EP2174869B1 - Procédé et appareil pour le remplissage rapide de barquettes avec des articles - Google Patents

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EP2174869B1
EP2174869B1 EP08425662A EP08425662A EP2174869B1 EP 2174869 B1 EP2174869 B1 EP 2174869B1 EP 08425662 A EP08425662 A EP 08425662A EP 08425662 A EP08425662 A EP 08425662A EP 2174869 B1 EP2174869 B1 EP 2174869B1
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Giorgio Marazzi
Luca Canepari
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/06—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
    • B65B5/068—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles in trays
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/36—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
    • B65B35/38—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/105—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by grippers

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  • the present invention refers to a method for the quick filling of containers with single products and the relative apparatus.
  • the present invention refers to a method and the relative apparatus for the quick filling of identical containers with prearranged products , in particular food products.
  • containers in the form of trays containing a predefined amount of food products such as, for example, snacks are widely available on the market.
  • apparatus In order to fill these trays with the products, in bulk or packaged separately, apparatus are employed which, by means of a suitable handling head, pick an ordered and predefined line of product from a pickup zone and place it inside a plurality of identical trays arranged adjacent to each other in a filling zone, forming a first layer of products. This pick-up and filling operation is repeated with a new layer of products to be placed on the preceding one until all the trays are fully and simultaneously filled.
  • the number of layers may vary depending on the type of trays used, just as it is possible to fill trays with only a single layer.
  • the trays are conveyed to a packaging line where they are closed and sealed with the products inside.
  • An apparatus of this type is known from GB-A-2092090 .
  • the handling head picks up, from the pickup zone, an ordered row of products that are arranged adjacent to each otherwith suitable moveable grasping means.
  • the selected row is lifted from the pickup zone and moved towards the filling zone where a number of trays has been arranged, usually from two to six and sufficient to receive the entire row of picked up products.
  • each tray In order to prevent that in the course of the filling the products that are intended to occupy the lateral ends inside each tray interfere with the lateral walls of the trays themselves, it is necessary that the trays be arranged next to each other in rows with the walls adjacent.
  • the trays are not always arranged correctly.
  • the trays are arranged in precisely identified positions with respect to the grasping means, when the latter places the product thereinto on one hand; while on the other hand it is necessary that the trays are accurately placed next to each other in such a manner that no product falls outside of the trays and that they are filled equally.
  • handling heads available from the prior art do not allow processing a row of products exceeding a given length/amount on the one hand, while on the other hand the handling heads require availability of more free space in such a manner as to allow transferring the products from the pickup zone to the tray packaging zone without interferences, resulting in more space occupied.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus possessing such characteristics as to meet the abovementioned needs and that at the same time overcome the aforementioned drawbacks with reference to the prior art.
  • 1 in its entirety indicates an apparatus for the quick filling of containers, in the example in the form of trays 2 with single products 3, according to the present invention.
  • single product 3 hereinafter simply referred to as product, is used to indicate any loose or packaged product with dimensions that allow it to be introduced alongside other similar products into special trays 2.
  • a product can be a food product, such as for example a snack.
  • the apparatus 1 generally comprises a supply line 4 for supplying products, a pickup line 5 for picking up said products, arranging means 6 for arranging the products coming from the supply line 4 to the pick-up line 5 in an orderly manner, a transport line 7 for transporting trays, a first handling head 8a designed to pick up a first group 3a of products 3 from a pick-up zone 5a present on the pickup line 5 and arrange it inside a tray 2 arranged on the transport line 7.
  • the apparatus 1 further comprises a second handling head 8b designed to pick up a second group 3b of products 3 from the same pickup zone 5a where the first group is picked up and arranged inside a tray 2.
  • the first and the second handling head 8a, 8b are arranged adjacent to each other, but operating without interfering with each other.
  • the supply line 4 is implemented as a conveyor belt on which the products 3 intended to be inserted into the trays 2 are arranged.
  • the products 3 are placed on the conveyor belt at random, in accordance with the prior art, and before reaching the pickup line 5 they are arranged by suitable arrangement means 6.
  • the arrangement means 6, comprising two walls 6a at the sides of the pickup line 5, serve to arrange and channel the products towards the pickup line 5 immediately downstream of the conveyor belt.
  • the pickup line 5 consists of a first and a second conveyor chain 9a, 9b parallel to each other, each wound on two opposite rotating drums, each of which is actuated with a step by step movement by a brushless motor.
  • the pick-up zone 5a is preferably arranged horizontally.
