EP2841345B1 - Verbesserter lader - Google Patents

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EP2841345B1
EP2841345B1 EP13769507.8A EP13769507A EP2841345B1 EP 2841345 B1 EP2841345 B1 EP 2841345B1 EP 13769507 A EP13769507 A EP 13769507A EP 2841345 B1 EP2841345 B1 EP 2841345B1
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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
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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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/06—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products
    • B65B25/064—Packaging slices or specially-shaped pieces of meat, cheese, or other plastic or tacky products of poultry
    • 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
    • B65B39/00—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
    • B65B39/02—Expansible or contractible nozzles, funnels, or guides
    • 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
    • B65B39/00—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
    • B65B39/04—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers having air-escape, or air-withdrawal, passages
    • 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/26—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
    • B65B43/34—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by internal pressure
    • B65B43/36—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by internal pressure applied pneumatically
    • 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
    • B65B5/04—Packaging single articles
    • B65B5/045—Packaging single articles in bags
    • 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/26—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
    • B65B43/262—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks opening of valve bags

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  • the present invention relates generally to a device for opening bags for loading material on an automated loader.
  • Many types of automated loaders are used to encase material in a bag.
  • the automated poultry loader described in United States Published Patent Application No. 2008/0022636 A1 Two-in-One Bagger , can be used to encase a whole dressed bird such as a chicken, turkey, or duck.
  • the bags used in these automated loaders are of a type as illustrated in FIG. 1 , where a bag 20 has a bottom sheet 22 and a top sheet 24, joined at bottom and side edges by heat, ultrasonic welding, or other means, thereby defining an opening 25 of the bag 20.
  • the opening 25 of the bag 20 is defined at a top edge or lip 27 of the top sheet 24, but the bottom sheet 22 has a portion 26 which extends beyond the lip 27 of the top sheet 24.
  • a perforation line 28 defines the border between the extended portion 26 of the bottom sheet 22 and the remainder of the bottom sheet 22.
  • One or more apertures 30 are punched through the extended portion 26 of the bottom sheet 22.
  • the bag 20 is typically a plastic bag that is made of polyethylene film.
  • the bag 20 may have three to ten percent ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) as a stretch agent.
  • EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
  • multiple bags 20 are provided one on top of another to form a stack 32.
  • the bags 20a, 20b, 20c, etc. are held together in the stack 32 by a wicket 34 which extends through the apertures 30 of the bags 20a, 20b, 20c, etc.
  • material such as a dressed chicken
  • the extended portion 26 separates from the remainder of the bottom sheet 22 along the perforation line 28, thereby leaving the dressed chicken encased in the bag 20a between the bottom and top sheets 22, 24.
  • the extended portion 26 remains with the stack 32 due to the wicket 34 extending through the apertures 30 of the extended portion 26.
  • the extended portions 26 of the bags 20a, 20b, 20c, etc. are typically disposed of when the stack 32 is depleted.
  • Loader 40 includes a frame 42, a pair of horns 44a, 44b, a horn control mechanism 46, an air nozzle 48, a ram 50, and a bag carriage assembly 52.
  • the frame 42 has forward and rearward ends 54, 56.
  • Each horn 44a, 44b is typically formed of steel.
  • the horns 44a, 44b are mirror images of one another.
  • horn 44a has top and bottom ends 58a, 60a, forward and rearward ends 62a, 64a, and inner and outer surfaces 66a, 68a
  • horn 44b has top and bottom ends 58b, 60b, forward and rearward ends 62b, 64b, and inner and outer surfaces 66b, 68b.
  • Each horn 44a, 44b is mounted to the frame 42 between the forward and rearward ends 54, 56 thereof by a mounting assembly 70a, 70b with the forward ends 62a, 62b of the horns 44a, 44b being positioned at or proximate the forward end 54 of the frame 42.
  • Each horn 44a, 44b is provided with a forward portion 72a, 72b which is provided forward of the mounting assembly 70a, 70b, and a rearward portion 74a, 74b which is provided rearward of the mounting assembly 70a, 70b.
  • the rearward portions 74a, 74b are preferably angled outwardly relative to the forward portions 72a, 72b.
