EP3527500B1 - Dispositif d'emballage pour articles et procédés de fonctionnement d'un dispositif d'emballage permettant de manipuler des coupes d'emballage planes - Google Patents

Dispositif d'emballage pour articles et procédés de fonctionnement d'un dispositif d'emballage permettant de manipuler des coupes d'emballage planes Download PDF

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EP3527500B1
EP3527500B1 EP18208731.2A EP18208731A EP3527500B1 EP 3527500 B1 EP3527500 B1 EP 3527500B1 EP 18208731 A EP18208731 A EP 18208731A EP 3527500 B1 EP3527500 B1 EP 3527500B1
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Olaf Treter
Hans Luber
Josef Mayer
Stephan Wittmann
Peter Koch
Herbert Spindler
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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
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/24—Enclosing bottles in wrappers
    • 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
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    • B65B43/12—Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed state; Feeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
    • B65B43/14—Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/001—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the product to be packaged
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/003—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the packaging 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
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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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/06—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths
    • B65B11/08—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path

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  • the present invention relates to a packaging device for articles with the features of the preamble of independent claim 1 and a method for operating a packaging device designed for handling different flat packaging blanks with the features of independent method claim 9.
  • PET containers currently used very frequently as beverage containers generally have relatively small wall thicknesses and are therefore not completely dimensionally stable even when filled. For this reason and with a view to better logistical manageability, a wide variety of packagings or outer packagings are used for grouped individual containers. For example, the containers can be placed in a grouped arrangement on a sheet of cardboard, the edges of which are folded up.
  • This outer packaging which is essentially formed by the supporting cardboard sheets, is also referred to as a tray.
  • Embodiments are also known in which containers are placed in a grouped arrangement, for example on a sheet of cardboard, which forms a flat surface for the respective container and does not have any laterally circumferential and / or supporting edges that must or can be folded upwards .
  • These cardboard sheets or packaging are often also referred to as pads.
  • the packaging device disclosed in this document has a horizontal conveyor on which groups of containers are formed.
  • the packaging device further comprises a cardboard feeder, with which cardboard outer packaging is provided and introduced into the transport path of articles, so that in each case a group of containers can move onto a cardboard outer packaging provided and thus come to a stop in the desired manner on the respective cardboard outer packaging.
  • a box feeder like the one in the DE 10 2014 112 341 A1 is disclosed, in practice regularly has a large number of drivers, the respective spacing of which must be adapted to the geometry or the dimensions of the outer cardboard packaging to be introduced into the transport path. If a first packaging process with the first cardboard outer packaging is to be ended and further cardboard outer packaging that is different from the first cardboard outer packaging is to be introduced into the transport route of the articles in a subsequent further packaging process, the spacing between the individual carriers must also be changed. In the previously known machines, this is done manually by a user and is correspondingly time-consuming. For this purpose, the entire device is stopped for a longer period of time, so that no processing and packaging of articles is possible during the changeover phase. Also, it cannot be completely ruled out that with such a manual change of the pitch an incorrect setting of the pitch occurs at least in some areas, which can lead to considerable disruptions or problems in the subsequent handling and / or packaging of articles.
  • one object of the invention can be seen in providing a corresponding possibility for a simplified change between different or differently dimensioned packaging blanks for a generic packaging device. Furthermore, it should be possible to at least significantly reduce the risk of problems or the occurrence of errors in the event of a corresponding change.
  • the invention proposes a packaging device for articles such as beverage containers or the like, which has the features of the independent device claim.
  • the articles can be formed, for example, by bottles and / or cans or by other suitable containers, whether these are made of plastic, metal or glass.
  • the packaging device on which the invention is based comprises at least one horizontal conveyor device for conveying articles as specified above.
  • the at least one horizontal conveyor device can comprise several conveyor belts, with a distance, in particular a small distance, or a gap being formed between two conveyor belts directly following one another in the conveying or transport direction, or a gap for introducing flat packaging blanks into a transport path of the articles, which is typically from an area below the conveying plane formed by the conveyor belts takes place, which, however, could possibly also take place from an area above the conveying plane formed by the conveyor belts.
  • the packaging device comprises at least one feed, which is equipped and designed in such a way that it can introduce flat packaging blanks into a transport path of the articles, so that articles can run onto flat packaging blanks introduced into the transport path while being conveyed via the at least one horizontal conveyor device, which are thus each located between the articles and the horizontal conveyor after positioning.
