WO2021204454A1 - Unité d'emballage, appareil d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage - Google Patents

Unité d'emballage, appareil d'emballage et procédé de production d'unités d'emballage Download PDF

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WO2021204454A1
WO2021204454A1 PCT/EP2021/054383 EP2021054383W WO2021204454A1 WO 2021204454 A1 WO2021204454 A1 WO 2021204454A1 EP 2021054383 W EP2021054383 W EP 2021054383W WO 2021204454 A1 WO2021204454 A1 WO 2021204454A1
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Wolfgang Huber
Johannes KIRZINGER
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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
    • B65B17/00—Other machines, apparatus, or methods for packaging articles or materials
    • B65B17/02—Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling
    • B65B17/025—Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling the articles being joined by a top carrier element
    • 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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/40—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks
    • B65D71/403—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank or several blanks formed by folding several blanks

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  • Packaging unit packaging device and method for producing packaging units
  • the present invention relates to a packaging unit, as well as a packaging device and a method for producing packaging units according to the features of the preambles of the independent claims.
  • beverage containers for example the combination of the articles or containers into portable, relatively manageable container units or packaging units.
  • packaging for the processing, compilation, grouping and packaging of articles
  • articles such as, for example, beverage containers
  • the combination of the articles or containers into portable, relatively manageable container units or packaging units there are various known ways of combining individual articles into larger containers.
  • beverage containers are usually combined and packaged using shrink films to form packs of four, six or more containers.
  • the combination of individual articles by the production of containers is usually unavoidable, since they represent the most common variant of sales units or packaging units for beverage containers or bottles made of PET plastic.
  • the containers are partially combined again for transport and / or put together in layers and palletized.
  • a variant in which the use of shrink film can be dispensed with are so-called strapping containers.
  • the containers are combined into a bundle using so-called strapping bands and connected to one another.
  • strapping containers In Continuously or intermittently working strapping machines, containers, articles or bottles are grouped into formations and then strapped with one or more straps with the help of strapping units.
  • Typical formations can be, for example, 1x2 arrangements (two containers in a row), 2x2 arrangements (four containers in a square or in a diamond formation), 3x2, 4x3 or in principle also variable nxm arrangements.
  • top cardboard packaging is known, for example, to combine several bottles over their neck areas.
  • a packaging machine for placing such top cardboard boxes is described in patent specification EP 1075419 B1.
  • the articles are arranged in a box and the cardboard packaging is placed from above onto the at least one article arranged in the box.
  • a plurality of articles is arranged in the box and by placing a smaller number of upper gripping cardboard packagings on top, sub-groups are formed which each combine a part of the articles arranged in the box.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an optimized packaging unit which does not have the disadvantages known from the prior art.
  • the invention relates on the one hand to a packaging unit comprising at least two articles or containers, the combination of at least two articles also being referred to as an article group.
  • the at least two articles are through at least one outer packaging means that provides stability.
  • the top of the packaging unit is formed by a flat packaging means which is at least partially made of paper or which consists essentially of paper.
  • the flat packaging means is preferably made very thin in order to save packaging material.
  • the flat packaging does not have to have any inherent stability.
  • the underside of the packaging unit is formed by the undersides of the articles.
  • An alternative embodiment can provide that the underside of the packaging unit is formed by the stability-providing outer packaging means.
  • the articles or containers are preferably beverage containers, in particular bottles made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or another suitable plastic or cans made of plastic and / or aluminum, cardboard, a composite material or the like.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • the packaging device and the method are also suitable to create a corresponding packaging unit from other suitable containers.
  • the packaging means in particular covers the upper sides of the articles and serves as product protection for the same. This is particularly advantageous in the case of beverage cans, for example, in order to protect the area that is in contact with the mouth area of the user for drinking from soiling.
  • the packaging used as product protection is preferably printed with product-specific features and / or information and / or serves as advertising space.
  • the packaging means completely covers the tops of all articles combined with the outer packaging means.
  • the packaging means is preferably fixed to at least one article of the article group via at least one adhesive connection, for example via at least one adhesive point.
  • the packaging means is attached to the top of at least one article via at least one adhesive point.
  • the stability-providing outer packaging means is formed by a flat packaging blank which has at least two passage openings for the at least two articles and which mechanically holds the at least two articles together. The number and arrangement of the passage openings corresponds to the number and arrangement of the articles within the article group to be combined by the packaging blank.
  • the packaging blank is applied from above to the assembly of at least two articles or containers.
  • the packaging blank is preferably assigned to a neck area of the article or container.
  • the packaging blank is preferably placed on the previously grouped and arranged in a defined arrangement of articles or containers and pressed by an at least partially downward force, in particular a downward pressure, at least partially on the articles of the article group and thereby fixed to them .
