EP3549879B1 - Dispositif d'emballage pour articles et procédé de fourniture des découpages d'emballage plans pour articles - Google Patents

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EP3549879B1
EP3549879B1 EP18214249.7A EP18214249A EP3549879B1 EP 3549879 B1 EP3549879 B1 EP 3549879B1 EP 18214249 A EP18214249 A EP 18214249A EP 3549879 B1 EP3549879 B1 EP 3549879B1
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Herbert Spindler
Thomas-Florian MAYER
Olaf Treter
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the present invention relates to a packaging device for articles and a method for providing flat packaging blanks for articles.
  • packaging for processing, compiling, grouping and packaging items such as beverage containers.
  • the PET containers most frequently used as beverage containers have relatively small wall thicknesses and are not completely dimensionally stable even when filled.
  • a wide variety of packaging is used for grouped individual containers.
  • the containers can be placed in a grouped arrangement on a sheet of cardboard, the edges of which are folded up. This is also known 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 base for the respective container and has no edges that must or can be folded upwards. These cardboard sheets or packaging are called pads.
  • the packaging device disclosed here has a horizontal conveyor on which groups of containers are formed.
  • the packaging device further comprises a cardboard feeder, which provides cardboard outer packaging. Cardboard outer packaging is provided via the cardboard feed, so that a respective group of containers can move onto a respective cardboard outer packaging and subsequently stand on the respective cardboard outer packaging.
  • a method and a device for continuously filling a predetermined amount of a product into packs are known.
  • the packs can be made from packaging material that is provided from a roll. Defects in the composite material or defects in the filled packaging are detected and the corresponding rejects are removed from the production process.
  • a central controller collecting information data about the manufacturing process of the packaging material, the integrity of the package jacket or the open package and the filling process via a plurality of interfaces before, during and after filling.
  • a surface control system and a plurality of detectors for collecting data for the central control are used to discharge unfilled packs or packs that are filled but leaky or damaged via a discharge device.
  • the DE 102 32 215 A1 discloses a conveyor for transporting and discharging flat objects.
  • the conveyor device comprises conveyor modules which are arranged one behind the other and have conveyor belts that are driven in rotation.
  • the rear parts of the conveyor modules in the conveying direction are each equipped with drives for executing a pivoting movement perpendicular to the conveying direction around the front part in the conveying direction.
  • the modules can thereby be pivoted between a transport position and an ejection position. It can also be the length of a carried flat object and its position can be determined at any point in time.
  • a spring-mounted or elastic pressure element which can be moved approximately perpendicular to the conveying direction, is arranged above each conveyor module in such a way that it presses the object being transported by the relevant conveyor module against the conveyor belt during the pivoting movement.
  • a discharge station for cardboard blanks and a method for producing and discharging cardboard blanks can also be found in the DE 10 2009 046 349 A1 described.
  • the cardboard blanks are examined for quality and defects and if defects or quality defects are found, they are automatically removed from a processing or manufacturing process.
  • the relative positions of the cardboard blanks in front of an ejection line branching off from the conveyor line are recorded.
  • the conveyor line is equipped with flap belts that can be swiveled in sections in a transport section and with take-off belts located behind in the conveying direction in a take-off section.
  • the discharge belts can sometimes be operated at a higher speed than the flap or conveyor belts.
  • the DE 10 2012 209 978 A1 discloses a device for transporting objects or packaging with a revolving conveyor line and a plurality of conveyor devices revolving thereon, each comprising first and second conveyor elements.
  • the conveying elements can each be driven individually and independently of one another and are intended to jointly transport an object.
  • the conveyor elements can be driven independently of one another by means of linear drives.
  • the EP 1 177 980 A1 discloses a packaging machine in which blanks are removed from a magazine and placed on an ascending conveyor which then introduces the blanks into a transport path for articles.
  • a suction device is used to remove blanks from the magazine and place them on the ascending conveyor.
  • the ascending conveyor moves the deposited blanks over rotating pairs of teeth in the direction of the respective article
  • EP 0 994 026 A1 discloses another packaging machine with an alternative solution for feeding packaging blanks, in which the blanks are pulled by a set of grippers.
  • the EP 0 378 052 A1 a packaging device with a bag-forming machine for producing bags to be filled with goods which are formed from a band of wrapping material.
  • the tape is fed in via an input device, which includes a tape conveyor system, a glue application device, a processing station and a separating device for separating the Wrap material tape comprises in tape sections.
  • the input device has a control device for detecting defects in the wrapping material and deflection means which, when a defect is detected in the wrapping material strip, allows the beginning of an incoming strip section to fall into a separating container.
  • the primary object of the invention are to provide a generic device and a generic method in which an intervention by a user in the event of a malfunction associated with a fault in a packaging is necessary at least to a reduced extent.
  • the device should also have an uncomplicated structure. Furthermore, the process should be easy to implement.
