EP3299159A1 - Method and device for producing shoulder boxes - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for producing cap-type cigarette packs having a bottom part (10) and a frame (17) arranged around the bottom part (10) and running around on bottom side walls (13, 14). The end frame rectangular frame (17) is supplied in a flat collapsed condition a frame assembly (35) and by Aufrichtorgane, e.g. Suction heads (54), raised by detecting on the outside of frame portions (18) and at the same time deformed by means of stop pins (57) such that the outer contours of the frame (17) are smaller than the surface of a bottom wall (12). The thus deformed frame (17) is lowered into the bottom part (10) and placed there in the square end shape.

Description

The invention relates to (cigarette) packs of the cap box type, namely with their production using a method according to the preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, a special device is used in the implementation of the method.

Cap boxes usually consist of a bottom part, a lid part and a fixed inside the bottom part, running around frame (also called "shoulder"), which abuts and protrudes over the bottom side walls, such that the cover part comprises the frame in the closed package. Bottom part and lid part can be connected to each other by a hinge strip ( US 5,938,018 ). Predominantly in practice, an outside impact, in particular made of paper or the like, is used for the complete or partial enclosure of the bottom part and the cover part.

In the foreground here is the merging of bottom part and frame. The aim is to increase the manufacturing process and the device for implementing the same in terms of performance, so that a sufficient number of packages can be made in the unit time.

To achieve this object, a method with the features of claim 1 is applied.

The device thus operates with several, in particular with three coordinated and synchronously running production lines, each producing a cap box. Of importance are the structure and operation of a plug-in station, ie an aggregate for merging the bottom part and the frame. This is connected after insertion into the bottom part with the erected bottom side walls, preferably by gluing. The bottom part and frame units then enter a merge station in which the lid part is placed on the bottom part. Then, the part packs are supplied to a wrapping station for attaching a preferably complete outer wrapper or an outer wrapper.

An innovative core of the present technology consists - preferably in connection with multi-lane manufacturing - is that the frame in flat lying, so folded formation - are fed in an upright positioning - a frame unit. During the standstill phase of the frame, preferably in a set-up plane offset from the feed level, the frame is placed in the box-like, quadrangular shape, preferably by movable (suction) members which secure the frame to two at each other pull apart the opposite frame sections, preferably in conjunction with a deformation reducing the outer dimensions. The frame prepared in this way is transferred by downward movement to the bottom part kept ready in a lower level.

A special feature is that the bottom part of the pack has side walls, ie bottom side walls which are not (directly) connected to one another in the area of the packing corners. Rather, the frame is provided on the outside with glue, in particular with a circulating glue strip, which allows a permanent, dimensionally stable connection with the individual bottom side walls. The frame thus creates the three-dimensional shape of the bottom part.

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ein Schema der Teile einer Kappenschachtel hinsichtlich der Zusammensetzbarkeit,

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eine komplette Kappenschachtel in Außenansicht,

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eine Herstellungsvorrichtung für Kappenschachtel in schematischer Perspektive,

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einen Ausschnitt IV der Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 3 in vergrößertem Maßstab,

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die Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 4 in Queransicht bzw. im Querschnitt der Ebene V-V der Fig. 4,

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die Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 5 bei veränderter Darstellung von Einzelheiten,

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das Detail gemäß Fig. 5 im Horizontalschnitt der Ebene VII-VII,

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eine Darstellung der Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 5, Fig. 6 bei fortgesetztem Arbeitsverfahren,

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die Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 8 in Queransicht bzw. in einem quergerichteten Schnitt,

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die Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 9 im Horizontalschnitt in der Schnittebene X-X,

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eine Darstellung der Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 9 bei Übergabe eines Rahmens an ein Bodenteil,

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die Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 8 nach Übergabe eines Rahmens an ein Bodenteil,

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die Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 11 in horizontaler Schnittebene XIII-XIII.

Details of the package, the manufacturing method and the device will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings. It shows:

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a schematic of the parts of a cap box in terms of composability,

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a complete cap box in exterior view,

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a cap box manufacturing apparatus in a schematic perspective,

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a section IV of the device according to Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale,

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the detail according to Fig. 4 in transverse view or in the cross section of the plane VV of Fig. 4 .

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the detail according to Fig. 5 with altered presentation of details,

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the detail according to Fig. 5 in the horizontal section of the plane VII-VII,

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a representation of the detail according to Fig. 5, Fig. 6 with continued work procedure,

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the detail according to Fig. 8 in transverse view or in a transverse section,

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the device according to Fig. 9 in horizontal section in the section plane XX,

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a representation of the detail according to Fig. 9 when transferring a frame to a floor part,

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the device according to Fig. 8 after transfer of a frame to a bottom part,

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the device according to Fig. 11 in horizontal sectional plane XIII-XIII.

