EP2277780A1 - Device and method for grouping and connecting items - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method and a device for grouping and connecting at least two articles by applying a first packaging means to form a packaging unit, after which the packaging units are combined into a larger unit by means of a second packaging means.
- the DE 10 2006 045 292 A1 relates to a machine for packaging articles in blister packs. It is divided into individual, separable modules. In order to shorten the manufacture, installation and commissioning of the machine, it is proposed that each module has independently operable drives for the transport and processing of the blister pack tape.
- US 57 65 336 A discloses a packaging machine in which an incoming stream of articles is brought together in groups of articles and placed on so-called trays (usually made of cardboard transport packaging).
- the articles can be assembled into 6x4 containers and placed on the trays.
- the groups of articles assembled on the trays can be wrapped by means of a shrink film.
- This machine can be single or double lane and is designed as a clocked machine.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for grouping and connecting articles, with which continuously different container sizes can be produced on a machine, wherein the articles can be combined to form a container and / or larger containers. This compilation should also be done by means of a continuous pass.
- the invention relates to a method for grouping and connecting at least two articles by applying a first packaging means for forming a container unit, after which the individual container units in the course of a continuous conveying movement with or without reacting the container unit with an additional second packaging means are connected to a larger unit.
- the articles are, for example, bottles made of plastic or glass, cans or the like.
- the articles preferably have a shoulder or a similar extension in their upper region, so that the cross-section in this region is at least slightly larger than the upper side.
- the container units are moved along the continuous conveying movement, which is generated by a horizontally moving conveyor element.
- the horizontally moving conveyor element can be configured, for example, as a conveyor belt or conveyor belt, on which the articles, container units and / or larger units each move continuously through the packaging machine.
- the packaging units are converted and subsequently connected to the second packaging means for the larger unit.
- the container unit can in this case be implemented relative to its conveying direction in particular by an angle of approximately 90 °. This provides a universally and very versatile packaging process that can handle and package a wide variety of articles and containers.
- an article feeder separates the articles into lines on the conveyor belt.
- the article feeder can be formed, for example, from gutters, dividers of any kind o. The like., Which group the incoming articles into individual lanes, so that the articles in x rows ordered transported on the conveyor element. The articles are then grouped with constant continuation on the conveyor element and combined with the first packaging means into a container.
- At least two differently configured pack units can thus be produced simultaneously. For example, 2, 4, 6 and / or 8 packs can be formed. Also, the packaging machine can merge the items into 9-packs, 12-packs or 15-packs. These packs can be successively with or without retooling the Packaging machine to be created; Thus, at least two differently configured container units can be generated.
- This first packaging means may also be referred to as inner packaging.
- inner packaging all common formats can be used with conventional packaging materials.
- Carton clips and / or plastic clips and / or banderoles and / or other blanks, for example, a plastic film or prefabricated film can be used as the first packaging means.
- this first packaging means is responsible for the size of the packaging units.
- a cardboard clip with six recesses can produce a 6-pack or a 6-pack.
- the clip which may be made of plastic or cardboard, is applied to the upper part of the article, for example to the neck of the bottle, so that the clip rests on the shoulder of the article or bottles.
- a banderole is used as the first packaging means, it is preferably wrapped around the largest circumference of the articles, for example around the belly of bottles.
- the application of the first packaging means to the articles takes place continuously and preferably approximately in synchronization with the conveying movement of the articles.
- a prefabricated film can also be used as the first packaging material.
- a film with pre-punched openings can be used, which can be slipped over the articles or their neck areas and then separated at defined locations.
- This plastic film has elastic properties, so that the openings are slightly stretched when slipping over and then rest so close to the article that they no longer slip and include the articles firmly and / or under bias.
- this first packaging means is secured by the above-described extension of the article against slipping upwards.
- this plastic film may be a continuous film which is unwound from a roll during the packaging of the articles. This role may, for example, be located above the articles during the packaging process.
- a known cutting device For singling any number of articles in packaging units, in particular a known cutting device can be used.
- a cutting device In the case of the packaging units, at least two articles are preferably always combined via the first packaging means in the form of the film.
- Such a cutting device usually comprises at least one rotating cutting blade, for example. In disc form, with at least two release agents or blades.