  • the feed can be arranged or positioned completely or at least approximately completely below a transport plane for articles formed by the at least one horizontal conveyor device.
  • the at least one horizontal conveyor comprises several conveyor belts, the feed or a first conveyor, which is described below and optionally formed as a component of the feed, and a second conveyor can be arranged or positioned in the vertical direction below the at least one horizontal conveyor .
  • the at least one feed further comprises a first conveying device which is prepared for introducing first flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles.
  • the at least one feed also comprises a second conveying device which is prepared for introducing second flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles.
  • the second flat packaging blanks differ from the first flat packaging blanks.
  • First flat packaging blanks can, for example, have edges which, after the respective article has been pushed onto a respective first flat Packaging blanks are folded in the upward direction or are foldable in the upward direction, so that they form lower edge areas that prevent the article from slipping sideways.
  • Such first flat packaging blanks are referred to in practice as a tray.
  • second flat packaging blanks can be designed to be planar or essentially planar. Second flat packaging blanks may not have any edges that are folded in the upward direction or can be folded in the upward direction after the respective article has been brought onto a respective second flat packaging blank. Such second flat packaging blanks are referred to in practice as a pad.
  • First flat packaging blanks and second flat packaging blanks can each provide a flat support surface for articles.
  • the first two-dimensional packaging blanks can differ from the second two-dimensional packaging blanks in terms of the size or the amount of dimensioning of their respective contact area provided for articles. For example, a respective contact area provided for articles via the first flat packaging blanks can be increased or decreased in amount compared to a respective contact area for articles made available via the second flat packaging blanks. It can be the case that first flat packaging blanks are predetermined for a larger or smaller number of articles to be picked up in each case compared to second flat packaging blanks.
  • the packaging device is designed for a change between the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device depending on the respective first flat packaging blanks or second flat packaging blanks to be introduced into the transport path of the articles.
  • the packaging device is designed in such a way that a user changes between the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device.
  • the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device can be designed as a structurally integrated component of the packaging device or at least one feed of the packaging device. It can be the case here that the first conveyor device and / or the second conveyor device cannot be removed from the packaging device without tools.
  • Embodiments have proven themselves in which the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device are arranged on a common linear guide and can be moved along the common linear guide for the respective change.
  • the arrangement on the common linear guide can be such that a respective user can shift the first conveyor device and / or the second conveyor device along the common linear guide or move it by hand along the common linear guide when changing.
  • the respective change or the movement of the first conveyor device and / or the second conveyor device along the common linear guide for a respective change can optionally also be effected by an actuator or with the aid of at least one actuator designed as a component of the packaging device.
  • first conveyor device and the second conveyor device are coupled to a common drive shaft, by means of which common drive shaft the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device can be actuated for the respective introduction of the first flat packaging blanks or second flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles .
  • a longitudinal extension of the common drive shaft can be oriented parallel to a guide direction of the common linear guide.
  • the first conveyor device and / or the second conveyor device can optionally remain mechanically coupled to the common drive shaft during a respective change from an operating position to a waiting position.
  • the packaging device or the feeder has at least one coupling by means of which an actuation by the drive shaft for a conveyor device located in a waiting position or the respective first conveyor device or second conveyor device located in the waiting position can be released.
  • the first conveying device comprises a multiplicity of first drivers provided for temporarily holding first flat packaging blanks.
  • the second conveying device comprises a multiplicity of second drivers provided for the temporary holding of second flat packaging blanks.
  • a relative spacing of the first drivers from one another can be coordinated with the first packaging blanks to be temporarily held.
  • a relative spacing of the second drivers from one another can be coordinated with the second flat packaging blanks to be temporarily held.
  • first conveyor device and the second conveyor device for introducing the first flat packaging blanks and the second flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles each comprise at least two conveying means that are at least approximately parallel to one another, are circumferentially guided and are preferably each designed as a conveyor chain.
  • the packaging device comprises a common linear guide for the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device, it can be that first conveyor devices or first conveyor chains of the first conveyor device can be moved independently of one another along the common linear guide.
  • second conveying means or second conveyor chains of the second conveying device can be moved independently of one another along the common linear guide.
  • first conveyor device and the second conveyor device can each change from an operating position to a waiting position or in which the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device each move from a waiting position to an operating position and from an operating position to a waiting position are movable.
  • Embodiments have proven successful here in which a relative spacing of the at least two at least two at least two, at least approximately parallel to one another, circumferentially guided and preferably each designed as a conveyor chain conveying means in the waiting position compared to the operating position can be reduced.
