EP3116789A2

EP3116789A2 - Packing device and packing method

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Publication number: EP3116789A2
Application number: EP15712828.1A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Herwig Hirschek
Original assignee: Semoconsult GmbH
Current assignee: Semoconsult GmbH
Priority date: 2014-03-14
Filing date: 2015-03-16
Publication date: 2017-01-18
Anticipated expiration: 2035-03-16
Also published as: DE202015104411U1; WO2015136118A2; EP3116789B1; DE202014101173U1; WO2015136118A3

Abstract

The invention relates to a packing device (1) and to a method for packing goods (2) into and/or unpacking goods from a goods carrier (5). The packing device (1) has a goods conveyor (3) and a transferring device (6) for the goods moved in a conveying direction (4), wherein the transferring device (6) is arranged directly above the goods carrier and causes a vertical relative transferring motion between the goods (2) and the goods carrier (5). A temporarily removable, preferably length-variable supporting device (8) for the goods (2) is arranged in the transferring region (7), between the transferring device (6) and the goods carrier (5). The supporting device can be brought into and out of supporting engagement with the goods (2) in the transferring region (7) by means of a roll-on and roll-off motion during the conveying motion of the goods.

Description

DESCRIPTION

Packing device and packing method The invention relates to a packing device and a

Packing method with the features in the preamble of

Process and apparatus main claim.

Such a packaging device for bottles is from the

DE 40 36 341 AI known. The supplied on a bottle conveyor in the stream bottles are using a

Grouping divided into bottle pulp and separated on the goods conveyor in the conveying direction of the bottle stream. Here, the bottles slip through in places on the goods conveyor. A packer with rotor and

Packing head forms the transfer device, which the

separated bottle pulp engages and converts in laterally arranged next to the goods conveyor bottle crates. DE 42 42 163 C2 shows another packing device, in which the multi-row bottle streams at the end of a

Bottle conveyor jammed by stop and out of the

Rest position taken with a repeater and on

Bottle crates are being implemented on one

Box conveyor below the bottle conveyor

be transported.

DE 299 05 430 Ul discloses a similar

Packing device, arrive at the bottles of air conveyors in series guides a ready gripper head and then reacted to a Palletierplat z or a container.

It is an object of the present invention

show improved packaging technology. The invention solves this problem with the features in the method and device main claim.

The claimed packaging technique has the advantage of a significant reduction in the time of the conversion cycles and a correspondingly increased performance.

In addition, oscillatory motions of the goods received by a converter can be minimized or eliminated. This increases process reliability and can increase performance.

The claimed packing technique, i. the packing device and the packing method can advantageously be used for packing and transferring goods and in particular piece goods, preferably bottles or cans, from a goods conveyor to one or more available goods carriers, e.g. Crates, are used. Use is also applicable to the reverse process for unpacking such goods from goods carriers and for transfer to a goods conveyor for removal. The insertion can be done with a vertical relative movement between goods and goods carriers, either one or both components are vertically movable. The packing technique can be used with clocked moving goods streams. Preferably, it is used in continuously moving streams of goods, wherein the

Individual goods in one or more rows in a row and, if necessary, can be moved side by side in the supply or discharge. They can be guided in close mutual contact. During transport, a damming of goods at a stop is not required. This avoids shocks and impacts and protects the goods. In addition, the positioning accuracy and the

GreifSicherheit increased during the conversion process. The security against unwanted falling over or other changes in the goods in the flow is also improved. The claimed packing technology allows for grasping and transferring the goods on the fly. For this purpose, the

Transfer device, the support device and the

Conveying device for the goods carriers and possibly one

Centering frame in their movements in the conveying direction are coordinated and in particular synchronized. The transfer movement of the top grip and e.g. freely hanging goods, in particular bottles, may be a substantially vertical movement, so

Transverse vibrations of the goods can be reduced or eliminated.

