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• the invention relates to cartons for packaging a plurality of articles such as cans or bottles for example. More particularly it relates to cartons and divider panels used for packaging two or more layers, or tiers, of articles.
• a divider panel for separating stacked articles in a packaged carton having two or more tiers of articles where the panel comprises deformable means which is adapted operably to nest between stacked articles on adjacent sides of the panel.
• the deformable means comprises a region of the divider panel surrounding an aperture having diameter less than the diameter of a rim at the end of an article with which the deformable portion operably nests.
• the deformable means can be deformable by means of pressure applied by nested articles or emulation means to effect deformation prior to packaging in a carton such as a wraparound carton.
• the deformable means can be defined by an outer fold line, which can comprise a series of cuts.
• the series of cuts can form a circle, or can be substantially parallel to an inner edge of the deformable means.
• the outer cut can be discontinuous thereby to create one or more hinges.
• One or more ends of one or more of said cuts can be turned inwardly.
• the deformable portion can comprise an annular region defined by inner and outer cuts.
• the annular region can be continuous.
• the deformable means can comprise a series of tabs, which can be defined in part by radial cuts.
• the divider panel can comprise means to enable the panel to be conveyed in a fixed relative position with respect to an end of a first article in a tier of articles.
• a divider panel for separating stacked articles in a carton having two or more tiers of articles wherein the panel comprises means to enable the panel to be conveyed in a fixed relative position with respect to a first tier of articles.
• the conveying means can comprise means for cooperating with an external conveyor, which cooperating means can comprise a recess or aperture in the panel.
• the panel can comprise means for cooperating with articles in the first tier thereby to help maintain their relative positions.
• the means can also comprise locking tabs which operably abut or engage parts of the articles in the first tier.
• the locking tabs can be hingably connected to the divider panel and are operably folded away from the divider panel thereby to engage the first tier of articles.
• the divider panel can further comprise means at the ends of the panel to enable a continuous series of panels to be processed due to cooperation by said end means with means for effecting folding of said locking tab for example.
• the end means can comprise a recess at one end of the divider panel.
• a further aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising two or more tiers of stacked articles wherein each tier is separated from an adjacent tier by a divider panel according to other aspects of the invention.
• a yet further aspect of the invention provides a blank for forming a carton according to another aspect of the invention.
• FIGURE 1 is a schematic perspective view of machinery used to package a carton according to the invention
• FIGURES 2 to 5 are schematic perspective views of an array of articles and a divider panel according to the invention at various stages in the packaging process;
• FIGURE 6 is a schematic perspective view of the first embodiment of a divider panel according to the invention at an article interlocking stage of the packaging process shown in Figure 1;
• FIGURE 7 is a schematic perspective view of the first embodiment of a divider panel according to the invention at a punch wheel stage of the packaging process;
• FIGURE 8 is a plan view of the divider panel according to the first embodiment of the invention;
• FIGURE 9 is a plan view of a second divider panel according to the invention
• FIGURE 10 is a plan view of a third embodiment of a divider panel according to the invention
• FIGURE 11 is a plan view of a fourth embodiment of a divider panel according to the invention
• FIGURE 12 is a plan view of a fifth embodiment of a divider panel according to the invention
• FIGURE 13 is a plan view of a carton blank for a carton according to the invention
• FIGURE 14 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank shown in Figure 13;
• FIGURE 15 is a plan view of a second carton blank for a carton according to the invention.
• FIGURE 16 is a perspective view of a carton formed from the blank shown in Figure 15.
• FIG. 1 there is shown a packaging machine 10 for packaging a carton according to the invention.
• the machine takes an incoming feed of articles such as cans of drinks and divides these into upper and lower feed paths.
• a divider panel is added to arrays of articles in the lower feed path and then the panel is manipulated to ensure that deformable portions of the divider panel are properly nested with the tops of articles.
• the upper layer of articles is then stacked on top of the divider panel in register with a lower article such that the bottom of an upper article nests in the deformable portion of the divider panel which is nested in the upper part of the lower article.
• the stacked, divided, double layer of articles are then packaged in a carton, which in this example is of the wraparound type.
• the divider panel 60 also ensures that the tops and bottoms of adjacent articles do not rub against one another in a packaged carton which would otherwise create unsightly marking of the ends of at least one of the articles.