  • a relative spacing of the at least two at least two, at least approximately parallel to one another, circumferentially guided and preferably each designed as a conveyor chain, in the waiting position compared to the operating position can be reduced.
  • the packaging device can comprise a control device and at least one actuator which is connected to the control device.
  • the at least one actuator can be controlled via the control device in order to independently carry out a change between the first conveying device and the second conveying device.
  • embodiments have proven to be useful in which an association is made on the control device between different two-dimensional structures to be introduced into the transport path of the articles Packaging cut-outs and conveyor devices prepared for this are stored. According to this, a user can select respective flat packaging blanks to be introduced into the transport path of the articles via the control device, whereupon the control device optionally transfers a respective conveyor device prepared for the introduction of a selected flat packaging blank into an operating position of the packaging device or the feeder.
  • the invention also relates to a method for operating a packaging device designed for handling different flat packaging blanks, the method also being suitable and intended for solving the problem identified above.
  • At least one horizontal conveyor device embodied as a component of the packaging device conveys articles.
  • a first conveying device embodied as a component of the packaging device introduces first flat packaging blanks into a transport path of the articles, so that articles run onto the first flat packaging blanks.
  • the first two-dimensional packaging blanks can emerge from below a conveying level formed by the horizontal conveying device for articles, whereupon articles approach a respective first second two-dimensional packaging blank that emerged from below the conveying level.
  • the second conveyor device embodied as a component of the packaging device is prepared for introducing second flat packaging blanks, which differ from the first flat packaging blanks, into the transport path of the articles. It is provided that the second conveyor device follows this in time introduces the second flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles, so that the articles run onto the second flat packaging blanks.
  • the second flat packaging blanks emerge from below a conveying level formed by the horizontal conveying device for articles, whereupon articles approach a respective second flat second packaging blank which emerged from below the conveying level.
  • first conveyor device and the second conveyor device are arranged on a common linear guide, the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device being moved along the common linear guide when changing.
  • the movement of the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device along the common linear guide can each take place in a direction which is perpendicular or essentially perpendicular to a conveying direction for articles effected via the horizontal conveyor device.
  • the first conveyor device comprises a multiplicity of first drivers provided for temporarily holding first flat packaging blanks and that the second conveyor device comprises a multiplicity of second drivers provided for temporarily holding second flat packaging blanks.
  • a relative spacing of the first catches from one another can be matched to the first packaging blanks to be temporarily held.
  • a relative spacing of the second drivers from one another can be coordinated with the second flat packaging blanks to be temporarily held.
  • the second drivers are arranged in their relative spacing from one another prepared on the second conveyor device and that a change is made to the second conveyor device, the second drivers maintaining their relative spacing from one another temporally during and temporally after the change.
  • first conveyor device and the second conveyor device can each comprise at least two conveyor means which are at least approximately parallel to one another and are preferably each designed as a conveyor chain, which respective conveyor means are driven in a circumferential manner for introducing the first flat packaging blanks or the second flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles.
  • the first conveyor device is in a position during the introduction of the flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles Operating position of the packaging device is located and is transferred to a waiting position. It can also be the case that, during the change, the second conveyor device, which was previously arranged in a waiting position of the packaging device, is moved from the waiting position into an operating position of the packaging device.
  • Embodiments have proven to be useful here in which the at least two conveyor means of the first conveyor device, which are at least approximately parallel to one another and preferably each designed as a conveyor chain, reduce their relative distance from one another during the transfer to the waiting position and / or in which the at least two are at least approximately parallel Mutually oriented and preferably each designed as a conveyor chain conveyor means of the second conveyor device in the course of the movement into the operating position increase their relative distance from one another.
  • the at least two conveyor means of the first conveyor device which are at least approximately parallel to one another and preferably each designed as a conveyor chain, increase their relative distance from one another in the course of a transfer into the operating position and / or that the at least two are at least approximately parallel to one another and preferably each designed as a conveyor chain conveyor of the second conveyor device in the course of a movement into the waiting position reduce their relative distance from one another.
  • the packaging device according to the invention can preferably comprise at least one horizontal conveying device, by means of which articles, which in the present context can be formed, for example, by beverage containers, are moved along a defined conveying direction.
  • a useful or necessary component of the packaging device is also what is referred to here as a feed, which is positioned below a transport plane formed by the horizontal conveyor device.
  • Flat packaging blanks can be introduced into a transport path of the article or beverage container via the feed, so that the article or beverage container during their continuous movement caused by the horizontal conveyor device on the Open flat packaging blanks brought into the transport route.
