'emballage et,- to transfer said batch thus prepackaged to the packaging line 12 and,
- à regrouper la découpe 7, qui constitue le futur présentoir, et le préemballage 6 du lot 2 pour pouvoir former l'emballage proprement dit après la mise en forme de ladite découpe 7, et,- To group the cutout 7, which is the future display, and the prepackage 6 of the batch 2 to be able to form the actual packaging after the shaping of said cutout 7, and,
- à façonner l'emballage 18 final sur la ligne 12 d'emballage.- Shaping the final packaging 18 on the packaging line 12.
Ce procédé permet donc de façonner un emballage complexe constitué de plusieurs pièces de carton comprenant au moins un plateau 22 qui est associé à deux flans 3 de carton qui forment une ceinture autour du lot 2 de produits. Les différentes pièces utilisées pour confectionner cet emballage peuvent être réalisées avec des matériaux dont la nature et la composition présentent l'avantage de pouvoir être choisies et adaptées pour chacune d'elles avec un grand nombre de possibilités, selon la destination des produits, par exemple. Ainsi, par exemple, les flans 3 de carton qui constituent la ceinture peuvent se présenter sous une forme particulièrement simple, rectangulaire, et être réalisés en carton rigide avec cannelures ; ces flans 3 font office de parois verticales mais ils font également office d'entretoises lorsque les emballages sont superposés. Ces flans 3 peuvent aussi, selon le cas, comporter des échancrures et/ou des fenêtres, non représentées, qui facilitent l'identification des produits contenus dans l'emballage.This method therefore makes it possible to form a complex package consisting of several pieces of cardboard comprising at least one plate 22 which is associated with two blanks 3 of cardboard which form a belt around lot 2 of products. The different parts used to make this packaging can be made with materials whose nature and composition have the advantage of being selected and adapted for each of them with a large number of possibilities, depending on the destination of the products, for example . Thus, for example, the blanks 3 of cardboard that constitute the belt can be in a particularly simple form, rectangular, and be made of rigid cardboard with grooves; these blanks 3 serve as vertical walls but they also act as spacers when the packages are superimposed. These blanks 3 may also, as appropriate, include indentations and / or windows, not shown, which facilitate the identification of the products contained in the package.
La découpe 7 qui fait office de plateau-présentoir peut être constituée d'une feuille cartonnée de nature différente de celle des flans 3 ; elle peut aussi recevoir une décoration adaptée au produit et à sa destination.The cutout 7 which serves as a display tray may consist of a cardboard sheet of different nature from that of the blanks 3; it can also be decorated according to the product and its destination.
La découpe qui fait office de couvercle 24 peut, elle aussi, être réalisée avec un carton sobre mais qui offre, par exemple, une bonne surface pour accueillir des informations qui vont permettre à l'opérateur d'identifier rapidement le contenu de l'emballage.The cutout which serves as a cover 24 can also be made with a simple cardboard but which offers, for example, a good surface to accommodate information that will allow the operator to quickly identify the contents of the package .
Le procédé de façonnage de l'emballage consiste encore :The process of shaping the package still consists of:
- au niveau du poste 13 de préemballage, à prélever les découpes des flans 3 dans au moins un magasin 14 situé à proximité dudit poste 13 de préemballage puis, - par des moyens appropriés, à transférer et à appliquer lesdits flans 3 sur deux faces opposées du lot 2 de produits. at the level of the prepackaging station 13, to take the cutouts of the blanks 3 in at least one magazine 14 located near the said prepacking station 13 and then, by appropriate means, to transfer and to apply the blanks 3 on two opposite faces lot 2 of products.