The temporarily removable or variable-length and rollable support means has special advantages for the Umset zprozess. It can be present during gripping of the goods and can support and support the goods from below and / or laterally. During the

Conversion movement, the support means can be quickly removed, in particular be rolled out of the support engagement and thereby free space for the vertical transfer movement. Meanwhile, the clocked or continuous Warentrangsport can be maintained in the conveying direction. The rolling support means has the

Advantage that they work without constraint and can minimize or avoid slippage of goods on or on the goods conveyor. In a preferred embodiment, the support means is formed as a rolling floor, which rolls up or rolls away under the goods pulp provided for transfer. In another embodiment, the

Assistance support the side of the goods and hold them in the support engagement in the terminal connection. A constructive design of the support means with a belt-like circumferential support means and with a telescopic belt guide with superstructure and undercarriage for mutual relative movements of an upper belt and a lower belt has particular advantages for the

Function and fault safety. The upper band can form a support surface for the goods, in particular bottles, and can be used both for the maintenance of a

Moving goods transport in the conveying direction, as well as by a carriage movement under the goods pulp provided for transfer and roll away. By the

telescopic tape guide this can be done very quickly and smoothly, the circulation movement of the

Bandes and the driving movement can superimpose each other in kinematically favorable manner. The concerned

Drive movements can also be controlled very precisely by preferably separate drives. A telescopic table may be in the area of the upper band for an additional

Provide support function, the upper strand on the

Sliding along the table surface and can be supported. The transported goods can be safely supported and held in any position of the support device. The goods can on the goods conveyor and / or the temporarily removable, in particular variable-length support means with a stationary or transient goods management, in particular a railing, in their

Movement guided laterally in the conveying direction and against unwanted changes in position, especially falling over

be secured. The goods management can be in

Extend conveying direction with its front end portion into and possibly through the Umsetzbereich and in particular to the front end of said support means. The lateral goods guide can be coupled to the change in length or driving movement of the support device. It takes care of the goods until they reach the goods Implementing device and also when implementing for safety. The goods guide can be arranged on the edge and / or between the rows of goods. It can be designed in several parts and telekopierbar in the conveying direction, which is a particularly good and effective leadership function and adaptation to the movements and effective lengths of

Support device offers.

The claimed packaging technology also has advantages for the reduction and simplification of the construction effort.

In particular, the converter can be made simpler and easier. He gets easier too

different formats of the goods, especially bottles, and possibly the goods carrier, in particular boxes, boxes, trays or the like. to adjust. This conversion device can be multi-functional and convertible. It may alternatively be formed exchangeable.

Thanks to the increased efficiency, the shorter duration of the conversion cycles and the simplified and

reduced construction is the claimed

Packing device particularly inexpensive and

economically. The protection of the goods, in particular bottles, and the high degree of flexibility also have an effect on increasing economic efficiency.

In one embodiment, the packing device has a variable-length support means, which with the goods during their conveying movement in the transfer area by means of a start-up and rolling movement in and out

Support engagement can be brought or can be brought.

This embodiment has independent inventive

Importance. It can be used in any packaging equipment and packing methods for packing and / or unpacking of goods, in particular goods pulp in a flow of goods, in and / or from a goods carrier, wherein the

Packing a goods conveyor and a Having conversion for the moving goods in the conveying direction. An arrangement of the transfer device directly above the goods carrier and a vertical relative transfer movement between the goods and the goods carrier and the arrangement of the temporarily removable

Support means for the goods in the transfer area between the transfer device and the goods carrier are advantageous, but not essential. in the subclaims are further advantageous

Embodiments of the invention indicated.

The invention is illustrated by way of example and schematically in the drawings. In detail show:

Figure 1: a schematic side view of a

Packer,

Figure 2: an enlarged view of a detail

II of Figure 1,

Figure 3 to 8: a Umsetzzyklus the packing device of

FIG. 1 in several steps,

Figures 9 and 10: two variants of a tape guide a

Supporting device with drives and

FIG. 11: a perspective view of a

Telescopic table of a support device. FIG. 12 shows a variant of the packing device of FIG. 1 with another goods guide in side view;

FIGS. 13 to 18: a conversion cycle of the packaging device of FIG. 12 in several steps,

FIG. 19 shows a further variant of the packaging device with another product guide in side view; and FIGS. 20 to 25 show a conversion cycle of the packaging device of FIG. 19 in several steps.

The invention relates to a packing device (1) and a method for packing and / or unpacking goods (2) in and / or from a goods carrier (5). Figures 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a

Packing device (1) in side view or in the cutout.

FIGS. 12 and 19 show two variants of the packaging device

(1) of Figure 1 shown.

The packing device (1) can be part of a

Goods treatment plant, in particular one

Bottle treatment plant, be. In the shown

Embodiment is used for wrapping goods (2) from a flow in standing ready goods carrier (5).