  • the packaging blanks can each form a flat contact surface for articles.
  • the packaging blanks can have edges or edge folds, for example, which are folded in an upward direction after the articles have been pushed onto a respective packaging blank.
  • the packaging device can furthermore comprise a magazine which can accommodate a plurality of packaging blanks in stacked form or as a stack.
  • the packaging device optionally comprises a suction and / or gripping device, which is designed as a component of the feed and can receive from the stack a respective flat packaging blank lying or located at the top as a component of the stack.
  • the suction and / or gripping device can then introduce a respective flat packaging blank received from the stack between two toothed belts of the feeder.
  • These toothed belts can, in particular, move circumferentially and ensure that they move and convey an introduced packaging blank in the direction of a first conveyor device or in the direction of a second conveyor device, depending on which of these conveyor devices is currently in an operating position of the packaging device.
  • the suction and / or gripping device is controlled or actuated via a suitable control and / or regulating device provided for this purpose.
  • the toothed belts receive the packaging blanks from the suction and / or gripping device at a transfer position.
  • the flat packaging blanks can each have edges that are folded upwards at a later point in time. Such flat packaging blanks are called trays. It is also possible that flat packaging blanks do not have such edges that are folded in an upward direction. Flat packaging blanks of this type can be designed to be planar or essentially planar and are referred to as pads. It can also be the case that the packaging device forms packaging units from a first specific number of articles within the framework of a first packaging process and forms further packaging units with a second larger number of articles within the framework of a second packaging process.
  • a contact area provided for the respective article by means of the flat packaging blank must be matched to the respective article or beverage container. It can be the case that a contact area provided by first flat packaging blanks for articles is reduced in amount or increased in amount compared to a contact area made available by second flat packaging blanks for articles.
  • a conveying device designed as part of the feed must be adapted in the prior art.
  • Such known conveying devices comprise a plurality of drivers, which are individually removed from the conveying device in the case of packaging devices known from the prior art and are then attached to the conveying device with a modified pitch spacing adapted to the respective flat packaging blanks to be introduced into the transport path of the articles.
  • the adaptation of a feed or conveying device to different flat packaging blanks is associated with high expenditure in terms of time and personnel in known packaging devices.
  • the packaging device according to the invention makes it possible to avoid such a complex adaptation.
  • the adaptation of the packaging device for successive packaging processes with different flat packaging blanks can be carried out in a time-optimized manner and with reduced personnel expenditure.
  • the first conveyor device can be in an operating position in a certain operating state, wherein it is able to introduce first flat packaging blanks into a transport path for the articles.
  • the first conveyor device comprises, in particular, a first or two or more first conveyor means, each of which is designed as a first conveyor chain or first conveyor chains.
  • the two first conveying means or first conveyor chains are moved in a revolving manner, resulting in the first conveying means or first conveyor chains moving first flat packaging blanks and being able to introduce them into the transport path of the articles.
  • flat packaging blanks are removed from the stack and transferred to the toothed belt in the area of the transfer position.
  • the toothed belts then transfer the respective flat packaging blanks to the respective first conveyor device located in the operating position or to the second conveyor device.
  • the first conveyor device can be in the operating position, for example, in order to receive first flat packaging blanks from the toothed belt via first drivers.
  • the relative spacing or pitch of the first drivers formed as a component of the first conveying device is here adapted to the respective first flat packaging blanks to be received and to be introduced into the transport path of articles. Accordingly, the first conveyor device is prepared for the introduction of first flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles with regard to the spacing or the relative distance of their first drivers to one another.
  • both the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device can be arranged on a common linear guide.
  • both the first conveyor device and the second conveyor device can switch back and forth between a waiting position and an operating position provided for introducing respective flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles.
  • the packaging device can make it possible to move the first conveyor device from its operating position along the common linear guide into a waiting position provided for the first conveyor device.
  • Both the first conveyor of the first conveyor and the second conveyor of the second conveyor can be moved independently of one another along the common linear guide.
  • the relative spacing of the first conveying means or first conveyor chains of the first conveying device in the waiting position can be reduced compared to the relative spacing of the first conveying means or the first conveying chains in the operating position.
  • the relative spacing of the second conveying means or the second conveyor chains of the second conveying device in the waiting position is also reduced compared to the relative spacing of the second conveying means or the second conveyor chains of the second conveying device in the operating position.
