EP2704949B1 - Procédé et dispositif pour emballer des groupes d'objets réunis en unités d'emballage - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour emballer des groupes d'objets réunis en unités d'emballage Download PDF

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EP2704949B1
EP2704949B1 EP11782060.5A EP11782060A EP2704949B1 EP 2704949 B1 EP2704949 B1 EP 2704949B1 EP 11782060 A EP11782060 A EP 11782060A EP 2704949 B1 EP2704949 B1 EP 2704949B1
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Alexander Brüker
Bernd Cox
Josef Duepper
Michael Joerissen
Thomas Lelie
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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
    • B65B11/06—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths
    • B65B11/08—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path
    • B65B11/16—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path to fold the wrappers in channel form about contents and then to close the ends of the channel by folding and finally the mouth of the channel by folding or twisting
    • 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
    • B65B11/06—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths
    • B65B11/08—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path
    • B65B11/10—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents
    • B65B11/12—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents and then to form closing folds of similar form at opposite ends of the tube

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  • the invention relates to a method and a device for packaging groups of objects combined into packaging units.
  • bottles in particular plastic bottles, cans, etc. are often grouped together and wrapped in a foil.
  • the film is a plastic film, the film is shrunk so that the articles form a stable packaging unit and undergo mutual fixation with the aid of the shrunk film. In this process typically open lateral so-called shrink eyes are observed.
  • the procedure is such that a Folienmit disturb moves under a foil wrap.
  • the Folienmit livelystab describes over the group of objects or the product group a circular path and thereby proposes the already mentioned foil wrap on this product group.
  • the Folienmitauerstab immersed along with the rear end of the film roll in a slot of a transport path. During further transport of the so wrapped product group this moves over the slot and thus pulls the front end of the film roll also under him.
  • the product group stands on the overlapping ends of the film roll, the film flashover. The ends of the film roll or the film flashover is welded during the subsequent shrinking process.
  • the procedure described has basically proven, but is in need of improvement, as far as the stability of the packaging unit produced.
  • the regularly provided two-sided open lateral shrink eyes cause the objects that are combined to form the packaging unit to perform or execute a relative movement relative to one another despite the film impact.
  • these objects can execute or execute a relative movement relative to one another.
  • a packaging machine is described in addition, according to the DE 20 2010 013 513 U1 to be equipped with a reliably functioning guide for tape and film material.
  • associated packaging webs are guided over flat guide elements.
  • At least one of the guide elements is designed as an ultrasound bearing unit.
  • a packaging method and a packaging device in which a packaging unit is wrapped with foil to form transverse edges protruding folding tabs which are applied in a folding unit by means of a stationary and a moving together with the packaging unit folding element to the packaging unit.
  • the invention is based on the technical problem of further developing such a method and a device for packaging groups of objects combined into packaging units so that, in particular, the stability of the packaging unit thus produced is significantly increased compared to previous approaches.
  • film means in the context of the invention, a very thin sheet with a mostly rectangular shape of a material which allows the wrapping of the packaging unit.
  • this is a plastic film, although in principle, a metal or aluminum foil or Also, a paper sheet conceivable are included in the invention.
  • the film is usually stored on a roll of film and cut to length with the aid of a cutting device. In this case, one will choose the length of the generated Follenabêtes or the foil sheet so that the packaging unit to be wrapped in its direction can be enclosed in total, namely taking into account the Follenüberschlag.
  • the film flashover describes an overlap area between a film beginning and a film end.
  • the film overlap or film overhang can be located in the region of several millimeters in the case of the film in contact with the packaging unit, for example assuming values between 10 mm and 50 mm, preferably between 20 mm and 40 mm.
  • the individual packaging units are wrapped with the previously ebgellindten film section taking into account the film rollover and are then applied during transport of the packaging unit along the transport path in the direction of the transverse edge side over the packaging unit protruding folding tabs to the packaging unit as it were automatically.
  • a foil flap which is closed on all sides is provided, which dispenses in particular with open lateral shrinkage eyes, rather closes the side regions of the packaging unit by the folding flaps applied thereto.
  • the film envelope thus formed and closed at the same time has the necessary stability, so that, for example, subsequent relative movements of the objects to each other practically or not at best be admitted to a harmless extent.