  • the horns 44a, 44b may be partially curved from the forward ends 62a, 62b to the rearward ends 64a, 64b.
  • the horns 44a, 44b may also be partially curved from the top ends 58a, 58b to the bottom ends 60a, 60b.
  • the horn control mechanism 46 is configured to move the horns 44a, 44b in a plane, typically from a first position in which the inner surfaces 66a, 66b of the horns 44a, 44b are proximate to one another, to a second position in which inner surfaces 66a, 66b of the horns 44a, 44b are distal from one another.
  • the air nozzle 48 is provided proximate the forward end 54 of the frame 42, while the ram 50 is provided at or proximate to the rearward end 56 of the frame 42.
  • the bag carriage assembly 52 is positioned forward of the forward end 54 of the frame 42.
  • the bag carriage assembly 52 is operationally associated with the loader 40 and is configured to slide rearward under the forward end 54 of the frame 42.
  • Bag carriage assembly 52 includes the wicket 34 such that the stack 32 of bags 20a, 20b, 20c, etc. may be positioned thereon and held in place by the wicket 34.
  • a chicken 90 is presented rearward of the rearward ends 64a, 64b of the horns 44a, 44b and forward of the ram 50, either by manual placement or by automated delivery, such as by a conveyor belt.
  • bag carriage assembly 52 raises to present the top bag 20a of the stack 32 adjacent to the forward ends 62a, 62b of the horns 44a, 44b.
  • the air nozzle 48 directs a stream of compressed air at the lip 27 of the top sheet 24 of the bag 20a in order to slightly raise the top sheet 24 over the bottom sheet 22, thus increasing the size of the opening 25 of the bag 20a.
  • bag carriage assembly 52 slides rearward under the forward end 54 of the frame 42, pulling top bag 20a over and around the forward ends 62a, 62b of the horns 44a, 44b.
  • the horn control mechanism 46 causes the horns 44a, 44b to move from the first position (where the inner surfaces 66a, 66b are proximate to one another) to the second position (where the inner surfaces 66a, 66b are distal to one another), thereby stretching open the bag 20a.
  • Ram 50 is then operated to stroke forward in order to push the chicken 90 between the inner surfaces 66a, 66b of the horns 44a, 44b, through the opening 25 of the bag 20a, and past the forward ends 62a, 62b of the horns 44a, 44b, such that the chicken 90 is entirely positioned within the bag 20a. During this process, the bag 20a tightens around the chicken 90. Ram 50 then reverse strokes to its original, rest position and waits for another chicken 90 to be delivered.
  • the loader 40 and bag carriage assembly 52 of the prior art illustrated in FIGS. 3-7 provides for the top bag 20a to be pulled over and around the horns 44a, 44b and then for the horns 44a, 44b to move in a planar manner relative to one another to stretch open the bag 20a
  • that other loader assemblies may operate in slightly different manners in order to achieve the same purpose. More specifically, in other devices, the horns themselves may be moved into a stationary bag. In other prior art devices, the horns may be rotated axially instead of in a plane. In either case, the bag has to be opened enough to go over and around the horns and/or to receive the horns.
  • horns 44a, 44b separate sideways to stretch open top bag 20a.
  • the top and bottom of the chicken 90 encounter plastic from the bag 20a and the sides of the chicken 90 encounter steel from the horns 44a, 44b.
  • chicken baggers have a marketing incentive to bag the chickens in a dry state.
  • an adjustable spout comprises at least four spout members (51, 51, 53, 54) moveable relative to each other in one or more directions perpendicular to the transfer direction for increasing or decreasing the height and the width of the spout.
  • a similar sprout is known from EP 2 256 043 A1 wherein the L-shaped sprouts additionally show rounded corners.
  • the present invention addresses these and other deficiencies of the prior art.
  • each of said horns comprising: an upstanding wall having top and bottom ends, forward and rearward ends, and inner and outer surfaces; and a bottom wall which extends inwardly from the bottom end of the upstanding wall wherein one of the horns of the pair of horns is positioned slightly higher than the other horn of the pair of horns, characterized in that the inner surface of the upstanding wall has an air channel formed therein which extends from the forward end to the rearward end.
