EP3287389B1 - Verfahren zur herstellung von gebinden mit tragegriff - Google Patents

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EP3287389B1
EP3287389B1 EP17197027.0A EP17197027A EP3287389B1 EP 3287389 B1 EP3287389 B1 EP 3287389B1 EP 17197027 A EP17197027 A EP 17197027A EP 3287389 B1 EP3287389 B1 EP 3287389B1
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Stefan Elsperger
Manfred Kieslinger
Kurt Perl
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65B61/14—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for incorporating, or forming and incorporating, handles or suspension means in packages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
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  • the present invention relates to a method for producing containers with the features of method claim 1.
  • beverage containers are usually combined in handy containers with four, six or more containers, the containers in these containers being able to be wrapped and held together, for example, with shrink film.
  • containers with such so-called disposable secondary packaging made of PE shrink film or the like often have handles made of flexible material, for example made of sufficiently stable film, cardboard, paper, plastics such as PVC or mixed materials, possibly with a paper and / or cardboard reinforced handle area.
  • the ends of the handle strips can be fixed to the side surfaces of the container, for example by welding or gluing.
  • the ends of the handle may have self-adhesive areas.
  • the handle In order for such an arrangement to have sufficient mechanical stability in the manual handling of the containers, not only must the handle have the necessary load-bearing capacity, but also the connection points to the container and its wrapping to which the handle is fixed. This means that the enveloping shrink film must have sufficient tensile and tear strength so that when the container is handled by means of the handle, the packaging film cannot be overstretched and / or torn out. Since with increasing measures to reduce costs and in the interest of conserving resources, ever thinner packaging films with film thicknesses of 25 ⁇ m or less are used, the mechanical strength of the films reaches critical areas. To pull out the handles on containers with a total of six PET beverage containers, each 1.5 ltr.
  • the DE 693 11 338 T2 discloses a multipack for containers, in particular for beverage containers in a single group, in which the containers are held together by means of a plastic band.
  • a flexible handle is fixed on the outside of the multiple pack, the connection points each forming and covering an area in which the handle ends are fixed both on the sleeve and on the container jacket surfaces.
  • the WO 98/07635 discloses a container arrangement with two, three or more containers or bottles held together by means of a label acting as a holding band.
  • the band can have a handle so that the container can be carried.
  • a range between 8 and 100 ⁇ m is specified as the thickness of the tape.
  • the shrink film consists of two layers, which are stitched together at several points transversely to the longitudinal direction, so that six or more tubular sections are formed, into which the beverage cans can be inserted. The film sections are then separated from one another, so that containers are formed which are then passed through a shrinking oven, as a result of which the cans are firmly fixed to one another.
  • a variant of the container provides an upwardly projecting handle section, which is part of the film sections, so that an adhesive or welded connection is omitted.
  • a primary aim of the invention is to provide a method for producing containers with a handle with a plurality of articles held together by means of a film or outer packaging, in which, despite the use of the thinnest possible film or outer packaging, sufficient mechanical stability in connection with the fixation the handle end on the outside of the container can be guaranteed.
  • a container with a handle which is formed from at least two articles or comprises two or more articles, which are made by means of a shrink film, a banderole or similar outer packaging at least partially encased and held together are.
  • the handle is fixed at defined contact points on the outside of the article, in particular on the outside of at least two articles of the container arranged opposite one another.
  • the handle is fixed to the container via contact points in such a way that all the tensile forces that occur when the container is carried on the handle are largely conducted from the handle via the contact points to the outside of at least two different articles.
  • the contact points at least partially overlap with recesses in the outer packaging and penetrate them and thus produce an adhesive and / or welded connection between the respective handle ends and the outer sides or outer surfaces of the articles, in particular with the inclusion of the outer packaging that is attached to the Edges of their respective recesses can be connected to the contact points.
  • the contact points can optionally be formed by gluing points between the lateral surfaces of the articles and the handle, the ends of the handles being fixed to the articles, so that a loop suitable for gripping the container projects upwards over the container.