  • each conveyor chain 9a, 9b Fixed on each conveyor chain 9a, 9b is a pair of collection elements 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b which will be referred to as first and second collection pair for the sake of simplicity, collectively forming four collection elements 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. Furthermore, each collection element of the first pair 10a, 10b alternates with one of the second pair 11a, 11b in such a manner that there is a collection element of the first pair alternating with a collection element of the second pair.
  • the distance between the all four collection elements is established on the basis of the method of forward movement of the conveyors chain 9a, 9b better described hereafter. In the example the distance between the two collection elements of the first pair 10a, 10b is equivalent to the distance between the two collection elements of the second pair 11a, 11b.
  • the four collection elements are identical to each other and configured in such a way that they receive from the belt of the supply line 4, the products 3 which are arranged in an orderly manner, in a row and adjacent to each other.
  • each collection element is formed by a comb-shaped structure to separate the products 3 from each other in an orderly manner and individually.
  • the two collection elements of the first pair 10a, 10b are arranged directly above the conveyor chain 9a supporting them, in the example the one closest to the supply line 4, while the two remaining elements of the second pair 11a, 11b are arranged cantilevered above the same conveyor chain 9a that supports the first pair 10a, 10b.
  • all four collection elements 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b are positioned above and at the same height with respect to the conveyor chain 9a closest to the supply line 4, so that each can be filled in the same manner.
  • the amount of products 3 that fills each of the collection elements is predetermined and corresponds to the quantity of product that should subsequently be picked up and positioned in the tray 2 to form a complete row of products 3.
  • the first and the second group of products 3a, 3b described above are thus formed by an identical amount of products 3 placed adjacent to each other in an orderly manner.
  • each collection element with the preset amount of products 3 occurs while the conveyor chain 9a, 9b that supports it, moves forward at a preset speed.
  • the speed of this forward movement must be coordinated with the speed at which the products 3 are pushed by the compressed air group towards the applicable collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b.
  • the products 3 are pushed one by one at a certain rate corresponding to the forward movement of the collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, in such a manner that only one product 3 is placed between each pair of teeth, until all the spaces of the comb-shaped structure of the collection element are occupied.
  • each collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b is capable of accommodating five products 3 aligned in a row.
  • the collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b continues moving forward until it reaches the pickup zone 5a, where the collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b is stopped to make available the products 3 to one of the two handling heads 8a, 8b.
  • the handling head 8a, 8b set for picking up through suitable grasping means, picks up the products 3 arranged on the collection element and positions them inside the tray 2 on the transport line 7.
  • the transport line 7 comprises a further conveyor belt arranged parallel to the conveyors chain 9a, 9b, and preferably at the same height off the ground.
  • the conveyor belt of the trays 2 is stopped during the filling of tray 2 with the products 3 which have previously been picked up by the handling head 8a, 8b.
  • a preset filling zone 7a is created with the tray 2 set to receive the products 3 during the filling.
  • first and second handling head 8a, 8b are identical to each other. These first and second handling heads, as the attached figures illustrate, are interposed between the pickup line 5 of the products and the transport line 7 for transporting the trays 2.
  • the handling heads 8a, 8b each comprise an anthropomorphic robot 12a, 12b which moves the grasping means with a movement system that has at least three degrees of freedom.
  • anthropomorphic robots 12a, 12b are supported by a support base, fixed at the upper part to a frame 30 in which all the pick-up and filling operations occur, as figure 1 clearly illustrates.
  • the anthropomorphic robots 12a, 12b used in the present invention are articulated in such a manner that the grasping means attached to their free appendage has a total of 6 degrees of freedom of movement.
  • Each robot 12a, 12b is constrained to a turret 21 rotating along a vertical axis Y with respect to the frame 30.
  • Movably attached onto the turret 21 is a rotatable connecting rod 22 hinged to the turret on a horizontal axis.
  • the free appendage of the connecting rod 22 supports an arm 23, which also rotates both around a vertical axis and around its own longitudinal axis.
  • the arm 23 terminates in an end-effector, movably attached in a rotating manner along a vertical axis, onto which the grasping means are attached.
  • the grasping means can be of various types, including all the prior art devices adapted to the present purpose. In the embodiment illustrated in the enclosed figures 1 , 3 and 5 , these means take the form of grasping elements with suction caps. In an alternative embodiment, in order to guarantee a better positioning of the products 3 inside the trays 2, the seizing means can consist of grasping members of any known type.
  • the grasping means advantageously comprise an equivalent number of members with respect to the products 3 transported by a collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b.