  • the invention relates to a packaging device for articles such as beverage containers or the like.
  • the packaging device comprises at least one horizontal conveyor device for conveying articles.
  • the packaging device can comprise a dividing device which forms groups which are spaced apart from one another and each have a plurality of articles. The groups of articles can be moved at a distance from one another in a conveying direction of the at least one horizontal conveyor device by means of the at least one horizontal conveyor device.
  • the at least one horizontal conveyor device can comprise a first conveyor belt, which moves articles that have already been grouped or possibly already grouped together in the horizontal direction.
  • a further conveyor device can connect to the first conveyor belt.
  • the further conveyor device can be formed, for example, by a further conveyor belt and / or several adjacent conveyor chains and / or several adjacent conveyor belts.
  • a gap can be formed between the first conveyor belt and the further conveyor device, via which gap, as will be described below, flat packaging blanks can be introduced into a transport path of the articles, so that articles are conveyed via the at least one horizontal conveyor device or when they cross over Move from the first conveyor belt to the further conveyor device on flat packaging blanks introduced into the transport path.
  • the flat packaging blanks can comprise side, front and / or rear flaps which can be erected or folded.
  • the further conveying device can be connected to a container forming unit, which may be designed as a component of the at least one horizontal conveying device, which container forming unit comprises a multiplicity of rotating folding fingers.
  • the multitude of rotating folding fingers can be used during their rotating Movement, in particular, erect or fold the front and rear flaps of the flat packaging blanks that have already been introduced into the transport path of the articles and carry a respective grouping of articles.
  • the flat packaging blanks already brought into the transport path of the articles and carrying a respective grouping of articles can thus pass from the further conveying device to the container forming unit, whereby by means of the respective plurality of circumferentially moving folding fingers of the container forming unit in particular the front and rear tabs of the already in the transport path of the Articles introduced and a respective grouping of article-bearing flat packaging blanks are erected or folded.
  • the packaging device further comprises at least one feed device which, as mentioned above, can introduce flat packaging blanks into a transport path of the articles, so that articles run onto flat packaging blanks introduced into the transport path during conveyance via the at least one horizontal conveyor device.
  • the feed device can comprise at least one suction and / or gripping device and at least one transport device, wherein the at least one suction and / or gripping device can lift respective flat packaging blanks arranged on top of a stack from the stack and transfer them to the transport device.
  • the at least one transport device can then introduce respective flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles.
  • the stack can be made available via a magazine designed as a component of the packaging device.
  • the packaging device can comprise a control and / or regulating device with which the at least one suction and / or gripping device is connected.
  • the control and / or regulating device can, if necessary, control the at least one suction and / or gripping device for lifting a respective flat packaging blank arranged at the top of the stack.
  • the at least one feed device can be arranged or positioned at least partially and preferably completely or essentially completely below a conveying plane formed by the at least one horizontal conveying device for articles.
  • the at least one feed device is designed to recognize and divert or separate out certain flat packaging blanks which were previously intended for introduction into the transport path and which certain flat packaging blanks which were intended for introduction into the transport path up to that point have an error.
  • the at least one feed device has at least one optical detection device, preferably designed as a camera, by means of which at least one optical detection device can detect a fault in the respective flat packaging blanks provided up to then for introduction into the transport path.
  • the at least one optical detection device comprises a light barrier.
  • the at least one optical detection device is preferably positioned in such a way that flat packaging blanks that have already been completely separated from the stack and not yet introduced into the transport path of the articles reach the detection area of the at least one optical detection device.
  • the at least one feed device comprises at least one transport device which is designed to introduce flat packaging blanks into the transport path of the articles.
  • a section of the at least one transport device can be designed to be pivotable for discharging the respective flat packaging blank which has a defect.
  • the packaging device or the feed device can have an actuator by means of which the section of the at least one transport device can be pivoted for discharging the respective flat packaging blank having a defect.
  • the control and / or regulating device can be connected to the actuator and, if necessary, control the actuator for pivoting the section of the transport device.
  • the section of the at least one transport device for discharging the respective flat packaging blank, which has a defect can be pivoted about an at least approximately horizontally oriented axis in the downward direction.
  • the at least one feed device comprises at least one collecting container, in which at least one collecting container the at least one transport device holds a respective flat packaging blank which has a defect, by means of an axis that is preferably downward and around an at least approximately horizontally oriented axis directed pivoting movement of their section can pass.
  • the packaging device can comprise at least one first collecting container, into which flat, faulty packaging blanks suitable for further use or packaging are introduced become.
  • the packaging device can comprise at least one second collecting container into which flat packaging blanks that are not suitable for further use or packaging are introduced.
  • control and / or regulating device makes a decision with the aid of the at least one optical detection device as to whether a respective flat packaging blank, which has a defect, is to be introduced into the at least one first collecting container or into the at least one second collecting container .