  • the folding process is continuous or, synchronously with the transport of the packaging unit in and, consequently, the film-wrapped packaging unit is increased even more if necessary.
  • the shrinking process is not mandatory.
  • two opposing folding tabs are formed to form associated folding tab pairs respectively in the side region of the wrapping unit enveloped by means of the film. That is, the four mostly formed in the side region of the packaging folding tabs each form two associated Faltlaschenpase from the two opposite folding tabs. In fact, one can distinguish a first pair of folding tabs and a second pair of folding tabs. The two Faltlaschenpare are usually created successively to the packaging unit.
  • folding tabs of a first folding tab pair are applied to the packaging unit by a predominantly horizontal folding process and the folding tabs of the second other folding tab pair by a predominantly vertical folding operation.
  • the horizontal folding process is associated with a folding movement in a predominantly horizontal plane.
  • the vertical folding corresponds to a folding movement in a predominantly vertical plane.
  • the folding process as such is usually carried out so that initially in the direction of the front folding tab of the first Faltlaschenpases and then the upper folding tab of the second Faltlaschenpases are applied to the packaging unit.
  • the procedure can also be reversed.
  • first the upper folding tab of the second folding tab pair is applied to the packaging unit and only then in the direction of the front folding tab of the first folding tab pair. This happens in the course of the inlet of the wrapped packaging unit in the folding unit.
  • the folding flap of the first folding flap pair which is in the rear direction in the direction of travel is regularly applied to the packaging unit.
  • the folding process detects the lower folding tab of the second folding tab pair.
  • the second pair of folding straps whose two folding straps can be applied to the packaging unit by a predominantly vertical folding process, thus has an upper folding strap and a lower folding strap in comparison to the side region of the wrapped packing unit.
  • the procedure is now that of these two folding tabs of the second Faltlaschenpases first the upper folding tab and only at the end of the process, the lower folding tab are applied to the packaging unit. Basically, of course, the reverse can be done.
  • the individual folding operations can be overlapped in time.
  • the folding operations can be equipped with different folding times. That is, the folding operation for the front folding tab of the first folding tab pair may be started before the folding operation of the upper (or lower) folding tab of the second folding tab pair. However, since the folding time for the top (lower) folding tab is typically shorter than that for the front folding tab, the folding operation for the top (lower) folding tab is already completed when the front folding tab of the first folding tab pair is completely against the side of the package.
  • the folding process is accomplished by means of several folding elements within the folding unit.
  • the folding tabs are folded by means of at least one stationary and / or one with the packaging unit mitbewegten folding element.
  • the design is regularly made so that the moving along with the packaging unit folding element is moved predominantly synchronously with the packaging unit.
  • the synchronous movement does not necessarily imply a comparable speed of the moving folding element compared to the packaging unit in the transport direction in the direction of travel. Rather, the speed of the moving folding element must be adapted to the speed of the packaging unit on the transport path in the direction of travel.
  • the procedure is usually that the folding process in detail, the respectively first and last folded folding tab are each applied by means of a stationary folding element to the packaging unit.
  • the one or more associated folding tabs are predominantly applied to the packaging unit with the aid of the one or more moving folding elements (s).
  • the folding tab can not only be folded with the help of the folding element and applied to the packaging unit, but the folding element and / or one or more downstream pressing elements usually provide in addition to ensure that the folding tabs are mutually fixed.
  • This can be done in any conceivable manner, for example, such that the respective folding element is heated and consequently the folding tabs acted upon hereby enter into a desired connection or fixation with each other by possibly local welding.
  • the folding elements can be brought by externally applied energy, such as hot air, infrared radiation, etc., to the temperature required for the local welding.
  • the respective folding element it is within the scope of the invention to equip the respective folding element with an internal heating unit, such as tubes for hot air, a heating wire, etc.
  • an internal heating unit such as tubes for hot air, a heating wire, etc.
  • Another method of fixation is to electrostatically charge the individual folding tabs.
  • the folding tabs or the packaging unit equipped with the film wrapping may be guided past corresponding electrodes as a whole.
  • the film is typically a plastic film of, for example, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PP), polypropylene (PP) or the like, electrostatic charges can easily be generated in the region of the folding tabs with the aid of an electrostatic field. These ensure that the folding tabs the desired fixation - at least temporarily - experience.
