WO2000063078A1 - Procede permettant de placer une feuille entre un film protecteur transparent et un recipient recouvert de ce film et appareil permettant de mettre en oeuvre ledit procede - Google Patents

Procede permettant de placer une feuille entre un film protecteur transparent et un recipient recouvert de ce film et appareil permettant de mettre en oeuvre ledit procede Download PDF

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WO2000063078A1
WO2000063078A1 PCT/IB2000/000411 IB0000411W WO0063078A1 WO 2000063078 A1 WO2000063078 A1 WO 2000063078A1 IB 0000411 W IB0000411 W IB 0000411W WO 0063078 A1 WO0063078 A1 WO 0063078A1
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Carlo Zaniboni
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Gima S.P.A.
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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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/002—Packaging other articles presenting special problems packaging of information carriers, e.g. records, CD, DVD

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  • the present invention relates to packaging compact discs and like articles into containers.
  • the invention concerns a method and an apparatus for placing a sheet between a transparent protective film and a case, which is covered with this film.
  • CDs and in particular DVD discs
  • containers made of plastic material and including two shells forming a case.
  • the two shells are hinged along a mutual joining side and are equipped with locking means situated along opposite sides .
  • the internal facings of the shells feature means for holding the CD and a booklet.
  • the shells of the case are covered with a transparent protective film.
  • the film is fastened to the shells along the sides opposite to the hinge side.
  • a printed graphic insert, or sheet, is usually placed between the transparent protective film and the case.
  • the packages obtained with the above mentioned cases are processed by automatic machines which take closed cases from a magazine, open them and introduce the CD and the booklet, taken one by one from respective magazines .
  • the introduction of the insert between the transparent protective film and the case is the most -complicated and difficult operation of the whole packaging process, because the film adheres tightly to the case.
  • Sometimes, in order to facilitate the introduction of the insert it is necessary to trim its corners away, which increases costs and not always gives a pleasant result.
  • the sheet can also be positioned in a defective way, which negatively affects the package aesthetic aspect.
  • the difficulty encountered while inserting the cover leaflet results from the fact that the containers to be packaged are fed, after having been opened, with the inner facings turned upwards, to allow the insertion of the CD and booklet therein. Because of this position, the cover leaflet must be inserted below the open container, thus in an invisible area, which cannot be controlled by the operator.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a method by which a sheet can be introduced automatically and easily between a transparent protective film and a container covered with this film, avoiding defective positioning of the sheet.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for introducing the sheet, wherein the processing can be visually checked by an operator.
  • a further object of the present invention is the provision of an apparatus which carries out the above- mentioned method and which is of simple and functional construction .
  • the above mentioned objects are obtained, in accordance with the contents of claims, by a method for introducing a sheet between a transparent protective film and a container, with an outer surface of the contained covered with said film, the method including: opening the container while disposing the outer surface in a position facing upwards; opening said shells of said container by an angle of more than 180°; raising said transparent protective film from said outer surface; transversally folding a middle area of a sheet, which is aligned with said opened container; introducing of the folded sheet between said opened shells of said container and said raised transparent protective film; releasing and spreading flat said sheet introduced between said container and said raised transparent protective film.
