EP3521185B1 - Procédé de commande de mouvement d'avance d'une feuille continue dans une machine d'emballage - Google Patents

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EP3521185B1
EP3521185B1 EP18155105.2A EP18155105A EP3521185B1 EP 3521185 B1 EP3521185 B1 EP 3521185B1 EP 18155105 A EP18155105 A EP 18155105A EP 3521185 B1 EP3521185 B1 EP 3521185B1
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Thomas Haller
Sergei Schädlich
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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
    • 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
    • B65B41/00—Supplying or feeding container-forming sheets or wrapping material
    • B65B41/12—Feeding webs from rolls
    • B65B41/16—Feeding webs from rolls by rollers
    • 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
    • B65B41/18—Registering sheets, blanks, or webs
    • 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
    • B65B47/02—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 with means for heating the material prior to forming
    • 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
    • B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
    • B65B57/02—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
    • B65B57/04—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
    • 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
    • B65B61/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
    • B65B61/025—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, slitting, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging for applying, e.g. printing, code or date marks on material prior to packaging
    • 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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a method for regulating the feed of a film web in a packaging machine.
  • Packaging machines are used, for example, to produce blister packs for pharmaceuticals or food packaging.
  • Packaging machines of this type usually comprise workstations arranged one after the other in a production or conveying direction, including a forming, a filling, a sealing and a punching station. In these, bowls are formed into a film web, the bowls are filled with products and sealed with a cover film, and finally individual packages are cut or punched out of the film web.
  • One aim of such packaging machines is to produce a film strip that is as homogeneous as possible, into which individual cup arrangements are introduced at regular intervals from one another or in predetermined patterns.
  • This has several advantages.
  • this ensures that bowls in the film web are reliably accommodated in recesses in the sealing tools and that the bowls and the products contained therein are not squeezed between the sealing tools.
  • the area of the punching station on the other hand, it is desirable to produce as little waste or scrap as possible when punching out individual packages from the film web and to reduce the film consumption.
  • Irregularities in the position of the cup arrangements of the film web mean that a web of greater tolerance has to be provided around the cup arrangements so as not to damage the cups and products when punching out. Tolerances in the advancing movement of the film web or a shrinkage of the film web that deviates from the previously calculated values can lead to such irregularities or deviations in the position of the cup arrangements of the film web.
  • the EP 0 569 933 A1 therefore proposes a packaging machine in which the individual workstations can be moved in and against the production direction in order to align them relative to the cups in the film web.
  • detecting the position of the bowls and moving each individual work station involves a great deal of control effort, which in turn is prone to errors.
  • the second distance between two cup arrangements of successive form cycles always corresponds to the first distance between two cup arrangements of the same form cycle, even if unexpected or unforeseen deviations occur during the production process, for example due to changing environmental parameters.
  • the cup arrangements are arranged at regular intervals both within a form cycle and between successive form cycles. Since there is an immediate reaction to deviations that arise between the first and the second distance, the webs to be provided around the cup arrangements can be designed with small tolerances, as a result of which the film requirement is reduced. In addition, precise sealing of the film web and precise punching out of individual packaging are possible.
  • a targeted displacement of the film web can take place in order to bring the film web into line with the printing on the top film during sealing.
  • the first and the second distance are preferably defined parallel to the conveying direction. This enables the method according to the invention to be used reliably even if successive cups or rows of naps are offset in relation to one another in a width direction transverse to the conveying direction of the film web.
  • the first, the second, the third and the fourth element are designed as a bowl of the respective bowl arrangement or as a reference mark of the respective bowl arrangement.
  • the advantage of designing the first, second, third and fourth elements as a cup is that no additional elements have to be provided in the film web in order to enable the method according to the invention.
  • bowls can be detected reliably and automatically in a simple manner, so that the susceptibility to errors of the method is reduced. If the first, the second, the third and the fourth element are each designed as a reference mark, this offers the advantage that the reference marks can be designed independently of the geometry and arrangement of the cups in such a way that they can be reliably detected.
  • Reference marks are usually introduced into the film web together with the cups, so that the position of a reference mark is fixed relative to the cups of a cup arrangement.
