EP2412632A1 - Method and deep-draw packaging machine for filling packaging moulds with products - Google Patents

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EP2412632A1
EP2412632A1 EP10007916A EP10007916A EP2412632A1 EP 2412632 A1 EP2412632 A1 EP 2412632A1 EP 10007916 A EP10007916 A EP 10007916A EP 10007916 A EP10007916 A EP 10007916A EP 2412632 A1 EP2412632 A1 EP 2412632A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B47/00—Apparatus or devices for forming pockets or receptacles in or from sheets, blanks, or webs, comprising essentially a die into which the material is pressed or a folding die through which the material is moved
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B35/24—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
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    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a thermoforming packaging machine according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for filling packaging trays with products by means of a filling device.
  • thermoforming packaging machine for example, from the EP 0 515 661 B1 out.
  • a so-called lower film which is a thermoformable plastic film
  • the lower film is deep-drawn to produce packaging trays.
  • These packaging trays are transported on to a filling station, where they are filled with products.
  • the packaging troughs arrive in an evacuating and sealing station in which the packaging troughs are closed with a cover foil and optionally evacuated beforehand and / or fumigated with a replacement gas.
  • the filling of the packaging troughs with products can be done manually or automatically with a filling device.
  • the filling station or the filling line must be comparatively long, so that enough persons with a sufficient range of motion can stay in this filling area, and thus these persons have enough time to fill the packaging troughs.
  • the packaging machine is necessarily very long, so that it not only takes up a lot of space when setting up, but is also relatively expensive.
  • An automated filling of the packaging troughs with products by means of a filling device has the advantage that more packaging troughs can be filled per unit time than with a manual filling.
  • Conveyor belts are often used to transport the products (for example cut foods such as sausage or cheese slices) into the packaging troughs.
  • thermoforming packaging machine can not be built shorter. Since the lower film is always transported in the same plane through the conventional thermoforming packaging machine, the forming station used for deep drawing or at least the tool upper part must project upwards beyond the transport plane of the film. Since, in particular, cut foods must not fall vertically into the packaging troughs and the filling takes place in the same transport direction as the transport of the bottom foil (thus, as in the case of EP 0 515 661 B1 also adjacent packaging trays are filled simultaneously), the conveyor belt of the filling device must necessarily be inclined downwards. So that this tendency is not too steep and unwanted slippage of the products is avoided on the conveyor belt, the filling station must necessarily be very long even with an automated filling.
  • the object of the present invention is to improve a thermoforming packaging machine and a packaging process performed therewith with structurally simple means to the effect that a more compact design of the packaging machine can be achieved.
  • thermoforming packaging machine with the features of claim 1, or by a method having the features of claim 8.
  • Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.
  • thermoforming packaging machine is characterized in that the packaging trays or the bottom film used for their production is not transported - as before - in a constant transport plane through the various workstations of the packaging machine, but that the packaging trays in a transition region from a first transport plane into a of which various second transport levels are transported.
  • the filling device is arranged at this transition region. This has the advantage that even with a short filling line a horizontal filling or filling at a very small angle to the horizontal is possible without the filling device colliding with the upper tool or other components of the forming station. Consequently, a very short, compact construction of the thermoforming packaging machine can be achieved. This will be the Packaging machine also cheaper, and it requires less space in the production plant.
  • the first transport plane and the second transport plane of the packaging trays are each horizontal. This is advantageous, in particular for the second transport level, because the packaging troughs are filled when this second transport level is reached. Horizontal alignment of the packaging troughs during filling makes it difficult for the product to fall out of the packaging trough and thus makes filling easier.
  • the forming station may be configured so that it does not extend beyond the second transport plane upwards. This makes it possible to fill the packaging troughs in the second transport plane by a horizontal introduction of the products.
  • transition region is designed to reverse the transport direction of the lower film.
  • This variant makes it possible to arrange the forming station in a second working level below the level of the filling station and optionally the evacuation and sealing station. This makes the packaging machine extremely compact.
  • the transition region for reversing the transport direction of the lower film is formed by 180 °, i. a full deflection of the transport direction of the lower film causes.
  • the filling device preferably has a conveyor for conveying the products, wherein the conveying of the products takes place substantially in the second transport plane.
  • the conveyor may be, for example, a conveyor belt.
  • first transport plane and the second transport plane of the packaging troughs are spaced further apart than a stroke of a tool part of the forming station.
  • the invention also relates to a method for filling packaging trays with products by means of a filling device.
  • the filling takes place at a transition region in which the packaging trays are transported from a first transport plane into a second transport plane.
  • the packaging trays are deep-drawn prior to filling in a forming station, i. the packaging machine used to carry out the process is a thermoforming packaging machine.
  • a thermoforming packaging machine has the advantage that the packaging wells are not yet isolated during filling, but are fastened together by the common formation in a lower film. This facilitates the deflection of the packaging troughs during their transport in order to transport them from a first transport plane to a second transport plane.
  • a lateral staple chain could be provided for this purpose, which grips and conveys the bottom foil.