  • the packaging blank is applied to the article from above in such a way that the articles each pass through a passage opening in certain areas.
  • subregions of the articles are located in regions above and in regions below the packaging blank.
  • a defined upper area of the article is preferably located above the packaging blank, while a defined lower area of the article is arranged below the packaging blank. This results in the packaging blank, in the applied state and fixed on the articles, being at least partially arranged and fixed between the articles.
  • the through openings of the packaging blank can have fixing devices.
  • fixing tabs are formed by incisions or the like extending radially from the passage openings.
  • the packaging blank preferably consists of a cardboard material, a plastic material, a composite material, for example a cardboard-plastic composite material, a fiber-reinforced composite material or the like.
  • Articles designed as bottles can, for example, have a closure area with a screw cap and neck ring. It is provided here that the fixing tabs of the packaging blank snap into place below the so-called neck ring after being applied to the bottles.
  • Articles designed as cans preferably have a widened area in the upper area, on which the packaging blank is fixed.
  • the cans have a lid edge or a flanged edge.
  • the cans are at least slightly tapered below this edge of the lid.
  • the cans are beverage cans conventionally known from the prior art.
  • the packaging blank after being applied to the assembly of at least two cans, is fixed and fixed on the cans below the so-called lid edge in the region of the taper.
  • the packaging blank in the packaging unit which provides stability and serves as an outer packaging, is covered by the flat packaging that covers the top of the item, it is not necessary to display product information, e.g. identifying barcodes, prices, contents or the like on it.
  • Unprinted packaging blanks can therefore preferably be used. This has the advantage that these can be used for articles with different product content. Such non-individualized packaging blanks can be used more universally and can be produced more cheaply.
  • An alternative embodiment can provide that the articles are grouped together by strapping as outer packaging means and held together mechanically. Here, a strapping band is placed under tension around the outwardly facing outer jacket surfaces of the article and the ends of the strapping band are connected to one another.
  • the strapping band consists, for example, essentially of a plastic material, a paper material, a composite material or a fiber-reinforced composite material.
  • the free ends of the strapping are connected, for example, by gluing or welding or other suitable fastening methods.
  • a further embodiment can provide that adjacent articles are connected to one another via adhesive connections as a stability-providing outer packaging.
  • the stability-providing outer packaging means is formed by a so-called tray in which the articles are arranged.
  • a tray is understood to mean, in particular, a packaging means that is open at the top and in which a plurality of articles, for example beverage cans, are preferably arranged in an upright position.
  • the tray offers a stable underside and also has upwardly extending side parts which represent a spatial limitation for the articles, in particular in their lower area.
  • the articles are stabilized in their lower area close to the floor by the side parts of the tray and their position is fixed relative to the other articles in the article group.
  • the underside of the packaging unit is formed by the stability-providing outer packaging means, in particular by the tray.
  • the upper side of the packaging unit is formed by a packaging means which is at least partially made of paper or which consists essentially of paper and which covers the upper side of the article.
  • the tray is preferably made of a cardboard material, a composite material, etc.
  • the tray has sufficient stability that it does not tear under the weight of the article.
  • the upper packaging must have the Packaging unit does not give stability and can therefore consist of a very thin paper or paper-like material.
  • outer packaging means and the upper packaging means are designed to partially overlap and that the outer packaging means and the upper packaging means are connected to one another in the overlapping area, for example via an adhesive connection or the like.
  • One embodiment of the invention provides that the flat packaging means covers only the upper sides of the articles combined with the stability-providing outer packaging means.
  • An alternative embodiment can provide that edge areas of the flat packaging means are folded down.
  • edge regions can be folded over or folded over in such a way that they rest against outer circumferential surfaces of the article in the upper region of the article.
  • the folded edge areas thus serve as product protection for the upper part of the article.
  • the folded edge areas offer a further additional advertising area, which is particularly advantageous for product presentation when the packaging units are stacked on top of one another in warehouses and / or shelves.
  • At least one handle is formed and / or arranged and fastened to the outer packaging means and optionally the packaging means and / or to the articles on the packaging unit.
  • the packaging blank serving as an outer packaging means can have further suitable openings which serve as grip openings through which the user can insert his fingers and thus lift the packaging unit and carry the articles combined in the packaging unit together.
  • the upper packaging means has corresponding openings.
  • the user sticks his fingers through the openings of the upper packaging means and the openings arranged below of the packaging blank serving as the outer packaging means in order to lift the packaging unit.
  • an externally applied carrying and / or holding device can be attached to the packaging unit by, for example, attaching a strip-shaped carrying handle to the articles and / or to the stability-providing outer packaging means via two end regions.