The produced cigarette packet of the cap box type consists of a bottom part 10 and a lid part 11. The bottom part 10 forms a bottom wall 12 and connected thereto (upright) bottom side walls 13 on the one hand and 14 on the other. The bottom side walls (13, 14) are pivotally connected to the bottom wall (12). To complete the bottom side walls (13, 14) are erected and stabilized in this position.

In an analogous manner, the lid part 11 is formed with lid wall 15 and lid side walls sixteenth

To complete the pack a shoulder or a ringer-around frame 17 is arranged in the bottom part 10. This consists of mutually opposite frame portions 18, 19. The closed frame 17 is suitably inserted into the bottom part 10 and connected by gluing to the (erected) bottom side walls (13, 14). These are fixed in the pack-like position. In the present case, the frame 17 is provided on the outside with glue around or with a continuous glue strip 20, which establishes the connection with the inside of the bottom side walls 13, 14. The frame 17 is preferably made of an elongated, folded strip whose ends are connected together in the region of a frame corner by a tab 21.

To connect the bottom part 10 and cover part 11, the unit of bottom part 10, cover part 11 and frame 17 is preferably completely surrounded by an outer cover 22. This blank made of paper or the like is connected by (full-surface) bonding with the free outer sides of bottom part 10 and lid 11.

A compact, high-performance manufacturing plant is schematically in Fig. 3 shown. An innovative core is a (first) processing station, namely a union station 23, in which bottom part 10 and frame 17 are provided, folded in a package-like manner and connected to one another. The resulting units 24 of bottom part 10 and frame 17 are fed to another processing station for stabilizing the connection between the bottom part 10 and frame 17, in this case a fixing turret 25, which has the particular task, the (glue) connection between bottom wall 10 and frame 17th to stabilize. This is followed by a cover station 26 for supplying separately prepared lid parts 11 and for uniting them with the units 24.

The basically finished package is then transferred to a wrapping assembly 27 for attachment of the outer wrap 22 to the packs. The unit 27 consists of organs for attaching the outer panels 22 to the packages, in particular by placing them on the cover wall 15 by means of transfer rollers 28. These are blank magazines 29 for the outer panels 22 associated with separating organs 30 and glue units 31 for applying glue to the blanks 22nd Thereafter, the outer wrap packs 22 are fed to a folding station 32, in which the outer wrap 22 is completed, so that a cap box in the embodiment according to Fig. 2 arises. The finished packages are then transferred to drying units, in particular to dry turrets 33 and transported away after leaving the same on a package track 34.

The manufacturing device is designed so that the individual folding and working steps for several packages are performed simultaneously in the range of several, preferably three parallel production lines. The processing units, namely in particular folding and conveying members are arranged in a corresponding number next to each other, driven coaxially and synchronously with rotating organs. Accordingly, several, in particular three, packages are completed at each power stroke. The material to be processed, namely bottom part 10, cover part 11 and frame 17, is Preferably, in the axial or axis-parallel conveying direction, ie transversely to the (three) production lines, the respective units in the same number of cycles processed supplied.

The union station 23 consists of two special units, namely a frame assembly 35 and a ground assembly 36. The frame assembly 35 is used to prepare the frame 17 and to transfer the same to a prepared bottom part 10, in particular by downward movement of the frame 17. The ground assembly 36 is used for preparation of soil parts 10.

The blanks for the bottom part 10 are removed from a bottom magazine 37 and - conveyed by a bottom conveyor 38 to the ground assembly 36 - transverse to the direction of the production lines. The blanks of the bottom part 10 taken from the bottom magazine 37 by a removal device are fed (firstly) to a folding unit. This consists essentially of a folding shaft 39 and a punch 40. By downward movement of the punch 40, the blank (10) is pushed by the correspondingly formed folding shaft 39 down, wherein the bottom side walls 13, 14 are erected. The thus prepared bottom part 10 is deposited on the bottom conveyor 38, namely between suitably arranged drivers 41 of a belt conveyor. The drivers 41 stabilize the transverse direction to the conveying direction, upright bottom side walls 13th

Following the bottom conveyor 38, the prefolded floor parts 10 are taken over by a preferably similarly designed transfer conveyor 42 and fed to the union station 23. The transfer conveyor 42 is disposed above the plane of action of the bottom conveyor 38 and thus detects the bottom parts 10 with a lower run.

