WO2018192856A3 - Improvements to packaging machines - Google Patents

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WO2018192856A3
WO2018192856A3 PCT/EP2018/059546 EP2018059546W WO2018192856A3 WO 2018192856 A3 WO2018192856 A3 WO 2018192856A3 EP 2018059546 W EP2018059546 W EP 2018059546W WO 2018192856 A3 WO2018192856 A3 WO 2018192856A3
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conveyor
pockets
along
packaging machines
urging
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PCT/EP2018/059546
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John MARLEE
Robert Rapp
Robert VEATER
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Bradman-Lake Limited
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/44Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/10Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
    • B65B35/20Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
    • B65B35/205Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers linked to endless conveyors
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/40Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
    • B65B35/405Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers linked to endless conveyors
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42Feeding 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
    • B65B43/52Feeding 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 roller-ways or endless conveyors
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/04Packaging single articles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/06Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65GTRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/02Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
    • B65G47/04Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
    • B65G47/06Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines
    • B65G47/08Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65GTRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G54/00Non-mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for
    • B65G54/02Non-mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for electrostatic, electric, or magnetic

Abstract

A packaging machine comprises a first conveyor (103); a plurality of pockets (104) moveable along a length of said first conveyor; means for urging said pockets to move along said first conveyor; a second conveyor (106) for carrying a plurality of containers; and means (107) for moving said pockets in a direction towards or away from said second conveyor; wherein said means for urging said pockets along said first conveyor is controllable to move each individual said pocket separately at a speed corresponding to said individual pocket.
PCT/EP2018/059546 2017-04-19 2018-04-13 Improvements to packaging machines WO2018192856A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB1706214.2 2017-04-19
GB1706214.2A GB2561826B (en) 2017-04-19 2017-04-19 Packing machine with individually controllable pockets

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WO2018192856A2 WO2018192856A2 (en) 2018-10-25
WO2018192856A3 true WO2018192856A3 (en) 2018-12-13

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EP2743192A1 (en) * 2012-12-12 2014-06-18 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. A unit for sequencing and guiding items
DE102014116232A1 (en) * 2014-11-07 2016-05-12 Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach Individual transport of food portions
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WO2016200753A1 (en) * 2015-06-09 2016-12-15 The Procter & Gamble Company Drive mechanism and methods of grouping articles

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