  • the contact points can also be formed by welds between the lateral surfaces of the articles and the handle or the two handle ends.
  • the contact points ie the connection points between the handle and the container, can be designed in such a way that the outer packaging in the area of the Contact points each have recesses, the recesses being able to correspond essentially to the dimensions of the contact surfaces.
  • the adhesive or welding points can reach through the cutouts and at least partially touch the edges of the cutout.
  • the handle material for example a PET material of sufficient strength, which has flexibility and possibly a longitudinal elasticity, which allows comfortable, one-handed gripping and carrying of the container on the handle.
  • the handle material can have a paper or cardboard reinforcement and self-adhesive surfaces on the handle ends.
  • Typical containers of this type can have, for example, four or six beverage containers, which are held together by means of shrinkable film or by means of other outer packaging such as, for example, tubular wrappings and are combined to form a transportable container.
  • the contact points can be formed in particular by adhesive points and / or by welding points between the outer surfaces of the articles and the handle.
  • the contact points can essentially be limited to the cutouts, so that they do not touch the outer packaging or only touch them in a line and thus only slightly extend into the edges of the cutout.
  • the outer packaging, film, shrink film or the like remains largely free of tensile loads when the container is lifted by the handle.
  • the contact points extend at least partially into the outer packaging or the edges of the cutouts, so that the contact points encompass the edges of the cutouts or at least partially overlap with the edges of the cutouts.
  • the contact or adhesive and / or welding points can be formed over the entire surface or can comprise several adhesive or welding points per contact point.
  • the cutouts can essentially correspond to the dimensions of the contact surfaces or be somewhat smaller than these, so that the fixed regions of the carrying handle extend into the outer packaging at the edges of the cutouts.
  • the cutouts are significantly larger than the contact points or contact areas, so that the cutouts can, for example, each form a so-called film eye, which is created by wrapping the articles grouped into a bundle around a horizontal transverse axis.
  • the focus is on strengthening and stabilizing weak points in the case of containers covered with thin film and provided with a handle.
  • glue spots or weld spots can be applied between the film and the container - in the area of the handle adhesive surface.
  • the adhesion points can be by any suitable glue such as hot glue, liquid glue, double-sided adhesive tape or by welding - e.g. by means of ultrasonic welding. Both with welding and with an adhesive connection, it is also possible to connect all three components (container, outer packaging film and handle) with each other.
  • the number, size and location of the adhesive or welding spots depends on the respective requirements. In this context, it is not important whether the adhesive is applied before the film wrapping or afterwards on the finished container (with or without a handle attached), as long as the processing time of the adhesive is suitable for the application.
  • the adhesive or welded connection from the shrink film to the containers guides the force curve when lifting the container on the handle, which results from the weight of the container, via the handle on the container, without the film being excessively stretched and thereby possibly destroyed.
  • the invention comprises a method for producing packs with a carrying handle, in which at least two articles are at least partially encased and held together by means of a shrink film, banderole or the like.
  • the handle is fixed by means of adhesive and / or welded connections at contact points on the outside of articles.
  • the method provides for the handle to be fixed to contact points on the container by means of adhesive and / or welded connections in such a way that all of the tensile forces that occur on the handle when the container is being carried are largely conducted from the handle via the contact points on the outside of at least two different articles. It can be provided that the handle is fixed at contact points on the outer sides of the outer packaging, at which contact points the outer packaging is adhered and at the same time transmits tensile force to the outer sides of at least two different articles.
  • the contact points at least partially overlap with recesses in the outer packaging or foil wrapping and penetrate them.
  • the film or the outer packaging can have, for example, so-called film eyes that release parts of the article, so that the handle ends can be fixed or glued to the exposed article jacket surfaces, which simultaneously form the side surfaces of the container.
  • the film or outer packaging can be provided with cutouts. These cutouts can be made, for example, immediately after the film has been unwound from an endless supply and before the articles are encased, for example by means of a mechanical or optical stamping process, for example a laser cutting process.