  • a bag-opening device comprising: the pair of horns of the first aspect, a mounting assembly configured to mount the pair of horns in position to provide that the inner surfaces of the upstanding walls of the pair of horns face one another, the mounting assembly further being configured to mount one of the horns higher than the other one of the pair of horns; and a horn control mechanism which is configured to move the forward end of at least one of the pair of horns proximate to the forward end of at least the other one of the pair of horns, wherein during such movement the bottom wall of one of the pair of horns will be moved into a generally overlapping position relative to the bottom wall of the other one of the pair of horns due to one of the pair of horns being mounted higher than the other one of the pair of horns.
  • an automated loader comprising: a frame having forward and rearward ends; a bag carriage assembly provided proximate the forward end of the frame; a ram mounted to the frame proximate to the rearward end thereof; and the bag-opening device of the second aspect, wherein the mounting assembly is mounted to the frame between the forward and rearward ends thereof in a manner where the rearward ends of the pair of horns are provided forward of the ram, and where the forward ends of the pair of horns are configured to be operatively associated with the bag carriage assembly.
  • a method of bagging material comprising the steps of: providing an automated loader having a bag carriage assembly and a pair of horns, wherein the bag carriage assembly is configured to provide a bag into which the material is to be inserted, wherein each said horn has an upstanding wall and a bottom wall, said upstanding wall having top and bottom ends, forward and rearward ends, and inner and outer surfaces, said bottom wall extends inwardly from the bottom end of the upstanding wall, and wherein the inner surface of the upstanding wall has an air channel formed therein which extends from the forward end to the rearward end; the inner surfaces of the upstanding walls of the pair of horns facing one another; positioning the material to be bagged rearward of the rearward ends of the horns; opening a bag; causing the forward ends of the pair of horns to be positioned within the opening of the bag, wherein the bottom walls of the horns are generally in an overlapping configuration; causing the forward end of at least one of the pair of the pair of
  • the present invention can be used on loaders for bagging and/or netting whole poultry, cut-up poultry, or whole muscle meat products, on other applications in which a material is enclosed in a casing, bag, or netting, such as sealants, adhesives, and explosives, or for any other application in which horns are used to hold open a casing, bag, or netting for the insertion of material.
  • the preferred embodiment of the improved automatic loader 140 includes a bag-opening device 141 of the present invention is described and illustrated with reference to FIGS. 8-13 .
  • the bag-opening device 141 includes a pair of horns 144a, 144b, a horn control mechanism 146, and a mounting assembly 170a, 170b.
  • Other structural and functional aspects of the automatic loader 140 other than those associated with the bag-opening device 141 are identical to those of the automatic loader 40 of the prior art and, therefore, will not be discussed herein again in any detail, except as otherwise noted hereinbelow.
  • Each horn 144a, 144b is typically formed of steel.
  • Each horn 144a, 144b has an upstanding wall 145a, 145b and a bottom wall 147a, 147b.
  • the horns 144a, 144b are mirror images of one another.
  • the upstanding wall 145a of the horn 144a has top and bottom ends 158a, 160a, forward and rearward ends 162a, 164a, and inner and outer surfaces 166a, 168a
  • the upstanding wall 145b of the horn 144b has top and bottom ends 158b, 160b, forward and rearward ends 162b, 164b, and inner and outer surfaces 166b, 168b.
  • the bottom walls 147a, 147b of the horns 144a, 144b extend inwardly from the bottom ends 160a, 160b, respectively, of the upstanding walls 145a, 145b of the horns 144a, 144b.
  • the upstanding walls 145a, 145b are preferably slightly curved or arcuate in cross-section, both from the forward ends 162a, 162b to the rearward ends 164a, 164b, and from the top ends 158a, 158b to the bottom ends 160a, 160b.
  • the inner surfaces 166a, 166b of the upstanding walls 145a, 145b preferably each have air channels 176a, 176b formed therein which extend from the forward ends 162a, 162b to the rearward ends 164a, 164b.
  • the air channels 176a, 176b are preferably V-shaped in configuration and are provided generally equidistantly between the top ends 158a, 158b and the bottom ends 160a, 160b.