  • flat packaging blanks can be introduced into the transport path of the articles at a predetermined clock frequency via the at least one feeding device, the at least one feeding device being controllable in such a way that the at least one feeding device, in the event of a rejection of a respective flat packaging blank exhibiting a defect, the predetermined Can keep clock frequency.
  • the at least one feed device can comprise at least one transport device.
  • the at least one feed device can be regulated in such a way that a conveying speed of the at least one transport device or at least one conveyor section of the at least one transport device is temporarily increased and coordinated with the discharge or removal of the respective flat packaging blank having a defect.
  • Embodiments have also proven successful in which the at least one feed device and the at least one horizontal conveyor device interact in such a way that a conveyor speed of the at least one horizontal conveyor device can be regulated in accordance with a discharge or removal of a respective packaging blank having a defect.
  • the conveying speed of the at least one horizontal conveying device can be regulated in such a way that the conveying speed is temporarily reduced in accordance with the discharge or removal of the respective flat packaging blank having a defect.
  • the at least one horizontal conveyor device comprises a first conveyor belt on which articles that have already been grouped or grouped together are moved
  • the at least one feed device and the first conveyor belt formed as part of the at least one horizontal conveyor device interact in this way that a conveying speed of the first conveyor belt embodied as a component of the at least one horizontal conveying device is matched to a discharge or sorting out of a respective faulty one Packaging blank is adjustable.
  • a conveying speed of the first conveyor belt provided for grouped or grouped articles is temporarily reduced.
  • the invention also relates to a method for providing flat packaging blanks for articles such as beverage containers or the like.
  • Features that have already been described above for various embodiments of the packaging device can also be provided in various embodiments of the method described below and are not mentioned more than once.
  • features described below, which relate to various embodiments of the method can be provided in the previously described packaging device.
  • a first step provides for the promotion of articles.
  • groups of articles can be moved horizontally at a distance from one another in a conveying direction.
  • a further step provides for the introduction of flat packaging blanks into a transport path of the articles, with articles running onto flat packaging blanks introduced into the transport path during conveyance.
  • the flat packaging blanks can be formed, for example, by cardboard, cardboard, corrugated cardboard and / or plastic.
  • packaging blanks provided for introduction into the transport path are checked for an error and those respective flat packaging blanks which, when checked, an error is detected, are separated out instead of being introduced into the transport path.
  • respective flat packaging blanks provided for introduction into the transport path are checked for an error with the aid of at least one optical detection device and in particular with the aid of a camera. It is also conceivable that the respective flat packaging blanks provided for introduction into the transport path are checked for an error with the aid of a light barrier.
  • the flat packaging blanks are introduced into the transport path of the articles via at least one transport device, with a section of the at least one transport device preferably being pivoted downwards about an at least approximately horizontally oriented axis when an error is detected during the check.
  • the respective flat packaging blank in which an error is detected in the course of the check, is separated out or discharged instead of being introduced into the transport route.
  • the respective flat packaging blank, in which an error is detected as part of the check instead of being introduced into the transport path via the section of the at least one transport device that is preferably pivoted downward about an at least approximately horizontally oriented axis in the direction of a collecting container is forwarded.
  • the respective flat packaging blank having a defect can lose its contact or surface contact with the section of the transport device pivoted downwards, whereupon the section pivoted downwards is pivoted back upwards into an initial position.
  • flat packaging blanks are introduced into the transport path of the articles via at least one feed device with a predetermined clock frequency, the at least one feed device being regulated in the event of a respective flat packaging blank being diverted to maintain the specific clock frequency.
  • a conveying speed of the articles can be regulated in accordance with a respective discharge of a respective flat packaging blank.
  • the packaging device according to the invention can in particular comprise a horizontal conveying device, by means of which articles, which in the present case can be formed by beverage containers, for example, are moved along a defined conveying direction.
  • a feed device which is positioned below a transport plane defined by the horizontal conveyor device, can in particular be part of the packaging device.
  • Flat packaging blanks can be introduced into a transport path of the articles or beverage containers via the feed device, so that the articles or beverage containers approach the packaging blanks brought into the transport path during their continuous movement caused by the horizontal conveyor device.
  • the packaging blanks can form a flat contact surface for articles.
  • the packaging blanks can have edges that are folded upwards after the articles have been pushed onto a respective packaging blank.
  • the packaging device also preferably comprises a magazine in which several packaging blanks are arranged in a stacked form or placed flat on top of one another as a stack.
  • the packaging device comprises a suction and / or gripping device which is designed as part of the feed device and which can lift and receive a respective flat packaging blank lying on top of the stack from 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 feed device, which toothed belts are moved around and thereby convey a respective introduced packaging blank in the direction of an optical detection device.
  • the suction and / or gripping device is controlled or actuated via a suitable control and / or regulating device.