In the union station 23, the bottom parts 10 are transferred to a main conveyor 44, which is also designed as a belt conveyor and has spaced apart drivers 41. The main conveyor 44 extends in the direction of the production lines for the packages. In the present case, a corresponding number (three) of main conveyors 44 are arranged parallel next to each other, each with the same number of matching and synchronously operating units.

The bottom part 10 is removed in the union station 23 from the conveyor 42 and in particular transmitted by downward movement to the main conveyor 44. In the unification station 23, up-and-down movable punches 45 are effective which engage with elongated pressure ridges by downward movement of the bottom wall 12 of the bottom portion 10 respectively on both sides of the belt of the transfer conveyor 42, decrease by downward movement from the transfer conveyor 42 and transferred to the main conveyor 44. The main conveyor 44 transports the prepared floor parts 10 into the area of the frame assembly 35.

The frame 17 are separately and independently of the bottom parts 10 of the union station 23 and the frame assembly 35, respectively. The movements are coordinated.

The closed frame 17 are folded, ie lying flat, fed by a frame conveyor, namely a frame belt 46, the unit 35. The conveyor 46 preferably consists of a single belt which rotates in a horizontal plane with upright belt position and correspondingly arranged carriers 47. These each convey a frame 17 also positioned in an upright position in the region of the unit 35. The conveyor 46 is a gluing station 47 shown schematically upstream, in the area of glue is applied to the flat folded frame 17 outside, namely in particular the glue strip 20th

Part of the conveying path for the (glued) frame 17 are fixed guide rails 48 on both sides of the movement path of the frame 17. The guide rails 48 are arranged or dimensioned so that they are outside or above the area of the glue strips 20 ( Fig. 5 ).

The drive of the frame belt 46 is controlled so that a frame 17 is provided in the region of the frame assembly 35 in the horizontal plane and aligned with a bottom part 10 in a downwardly offset plane ( Fig. 5 ). The frame 17 rests on a movable (horizontal) pad, in this case on a (divided) table 49.

For further processing, the frame 17 from the feeder level ( Fig. 5 ) into an erecting plane ( Fig. 6 ) moves or lowered. For this purpose, the pad or the table 49 is withdrawn. The frame 17 becomes out of the region of the frame belt 46 moved out, by downward movement by means of movable up and down pressure member 50, which has a fork-shaped head and detects the frame 17 at an upper, free edge. Preferably, the pressure member 50 is formed so that on both sides of the elongated frame 17 guide webs 51 are arranged. The frame 17 is inserted during transport into the frame assembly 35 in a position between the guide webs 51 ( Fig. 7 ). Above the guide webs 51 is the actual pressure member 50th

In the erecting plane of the frame 17 (FIG. Fig. 6 ) rests the frame 17 on a support member, in this case on a horizontal stop plate 52, which consists of two spaced-apart sections 53. The frame 17 is - in flat folded position - with end portions on the sections 53 ( Fig. 7 ). After (horizontal) straightening the frame 17 is in a Abschubstellung above one of the sections 53 of the stop plate 52 limited passage opening 64. This is exactly above the prepared bottom portion 10 (FIG. Fig. 8, Fig. 9 ).

In the - defined in this case by the stop plate 52 - deformation plane for the frame 17 shaping organs are effective. For erecting or unfolding of the frame 17 in the functional, three-dimensional structure Aufrichtorgane are effective, the two opposing frame sections and pull apart, in this case the longer frame sections 18. These are each detected on the outside by movable folding members and by appropriate movement in a position pulled apart from each other, whereby the frame 17 is moved into the quadrangular contour. These folding members are preferably suction cups 54, which engage on the frame sections 18 on the outside thereof. By suction, the respective sections 18 are held on the suction heads 54. These are taken from a reception position ( Fig. 7 . Fig. 8 ) in a spaced end position ( Fig. 10 ) emotional. The frame 17 is replaced by its packaging-like shape.

Each suction head 54 is formed as an elongated, web-like suction member having a plurality of juxtaposed - in series - lying suction holes 55. These are connected via connection channels and connection channels with a vacuum source. By means of the suction head 54 thus formed, the relevant frame section 18 is grasped and held on a larger, preferably central, length.