  • the temporary fixation ensures that the folding tabs in the shrink tunnel are not subsequently "folded off” from the contact with the packaging unit and permanently fixed by the shrinking process ,
  • the respective folding process is controlled so that the individual folding operations in time completely or partially mesh.
  • the first and second folding, the first, the second and the third folding, the second and third folding, the second, third and fourth Overlap fold, etc. in time. That is, it is conceivable and is within the scope of the invention to let start two folding operations at different times, but still provide for a mutual temporal overlap. So you will usually proceed, even to streamline the slide in this process in the side area of the packaging unit.
  • folding pockets in the following folded folding straps increasingly intervene.
  • the overlapping folding processes are carried out as described.
  • the generally closed film wrapping has at least two folding pockets, which correspond to a multilayer film layer structure in their area. Since the folding bags in question are predominantly observed in the side area and here at the corners of the packaging unit, exactly these particularly stressed corners experience a desired reinforcement and stiffening. This provides a particularly stable summary of the group of items.
  • the packaging unit provided with the all-round film wrapping provided according to the invention has a dimensional stability and positional stability which has hitherto been left without an example. All of this succeeds as part of a continuous packaging process.
  • the individual folding steps are integrated in the course of the folding process in the usual manufacturing process of such a wrapped packaging unit and can run at a high speed. This can be attributed to the specially designed folding unit.
  • the folding unit has two stationary and two mitbewegte folding elements.
  • the stationary folding elements can be formed on the one hand Andrückschiene and on the other hand inclined guide.
  • the respective moving folding element is, on the one hand, a rotating folding disk and, on the other hand, a folding driver, which is moved along with the packaging unit.
  • the speed of the folding driver will be adapted to the speed of the packaging unit moving on the transport path in the running direction. The same applies to the rotational speed of the folding disk.
  • the folding elements can connect in the direction of pressing elements.
  • the pressing elements are optionally equipped with fixing units for the folding tabs.
  • the folding elements may also have the already mentioned fixing units.
  • the fixing units may be heating elements, heated pressure plates, etc., ie objects or devices with the aid of which the folding straps enter into a mutual fixation - temporarily or permanently.
  • the main benefits are the main benefits.
  • Fig. 1 to 5 show a method for packaging groups of articles combined into packaging units at different phases and the device used for this purpose.
  • a device for packaging objects 1 is shown.
  • the articles 1 in the example case, these are cans which have been combined to form a group in the present case.
  • the cans have a matrix-like six-by-four arrangement, that is, six cans 1 are arranged transversely to a running direction L, while four cans 1 are oriented in the running direction and in the longitudinal direction L, respectively.
  • the sorting and aligning means shown in the figures may be arranged upstream.
  • the figures do not show a storage drum for a film 3, in the embodiment plastic film 3, which around the packaging unit 2 as in Fig. 1 has been shown, has been looped.
  • the plastic film 3 may be made of PE, PET, PP, etc., as has already been described in the introduction.
  • the wrapping of the respective packaging unit 2 takes place in the running direction L during the transport of the group of objects or the cans 1 via or on a transport path T.
  • a film roll may be cut off and passed through a slot on the transport path T. The front end of the film roll is run over by the packaging unit 2.
  • a film driver rod travels under the film roll from below and describes a circular path or generally a circular path over the packaging unit 2 in the running direction L. Thereafter, the film driver rod together with the rear end of the film roll enters an additional slot , When transporting the so wrapped packaging unit 2, this moves over the slot in question and thus pulls the front end of the film roll under him. In this way, the packaging unit 2 stands on the overlapping ends of the film roll and at the same time a film flashover 4 of the two ends of the film roll is defined. Details of the described wrapping of the packaging unit 2 with the film 3 are in the DE 42 07 725 A1 , Column 6, lines 30 to 54 described. Reference is expressly made to this. Likewise on the associated and local figures. The width of the film overlap or film overhang 4 may be about 30 mm in the direction L in the example case. This is of course only to be understood as an example.
  • each transverse edge side of the packaging unit 2 protruding folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 defined.
  • the two folding tabs 5, 6 are opposite each other and form an associated first folding tab pair 5, 6.
  • the first folding tab pair 5, 6 and the associated and opposing folding tabs 5, 6 are by a predominantly horizontal folding process at the inlet of the film 3 enveloped packaging unit 2 in a folding unit 9 to the packaging unit 2 in question.