  • a tray sealing machine is used instead of a thermoforming packaging machine.
  • the transport direction of the packaging trays in the transition region is changed by 180 °. This makes it possible to arrange the forming station below the filling station or the filling device in order to achieve a very compact design.
  • the packaging troughs may have a curved shape during filling. This can be accomplished by filling before the packaging trays have fully reached the second transport level.
  • the curved one Shape of the packaging troughs can facilitate insertion of the products in the packaging tray in the horizontal direction.
  • the filling device promotes the products in the horizontal direction in the respective packaging trays. In this case eliminates a deflection or buckling of the products during filling, which could otherwise cause undesirable deformation of the products.
  • the horizontal conveyance of the products in the filling device takes place essentially in the second transport plane.
  • a conveyor of the filling device for example a conveyor belt, and a transport of the packaging troughs are preferably synchronized with each other. This is particularly advantageous in a cyclic, intermittent operation of the packaging machine used to carry out the method to ensure that the products are delivered only when empty packaging trays are available.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a packaging machine according to the invention 1. For the sake of clarity, only the most important for the invention components of the packaging machine 1 are shown.
  • the packaging machine 1 is a thermoforming packaging machine. It has an endless circulating conveyor chain 2 which can grasp a lower film 4 drawn off from a film roll 3 on both sides and optionally tension it transversely to the transport direction.
  • the lower film 4 is a thermoformable plastic film, for example of PA / PE composite film.
  • Deflection rollers 5, 6 bring the transport chain 2 and the lower foil 4 laterally guided by a further deflection roller 7 to the transport chain 2 and into a first horizontal transport plane 8 in the present embodiment.
  • the lower foil 4 arrives intermittent feed the transport chain 2 in a forming station 9 out.
  • a forming tool 10 for example a forming punch or a vacuum device, in the forming station 9 for a partial deep-drawing of the lower film 4 to packaging troughs 11.
  • the lower film 4 and with it the packaging troughs 11 reach a transition region 12 at which the packaging troughs 11 are conveyed from the first transport plane 8 into a second transport plane 13.
  • This second transport plane 13 is also horizontal, and it is higher than the first transport plane 8.
  • the transport direction R of the lower film 4 and the packaging trough 11 changes by 180 ° by a chain guide the transport chain 2 about a virtual, horizontal axis 14 diverts.
  • Part of the thermoforming packaging machine 1 according to the invention is a filling device 15 for filling the packaging trays 11 with products 16.
  • the filling device 15 may be a cutting and / or portioning device.
  • the products 16 may be food, for example sausage or cheese sliced into slices.
  • the filling device 15 has a horizontal conveyor 17, for example a conveyor belt, by means of which the products 16 are transported in portions into the packaging troughs 11.
  • FIG. 1 shows that the conveying of the products 16 on the horizontal conveyor 17 also takes place in the horizontal, second transport plane 13.
  • the rear end 18 of the packaging troughs 11 is bent there as it were opposite the second transport plane 13 downwards, since this rear end 18 has not yet reached the second transport plane 13.
  • the front end 19 of the packaging troughs serve as a stop for the products 16 to prevent the transport of the products 16 beyond the packaging troughs 11 to be filled.
  • the entire forming station 19 is below the second transport plane 13, in particular below the bottom 20 of the present in the second transport plane 13 packaging troughs 11. This makes it possible to arrange the forming station 9 completely below the filling area of the packaging machine 1 and so an extremely compact design To achieve packaging machine 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows two further embodiments of the packaging machine 1.
  • a first, shown in solid lines variant is the first transport plane 8a, in which the packaging trays 11 are deep-drawn in the forming station 9, also horizontally and below the second transport plane 13.
  • the first embodiment finds However, in the transition region 12, no reversal of the conveying direction R of the packaging trays 11 by 180 ° instead. Instead, two pulleys 21, 22 are provided to deflect the transport chain 2 and the lower film 4 detected by it in each case by about 50 ° and thus bring in an approximately S-shaped movement of the first transport plane 8a in the second transport plane 13.
  • a conveyor belt 17 of the filling device 15 brings the products 16 into the packaging troughs 11 to be filled. Notwithstanding the illustration in FIG. 2 could the forming station 9 are also completely below the conveyor 17 in order to achieve an even more compact design.
  • the first transport plane 8b in which the packaging trays 11 are deep-drawn in the forming station 9, not horizontally, but at an angle to the second transport plane 13 is arranged.
  • a single deflection roller 22 is sufficient to bring the transport chain 2 and the lower film 4 guided by it from the first transport plane 8b into the second transport plane 13.
  • the arrangement of the first transport plane 8b at an angle to the second transport plane 13 increases the vertical distance between the forming station 9 and the Horizontal conveyor 17 of the filling device 15. In this way, a packaging machine 1 with a possibly higher, but in its longitudinal direction even more compact design allows.
  • the packaging troughs 11 are filled in the transition region 12, in which the packaging troughs 11 are conveyed from the first transport plane 8, 8a, 8b into the second transport plane 13.
  • the packaging troughs 11 at the moment of filling with products 16 have a curved shape. It would be conceivable, during deep drawing of the packaging troughs 11, to deep-draw already folds or desired crease lines into the packaging troughs 11 in order to facilitate a curvature of the packaging troughs 11.
  • the drive of the transport chain 2 of the packaging machine 1 is preferably synchronized with the drive of the horizontal conveyor 17 of the filling device 15, so that only further products 16 are brought to the packaging troughs 11 when empty packaging troughs 11 are available in the filling area.
  • the packaging machine 1 according to the invention and the method according to the invention can be modified in many ways on the basis of the illustrated embodiments.