  • the position from which the toothed belts receive the respective packaging blank from the suction and / or gripping device is also referred to as the transfer position in the present context.
  • the toothed belts are driven in a revolving manner and move the respective packaging blank received in the area of the transfer position in the direction of an optical detection device, which can include, for example, a light barrier and / or a camera.
  • the optical detection device is connected to the control and / or regulating device. With the aid of the optical detection device, the control and / or regulating device is able to detect an error in flat packaging blanks moved into the area of the optical detection device by means of the toothed belt. Since such packaging blanks are not suitable for being introduced into the transport path of the articles or beverage containers, a section of the transport device, which is designed as part of the feed device and moving flat packaging blanks, is pivoted downwards, as will be described below.
  • a guide is assigned to the section of the transport device, by means of which it can be prevented that a respective packaging blank, which has a defect, inadvertently leaves the section inclined in the downward direction before being passed on into the collecting container.
  • the guide is arranged in a stationary manner on the section of the transport device.
  • a checking area it can be determined whether the respective packaging blanks provided up to then for introduction into the transport path of articles or beverage containers are faulty. If individual faulty packaging blanks are recognized, such packaging blanks are passed on into the collecting container by means of the previously described pivoting movement of the pivotable section of the transport device oriented in the downward direction.
  • the section located in the inspection area and designed as a component of the transport device remains in the horizontal position and is not pivoted in the downward direction.
  • respective faultless packaging blanks are introduced into the transport path of the articles or beverage containers via the conveyor section arranged in a conveyor area of the packaging device, with several articles or beverage containers approaching a respective faultless packaging blank introduced into their transport path.
  • the horizontal conveyor is operated at a constant conveying speed so that a constant number of articles or beverage containers moves along the horizontal conveyor over the course of time becomes.
  • Flat packaging blanks with a predetermined and constant value are also fed via the at least one feed device Conveying speed of the horizontal conveyor adapted clock frequency introduced into the transport path of the article or beverage container.
  • this packaging blank which is still intended to be introduced into the transport path, is forwarded to the collecting container instead of being brought into the transport path. Since this packaging blank, which has a defect, is therefore not ready for introduction, the packaging device must be regulated accordingly in order to be able to compensate for the discharge or discharge of the packaging blank having a defect.
  • Both the feed device and the horizontal conveyor device are connected to the control and / or regulating device. If a respective packaging blank showing an error is ejected or separated out, the control and / or regulating device can temporarily reduce a conveying speed of the horizontal conveying device and, if necessary, a conveying speed of the first conveyor belt, which is part of the horizontal conveying device, so that a formerly to encounter the one error Having packaging blank, a predetermined group of articles or group of beverage containers now drives onto a subsequent packaging blank introduced via the feed device into the transport path of the article or beverage container.
  • the feed device is regulated via the control and / or regulating device in such a way that the feed device can maintain the specified clock frequency when discharging or rejecting a respective packaging blank having a defect.
  • a conveying speed of the conveying section can be temporarily increased for this purpose.
  • the suction and / or gripping device for separating an additional packaging blank can also be activated in order to compensate for the lack of the packaging blank which is passed on into the collecting container or which has an error.
  • the transported packaging blanks are not faulty.
  • flawless packaging blanks are introduced into a transport path of the articles or beverage containers via the feed device or the conveying section of the feed device at a predetermined clock frequency.
  • the horizontal conveying device moves the articles that have already been grouped together or the beverage containers that have already been grouped together at a constant conveying speed.
  • the horizontal conveyor device and the feed device are controlled via the control and / or regulating device, which is also connected to the optical detection device.
  • the optical detection device is connected to the control and / or regulating device which, with the aid of the optical detection device, detects that the packaging blank has an error.
  • the control and / or regulating device has already recognized that the packaging blank has a fault and moves the packaging blank having a fault onto the section of the transport device via which section the packaging blank having a fault can be diverted or rejected.
  • the flat packaging blank which follows the packaging blank exhibiting a defect, was also checked via the control and / or regulating device with the aid of the optical detection device, whereby it was established that this packaging blank did not have any faults.
  • control and / or regulating device initiates a lowering movement oriented in the downward direction and provided for diverting the faulty flat packaging blank.
  • the flat packaging blanks already located on the conveyor section of the transport device continue to be transported via the conveyor section in the direction of the groups of articles or groups of beverage containers moved over the horizontal conveyor device.
  • a guide arranged in a stationary manner on the section can be provided.
  • the packaging blank exhibiting a defect loses its contact with the section of the transport device, which is still pivoted downwards, and is carried on into the collecting container. While a portion of the packaging blank exhibiting a defect is still resting on the section of the transport device, a subsequent flat packaging blank has already been arranged on the section which is still pivoted downwards.
  • the flawless flat packaging blank can be transferred from the section to the conveyor section, which moves the flat packaging blank in the direction of the groups of articles or groups of beverage containers.
