EP3210896A3 - Deep draw packaging machine - Google Patents

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EP3210896A3
EP3210896A3 EP16172828.2A EP16172828A EP3210896A3 EP 3210896 A3 EP3210896 A3 EP 3210896A3 EP 16172828 A EP16172828 A EP 16172828A EP 3210896 A3 EP3210896 A3 EP 3210896A3
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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
    • B65B47/00—Apparatus or devices for forming pockets or receptacles in or from sheets, blanks, or webs, comprising essentially a die into which the material is pressed or a folding die through which the material is moved
    • B65B47/04—Apparatus or devices for forming pockets or receptacles in or from sheets, blanks, or webs, comprising essentially a die into which the material is pressed or a folding die through which the material is moved by application of mechanical pressure
    • 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
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/04—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material
    • B65B9/045—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material for single articles, e.g. tablets
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/10—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/10—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
    • B65B35/24—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
    • B65B35/246—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains using extensible or retractable conveyors
    • 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
    • B65B41/00—Supplying or feeding container-forming sheets or wrapping material
    • B65B41/02—Feeding sheets or wrapper blanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B41/00—Supplying or feeding container-forming sheets or wrapping material
    • B65B41/12—Feeding webs from rolls
    • B65B41/14—Feeding webs from rolls by grippers
    • 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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/04—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages
    • B65B61/06—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
    • 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
    • B65B65/00—Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided for; Arrangements of such details
    • B65B65/02—Driving gear

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Abstract

Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine (1) mit wenigstens zwei Klammerketten (7) zum beidseitigen Halten einer Unterfolie (6) und zum Transportieren der Unterfolie (6) entlang einer Produktionsrichtung (R) der Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine (1), wobei die Klammerketten (7) in Kettenführungen (30) geführt sind, wobei die Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine (1) eine Formstation (8) zum Erzeugen von Mulden (11) in die Unterfolie (6), eine Siegelstation (12) und wenigstens eine Schneidstation (14) aufweist, die in dieser Reihenfolge entlang der Produktionsrichtung (R) an einem Maschinengestell (4) angeordnet sind, wobei sich die Kettenführungen (30) wenigstens von der Formstation (8) entlang einer Einlegestrecke (9) zur Siegelstation (12) erstrecken, wobei die Kettenführungen (30) jeweils eine obere Führungsfläche (0) und eine untere Führungsfläche (U) aufweisen, zwischen denen jeweils eine Klammerkette (7) geführt ist und die obere Führungsfläche (0) an bzw. entlang der Formstation (8) eine horizontale Ausrichtung aufweist und in diesem Abschnitt einen ersten vertikalen Abstand (V1) von einer Aufstellfläche (A) des Maschinengestells (4) der Tiefziehverpackungsmaschine (1) hat, wobei die Kettenführungen (30) an bzw. entlang der Siegelstation (12) eine horizontale Ausrichtung aufweisen und die obere Führungsfläche (0) in diesem Abschnitt einen zweiten vertikalen Abstand (V2) von der Aufstellfläche (A) hat, und der zweite Abstand (V2) größer ist als der erste Abstand (V1), sowie die Kettenführung (30) entlang der Einlegestrecke (9) wenigstens teilweise eine ansteigende Ausrichtung aufweist, wobei das Produkteinlegeband (3) wenigstens zwei separat antreibbare Bänder (3a, 3b) aufweist.

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Thermoforming packaging machine (1) with at least two staple chains (7) for holding a lower film (6) on both sides and for transporting the lower film (6) along a production direction (R) of the thermoforming packaging machine (1), wherein the staple chains (7) are housed in chain guides (30) wherein the thermoforming packaging machine (1) has a forming station (8) for producing depressions (11) in the lower film (6), a sealing station (12) and at least one cutting station (14) arranged in this order along the production direction ( R) are arranged on a machine frame (4), wherein the chain guides (30) extend at least from the forming station (8) along an insertion path (9) to the sealing station (12), the chain guides (30) each having an upper guide surface (0 ) and a lower guide surface (U), between each of which a staple chain (7) is guided and the upper guide surface (0) on or along the forming station (8) has a horizon Alle has orientation and in this section a first vertical distance (V1) of a footprint (A) of the machine frame (4) of the thermoforming packaging machine (1), wherein the chain guides (30) on or along the sealing station (12) has a horizontal orientation and the upper guide surface (0) in this section has a second vertical distance (V2) from the footprint (A), and the second distance (V2) is greater than the first distance (V1) and along the chain guide (30) the insertion path (9) has at least partially an ascending orientation, wherein the product insert belt (3) has at least two separately drivable belts (3a, 3b).
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DE202016000757.3U DE202016000757U1 (en) 2016-02-03 2016-02-03 Thermoforming packaging machine
EP16167440.3A EP3210895A3 (en) 2016-02-03 2016-04-28 Deep draw packaging machine

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EP16167442.9A Revoked EP3202673B1 (en) 2016-02-03 2016-04-28 Deep draw packaging machine
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EP16167442.9A Revoked EP3202673B1 (en) 2016-02-03 2016-04-28 Deep draw packaging machine

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ES (2) ES2688921T3 (en)

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