  • the relative spacing or pitch of the second drivers formed as a component of the second conveying device is furthermore adapted to the respective second flat packaging blanks to be received and to be introduced into the transport path of articles.
  • the second conveyor device is also prepared for the introduction of second flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles with regard to the pitch spacing or relative distance of their second drivers to one another, the second flat packaging blanks differing from the first flat packaging blanks and accordingly the pitch spacing or The relative distance between the second drivers and the pitch or the relative distance between the first drivers is different from one another.
  • the packaging device therefore has its own conveying device for different flat packaging blanks, which is prepared for introducing these respective flat packaging blanks with regard to the relative spacing or pitch of their drivers.
  • first flat packaging blanks which can be designed as a pad, for example, are introduced into the transport path of articles via the first conveyor device located in the operating position with its first drivers, so that the respective article is transferred to the first conveyor device located in the operating position Open the first flat packaging blanks brought into the transport route.
  • second flat packaging blanks which can be designed as a tray, for example, the first conveyor device changes from the operating position to the waiting position, the relative distance or pitch of the one formed as part of the first conveyor device first driver is retained unchanged.
  • the second conveyor device prepared for introducing second flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles changes from the waiting position to the operating position.
  • the relative distance or pitch of the second drivers is adapted to the respective second flat packaging blanks to be introduced into the transport path of the articles, so that the second conveyor device can temporarily clamp the respective second flat packaging blanks for introduction into the transport path of the articles.
  • the packaging device can thereby be adapted in a time-optimized and simple and uncomplicated manner to different flat packaging blanks to be introduced into the transport path of articles.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a schematic side view of an embodiment of the packaging device 1 according to the invention.
  • the packaging device 1 comprises a horizontal conveyor device 7, by means of which articles 3, which are shown in FIG Embodiment are formed by beverage containers 5, are moved along the conveying direction FR indicated by the arrow representation.
  • FIG. 1 Another component of the packaging device 1 is a feed 4, which is positioned below a transport plane formed by the horizontal conveyor device 7.
  • Flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 '(cf. Figures 2 and 3 ) are introduced into a transport path of the article 3 or beverage container 5, so that the articles 3 or beverage container 5, during their continuous movement caused by the horizontal conveyor device 7, hit the flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 'brought into the transport path.
  • the packaging blanks 2 and 2 'can each form a flat support surface for article 3.
  • the packaging blanks 2 or 2 'can have edges which, after the articles 3 have been pushed onto a respective packaging blank 2 or 2', are folded in an upward direction.
  • the packaging device 1 comprises a magazine 11 in which a plurality of packaging blanks 2 or 2 ′ are arranged in a stacked form or as a stack 13.
  • the packaging device 1 comprises a suction and / or gripping device 15, which is designed as a component of the feed 4 and can receive a flat packaging blank 2 or 2 ′ from the stack 13, which is configured at the top as a component of the stack 13.
  • the suction and / or gripping device 15 can then insert a respective flat packaging blank 2 or 2 'received from the stack 13 between two toothed belts 16 of the feeder 4, which toothed belts 16 are moved around and thereby a respective introduced packaging blank 2 or 2' in Move in the direction of a first conveyor device 20 or a second conveyor device 30, which is in an operating position of the packaging device 1.
  • the first conveyor device 20 is located in FIG Fig. 2 operating position shown and thereby brings first flat packaging blanks 2 into a transport route of the article 3.
  • the suction and / or gripping device 15 is controlled or actuated via the control and / or regulating device S.
  • a transfer position from which the toothed belt 16 receives the respective packaging blank 2 or 2 'from the suction and / or gripping device 15 is shown in Fig. 1 referred to in point 17.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 Flat packaging blanks, each represented by reference numerals 2 and 2 ', have edges which are folded upwards at a later point in time. Such flat packaging blanks are called trays. It can also be the case that flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 'do not have such edges that are folded in the upward direction. Such flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 'can be designed to be planar or essentially planar and are referred to as a pad. In addition, it may be that the packaging device 1 forms packaging units from a first specific number of articles 3 as part of a first packaging process and forms further packaging units with a second larger number of articles 3 as part of a second packaging process.
  • a contact area provided for the respective article 3 by means of the flat packaging blank 2 or 2 'must be placed on the respective article 3 or beverage container 5 be matched. It can be the case that a contact area provided by first flat packaging blanks 2 for article 3 is reduced in amount or increased in amount compared to a contact area made available by second flat packaging blanks 2 'for article 3.
  • a conveying device designed as part of the feeder 4 must be adapted in the prior art.