- the cardboard clips, plastic clips or other blanks are preferably removed from at least one magazine at a robot station by at least one robot arm, in particular by an articulated-arm robot, which may have vacuum suction heads or the like. Subsequently, this removed first packaging means is supplied to the articles. During this feeding, the articles continue to move on the conveying element at the predetermined conveying speed.
- the production of a larger unit of containers takes place via a second packaging means.
- a second packaging means For example, four sets of six produced by the first packaging means are assembled into a 24-pack and packaged by a second packaging means.
- the second packaging means is preferably formed from cardboard and / or shrink film or the like.
- the articles, which have been combined with a first packaging means into a packaging unit, are transported further along the transport direction.
- the packaging units can be pushed onto a tray. This tray, pad or blank is usually pushed from below from a magazine onto the conveyor belt.
- the packaging units are brought to this second packaging means.
- By turning about 90 ° to the transport direction, which optionally by a gripper arm a so-called.
- Pusher by a suitable turntable in the course of a horizontal promotion or through other suitable measures or facilities can be made.
- the containers can, for example, be wrapped with a shrink film and combined in this way to form a larger packaging unit.
- the present invention describes a method and a packaging machine for carrying out this method, which make it possible to produce containers with a first and a second packaging means in a continuous process.
- the packaging machine serves to group and connect at least two articles by applying a first packaging means to form a packaging unit, and to connect the individual packaging units along an uninterrupted conveyor with an additional second packaging means to a larger unit.
- the uninterrupted conveying device can be formed, for example, by a continuously moving conveyor belt or conveyor belt or the like. On this volume are the articles and are moved with the conveying speed of the belt in the conveying direction.
- the uninterrupted conveyor forms a product flow line in a plane.
- this packaging machine is a continuous machine. If in this context of an uninterrupted conveyor is mentioned, but so it equally includes a conveyor, which can provide a largely uninterrupted stream of articles.
- the containers may possibly be rotated in order to bring them into a more favorable position for the packaging to the larger packaging unit. However, since this optional rotation does not have to be associated with an interruption of the article flow, such a variant also forms a continuous flow of articles and / or containers.
- the articles can be summarized and put in a desired, common format to a larger container unit, for example in 1 x 2 containers, 1 x 3 container, 2x 2 containers, 2x 3 containers, nxm containers, etc. This happens regardless of the desired format or container dimensions.
- the conversion to another format or other container dimensions can, for example, by a new instruction by a suitable control device, for example by a width adjustment and / or a change of defined parameters in the control program of the control unit.
- FIG. 1 shows an alternative embodiment of a packaging machine 10 for grouping and connecting articles 12.
- the articles 12 to be packaged are directed into corresponding lanes 16 by means of an article feeder (not shown).
- the article feeder may, for example, be designed as an upstream conveyor belt (not shown).
- gutter plates 14 With the help of gutter plates 14, the articles 12 are arranged in rows and moved on a conveyor belt 18 by the packaging machine 10. In the exemplary embodiment shown, six rows are provided for guiding the articles 12.
- the packaging machine 10 may be divided into a plurality of different working sections, with the articles 12 not normally being converted. Once the articles 12 have been directed into the lanes 16, the articles 12 move to a robot station 50. There, the articles 12 with the aid of at least one articulated robot 51 with a first packaging means 20 (see. Fig. 2 ) Mistake. In the illustrated embodiment, four such articulated-arm robots 51 are shown, which connect the incoming articles 12 in series by means of a first packaging means 20 to a packaging unit 22 (cf. Fig. 2 ) sum up.
- the first packaging means 20 thus serves to form one or more packaging units 22, wherein a plurality of packaging units 22 can also be formed at the same time.
- the container units 22 formed in this way are subsequently transferred to a transfer device 53.
- the packaging units 22 become a larger packaging unit 26 (cf. Fig. 5 ) merged.
- a second packaging means 40 for this summary of the container units 22 to a larger container unit 22 is a second packaging means 40 (see. Fig. 5 ) required.
- a wrapping of the container units 22 to form a larger container unit 26 with a shrink film 46 (see FIG. Fig. 6 )
- the larger container units 26 are placed on a tray 42 (see. Fig. 5 ) pushed.
- This tray 42 is moved, for example, from below via a conveyor 44 up on the conveyor belt 18.