  • the ends of the handle can be applied to the film or outer packaging via the cutouts made in the film with at least partial covering or covering of the cutouts, after which the articles are then coated with the film or outer packaging.
  • the handle adheres to the pre-punched film, so that the fixing or gluing and / or welding of the handle then extends through the punched areas to the article surface.
  • a pre-punched film can also be unwound from the film stock, which already has the cutouts provided.
  • the film or outer packaging can also first be provided with cutouts, for example by lasering or punching, after which the articles are wrapped in the film or outer packaging and then the handle with contacting the cutouts on the outer surfaces of the articles, i.e. is applied to the wrapped container.
  • a pre-punched film can also be unwound from the film supply, which already has the intended recesses.
  • a third variant of the method according to the invention provides that the articles are first coated with the film or outer packaging, after which the outer packaging is provided with cutouts, which can be done, for example, by mechanical punching or lasering after the film has been applied.
  • the handle can then be applied to the outer surface of the article, ie the finished container, by contacting the cutouts.
  • shrink wrap is used as the outer packaging, this can have the necessary cutouts even before the articles are wrapped.
  • the film is usually shrunk under the influence of heat, after which the handle can be applied, for example, to the area of the remaining film eye on the article jacket surfaces.
  • the articles can be encased, for example, by means of a film wrapping module in the region of a transport path in the conveying direction with a film provided by an endless supply, so that containers with recesses arranged laterally in the conveying direction are formed on opposite outer sides.
  • the containers can be rotated about 90 ° or 270 ° around a vertical axis or through an angle of 90 or 270 ° transversely to the conveying direction, so that the carrying handle comes into contact with the recessed, forward and can be applied to the outside of the container.
  • shrink film, adhesive film or a thin and stretchable, well-adhering film web can be used as outer packaging, for example, as a wrapping for the articles to form film containers.
  • a vacuum suction cup may also the handle that has already been glued on - lifts off the containers and the adhesive is inserted laterally with a needle through the film.
  • the needle could also be integrated in the suction device, so that the film pulls into the suction device when it is sucked in and the needle placed there pierces it.
  • the thickness of the shrink film can thus be reduced to such an extent that the strength is still sufficient to hold the remaining container together and that the outer container does not sag unreasonably when the container is lifted by the handle.
  • the handle can be applied symmetrically outside the middle container or bottle. With even numbers of containers next to each other, such as 4x4 containers, the handle can also run diagonally.
  • the device comprises a transport path for the transport of article groups and a film wrapping module for covering the article groups with a stretchable and / or heat-shrinkable film supplied from a film supply to form film containers with cutouts at least two opposite side surfaces of the container are provided or are provided subsequently. Furthermore, the device comprises an application device for applying carrying handles while fixing the ends of the carrying handles in the area of the cutouts by means of welded and / or adhesive connections.
  • the handle strength becomes independent of the film strength, so that very thin film can optionally be used.
  • the material used on the film or secondary packaging can be significantly reduced.
  • the carrying capacity of the handle is increased significantly at the same time.
  • the containers can be manufactured and processed with conventional machines without any significant changeover effort.
  • connection technology according to the invention between the handle and the container has the advantage that all types of printing, images, structuring, etc., which are located on the outer packaging or the shrink film and, if appropriate, can be aligned and positioned in relation to the wrapped articles or beverage containers , cannot be impaired during handling of the containers, since the outer packaging or the film do not shift relative to the articles even when the containers are lifted by the handle, but remain in their intended original position.
  • FIG. 1a and the Fig. 1b show a first variant of a container 10 according to the invention with a handle 12.
  • the container 10 comprises a total of six articles 14 in the form of PET beverage containers 16, which are grouped in a so-called rectangular arrangement and with an enveloping disposable outer packaging 18 in the form of a Shrink film 20, in particular a PE shrink film 20 are held together.