  • the third and fourth elements are preferably each arranged in the corresponding cup arrangement at the same location. Because of the larger measuring distance, measuring deviations are less significant.
  • the third and the fourth element can each be designed as a cup and arranged directly one behind the other in the conveying direction.
  • the second distance is then to be determined between a last cup or a last row of cups of a leading cup arrangement of a first form cycle in the conveying direction and a first cup or first row of cups of a subsequent cup arrangement of a second form cycle following the first form cycle in the conveying direction.
  • the determination of the first distance is particularly simple if the determination of the first distance is preferably based on the geometry of the molding tool and the first distance is stored in a control device of the packaging machine. Since the first distance can be determined by the first and the second predetermined element, which in turn are introduced into the film web by the molding tool in one molding cycle, the first distance can also be predetermined on the basis of the geometry of the molding tool. This offers the advantage that the first distance does not have to be recorded separately, but can simply be called up by the control device for regulating the feed length. For different molding tools, the respective first distance can be stored in the control device, so that the correct first distance for controlling the feed length is always available depending on the molding tool used.
  • the method comprises determining the first distance downstream of the forming station, preferably at the same location and / or preferably in the same way as the second distance is also determined. This makes it possible to include changes in the first distance during the manufacturing process in the regulation of the feed length. Such changes are quite common and are caused, for example, by shrinkage of the film web due to heating and cooling.
  • the determination of the second distance preferably includes the detection of the third and fourth elements and the calculation of the second distance from the time interval between the third and fourth elements and a feed speed of the film web by means of the control device.
  • the course of the feed speed is already known to the control device, so that no further data are required to calculate the second distance.
  • the second distance can thus be determined using relatively simple and inexpensive means.
  • the third and fourth elements are preferably detected upstream of the punching station, more preferably between the sealing station and the punching station, and particularly preferably immediately before or in the punching station.
  • This offers the advantage that all deviations occurring in the manufacturing process up to the punching station are included in the regulation of the feed length. Since in particular the punching out of individual packages from the film web must be very precise in order to save film material, it is advantageous if the feed length is set in such a way that the most exact possible position of the cup arrangements is ensured in the area of the punching station.
  • the packaging machine preferably comprises at least one sensor for detecting the third and fourth elements. Since sensors of this type, which in particular detect the passage of individual bowls or reference marks, can be easily integrated into a packaging machine, an inexpensive possibility is created to determine the second distance.
  • the method comprises determining a deviation of the determined second distance from the first distance by means of the control device and regulating the first feed length as a function of the determined deviation between the first and the second distance. This is particularly advantageous since the deviation determined correlates directly with the change in the feed length to be made.
  • the method preferably comprises moving the film web in the area of the sealing station by means of second feed means and forming a first sag memory between the forming station and the sealing station, the sealing station preferably comprising a pair of sealing rollers.
  • Sealing rollers are particularly well suited for sealing an upper film onto the film web provided with cup arrangements. Sealing rollers are usually operated continuously.
  • the first sag memory is therefore formed in a transition area between the clocked movement of the film web in the area of the forming station and the continuous movement of the film web in the area of the sealing station. It can also be necessary for different transport lengths with clocked movement in the area of the sealing station and the punching station.
  • first feed means are arranged upstream of the first sag memory in order to enable the clocked movement of the film web in the region of the forming station.
  • the first feed means preferably comprise tongs or feed rollers which move the film web in the conveying direction.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically and by way of example a packaging machine for which the inventive method for regulating the feed of a film web in the packaging machine is suitable.
  • the packaging machine 1 comprises a plurality of workstations which are traversed by a film web 2 in a conveying direction F.
  • upstream in the following means opposite to the conveying direction F and “downstream” in the conveying direction F.
  • the film web 2 is initially rolled up on a first supply roll 4 and is first fed from this to a forming station 6.
  • the film web 2 is preferably heated by heating means 8.
  • the heating means 8 can be omitted.
  • the coolants 12 can preferably also be integrated into the molding device 10.
  • First feed means 14 move the film web 2 in the area of the forming station in a clocked manner in the conveying direction F.
  • the first feed means 14 can be formed by one or more feed rollers.
  • tongs which grip the film web 2 at the edge and pull in the conveying direction F.