Abstract

The thermoforming packaging machine (1) has a forming station (9) for generating packaging trays (11) in a lower film (4), and a filling device (15) for filling the packaging trays with products (16), where a lateral clamp chain (2) is provided. The filling device is arranged at a transition region (12) for conveying the packaging trays from a transport plane (8) to another transport plane (13). An independent claim is also included for a method for filling packaging trays with products.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 sowie auf ein Verfahren zum Befüllen von Verpackungsmulden mit Produkten mittels einer Füllvorrichtung.The invention relates to a thermoforming packaging machine according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for filling packaging trays with products by means of a filling device.

Eine gattungsgemäße Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine geht beispielsweise aus der EP 0 515 661 B1 hervor. Bei solchen Tiefziehverpackungsmaschinen wird eine sogenannte Unterfolie, bei der es sich um eine tiefziehbare Kunststofffolie handelt, von einer Folienrolle abgezogen. In einer Formstation wird die Unterfolie tiefgezogen, um Verpackungsmulden herzustellen. Diese Verpackungsmulden werden weiter transportiert zu einer Füllstation, in der sie mit Produkten befüllt werden. Anschließend gelangen die Verpackungsmulden in eine Evakuier-und Siegelstation, in der die Verpackungsmulden mit einer Deckelfolie verschlossen sowie gegebenenfalls vorher evakuiert und/oder mit einem Austauschgas begast werden. Anschließend erfolgt üblicherweise eine Vereinzelung der Verpackungsmulden durch Längs-und Quertrenneinrichtungen.A generic thermoforming packaging machine, for example, from the EP 0 515 661 B1 out. In such thermoforming packaging machines, a so-called lower film, which is a thermoformable plastic film, is stripped off a film roll. In a forming station, the lower film is deep-drawn to produce packaging trays. These packaging trays are transported on to a filling station, where they are filled with products. Subsequently, the packaging troughs arrive in an evacuating and sealing station in which the packaging troughs are closed with a cover foil and optionally evacuated beforehand and / or fumigated with a replacement gas. Subsequently, usually a separation of the packaging trays by longitudinal and transverse separating devices.

Das Befüllen der Verpackungsmulden mit Produkten kann manuell oder automatisiert mit einer Füllvorrichtung erfolgen. Zum manuellen Befüllen muss die Füllstation bzw. die Füllstrecke vergleichsweise lang sein, so dass sich genügend Personen mit einem ausreichenden Bewegungsradius in diesem Füllbereich aufhalten können, und damit diese Personen genügend Zeit zum Befüllen der Verpackungsmulden haben. Dadurch wird die Verpackungsmaschine jedoch notwendigerweise sehr lang, so dass sie nicht nur beim Aufstellen viel Platz beansprucht, sondern auch vergleichsweise teuer wird.The filling of the packaging troughs with products can be done manually or automatically with a filling device. For manual filling, the filling station or the filling line must be comparatively long, so that enough persons with a sufficient range of motion can stay in this filling area, and thus these persons have enough time to fill the packaging troughs. As a result, the packaging machine is necessarily very long, so that it not only takes up a lot of space when setting up, but is also relatively expensive.

Ein automatisiertes Befüllen der Verpackungsmulden mit Produkten mittels einer Füllvorrichtung hat den Vorteil, dass pro Zeiteinheit mehr Verpackungsmulden als bei einem manuellen Befüllen befüllt werden können. Häufig werden dabei Förderbänder eingesetzt, um die Produkte (beispielsweise geschnittene Lebensmittel wie Wurst- oder Käsescheiben) in die Verpackungsmulden zu befördern.An automated filling of the packaging troughs with products by means of a filling device has the advantage that more packaging troughs can be filled per unit time than with a manual filling. Conveyor belts are often used to transport the products (for example cut foods such as sausage or cheese slices) into the packaging troughs.

Auch beim Verwenden einer automatisierten Füllvorrichtung kann jedoch die Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine nicht kürzer gebaut werden. Da die Unterfolie stets in derselben Ebene durch die herkömmliche Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine transportiert wird, muss die zum Tiefziehen verwendete Formstation oder zumindest deren Werkzeugoberteil nach oben über die Transportebene der Folie überstehen. Da insbesondere geschnittene Lebensmittel nicht senkrecht in die Verpackungsmulden fallen dürfen und das Befüllen in derselben Transportrichtung wie der Transport der Unterfolie erfolgt (damit wie bei der EP 0 515 661 B1 auch nebeneinander liegende Verpackungsmulden gleichzeitig befüllt werden), muss das Förderband der Füllvorrichtung notwendigerweise nach unten geneigt sein. Damit diese Neigung nicht zu steil wird und ein unerwünschtes Abrutschen der Produkte auf dem Förderband vermieden wird, muss die Füllstation auch bei einem automatisierten Befüllen notwendigerweise sehr lang werden.However, even when using an automated filling device, the thermoforming packaging machine can not be built shorter. Since the lower film is always transported in the same plane through the conventional thermoforming packaging machine, the forming station used for deep drawing or at least the tool upper part must project upwards beyond the transport plane of the film. Since, in particular, cut foods must not fall vertically into the packaging troughs and the filling takes place in the same transport direction as the transport of the bottom foil (thus, as in the case of EP 0 515 661 B1 also adjacent packaging trays are filled simultaneously), the conveyor belt of the filling device must necessarily be inclined downwards. So that this tendency is not too steep and unwanted slippage of the products is avoided on the conveyor belt, the filling station must necessarily be very long even with an automated filling.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, eine Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine und einen damit ausgeführten Verpackungsprozess mit konstruktiv möglichst einfachen Mitteln dahingehend zu verbessern, dass eine kompaktere Bauweise der Verpackungsmaschine erreicht werden kann.The object of the present invention is to improve a thermoforming packaging machine and a packaging process performed therewith with structurally simple means to the effect that a more compact design of the packaging machine can be achieved.