  • the handle 12 is defined Contact points 22 are fixed on the outside of at least two articles 14 or beverage containers 16 of the container 10 arranged opposite one another.
  • these contact points 22 are at least partially covered with cutouts 24 in the outer packaging 18 or film 20, so that the contact points 22 in the exemplary embodiment shown extend through the cutouts 24 and at least partially touch the edges 26 of the cutout 24, as shown in FIG enlarged view of the Fig. 3a clarifies.
  • the handle 30, which is adhering to the contact point 22 and is rectangular and elongated in the vertical direction along the lateral surface 28 of the container 16 or of the article 14, covers not only the likewise elongate recess 24, but also its edge region 26 and part of the edge 26 surrounding film surface 32, but due to the contact point 22 concentrating in the cutout 24 and having an adhesive connection 34 or welded connection 35, the entire flow of force directly from the handle 12 through the cutout 24 onto the lateral surface 28 of the contacted article 14 or container 16 takes place.
  • the film surface 32 and thus the area of the outer packaging 18 or shrink film 20 surrounding the contact point 22 is relieved of tensile forces when the container 10 is carried, since the relatively small contact area outside the edge 26 does not produce any significant tensile forces F in the outer packaging 18 or film 20 initiate.
  • the contact point 22 can also be designed in such a way that the adhesive connection 34 or welded connection 35 is limited to the area or the surface area of the cutout 24, whereas the edge area 26 and the area outside this edge 26 have no adhesive, as a result of which the film 20 or outer packaging 18 are kept completely free of tensile forces F which are applied via the handle 12.
  • the schematic perspective view of the Fig. 2 shows a further embodiment of the container 10 according to the invention with a handle 12, which forms a handle loop 13 located above the top of the container for carrying the container 10.
  • the container 10 comprises a total of six articles 14 in the form of PET beverage containers 16, which are grouped in a so-called rectangular arrangement and are held together by an enveloping disposable outer packaging 18 in the form of a shrink film 20, in particular a PE shrink film.
  • the handle 12 is on defined contact points 22 in the area of the outside of at least two articles 14 or beverage containers 16 of the container 10 arranged opposite one another.
  • these contact points 22 include the outer packaging 18, so that the handle ends 30 are applied to the outside of the outer packaging 18.
  • the contact points 22 can at least partially overlap with cutouts 24 in the outer packaging 18 or film 20, so that the contact points 22 in the exemplary embodiment shown reach through the cutouts 24 and at least partially touch the edges 26 of the cutout 24, as is enlarged presentation of the Fig. 3a clarifies.
  • the carrying handle 12 in this variant is first applied to the film 20 or outer packaging 18, even if the ends of the carrying handle 30 are adheringly applied to the container jacket surfaces 28 by penetrating the film 20 or outer packaging 18.
  • the film surface 32 and thus the area of the outer packaging 18 or shrink film 20 surrounding the contact point 22 is relieved of tensile forces when the container 10 is carried, since the relatively small contact area outside the edge 26 does not produce any significant tensile forces F in the outer packaging 18 or film 20 initiate.
  • the contact point 22 can also be designed in such a way that the adhesive connection 34 or welded connection 35 is limited to the area of the cutout 24, whereas the edge area 26 and the area outside this edge 26 have no adhesive or are not welded, so that the film 20 or outer packaging 18 are kept completely free of tensile forces F which are applied via the handle 12.
  • the schematic detailed view of the Fig. 3b shows a variant in which the contact point 22 has a plurality of recesses 24 which are arranged vertically in a row one above the other. These cutouts 24 each form the adhesive connections 34 or welded connections 35 to the lateral surfaces 28 of the articles 14 or beverage containers 16, the adhesive connections 34 or welded connections 35 optionally being able to extend into the handle end 30 resting on the film surface 32 in the area outside the edges 26 or these Areas of adhesive can be kept free.
  • the cutouts 24 can optionally also be significantly smaller than in FIG Fig. 3b indicated and, for example, only be formed by welding or adhesive spots 34, 35, which penetrate the outer packaging 18 or film 20 selectively and in a small area (cf. Fig. 5 ).