  • the two end regions are each attached to opposite side surfaces of the packaging unit on the lateral outer jacket surfaces of the articles or on the stability-providing outer packaging and that the handle spans the upper sides of the articles at least partially.
  • the stability-providing outer packaging means and the packaging means placed on the top of the packaging unit by a flat packaging means formed at least in some areas by paper or essentially consisting of paper are preferably two separate parts which, in particular, are not connected or not with one another before being applied are connected.
  • the invention further relates to a packaging device and a method for producing packaging units, in particular packaging units described above.
  • a packaging device comprises a feed device for the at least two articles or for combinations of at least two articles, a first packaging module for applying and fixing a stability-providing outer packaging material to the at least two articles and a second packaging module for applying and fixing the flat packaging material on the upper side of the at least two articles.
  • article groups comprising at least two articles are put together in a suitable arrangement in a one-part module and fed to the first packaging module via the feed device.
  • the first packaging module can be formed, for example, by an application module for packaging blanks.
  • the packaging blank is placed on the group of articles and moved downward with a downward force, the articles partially passing through the openings in the packaging blank.
  • the packaging blank in the applied state and fixed on the articles is thus partially arranged and fixed between the articles.
  • the first packaging module can also be formed by an adhesive module.
  • glue points are introduced between the articles that are grouped loosely. The articles are then fixed to one another by pushing them together using an adhesive bond.
  • Another alternative embodiment comprises a strapping module as the first packaging module.
  • a folding module which forms trays and arranges the grouped articles on the trays, is also a useful embodiment of a first packaging module.
  • the second packaging module comprises a device for applying an adhesive or a device for applying an adhesive is assigned to the second packaging module.
  • the device for applying an adhesive to the top of the article and / or to the packaging material is arranged between the first packaging module and the second packaging module.
  • adhesive is applied to the top of at least one of the articles.
  • the flat packaging on the top of the article and preferably press it lightly, creating an adhesive connection between the top of the at least one article and the flat packaging so that it is fixed to the group of articles.
  • a food-safe adhesive is applied to the upper edge of the can of beverage cans before the upper flat packaging material is moved onto the group of articles.
  • adhesive can be applied to the flat packaging material and this is applied from above onto the article with the side on which the adhesive is located.
  • the flat packaging means comparable to adhesive labels, is provided as blanks with an adhesive surface on one side and is applied to the top of the article.
  • the packaging modules for applying and fixing the outer packaging material to the articles and for applying the upper flat packaging material can work both continuously and in a clocked manner. It is preferably provided that the two different packaging modules are synchronized in a cyclical mode of operation in order to ensure an optimal production process.
  • the packaging device according to the invention can have different elements and components in order to be able to manufacture the packaging units according to the invention in the desired manner.
  • dividing module typically individual articles, in particular formed by beverage bottles or cans, are put together in a suitable dividing module to form article, container or can groups.
  • the articles, beverage containers or cans can be fed to the dividing module, for example, as a disordered mass flow.
  • the articles can be fed to the dividing module in at least one row, preferably in at least two parallel rows.
  • article groups are in particular combinations of at least two articles which are subsequently combined and fixed to one another by means of at least one stability-providing outer packaging means.
  • the article groups are fed via a feed device, for example a conveyor belt or the like, to a first packaging module in which the stability-providing outer packaging is applied to and fixed to the articles in the article group.
  • the first packaging module can be, for example, an application module in which a flat packaging blank is applied and fixed to the articles of the article group.
  • the packaging blank is preferably an essentially flat cardboard blank which has a defined number of passage openings.
  • the flat packaging blank is also referred to as the top cardboard box.
  • the number of passage openings preferably corresponds to the number of articles within the article group and the arrangement of the passage openings corresponds to the arrangement of the articles within the respective article group.
  • the passage openings can be designed in such a way that the packaging blank can be applied, in particular pressed, onto the article from above.
  • the packaging blank preferably consists essentially of a cardboard material, a plastic material, a composite material or a fiber-reinforced composite material.
  • the articles are mechanically held together by cutting the packaging.
  • the combination of outer packaging and articles is also referred to below as a pre-container.
  • the packaging blank is pressed onto the article group from above by a suitable application head of the first packaging module and is applied and fixed to the articles.
  • a suitable application head of the first packaging module is applied and fixed to the articles.
  • a first upper portion of the article is located above the packaging blank, while a second lower portion of the article extends below the packaging blank.
  • the packaging blank is held in this position by the article and vice versa.
  • the application head comprises at least one vacuum suction device, which is subjected to a vacuum in order to pick up a packaging blank from a magazine or the like.
  • the vacuum is released and thus the packaging blank is released from the application head.