Diese Aufgabe wird gelöst durch eine Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1, bzw. durch ein Verfahren mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 8. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben.This object is achieved by a thermoforming packaging machine with the features of claim 1, or by a method having the features of claim 8. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

Die erfindungsgemäße Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass die Verpackungsmulden bzw. die zu ihrer Herstellung verwendete Unterfolie nicht - wie bisher - in einer konstanten Transportebene durch die verschiedenen Arbeitsstationen der Verpackungsmaschine transportiert wird, sondern dass die Verpackungsmulden in einem Übergangsbereich von einer ersten Transportebene in eine davon verschiedene zweite Transportebene befördert werden. Erfindungsgemäß ist ferner vorgesehen, dass die Füllvorrichtung an diesem Übergangsbereich angeordnet ist. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass selbst bei einer kurzen Füllstrecke ein horizontales Befüllen oder ein Befüllen unter einem sehr geringen Winkel zur Horizontalen möglich ist, ohne dass die Füllvorrichtung mit dem Werkzeugoberteil oder anderen Komponenten der Formstation kollidiert. Folglich kann eine sehr kurze, kompakte Bauweise der Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine erzielt werden. Dadurch wird die Verpackungsmaschine zudem günstiger, und sie benötigt weniger Platz in der Produktionsstätte.The thermoforming packaging machine according to the invention is characterized in that the packaging trays or the bottom film used for their production is not transported - as before - in a constant transport plane through the various workstations of the packaging machine, but that the packaging trays in a transition region from a first transport plane into a of which various second transport levels are transported. According to the invention it is further provided that the filling device is arranged at this transition region. This has the advantage that even with a short filling line a horizontal filling or filling at a very small angle to the horizontal is possible without the filling device colliding with the upper tool or other components of the forming station. Consequently, a very short, compact construction of the thermoforming packaging machine can be achieved. This will be the Packaging machine also cheaper, and it requires less space in the production plant.

Vorzugsweise sind die erste Transportebene und die zweite Transportebene der Verpackungsmulden jeweils horizontal. Insbesondere für die zweite Transportebene ist dies deshalb vorteilhaft, weil die Verpackungsmulden beim Erreichen dieser zweiten Transportebene befüllt werden. Eine horizontale Ausrichtung der Verpackungsmulden beim Befüllen erschwert ein Herausfallen des Produkts aus der Verpackungsmulde und erleichtert so das Befüllen.Preferably, the first transport plane and the second transport plane of the packaging trays are each horizontal. This is advantageous, in particular for the second transport level, because the packaging troughs are filled when this second transport level is reached. Horizontal alignment of the packaging troughs during filling makes it difficult for the product to fall out of the packaging trough and thus makes filling easier.

Vor diesem Hintergrund wäre es auch denkbar, dass nur die zweite Transportebene horizontal ist, und dass die erste Transportebene unter einem Winkel zur ersten Transportebene angeordnet ist ― vorzugsweise so, dass die Verpackungsmulden in Transportrichtung ansteigend transportiert werden.Against this background, it would also be conceivable that only the second transport plane is horizontal, and that the first transport plane is arranged at an angle to the first transport plane - preferably so that the packaging trays are transported increasing in the transport direction.

Zweckmäßig ist es, wenn die erste Transportebene unterhalb der zweiten Transportebene liegt. In diesem Fall kann die Formstation so ausgebildet sein, dass sie sich nicht über die zweite Transportebene hinaus nach oben erstreckt. Dadurch wird es möglich, die Verpackungsmulden in der zweiten Transportebene durch ein horizontales Heranführen der Produkte zu befüllen.It is expedient if the first transport plane lies below the second transport plane. In this case, the forming station may be configured so that it does not extend beyond the second transport plane upwards. This makes it possible to fill the packaging troughs in the second transport plane by a horizontal introduction of the products.

Besondere Vorteile entstehen, wenn der Übergangsbereich zur Umkehr der Transportrichtung der Unterfolie ausgebildet ist. Diese Variante ermöglicht es, die Formstation in einer zweiten Arbeitsebene unter der Ebene der Füllstation und gegebenenfalls der Evakuier- und Siegelstation anzuordnen. Dadurch wird die Verpackungsmaschine äußerst kompakt.Particular advantages arise when the transition region is designed to reverse the transport direction of the lower film. This variant makes it possible to arrange the forming station in a second working level below the level of the filling station and optionally the evacuation and sealing station. This makes the packaging machine extremely compact.

Insbesondere ist es denkbar, dass der Übergangsbereich zur Umkehr der Transportrichtung der Unterfolie um 180° ausgebildet ist, d.h. eine volle Umlenkung der Transportrichtung der Unterfolie bewirkt.In particular, it is conceivable that the transition region for reversing the transport direction of the lower film is formed by 180 °, i. a full deflection of the transport direction of the lower film causes.

Die Füllvorrichtung weist vorzugsweise einen Förderer zum Fördern der Produkte auf, wobei das Fördern der Produkte im Wesentlichen in der zweiten Transportebene stattfindet. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass eine ein Verrutschen der Produkte ermöglichende Neigung des Förderers vermieden wird, und dass die Produkte beim Befüllen der Verpackungsmulden nicht deformiert werden, da sich ihre Förderrichtung nicht ändert. Bei dem Förderer kann es sich beispielsweise um ein Förderband handeln.The filling device preferably has a conveyor for conveying the products, wherein the conveying of the products takes place substantially in the second transport plane. This has the advantage that a tendency of the conveyor slipping enabling products is avoided, and that the products when filling the packaging trays not deformed, since their conveying direction does not change. The conveyor may be, for example, a conveyor belt.

Günstig ist es, wenn die erste Transportebene und die zweite Transportebene der Verpackungsmulden weiter voneinander beabstandet sind als ein Hub eines Werkzeugteils der Formstation. Bei Erfüllen dieser Bedingung ist ausgeschlossen, dass die Füllvorrichtung mit der Formstation kollidiert.It is advantageous if the first transport plane and the second transport plane of the packaging troughs are spaced further apart than a stroke of a tool part of the forming station. When this condition is met, it is impossible for the filling device to collide with the forming station.