The goods (2) are preferably designed as piece goods. In the illustrated and preferred embodiment, they are as bottles of glass, plastic, metal or the like.

educated. Alternative embodiments are different

Piece goods, e.g. Cans, packages, packages, sacks or the like .. Inventive piece goods are also containers or

Repackaging with solid, plastic or flowable ingredients, e.g. Sixpacks of bottles in one

Shrink wrap packaging. Below are the

Embodiments described with reference to bottles (2), wherein the technical teaching in a corresponding fit also applies to other types of goods (2). The bottles (2) will be ready in one or more

held and open goods carrier (5) implemented. These are e.g. designed as boxes or crates. Other embodiments of goods carriers (5) can

Display support with trough-shaped receptacles, cup-shaped trays or the like. Be. Lockable goods carriers (5), e.g. Cartons, can with a not shown

Opened opening device, held for moving the goods (2) in the open position and, if necessary, then closed again. The goods carrier (5) can each accommodate several bottles (2). You can do this in the interior and receiving space guide means, such as a compartment division or the like. to have. You can alternatively have an empty interior. Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described with reference to FIG

Cartons (5) described, the technical teaching with appropriate adaptation also applies to other types of goods carriers (5). As FIG. 1 illustrates, the packing device (1) can be preceded or assigned to a goods conveyor (3).

in particular also be integrated into the packing device (1). The goods conveyor (3) is e.g. designed as a belt conveyor for a standing bottle transport and has one or more circulating conveyor belts on which the bottles (2) are transported in the conveying direction (4). The conveying movement can be cyclic or

be intermittent or continuous. In the

hereinafter described embodiments, it is continuous. The conveying direction (4) extends along the spatial axis (x) shown in FIG.

On the goods conveyor (3), the bottles (2) can be transported in a row in a row.

Here, one or more such rows of bottles can be conveyed side by side. The bottles (2) are conveyed in a flow of goods or bottles, whereby they are close together and in contact with each other. They can alternatively be distanced from each other.

The packing device (1) also has a

Transfer device (6), a support device (8) and possibly a transport device (11) for goods carriers (5). Furthermore, the packing device (1) can have a centering frame (10) for guiding and centering the bottles (2) during the conversion process. The converting device (6) is arranged above a transfer area (7) and above the supplied bottles (2). It engages in the transfer area (7) a cluster of several arranged in one or more rows of bottles (2) and puts them with a vertical lifting movement in one or more available open boxes (5). The number and arrangement of the bottles (2) in the pulk (9) and also the

Bottle assemblies in the one or more cartons (5) may vary.

The converting device (6) is e.g. designed as a lifting gripper (15) having a lifting head with one or more

Gripping means (16) which the bottles or other goods (2) in the pulk (9) individually or collectively, in particular in one or more groups on the

Grab top. The controllable gripping means (16) may e.g. be designed as a single gripper or multiple gripper in the form of suction tulips, clamping grippers or the like. The gripping means (16) can be a fixed or

have variable mutual positioning and assignment. In particular, from the conversion device (6) the bottle assignments or layer images at

Conversion process to be changed. From a regular and Cartesian series arrangement in the pulk (9) from the

Bottled bottles may have a staggered row arrangement for use in the article carrier (5)

be formed, in which the bottles are placed in adjacent rows on the gap. The transfer device (6) or the lifting gripper (15) further comprise a movement device (17) which is uniaxial or multiaxial in the manner indicated in FIG. A movement axis is aligned vertically along the spatial axis (z) and serves the lifting or lowering transfer movement. A second movement axis may be aligned along the spatial axis (x) and along the conveying direction (4). The conversion device (6) can thereby during the conversion process with the z. B. continuously

transported goods (2) in the conveying direction (4) are moved synchronously. On a transverse movement in the direction of the horizontal space axis (y) is in the preferred

Embodiment omitted. Such mobility may alternatively be given. The movement device (17) has corresponding to the aforementioned kinematics

Guides and controllable drives (not shown) on. The transport device (11) for the goods carriers (5) can be designed in any suitable manner. It can transport the boxes or goods carriers (15) individually or in groups. In the illustrated embodiment, it is a belt conveyor with a controllable drive

educated. The transport device (11) transports the cartons (5) in the conveying direction (4) and can with the conveying movement and conveying speed of the bottles (2) or with the possibly deviating movement of the

Transfer device (6) in this conveying direction (4)

be synchronized.