  • the products to be packaged are filled into the wells of the film web 2.
  • An upper film 18 for sealing the wells of the film web 2 is mounted on a second supply roll 20. Means 21 for printing and stretching the top film 18 can be provided. Downstream of the filling station 16, the top film 18 is fed to the film web 2 in such a way that it covers the wells filled with products and is moved together with the film web 2 in the conveying direction F.
  • the top film 18 is sealed with the film web 2 in a sealing station 22.
  • a sealing device 24 is provided, which can comprise sealing plates or sealing rollers.
  • second coolants 26 can be provided for cooling the material web 28 consisting of the upper film 18 and the film web 2.
  • the coolants 26 can also be integrated in the sealing device 24.
  • the film web 2 provided with cups will continue to be referred to in the following even if it is already filled with products, is sealed with an upper film and forms a unit with this.
  • Second feed means 30 move the film web 2 in the area of the sealing station 22 in the conveying direction F.
  • the second feed means 30 can also comprise feed rollers or pliers. If the sealing device 24 is formed by sealing rollers, the film web 2 is moved continuously in the conveying direction F in the area of the sealing station 22. In order to enable the transition between the clocked movement of the film web 2 in the area of the forming station 6 and the continuous movement of the film web 2 in the area of the sealing station 22, a first sag memory 32 is provided between the forming station 6 and the sealing station 22. If the sealing device 24 comprises sealing plates, the film web 2 is moved in the area of the sealing station 22 in a clocked manner in the conveying direction F. In this case, the first sag memory 32 can be omitted. The first sag memory 32 can also be provided as a buffer between two different cycle speeds of the forming and sealing station 6, 22.
  • individual packs are punched out of the film web 2 in a punching station 34.
  • Third feed means 36 move the film web 2, preferably clocked, in the area of the punching station 34 in the conveying direction F. Upstream of the punching station 34, means 38 for embossing and perforating the film web 2 or material web 28 can also be provided. If the film web 2 is continuously moved in the area of the sealing station 22 and moved clocked in the area of the punching station 34, a second sag memory 40 is provided between these stations. It may also be necessary with clocked movement in the area of the sealing station 22 if there are different transport lengths.
  • the packaging machine 1 usually also includes means for detecting cups in the film web 2 and for detecting products in the cups of the film web 2 for process control and quality assurance.
  • means for detecting cups are arranged downstream of the forming station 6.
  • packaging machine 1 serves to illustrate the method according to the invention.
  • the specific arrangement of the individual stations or devices as well as their design and mode of operation are known to the person skilled in the art and can be adapted to the respective requirements.
  • Fig. 2 a section of the film web 2 is shown in a top view as it is downstream of the forming station 6 and in front of the punching station 34. This means that products can preferably already be located in the cups of the film web 2 and the film web 2 can be sealed with the top film 18, even if these are not shown for better illustration.
  • a first bowl arrangement 42, a second bowl arrangement 44, a third bowl arrangement 46, a fourth bowl arrangement 48 and a fifth bowl arrangement 50 are introduced into the film web 2 in the conveying direction F.
  • a width direction B which extends transversely to the conveying direction F in the plane of the film web 2
  • a plurality of rows of cup arrangements can be introduced into the film web 2 next to one another.
  • two rows of cup arrangements in the width direction B are side by side in the Introduced film web 2, the second row having the cup arrangements 42a, 44a, 46a, 48a and 50a.
  • each cup arrangement 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 42a, 44a, 46a, 48a, 50a is shown with a border. It is also conceivable that the border illustrates the contour of the (blister) packaging to be punched out in the punching station 34.
  • Each of the cup arrangements 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 42a, 44a, 46a, 48a, 50a comprises at least one cup 52, preferably a multiplicity of cups 52.
  • the cups 52 were introduced into the film web 2 by means of the shaping device 10 and serve the inclusion of the products to be packaged.
  • each bowl arrangement in the conveying direction F comprises five rows of bowls, one behind the other, each with five bowls. It is understood that each cup arrangement can comprise any number of cups in freely selectable arrangements.
  • Cup arrangements 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 shown in the conveying direction F are divided into areas which are characterized by n, n + 1 and n + 2.