The suction heads 54 are preferably connected as a web projecting on one side with a holding and actuating member, in the present case with an upright supporting rod 56. This is connected to a rotary drive (not shown). By rotating the upright support rod 56, a pivoting movement of the suction head 54 is effected, namely from a receiving position (dash-dotted lines in FIG Fig. 10 ) in the holding or end position (also Fig. 10 ). In this case, the frame 17 is folded in the quadrangular position. The support rod 56 also includes a longitudinally extending connection bore for the suction holes 55. The suction heads 54 are thus initially brought into a starting position (dash-dotted lines in Fig. 8 . Fig. 10 ). Then, the suction heads 54 after detecting the frame portions 18 in opposite pivotal movements in the end position according to Fig. 10 emotional.

When erecting the frame 17 in the package according to the shape deformation of the frame 17 takes place, such that the outer contours are smaller than the corresponding dimensions of the bottom part 10. The (deformed) frame 17 can be so zwängungsfrei introduced into the bottom part 10.

The deformation in the present case consists in that the free frame sections 19 are deformed inwards, that is to say an inwardly shaped arc-shaped structure is obtained ( Fig. 10 ). As a result, at the same time free end portions of the frame portion 18, in particular outside the range of action of the suction cups 54, arcuately drawn inward, including the corners formed between the sections 18 and 19 with a corresponding reduction in the outer contour of the frame 17th

The aforesaid deformation is effected by moldings acting on the outside of the frame sections 19, in particular by (upright) stop pins 57 on both (outer) sides of the frame 17 and the sections 19. The action of the stop pins 57 is preferably such that in the opening or folding movement of the frame 17 by the action of the suction cups 54, the frame portions 19 are pressed against the - inwardly offset - stop pin 57, so until reaching the end position according to Fig. 10 the deformation takes place by the unfolding process.

The stop pins 57 are movable downwards with the frame 17 into a lower position for transferring the (deformed) frame 17 to the bottom part 10 (FIG. Fig. 11 ). Thereafter, the stop bolts 57 return by upward movement into the starting position accordingly FIG. 8, Fig. 9 back, so in the plane for the folding of a (subsequent) frame 17. The recessed in the bottom part frame 17 obtained by the restoring forces in the material of the frame 17, the final, rectangular shape to rest against the erected bottom side walls 13, 14th

The stop pins 57 are arranged on a common, up and down movable support, preferably on a frame-shaped lifting support 58. This is attached to a common lifting rod 59 below the path of movement of the bottom part 10. Preferably, the lifting beam 58 consists of two lateral, bow-shaped support arms 60, each with a horizontal support leg 61, on the underside of each a (downwardly directed) stop pin 57 is attached.

The downward movement of the frame 17, preferably in the contour according to Fig. 10 is effected by the lifting support 58 - while maintaining the shape of the stop pin 57. By the support legs 61 and / or the stopper bolt 57 and / or the suction cups 54, the frame 17 is moved down to the end position within the bottom part 10 (FIGS. Fig. 11 ). The frame 17 is now released. The suction cups 54 are vented and then return to the (upper) initial position. Furthermore, the lifting carrier 58 with the stop pin 57 in the upper starting position ( Fig. 8, Fig. 9 . Fig. 12 ) moved back by corresponding upward movement of the Hubträgers 58. By the upward movement of the Hubträgers or the stop pin 57 of the (deformed) frame 17 is released. This now takes due to the existing material tension the correct, in particular rectangular shape (dash-dotted representation in Fig. 13 ).

During the upward movement of the stop bolts 57 it is ensured that the frame 17 is held in the position in the bottom part 10. For this purpose, movable abutment pieces 62 are moved to a holding position under abutment with an upper, free edge of the frame 17 ( Fig. 13 ). The stop pieces 62 are preferably in the region of the frame portions 18 to the effect after the suction cups 54 are retracted from the holding position. The stop pieces 62 are by rotational movement (about a vertical axis) in the operative position, preferably in the region of the frame portions 18 ( Fig. 13 , solid lines) and moved out of this operative position (dash-dotted lines in Fig. 13 ). The rotational movement is effected by belt drive or by (tooth) belt 63, which are driven synchronously with the other movements and cause a corresponding rotational movement of the stop pieces 62.

The units 24 formed in the frame unit 35 from the bottom part 10 and frame 17 can be completed in this area by pressing together frame sections 18, 19 and associated bottom side walls 13, 14. In the present embodiment, the bottom side walls 13, 14 during this phase in an inclined position ( Fig. 11, Fig. 12 ). Between the frame sections 18, 19 on the one hand and the side walls 13, 14 on the other hand creates a wedge-shaped gap. By a special design of the driver 41 of the main conveyor 44 ensures that the bottom parts 10, but also the units 24 are secured on the conveyor 44 against lifting, by a nose-shaped projection 65 at the free edges of the driver 41. The slightly oblique Projection 65 is adapted to support free edges of the (obliquely directed) bottom side walls 13, 14.