  • a regulation for compensating for the flat packaging blank which is now located in the collecting container and which has a defect can be carried out in accordance with the previous description. If an error is detected in a further flat packaging blank checked by means of the control and / or regulating device with the aid of the optical detection device, the packaging device can also divert this further flat packaging blank, which has a fault, according to the previous description or forward it to the collecting container.
  • the horizontal conveying device can have a further conveying device following the first conveyor belt in the conveying direction, which is conceivable Embodiments can be formed, for example, by several circumferential and parallel to one another guided conveyor chains or by several circumferential and parallel to one another guided conveyor belts.
  • the further conveyor device is formed by a further conveyor belt.
  • the conveyor belt embodied as a component of the horizontal conveyor device
  • the further conveyor device likewise embodied as a component of the horizontal conveyor device.
  • Flat packaging blanks can be introduced into the transport path of the articles or beverage containers via the gap, as has already been described above.
  • the respective flat packaging blanks have front and rear flaps, which chronologically after the respective introduction into the Transport route of the article or beverage container must be erected over the gap.
  • the further conveying device is followed by a container forming unit in the conveying direction.
  • the flat packaging blanks already carrying a respective grouping of articles are moved further in the conveying direction via the container forming unit, with a large number of folding fingers designed as part of the container forming unit and moving circumferentially erecting the front and rear flaps of the flat packaging blanks or folding them upwards.
  • the horizontal conveyor device has a further conveyor belt instead of the pack form unit or that the horizontal conveyor device does not have a pack form unit.
  • 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, which, for example, according to the exemplary embodiment from Figures 9 can be formed and by means of which articles 3, which in the present case are formed by beverage containers 5, are moved along the conveying direction FR indicated by means of an arrow representation.
  • Part of the packaging device 1 is a feed device 4, which is positioned below a transport plane formed by the horizontal conveyor device 7.
  • Flat packaging blanks 2 (cf. Fig. 2 ) are introduced into a transport path of the article 3 or beverage container 5, so that the articles 3 or beverage container 5 drive onto the packaging blanks 2 brought into the transport path during their continuous movement caused by the horizontal conveyor 7.
  • the packaging blanks 2 can form a flat contact surface for articles 3.
  • the packaging blanks 2 can have edges which, after the articles 3 have been pushed onto a respective packaging blank 2, are folded in an upward direction.
  • the packaging device 1 comprises a magazine 11 in which a plurality of packaging blanks 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 device 4 and can receive from the stack 13 a respective flat packaging blank 2 configured at the top as a component of the stack 13.
  • the suction and / or gripping device 15 can then introduce a respective flat packaging blank 2 received from the stack 13 between two toothed belts 16 of the feed device 4, which toothed belts 16 are moved circumferentially and thereby convey a respective introduced packaging blank 2 in the direction of an optical detection device 18.
  • 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 belts 16 receive the respective packaging blank 2 from the suction and / or gripping device 15 is shown in FIG Fig. 1 referred to in paragraph 20.
  • the toothed belts 16 are driven in a rotating manner and move the respective packaging blank 20 received in the area of the transfer position 20 in the direction of an optical detection device 18, which can include a light barrier and / or a camera, for example.
  • packaging blanks 2 can also adhere to one another on the stack 13 due to electrostatic adhesion and / or mechanical hooking, so that several packaging blanks 2 adhering to one another are inadvertently transferred to the toothed belt 16 via the suction and / or gripping device 15 in the area of the transfer position 20.
  • Such packaging blanks 2 adhering to one another are also not suitable for being introduced into the transport path of the articles 3 or beverage containers 5 and therefore form an error.
  • the optical detection device 18 is connected to the control and / or regulating device S. With the aid of the optical detection device 18, the control and / or regulating device S is able to detect an error in the respective flat packaging blanks 2 moved via the toothed belt 16 into the area of the optical detection device 18. Since such packaging blanks 2 are not suitable for being introduced into the transport path of the articles 3 or beverage containers 5, a section 27 is formed as part of the feed device 4, as will be described below and transport device 25 moving flat packaging blanks 2 is pivoted in the downward direction. As a result, packaging blanks 2 '(cf. Fig.
  • the section 27 of the transport device 25 is assigned a guide 32 which can be used to prevent a respective packaging blank 2 ', which has a defect, from inadvertently leaving the section 27 inclined in the downward direction before being forwarded into the collecting container 28.
  • the guide 32 is arranged in a stationary manner on the section 27.
  • the reference number 30 thus refers in Fig. 1 to a checking area, in which it is determined whether the respective packaging blanks 2 provided up to then for introduction into the transport path of articles 3 or beverage containers 5 form an error. If it is recognized in the case of individual packaging blanks 2 ′ that they form a fault, such packaging blanks 2 ′ are passed on into the collecting container 28 by means of the previously described pivoting movement of the section 27 oriented in the downward direction. If no fault is found in the packaging blanks 2, the section 27 located in the inspection area 30 and designed as a component of the transport device 25 remains in the horizontally oriented position according to FIG Fig. 1 and does not pivot in the downward direction.