Between the at rest and z. B.

raised transfer device (6) and located below the supplied bottles (2) goods carriers (5) a support means (8) for the goods or bottles (2) is arranged. At least parts of the support device (8) are located in the transfer area (7). In this

Umsetzbereich (7), the support means (8) are temporarily removed, thereby giving the of the

Implementing means (6) held pulk (9) free, which can be lowered and placed in the one or more prepared boxes (5). Subsequently, and after lifting the transfer device (6) is the

Support device (8) moves back into the transfer area (7) and there supports the supplied bottles (2) at the bottom until they are again gripped by the transfer device (6). In this function for the temporary opening and closing of the conversion region (7), the support device (8) can be designed in the simplest embodiment as a slide, which in the conveying direction (4) in synchronism with the

Conveying movement of the bottles (2) is moved, until they are gripped by the converting device (6) and possibly raised slightly. The slider can then quickly removed from the Umsetzbereich (7) and z. B. against the

Conveying direction (4) are moved.

In the illustrated and preferred embodiment, the support means (8) is variable in length and rollable. You can with the bottles or goods (2) during their

Conveying movement in the transfer area (7) by means of a rolling and rolling movement in support engagement and be used except support intervention. In the preferred embodiment, the support means (8) for this purpose as a rolling floor

formed, which provided under the for converting

Bottle pulp (9) can be rolled up and rolled away.

The variable-length and rollable support means (8) can synchronously for a continuous conveying movement of the goods or bottles (2) in the conveying direction (4)

be trained running. In the shown

Embodiment, the support means (8) has a in

Conveying direction (4) variable-length and circumferential support means (18), the z. B. as an endless support band

is trained.

To realize the change in length, the

Support means (8) a telescopic tape guide (19). This has relatively movable and driven carriage (23,24) with pulleys (25) and a belt deflection (22) for the endless support belt (18).

The upper and in the conveying direction (4) front carriage (23) is of an upper band portion, the so-called Upper band (20), embroidered on which the goods or

Bottles (2) are transported. The lower carriage or so-called undercarriage (24) with the deflection roller (25) is looped around by the lower belt (21). The carriages (23,24) are movable in opposite directions, whereby the upper and lower band

(20,21) formed band loops on stationary

Band deflections (22) and there deflection rollers are guided. FIG. 1 shows a starting position of the transfer cycle, in which the support device (8) or the belt guide (19) is fully extended and extends with the upper belt (20) into the transfer region (7). The upper band (20) has

thereby a much greater length than the lower band (21). As also illustrated in FIG. 1, this concludes

Upper belt (20) preferably continuously to the goods conveyor (3).

The support means (8) can for the support band (18) have an additional Abstüt tion possibility to provide even with a long upper belt (20) has a substantially flat conveyor track for the bottles (2). For this purpose, a telescopic table (26) may be provided, which is the

Supported upper strand of the upper belt (20) and which is indicated schematically in Figure 1.

FIG. 11 shows a perspective schematic representation of the telescopic optical system (26). This has interlocking and relatively movable support arms (27,28) on which rests said upper run and

slides. The support arms (27,28) in the direction of the spatial axis (x) and the conveying direction (4) apart and collapsible. The one support arms (27) are on

Upper carriage (23) arranged and can with this along a corresponding guide (not shown) in

Conveying direction (4) are moved forward and backward. This will increase the length of the telescope table (26) changed. The other support arms (28) are on a stationary support (29), z. B. a cross member,

arranged and suitably on the ground

supported. On the support arms (28) or on the carrier (29) and one or more supports (30) may be arranged, which support the movable support arms (27).

Figures 9 and 10 illustrate the kinematics and

Drive technology of the support device shown (8) and the tape guide (19). For the endless support belt (18) on the one hand a drive (31) is present, which drives the support belt (18) circumferentially. This tape drive (31) may e.g. be arranged stationarily at a band deflection (22). For the movement of the carriage (23,24) another drive (32), a so-called carriage drive, is provided. This car drive (32) has z. B. a motor with a

Drive wheel and a guided over this and with two cars (23,24) end connected traction means. The

Drive wheel can be used as a pulley, sprocket, pinion or the like and the traction means as a rope, chain,

Toothed belt or the like may be formed. The cars (23,24) are on the carriage drive (30) in the

the aforementioned manner in opposite directions, wherein the belt loop lengths are kept constant in the sum and the support belt (18) is held in tension and under tension. With the superstructure (23) in this way, the telescopic table (26) is adjusted in its longitudinal extent. The drives (31,32) are controllable and can electric motors, in particular servomotors, as

Have drive.