  • the handle 12 is not fixed in a recess adapted to the size of its contact points 22 on the handle ends 30, as is the case in FIG Fig. 1
  • the embodiment shown is the case, but is arranged in the area of a so-called film eye 33, which leaves a relatively large area of the vertical front and rear sides of the container 10 uncovered by film 20 and which tends to become even larger when the shrink film 20 shrinks heat than after wrapping the grouped article 14 or beverage container 16 with the film 20.
  • the film eye 33 can, for example, take up a portion of approximately 50% of the front and back of the container 10, but optionally also a significantly smaller or larger portion.
  • the contact points 22 are not in adhesive contact with the adhesive connections 34 or welded connections 35, which fix the handle ends 30 of the handle 12 to the regions of the lateral surfaces 28 of the two centrally arranged beverage containers 16 of the container 10 that face the outside of the container 10 with the outer packaging 18 or shrink film 20, but preferably have a small distance from the upper edge of the film eye 33.
  • the schematic perspective view of the Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of a possibility of gluing the handle end 30 of the handle 12 to the outside of the container 10.
  • a vacuum suction 36 can the film 20 or outer packaging 18, possibly together with the handle 12 already glued (not shown here ), lift off from the containers 16, after which the adhesive can be introduced laterally with an injection needle 38 through the outer packaging 18 or film 20.
  • the needle 38 can also be integrated in the suction device 36, so that the film 20 pulls into the suction device 36 during suction and is thereby pierced by the needle 38 placed there.
  • the thickness of the shrink film 20 can thus be reduced to such an extent that the strength is still sufficient to hold the remaining container together without the outer container 16 not sagging unreasonably far when the container 10 is lifted on the handle 12.
  • the handle 12 is fixed to the container 10 via the contact points 22 in such a way that all the tensile forces which occur when the container 10 is carried on the handle 12 are largely carried by the handle 12 via the contact points 22 on the container jacket surfaces 28 are guided by at least two different articles 14. It can also be provided here that the carrying handle 12 is fixed at the contact points 22 on the outer sides of the outer packaging 18 or the film 20, so that the outer packaging 18 or the film 20 adheres and transmits tensile force to the outer jacket surfaces 28 of at least two different articles 14 connected is.
  • the contact points 22 can be formed, for example, by gluing points 34 and / or welding points 35 between the lateral surfaces 28 of the articles 14 and the carrying handle 12, these gluing points 34 and / or welding points 35 transmitting the outer packaging 18 with the carrying handle 12 and with the Connect lateral surfaces 28 of article 14. That is, the outer packaging 18 or film 20 does not necessarily have to be broken through at the contact points 22, but can be adhesively connected in a suitable manner both to the handle ends 30 and to the outer jacket surfaces 28 of the articles 14 or containers.
  • FIGS 6 to 9 each show in schematic views four different variants of a device for producing containers 10 according to the invention.
  • the methods which can be carried out in each case for producing the containers 10 are also shown in FIG Figures 6 to 9 explained.
  • the packaging machines 40 shown there have in common that articles 14 or containers 16, which are grouped in each case in a transport direction 42, initially on horizontal conveyor devices 44 pass through a film packer 46 and then through a shrinking furnace 48, after which they are fed via a container transport section 50 to further packaging and / or processing stations, not shown here, for example a palletizing device or the like.
  • a shrink film 20 rolled from an endless film supply 52 is provided for packaging the grouped articles 14 or containers 16 and is fed via a film separation station 54 to a film wrapping module 56, which groups the articles 14 or containers 16 with the Shrink film 20 wrapped.
  • a film separation station 54 to a film wrapping module 56, which groups the articles 14 or containers 16 with the Shrink film 20 wrapped.
  • the handle 12 is fixed at the intended contact points on the outer sides of the article 14, whereby these contact points can at least partially correspond to recesses in the outer packaging or foil wrapping (cf. e.g. Fig. 5 ).