  • Each area n, n + 1, n + 2 comprises the cup arrangements which were introduced into the film web 2 in a form cycle n, n + 1, n + 2, n + i of the forming station 6.
  • n, n + 1, n + 2 comprises the cup arrangements which were introduced into the film web 2 in a form cycle n, n + 1, n + 2, n + i of the forming station 6.
  • the first cup arrangement 42, the second cup arrangement 44 and the cup arrangements 42a and 44a were introduced into the film web 2.
  • n + 1 of the molding station 6 following the first molding cycle n the third cup arrangement 46, the fourth cup arrangement 48 and the cup arrangements 46a and 48a were introduced into the film web 2.
  • Each cup arrangement further comprises at least one predetermined element which is used to regulate the advance of the film web.
  • a predetermined one Element can be formed by a bowl or a reference mark.
  • the first bowl arrangement 42 comprises a first predetermined element 54
  • the second bowl arrangement 44 following in the conveying direction F comprises a second predetermined element 56.
  • the first and the second predetermined elements 54, 56 are always two successive bowl arrangements in the conveying direction F of the same form cycle assigned. If a form cycle comprises, for example, three cup arrangements arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction F, the first predetermined element 54 can be assigned to the cup arrangement advancing in the conveying direction F and the second predetermined element 56 can be assigned to the cup arrangement following the preceding cup arrangement.
  • the first predetermined element 54 can also be assigned to the bowl arrangement of three bowl arrangements in the conveying direction F, so that the second predetermined element 56 is assigned to the third bowl arrangement that follows.
  • the distance between the first predetermined element 54 and the second predetermined element 56 is referred to as the first distance D 1 .
  • the first distance D 1 thus represents the distance between two cup arrangements of the same form cycle.
  • a cup arrangement of a first form cycle which is followed in the conveying direction F by a cup arrangement of a subsequent form cycle, comprises a third predetermined element 58.
  • the cup arrangement of the subsequent form cycle comprises a fourth predetermined element 60.
  • the second cup arrangement 44 thus comprises the first form cycle n
  • the third predetermined element 58 and the third bowl arrangement 46 of the second form cycle n + 1 comprise the fourth predetermined element 60, the third bowl arrangement 46 immediately following the second bowl arrangement 44 in the conveying direction F.
  • the distance between the third predetermined element 58 and the fourth predetermined element 60 is referred to as the second distance D 2 .
  • the second distance D 2 thus represents the distance between two cup arrangements of consecutive form cycles.
  • the first and the third predetermined element 54, 58 correspond with respect to their relative arrangement in the conveying direction F within the respective cup arrangement 42, 44. That is to say that the first predetermined element 54 occupies the same position at least in the conveying direction F within the first cup arrangement 42 , like the third predetermined element 58 within the second cup arrangement 44.
  • the relative position of the first predetermined element 54 within the first is preferably correct Cup arrangement 42 corresponds to the relative position of the second predetermined element 56 within the second cup arrangement 44 both in the conveying direction F and in the width direction B.
  • the second and fourth predetermined elements 56, 60 correspond in terms of their relative arrangement in the conveying direction F within the respective cup arrangement 44, 46. That is to say that the second predetermined element 56 at least in the conveying direction F within the second cup arrangement 44 occupies the same position as that fourth predetermined element 60 within the third cup arrangement 46.
  • the relative position of the second predetermined element 56 within the second cup arrangement 44 preferably coincides with the relative position of the fourth predetermined element 60 within the third cup arrangement 46 both in the conveying direction F and in the width direction B.
  • a bowl arrangement as in the exemplary embodiment Fig. 2 At least two cups 52 arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction F or at least two rows of cups arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction F and extending in the width direction B, a distance between two cups 52 of a cup arrangement arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction F is referred to as a third distance D 3 .
  • the first distance D 1 , the second distance D 2 and the third distance D 3 are preferably defined parallel to the conveying direction F.
  • the first distance D 1 , the second distance D 2 and the third distance D 3 are consequently to be determined in the conveying direction F, even if the predetermined elements, between which the respective distance is to be determined, are offset from one another in the width direction B.