  • the horizontal folding process results from the fact that the folding tabs 5, 6 in question and opposite each other are folded along a merely indicated horizontal folding plane and applied to the packaging unit 2.
  • two further folding tabs 7, 8 are realized, which are also opposite.
  • the two further folding tabs 7, 8 define a second folding tab pair 7, 8.
  • the folding tab pair 7, 8 or its two opposite folding tabs 7, 8 are applied to the packaging unit 2 by a predominantly vertical folding operation. This indicates a vertical line marking the vertical folding plane associated with this vertical folding operation.
  • the folding unit 9 for applying the folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 to the packaging unit 2 is composed in detail of stationary folding elements 10, 11 and folding elements 12, 13 moving together with the packing unit 2.
  • the respective moving folding elements 12, 13 are moved predominantly synchronously together with the packaging unit 2 moved along the transport path T in the running direction L.
  • the stationary folding elements 10, 11 are, on the one hand, a pressure rail 10 and, on the other hand, a slanted guide 11.
  • the co-moving folding elements 12, 13 are designed, on the one hand, as a rotating folding disk 12 and, on the other hand, as a packaging unit 2 with a moved folding guide 13.
  • the folding unit 9 closes or close to the folding elements 10, 11, 12, 13 realized in the interior of the folding unit 9 in the direction of travel L pressing elements 14.
  • the pressing elements 14 are assigned in pairs to the transverse edge sides of the packaging unit 2 or its side regions.
  • the folding elements 10, 11, 12, 13 are provided in pairs and assigned to the respective transverse edge side or the side region of the packaging unit 2.
  • Fixing units 15 are integrated in the folding elements 14.
  • the fixing units 15 in the exemplary embodiment are charging electrodes which ensure that the folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 applied to the packaging unit 2 within the folding unit 9 undergo a temporary fixation.
  • a shrink tunnel or, in general, a shrinking unit may be provided, into which the packaging unit 2 wrapped with the film 3 enters after the folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 have been applied and subsequent to the pressing elements 14.
  • the shrink tunnel or the respective shrinking unit is not shown pictorially.
  • the pressing elements 14 are interchangeable designed in the embodiment and can be adapted, for example, of its length to the dimensions of the enveloped by means of the film 3 packaging unit 2.
  • the pressing elements 14 including the fixing units 15 form a total pressing and charging unit 14, 15, which connects in the direction L directly to the folding unit 9.
  • the pressure rail 10 and also the Faltmit counseling 13 are designed comb-like.
  • the Faltmit legislative 13 partially immerse in the Andrückschiene 10, as shown by the functional representation in the Fig. 4 becomes clear.
  • the Faltmit legislative 13 is connected in the exemplary embodiment of a circulating around two rollers 17 belt 16. In this case, one of the rollers 17 or both rollers 17 are driven and can be adjusted in this way the speed of Faltmit toyss 13.
  • the speed of the Faltmit toyss 13 and the speed of the enveloped with the aid of the film 3 packing unit 2 on the transport path T in the direction L are adapted to each other or synchronized with each other, as will be described in more detail. It is understood that both speeds can be controlled or regulated and this also applies to their associated speed ratio, to be described below, the synchronous movement of Faltmit toyss 13 with the running in and through the folding unit 9 and wrapped with the film 3 packaging unit 2 to ensure.
  • the packaging unit 2 may serve a conveyor belt not expressly shown, but can also provide, for example, at the rear edge of the packaging unit 2 adjacent rails or similar movement elements.
  • the packaging unit 2 is predominantly moved horizontally along the transport path T and initially enters the folding unit 9. Within the folding unit 9, the folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 are applied to the packaging unit 2. Within the folding unit 9 and / or subsequently to the folding unit 9, the folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 are mutually fixed.
  • This foil flap closed on all sides has two folding pockets 18 in the side region of the packaging unit 2 or on its respective transverse edge side.
  • the film 3 is equipped with a two- or even three-layer structure, so that the folding pockets 18 by a particular stability are marked or the corner regions of the packaging unit 2 have increased stability.
  • the upper folding tab 7 of the second folding tab pair 7, 8 is applied to the packaging unit 2.