  • said graping members are slidingly connected to two transverse bars. By moving the grasping members along the bars, it is possible to vary the relative position between the products 3 collected by the anthropomorphic robot 12a, 12b, adapting it to the dimensions of the tray 2.
  • the filling of the trays occurs as follows.
  • the products 3 arranged on the belt of the supply line 4 are arranged in an orderly manner on a first collection element 10a, 11a.
  • this first collection element 10a, 11a is moved to the pick-up zone 5a by the same conveyor chain 9a onto which it is fixed and it is simultaneously made available for the filling of a second collection element 10b, 11b, adjacent to the other one and fixed to the remaining conveyor chain 9b.
  • the filling of the collection elements 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b occurs constantly, given that as soon as a collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b has been filled, a second collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b is immediately made available, and so on and so forth. Furthermore, the filling occurs while the collection element 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b in question moves forward at a speed that corresponds to the velocity of the arrival of the products 3.
  • the filling elements 3 of the first pair 10a, 11a alternate with those of the second pair 10b, 11b, alternatively actuating the two support conveyors chain 9a, 9b.
  • the first handling head 8a picks up the products 3 from the first collection element 10a.
  • the second handling head 8b is located at the filling zone 7a. This is the operating step represented in the attached figures 3 and 4 . Not until after this step does the first handling head 8a introduce the product into the first tray 2 which, in the meanwhile, has been made available in the filling zone 7a by the conveyor belt, so that a first layer of products 3 is formed.
  • the handling head 8b picks up the products 3 from the second element 10b to be subsequently inserted into the first tray 2, should its filling not have been completed.
  • the first handling head 8a inserts the first layer of products 3 into the tray 2 preferably simultaneously with the picking up of the products of the second group 3b by the second handling head 8b. Vice versa, while the first handling head 8a picks up the first group of products 3a, the second handling head 8b places the second group of products 3b into the tray 2.
  • a second tray 2 is made available, preferably in the filling zone 7a, so that the filling of a new tray 2 with one single layer or successive layers may begin.
  • the second conveyor chain 9b that supports it is actuated again to clear the pick up zone 7a, so that the third collection element 11a can be moved to the pickup zone 5a by the first conveyor chain 9a.
  • the filling process is repeated in the same manner, creating a process that can be configured as continuously operative.
  • first and the third collection element 10a, 11a are supported by the first conveyor chain 9a, while the second and a fourth collection element 10b, 11b are supported by the remaining conveyor chain 9b.
  • first and the second handling head 8a, 8b are rotated, for example along a circumference arc, to move the respective group of products from the common pickup zone 5a towards the trays 2, and they respectively move in the opposite direction to return to the pickup zone 5a again.
  • the two circumference arcs along which the handling heads 8a, 8b move lie on distinct circumferences which cross at two points, corresponding to the pickup zone 5a and the filling zone 7a. In the filling method described above, the two heads 8a, 8b are never simultaneously in the proximity of the same zone.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates, alongside the rotation along the designated circumference axis, a rotational motion around its own vertical axis can be applied to the handling heads 8a, 8b, arranging them in a transverse manner during the transit movement.
  • This configuration avoids interference between the two handling heads 8a, 8b without the circumference arcs diverging excessively from the shorter trajectory between the pickup zone 5a and filling zone 7a, thus speeding up the packaging operations.