The packing device (1) may further comprise the above-mentioned centering frame (10), which is positioned at the vertical setting movement at the transfer region (7) and the bottles (2) leads. The centering frame (10) can be movably mounted and guided along the conveying direction (4). He can according to Figure 2 one or more Centering means (13) for the bottles (2) have, z. B. are designed as a conical guide or wing. The centering frame (10) can also be at his the

Goods conveyor (3) facing the end of a controllable

Stop (14), which serves as a stopper for the

Bottle stream, in particular the bottle pulp (9) can act and, if necessary, can be actuated by a correspondingly controlled drive. The centering frame (10) can be kinematically coupled to the support device (8). He can z. B. according to Figure 2 with the superstructure (23) or

be connected to the deflection roller (25). The centering frame (10) can thereby be moved by the carriage drive (32). He may alternatively have its own controllable drive.

The packing device (1) may be in the region of the goods conveyor (3) and / or the temporary, in particular

variable-length support means (8) have a guide for the bottle flow during transport. The goods guide (12) extends in the conveying direction (4) and can be arranged on both outer sides of the bottle flow for the lateral guidance. Alternatively, a goods guide (12) may be present on the inside between one or more rows of bottles. Figures 1, 12 and 19 show variants of the goods guide (12).

The goods guide (12) is arranged stationary in the embodiment of Figure 1. It can e.g. as a railing

be educated. The goods guide (12) can be from the conveyor belt of the goods conveyor (3) starting in

Extend conveying direction (4) forward to the conversion area (7) or to the rear end position of the support means (8) according to Figure 5 and end there or shortly before. Figures 3 to 8 illustrate a Umsetzzyklus the

Packing device (1) of Figure 1 and 2 in several

Steps, wherein Figure 3, the starting position according to Figure 1 reproduces. In this position is the

Supporting device (8) extended with upper belt (20) and extends into the Umsetzbereich (7), wherein it carries a Warenpulk (9). This is the front end position. The transfer device (6) is also located in the

Starting position above the goods pulp (9). Several empty cartons (5) are arranged under the goods pulp (9). The centering frame (10) is outside the

Transfer area (7).

In the next step according to FIG. 4, the

Transfer device (6) the bottles (2) from the top of the neck and for this purpose performs a lowering movement. In the meantime, according to the bottle feed by the goods conveyor (3), the transfer device (6), which

Supporting device (8) with its upper carriage (23) and the cartons (5) in the conveying direction (4) by a distance (xl) moved on. To the same extent, the transfer region (7) and the centering frame (10) have also migrated.

In the next step according to FIG. 5, the

Supporting device (8) under the bottles (2) gripped by the transfer device (6) in the pulp (9) against the

Conveying direction (4) moved back very quickly in the rear end position. The circumferentially driven support means (18), in particular its upper belt (20), thereby performs a rolling or rolling away movement and dissolves friction-free from the bottom of the held bottles (2). At the same time of the support means (8) of the

Centering frame (10) in the centering position between the held bottle pulp (9) and the empty boxes (5) brought. During these operations, the conveying movement of the bottles (2) is maintained, according to the transfer device (6), the centering frame (10) and the empty boxes (5) in the conveying direction (4) are moved on and now a path (x2) of the Initial or zero Position have covered. In the backward movement of the support device (8) and the following movement of the centering frame (10) shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stop (14) has also been folded.

In the next step of Figure 6, the lowering of the transfer device (6) and the introduction of the bottles (2) takes place in the boxes (5). This also takes place during the synchronous further movement of the conveyed bottles (2), the transfer device (6), the cartons (5) and the

Centering frame (10) together with the support means (8). The stop (14) is here again unfolded and prevents tilting of the foremost bottle (2) on the edge of the support means (8). x3 denotes the distance traveled.

In the following step of FIG. 7, the transfer device (6), after releasing the packaged bottles or the pulse (9), has moved up again and is ready to receive the next pulse (9). Meanwhile, the mentioned synchronous movement of transfer device (6), cartons (5), centering frame (10) and support device (8) and the bottle stream (2) took place in the conveying direction (4) to an end position in which the path (x4) covered has been.

Figure 8 marks the beginning of the next Umsetzzyklus and corresponds to the arrangement of Figure 3. Die

Conversion device (6) has moved back against the conveying direction (4) in the starting position. The path (x4) between start and end position during a conversion cycle may be shorter than the length of the conversion device (6) and the pulse (9) and the conversion region (7). The

Return movement of the transfer device (6) and the

Supporting device (8) can significantly faster than the preferably continuous conveying movement of the

Be goods conveyor (3) and the bottle flow. In the starting position of Figure 8 are the filled cartons (5) transported away and a new set of empty boxes (5) at the transfer area (7) provided. Likewise, the support device (8) has again moved in the conveying direction (4) forward and on the Umsetzbereich (7), wherein this can be done synchronously with the conveying speed of the bottle stream. The conversion cycle then starts again.