The units 24 are subsequently - after leaving the main conveyor 44 - completed by pressing the bottom side walls 13, 14 to the frame sections 18, 19, in particular in the fixing turret 25th

An innovative feature is the frame assembly 35 with the (suction) organs for erecting the frame 17 by detecting the frame portions 18 on the outside thereof. <B> LIST OF REFERENCES: </ b> 10 the bottom part 41 takeaway 11 cover part 42 Transfer conveyor 12 bottom wall 44 main conveyor 13 Bottom side wall 45 stamp 14 Bottom side wall 46 Rahmengurt 15 cover wall 47 gluing station 16 Lid sidewall 48 guide rail 17 frame 49 table 18 frame section 50 pressure member 19 frame section 51 guide web 20 glue strips 52 stop plate 21 flap 53 Through opening 22 outer wrapper 54 suction head 23 union station 55 suction bore 24 unit 56 supporting rod 25 Fixierrevolver 57 stop pin 26 cover station 58 lifting beam 27 wrapping unit 59 lifting rod 28 transfer roller 60 Beam 29 blank magazine 61 supporting leg 30 separating element 62 stop piece 31 glue assembly 63 belt 32 folding station 64 Through opening 33 drying turret 65 head Start 34 packing sheet 35 frame assembly 36 floor unit 37 floor Magazine 38 floor conveyor 39 folding shaft 40 stamp

Claims (15)