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  1. Procédé destiné à remplir rapidement des contenants (2) avec des produits individuels (3) comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    - fournir une ligne (4) destinée à approvisionner des produits (3);
    - fournir une ligne de saisie (5) destinée à saisir lesdits produits (3), ladite ligne de saisie (5) comprenant des première et seconde chaînes de transport (9a, 9b) qui se déplacent de manière parallèle dans la même direction, dans lequel au moins un premier élément de collecte (10a) est fixé sur la première chaîne de transport (9a) et au moins un second élément de collecte (10b) est fixé sur la seconde chaîne de transport (9b);
    - agencer lesdits produits (3) qui proviennent de ladite ligne d'approvisionnement (4) sur les éléments de collecte (10a, 10b), en approvisionnant de manière alternée le premier élément de collecte (10a) et le second élément de collecte (10b) ;
    - fournir une ligne (7) destinée à transporter des contenants (2);
    - déplacer la première chaîne de transport (9a) jusqu'à ce que le premier élément de collecte (10a) qui porte un premier groupe de produits (3a) atteigne une zone de saisie préréglée (5a) ;
    - saisir, au moyen d'une première tête de manipulation (8a), ledit premier groupe de produits (3a) à partir du premier élément de collecte (10a) tandis que la première chaîne de transport (9a) est arrêtée, le premier élément de collecte (10a) se situant au niveau de la zone de saisie préréglée (5a) ;
    - après la saisie, et en même temps :
    a1. placer, au moyen de ladite première tête (8a), ledit premier groupe de produits (3a) dans un contenant (2) disposé sur ladite ligne de transport (7) ;
    b1. déplacer la première chaîne de transport (9a) de façon à retirer le premier élément de collecte (10a) de la zone de saisie (5a) ; et
    c1. déplacer la seconde chaîne de transport (9b) jusqu'à ce que le second élément de collecte (10b) qui porte un deuxième groupe de produits (3b) atteigne la même zone de saisie préréglée (5a) ;
    - saisir, au moyen d'une seconde tête de manipulation (8b), ledit deuxième groupe de produits (3b) à partir du second élément de collecte (10b) tandis que la seconde chaîne de transport (9b) est arrêtée, le second élément de collecte (10b) se situant au niveau de la zone de saisie préréglée (5a) ;
    - après la saisie, et en même temps :
    a2. placer, au moyen de ladite seconde tête (8b), ledit deuxième groupe de produits (3b) dans un contenant (2) disposé sur ladite ligne de transport (7) ;
    b2. déplacer la seconde chaîne de transport (9b) de façon à retirer le second élément de collecte (10b) de la zone de saisie (5a) ; et
    c2. déplacer la première chaîne de transport (9a) jusqu'à ce que le premier élément de collecte (10a) qui porte un troisième groupe de produits (3a) atteigne la même zone de saisie préréglée (5a) ;
    - ladite seconde tête (8b) étant disposée adjacente à ladite première tête (8a) et lesdites têtes (8a, 8b) fonctionnant sans se gêner l'une l'autre, l'approvisionnement des produits (3) en provenance de la ligne d'approvisionnement (4) se faisant tandis que la chaîne de transport, dont l'élément de collecte est approvisionné en produits, se déplace vers la zone de saisie (5a) alors que l'autre chaîne de transport, dont l'élément de collecte se situe au niveau de la zone de saisie (5a), est arrêtée.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel lesdites première et seconde chaînes de transport (9a, 9b) déplacent les groupes de produits (3) vers la zone de saisie préréglée (5a) en se déplaçant vers l'avant pas à pas.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel ladite zone de saisie (5a) est disposée de manière horizontale.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel, lorsque ladite première tête de manipulation (8a) saisit le premier groupe de produits (3a), la seconde tête de manipulation (8b) place le deuxième groupe de produits (3b) dans le contenant (2) et vice versa.
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la saisie desdits premier et deuxième groupes de produits (3a, 3b) et leur placement ultérieur dans les contenants (2), sont effectués d'une façon alternée sans interruption.
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdites première et seconde têtes de manipulation (8a, 8b) tournent le long d'un arc circonférentiel de façon à déplacer le groupe de produits respectif à partir de la zone de saisie commune (5a) vers les contenants (2), lesdites têtes (8a, 8b) se déplaçant respectivement le long de la direction inverse de façon à retourner de nouveau vers la zone de saisie (5a).
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'arc de circonférence le long duquel se déplacent respectivement les première et seconde têtes de manipulation (8a, 8b), se situe sur des circonférences qui se coupent au niveau de deux points.
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdites première et seconde têtes de manipulation (8a, 8b) tournent dans une direction inverse quand elles déplacent le groupe de produits respectif à partir de la zone de saisie commune (5a) vers les contenants (2).
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdits premier et deuxième groupes de produits (3a, 3b) se composent d'un nombre équivalent de produits (3) adjacents les uns aux autres d'une façon ordonnée.
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdits premier et deuxième groupes de produits (3a, 3b) sont placés dans le contenant (2), ce dernier demeurant immobile.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le placement du groupe de produits (3a, 3b) dans le contenant (2) se fait dans une zone de remplissage commune (7a).
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 11, dans lequel la ligne (7) destinée à transporter les barquettes rend disponible un nouveau contenant (2) dans la zone de remplissage commune (7a) une fois que le remplissage d'un contenant (2) est achevé.