  • the bottom walls 147a, 147b are preferably flat.
  • Each horn 144a, 144b preferably has a forward portion 172a, 172b and a rearward portion 174a, 174b.
  • the rearward portions 174a, 174b are preferably outwardly angled relative to the forward portions 172a, 172b, preferably at an angle of approximately ten degrees.
  • Each horn 144a, 144b is mounted to the frame 42 between the forward and rearward ends 54, 56 thereof by a mounting assembly 170a, 170b in such a manner that the forward ends 162a, 162b of the horns 144a, 144b are positioned at or proximate the forward end 54 of the frame 42.
  • Each mounting assembly 170a, 170b includes a post 178a, 178b and a mounting bracket 180a, 180b having a slot 182a, 182b formed therethrough.
  • the mounting bracket 180a preferably extends laterally outwardly from the outer surface 168a of the upstanding wall 154a of the horn 144a.
  • the mounting bracket 180a preferably connects to the horn 144a at or proximate to the connection of the forward and rearward portions 172a, 174a of the horn 144a.
  • the post 178a extends through the slot 182a of the mounting bracket 180a and is then secured to the frame 42.
  • the mounting bracket 180b preferably extends laterally outwardly from the outer surface 168b of the upstanding wall 154b of the horn 144b.
  • the mounting bracket 180b preferably connects to the horn 144b at or proximate to the connection of the forward and rearward portions 172b, 174b of the horn 144b.
  • the post 178b extends through the slot 182b of the mounting bracket 180b and is then secured to the frame 42.
  • the mounting bracket 180a mounts the horn 144a in a slightly higher position than the mounting bracket 180b mounts the horn 144b. This configuration can be accomplished in any number of ways, including by attaching the post 178b slightly lower in the frame 42, or by adding one or more washers (not shown) between the post 178b and the mounting bracket 180b.
  • the horn control mechanism 146 is preferably an air cylinder, servo motor, or similar device, that is operatively associated with at least one of the horns 144a, 144b in order to move or rotate, depending on the exact configuration desired (as previously discussed, it is known to have horns move in planar or rotated manner relative to one another), the horns 144a, 144b from a first position where the inner surfaces 166a, 166b of the upstanding walls 145a, 145b are proximate to one another, to a second position where the inner surfaces 166a, 166b of the upstanding walls 145a, 145b are distal to one another.
  • the bottom wall 147a of the horn 144a is preferably positioned over the bottom wall 147b of the horn 144b, as best illustrated in FIG. 11 .
  • the bottom walls 147a, 147b of the horns 144a, 144b are no longer provided in substantially overlapping relationship, but rather are preferably provided adjacent to one another (but with the bottom wall 147a being slightly higher than the bottom wall 147b), as best illustrated in FIG. 12 .
  • a chicken 90 is presented rearward of the rearward ends 164a, 164b of the horns 144a, 144b and forward of the ram 50, either by manual placement or by automated delivery, such as by a conveyor belt.
  • bag carriage assembly 52 raises to present the top bag 20a of the stack 32 adjacent to the forward ends 162a, 162b of the horns 144a, 144b.
  • the air nozzle 48 directs a stream of compressed air at the lip 27 of the top sheet 24 of the bag 20a in order to slightly raise the top sheet 24 over the bottom sheet 22, thus increasing the size of the opening 25 of the bag 20a.
  • bag carriage assembly 52 slides rearward under the forward end 54 of the frame 42, pulling top bag 20a over and around the forward ends 162a, 162b of the horns 144a, 144b.
  • the horn control mechanism 146 causes the horns 144a, 144b to move from the first position (where the inner surfaces 166a, 166b are proximate to one another and where the bottom walls 147a, 147b are in overlapping position - FIG. 11 ) to the second position (where the inner surfaces 166a, 166b are distal to one another and where the bottom walls 147a, 147b are in adjacent position - FIG.
  • Ram 50 is then operated to stroke forward in order to push the chicken 90 between the inner surfaces 166a, 166b of the horns 144a, 144b, over and on top of the bottom walls 147a, 147b, through the opening 25 of the bag 20a, and past the forward ends 162a, 162b of the horns 144a, 144b, such that the chicken 90 is entirely positioned within the bag 20a.