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1 - Procédé de façonnage d'un emballage comprenant au moins une pièce en forme de plateau et deux pièces en forme de U positionnées dans ce plateau pour ceinturer un lot (2) de produits, lesquels produits arrivent à la queue leu leu au niveau d'un poste (11) de préparation où ils sont regroupés pour former ledit lot (2) qui est ensuite transféré vers une ligne (12) d'emballage, lequel procédé est caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste, entre l'opération de préparation dudit lot (2) et l'opération de finition de l'emballage, dans un premier temps :1 - A method of forming a package comprising at least one tray-shaped piece and two U-shaped pieces positioned in this tray to surround a batch (2) of products, which products arrive at the same level at the level of a preparation station (11) where they are grouped to form said batch (2) which is then transferred to a packaging line (12), which process is characterized in that it consists, between the preparation operation of the said lot (2) and the finishing operation of the packaging, as a first step:
- à transférer ledit lot (2) depuis ledit poste (11) de préparation jusqu'à un poste (13) de préemballage, - à appliquer, sur deux des faces latérales opposées dudit lot (2) de produits, un jeu de flans (3) de carton constituant lesdites pièces en U, et- transferring said batch (2) from said preparation station (11) to a prepacking station (13), - applying, on two of the opposite lateral faces of said batch (2) of products, a set of blanks ( 3) of cardboard constituting said U-shaped pieces, and
- à façonner lesdits flans (3) sur ledit lot (2) pour envelopper, en tout ou partie, ledit lot (2) et former une sorte de préemballage (6), puis, dans un deuxième temps, - à transférer ledit préemballage (6) vers ladite ligne (12) d'emballage et,- Shaping said blanks (3) on said batch (2) to wrap, in whole or in part, said batch (2) and form a kind of prepackaging (6), then, in a second step, - to transfer said prepackage ( 6) to said packaging line (12) and,
- à regrouper ledit préemballage (6) et une découpe (7) qui constitue ledit plateau (22), et,- grouping said prepackage (6) and a cutout (7) which constitutes said tray (22), and,
- à façonner l'emballage sous la forme d'une caisse sur ladite ligne (12) d'emballage.- Shaping the package in the form of a box on said line (12) packaging.
2 - Procédé de façonnage d'un emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste, au niveau du poste (13) de préemballage, - à prélever les découpes constituant les flans (3) dans au moins un magasin (14) situé à proximité dudit poste (13), puis - à transférer et à appliquer lesdits flans (3) sur deux des faces opposées du lot (2) de produits, par des moyens appropriés.2 - A method of forming a package according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists, at the pre-packing station (13), - to take the blanks constituting the blanks (3) in at least one store (14). ) located near said station (13), then - to transfer and apply said blanks (3) on two of the opposite faces of the batch (2) of products, by appropriate means.
3 - Procédé de façonnage d'un emballage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à transférer le lot (2) de produits, entre le poste (11) de préparation et la table (15) du poste (13) de préemballage, par un chemin A direct, et à niveau, selon une ligne qui est perpendiculaire à l'axe x-x' de la ligne (12) d'emballage.3 - A method of forming a package according to claim 2, characterized in that it consists in transferring the batch (2) of products, between the station (11) of preparation and the table (15) of the station (13) prepackaging, by a path A direct, and level, along a line that is perpendicular to the axis xx 'of the line (12) packaging.
4 - Procédé de façonnage d'un emballage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à transférer le lot (2) de produits, entre le poste (1 1) de préparation et la table (15) du poste (13) de préemballage, par un chemin B, à niveau également, qui permet d'introduire ledit lot (2) en face du magasin (14), selon une ligne qui est parallèle à l'axe x-x' de la ligne (12) d'emballage. 5 - Procédé de façonnage d'un emballage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à transférer le lot (2) de produits, entre le poste (11) de préparation et la table (15) du poste (13) de préemballage, par un chemin A' ou B' qui permet d'introduire ledit lot (2) par le dessous de ladite table (15), lequel lot est mis au niveau de cette dernière au moyen d'un dispositif élévateur.4 - A method of forming a package according to claim 2, characterized in that it consists in transferring the batch (2) of products, between the station (1 1) of preparation and the table (15) of the station (13). ) of prepackaging, by a path B, also level, which allows to introduce said batch (2) in front of the magazine (14), along a line which is parallel to the axis xx 'of the line (12) d 'packaging. 5 - A method of forming a package according to claim 2, characterized in that it consists in transferring the batch (2) of products, between the station (11) of preparation and the table (15) of the station (13) prepackaging, by a path A 'or B' which allows to introduce said batch (2) from below said table (15), which batch is set at the latter by means of a lifting device.
