US20140298759A1 - Packaging assembly - Google Patents

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US20140298759A1
US20140298759A1 US14/357,866 US201214357866A US2014298759A1 US 20140298759 A1 US20140298759 A1 US 20140298759A1 US 201214357866 A US201214357866 A US 201214357866A US 2014298759 A1 US2014298759 A1 US 2014298759A1
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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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/02—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
    • B65B5/024—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles for making containers from preformed blanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/003—Programme-controlled manipulators having parallel kinematics
    • B25J9/0045—Programme-controlled manipulators having parallel kinematics with kinematics chains having a rotary joint at the base
    • B25J9/0051—Programme-controlled manipulators having parallel kinematics with kinematics chains having a rotary joint at the base with kinematics chains of the type rotary-universal-universal or rotary-spherical-spherical, e.g. Delta type manipulators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
    • B25J9/0093—Programme-controlled manipulators co-operating with conveyor means
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/10—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
    • B65B35/16—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/44—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation from supply 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/46—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/105—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by grippers

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  • the present invention relates to a packaging assembly and in particular to an automated case/tray packaging assembly to handle both horizontal and vertical packaging of product in a confined space.
  • a carton blank is fed into a packaging machine by an operator.
  • the carton blank is erected into the desired carton shape ready for transferral to a loading station.
  • an operator or a robot places product into the carton in a specific packaging layout.
  • the carton is level on a horizontal surface and loaded from above. That is, vertical loading along the Y axis.
  • Vertical packaging machines require dedicated product accumulation.
  • a packaging assembly having:
  • said forming means folds said carton blank into a carton at an angle.
  • said carton and product moving means include one or more conveyors.
  • said carton moving conveyor is located substantially parallel to said product moving conveyor.
  • said first and second arms are robotic arms.
  • a portion of said carton moving conveyor is inclined parallel to said loading direction.
  • a portion of said product moving conveyor is inclined parallel to said loading direction.
  • said loading direction can be reversed.
  • said angles are between 0 and 45 degrees to an X and Y axis with respect to said surface.
  • said carton can be oriented so said open end is parallel to said carton moving conveyor or said open end is perpendicular to said carton moving conveyor.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a packaging assembly of an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is an end view of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of an embodiment of a gripping assembly
  • FIG. 5 is an end view of FIG. 4 .
  • a packaging assembly 1 having an enclosure 3 to receive one or more carton blanks 4 .
  • a first arm 5 includes means 6 to grip a carton blank 4 .
  • the first arm 5 being operable to move one or more blanks 4 from a pick-up position at or near the enclosure 3 to a delivery position.
  • the gripping means 6 can include a vacuum, single or multiple axis robot or the like.
  • Means 20 forms the blank 4 into a carton 10 adjacent the delivery position.
  • the carton 10 includes a base 11 and side walls 12 extending upwardly from the base 11 to an open end 13 spaced from the base 11 .
  • the means 20 folds the cartons 10 by vacuum, pneumatic cylinders and/or servo control motors.
  • the cartons 10 could for example include RSC cartons, trays, crash-lock cartons or the like.
  • Means 20 moves the carton 10 in a carton loading direction A.
  • the carton and product loading directions A may be the same or different depending upon assembly 1 set up and floor space available.
  • the product 26 could be for example potato chips, cereals or the like.
  • a second arm 30 has means 32 to grip product 26 from the product moving means 25 and delivering the product 26 through the open end 13 into the carton 10 . As best seen in FIGS.
  • the carton and product loading directions A have a first component at an angle a to a perpendicular axis Y to a surface 100 upon which the assembly 1 rests. There is also included a second component at an angle ⁇ to a normal axis X to the surface 100 .
  • these components ⁇ , ⁇ ensure that the carton 10 is oriented at an angle so that the product 26 is easily loaded from one lower most edge corner 50 to an opposite diagonal higher most corner (not shown) with respect to the perpendicular and normal axes X, Y.
  • the product conveyor 25 could be substantially horizontal or “flat” to assist with picking of product 26 .
  • the carton 10 and product moving means 20 , 25 include one or more conveyors, belts or the like.
  • the carton moving conveyor 20 is preferably located substantially parallel to the product moving conveyor 25 as best seen in FIG. 3 .
  • the first and second arms 5 , 30 are robotic arms.
  • a two axis robot like an Adept QuattroTM parallel robot or the like.
  • a portion 40 of the carton moving conveyor 20 is inclined parallel to the loading direction A.
  • a portion of the product moving conveyor 25 is also inclined parallel to the loading direction A.
  • the assembly 1 further includes a frame 60 to support the second arm 30 so that in use the second arm 30 is operable to load the product 26 into said carton 10 perpendicular to the loading direction A.
  • the assembly 1 further includes a frame 70 to support the assembly 1 on the surface 100 .
  • the carton folding means 20 can also include means (not shown) to apply an adhesive or the like to the base 11 to secure the base 11 together.
  • the fold of the carton 10 is being done by vacuum, pneumatic cylinders and/or servo motors.
  • the angles ⁇ and ⁇ range between 0 and 45 degrees to the X and Y axes.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 there is shown the addition of a pivoting gripper assembly 200 .
  • the assembly 200 is attached to the second arm/or robot 30 to permit product 26 to be presented on a flat conveyor 25 whilst still allowing an angular packing ability.
  • the assembly 200 includes a ball joint or the like 205 , positioned in the centre of a mounting plate 240 by means of an extension bar 250 , with a pivoting point 217 positioned towards the outer diameter of the plate or disk 240 . Additional pivoting point 216 is positioned towards the outer diameter of the gripping plate 215 .
  • the gripping plate 215 is secured to the ball joint 205 .
  • the gripping plate 215 is pivoted around the centre point 210 by means of a pneumatic or servo driven actuator 230 or the like.
  • the present invention provides a small packing assembly 1 with flexibility to handle both flat and vertical packing.
  • the cartons 10 are folded and packaged at an angle having an X and Y component.
  • the second arm 30 being able to pack products 26 into the carton 10 either vertically or horizontally with respect to the carton 10 and the type of gripping means 32 being used. That is, the end 13 would either be parallel or perpendicular to the carton conveying means 20 .
  • by filling the carton 10 with products 26 while the carton 10 is on an angle having a component in an X and a component in the Y axes allows the carton 10 to be filled from the lowest most point to the highest most point as the carton 10 is travelling through the assembly 1 past the second arm 30 .
  • the present invention provides a highly flexible single assembly 1 to handle case/tray erection, horizontal and vertical packing without limited product accumulation.
  • the assembly 1 provides a small footprint to a maximum width of about 2 metres.
  • the assembly 1 will also accommodate customers changing requirements as it is easily adaptable as the products 26 are being loaded from the lowest X, Y corner 50 .
  • the corner 50 becomes a natural support for products 26 building up from this spot allows the assembly 1 to handle horizontal and vertical packaging without loosing location or speed.
  • the assembly 1 is suitable for any typical packaged or non-packaged product 26 that can be picked up by a robot 5 , 30 and placed in a carton 10 .
  • the cartons 10 , product and carton conveyors 20 , 25 and the second robotic arm 30 are all tilted at the same angle having the same X, Y components. This provides essentially perpendicular packing.
  • the products 26 can be loaded in either direction.

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