In a modification of the cycle cycle described above, the conversion device (6) can be marked with the "0"

Starting position of the embodiment against the

Moving direction (4) are moved back. It is positioned over the wandering pulk (9) and with this in the conveying direction (4) to the aforementioned

Starting position moves, while during this

Movement phase already lowering and grasping the

Ware Pulks (9) takes place. The cycle time and the path in the conveying direction (4) during conversion can be shortened.

In a further modification of the described

Embodiments, the support means (8) are formed by laterally rollable clamping means which clamp the bottles (2) in the pulk (9) between them and laterally hold and guide in the movement over the open Umsetzbereich (7) and thereby

Avoid oscillating movements of the bottles (2) in the horizontal longitudinal and transverse directions (x, y). The front bottles (2) in the pulk (9) can be kept floating by the support device (8) during part of the conveying movement over the transition region (7) until the returned converting device (6) engages them again. The goods conveyor (3) extends in this

Embodiment further forward to the conversion area (7). In this variant, it is favorable to grip one or more rows of bottles in the pulp (9) individually with the lateral support means. In a further variant, the cartons (5) can be raised and moved to the bottles (2) held on the converter (6) for the transfer process and the vertical transfer movement, with the centering frame (10) possibly being moved vertically. In a further modification, a combined lifting movement of cartons and lowering movement of bottles (2) during the transfer is possible. Another embodiment provides that the

Packing device (1) for unpacking bottles or other goods (2) from goods carriers (5) and their transfer to a goods conveyor (3) takes place, wherein also a support device (8) of the type described above

is available. The kinematics is then inverse to the above-described packing.

In the embodiments shown, the ends

variable length or in the conveying direction (4) movable supporting device (8) on the other side edge of the

Transfer area (7). In another embodiment, beyond the Umsetzbereiches (7) another

Goods conveyor (3) or another support device (8) in the conveying direction (4) connect. This can possibly be done beyond the centering frame (10). Such an arrangement optionally allows a bridging of the transfer region (7) and a further transport of the bottle stream (2) over the transfer region (7) in the conveying direction (4).

On the other hand, while maintaining the conveying direction (4) in another connection another

Support means (8) unpacking and reacting of the type described above in addition to the packing and in the same conveying direction (4). The packing device (1) can thereby either for packing or for

Unpacking or for bridging the Umsetzbereichs (7) are used in the same conveying direction (4). FIG. 12 shows a packing device (1) according to FIGS. 1 and 2 with a different goods guide (12). It is also preferably arranged stationary, with its front end region (33) into the transfer region (7) and preferably up to its front in the conveying direction (4)

End or to the front end of the support means (8) in the front end position extends. The goods guide (12) is e.g. designed as edge railing. It can also be in the pulk area between rows of bottles. It also offers the bottles (2) in the transfer area (7) and a lateral grip during the gripping process. Furthermore, the bottles (2) on the goods conveyor (3) and the

Supporting device (8) to the gripping and in the

Waiting position at the stop (14) always be guided. The transfer device (6) is in its constructive

Training and adapted in their dimensions accordingly and can pass the goods guide (12) in their Umsetzbewegungen. The packing device (1) is otherwise formed in the variant of Figure 12 as in the first embodiment. Figures 13 to 18 show a Umsetzzyklus in several steps, wherein Figure 13 is the starting position according to

Figure 12 shows. The conversion cycle proceeds as in FIGS. 3 to 8.

FIG. 19 shows a packing device (1) according to FIGS. 1 and 2 with a further variant of a goods guide (12). The goods guide (12) is multi-part and preferably telescopic. It has a rear guide part (34) and a front guide part (35), which in the conveying direction (4) movable

is designed and arranged. The guide parts (34, 35) are arranged one above the other and are movable relative to one another in the direction (4), wherein the rear guide part (34) is preferably arranged stationary. The guide parts (34,35) can be railing-like and edge and possibly also be arranged between the rows of bottles.

The rear guide part (34) can be formed and arranged in the same way as the one-piece cloth guide (12) of FIG. It is enough to

rear end position of the support means (8) according to Figure 5 and 22. The front guide member (35) closes in

In the extended end position to the transfer area (7) and to the front end position of the support means (8) according to Figure 19. The front guide member (35) has a similar

Guiding function as the front guide portion (33) in the variant of Figure 12.