Die Erfindung bezieht sich auch auf ein Verfahren zum Befüllen von Verpackungsmulden mit Produkten mittels einer Füllvorrichtung. Erfindungsgemäß erfolgt das Befüllen dabei an einen Übergangsbereich, in dem die Verpackungsmulden von einer ersten Transportebene in eine zweite Transportebene befördert werden. Dies bietet die vorstehend beschriebenen Vorteile, insbesondere den Vorteil einer sehr kompakten Bauform der das Verfahren ausführenden Verpackungsmaschine.The invention also relates to a method for filling packaging trays with products by means of a filling device. According to the invention, the filling takes place at a transition region in which the packaging trays are transported from a first transport plane into a second transport plane. This offers the advantages described above, in particular the advantage of a very compact design of the packaging machine carrying out the method.

Vorzugsweise werden die Verpackungsmulden vor dem Befüllen in einer Formstation tiefgezogen, d.h. bei der zum Ausführen des Verfahrens verwendeten Verpackungsmaschine handelt es sich um eine Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine. Eine solche Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine hat den Vorteil, dass die Verpackungsmulden während des Befüllens noch nicht vereinzelt sind, sondern durch das gemeinsame Ausbilden in einer Unterfolie aneinander befestigt sind. Dies erleichtert das Umlenken der Verpackungsmulden bei deren Transport, um sie von einer ersten Transportebene in eine zweite Transportebene zu befördern. Beispielsweise könnte zu diesem Zweck eine seitliche Klammerkette vorgesehen sein, die die Unterfolie ergreift und befördert. Denkbar wäre jedoch auch eine Variante, bei der statt einer Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine eine Schalenverschließmaschine eingesetzt wird.Preferably, the packaging trays are deep-drawn prior to filling in a forming station, i. the packaging machine used to carry out the process is a thermoforming packaging machine. Such a thermoforming packaging machine has the advantage that the packaging wells are not yet isolated during filling, but are fastened together by the common formation in a lower film. This facilitates the deflection of the packaging troughs during their transport in order to transport them from a first transport plane to a second transport plane. For example, a lateral staple chain could be provided for this purpose, which grips and conveys the bottom foil. However, it would also be conceivable to use a variant in which a tray sealing machine is used instead of a thermoforming packaging machine.

Vorzugsweise wird die Transportrichtung der Verpackungsmulden im Übergangsbereich um 180° geändert. Dadurch wird es möglich, die Formstation unterhalb der Füllstation bzw. der Füllvorrichtung anzuordnen, um eine sehr kompakte Bauform zu erzielen.Preferably, the transport direction of the packaging trays in the transition region is changed by 180 °. This makes it possible to arrange the forming station below the filling station or the filling device in order to achieve a very compact design.

Unter Umständen kann es günstig sein, wenn die Verpackungsmulden beim Befüllen eine gekrümmte Form haben. Dies kann dadurch bewirkt werden, dass das Befüllen erfolgt, bevor die Verpackungsmulden vollständig die zweite Transportebene erreicht haben. Die gekrümmte Form der Verpackungsmulden kann ein Einführen der Produkte in die Verpackungsmulde in horizontaler Richtung erleichtern.Under certain circumstances, it may be favorable if the packaging troughs have a curved shape during filling. This can be accomplished by filling before the packaging trays have fully reached the second transport level. The curved one Shape of the packaging troughs can facilitate insertion of the products in the packaging tray in the horizontal direction.

Besonders günstig ist es nämlich, wenn die Füllvorrichtung die Produkte in horizontaler Richtung in die jeweiligen Verpackungsmulden fördert. In diesem Fall entfällt ein Umlenken oder Umknicken der Produkte beim Befüllen, was ansonsten ein unerwünschtes Deformieren der Produkte bewirken könnte.Namely, it is particularly favorable if the filling device promotes the products in the horizontal direction in the respective packaging trays. In this case eliminates a deflection or buckling of the products during filling, which could otherwise cause undesirable deformation of the products.

Vorzugsweise erfolgt das horizontale Fördern der Produkte in der Füllvorrichtung im Wesentlichen in der zweiten Transportebene.Preferably, the horizontal conveyance of the products in the filling device takes place essentially in the second transport plane.

Ein Förderer der Füllvorrichtung, beispielsweise ein Förderband, und ein Transport der Verpackungsmulden sind vorzugsweise miteinander synchronisiert. Dies ist insbesondere bei einem taktweisen, intermittierenden Betrieb der zur Ausführung des Verfahrens verwendeten Verpackungsmaschine vorteilhaft, um sicherzustellen, dass die Produkte nur dann angeliefert werden, wenn leere Verpackungsmulden zur Verfügung stehen.A conveyor of the filling device, for example a conveyor belt, and a transport of the packaging troughs are preferably synchronized with each other. This is particularly advantageous in a cyclic, intermittent operation of the packaging machine used to carry out the method to ensure that the products are delivered only when empty packaging trays are available.

Im Folgenden werden vorteilhafte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung anhand einer Zeichnung näher erläutert. Im Einzelnen zeigen:

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Gleiche Komponenten sind in den Figuren durchgängig mit gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen.The same components are provided throughout the figures with the same reference numerals.

Figur 1 zeigt in schematischer Darstellung ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel einer erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsmaschine 1. Der Übersichtlichkeit halber sind lediglich die für die Erfindung wichtigsten Komponenten der Verpackungsmaschine 1 dargestellt. FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a packaging machine according to the invention 1. For the sake of clarity, only the most important for the invention components of the packaging machine 1 are shown.