  • respective faultless packaging blanks 2 are introduced into the transport path of the articles 3 or beverage containers 5 via the conveyor section 29 arranged in a conveyor area 40 of the packaging device 1, with several articles 3 or beverage containers 5 approaching a respective faultless packaging blank 2 introduced into their transport path.
  • the horizontal conveying device 7 is operated at a constant conveying speed, so that over the course of time a constant number of articles 3 or Beverage containers 5 is moved along the horizontal conveyor 7.
  • Flat packaging blanks 2 are also introduced into the transport path of the articles 3 or beverage containers 5 via the at least one feed device 4 with a predetermined cycle frequency adapted to the constant conveying speed of the horizontal conveying device 7.
  • this packaging blank 2 ′ which has been provided for introduction into the transport path, is forwarded instead of being introduced into the collecting container 28. Since this packaging blank 2 ', which has a defect, is not ready for introduction, the packaging device 1 must be regulated accordingly in order to compensate for the discharge or discharge of the packaging blank 2' which has a defect.
  • Both the feed device 4 and the horizontal conveyor device 7 are connected to the control and / or regulating device S. If a respective packaging blank showing an error is ejected or separated out, the control and / or regulating device S can set a conveying speed of the horizontal conveying device 7 and, if necessary, a conveying speed of the first conveyor belt 8 formed as part of the horizontal conveying device 7 (cf.
  • Figures 9 temporarily reduce, so that a group of articles 3 or group of beverage containers 5, which was formerly intended to drive onto the packaging blank 2 'with a defect, is now transferred to a subsequent packaging blank 2 brought into the transport path of the articles 3 or beverage containers 5 via the feed device 4 opens.
  • the feed device 4 is regulated via the control and / or regulating device S in such a way that the feed device 4 can maintain the specified clock frequency when a respective packaging blank 2 having a defect is discharged or rejected.
  • a conveying speed of the conveying section 29 can be temporarily increased for this purpose.
  • the suction and / or gripping device 15 can also be activated for separating an additional packaging blank 2 in order to compensate for the lack of the packaging blank 2 'passed on into the collecting container 28 or having an error. It is also conceivable that a conveying speed of the toothed belt 16 moving the respective packaging blank 2 in the direction of the optical detection device 18 is temporarily increased.
  • FIG. 11 shows a schematic perspective view of the embodiment of the packaging device 1 from FIG Fig. 1 .
  • the packaging device 1 is located in Fig. 2 in a regular packaging company where none of the in Fig. 2 forms an error with the packaging blanks 2 shown.
  • Via the feed device 4 or the conveyor section 29 of the feed device 4 faultless packaging blanks 2 are introduced into a transport path of the articles 3 or beverage containers 5 at a predetermined cycle frequency.
  • the horizontal conveyor 7 moves the articles 3 that have already been grouped together or the beverage containers 5 that have already been grouped together with a constant conveying speed.
  • the horizontal conveyor device 7 and the feed device 4 are controlled via the control and / or regulating device S, which is also connected to the optical detection device 18.
  • the schematic perspective view of the Fig. 3 also shows the packaging device 1 from FIG Figures 1 and 2 .
  • a packaging blank is shown which has at least one error as described above Fig. 1 having.
  • the packaging blank 2 ' which has an error, has already been removed from the stack 13 by the suction and / or gripping device 15 and passed on to the toothed belt 16, which moves the packaging blank 2', which has an error, in the direction of the optical detection device 18 to have.
  • the optical detection device 18 is connected to the control and / or regulating device S, which is shown in FIG Fig. 3 with the aid of the optical detection device 18 recognizes that the packaging blank 2 'has a defect.
  • the schematic perspective view of the Fig. 4 shows the packaging device 1 from Figures 1 to 3 as well as a further step as related to the procedural step Fig. 3 chronologically follows.
  • the control and / or regulating device S has already recognized that the packaging blank 2 'has an error and moves the packaging blank 2' containing an error onto the section 27 of the transport device 25, via which section 27 the packaging blank 2 'containing an error is diverted or removed can be sorted out.
  • the flat packaging blank 2 which follows the packaging blank 2 'with a defect, was also checked via the control and / or regulating device S with the aid of the optical detection device 18, whereby it was established that this packaging blank 2 has no defect.
  • the schematic perspective view of the Fig. 5 shows the packaging device 1 from Figures 1 to 4 as well as a further step as related to the procedural step Fig. 4 chronologically follows.
  • a lowering movement oriented in the downward direction and provided for diverting the flat packaging blank 2 'having a defect has already been initiated.