  • the two folding operations on the one hand of the front folding tab 5 and on the other hand, the upper folding tab 7 take place with temporal overlap - almost simultaneously - instead.
  • the folding operations for the individual tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 can be made either with temporal overlap to produce the folding pockets 18 and to stretch the film 3 during the folding process, respectively to tighten.
  • the rotating folding disk 12 is responsible in each case.
  • two by a common axis 19 rotatably interconnected folding discs 12 are realized, which are moved together via a motor 19 acting on the axis. The motor is again controlled so that the rotational movement of the folding discs 12 is synchronized about its axis 19 with the transport movement of the packaging unit 2 in the direction L.
  • the axis 19, to which the two folding discs 12 are connected, is designed stationary.
  • the one or both folding discs 12 move synchronously with the moving on the transport path T in the direction of L moving packaging unit 2.
  • the respective folding disk 12 performs approximately a 180 ° rotation, as in the comparison of Fig. 1 and 4 becomes clear.
  • the design is made such that the folding disk 12 in the illustration after Fig. 3 almost vertical.
  • the folding disk 12 Since the folding disk 12 is designed like a circle segment, the vertical position of the respective circular disk 12 corresponds to Fig. 3 in addition, the folding disk 12 has a maximum surface overlap with the packaging unit 2. This is intentional and particularly advantageous in this context, because through this maximum surface overlap, the area especially large designed upper folding tab 7 is properly pressed against the packaging unit 2, and that is practically as long as next to the front folding tab 5 and the rear folding tab 6 of first Faltlaschenpases 5, 6 additionally provides for the fixation of the upper folding tab 7 on the packaging unit 2 and can also provide. This is the case when the Faltmit screening 13, the rear folding tab 6 completely to the packaging unit 2 following the transition from Fig. 3 to Fig. 4 has created.
  • the Faltmit choir 13 ensures that the rear folding tab 6 is completely applied to the packaging unit 2 after passing through the inlet portion 10a. Now the folding disk 12 can increasingly leave the upper folding tab 7, because the upper folding tab 7 is now held by the rear folding tab 6 in addition to the front folding tab 5 and is fixed in contact with the packaging unit 2.
  • the packaging unit 2 equipped in this way with the foil flap closed on all sides passes through the pressing and charging unit 15 already described.
  • the pressing elements 14 ensure that the folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 are kept in contact with the packaging unit 2 unchanged become.
  • the fixing units or support electrodes 15 ensure that the folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 experience a temporary (electrostatic) mutual fixation.
  • the fixing unit or charging electrode 15 is arranged in the region of an overlap of the respective folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8, so that all folding tabs 5, 6, 7, 8 detected by means of the charging electrode 15 and electrostatically charged as desired ,
  • the packaging unit 2 which in this way is equipped with the film wrapping which is closed on all sides, can subsequently enter into the already mentioned shrink tunnel. There, the film 3 is heated and then shrunk. Since the film 3 is closed as a whole, a particularly stable packaging unit 2 is available on the output side of the shrinking tunnel, which moreover is provided by the all-round closure with the aid of the Foil 3 keeps the items 1 stored therein not only in their mutual alignment, but also, for example, preserved from contamination.

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  1. Procédé servant à emballer des groupes d'objets (1) regroupés en des unités d'emballage (2), avec les étapes suivantes consistant à :
    1.1) envelopper l'unité d'emballage (2) concernée dans sa direction de déplacement (L) sur une ligne de transport (T) avec un film (3) en formant dans le même temps un recouvrement de film (4) ainsi que des languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) dépassant respectivement, du côté du bord transversal, de l'unité d'emballage (2) ;
    1.2) placer les languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) au niveau de l'unité d'emballage (2) lors du passage par une unité de pliage (9) et fixer mutuellement après et/ou dans le même temps les languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) en formant un repli de film fermé de tous les côtés, dans lequel
    1.3) les languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) sont pliées au moyen au moins d'un élément de pliage (10, 11, 12, 13) stationnaire et d'un élément de pliage entraîné en déplacement avec l'unité d'emballage (2),
    caractérisé en ce que
    1.4) l'unité de pliage (9) présente deux éléments de pliage (10, 11) stationnaires et deux éléments de pliage (12, 13) entraînés en déplacement, dans lequel
    1.5) les éléments de pliage (12, 13) entraînés en déplacement sont réalisés d'une part sous la forme d'un disque de pliage (12) en rotation et d'autre part sous la forme d'un entraîneur de pliage (13) entraîné en déplacement avec l'unité d'emballage (2), et
    1.6) l'opération de pliage concernée est commandée de telle sorte que les diverses opérations de pliage s'imbriquent les unes dans les autres dans le temps en totalité ou en partie.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que respectivement deux languettes de pliage (5, 6 ; 7, 8) se faisant face sont réalisées en formant des paires de languettes de pliage (5, 6 ; 7, 8) associées, lesquelles sont placées respectivement les unes après les autres au niveau de l'unité d'emballage (2).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les languettes de pliage (5, 6) de la première paire de languettes de pliage (5, 6) sont placées par une opération de pliage majoritairement horizontale et les languettes de pliage (7, 8) de l'autre deuxième paire de languettes de pliage (7, 8) sont placées par une opération de pliage majoritairement verticale au niveau de l'unité d'emballage (2).