  • the packaging blank is now partially arranged and fixed between the articles and holds them together.
  • the first packaging module can be, for example, a strapping module in which a strapping band is placed under tension around the outward-facing outer surface of the item in the item group and the ends of the strapping band are connected to one another.
  • the strapping band preferably consists essentially of a plastic material, a paper material, a composite material or a fiber-reinforced composite material. The free ends of the strapping are connected by gluing or welding or the like.
  • the strapping tape is connected to the article via an adhesive connection at a contact point with an article;
  • it can make sense to glue the strapping tape to at least one article, to fix it to it by means of a spot welded connection, or to choose another suitable connection variant.
  • a pre-container formed in this way can then be fed to a second packaging module, for example via a further conveyor belt or the like.
  • This second packaging module can in particular be an application module.
  • the second packaging module is prepared and equipped to cover the upper sides of the at least two articles held together as a pre-container with a stability-providing outer packaging with a flat packaging that is formed by paper or consists essentially of paper.
  • blanks of the flat packaging means are provided in a magazine.
  • the size and shape of the blanks corresponds to an area that includes all of the upper sides of the articles combined with the outer packaging means, so that the upper sides of the combined articles can be completely covered by the packaging means with the flat packaging means.
  • the blanks do not protrude laterally beyond a largest horizontal cross section of the group of articles after they have been applied and fastened to the upper sides of the articles.
  • the packaging means is attached to at least one upper side of at least one article of the pre-container via an adhesive connection.
  • an adhesive application module is assigned to the second packaging module for applying a corresponding adhesive to the top of at least one article and / or to the blank of the flat packaging material.
  • the articles combined with an outer packaging means, the tops of which are covered by a flat packaging means, are also referred to below as a packaging unit or bundle.
  • the packaging units, in which the articles are mechanically held together by a packaging blank, are sometimes also mentioned separately below.
  • the same also applies to packaging units in which the articles are mechanically held together by means of a strap; some of these are also mentioned separately below.
  • the flat packaging means serves in particular to protect the product.
  • product protection is particularly preferably used when the articles are beverage cans.
  • the product protection prevents direct contact with the upper side of the article, in particular contact, when handling the packaging units, both by the producer and by the retailer, right through to the end consumer. This can increase hygiene when using cans as beverage containers.
  • the articles can in particular be formed by cans.
  • a so-called packaging blank can serve as a stability-providing outer packaging means.
  • the cans have an essentially cylindrical base body with an essentially constant cross section over their length. Only in the area below the top and possibly in the standing area is the cross-section slightly smaller. On their upper side, the cans also have a closure element and an edge area that is raised relative to the upper side. The smaller cross section below the top is advantageous for securely fixing the packaging blank by pressing it onto the cans assembled as an article group.
  • the packaging blank has through-openings with auxiliary incisions extending radially therefrom, which enable the top of the cover forming the first, upper portion of the can to pass easily when the packaging blank is pressed onto the cans from above.
  • removal of the packaging blank by an upward pulling movement is only possible with increased expenditure of force and, as a rule, with destruction of the packaging blank.
  • the pre-packs can be supplied with adhesive in an adhesive application module below an adhesive device with application brushes.
  • the application brushes are coated with adhesive in order to apply the adhesive to the raised edge areas of the cans.
  • a blank of the flat packaging material is then pressed from above onto the pre-container to which adhesive has been applied as a product protection that does not provide stability, an adhesive connection being established between the raised edge areas of the cans and the packaging material.
  • the flat packaging means is provided, for example, in a magazine, removed therefrom by a robot or the like and pressed onto the pre-container.
  • the stability-giving packaging blank is preferably unprinted and can therefore be used for different product contents.
  • the packaging blank can thus be produced more cheaply and can be used more universally.
  • the blank serving as product protection can preferably be equipped with product-specific features and information and / or serve as an advertising space, in particular the blank can have a corresponding printing. Since the product protection does not have to have any stability-giving properties, very thin material can be used for this.
  • a food-safe adhesive is preferably used as the adhesive, in particular an adhesive with approval for the food and drinking water sector, so that the user can safely drink from the cans after removing the blank serving as product protection.
  • An alternative application of an adhesive and a flat packaging material to a pre-container is explained briefly below.
  • a flat packaging means can also be used, in which at least two opposite edge areas of the flat packing material are folded over before application to the article group or in connection with the application to the article group.
  • a so-called protective hood is formed from the flat packaging means. The folded edge areas of the protective hood extend after application to the group of articles from the top of the article downwards, so that in addition to the top of the article, an upper area of the article is partially protected.
  • these folded edge areas can offer a further additional advertising area, which can be used advantageously for product presentation, in particular when the containers are stacked on top of one another on shelves.