  • the bag 20a tightens around the chicken 90.
  • Ram 50 then reverse strokes to its original, rest position and waits for another chicken 90 to be delivered.
  • horns 144a, 144b separate (in either a rotational or planar manner) to stretch open the top bag 20a.
  • horns 144a, 144b separate (in either a rotational or planar manner) to stretch open the top bag 20a.
  • the bottom of the chicken 90 will slide along the bottom walls 147a, 147b of the horns 144a, 144b and the sides of the chicken 90 will slide along the inner surfaces 166a, 166b of the upstanding walls 154a, 154b of the horns 144a, 144b, thereby minimizing the possibility of the chicken 90 becoming stuck in the bag 20a or tearing the bag 20a, such that interferences in production are minimized.
  • the provision of the air channels 176a, 176b in the horns 144a, 144b also provides for a benefit in comparison to the horns 44a, 44b of the prior art. More specifically, as the chicken 90 is moved into the bag 20a, the provision of the air channels 176a, 176b allows for a place for the air in the bag 20a to escape to when the chicken 90 is inserted therein, thereby preventing further possible problems when bagging the chicken 90, such as the possibility of the bag 20a popping as the chicken 90 is bagged.
  • horns 144a, 144b of the loader 140 could be used in connection with other types of loaders 40 of the prior art, such as those described hereinabove.
  • horns 144a, 144b are preferably made of highly polished stainless steel.
  • stainless steel is likely required by government regulation.
  • stainless steel may not be required but is preferred for ease of sliding the material in front of ram 50.
  • At least a portion of the inner surfaces 166a, 166b of the upstanding walls 145a, 145b and bottom walls 147a, 147b of horns 144a, 144b have dimples or textures.
  • horns 144a, 144b are formed entirely of textured or dimpled stainless steel.
  • the textured stainless steel is diamond-shaped textured stainless steel, such as HS Item Number R813000041, available from McNichols Co., Tampa, Florida, or type 4.WL, available from Mechanical Metals, Newtown, Pennsylvania.
  • a representative diamond-shaped texture is shown schematically in FIG. 14 .
  • Other textures can be used as well, such as the ones shown, by way of example and not by way of limitation, in FIGS. 15 and 16 .
  • horns 144a, 144b are formed with a constant wall thickness, which would provide for the stamping of textures or dimples into all of or a portion of the interior surface of the steel.
  • the inner surfaces 166a, 166b of the upstanding walls 145a, 145b and bottom walls 147a, 147b of horns 144a, 144b is embedded, overlaid, coated or otherwise applied with a slippery synthetic substance, meaning one that has a lower coefficient of friction with the material being loaded than does smooth stainless steel and the material being loaded.
  • the substance is a thermoplastic polymer, preferably polytetrafluoroethylene, most preferably one of the materials sold under the brand name Teflon® by E. 1. du Pont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates. Any other slippery substance can be used as well.
  • the use of a slippery synthetic substance will enhance bagging of dry poultry. Nevertheless, the apparatus can also be used with wet poultry and therefore will be more useful to users than an apparatus that can only be used with one or the other.

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  1. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) für eine Beutelöffnungsvorrichtung (141), wobei jedes der Trichterelemente (144a, 144b) Folgendes umfasst:
    eine aufrechtstehende Wand (145a, 145b) mit einem oberen (158a, 158b) und einem unteren (160a, 160b) Ende, einem vorderen und einem hinteren (164a, 164b) Ende und einer inneren (166a, 166b) und einer äußeren (168a, 168b) Oberfläche; und
    eine untere Wand (147a, 147b), die sich nach innen vom unteren Ende (160a, 160b) der aufrechtstehenden Wand (145a, 145b) erstreckt, wobei eins der Trichterelemente (144a) des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) etwas höher positioniert ist als das andere Trichterelement (144b) des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Innenoberfläche (166a, 166b) der aufrechtstehenden Wand (145a, 145b) einen darin ausgebildeten Luftkanal (176a, 176b) aufweist, der sich vom vorderen Ende (162a, 162b) zum hinteren Ende (164a, 164b) erstreckt.