Bei der Verpackungsmaschine 1 handelt es sich um eine Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine. Sie verfügt über eine endlos umlaufende Transportkette 2, die eine von einer Folienrolle 3 abgezogene Unterfolie 4 beidseitig ergreifen und gegebenenfalls quer zur Transportrichtung spannen kann. Bei der Unterfolie 4 handelt es sich um eine tiefziehbare Kunststofffolie, beispielsweise aus PA/PE-Verbundfolie.The packaging machine 1 is a thermoforming packaging machine. It has an endless circulating conveyor chain 2 which can grasp a lower film 4 drawn off from a film roll 3 on both sides and optionally tension it transversely to the transport direction. The lower film 4 is a thermoformable plastic film, for example of PA / PE composite film.

Umlenkrollen 5, 6 bringen die Transportkette 2 und die über eine weitere Umlenkrolle 7 an die Transportkette 2 herangeführte und von der Transportkette 2 seitlich erfasste Unterfolie 4 in eine erste, im vorliegenden Ausführungsbeispiel horizontale Transportebene 8. In dieser ersten Transportebene 8 wird die Unterfolie 4 beim intermittierenden Vorschub der Transportkette 2 in eine Formstation 9 geführt. Gegebenenfalls nach einem geeigneten Erwärmen der Unterfolie sorgt ein Formwerkzeug 10, beispielsweise ein Formstempel oder eine Unterdruckeinrichtung, in der Formstation 9 für ein abschnittsweises Tiefziehen der Unterfolie 4 zu Verpackungsmulden 11.Deflection rollers 5, 6 bring the transport chain 2 and the lower foil 4 laterally guided by a further deflection roller 7 to the transport chain 2 and into a first horizontal transport plane 8 in the present embodiment. In this first transport plane 8, the lower foil 4 arrives intermittent feed the transport chain 2 in a forming station 9 out. Optionally, after a suitable heating of the lower film, a forming tool 10, for example a forming punch or a vacuum device, in the forming station 9 for a partial deep-drawing of the lower film 4 to packaging troughs 11.

Beim Weitertransport der Transportkette 2 gelangen die Unterfolie 4 und mit ihr die Verpackungsmulden 11 zu einem Übergangsbereich 12, an dem die Verpackungsmulden 11 von der ersten Transportebene 8 in eine zweite Transportebene 13 befördert werden. Diese zweite Transportebene 13 ist ebenfalls horizontal, und sie liegt höher als die erste Transportebene 8. Im Übergangsbereich 12 ändert sich die Transportrichtung R der Unterfolie 4 bzw. der Verpackungsmulden 11 um 180°, indem eine Kettenführung die Transportkette 2 um eine virtuelle, horizontale Achse 14 umlenkt.Upon further transport of the transport chain 2, the lower film 4 and with it the packaging troughs 11 reach a transition region 12 at which the packaging troughs 11 are conveyed from the first transport plane 8 into a second transport plane 13. This second transport plane 13 is also horizontal, and it is higher than the first transport plane 8. In the transition region 12, the transport direction R of the lower film 4 and the packaging trough 11 changes by 180 ° by a chain guide the transport chain 2 about a virtual, horizontal axis 14 diverts.

Teil der erfindungsgemäßen Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine 1 ist eine Füllvorrichtung 15 zum Befüllen der Verpackungsmulden 11 mit Produkten 16. Bei der Füllvorrichtung 15 kann es sich um eine Schneid- und/oder Portioniereinrichtung handeln. Bei den Produkten 16 kann es sich um Lebensmittel handeln, beispielsweise um Wurst oder Käse, die zu Scheiben aufgeschnitten sind. Die Füllvorrichtung 15 verfügt über einen Horizontalförderer 17, beispielsweise ein Förderband, mittels dessen die Produkte 16 portionsweise in die Verpackungsmulden 11 befördert werden.Part of the thermoforming packaging machine 1 according to the invention is a filling device 15 for filling the packaging trays 11 with products 16. The filling device 15 may be a cutting and / or portioning device. The products 16 may be food, for example sausage or cheese sliced into slices. The filling device 15 has a horizontal conveyor 17, for example a conveyor belt, by means of which the products 16 are transported in portions into the packaging troughs 11.

Figur 1 zeigt, dass das Fördern der Produkte 16 auf dem Horizontalförderer 17 ebenfalls in der horizontalen, zweiten Transportebene 13 stattfindet. Beim Befüllen sind die Verpackungsmulden 11 auf Grund der Krümmung der Transportkette 2 im Übergangsbereich 12 ebenfalls gekrümmt. Das hintere Ende 18 der Verpackungsmulden 11 ist dort gleichsam gegenüber der zweiten Transportebene 13 nach unten abgebogen, da dieses hintere Ende 18 die zweite Transportebene 13 noch nicht erreicht hat. Damit behindert das hintere Ende 18 das Befüllen der Verpackungsmulden 11 nicht, wenn die Produkte 16 in horizontaler Richtung in die Verpackungsmulden 11 gefördert werden. Gegebenenfalls kann das vordere Ende 19 der Verpackungsmulden als Anschlag für die Produkte 16 dienen, um das Befördern der Produkte 16 über die zu befüllenden Verpackungsmulden 11 hinaus zu verhindern. FIG. 1 shows that the conveying of the products 16 on the horizontal conveyor 17 also takes place in the horizontal, second transport plane 13. When filling the packaging trays 11 are due to the curvature of the transport chain 2 in the transition region 12th also curved. The rear end 18 of the packaging troughs 11 is bent there as it were opposite the second transport plane 13 downwards, since this rear end 18 has not yet reached the second transport plane 13. Thus hinders the rear end 18, the filling of the packaging troughs 11 not when the products 16 are conveyed in the horizontal direction in the packaging troughs 11. Optionally, the front end 19 of the packaging troughs serve as a stop for the products 16 to prevent the transport of the products 16 beyond the packaging troughs 11 to be filled.