  • At least two mutually opposite edge areas can optionally be designed as double-folded edge areas.
  • Such a flat packaging means forms a so-called blank lid, in which the double-folded edge areas are designed in such a way that they can engage below the edge areas of the cans in order to further increase product protection.
  • a stability-providing outer packaging means in the form of a packaging blank can preferably be a substantially flat cardboard blank which has a defined number of passage openings for the articles.
  • the packaging blank can be equipped with at least one carrying and / or holding device which enables or facilitates the user to grasp and hold or carry the articles combined with the packaging blank to form a packaging unit.
  • grip holes in particular can be provided in the packaging blank.
  • the grip holes can already be formed by punching out the corresponding material before the packaging blank is applied to the articles.
  • the handle holes are only pre-punched or pre-perforated and the carrying and / or holding device is only formed when the consumer opens the perforations by means of targeted pressure from above.
  • An embodiment of a flat packaging means designed to correspond to the outer packaging means can also be expedient, wherein the flat packaging means can be a thin blank which essentially covers the same area as the packaging blank according to the previously explained variant.
  • the blank also has grip openings at corresponding points.
  • the blank can only be partially cut in the area of the grip openings, so that tabs are formed that can be pressed down.
  • the packaging blank can be arranged on the articles and the packaging means can be arranged on the top of the article.
  • the grip hole or the grip opening are prepared by partially cutting into the packaging blank and the packaging material. By pressing the tabs downwards, the handle hole or the handle opening and thus the carrying and / or holding device are fully formed.
  • an application of adhesive is provided in the area of the tab on the underside of the flat packaging means, so that when the tabs are pressed in, the underside of the tab of the packaging means is glued to the top of the tab of the packaging blank.
  • an application of adhesive is provided in the area of the tab on the top of the packaging blank, so that when the tabs are pressed in, the bottom of the tab of the packaging is glued to the top of the tab of the packaging blank.
  • Packaging devices equipped according to the invention are used to produce packaging units.
  • the cans put together in article groups are combined in an application module, each with a packaging blank as a stability-providing outer packaging means.
  • the packaging blanks are made available in a first magazine assigned to the first packaging module.
  • the packaging blanks are removed from the magazine by an application head and placed on the respective Article groups pressed on with the formation of a pre-container and thereby fixed to the articles.
  • an adhesive is applied - here, the upper, raised edge areas, i.e. the lid edge of the cans, are preferably provided with a food-safe adhesive application.
  • the flat packaging means provided in a second magazine are then placed on the pre-container within the second packaging module and pressed onto the top of the cans, for example by means of a suitable application roller or the like.
  • the system configuration of a packaging device according to the invention can also be designed as follows.
  • the articles pass through the following handling modules one after the other in a defined transport direction:
  • First, the articles are provided, for example, in a feed module, in particular in a disordered mass flow.
  • Article groups are formed in a subordinate classification module for the articles.
  • an alignment device can also be provided or integrated into the dividing module in order to orient the articles according to certain features within the article group.
  • a downstream first packaging module is used to combine the articles of the article groups formed by means of a stability-providing outer packaging means, for example an application module with a first magazine for applying a stability-providing packaging blank.
  • a downstream adhesive application module is used to apply an adhesive to the top of the articles combined with an outer packaging and / or to the underside of a flat packaging that does not provide stability.
  • a second packaging module for applying the flat packaging means which does not provide stability to the articles which are combined as pre-bundles by means of a stability-providing outer packaging means.
  • An optional application module can be part of the second packaging module or interact with it.
  • the second packaging module and / or the The application module can also be assigned a magazine for flat packaging material.
  • an open packaging means is referred to as a tray, in which there are several individual items, for example beverage cans.
  • the tray has a stable underside.
  • the cans are stabilized in the lower area by the side parts of the tray, so that the cans of the article group can be handled better together.
  • it can be advantageous to equip the top of the cans with a product protection.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a packaging device and a method for producing a first embodiment of a packaging unit.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a packaging device and a method for producing a second embodiment of a packaging unit.
  • Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a pre-container.
  • 4 shows a schematic illustration of the application of an adhesive and a flat packaging material to a pre-container.
  • FIG. 5 shows a further schematic illustration of the application of an adhesive and a flat packaging material to a pre-container.
  • FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of a flat packaging means.
  • Fig. 7 shows an embodiment of a stability-giving
  • FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment of a flat packaging means.
  • FIG. 9 shows the design of the carrying and / or holding device in the case of a packaging blank according to FIG. 7 and a packaging means according to FIG. 8.
  • FIG. 10 shows a further embodiment of a packaging device and a method for producing packaging units.
  • 11 shows a further system configuration of a packaging device.