  • Such known conveying devices comprise a large number of drivers which are removed individually from the conveying device in the case of packaging devices known from the prior art and then with a modified pitch on the conveying device that is adapted to the respective flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 'to be introduced into the transport path of the articles 3 be attached.
  • the adaptation of a feed 4 or conveying device to different flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 ' is associated with a high expenditure of time and personnel in known packaging devices.
  • the schematic representation of the Fig. 2 shows individual aspects of the embodiment of a packaging device 1 according to Fig. 1 .
  • the first conveyor 20 is located in Fig. 2 in an operating position and in doing so brings first flat packaging blanks 2 into a transport route for the articles 3.
  • the first conveying device 20 comprises two first conveying means 21, each of which is designed as a first conveyor chain 23.
  • the two first conveyors 21 or first conveyor chains 23 are moved in a revolving manner, resulting in the first conveyors 21 or first conveyor chains 23 moving first flat packaging blanks 2 and introducing them into the transport path of the articles 3.
  • flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 ′ are removed from the stack 13 and transferred to the toothed belt 16 in the area of the transfer position 17.
  • the toothed belt 16 then transfer the respective flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 'to the respective first conveyor 20 or second conveyor 30 in the operating position Fig. 2 the first conveyor device 20 is in the operating position and receives first flat packaging blanks 2 from the toothed belt 16 via first drivers 25.
  • the relative distance or pitch of the first drivers 25, which are designed as part of the first conveyor device 20, is adapted to the respective first flat packaging blanks 2 to be received and to be introduced into the transport path of articles 3.
  • the first conveying device 20 is prepared for the introduction of first flat packaging blanks 2 into the transport path of the articles 3 with regard to the pitch or relative distance of their first drivers 25 to one another.
  • the Fig. 2 also shows that both the first conveyor device 20 and the second conveyor device 30 are arranged on a common linear guide 18. As a result, both the first conveyor device 20 and the second conveyor device 30, as described below, can switch back and forth between a waiting position and an operating position intended for introducing the respective flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 'into the transport path of the articles 3.
  • the schematic representation of the Fig. 3 shows further aspects of the embodiment of a packaging device Fig. 1 .
  • a synopsis of the Figures 2 and 3 shows here that the first conveyor device 20 from the operating position to Fig. 2 along the common linear guide 18 into a waiting position provided for the first conveyor device 20 Fig. 3 was moved.
  • Either the first conveying means 21 of the first conveying device 20 and also the second conveying means 31 of the second conveying device 30 can be moved independently of one another along the common linear guide 18.
  • the Fig. 2 lets in synopsis with Fig. 3 recognize that the relative spacing of the first conveyor 21 or first conveyor chains 23 of the first conveyor 20 in the waiting position is reduced compared to the relative spacing of the first conveyor 21 or the first conveyor chains 23 in the operating position.
  • the relative spacing or pitch of the second driver 35 formed as a component of the second conveyor device 30 is furthermore adapted to the respective second flat packaging blanks 2 'to be received and to be introduced into the transport path of articles 3. Accordingly, the second conveyor device 30 is also prepared for the introduction of second flat packaging blanks 2 'into the transport path of the article 3 with regard to the pitch or relative distance between their second drivers 35, the second flat packaging blanks 2' differing from the first flat ones Differentiate packaging blanks 2 and accordingly the pitch or relative spacing of the second drivers 35 from one another is different from the pitch or relative spacing of the first drivers 25 from one another.
  • the Figures 2 and 3 also show that the relative spacing of the first drivers 25 and the relative spacing of the second drivers 35 in the respective operating position and in the respective waiting position are maintained for both the first conveyor device 20 and the second conveyor device.
  • the packaging device 1 therefore has its own conveying device 20 and 30 for different flat packaging blanks 2 and 2 ', respectively, which are responsive to the introduction of these flat packaging blanks 2 and 2' in the With regard to the relative distance or pitch of their drivers 25 and 35 is prepared.
  • the first conveyor device 20 In the operating position, the first conveyor device 20 with its first drivers 25, first flat packaging blanks 2, which can be designed as a pad, for example, into the transport path of articles 3 (cf. Fig. 1 ) introduced so that the respective articles 3 run onto the first flat packaging blanks 2 brought into the transport path via the first conveyor device 20 located in the operating position.
  • the article 3 should move onto second flat packaging blanks 2 ', which can be designed as a tray, for example, the first conveyor device 20 changes from the operating position Fig. 2 to the waiting position Fig. 3 , the relative spacing or pitch of the first drivers 25 formed as a component of the first conveying device 20 being retained unchanged.