  • the flat packaging blanks 2 already located on the conveyor section 29 of the transport device 25 are hereby continues to be transported via the conveyor section 29 in the direction of the groups of articles 3 or groups of beverage containers 5 moved via the horizontal conveyor device 7.
  • FIG. 6 The schematic perspective view of the Fig. 6 shows the packaging device 1 from Figures 1 to 5 as well as a further step as related to the procedural step Fig. 5 chronologically follows.
  • the packaging blank 2 ′ having a defect loses its contact with the section 27 of the transport device 25, which is still pivoted in the downward direction, and is continued into the collecting container 28. While a portion of the packaging blank 2 'with a defect is still resting on the section 27 of the transport device 25, a subsequent flat packaging blank 2 has already been arranged on the section 27, which is still pivoted downwards.
  • FIG. 7 shows the packaging device 1 from Figures 1 to 6 as well as a further step as related to the procedural step Fig. 6 chronologically follows.
  • a synopsis of the Figures 6 and 7th recognize that the in Fig. 6 for sorting out or discharging the packaging blank 2 'having a defect in the downwardly pivoted section 27 of the transport device 25 in FIG Fig. 7 was pivoted back together with the flawless flat packaging blank 2 lying on it in the upward direction.
  • the flawless flat packaging blank 2 can be transferred from section 27 to the conveying section 29, which moves the flat packaging blank 2 in the direction of the groups of articles 3 or groups of beverage containers 5.
  • a regulation for compensating for the flat packaging blank 2 'now located in the collecting container 28 and exhibiting a defect can be made in accordance with the previous description Fig. 1 respectively. If an error is detected in a further flat packaging blank 2 checked by means of the control and / or regulating device S with the aid of the optical detection device 18, the packaging device 1 can also use this further flat packaging blank 2 'with a fault. according to the previous description of the Figures 3 to 7 divert or forward into the collecting container 28.
  • FIGS 9A and 9B show an embodiment of a horizontal conveyor device 7, as it can be provided as part of various embodiments of a packaging device 1 or how it is used to implement various embodiments of the method 100 (cf. Fig. 10 ) Can be used. So shows Figure 9A a schematic side view of the horizontal conveyor 7 and Figure 9B a schematic plan view of the horizontal conveyor 7 Figure 9A .
  • the horizontal conveyor device 7 comprises a first conveyor belt 8 on which articles 3 or beverage containers 5, which may already be combined into groups, are moved horizontally in or along the conveying direction FR.
  • the first conveyor belt 8 is followed in the conveying direction FR by a further conveyor device 9 which, in conceivable embodiments, can be formed, for example, by several circumferential and parallel conveyor chains or by several circumferential and parallel conveyor belts. It can also be the case that the further conveyor device 9 is formed by a further conveyor belt.
  • Figures 9A and 9B can also be seen that there is a gap 50 between the conveyor belt embodied as a component of the horizontal conveyor device 7 and the further conveyor device 9, which is also embodied as a component of the horizontal conveyor device 7.
  • Flat packaging blanks 2 (cf. Figures 2 to 8 ) are introduced into the transport route of the article 3 or beverage container 5, as already described above.
  • the respective flat packaging blanks 2 (cf. Figures 2 to 8 ) have front and rear tabs that have to be erected over the gap 50 after the respective introduction into the transport path of the article 3 or beverage container 5.
  • the further conveying device 9 is followed by a container forming unit 10 in the conveying direction FR.
  • the flat packaging blanks 2, which already carry a respective grouping of articles 3, are moved further in the conveying direction via the container form unit 10 FR moves, with a large number of folding fingers 12 designed as part of the container form unit 10 and moving circumferentially erecting the front and rear flaps of the flat packaging blanks 2 or folding them in an upward direction. If the respective flat packaging blanks 2 do not have front and rear flaps that can be folded upwards, it may be that the horizontal conveyor 7 has a further conveyor belt instead of the pack forming unit 10 or that the horizontal conveyor 7 does not have a pack forming unit 10.
  • the flow chart of the Fig. 10 illustrates an embodiment of the method 100 according to the invention.
  • the method 100 can accordingly Fig. 10 implemented.
  • a packaging device 1 according to the preceding Figures 1 to 8 and their associated description are used.
  • the following reference numbers, which relate to the steps of the method 100 according to Fig. 10 therefore refer to the embodiment of a packaging device 1 according to FIG Figures 1 to 8 .
  • first step S1 articles 3 are transferred via at least one horizontal conveyor device 7 or via a first possibly as part of the horizontal conveyor device 7 according to FIG Fig. 9 trained conveyor belt 8 moves.
  • a further or second step S2 provides for a check of packaging blanks 2 provided for introduction into a transport route of the articles 3 for errors.