  • an apparatus for carrying out the method includes : container opening means for opening the shells of said container by an angle of more than 180°; a rotating drum device, which receives and turns said opened container until said outer surface of said opened container, covered with the transparent protective film, faces upwards ; means for raising said transparent protective film with respect to said outer surface of said opened container facing upwards ; transfer means, connected to said rotating drum device, aimed at transversely folding a middle area of a sheet aligned with said opened container, and at introducing said folded sheet between said opened shells of said container and said raised transparent protective film.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the method step, in which the shells of the container, into which the sheet is to be introduced, are opened;
  • FIGS 2, 3a, 3b, 4 and 5 are perspective views of subsequent method steps, in which the above-mentioned sheet is introduced between the transparent protective film of the container and the container;
  • Figures 6a, 6b and 6c are side views of means for taking away and feeding single containers to be packaged, in different working steps;
  • Figure 7a, 7b and 7c are side views of means opening the shells of the container to be packaged, in different working steps;
  • FIGS. 8a and 8b are side views of the same means opening the shells of the container, cooperating with a rotating drum device, which turns the open container face up, in different working steps ;
  • Figure 9 is a lateral view of the rotating drum device in a step in which the above mentioned transparent protective film of the container is lifted;
  • Figure 10 shows the rotating drum device in a longitudinal middle section view taken along the line X -X in Figure 9, in which means for introducing the sheet are seen;
  • - Figures 11a and lib are section views, taken along the line XI - XI in Figure 10, of the means for transferring the sheet to the introducing means, in different working steps;
  • Figure 12 is a view in longitudinal section of the introducing means during the step in which the sheet is introduced;
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates a container for such articles as CD and the like, in particular DVD.
  • the container 1 includes a pair of shells la and lb which form a case and are hinged together along a mutual joining side lc.
  • the shells la, lb of the container are covered by a transparent protective film 2, which is fastened to sides of the shells la, lb opposite to the hinge side lc .
  • the container 1 is taken out from a magazine in closed condition.
  • the shells la, lb of the container 1 are opened by more than 180° and the transparent protective film 2 is raised with respect to the outer surface of the shells la, lb.
  • the sheet 3 to be introduced between the transparent protective film 2 and the container 1 is fed, in flat configuration and aligned with the opened container 1, and is folded crosswise along a middle area 3a, so as to reduce its longitudinal dimension during the introduction step (Figure 2) .
  • the folded sheet 3 is introduced between the opened shells la, lb of the container 1 and the transparent protective film 2, kept raised ( Figures 3a and 3b) .
  • the sheet 3 After having been introduced, the sheet 3 is released and spread flat ( Figure 4) .
  • the apparatus which carries out the above described method includes a device 4 for taking out single containers 1 from a magazine 5, where the containers lean one against another (see Figures 6a, 6b and 6c) .
  • the taking out device 4 includes a picking up suction element 6, carried by a rod 7, which slides along a tubular arm 8 rotating about a horizontal axis.
  • the picking element 6 is pivoted to a crank arm 9, which rotates about a horizontal axis 9a, parallel to the rotation axis of the tubular arm 8 and to a pivot axis 9b of the picking up element.
  • the coordinated movement of the crank arm 9 and the rod 7 sliding along the tubular arm 8, allows the picking up element 6 to move between a position, in which it is near the magazine 5 (Figure 6a) and takes one container 1 therefrom, and a position in which the container 1 just taken is located so as to lay in a horizontal plane ( Figure 6c) .
  • the container 1, taken from the magazine 5 in close condition, is supplied to a device 10 which opens the shells la, lb of the container 1 through an angle over 180° ( Figures 7a, 7b and 7c) .
  • the opening device 10 includes a pair of jaws 11a, lib which have suction cups 12 and are pivoted to a carriage 14 by means of respective pivot pins 13a, 13b.
  • the carriage 14 is reciprocated horizontally by motor means , not shown .
  • the pivot pins 13a, 13b coincide with the hinge axes along which the shells la, lb are joined to the hinge side lc .
  • the jaws 11a, lib are also hinged to the free extremities of respective arms 16a, 16b by means of related pivots 15a, 15b.
  • the other extremities of the arms 16a, 16b are hinged together at a rear pivot point 17.
  • the arms 16a, 16b hinged to each other, open like a compass following the movement of the carriage 14, to which they are articulated by the jaws 11a, lib.
  • An additional cinematic mechanism is connected to each of the jaws 11a, lib.
  • the additional cinematic mechanism includes a lever 18a, 18b hinged in 19a, 19b and connected to the carriage 14 at a pivot point 21a, 21b, by means of a tie rod 20a, 20b.