  • the second conveyor device 30, prepared for introducing second flat packaging blanks 2 'into the transport path of the articles 3, moves from the waiting position Fig. 2 into the operating position Fig. 3 .
  • the relative distance or pitch of the second driver 35 is adapted to the respective second flat packaging blanks 2 'to be introduced into the transport path of the articles 3, so that the second conveyor device 30 temporarily clamps the respective second flat packaging blanks 2' for introduction into the transport path of the articles 3 can hold.
  • the packaging device 1 can hereby be adapted in a time-optimized, simple and uncomplicated manner to different flat packaging blanks 2 or 2 'to be introduced into the transport path of articles 3.

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  1. Dispositif d'emballage (1) pour des articles (3), tels que récipients à boisson (5) ou similaires, comprenant
    - au moins un dispositif de transport horizontal (7) destiné à transporter des articles (3), ainsi qu'
    - au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) qui peut introduire des découpes d'emballage (2, 2') plates dans un chemin de transport des articles (3) de sorte que des articles (3) viennent se placer sur des découpes d'emballage (2. 2') plates introduites dans le chemin de transport, lorsqu'ils sont transportés par ledit au moins un dispositif de transport horizontal (7), dans lequel
    - ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) comprend un premier dispositif de transport (20) qui est préparé pour introduire des premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates dans le chemin de transport des articles (3), ledit dispositif d'emballage (1) étant caractérisé par le fait que
    - ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) comprend un deuxième dispositif de transport (30) qui est préparé pour introduire des deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates dans le chemin de transport des articles (3), qui sont différentes des premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates,
    dans lequel le dispositif d'emballage (1) est conçu pour changer entre le premier dispositif de transport (20) et le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) en fonction de premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates respectives ou de deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates à introduire dans le chemin de transport des articles (3).
  2. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le premier dispositif de transport (20) et le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) sont disposés sur un guide linéaire (18) commun et peuvent être déplacés le long du guide linéaire (18) commun pour le changement respectif.
  3. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel le premier dispositif de transport (20) comprend une pluralité de premiers entraîneurs (25) prévus pour maintenir temporairement des premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates, et dans lequel le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) comprend une pluralité de deuxièmes entraîneurs (35) prévus pour maintenir temporairement des deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates, dans lequel un espacement relatif des premiers entraîneurs (25) les uns par rapport aux autres est accordé aux premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates à maintenir temporairement, et dans lequel un espacement relatif des deuxièmes entraîneurs (35) les uns par rapport aux autres est accordé aux deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates à maintenir temporairement.
  4. Dispositif d'emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel, pour introduire les premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates et les deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates dans le chemin de transport des articles (3), le premier dispositif de transport (20) et le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) comprennent chacun au moins deux moyens de transport (21, 31) qui sont orientés au moins approximativement parallèlement les uns aux autres, sont guidés en circulation et sont, de préférence, conçus chacun en tant que chaîne transporteuse (23, 33),
  5. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit au moins un premier dispositif de transport (20) et ledit au moins un deuxième dispositif de transport (30) peuvent passer chacun d'une position de fonctionnement à une position d'attente.
  6. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 4 ou la revendication 5, dans lequel
    a) un espacement relatif desdits au moins deux moyens de transport (21, 31) qui sont réalisés en tant que composant du premier dispositif de transport (20), sont orientés au moins approximativement parallèlement les uns aux autres, sont guidés en circulation et sont, de préférence, conçus chacun en tant que chaîne transporteuse (23, 33) peut être réduit dans la position d'attente par rapport à la position de fonctionnement, et/ou dans lequel
    b) un espacement relatif desdits au moins deux moyens de transport (21, 31) qui sont réalisés en tant que composant du deuxième dispositif de transport (30), sont orientés au moins approximativement parallèlement les uns aux autres, sont guidés en circulation et sont, de préférence, conçus chacun en tant que chaîne transporteuse (23, 33) peut être réduit dans la position d'attente par rapport à la position de fonctionnement.
  7. Dispositif d'emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, comprenant un dispositif de commande (S) ainsi qu'au moins un actionneur qui est en communication avec le dispositif de commande (S), dans lequel ledit au moins un actionneur peut être commandé via le dispositif de commande (S) pour effectuer indépendamment un changement entre le premier dispositif de transport (20) et le deuxième dispositif de transport (30).