  • the shrink film 20 can be provided with suitable recesses in the area of the film packer 46, between the film supply 52 and the film separation station 54.
  • These cutouts can be made by means of a punching device 58 or the like immediately after the film 20 has been unwound from its endless supply 52 and before the articles 14 have been encased, for example by a mechanical or optical punching process such as a laser cutting process.
  • the ends of the handle 12 can be applied to the film 20 or outer packaging (gluing or welding) with the ends of the cutouts made in the film 20, at least partially covering or covering the cutouts, after which the articles with the film 20 or outer packaging.
  • the punching device 58 is followed by a suitable application device 60 for fixing the handles on the film 20, which has not yet been separated into sections, before the film 20 then passes through the film separation station 54.
  • the carrying handle 12 adheres to the pre-punched film 20, so that the fixation by gluing or welding the carrying handle 12 then extends through the punched areas to the article surface.
  • a pre-cut film can also be unwound from the film supply 52 which already have the provided cutouts, so that the punching device 58 arranged downstream of the film supply 52 can be dispensed with.
  • the film wrapping module 56 then ensures the wrapping of the grouped articles 14 with the suitably cut-to-length film sections, each of which already has the suitably positioned handle before the further transport through the shrink oven 48 and the container transport section 50.
  • the film 20 or outer packaging can first be unwound from the film supply 52, pass through the film separation station 54 and be wrapped around the grouped articles 14 by means of the film wrapping module 56 in the film packer 46.
  • the film containers 10 are then conveyed in the intended transport direction 42 via the horizontal conveyor device 44 through the shrinking furnace 48 to the downstream container transport section 50, to which, in the exemplary embodiment shown, both a punching device 58 for making the necessary recesses in the film packaging and an application device 60 arranged downstream of this punching device 58 are assigned in which the handles are applied.
  • a pre-punched film 20 can be unwound from the film supply 52, which already has the cutouts provided, so that the punching device 58 in the container transport section 50 can also be omitted if necessary.
  • the in the schematic representation of the Fig. 8 The third variant of the method according to the invention shown essentially differs from the first and second variants by the different or separate arrangements of the punching device 58 from the application device 60. While in this third variant the punching device 58 is assigned to the film packer 46 and is located between the film supply 52 and the film separation station 54, as is also the first variant ( Fig. 6 ), the application device 60 can, as in the second variant ( Fig. 7 ) are located in the area of the container transport section 50.
  • the in the schematic representation of the Fig. 9 The fourth variant of the method according to the invention that is shown provides that the articles 14 are first wrapped with the film 20 or outer packaging in such a way that the longitudinal sides of the containers 10 located laterally in the transport direction 42 each have. These film eyes can serve as cutouts in the sense of the invention. After wrapping the article 14 in the shrinking oven 48, the film is shrunk under the influence of heat, after which the handle in the areas of the remaining Foil eyes can be applied to the article surface.
  • the containers 10 are first rotated about 90 ° or 270 ° about a vertical axis or through an angle of 90 or 270 ° transversely to the conveying direction 42 by means of a suitable handling device 62, so that the carrying handle by means of the downstream application device 60 can be applied by contacting the outside of the container, which is provided with the cutouts in the form of the film eyes 33 and is arranged in the conveying direction 42 on the front and rear.
  • shrink film, adhesive film or a thin and stretchable, well-adhering film web can be used as outer packaging, for example, as a wrapping for the articles to form film containers.
  • the containers can be rotated, for example, 90 or 270 degrees around their vertical axis.
  • punched-out pieces which are introduced into the film 20 or outer packaging 18 of the container 10 by means of the punching device 58, this also includes punctures which correspond accordingly by means of the injection needle 38 Fig. 5 and / or can be introduced by means of a needle 38 integrated in the vacuum suction device 36 in order in this way to apply adhesive to the respective outer container jacket 28 in order to fix the handle end 30 there.

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