• the articles A are made of aluminum
• constant rubbing of adjacent ends of stacked articles can lead to an unsightly deposit containing aluminum oxide, on one of the ends.
• movement of the articles can lead to damage to the ends of the articles, including to ring pulls at the end of a can.
• a feeder mechanism 16 draws divider panels, or inserts, 60 from a stack 13 thereof in a hopper 12, which in this example comprises an extension feature 14 for holding a large number of inserts.
• the feeder mechanism 16 can comprise vacuum cups for example which pick up the front divider panel 13 from the hopper and transport it to a position adjacent the tops of articles A in lower rows 38.
• the divider panels 60 comprise lateral recesses 64 which enable the panel to be carried by lug chains 42 provided adjacent the tops of articles A on each side of the rows 38.
• lug chains 42 provided adjacent the tops of articles A on each side of the rows 38.
• the arrays of articles and divider panel are then conveyed along the lower feed path to an insert clipping wheel 18 which causes locking tabs 66 defined in insert 60 to be forced out of the plane of the divider panel such that they wedge between the tops of adjacent panels in the lower array.
• the articles A are cans which have an upper rim R which is of lesser diameter than the main body diameter of the substantially cylindrical cans.
• the locking tabs 66 can therefore be positioned in the gap between rims of adjacent articles thereby to hold the divider panel 60 in place during movement of the lower array of articles.
• Insert clipping device 18 is shown in greater detail in Figure 6 which shows that the device comprises a cylindrical wheel which is driven by means not shown to cause radially extending figures to rotate about the central axis of wheel.
• the shaped end portion of a finger abuts the upper surface of a locking tab 66 of divider panel 60 as the fingers rotate to a lowermost position.
• the end portions can be rounded to enable easy entry and exit of the fingers from the apertures surrounding tab 66 in the panels 60.
• the punch wheel comprises a cylindrical wheel which is driven about its cylindrical axis by a means not shown.
• the cylindrical surface of the wheel comprises two rows of hollow cylindrical cups which have a rim which simulates the base of an article.
• the movement of punch wheel 20 is again synchronised with the movement of the lower arrays of articles and insert panels such that individual cups cause the deformable portion 62 in panels 60 to deform and thus nest in the tops of the articles A.
• the articles comprise an upper end which is longitudinally recessed with respect to upper rim R.
• the deformable portion 62 provides a cup-like structure between the rim R and the end of an article. This arrangement is shown in Figure 4.
• the divider panel 60 can be held in place on a lower array of articles due to the effects of one or both of the tabs 66 and the deformable portion 62.
• lug chains 42 can still engage recesses 64 thereby ensuring that individual divider panels 60 are accurately positioned with respect to an array of articles.
• FIG. 4 An upper array of articles is now created ready to be stacked on top of an array such as shown in Figure 4.
• two upper rows 44 of articles are conveyed along conveyors 22.
• the rows can be guided by fixed rails not shown in the attached drawings.
• the flow of a row of articles 44 can be regulated by a star wheel 46 and then the movement of both the upper and lower arrays of articles can be regulated by a device 48 such as a vertically extended star wheel.
• regulator 48 which effects the stacking of an upper and lower pair of articles comprises a side-by-side pair of star wheels (not shown) .
• Aligned recesses in upper and lower sets of plates in each star wheel effect an alignment of an upper and lower article such that as an upper article moves away from its support platform and as a star wheel rotates it provides an effective chute through which an upper article falls under gravity into the cup defined by deformable portion 62 in the top of the lower article.
• a stacked array as shown in Figure 5 is created.
• the number of articles in a stacked group can be anything from a stacked pair, three or four stacked articles and so on.
• the arrays can of course comprise any number of rows.
• the stacked array can be conveyed as a unit, for example, using a conventional conveyor beneath the lower array of articles, to a carton loading station.
• machine 10 comprises a hopper 24 for a stack 26 of carton blanks (90 or 90a) .
• An individual carton blank can be withdrawn from the front of the stack 26 using a feeder mechanism 28 similar to mechanism 16 described earlier.
• a carton blank can thus be moved from hopper 24 to a feed chain 30 which can comprise lugs for example which engage cooperating parts of the carton to enable it to be conveyed to an overhead boom chain 34.
• a device initially presses the top panel 93, 93a of the carton against the upper ends of the upper articles.