  • the first, the second, the third and the fourth predetermined element 54, 56, 58, 60 can each be designed as a cup 52 of a cup arrangement 42, 44, 46, 48.
  • the cups 52 formed in a film web 2 can be detected well by optical or mechanical means, so that a distance between two predetermined cups 52 can be determined in a simple manner. For example, falling and / or rising flanks of the bowls can be measured. The measurement can be carried out by means of light barriers operating perpendicular to the direction of transport, which detect the bowls during the passage, by cameras which detect the contour of the bowls from below, or by many other sensors.
  • the first, the second, the third and the fourth element 54, 56, 58, 60 can also be designed as a reference mark.
  • Such reference marks are preferably introduced into the film web 2 together with the cups 52 in the forming station 6, so that their position relative to the cups 52 is predetermined.
  • Reference marks can be formed, for example, by embossing in the film web 2, through openings in the film web 2 or by printing.
  • Reference marks are particularly suitable as predetermined elements 54, 56, 58, 60 if the cup geometry makes it difficult to grasp the cups 52 or because of the conditions within the packaging machine 1, e.g. the accessibility, it is not possible or difficult to grasp the cups 52.
  • FIG. 3 A sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth cup arrangement 62, 64, 66, 68 are shown by way of example in order to illustrate different possibilities for the formation of the predetermined elements 54, 56, 58, 60 as well as different relative arrangements of the same.
  • the sixth and the seventh bowl arrangement 62, 64 are arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction F, the sixth bowl arrangement 62 leading ahead.
  • the eighth and the ninth cup arrangement 66, 68 are arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction F, the eighth cup arrangement 66 leading ahead.
  • the first and third predetermined elements 54, 58 and the second and fourth predetermined elements 56, 60 each correspond in terms of their relative position within the cup arrangement, at least in the conveying direction F.
  • the distances D, D 'and D "shown can correspond to both the first distance D 1 and the second distance D 2.
  • the sixth cup arrangement 62 corresponds, for example, to the first cup arrangement 42 and the seventh cup arrangement 64 to the second cup arrangement 44 Fig. 2 , the distances D, D 'and D "shown indicate different possibilities of the first distance D 1. If, however, the sixth cup arrangement 62 corresponds to the second cup arrangement 44 and the seventh cup arrangement 64 to the third cup arrangement 46, the distances D, D' and D "different possibilities of the second distance D 2 .
  • the predetermined elements 54, 56, 58, 60 are formed as a bowl 52, it is possible for the first or the third predetermined element 54, 58 of the sixth bowl arrangement 62 and the second or the fourth predetermined element 56, 60 of the seventh Cup arrangement 64 are arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction F.
  • the first or third predetermined element 54, 58 is a last bowl 52 of the sixth bowl arrangement 62 in the conveying direction F, and the second or fourth predetermined element 60 is a first bowl 52 of the seventh bowl arrangement 64.
  • the distance can also be formed between any other cups of the respective cup arrangements.
  • the distance D ' can be provided between cups 52, which are formed foremost in the conveying direction F in the respective cup arrangement.
  • the distance D ' is formed between a first or third predetermined element 54', 58 ', which is formed by a cup 52 of the front row in the conveying direction F of the sixth cup arrangement 62, and a second or fourth predetermined element 56 ', 60', which is formed by a bowl 52 of the front row in the conveying direction F of the seventh bowl arrangement 64.
  • the second and third elements are identical.
  • predetermined elements 54 ′′, 56 ′′, 58 ′′, 60 ′′ are shown on the basis of the eighth and ninth bowl arrangements 66 and 68, which are designed as reference marks.
  • the film web 2 is first arranged in the area of the forming station 6 by means of the first feed means 14.
  • the molding station 6 at least the first and the second cup arrangement 42, 44, each with at least one cup 52, are introduced into the film web 2 in a molding cycle n of the molding station 6.
  • two to six cup arrangements are introduced into the film web 2 in a form cycle, each cup arrangement comprising a plurality of cups which are arranged in at least one row.
  • the first cup arrangement 42 leads the second cup arrangement 44 in the conveying direction F of the packaging machine 1.
  • the first predetermined Element 54 and the second predetermined element 56 are assigned to two successive cup arrangements of the one form cycle and are preferably designed as cup 52. Their arrangement according to the example of the distance D is preferred Fig. 3 .