  • the levers 18a, 18b have extensions 22 capable of engaging the edges of the shells la, lb, so as to facilitate opening thereof.
  • the containers 1 are fed one by one in closed configuration by the taking out device 4 and are gripped between the jaws 11a, lib of the opening device 10 ( Figure 7a) .
  • the carriage 14 is operated to move forward. While moving away from the rear pivot point 17, the carriage causes the opening of the arms 16a, 16b of the jaws 11a, lib which keep the shells la, lb of the container 1 by the related suction cups 12 ( Figure 7b) .
  • the extensions 22 engage the edge of the shells la, lb, facilitating opening thereof.
  • the whole opening device 10 translates toward a rotating drum device 23, which receives the opened container 1 and turn it with the outer surface of the container 1, covered by the transparent protective film 2, facing upwards.
  • the container 1 can be opened simultaneously with the translation of the opening device 10 toward the rotating drum device 23.
  • the outside surface of the rotating drum device 23 features a series of angular seats 24, having faces disposed at an angle complementary with the opening angle of the shells la, lb, which is more than 180°.
  • the angular seats 24 are equipped with suction means 25.
  • the rotating drum device 23 features four seats 24 arranged angularly on orthogonal planes .
  • the translation of the opening device 10 brings the opened container 1, kept by the jaws 11a, lib of the device 10, into the seat 24 of the rotating drum device 23, situated in a first station, which is substantially vertical and turned toward the opening device 10 ( Figure 8a) .
  • the opened container 1 is released by the suction cups 12 of the jaws 11a, lib, and is simultaneously taken over by the corresponding suction means 25 of the rotating drum device 23.
  • the whole opening device 10 performs the return stroke to the initial position, so as to open a subsequent container 1.
  • the rotating drum device 23 rotates one step in the direction indicated with the arrow A, so as to bring the opened container 1 to a subsequent station, where the container 1 is laid on a substantially horizontal plane, with its outer surface, covered by the transparent protective film 2, facing upwards ( Figure 9) .
  • the rotating drum device 23 is rotated about a horizontal axis by a shaft 26 operated by motor means, not shown, mounted inside a frame 27 of the apparatus ( Figure 10) .
  • a raising device 28, connected to the rotating drum device 23, is aimed at raising the transparent protective film 2 from the outer surface of the opened container 1, turned upwards .
  • the raising device 28 substantially includes a bar 29, parallel to the rotating drum device 23 axis, which features, in its lower part, a series of holes.
  • the holes can be set in communication with a suction device.
  • the bar 29 is moved vertically by a pair of stems 30, guided along a cantilever element 31 of the apparatus frame 27, between a lowered position, in which it picks up the film 2 and a raised position, in which the film is lifted up.
  • a device 32 connected to the rotating drum device 23, is aimed at introducing a sheet 3, aligned with the opened container 1, between the open shells la, lb of the container 1 and the raised transparent protective film 2 (see again Figure 10) .
  • the sheets 3 to be introduced between the film 2 and the open shells la, lb of the container 1, are fed one by one by a conveying line 33 to a transfer device 34, against a stationary shoulder 35.
  • the introducing device 32 is also aimed at folding the sheet 3 transversely along the median area 3a, so as to reduce its longitudinal dimension during the introduction step .
  • the transfer device 34 includes a pair of support plates 36, with a plurality of holes made in their upper parts and aimed at being set in communication with suction means .
  • the support plates 36 are fastened to the arms of a relative articulated quadrilateral linkage 37, which is operated, at its base, by a vertical actuator 38 ( Figures 11a, lib) .
  • the support plates 36 on which the sheet 3 arriving from the conveying line 33 is stopped and held, move between a lowered position, in which they receive the sheet 3 (Figure 11a) at the level of the conveying line 33, and a raised position, in which the sheet 3 is transferred to the introducing device 32 ( Figure lib) .