  • 12 shows a further use of a flat packaging means.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a packaging device 1, 1a and a method for producing a first embodiment of a packaging unit 30, 30a.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic illustration of a second embodiment of a packaging device 1, 1b and a method for producing a second embodiment of a packaging unit 30, 30b.
  • articles 10 for example beverage bottles or cans 11, are put together in a dividing module 2 to form article groups 12.
  • the articles 10 are fed to the dividing module 2, for example, as a disordered mass flow.
  • the articles 10 are fed to the dividing module 2 in at least one row, preferably in at least two parallel rows.
  • Article groups 12 denote, in particular, a compilation comprising at least two articles 10, which are subsequently combined by means of at least one outer packaging means 15 that provides stability.
  • the article groups 12 are fed via a feed device, for example a conveyor belt or the like, to a first packaging module 3 in which the stability-providing outer packaging 15 is applied to the articles 10 of the article group 12 and fixed.
  • the first packaging module 3 is an application module 4 in which a flat packaging blank 16 is applied to and fixed on the articles 10 of the article group 12.
  • the packaging blank 16 is preferably an essentially flat cardboard blank which has a defined number of passage openings 17.
  • the flat packaging blank 16 can also be referred to as an upper gripping box because it can be used for grasping and gripping the article group 12 equipped with the gripping box.
  • the number of passage openings 17 preferably corresponds to the number of articles 10 within the article group 12, and the arrangement of the passage openings 17 corresponds to the arrangement of the articles 10 within the article group 12.
  • the passage openings 17 can be designed in such a way that the packaging blank 16 can be applied, in particular pressed, onto the article 10 from above.
  • the packaging blank 16 preferably consists essentially of a cardboard material, a plastic material, a composite material or a fiber-reinforced composite material.
  • the articles 10 are mechanically held together by the packaging blank 16.
  • the combination of outer packaging means 15 and articles 10 is also referred to below as pre-container 19.
  • the packaging blank 16 is pressed onto the article group 12 from above by a suitable application head (not shown) of the first packaging module 3 and is applied and fixed to the articles 10 in the process.
  • a suitable application head not shown
  • a first upper portion of the article 10 is located above the packaging blank 16, while a second lower portion of the article 10 extends below the packaging blank 16.
  • the packaging blank 16 is held in this position by the article 10 and vice versa.
  • the application head comprises at least one vacuum suction device, which is subjected to a vacuum in order to pick up a packaging blank 16 from a magazine or the like.
  • the vacuum is released and thus the packaging blank 16 is released from the application head.
  • the packaging blank 16 is now partially arranged and fixed between the articles 10 and holds them together.
  • the first packaging module 3 is a strapping module 5 in which a strapping band 18 is tensioned around the outside facing outer circumferential surfaces of the article 10 of the article group 12 and the ends of the strapping 18 are connected to one another.
  • the strapping band 18 preferably consists essentially of a plastic material, a paper material, a composite material or a fiber-reinforced composite material. The connection of the free ends of the strapping 18 takes place by gluing or welding or the like.
  • the strapping tape 18 is connected to the article 10 via an adhesive connection at a contact point with an article 10, for example the strapping tape 18 is glued, spot-welded or the like to at least one article 10.
  • the pre-container 19 is fed to a second packaging module 6, for example via a further conveyor belt or the like.
  • This is in particular an application module 7.
  • the second packaging module 6 is prepared and equipped to provide the top 13 of the at least two articles 10 held together with a stability-providing outer packaging 15 as a pre-container 19 with a flat packaging 20, which is formed by paper or consists essentially of paper.
  • blanks 21 of the flat packaging means 20 are provided in a magazine.
  • the size and shape of the blanks 21 corresponds to an area that includes all of the top sides 13 of the articles 10 combined with the outer packaging means 15, so that the top sides 13 of the combined articles 10 can be completely covered by the packaging means 20 with the flat packaging means 20. It is preferably provided here that the blanks 21 do not protrude laterally beyond a largest horizontal cross section of the group of articles 12 after they have been applied and fastened to the upper sides 13 of the articles 10.
  • the packaging means 20 is attached to at least one top side 13 of at least one article 10 of the pre-container 19 via an adhesive connection.
  • an adhesive application module 8 is assigned to the second packaging module 6, for applying a corresponding adhesive to the top 13 of at least one article 10 and / or to the blank 21 of the flat packaging 20 10 of the pre-container 19 is at least one adhesive Connection between at least one article 10 of the pre-container 19 and the flat packaging means 20 is established.
  • the articles 10 combined with an outer packaging means 15, the upper sides 13 of which are covered by flat packaging means 20, are also referred to below as packaging unit 30 or bundle 31.