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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) plates dans un chemin de transport des articles (3) de sorte que des articles (3) viennent se placer sur des découpes d'emballage (2) plates introduites dans le chemin de transport, lorsqu'ils sont transportés par ledit au moins un dispositif de transport horizontal (7), caractérisé par le fait que
    ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) est conçu pour reconnaître et faire sortir certaines découpes d'emballage (2') plates qui ont été prévues jusque-là pour être introduites dans le chemin de transport, lesquelles certaines découpes d'emballage (2') plates qui ont été prévues jusque-là pour être introduites dans le chemin de transport présentent un défaut.
  2. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) comprend au moins un dispositif de détection optique (18), conçu de préférence en tant que caméra, lequel dispositif de détection optique (18) conçu de préférence en tant que caméra permet de reconnaître un défaut de découpes d'emballage (2) plates respectives qui ont été prévues jusque-là pour être introduites dans le chemin de transport.
  3. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) comprend au moins un dispositif de transport (25) qui est conçu pour introduire des découpes d'emballage (2) plates dans le chemin de transport des articles (3), dans lequel une section (27) dudit au moins un dispositif de transport (25) est conçue de manière à pouvoir pivoter pour faire sortir la découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective présentant un défaut.
  4. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la section (27) dudit au moins un dispositif de transport (25) peut pivoter vers le bas autour d'un axe orienté au moins approximativement horizontalement pour faire sortir la découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective présentant un défaut.
  5. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 3 ou la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) comprend au moins un récipient de réception (28), ledit au moins un dispositif de transport (25) peut transférer une découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective présentant un défaut dans lequel au moins un récipient de réception (28), au moyen d'un mouvement de pivotement de sa section (27), de préférence dirigé vers le bas et autour d'un axe orienté au moins approximativement horizontalement.
  6. Dispositif d'emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel des découpes d'emballage (2) plates peuvent être introduites par l'intermédiaire dudit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) à une fréquence d'horloge prédéterminée dans le chemin de transport des articles (3), dans lequel ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) peut être réglé de telle manière que ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) peut maintenir la fréquence d'horloge prédéterminée dans le cas où on fait sortir une découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective présentant un défaut.
  7. Dispositif d'emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) et ledit au moins un dispositif de transport horizontal (7) agissent de concert l'un avec l'autre de telle sorte qu'une vitesse de transport dudit au moins un dispositif de transport horizontal (7) peut être réglée en étant adaptée à une évacuation d'une découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective présentant un défaut.
  8. Procédé (100) destiné à fournir des découpes d'emballage (2) plates pour des articles (3) tels que récipients à boisson (5) ou similaires, comprenant les étapes suivantes consistant à:
    - transporter des articles (3) ainsi qu'
    - introduire des découpes d'emballage (2) plates dans un chemin de transport des articles (3), dans lequel des articles (3) viennent se placer, lors du transport, sur des découpes d'emballage (2) plates introduites dans le chemin de transport,
    caractérisé par le fait que
    - des découpes d'emballage (2) plates prévues pour être introduites dans le chemin de transport sont contrôlées pour savoir si elles présentent un défaut et que des découpes d'emballage (2') plates respectives dans le contrôle desquelles un défaut est détecté sont évacuées au lieu d'être introduites dans le chemin de transport.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, dans lequel des découpes d'emballage (2') plates respectives prévues pour être introduites dans le chemin de transport sont contrôlées à l'aide d'au moins un dispositif de détection optique (18) et de préférence à l'aide d'au moins une caméra pour savoir si elles présentent un défaut.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 8 ou la revendication 9, dans lequel les découpes d'emballage (2') plates sont introduites dans le chemin de transport des articles (3) par l'intermédiaire d'au moins un dispositif de transport (25), dans lequel, lorsqu'un défaut est détecté dans le cadre du contrôle, une section (27) dudit au moins un dispositif de transport (25) est pivotée vers le bas de préférence autour d'un axe orienté au moins approximativement horizontalement, d'où résulte que la découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective dans le contrôle de laquelle un défaut est détecté est évacuée au lieu d'être introduite dans le chemin de transport.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, dans lequel la découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective dans le contrôle de laquelle un défaut est détecté est transférée, au lieu d'être introduite dans le chemin de transport, dans un récipient de réception (28) par la section (27) dudit au moins un dispositif de transport (25) qui est pivotée vers le bas de préférence autour d'un axe orienté au moins approximativement horizontalement.
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 11, dans lequel des découpes d'emballage (2) plates sont introduites dans le chemin de transport des articles (3) par l'intermédiaire d'au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) à une fréquence d'horloge prédéterminée, dans lequel ledit au moins un dispositif d'alimentation (4) est réglé de manière à maintenir la fréquence d'horloge prédéterminée dans le cas où on fait sortir une découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective.
  13. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 11, dans lequel une vitesse de transport des articles (3) est réglée en étant adaptée à une évacuation respective d'une découpe d'emballage (2') plate respective.
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