  8. Dispositif d'emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel le dispositif d'alimentation (4) est disposé complètement au-dessous d'un plan de transport pour des articles (3) qui est formé par ledit au moins un dispositif de transport horizontal (7).
  9. Procédé destiné à faire fonctionner un dispositif d'emballage (1) conçu pour manipuler des découpes d'emballage (2, 2') plates différentes, dans lequel procédé
    - au moins un dispositif de transport horizontal (7) conçu en tant que composant du dispositif d'emballage (1) transporte des articles (3), et
    - un premier dispositif de transport (20) conçu en tant que composant du dispositif d'emballage (1) introduit des premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates dans un chemin de transport des articles (3) de sorte que des articles (3) viennent se placer sur les premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates, le procédé étant caractérisé par le fait qu'
    - on fait passer du premier dispositif de transport (20) conçu en tant que composant du dispositif d'emballage (1), à un deuxième dispositif de transport (30) conçu en tant que composant du dispositif d'emballage (1), lequel deuxième dispositif de transport (30) conçu en tant que composant du dispositif d'emballage (1) est préparé pour introduire des deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates dans le chemin de transport des articles (3), qui sont différentes des premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates, et après quoi
    - le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) introduit les deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates dans le chemin de transport des articles (3) de sorte que des articles (3) viennent se placer sur les deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2) plates.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le premier dispositif de transport (20) et le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) sont disposés sur un guide linéaire (18) commun, dans lequel, lors du changement, le premier dispositif de transport (20) et le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) sont déplacés chacun le long du guide linéaire (18) commun.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, dans lequel le déplacement du premier dispositif de transport (20) et du deuxième dispositif de transport (30) le long du guide linéaire (18) commun se fait respectivement dans une direction qui est perpendiculaire à une direction de transport pour des articles (3) provoquée par le dispositif de transport horizontal (7).
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, dans lequel le premier dispositif de transport (20) comprend une pluralité de premiers entraîneurs (25) prévus pour maintenir temporairement des premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates, et dans lequel le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) comprend une pluralité de deuxièmes entraîneurs (35) prévus pour maintenir temporairement des deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates, dans lequel un espacement relatif des premiers entraîneurs (25) les uns par rapport aux autres est accordé aux premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates à maintenir temporairement, et dans lequel un espacement relatif des deuxièmes entraîneurs (35) les uns par rapport aux autres est accordé aux deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates à maintenir temporairement, et dans lequel les deuxièmes entraîneurs (35) sont disposés sur le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) en étant préparés en leur espacement relatif, et dans lequel on fait passer au deuxième dispositif de transport (30) avec l'espacement relatif déjà préparé des deuxièmes entraîneurs (35) les uns par rapport aux autres.
  13. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 12, dans lequel le premier dispositif de transport (20) et le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) comprennent chacun au moins deux moyens de transport (21, 31) qui sont orientés au moins approximativement parallèlement les uns aux autres et conçus chacun de préférence en tant que chaîne transporteuse (23, 33), lesquels moyens de transport (21, 31) respectifs sont chacun entraînés en circulation pour introduire les premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates ou les deuxièmes découpes d'emballage (2') plates dans le chemin de transport des articles (3).
  14. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 13, dans lequel le premier dispositif de transport (20) se trouve dans une position de fonctionnement du dispositif d'emballage (1) lorsque les premières découpes d'emballage (2) plates sont introduites dans le chemin de transport des articles (3) et passe à une position d'attente du dispositif d'emballage (1) dans le cadre du changement, et dans lequel, dans le cadre du changement, le deuxième dispositif de transport (30) qui a été agencé jusque-là dans une position d'attente du dispositif d'emballage (1) est déplacé de la position d'attente dans une position de fonctionnement du dispositif d'emballage (1).
  15. Procédé selon la revendication 14, dans lequel au moins deux premiers moyens de transport (21) du premier dispositif de transport (20), qui sont orientés au moins approximativement parallèlement les uns aux autres et sont conçus chacun de préférence en tant que première chaîne transporteuse (23) réduisent leur distance relative entre eux lors du passage à la position d'attente, et/ou dans lequel au moins deux deuxièmes moyens de transport (31) du deuxième dispositif de transport (30), qui sont orientés au moins approximativement parallèlement les uns aux autres et sont conçus chacun de préférence en tant que deuxième chaîne transporteuse (33) augmentent leur distance relative entre eux lors du mouvement dans la position de fonctionnement.
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