  • the first distance D 1 is predetermined by the geometry of the molding tool of the molding station 6. This means that the first distance D 1 can be determined on the basis of the geometry of the molding tool and can be stored in a control device (not shown) of the packaging machine 1. Due to the shrinkage of the film web 2, changes in the first distance D 1 can occur within the packaging machine 1 along the conveying direction F. In order to also detect these changes in the first distance D 1 or to use the first distance D 1 , which is decisive for the control of the packaging machine 1, for regulation, the first distance D 1 downstream of the forming station 6 can also be determined by sensors or cameras.
  • the film web 2 is moved by a feed length V between the first form cycle n and the second form cycle n + 1 following this moved in the direction of conveyance F.
  • the cup arrangements of the second form cycle n + 1 are then introduced into the film web 2.
  • the second distance D 2 is not equal to the first distance D 1 and an inhomogeneous film web is formed. In order to provide a film web 2 that is as homogeneous as possible, however, it is desirable that the second distance D 2 corresponds to the first distance D 1 .
  • the method therefore includes determining the first distance D 1 , determining the second distance D 2 and regulating the feed length V in such a way that the second distance D 2 determined corresponds to the first distance D 1 in subsequent form cycles n + i.
  • the first distance D 1 can be determined, for example, by calling up a value stored in the control device.
  • the determination of the second distance D 2 takes place downstream of the molding station 6 and preferably comprises the determination of the second distance D 2 by detecting the third and fourth predetermined elements 58, 60.
  • the detection of the third and fourth elements 58, 60 by sensors or Cameras are carried out which detect the passage of the third and fourth elements 58, 60.
  • the third and fourth elements 58, 60 are preferably detected upstream of the punching station 34, more preferably immediately upstream of the sealing station 22 or immediately upstream of the punching station 34.
  • the detection of the second distance D 2 after sealing in the sealing station 22 is most suitable on. These positions are particularly suitable for arranging corresponding means for detecting the predetermined elements.
  • the second distance D 2 is calculated, for example, from the time interval of the third and fourth elements 58, 60 and a feed speed of the film web 2 by means of the control device.
  • the time of passage of the third and fourth elements 58, 60 can also be recorded, the control device, which also controls a servo motor for driving the feed means, based on the data of the servo motor, the distance between the times of passage of the third and fourth elements 58, 60 determined.
  • the first distance D 1 can be determined, for example, by calling up a value stored in the control device.
  • the first distance D 1 is preferably also determined in a manner comparable to the second distance D 2 , the first and second elements 54, 56 taking the place of the third and fourth elements 58, 60.
  • control device can determine a deviation between the determined second distance D 2 and the first distance D 1 and regulate the first feed length V as a function of the determined deviation between the first and the second distance D 1 , D 2 .
  • the invention has so far been described with reference to a molding station 6, a filling station 16, a sealing station 22 and a punching station 34. However, there can also be more than one of these stations. In some embodiments, if the products are, for example, ampoules or vials, the sealing station 22 can be omitted because no top film 18 is required.
  • the invention has been described with a fixed molding station 6.
  • the movement of the film web 2 relative to the forming station 6 between the forming cycles is generated by a movement deviating from the usual movement.