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que dans un premier temps la languette de pliage (5) avant dans la direction de déplacement de la première paire de languettes de pliage (5, 6), puis la languette de pliage (7) supérieure de la deuxième paire de languettes de pliage (7, 8), ou inversement, par la suite la languette de pliage (6) arrière de la première paire de languettes de pliage (5, 6) et pour finir la languette de pliage (8) inférieure de la deuxième paire de languettes de pliage (7, 8) sont placées au niveau de l'unité d'emballage (2).
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de pliage (12, 13) entraîné en déplacement est déplacé majoritairement de manière synchrone conjointement avec l'unité d'emballage (2).
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que respectivement la languette de pliage (5) pliée en premier lieu et la languette de pliage (8) pliée en dernier lieu sont, lors de l'opération de pliage, placées au niveau de l'unité d'emballage (2) au moyen de respectivement un élément de pliage (10, 11) stationnaire.
  7. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que l'étape de pliage ou les étapes de pliage intercalées lors de l'opération de pliage et la ou les languettes de pliage (6, 7) associées sont placées au niveau de l'unité d'emballage (2) à l'aide du ou des éléments de pliage (12, 13) entraînés en déplacement.
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que les languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) sont bloquées mutuellement au moyen des éléments de pliage (10, 11, 12, 13) et/ou par des éléments de compression (14).
  9. Dispositif servant à emballer des groupes d'objets (1) regroupés en des unités d'emballage (2), en particulier servant à mettre en oeuvre le procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, avec une unité d'enveloppement servant à envelopper l'unité d'emballage (2) concernée sur une ligne de transport (T) dans la direction de déplacement (L) d'un film (3) et servant à former dans le même temps un recouvrement de film (4) et des languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) dépassant respectivement, côté bord transversal, de l'unité d'emballage (2) et avec une unité de pliage (9) servant à placer les languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) lors du passage et servant à bloquer mutuellement après et/ou dans le même temps les languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) en formant un repli de film fermé de tous les côtés, dans lequel
    les languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8) sont pliées au moyen au moins d'un élément de pliage (10, 11, 12, 13) stationnaire et d'un élément de pliage entraîné en déplacement avec l'unité d'emballage (2),
    caractérisé en ce
    - que l'unité de pliage (9) présente deux éléments de pliage (10, 11) stationnaires et deux éléments de pliage (12, 13) entraînés en déplacement, dans lequel
    - les éléments de pliage (12, 13) entraînés en déplacement sont réalisés d'une part sous la forme d'un disque de pliage (12) en rotation et d'autre part sous la forme d'un entraîneur de pliage (13) entraîné en déplacement avec l'unité d'emballage (2), et
    - l'opération de pliage concernée est commandée de telle sorte que les diverses opérations de pliage s'imbriquent les unes dans les autres dans le temps en totalité ou en partie.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de pliage (10, 11) stationnaires sont réalisés d'une part sous la forme de rails de compression (10) et d'autre part sous la forme d'un guidage oblique (11).
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 9 ou 10, caractérisé en ce que des éléments de compression (14) se raccordent à l'unité de pliage (9) dans la direction de déplacement (L), lesquels sont équipés éventuellement d'unités de blocage (15) pour les languettes de pliage (5, 6, 7, 8).
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