  • the packaging units 30, in which the articles 10 are mechanically held together by a packaging blank 16, are also identified below with the reference symbol 30a.
  • the packaging units 30, in which the articles 10 are mechanically held together by means of a strapping band 18, are also identified below with the reference symbol 30b.
  • the flat packaging means 20 serves in particular as product protection.
  • product protection is particularly preferably used when the articles 10 are beverage cans 11.
  • the product protection prevents direct contact of the upper side 13 of the article 10, in particular contact, during the handling of the packaging units 30 both by the producer and by the retailer, right through to the end consumer. As a result, the hygiene when using cans 11 as beverage containers can be increased.
  • FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a pre-container 19.
  • the articles 10 are cans 11.
  • a packaging blank 16 serves as the stability-providing outer packaging means 15.
  • the cans 11 have an essentially cylindrical base body with an essentially constant cross-section across them Length on. Only in the area below the top 13 and possibly in the standing area is the cross section somewhat smaller. On their upper side 13, the cans 11 furthermore have a closure element 32 and an edge region 14 that is raised relative to the upper side 13.
  • the smaller cross-section below the top 13 is advantageous for securely fixing the packaging blank 16 by pressing it onto the cans 11 assembled as an article group 12.
  • the packaging blank 16 has passage openings 17 with auxiliary incisions 33 extending radially therefrom, which enable the first, Upper portion of the can 11 forming lid with the top 13 when pressing the packaging blank 16 onto the cans 11 from above.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of the application of an adhesive 28 and a flat packaging means 20 to a pre-pack 19.
  • the pre-pack 19 is contacted with application brushes 9 in an adhesive application module 8 below an adhesive device.
  • the application brushes 9 are provided with adhesive 28 in order to apply the adhesive 28 to the raised edge regions 14 of the cans.
  • a blank 21 of the flat packaging means 20 is then pressed from above onto the pre-container 19 to which adhesive 28 has been applied, as a non-stabilizing product protection, an adhesive connection being established between the raised edge areas 14 of the cans 11 and the packaging means 20.
  • the flat packaging means 20 is provided, for example, in a magazine, removed therefrom by a robot or the like, and pressed onto the pre-container 19.
  • the stability-providing packaging blank 16 is preferably unprinted and can therefore be used for different product contents.
  • the packaging blank 16 can thus be produced more cheaply and can be used more universally.
  • the blank 21 serving as product protection can preferably be equipped with product-specific features and information and / or serve as an advertising space, in particular the blank 21 can have a corresponding printing. Since the product protection does not have to have any stability-giving properties, very thin material can be used for this.
  • a food-safe adhesive is preferably used as the adhesive 28, in particular an adhesive with approval for the food and drinking water sector, so that the user can drink safely from the cans 11 after removing the blank 21 serving as product protection.
  • FIG. 5 shows a further schematic illustration of the application of an adhesive 28 and a flat packaging material 20 to a pre-container 19.
  • at least two mutually opposite edge regions 24 of the flat packaging means 20 can still be folded over.
  • a so-called protective hood 22 is formed from the flat packaging means 20.
  • the folded edge areas 24 of the protective hood 22 extend after application to the article group 12 from the upper side 13 of the article 10 downwards, so that in addition to the upper side 13 of the article 10, an upper area of the article 10 is partially protected.
  • the folded edge regions 24 offer a further additional advertising area, which can be used advantageously for product presentation, in particular when the containers 31 are stacked on top of one another in shelves.
  • FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of a flat packaging means 20.
  • at least two mutually opposite edge regions 24 are designed as double-folded edge regions 26.
  • the flat packaging means 20 forms a so-called blank cover 25, in which the double-folded edge regions 26 are designed such that they can engage below the edge regions 13 of the cans 11 in order to further increase product protection.
  • FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of a stability-providing outer packaging means 15 in the form of a packaging blank 16, and FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment of a flat packaging means 20 designed to correspond to the outer packaging means 15.
  • the packaging blank 16 according to FIG. 7 is preferably an essentially flat cardboard blank which has a defined number of passage openings 17 for the articles (not shown). Furthermore, the packaging blank 16 is equipped with at least one carrying and / or holding device 35, which make it easier for the user to grasp and hold or carry the articles (not shown) combined with the packaging blank 16 to form a packaging unit. For this purpose, for example, grip holes 36 are provided in the packaging blank.
  • the grip holes 36 can already be formed by punching out the corresponding material before the packaging blank is applied to the articles. Alternatively, it can be provided that the grip holes 36 are only pre-punched or pre-perforated and the carrying and / or holding device 35 is only formed when the consumer opens the perforations by means of targeted pressure from above.