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  1. Procédé de régulation de l'avance d'une bande de feuille (2) dans une machine d'emballage (1) qui comporte une station de formage (6), une station de remplissage (16), de préférence une station de scellage (22), et une station d'estampage (34), avec les étapes suivantes :
    l'agencement d'une bande de feuille (2) dans la zone de la station de formage (6) au moyen de premiers moyens d'avance (14),
    l'introduction d'au moins un premier et un second agencement de cuvette (42, 44) avec respectivement au moins une cuvette (52) dans la bande de feuille (2) dans un cycle de formage (n) de la station de formage (6), dans lequel le premier agencement de cuvette (42) précède le second agencement de cuvette (44) dans un sens de transport (F) de la machine d'emballage (1) et une distance entre un premier élément (54) prédéterminé du premier agencement de cuvette (42) et un deuxième élément (56) prédéterminé du second agencement de cuvette (44) est désignée par une première distance (D1), le déplacement cadencé de la bande de feuille (2) par rapport à la station de formage (6) entre un premier cycle de formage (n) et un second cycle de formage (n+1) suivant celui-ci d'une longueur d'avance (V) dans le sens de transport (F), caractérisé en ce qu'une distance entre un troisième élément (58) prédéterminé d'un agencement de cuvette (44) précédant dans le sens de transport (F) du premier cycle de formage (n) et un quatrième élément (60) prédéterminé d'un agencement de cuvette (46) suivant cet agencement de cuvette (44) du second cycle de formage (n+1) est désignée par une seconde distance (D2), dans lequel le premier et le troisième élément (54, 58) prédéterminé se correspondent par rapport à leur agencement relatif dans le sens de transport (F) à l'intérieur de l'agencement de cuvette (42, 44) respectif et le deuxième et le quatrième élément (56, 60) prédéterminé se correspondent par rapport à leur agencement relatif dans le sens de transport (F) à l'intérieur de l'agencement de cuvette (44, 46) respectif, la fixation de la première distance (D1),
    la détermination de la seconde distance (D2) en aval de la station de formage (6) et
    la régulation de la longueur d'avance (V) sur la base de la première distance (D1) et la seconde distance (D2) déterminées de telle manière que pour des cycles de formage (n+i) suivants la seconde distance (D2) déterminée corresponde à la première distance (D1) ou diverge d'une mesure définie de la première distance (D1).
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la première et la seconde distance (D1, D2) sont définies parallèlement au sens de transport (F).
  3. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le premier, le deuxième, le troisième et le quatrième élément (54, 56, 58, 60) prédéterminé sont réalisés comme une cuvette (52) de l'agencement de cuvette (42, 44, 46) respectif ou comme marque de référence de l'agencement de cuvette (42, 44, 46) respectif.
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le troisième et le quatrième élément (58, 60) sont agencés respectivement dans l'agencement de cuvette (42, 44, 46) afférent au niveau du même endroit.
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le premier et le deuxième élément (54, 56) sont agencés respectivement dans l'agencement de cuvette (42, 44, 46) afférent également au niveau du même endroit.
  6. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la fixation de la première distance (D1) est effectuée sur la base de la géométrie de l'outil de formage et la première distance (D1) est enregistrée dans un dispositif de commande de la machine d'emballage (1).
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la fixation de la première distance (D1) comporte la détection du premier et du deuxième élément (54, 56) en aval de la station de formage (6), de préférence en amont de la station d'estampage (34), particulièrement de préférence entre la station de scellage (22) et la station d'estampage (34).
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la détermination de la seconde distance (D2) comporte la détection du troisième et quatrième élément (58, 60) et en outre le calcul de la seconde distance (D2) à partir de la distance temporelle du troisième et quatrième élément (58, 60) et d'une étendue de vitesse d'avance de la bande de film (2) au moyen du dispositif de commande.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que la détection du troisième et quatrième élément (58, 60) est effectuée en amont de la station d'estampage (34), de préférence entre la station de scellage (22) et la station d'estampage (34).
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que la machine d'emballage (1) comporte au moins un capteur ou une caméra pour la détection du troisième et quatrième élément (58, 60).
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que le capteur ou la caméra sert aussi à la détection du premier et deuxième élément (54, 56).
  12. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le procédé comporte la fixation d'une divergence de la seconde distance (D2) déterminée de la première distance (D1) au moyen du dispositif de commande et la régulation de la longueur d'avance (V) en fonction de la divergence déterminée entre la première et la seconde distance (D1, D2).
  13. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte le déplacement de la bande de feuille (2) dans la zone de la station de scellage (22) au moyen de seconds moyens d'avance (30) et la formation d'un premier réservoir fléchi (32) entre la station de formage (6) et la station de scellage (22), dans lequel la station de scellage (22) comporte de préférence une paire de rouleaux de scellage.
  14. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les premiers moyens d'avance (14) sont agencés en amont du premier réservoir fléchi (32).
  15. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les premiers moyens d'avance (14) comportent des pinces ou rouleaux d'avance qui déplacent la bande de feuille (2) dans le sens de transport (F).
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