In the variant of FIG. 19, however, the movable front guide part (35) follows the retraction and extension movements of the support device (8) and is coupled thereto. It can have its own synchronized drive or a towing connection with the front end of the

Supporting device (8) or with the support frame (10) have. The length of the front guide part (35) can the

Extension path of the temporary or variable-length

Support means (8) substantially correspond. It is preferably slightly larger.

The multi-part and telescoping cloth guide (12) thus always extends to the front end position or the front end of said support means (8) and adapts to their effective support and transport length. The on the support means (8) located bottles (2) thereby always have a side guide. When transferring after grasping the bottles (2) of the

Implementing device (6), the front guide part (35) of the goods guide (12) from the transfer area (7) become .

The packing device (1) is otherwise formed in the variant of Figure 19 as in the first embodiment. FIGS. 20 to 25 show a conversion cycle in several

Steps, wherein Figure 20 is the starting position according to

Figure 19 shows. The conversion cycle proceeds as in FIGS. 3 to 8. 19 and 20, the front guide part (35) is extended and overlaps at its rear end with the rear guide part (34).

This results in a closed goods guide (12), which extends to the end of the Umsetzbereichs (7). Until the engagement with the transfer device (6) according to Figure 21, the bottles (2) are guided laterally. During the subsequent withdrawal of the support device (8) in the rear

End position according to Figure 22, the front guide member (35) is moved and removed from the Umsetzbereich (7). It overlaps with the rear guide part (34) and can protrude beyond the front end of a piece and the first bottle (2) on the stop (14) laterally. In the subsequent forward movement of the support means (8) according to Figure 23 to 25, the front guide member (35) follows while maintaining the lateral

Guidance function. The end position of FIG. 25 corresponds again to the start of the cycle of FIG. 20.

Further modifications of the above

Embodiments and their variants are in

different way possible. On the one hand, the features of the exemplary embodiments and of the variants can be combined with one another in any way and, if necessary, swapped over. On the other hand, constructive modifications of

Conveying (3,11) and the converter (6) possible. A centering frame (10) can be omitted. Furthermore, the Packing device (1) also in conjunction with a

Palletizing be used, the goods carrier (5) form intermediate layers in a palletizing, which can be loaded and / or unloaded, the palletizing stack for stacking in the conveying direction (4) is moved forward and possibly backward. The goods guide (12) may be omitted. It may also be modified constructively, e.g. by an axially aligned arrangement of the telekopierbaren guide parts. Furthermore, the respective goods guide (12) more than two guide parts (34,35) have. The goods guide (12) can also stationary or moving only in the area of the support device (8)

be arranged. It can also be located only in the area of the goods conveyor (3). In addition, a combination of a stationary and possibly up to the transfer area (7) reaching goods guide (12) at the two longitudinal edges with a telescopic cloth guide (12) between the rows of bottles possible.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 packing device

2 goods, general cargo, can, bottle

3 goods conveyors

4 conveying direction

5 goods carriers, carton

6 Implementation facility

7 conversion range

8 support device, roller floor

9 goods pulp

10 centering frames

11 Transport device for goods carriers

12 Goods guidance, railing

13 centering devices, referrers

14 stop, stopper

15 lifting grippers

16 gripping means

17 movement device

18 support means, support band

19 Tape guide telescopic

20 upper band

21 subband

22 Band deflection

23 cars in front, superstructure

24 cars in the back, undercarriage

25 pulley

26 Telescopic table

27 support arm

28 support arm

29 beams, cross member

30 edition

31 drive, belt drive

32 drive, carriage drive

33 guidance area in front

34 guide part, stationary

35 guide part, unsteady

Claims

1.) Packing device for packing and / or unpacking

Goods (2), in particular articles of pulp (9) in a flow of goods, in and / or from a goods carrier (5), wherein the packing device (1) comprises a goods conveyor (3) and a transfer device (6) for the in

Conveying direction (4) moving goods (2), characterized in that e

Transfer device (6) directly above the

Goods carrier (5) is arranged and a vertical relative transfer movement between the goods (2) and the goods carrier (5) causes, wherein between the transfer device (6) and the goods carrier (5) in the transfer area (7) is a temporarily removable

Supporting device (8) for the goods (2) is arranged.

2.) Packing device according to claim 1, characterized

There is no such thing as the

Packing device (1) a variable-length

Supporting device (8), which is engageable with the goods (2) during its conveying movement in the transfer area (7) by means of a starting and rolling movement in and out of supporting engagement.