  • the flat packaging means 20 according to FIG. 8 is a thin blank 21 which essentially covers the same area as the packaging blank 16 according to FIG. 7.
  • the blank 21 also has grip openings 37 at corresponding points.
  • the blank 21 is only partially cut in the area of the grip openings 37, so that tabs 38 are formed which can be pressed down.
  • FIG. 9 shows the design of the carrying and / or holding device 35 in a packaging blank 16 according to FIG. 7 and a packaging means 20 according to FIG. 8 in a side view, in particular only the area of a grip hole 36 of the packaging blank 16 is shown here.
  • the packaging blank 16 is placed on the articles and the packaging means 20 is placed on top of the articles.
  • the grip hole 36 and the grip opening 37 are prepared by partially cutting into the packaging blank 16 and the packaging means 20. By pressing the tabs 38, 39 downwards, the handle hole 36 or the handle opening 37 and thus the carrying and / or holding device 35 are fully formed.
  • an application of adhesive is provided in the region of the tab 38 on the underside of the flat packaging means 20, so that when the tabs 38, 39 are pressed in, the underside of the tab 38 of the packaging means 20 is glued to the top of the tab 39 of the packaging blank 16 will.
  • an application of adhesive can be provided in the area of the tab 39 on the top of the packaging blank 16, so that when the tabs 38, 39 are pressed in, the bottom of the tab 38 of the packaging means 20 is glued to the top of the tab 39 of the packaging blank 16 .
  • the tab 38 also forms part of the carrying and / or holding device 35, its stability is only achieved via the material of the packaging blank 16.
  • FIG. 10 shows a further embodiment of a packaging device 1 and a method for producing packaging units 30.
  • the cans 11 assembled in article groups 12 are combined in an application module 4, each with a packaging blank 16 as a stability-providing outer packaging means 15.
  • the packaging blanks 16 are provided in a first magazine 40 assigned to the first packaging module 3.
  • the packaging blanks 16 are removed from the magazine 40 by an application head and pressed onto the respective article groups 12 to form a pre-container 19 and thereby attached to the articles 10.
  • An adhesive is applied in an adhesive application module 8, for example the upper, raised edge areas 14, i.e. the lid edge of the cans 11, are provided with a food-safe adhesive application.
  • the flat packaging means 20 provided in a second magazine 41 are placed on the pre-container within the second packaging module 6 and pressed onto the tops of the cans 11, for example by means of a suitable application roller or the like.
  • FIG. 11 shows a further system configuration of a packaging device 1.
  • the articles pass through the following handling modules one after the other in a transport direction TR:
  • the reference number 50 denotes a feed module for the articles, which are provided in particular in a disordered mass flow.
  • Reference number 2 denotes a module for dividing the articles to form article groups.
  • an alignment device 51 can additionally be provided or integrated into the dividing module in order to orient the articles according to certain features within the article group.
  • Reference number 3 denotes a first packaging module for combining the articles of the article groups formed by means of a stability-providing outer packaging means, for example application module 4 with a first magazine 40 for applying a stability-providing packaging blank.
  • the reference number 8 denotes an adhesive application module for applying an adhesive to the top of the articles combined with an outer packaging and / or to the underside of a flat packaging that does not provide stability.
  • the reference number 6 designates a second packaging module for applying the flat packaging means that does not provide stability to the means of a stability-providing outer packaging as pre-packaged articles.
  • the application module 7 which can be seen in FIG. 11 can be part of the second packaging module 6 or interact with it.
  • a magazine for flat packaging means 41 can also be assigned to the second packaging module 6 and / or the application module 7.
  • the 12 shows a further use of a flat packaging means 20.
  • the articles 10 of the article group are arranged on a so-called tray 60.
  • an open packaging means is referred to as a tray 60, in which there are several individual articles 10, for example beverage cans.
  • the tray 60 offers a stable underside.
  • the cans 11 are stabilized in the lower area by the side parts 61 of the tray 60, so that the cans 11 of the article group 12 can be handled better together.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 an application of an adhesive 25 to the raised edge areas 14 of the cans 11 on the upper side 13 and then the application of a flat packaging means 20 as product protection is provided.

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L'invention concerne une unité d'emballage (30) et un appareil d'emballage (1) ainsi qu'un procédé de production d'unités d'emballage (30). L'unité d'emballage comprend au moins deux articles (10) qui sont combinés par au moins un moyen d'emballage superflu stabilisateur (15). Le côté supérieur de l'unité d'emballage (30) est formé par au moins un moyen d'emballage plan (20) formé au moins dans des régions par du papier ou sensiblement constitué de papier. Le côté inférieur de l'unité d'emballage (30) est formé par les côtés inférieurs des articles (10) ou par le moyen d'emballage superflu stabilisateur.
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