  2. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die aufrecht stehende Wand (145a, 145b) zwischen dem oberen (158a, 158b) und dem unteren (160a, 160b) Ende zumindest teilweise gekrümmt ist.
  3. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die aufrechtstehende Wand (145a, 145b) zwischen dem vorderen (162a, 162b) und dem hinteren (164a, 164b) Ende zumindest teilweise gekrümmt ist.
  4. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die aufrechtstehende Wand (145a, 145b) einen vorderen Teil (172a, 172b) und einen hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) bildet, sich der vordere Teil (172a, 172b) vom hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) zum vorderen Ende (162a, 162b) erstreckt, und sich der hintere Teil (174a, 174b) vom vorderen Teil (172a, 172b) zum hinteren Ende (164a, 164b) erstreckt, wobei der hintere Teil (174a, 174b) bezüglich des vorderen Teils (172a, 172b) gewinkelt ist.
  5. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Innenoberfläche (166a, 166b) der aufrechtstehenden Wand (145a, 145b) einen Kanal bildet, der sich in der Nähe des vorderen Endes (162a, 162b) bis in die Nähe des hinteren Endes (164a, 164b) erstreckt.
  6. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 1, wobei zumindest ein Teil der Innenoberfläche (166a, 166b) Texturen umfasst.
  7. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 1, wobei zumindest ein Teil der Innenoberfläche (166a, 166b) mit einem gleitfördernden synthetischen Stoff beschichtet ist.
  8. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 7, wobei der Stoff ein thermoplastisches Polymer umfasst.
  9. Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 8, wobei das thermoplastische Polymer Polytetrafluorethylen umfasst.
  10. Beutelöffnungsvorrichtung (141), umfassend:
    das Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) nach Anspruch 1,
    eine Montagebaueinheit (170a, 170b), ausgelegt, das Trichterelementpaar (144a, 144b) in Position einzubauen, um vorzusehen, dass die Innenoberflächen (166a, 166b) der aufrechtstehenden Wände (145a, 145b) des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) einander gegenüberstehen, wobei die Montagebaueinheit (170a, 170b) weiter ausgelegt ist, eines der Trichterelemente (144a, 144b) des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) höher als das andere einzubauen; und
    eine Trichterelemente-Steuervorrichtung (146), die ausgelegt ist, das vordere Ende (162a, 162b) mindestens eines Trichterelements aus dem Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) in der Nähe zum vorderen Ende (162a, 162b) mindestens des anderen Trichterelements des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) zu bewegen, wobei während dieser Bewegung die untere Wand (147a, 147b) eines Trichterelements aus dem Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) in eine allgemein überlappende Stellung bezüglich der unteren Wand (147a, 147b) des anderen Trichterelements des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) bewegt wird, weil ein Trichterelement aus dem Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) höher eingebaut ist als das andere aus dem Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b).
  11. Beutelöffnungsvorrichtung (141) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die aufrechtstehende Wand (145a, 145b) jedes Trichterelements (144a, 144b) einen vorderen Teil (172a, 172b) und einen hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) bildet, sich der vordere Teil (172a, 172b) vom hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) zum vorderen Ende (162a, 162b) erstreckt, und sich der hintere Teil (174a, 174b) vom vorderen Teil (172a, 172b) zum hinteren Ende (164a, 164b) erstreckt, wobei der hintere Teil (174a, 174b) bezüglich des vorderen Teils (172a, 172b) gewinkelt ist.
  12. Beutelöffnungsvorrichtung (141) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die aufrechtstehende Wand (145a, 145b) jedes Trichterelements (144a, 144b) einen vorderen Teil (172a, 172b) und einen hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) bildet, sich der vordere Teil (172a, 172b) vom hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) zum vorderen Ende (162a, 162b) erstreckt, und sich der hintere Teil (174a, 174b) vom vorderen Teil (172a, 172b) zum hinteren Ende (164a, 164b) erstreckt, wobei die Montagebaueinheit (170a, 170b) an jedem Trichter (144a, 144b) in der Nähe zur Verbindung des vorderen (172a, 172b) und des hinteren (174a, 174b) Teils befestigt ist.