6 - Procédé de façonnage d'un emballage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à appliquer les flans (3) sur deux des côtés opposés du lot (2), selon une direction qui est perpendiculaire à l'axe x-x' de la ligne (12) d'emballage.6 - A method of forming a package according to claim 2, characterized in that it consists in applying the blanks (3) on two of the opposite sides of the batch (2), in a direction which is perpendicular to the axis xx of the packaging line (12).
7 - Procédé de façonnage d'un emballage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à appliquer les flans (3) sur deux des côtés opposés du lot (2), selon une direction qui est parallèle à l'axe x-x' de la ligne (12) d'emballage.7 - A method of forming a package according to claim 2, characterized in that it consists in applying the blanks (3) on two opposite sides of the batch (2), in a direction which is parallel to the axis xx of the packaging line (12).
8 - Procédé de façonnage d'un emballage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à poser, sur le préemballage (6), une découpe façonnée en forme de couvercle (24) pour obtenir une caisse (18) fermée.8 - A method of forming a package according to claim 2, characterized in that it consists in placing on the pre-packaging (6), a shaped cut-shaped cover (24) to obtain a box (18) closed.
9 - Installation de façonnage d'un emballage, pour la mise en œuvre du procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend :9 - Apparatus for forming a packaging, for implementing the method according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises:
- un convoyeur (10) pour amener les produits à un poste (11) de préparation des lots (2) de produits à conditionner,a conveyor (10) for bringing the products to a station (11) for preparing the batches (2) of products to be packaged,
- une ligne (12) d'emballage de chaque lot (2) de produits, laquelle ligne (12) s'étend depuis un magasin (16), dans lequel sont stockées des découpes (7) constituant le plateau (22), jusqu'à l'extrémité aval du dispositif (17) de convoyage, en passant par un poste de mise en volume desdites découpes (7),- a line (12) of packaging of each batch (2) of products, which line (12) extends from a magazine (16), in which are stored cuts (7) constituting the plate (22), until at the downstream end of the conveying device (17), passing through a station for setting the volume of said blanks (7),
- un poste (13) de préemballage disposé entre ledit poste (11) de préparation et ladite ligne (12) d'emballage, lequel poste de préemballage comprend un magasin de flans (3) de carton et des moyens pour extraire lesdits flans et pour les appliquer sur deux des parois verticales opposées du lot (2) de produits de façon à former un préemballage (6),- a prepackaging station (13) arranged between said preparation station (11) and said packaging line (12), which prepackaging station comprises a cardboard blank magazine (3) and means for extracting said blanks and for apply them to two of the opposite vertical walls of the batch (2) of products so as to form a prepackage (6),
- sur la ligne (12) d'emballage, un poste (20) de regroupement dudit préemballage (6) avec la découpe (7) constituant le plateau (22), - des moyens pour transférer le lot (2) préparé au niveau du poste ( 11 ) de préparation vers ledit poste (13) de préemballage,- On the line (12) of packaging, a station (20) grouping said prepackage (6) with the cutout (7) constituting the plate (22), means for transferring the batch (2) prepared at the preparation station (11) to said prepacking station (13),
- des moyens pour transférer ledit préemballage (6) entre ledit poste (13) de préemballage et la ligne (12) d'emballage et le positionner au niveau dudit poste (20) de regroupement sur la découpe (7) constituant le plateau (22), laquelle découpe (7) pouvant être mise en volume autour dudit préemballage (6).- Means for transferring said prepackage (6) between said prepacking station (13) and the packaging line (12) and position it at said grouping station (20) on the cutout (7) constituting the tray (22). ), which cut (7) can be made volume around said prepackage (6).
10 — Installation de façonnage d'un emballage selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un poste (22), situé à la partie aval du dispositif (17) de convoyage, lequel poste (22) est aménagé pour permettre la dépose d'une découpe complémentaire susceptible de former un couvercle (23) qui confère audit emballage une allure de caisse (18) fermée. 10 - Apparatus for forming a packaging according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises a station (22), located at the downstream part of the conveying device (17), which station (22) is arranged to allow the removing a complementary cutout capable of forming a lid (23) which gives said package a closed body shape (18).
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