  13. Appareil (1) destiné à remplir rapidement des barquettes (2) avec des produits individuels comprenant :
    - une ligne (4) destinée à approvisionner des produits;
    - une ligne (5) destinée à saisir lesdits produits, ladite ligne de saisie (5) comprenant des première et seconde chaînes de transport (9a, 9b) qui se déplacent de manière parallèle dans la même direction, dans lequel au moins un premier élément de collecte (10a) est fixé sur la première chaîne de transport (9a) et au moins un second élément de collecte (10b) est fixé sur la seconde chaîne de transport (9b) ;
    - des moyens d'agencement (6) adaptés de façon à agencer les produits en provenance de ladite ligne d'approvisionnement (4) sur ladite ligne de saisie (5) d'une façon ordonnée ;
    - une ligne (7) destinée à transporter les barquettes;
    - une première tête de manipulation (8a) programmée de façon à saisir un premier groupe desdits produits (3a) en provenance du premier élément de collecte (10a) tandis que la première chaîne de transport (9a), dont le premier élément de collecte (10a) se situe au niveau de la zone de collecte préréglée (5a), est arrêtée, et à placer ledit premier groupe de produits (3b) dans un contenant (2) disposé sur ladite ligne de transport (7) ;
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une seconde tête de manipulation (8b) programmée de façon à saisir un deuxième groupe desdits produits (3b) à partir du second élément de collecte (10b) tandis que la seconde chaîne de transport (9b), dont le second élément de collecte (10b) se situe au niveau de la zone de saisie préréglée (5a), est arrêtée, et à placer le deuxième groupe desdits produits (3b) dans un contenant (2) disposé sur ladite ligne de transport (7), ladite seconde tête (8b) étant disposée adjacente à ladite première tête (8a) et les deux têtes (8, 9) fonctionnant sans se gêner l'une l'autre.
  14. Appareil selon la revendication 13, dans lequel lesdites première et seconde têtes de manipulation (8a, 8b) sont interposées entre ladite ligne (5) destinée à saisir des produits et ladite ligne (7) destinée à transporter des contenants.
  15. Appareil selon la revendication 13 ou la revendication 14, dans lequel lesdites première et seconde têtes (8a, 8b) sont identiques entre elles et chacune d'elles comprend un robot anthropomorphe (12a, 12b) qui déplace des moyens de préhension présentant un système de déplacement avec au moins trois degrés de liberté.
  16. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 13 à 15, dans lequel ladite ligne d'approvisionnement (4) comprend une première courroie de transport disposée de niveau avec ladite ligne de saisie (5).
  17. Appareil selon la revendication 16, dans lequel ladite première courroie de transport présente des parois de guidage opposées (6a) situées sur les deux côtés opposés disposés à proximité de ladite ligne de saisie (5).
  18. Appareil selon la revendication 17, dans lequel chacune desdites parois (6a) est formée par une courroie fermée agencée de manière verticale et pouvant se déplacer à une vitesse préréglée.
  19. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 13 à 18, dans lequel lesdites chaînes de transport (9a, 9b), sont actionnées par un moteur respectif du type sans balais.
  20. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 13 à 19, dans lequel lesdits moyens d'agencement (6) comprennent des moyens de poussée destinés à déplacer les produits à partir de la ligne d'approvisionnement (4) à tour de rôle vers le premier élément de collecte (10a) et vers le second élément de collecte (10b).
  21. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 13 à 20, dans lequel ladite ligne (7) destinée à transporter des barquettes comprend une seconde courroie de transport.
  22. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 13 à 21, dans lequel lesdites première et seconde têtes de manipulation (8a, 8b) sont placées au-dessus desdites lignes destinées à saisir (5) et à transporter (7) des barquettes de telle façon qu'elles soient toutes deux contenues à l'intérieur d'une seule structure.
EP08425662A 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 Procédé et appareil pour le remplissage rapide de barquettes avec des articles Not-in-force EP2174869B1 (fr)

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DK08425662.7T DK2174869T3 (da) 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 Fremgangsmåde og apparat til hurtig fyldning af bakker med individuelle produkter
PT08425662T PT2174869E (pt) 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 Método e dispositivo para o enchimento rápido de tabuleiros com artigos individuais.
EP08425662A EP2174869B1 (fr) 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 Procédé et appareil pour le remplissage rapide de barquettes avec des articles
ES08425662T ES2371977T3 (es) 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 Método y aparato para el llenado rápido de bandejas con productos individuales.
PL08425662T PL2174869T3 (pl) 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 Sposób i urządzenie do szybkiego napełniania pojemników pojedynczymi produktami
SI200830427T SI2174869T1 (sl) 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 Postopek in naprava za hitro polnjenje pladnjev s posameznimi izdelki
AT08425662T ATE523429T1 (de) 2008-10-13 2008-10-13 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum schnellen befüllen von verpackungsschalen mit gegenständen

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