In Figur 1 befindet sich die gesamte Formstation 19 unterhalb der zweiten Transportebene 13, insbesondere unterhalb des Bodens 20 der in der zweiten Transportebene 13 befindlichen Verpackungsmulden 11. Dadurch wird es möglich, die Formstation 9 vollständig unterhalb des Füllbereichs der Verpackungsmaschine 1 anzuordnen und so eine äußerst kompakte Bauform der Verpackungsmaschine 1 zu erzielen.In FIG. 1 the entire forming station 19 is below the second transport plane 13, in particular below the bottom 20 of the present in the second transport plane 13 packaging troughs 11. This makes it possible to arrange the forming station 9 completely below the filling area of the packaging machine 1 and so an extremely compact design To achieve packaging machine 1.

Figur 2 zeigt zwei weitere Ausführungsvarianten der Verpackungsmaschine 1. In einer ersten, mit durchgezogenen Linien dargestellten Variante liegt die erste Transportebene 8a, in der die Verpackungsmulden 11 in der Formstation 9 tiefgezogen werden, ebenfalls horizontal und unterhalb der zweiten Transportebene 13. Im Gegensatz zum ersten Ausführungsbeispiel findet jedoch im Übergangsbereich 12 keine Umkehr der Förderrichtung R der Verpackungsmulden 11 um 180° statt. Stattdessen sind zwei Umlenkrollen 21, 22 vorgesehen, um die Transportkette 2 und die von ihr erfasste Unterfolie 4 jeweils um etwa 50° abzulenken und so in einer etwa S-förmigen Bewegung von der ersten Transportebene 8a in die zweite Transportebene 13 zu bringen. In der zweiten Transportebene 13 bringt ein Förderband 17 der Füllvorrichtung 15 die Produkte 16 in die zu befüllenden Verpackungsmulden 11. Abweichend von der Darstellung in Figur 2 könnte sich die Formstation 9 auch vollständig unterhalb des Förderers 17 befinden, um eine noch kompaktere Bauform zu erreichen. FIG. 2 shows two further embodiments of the packaging machine 1. In a first, shown in solid lines variant is the first transport plane 8a, in which the packaging trays 11 are deep-drawn in the forming station 9, also horizontally and below the second transport plane 13. In contrast to the first embodiment finds However, in the transition region 12, no reversal of the conveying direction R of the packaging trays 11 by 180 ° instead. Instead, two pulleys 21, 22 are provided to deflect the transport chain 2 and the lower film 4 detected by it in each case by about 50 ° and thus bring in an approximately S-shaped movement of the first transport plane 8a in the second transport plane 13. In the second transport plane 13, a conveyor belt 17 of the filling device 15 brings the products 16 into the packaging troughs 11 to be filled. Notwithstanding the illustration in FIG FIG. 2 could the forming station 9 are also completely below the conveyor 17 in order to achieve an even more compact design.

In einer zweiten, in Figur 2 mit gestrichelten Linien gezeigten Variante ist die erste Transportebene 8b, in der die Verpackungsmulden 11 in der Formstation 9 tiefgezogen werden, nicht horizontal, sondern unter einem Winkel zur zweiten Transportebene 13 angeordnet. Hier genügt also eine einzige Umlenkrolle 22, um die Transportkette 2 und die von ihr geführte Unterfolie 4 von der ersten Transportebene 8b in die zweite Transportebene 13 zu bringen. Die Anordnung der ersten Transportebene 8b unter einem Winkel zur zweiten Transportebene 13 vergrößert den vertikalen Abstand zwischen der Formstation 9 und dem Horizontalförderer 17 der Füllvorrichtung 15. Auf diese Weise wird eine Verpackungsmaschine 1 mit einer möglicherweise höheren, dafür aber in ihrer Längsrichtung noch kompakteren Bauweise ermöglicht.In a second, in FIG. 2 shown with dashed lines, the first transport plane 8b, in which the packaging trays 11 are deep-drawn in the forming station 9, not horizontally, but at an angle to the second transport plane 13 is arranged. Here, therefore, a single deflection roller 22 is sufficient to bring the transport chain 2 and the lower film 4 guided by it from the first transport plane 8b into the second transport plane 13. The arrangement of the first transport plane 8b at an angle to the second transport plane 13 increases the vertical distance between the forming station 9 and the Horizontal conveyor 17 of the filling device 15. In this way, a packaging machine 1 with a possibly higher, but in its longitudinal direction even more compact design allows.

