EP3672877B2 - Procédé et dispositif permettant d'obtenir une découpe constituée d'un matériau d'emballage - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif permettant d'obtenir une découpe constituée d'un matériau d'emballage

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EP3672877B2
EP3672877B2 EP18755790.5A EP18755790A EP3672877B2 EP 3672877 B2 EP3672877 B2 EP 3672877B2 EP 18755790 A EP18755790 A EP 18755790A EP 3672877 B2 EP3672877 B2 EP 3672877B2
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Dirk Förstmann
Martin Bischoff
Burkard Roesler
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Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/22—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
    • B65B19/228—Preparing and feeding blanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/14—Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming
    • B31B50/146—Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming using tools mounted on a drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/74—Auxiliary operations
    • B31B50/88—Printing; Embossing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/07—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles
    • B65D85/08—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular
    • B65D85/10—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
    • B65D85/1036—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank
    • B65D85/1045—Containers formed by erecting a rigid or semi-rigid blank having a cap-like lid hinged to an edge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2241/00—Making bags or boxes intended for a specific use
    • B31B2241/003—Making cigarette boxes

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)

Claims (7)

  1. Procédé de fabrication d'un flan (22) en un matériau d'emballage, notamment en papier d'aluminium, papier, feuille ou similaire, pour envelopper un contenu de paquet d'un paquet pour articles à fumer, le flan (22) présentant une bandelette de soulèvement (38) en tant qu'auxiliaire de prélèvement pour le prélèvement d'au moins une partie du contenu de paquet, et la bandelette de soulèvement (38) étant délimitée par des lignes de faiblesse (39) dans le flan (22), une bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22) étant amenée à un appareil d'estampage (45) avec application d'un estampage sur la bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22), et qu'au moyen d'un appareil de coupe (46), des lignes de faiblesse (39) pour la bandelette de soulèvement (38) sont appliquées sur la bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22) et qu'au moyen d'un appareil de séparation (47), des flans individuels (22) sont séparés de la bande de matériau continue (44), chaque flan (22) présentant des lignes de faiblesse (39) pour une bandelette de soulèvement (38), caractérisé en ce que l'appareil d'estampage (45) est précédé d'un appareil de coupe (65) dans lequel des lignes de faiblesse (39) pour la bandelette de soulèvement (38) sont appliquées sur la bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22), qui s'étendent dans la direction longitudinale de la bande de matériau continue (44).
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que des entraînements de l'appareil de coupe (46) et de l'appareil de séparation (47) sont couplés l'un avec l'autre.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que, dans le dispositif de coupe (46), à la suite de l'appareil d'estampage (45), des lignes de faiblesse (39) pour la bandelette de soulèvement (38) sont appliquées sur la bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22), qui sont orientées dans la direction transversale de la bande de matériau continue (22).
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que, dans l'appareil de coupe (65) précédant l'appareil d'estampage (45), des lignes de faiblesse (39) pour la bandelette de soulèvement (38) sont également appliquées sur la bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22), qui s'étendent dans la direction transversale de la bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22).
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou l'une quelconque des autres revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les lignes de faiblesse (39) sont appliquées sur la bande de matériau continue (44) au moyen d'une ou de plusieurs lames de perforation (49, 61, 64) qui sont maintenues (magnétiquement) sur la circonférence d'un rouleau magnétique (48).
  6. Dispositif pour la fabrication d'un flan (22) en un matériau d'emballage, notamment en papier d'aluminium, papier, feuille ou similaire, pour envelopper un contenu de paquet d'un paquet pour articles à fumer, le flan (22) présentant une bandelette de soulèvement (38) en tant qu'auxiliaire de prélèvement pour le prélèvement d'au moins une partie du contenu de paquet, et la bandelette de soulèvement (38) étant délimitée par des lignes de faiblesse (39) dans le flan (22), le dispositif présentant les caractéristiques suivantes :
    a) un appareil d'estampage (45) pour appliquer un estampage sur une bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22),
    b) un appareil de coupe (46) pour appliquer des lignes de faiblesse (39) pour la bandelette de soulèvement (38) sur la bande de matériau continue (44), et
    c) un appareil de séparation (47) pour séparer des flans individuels (22) de la bande de matériau continue (44), chaque flan (22) présentant des lignes de faiblesse (39) pour une bandelette de soulèvement (38),
    caractérisé en ce que l'appareil d'estampage (45) est précédé d'un appareil de coupe (65), qui est conçu pour appliquer des lignes de faiblesse (39) pour la bandelette de soulèvement (38) sur la bande de matériau continue (44) pour les flans (22), qui s'étendent dans la direction longitudinale de la bande de matériau continue (44).
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif est conçu pour appliquer les lignes de faiblesse (39) au moyen d'une ou plusieurs lames de perforation (49, 61, 64) sur la bande de matériau continue (44), qui sont maintenues (magnétiquement) sur la circonférence d'un rouleau magnétique (48).
EP18755790.5A 2017-08-22 2018-08-13 Procédé et dispositif permettant d'obtenir une découpe constituée d'un matériau d'emballage Active EP3672877B2 (fr)

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DE102017119191.7A DE102017119191A1 (de) 2017-08-22 2017-08-22 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen eines Zuschnitts aus einem Verpackungsmaterial
PCT/EP2018/071946 WO2019038119A1 (fr) 2017-08-22 2018-08-13 Procédé et dispositif permettant d'obtenir une découpe constituée d'un matériau d'emballage

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