  • a baffle 41 is situated in middle position between the support plates 36 and is aimed at folding upwards the middle area 3a of the sheet 3.
  • the baffle 41 can be equipped with a nozzle delivering a blow of air, which moves the middle area 3a of the sheet 3 upwards .
  • the introducing device 32 includes a fork 42 equipped with a pair of blades 43, arranged side by side on a horizontal plane, which is aligned with the container 1 situated in the sheet 3 introduction station. In the lower part, the blades 43 feature a plurality of holes to be set in communication with suction means.
  • the fork 42 is carried by a pair of uprights 44, which are reciprocated in a longitudinal direction parallel to the rotating drum device 23 axis, by motor means, not shown .
  • the movement of the fork 42 determines the introduction of the sheet 3, folded in the middle area 3a, after that it has been taken away from the support plates 36 of the transfer device 34, in the space defined by the raised transparent protective film 2 and the open shells la, lb of the container 1 ( Figures 12 and 13) .
  • the sheet 3 After having been introduced, the sheet 3 is clamped together with the film 2 between the bar 29, moved to the lowered position, and a gripping member 45.
  • the gripping member 45 is moved upwards after having been introduced under the middle area 3a of the sheet 3, so as to allow the fork 42 to be removed ( Figure 14) .
  • the sheet 3 introduced between the container 1 and the transparent protective film 2 spreads flat.
  • stepwise rotations of the rotating drum device 23 bring the container 1, together with the sheet 3, to a third working station, in which additional operations can be performed, such as application of labels, and then to a fourth working station, in which the container 1 is released, and then directed to further steps, in which the CD and booklet are introduced therein.
  • the proposed method and the apparatus obtain the object of performing automatically and easily the introduction of a sheet between the transparent protective film and the container covered by this film, thus avoiding incorrect position of the sheet. This is obtained, in particular, as a result of the opening of the shells la, lb of the container by an angle of more than 180° and of the raising of the film 2, which help to define a wide inlet space for the sheet 3.
  • the folding of the sheet 3 middle area 3a reduces the longitudinal dimensions of the sheet 3, thus facilitating its introduction in the above mentioned space.
  • One of the characteristic features of the invention derives from the fact that, during the sheet 3 introduction, the container 1 is turned with the outer surface of the shells la, lb, wrapped with the film 2, facing upwards. This allows an operator to constantly check the correct execution of the introduction operation.
  • a further advantage of the present invention lies in the fact that the proposed method is carried out by an apparatus, which is functional and has a very simple structure, which ensures reliable operation and allows reduced costs.

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L'invention concerne un procédé permettant d'introduire une feuille (3) entre un film protecteur transparent (2) et un récipient (1) constitué de deux battants (1a, 1b) recouverts de ce film. Ce procédé consiste à ouvrir un récipient (1) et à disposer celui-ci avec des surfaces extérieures tournées vers le haut. Les battants (1a, 1b) du récipient (1) sont ouverts selon un angle de plus de 180° et le film protecteur transparent (2) est soulevé des battants (1a, 1b). La feuille (3), alignée avec le récipient ouvert (1), est pliée dans la direction de la largeur, le long d'une zone médiane (3a), ce qui permet de réduire ses dimensions longitudinales. Cette feuille (3) est ensuite introduite entre les battants ouverts (1a, 1b) du récipient (1) et le film protecteur transparent soulevé (2), puis elle est finalement introduite entre le récipient (1), et le film protecteur transparent (2) est aplati.
PCT/IB2000/000411 1999-04-15 2000-04-04 Procede permettant de placer une feuille entre un film protecteur transparent et un recipient recouvert de ce film et appareil permettant de mettre en oeuvre ledit procede WO2000063078A1 (fr)

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WO2002040350A1 (fr) * 2000-11-14 2002-05-23 Sichera Di Sichera Gianni Procede et dispositif permettant d'introduire une feuille de couverture entre un film transparent et un contenant du type couverture de livre
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