Im erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren zum Befüllen von Verpackungsmulden, d.h. beim Betrieb der erfindungsgemäßen Verpackungsmaschine 1, erfolgt das Befüllen der Verpackungsmulden 11 in dem Übergangsbereich 12, in dem die Verpackungsmulden 11 von der ersten Transportebene 8, 8a, 8b in die zweite Transportebene 13 befördert werden. In beiden Figuren 1, 2 ist zu erkennen, dass die Verpackungsmulden 11 im Moment des Befüllens mit Produkten 16 eine gekrümmte Form haben. Denkbar wäre es, beim Tiefziehen der Verpackungsmulden 11 bereits Falten oder Soll-Knicklinien in die Verpackungsmulden 11 tiefzuziehen, um eine Krümmung der Verpackungsmulden 11 zu erleichtern. Der Antrieb der Transportkette 2 der Verpackungsmaschine 1 ist vorzugsweise mit dem Antrieb des Horizontalförderers 17 der Füllvorrichtung 15 synchronisiert, so dass nur dann weitere Produkte 16 an die Verpackungsmulden 11 herangeführt werden, wenn im Füllbereich leere Verpackungsmulden 11 zur Verfügung stehen.In the method according to the invention for filling packaging troughs, ie during operation of the packaging machine 1 according to the invention, the packaging troughs 11 are filled in the transition region 12, in which the packaging troughs 11 are conveyed from the first transport plane 8, 8a, 8b into the second transport plane 13. In both FIGS. 1, 2 It can be seen that the packaging troughs 11 at the moment of filling with products 16 have a curved shape. It would be conceivable, during deep drawing of the packaging troughs 11, to deep-draw already folds or desired crease lines into the packaging troughs 11 in order to facilitate a curvature of the packaging troughs 11. The drive of the transport chain 2 of the packaging machine 1 is preferably synchronized with the drive of the horizontal conveyor 17 of the filling device 15, so that only further products 16 are brought to the packaging troughs 11 when empty packaging troughs 11 are available in the filling area.

Die erfindungsgemäße Verpackungsmaschine 1 und das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren können ausgehend von den dargestellten Ausführungsbeispielen in vielfacher Weise verändert werden.The packaging machine 1 according to the invention and the method according to the invention can be modified in many ways on the basis of the illustrated embodiments.

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Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine (1) mit einer Formstation (9) zum Erzeugen von Verpackungsmulden (11) in einer Unterfolie (4), und mit einer Füllvorrichtung (15) zum Befüllen der Verpackungsmulden (11) mit Produkten (16), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Füllvorrichtung (15) angeordnet ist an einem Übergangsbereich (12) zum Befördern der Verpackungsmulden (11) von einer ersten Transportebene (8, 8a, 8b) in eine zweite Transportebene (13).Thermoforming packaging machine (1) with a forming station (9) for producing packaging troughs (11) in a lower film (4), and with a filling device (15) for filling the packaging troughs (11) with products (16), characterized in that the filling device (15) is arranged at a transition region (12) for conveying the packaging troughs (11) from a first transport plane (8, 8a, 8b) in a second transport plane (13). Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Transportebene (8a, 8b) und die zweite Transportebene (13) jeweils horizontal sind.Thermoforming packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the first transport plane (8a, 8b) and the second transport plane (13) are each horizontal. Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Transportebene (8, 8a) unterhalb der zweiten Transportebene (13) liegt.Thermoforming packaging machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first transport plane (8, 8a) lies below the second transport plane (13). Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Übergangsbereich (12) zur Umkehr der Transportrichtung der Unterfolie (4) ausgebildet ist.Thermoforming packaging machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transition region (12) for reversing the transport direction of the lower film (4) is formed. Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Übergangsbereich (12) zur Umkehr der Transportrichtung der Unterfolie (4) um 180° ausgebildet ist.Thermoforming packaging machine according to claim 4, characterized in that the transition region (12) for reversing the transport direction of the lower film (4) is formed by 180 °. Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Füllvorrichtung (15) einen Förderer (17) zum Fördern der Produkte (16) im Wesentlichen in der zweiten Transportebene (13) aufweist.Thermoforming packaging machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the filling device (15) has a conveyor (17) for conveying the products (16) substantially in the second transport plane (13). Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die erste Transportebene (8, 8a) und die zweite Transportebene (13) weiter voneinander beabstandet sind als ein Hub eines Werkzeugteils (10) der Formstation (9).Thermoforming packaging machine according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first transport plane (8, 8a) and the second transport plane (13) are spaced further apart than a stroke of a tool part (10) of the forming station (9). Verfahren zum Befüllen von Verpackungsmulden (11) mit Produkten (16) mittels einer Füllvorrichtung (15), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Befüllen an einem Übergangsbereich (12) erfolgt, in dem die Verpackungsmulden (11) von einer ersten Transportebene (8, 8a, 8b) in eine zweite Transportebene (13) befördert werden.Method for filling packaging troughs (11) with products (16) by means of a filling device (15), characterized in that the filling takes place at a transition region (12) in which the packaging troughs (11) are separated from a first transport plane (8, 8a, 8b) are transported to a second transport plane (13). Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verpackungsmulden (11) vor dem Befüllen in einer Formstation (9) tiefgezogen werden.A method according to claim 8, characterized in that the packaging troughs (11) are deep-drawn prior to filling in a forming station (9). Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Transportrichtung der Verpackungsmulden (11) im Übergangsbereich (12) um 180° geändert wird.Method according to one of claims 8 or 9, characterized in that the transport direction of the packaging troughs (11) in the transition region (12) is changed by 180 °. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verpackungsmulden (11) beim Befüllen eine gekrümmte Form haben.Method according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the packaging wells (11) have a curved shape during filling. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Füllvorrichtung (15) die Produkte (16) in horizontaler Richtung in die jeweiligen Verpackungsmulden (11) fördert.Method according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the filling device (15) promotes the products (16) in the horizontal direction in the respective packaging troughs (11). Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das horizontale Fördern der Produkte (16) in der Füllvorrichtung (15) im Wesentlichen in der zweiten Transportebene (13) erfolgt.A method according to claim 12, characterized in that the horizontal conveying of the products (16) in the filling device (15) takes place substantially in the second transport plane (13). Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Förderer (17) der Füllvorrichtung (15) und ein Transport der Verpackungsmulden (11) miteinander synchronisiert sind.Method according to one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that a conveyor (17) of the filling device (15) and a transport of the packaging troughs (11) are synchronized with each other. Verfahren nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Produkt (16) in der Füllvorrichtung (15) zu Portionen geschnitten wird.Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the product (16) in the filling device (15) is cut into portions.
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