3.) Packing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized

There is no such thing as the

Supporting device (8) is designed as a rolling floor, which is under a provided for transfer of goods pulp (9) and can be rolled away.

4.) Packing device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized g e k e n e c i n e t that the

Supporting device (8) for a continuous

Conveying movement of the goods (2) in the conveying direction (4) is formed synchronous capable of running. Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the supporting device (8) has a supporting means (18) which is variable in length and revolving in the conveying direction (4), in particular a supporting band.

Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized g e e c e n e c e s e s, the support means (8) a telescopic

Tape guide (19).

Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the support device (8) at least one

controllable drive (31,32) for the change in length and the orbital motion of the flexible

Supporting means (18).

Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the telescopic tape guide (19) relative

having mutually movable, driven carriage (23,24) with pulleys (25) and a belt deflection (22) for an endless support belt (18).

Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the support means (8) has a variable-length telescopic table (26) with support arms (27,28) for the support means (18). Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the support device (8) in the conveying direction (4) to the goods conveyor (3) connects or in the

Goods conveyor (3) is integrated.

11.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the packing device (1) has a stationary or

transient lateral goods guidance (12),

especially a railing, in the area of

Goods conveyor (3) and / or the support means (8). 12.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the lateral goods guide (12) is in

Conveying direction (4) up to or into the

Transfer area (7) or to the front of the

Supporting device (8) extends.

13.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the lateral movement of goods (12) to the

Length change or travel movement of

Supporting device (8) is coupled.

14.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the packing device (1) is a controllable

Transport device (11) for goods carrier (5).

15.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the converting device (6) is reversibly movable in the conveying direction (4).

16.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the conversion device (6) is designed as a lifting gripper (15) and gripping means (16) for the goods (2) and / or for a goods carrier (5) and a controllable movement device (17).

17.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the packing device (1) has a centering frame (10) for the goods (2) during transfer.

18.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the centering frame (10) is reversibly movable in the conveying direction (4).

19.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the centering frame (10) with the support means (8), in particular with a carriage (23) is kinematically coupled. 20.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the centering frame (10) has a stop (14) for goods (2) arranged upstream in the conveying direction (4).

21.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the transfer device (6), the support device (8) and the transport device (11) for goods carriers (5) in the conveying direction (4) are at least temporarily synchronously movable.

22.) Packing device according to one of the preceding

Claims, characterized in that the packing device (1) for simultaneous loading and unloading

Unpacking several goods carriers (5) with

Ware Pulks (9) is formed.

23.) Method for packing and / or unpacking goods (2), in particular goods pulp (9) in a flow of goods, in and / or from a goods carrier (5) by means of a packing device (1), which a goods conveyor (3) and a conversion device (6) for the in

Conveying direction (4) moving goods (2), characterized in that e e e c e e s that the directly above the goods carrier (5) arranged

Transfer device (6) a vertical relative

Transfer movement between the goods (2) and the

Goods carrier (5) causes, between the

Transfer device (6) and the goods carrier (5) in the transfer area (7) a temporarily removable

Supporting device (8) for the goods (2) is arranged.

24.) Process according to claim 23, characterized

There is no such thing as the

Packing device (1) a variable-length

Supporting device (8) which is brought with the goods (2) during its conveying movement in the transfer region (7) by means of a starting and rolling movement in and out of supporting engagement.

25.) Process according to claim 23 or 24, characterized

There is no such thing as the

Supporting device (8) for a continuous

Conveying movement of goods (2) in the conveying direction (4) runs synchronously.

26.) The method of claim 23, 24 or 25, characterized

There is no such thing as the

Transfer device (6) in the conveying direction (4)

is moved reversing.

27.) Method according to one of claims 23 to 26, characterized in that the goods (2) are guided and centered during the transfer from a centering frame (10) reversibly moving in the conveying direction (4).

28.) Method according to one of claims 23 to 27,

By this means that the

Centering frame (10) with the support means (8), in particular with a carriage (23) is kinematically coupled.

29.) Method according to one of claims 23 to 28,

By doing so, that the

Conversion device (6), the support means (8) and the transport device (11) for goods carriers (5) in the conveying direction (4) are moved synchronously at least temporarily. 30.) Method according to one of claims 23 to 29,

This means that several goods carriers (5) are simultaneously packed and unpacked with goods spools (9). 31.) Method according to one of claims 23 to 29,

in that the goods (2) are guided laterally in the area of the goods conveyor (3) and / or the support device (8).