  13. Beutelöffnungsvorrichtung (141) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die aufrechtstehende Wand (145a, 145b) jedes Trichterelements (144a, 144b) einen vorderen Teil (172a, 172b) und einen hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) bildet, sich der vordere Teil (172a, 172b) vom hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) zum vorderen Ende (162a, 162b) erstreckt, und sich der hintere Teil (174a, 174b) vom vorderen Teil (172a, 172b) zum hinteren Ende (164a, 164b) erstreckt, wobei die Trichterelement-Steuervorrichtung (146) funktional mit dem hinteren Teil (174a, 174b) mindestens eines der Trichterelemente (144a, 144b) verknüpft ist.
  14. Automatisierter Lader (140), umfassend:
    ein Gestell (42) mit einem vorderen (162a, 162b) und einem hinteren (164a, 164b) Ende;
    eine Beuteltransport-Baueinheit (52), vorgesehen in der Nähe zum vorderen Ende (162a, 162b) des Gestells;
    einen Stempel (50), eingebaut am Gestell in der Nähe zu seinem hinteren Ende (164a, 164b); und
    die Beutelöffnungsvorrichtung (141) nach Anspruch 10, wobei die Montagebaueinheit (170a, 170b) am Gestell (42) zwischen dessen vorderem (162a, 162b) und hinterem (164a, 164b) Ende in einer Weise eingebaut ist, bei der die hinteren Enden (164a, 164b) des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) vor dem Stempel (50) vorgesehen sind, und bei der die vorderen Enden (162a, 162b) des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) ausgelegt sind, funktional mit der Beuteltransport-Baueinheit (52) verknüpft zu sein.
  15. Verfahren zum Verpacken von Material, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    a) Vorsehen eines automatisierten Laders (140) mit einer Beuteltransport-Baueinheit (52) und einem Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b), wobei die Beuteltransport-Baueinheit (52) ausgelegt ist, einen Beutel vorzusehen, in den das Material einzubringen ist, wobei das Trichterelement (144a, 144b) eine aufrechtstehende Wand (145a, 145b) und eine untere Wand (147a, 147b) aufweist, die aufrechtstehende Wand (145a, 145b) ein oberes (158a, 158b) und ein unteres (160a, 160b) Ende, ein vorderes (162a, 162b) und ein hinteres (164a, 164b) Ende und eine innere und eine äußere Oberfläche aufweist, und sich die untere Wand (147a, 147b) vom unteren Ende (160a, 160b) der aufrechtstehenden Wand (145a, 145b) nach innen erstreckt, und wobei die Innenoberfläche (166a, 166b) der aufrechtstehenden Wand (145a, 145b) einen darin ausgebildeten Luftkanal (176a, 176b) aufweist, der sich vom vorderen Ende (162a, 162b) zum hinteren Ende (164a, 164b) erstreckt;
    wobei die Innenoberflächen (166a, 166b) der aufrechtstehenden Wände (145a, 145b) des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) einander gegenüberstehen;
    b) Positionieren des einzupackenden Materials hinter den hinteren Enden (164a, 164b) der Trichterelemente (144a, 144b);
    c) Öffnen eines Beutels;
    d) Bewirken, dass die vorderen Enden (162a, 162b) des Trichterelementepaars (144a, 144b) in der Öffnung des Beutels positioniert werden, wobei sich die unteren Wände (147a, 147b) der Trichterelemente (144a, 144b) allgemein in einer überlappenden Anordnung befinden;
    e) Bewirken, dass sich das vordere Ende (162a, 162b) mindestens eines Trichterelements aus dem Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) von dem anderen Trichterelement aus dem Trichterelementepaar (144a, 144b) weg bewegt, um die Öffnung des Beutels zu strecken, wobei sich die unteren Wände (147a, 147b) der Trichterelemente (144a, 144b) zu einer allgemein nicht überlappenden Anordnung bewegen; und
    f) Bewegen des einzupackenden Materials über die unteren Wände (147a, 147b) der Trichterelemente (144a, 144b) an den vorderen Enden (162a, 162b) der Trichterelemente (144a, 144b) vorbei und in den Beutel.
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