• the sides 92 and 94 of the carton 100, 100a are then folded downwardly using folding wheel 32.
• the sides of the cartons are then guided by a carton side lug chain
• boom chain 34 can continue to press the top of the carton against the array of articles whilst a locking mechanism 56 effects the folding of base panel portion 91 and 95 to the underside of the stacked array of articles.
• Figure 8 shows a plan view of one form of divider 60 according to the invention.
• the divider panel comprises an array of deformable portions 62, side recess portions 64 and locking tabs 66.
• divider panel 60 comprises end recesses 76 which, as can be seen from Figure 6, can be used to enable a series of divider panels to be continuously processed through clipping wheel 18 since an aperture 77 is created by adjacent recesses 76 which can accommodate the ends of the fingers of the clipping device.
• the deformable portion 62 in this example comprises a series of foldable tabs 74.
• Each tab is defined by an inner circular cut 68 and a pair of radial cuts 72.
• An effective fold line is created in this example by providing a series of cuts 70 which thereby provide hinges in the divider panel 60 which can for example be made of paperboard.
• FIG. 9 a further embodiment of a divider panel 60a is shown in plan view.
• This panel is substantially similar to panel 60 where like integers are given the same reference numerals suffixed with the letter a.
• a fold line for tabs 74a is not specifically defined and the deformed cupping feature can be created using a device similar to the punch wheel described earlier.
• FIG 10 shows a further embodiment of a divider panel 60b according to the invention.
• the deformable portions 62b comprise rounded tabs 74b wherein a serrated inner edge is defined by a wavy cut line 68b.
• the tabs need not have a pre-defined fold line where for example a punch wheel as described earlier is used to create the cupping feature.
• the tab 74b extends substantially within the outer diameter of rim R of an article as shown schematically in Figure 10 by the dotted line.
• the tabs 74b will be able to provide a barrier between the ends of stacked articles.
• Figure 11 shows a further embodiment of a divider panel 60c according to the invention.
• the divider panel preferably comprises lateral recesses 64c and end recesses 76c.
• deformable tabs are not defined within a deformable portion 62c which instead is simply defined by a circular cut in the panel.
• the diameter of the aperture that is created should be less than the diameter of the rim R of an article such that a cupping feature can be created using a device such as the punch wheel to deform the paperboard into the cup-like nesting feature.
• this feature can also be created by applying a load on stacked articles themselves, which preferably takes place prior to closing a wraparound carton where such a carton is used.
• article locking tabs 66d are provided.
• FIG 12 a yet further embodiment of a divider panel 60d according to the invention is shown.
• end and side recesses 76d and 64d respectively can be provided.
• locking features 66d could be provided but are not shown.
• the deformable portion 62d comprises a movable tab 74d which is defined by a continuous inner circular cut 68d and a discontinuous outer, substantially circular cut 70d.
• the outer cut 70d comprises inwardly extending end portions 7Id which can be used to help enable greater deformity of a deformable portion 62d in use and possibly prevent tearing.
• the tab 74d is hingably connected to the rest of the panel by hinges 75d created by discontinuous outer cut 70d.
• FIG 13 shows a plan view of a carton blank 90 for a carton according to the invention.
• Carton blank 90 comprises a first base panel portion 91, a side panel 92, a top panel 93, a second side panel 94, and a second base panel portion 95.
• These panels are hingably interconnected in series where, between the base panels and side panels, a bevel strip of a known type is provided which can also provide heel engaging formations 96 which are shown in use in Figure 14.
• the top panel and side panels are hingably interconnected by known shoulder panels which again can comprise article engaging portions, or shoulder engaging portions, such as 97 shown in both Figures 13 and 14.
• base panel portions 91 and 95 are overlapped in a known manner to form a carton base wall which is held together using known locking means 98 provided by each of the base panel portions.
• the carton side walls 92 and 94 are longer than in known cartons and indeed the heel and article engaging portions are separated more than usual and indeed associated pairs engage different articles stacked on top of one another rather than the same article as in known cartons.
• each of the cartons can comprise a handle feature which might be one of many forms such as those shown in the drawings.
• cartons shown here comprise only two tiers or layers of articles, it is possible to provide a carton accommodating three or more layers. Indeed, the number of rows of articles in each tier could also be varied from one upwards.

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