A method of making cap-type (cigarette) packs having a bottom portion (10) and a (separate) lid portion (11) pivotally connected to the bottom portion (10) and disposed around the bottom portion (10) running, on bottom side walls (13, 14) adjacent the frame (17) which is partially enclosed by the lid part (11) when the package is closed, wherein the flat folded, closed frame (17) of a insertion or unification station (23) supplied is used for erecting the frame (17) and for insertion into a prepared floor part (10), characterized by the following features: a) several, in particular three bottom parts (10) are in a common plane adjacent to the insertion or unification station (23) supplied with erected bottom side walls (13, 14) and held in the station (23) side by side, b) the preferably same number of flat-lying frames (17) is fed in an overlying plane of the union station (23), c) the frames (17) are folded in the union station (23) by deformation in a horizontal plane in the three-dimensional shape and then introduced by downward movement at the same time in the prepared floor parts (10). A method according to claim 1, characterized in that in the unification station (23) formed units (24) from the bottom part (10) and frame (17) further processing stations preferably simultaneously and along parallel transport or working paths are supplied to the complete completion of the cap box , Method, in particular according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the following features: a) the flat folded (closed) frame (17) is - when erecting frame sections (18, 19) - the unification station (23), b) in the union station (23), the frame (17) by Aufrichtorgane, preferably by (exclusively) on the free outer side of opposing frame sections (18), acting Aufrichtorgane - suction heads (54) - pulled apart in a horizontal plane in the pack-like shape . c) the erected frame (17) is then moved down and placed in or on the bottom part (10). Method, in particular according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized by the following features: a) in the union station (23) or in the region of the frame assembly (35), the frame (17) is erected by detecting the opposing frame sections (19), in particular by the suction members (54) such that (other) frame sections (17) 19) are moved against deformation elements, in particular against stop pins (57), b) the stop or deformation members (57), due to their relative position when erecting the frame (17), cause an inwardly directed, substantially rounded deformation of the frame portions (19), such that the outer dimensions of the erected, deformed frame (17) are smaller compared to the dimensions of the bottom part (10), c) the erected and deformed frame (17) is lowered while maintaining the configuration until it rests on the bottom part (10), preferably by downward movement of the stop pin (57) or a Hubträgers (58) for the bolt (57). A method according to claim 4 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the erected and deformed frame (17) after transfer to the bottom part (10) is fixed in the pack position, such that the erecting and deforming members (57) under release from the frame (17) can return by upward movement in the starting position. A method according to claim 3 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the frame sections (18) during erection of the frame (17) detecting Aufrichtorgane, in particular suction heads (54), in a central region of the respective frame portion (18) - on the outside - become effective, such that free end or peripheral areas of the frame portion (18) due to the action of the deformation organs - stop bolts (57) - are directed inwardly in an arc. Method according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized by the following features: a) the floor parts (10) are kept ready in the area of the ground aggregate (36) or in the union station (23) with inclined sidewalls (13, 14) diverging or diverging towards the open (upper) side, b) after insertion of the frame (17) in the bottom part (10) and after creation of the pack-like formation of the frame (17), the bottom side walls (13, 14) are erected and pressed against associated frame sections (18, 19) or connected to the glue strip (20) and via the glue strip (20) to the frame (17). Device for producing (cigarette) packs of the cap box type with a bottom part (10) and a lid part (11), which are pivotally connected to one another in the region of a bottom side wall (13) on the one hand and a lid side wall (16) on the other hand , wherein within the bottom part (10) a surrounding frame (17) is arranged, which is partially covered by the cover part (11) in a decided package and the flat folded, closed arrangement in the horizontal plane of a insertion or unification station (23) is supplied for erecting the frame (17) and for insertion into a prepared floor part (10), characterized by the following features: a) the unification station (23) has a frame assembly (35) for erecting and deforming the frame (17) and a ground assembly (36) for preparing the bottom part (10), in particular by erecting bottom side walls (13, 14), b) the frame assembly (35) consists of preferably two opposite Aufrichtorganen - suction cups (54) - for erecting the frame (17) by detecting preferably two opposing frame sections (18) and pulling apart in a horizontal plane, c) a Absenkorgan, in particular the stop members (57) for deforming the frame (17), serve for downward movement of the erected and preferably deformed frame (17) to the shelf on the bottom part (10). Device according to claim 8, characterized by the following features: a) a frame belt (46) serves to supply the flat folded frame (17) to the union station (23) or to the frame assembly (35) in the region of an (upper) feed plane, b) a lowering member, in particular a pressure member (50), serves for the downward movement of the - folded flat - frame (17) in a downwardly offset plane, namely erecting plane, preferably with storage on a stop plate (52), c) in the erecting plane, the Aufrichtorgane, in particular suction heads (54), movable such that opposing frame sections (18) on the outside by the suction cups (54) detectable and by Aufrichtbewegung the suction heads (54), the frame portions (18) are moved apart , Apparatus according to claim 8 or claim 9, characterized in that the elongate suction heads (54) are mounted with a plurality of (in series) juxtaposed suction holes (55) on an upright, rotatable support rod (56), which by turning around its own, vertical axis perform the erection movement of the suction cups (54). Device according to claim 8 or one of the further claims, characterized by the following features: a) the Aufrichtorgane, preferably the suction heads (54), for erecting the frame (17) on the one hand and deformation elements for the frame (17) during erection, in particular stopper bolt (57) for frame sections (19), on the other hand to separately operable holding support members in particular the suction heads (54) on (upright), rotatable support rods (56) and the stop bolts (57) on a common lifting support (58), b) the lifting support (58) is movable together and synchronously with the deformed frame (17) down to a lower end position - Absetzstellung for the frame (17) in the bottom part (10), c) the organs are movable from the lower end position independently of each other in the upper initial position. Device according to claim 8 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the plane of feeding the frame (17) through the frame belt (46) and the Aufrichtorgane (54) are arranged in staggered planes, wherein in particular the erecting plane arranged below the feed plane and the folded, flat frame (17) can be moved out of the feed plane by lowering into the region of the upright plane and rests in this on a preferably planar support. Device according to claim 8 or one of the further claims, characterized by the following features: a) stop pieces (62) serve to fix the frame (17) in the lower end position - abutment against the bottom wall (12) of the bottom part (10) -, b) the movable stop pieces (62) are preferably in the region of opposite frame sections (18) at the free upper edge fitting, c) after release of the frame (17) in the position in the bottom part (10), the stop pieces (62) out of engagement with the frame (17) are movable, preferably by turning about its own axis in a non-contact position. Apparatus according to claim 9 or one of the further claims, characterized by a supporting member for the frame (17) in the region of the feed plane, in particular by a transversely displaceable table (49) on the one hand and by a further supporting member in the downwardly offset erecting plane, in particular one Stop plate (52), to a passage opening (53) forming part plates. Device according to claim 8 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the base part (10) with raised in an inclined position of the bottom side walls (13, 14) through a (belt) conveyors in the unification station (23) and therethrough is transportable, in particular by a main conveyor (44) with drivers (41) on opposite sides of the bottom part (10), wherein during a standstill phase of the cyclically driven main conveyor (44) each one Bottom part (10) for taking over the erected or deformed frame (17) is held by downward movement.

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