- the Shrink wrap 46 or the like are transported from the bottom up and wrap the packaging unit 26.
- the container units 22 are combined in a desired size and shape into a larger container unit 26 in the overthrust device 53.
- 10 different container formations can be put together to form packaging units 22 with this packaging machine.
- the enlarged detail of the Fig. 2 shows a detail of the packaging machine 10 according to Fig. 1 for grouping and joining articles 12.
- the articles 12 to be packaged are conveyed by means of gutter plates 14 (cf. Fig. 3 ) or similar means directed into the corresponding lanes 16.
- the joining of the articles 12 by the first packaging means 20 takes place in the robot station 50 via an articulated robot 51.
- a plastic clip 28 or cardboard clip 30 (cf. Fig. 4 ) be used.
- the in the Fig. 2 shown four articulated robot 51 take at different times the respective first packaging means 20 from a magazine 54 and bring this first packaging means 20 on the article 12.
- These articulated robots 51 each have a vacuum suction head 52 which removes the first packaging means 20 from the magazine 54 ,
- the number of articulated robots 51 in a packaging machine 10 is performance-dependent and can be expanded or reduced as desired.
- the first packaging means 20 also determines the size of the bundle units 22 to be produced. While the articles 12 are assembled into a bundle unit 22, these articles 12 and the bundle units 22 move on the conveyor belt 18 in the transport direction T at a substantially constant conveying speed the produced pack units 22 or so-called packs 24 can be combined to form a larger unit 26 (cf. Fig. 5 or Fig. 6 ). This merging of several container units 22 into a larger unit 26 takes place by means of a second packaging means 40 (cf. Figures 5 and 6 ). In this context, it should again be mentioned that the articles 12 continue to move in the transport direction T during the application of the first packaging means 20 with a continuous conveying speed of the conveyor belt 18.
- the packaging machine 10 for applying a first packaging means 20 to the articles 12.
- the articles 12 to be packaged are directed into the respective lanes 16 by means of gutters 14 to feed the articles 12 by means of the first packaging means 20 a container unit 22 (see. Fig. 4 ) to summarize.
- a prefabricated film 32 having pre-punched openings 34, the articles 12 slipped over and anscht manend at defined locations (not shown) separately.
- This plastic film 32 has elastic properties, so that the pre-punched openings 34 are slightly stretched when slipping over the article 12 and then so tight and / or slightly biased against the article 12 that they no longer slip.
- the bottle necks 60 see. Fig. 4
- the prefabricated film 32 may, for example, be withdrawn from a supply (not shown) and passed over a roller 36. This roll 36 is associated with the necessary technology to put the film 32 over the article 12, whereby initially an article-film composite 38 is formed. Subsequently, the film 32 is cut by means of a cutting device 56.
- the cutting device 56 may be e.g. consist of several juxtaposed cutting discs 58, which will not be described in detail.
- the presentation of the Fig. 4 shows several articles 12, which are connected to the first packaging means 20 to a packaging unit 22.
- the articles 12 of the left container units 22 are provided with a band 31.
- the banderole 31 holds the individual articles 12 together to form a pack unit 22.
- three articles 12 or four articles 12 are optionally connected to a container unit 22 with a banderole 31.
- the articles 12 of the bundling units 22 shown in the center are held together by a prefabricated film 32. How such a container unit 22 is formed, is already with reference to the Fig. 3 briefly described.
- the articles 12 of the container units 22 shown on the right are held together by a clip 28 made of plastic or cardboard.
- FIG. 5 shows the container units 22, which are connected to a second packaging means 40 to a larger unit 26.
- the packaging machine 10 see. Fig. 1 and 2
- a prefabricated film 32 (so-called "HiCones") can be applied.
- These container units 22 are made with the device Fig. 3 created. Also, these packaging units 22 have been assembled into a larger unit 26 by being pushed onto a tray 42 in the packaging machine 10.
- the Fig. 6 shows further embodiments of larger packaging units 26.
- the two left rows of the larger packaging units of Fig. 6 are formed by a tray 42.
- the two right-hand illustrations show larger packaging units 26, which are formed by means of a shrink film 46 (upper illustration) or a cardboard 48 (lower illustration). From every picture of the Fig. 6 It can be seen how the individual packaging units 22 are connected to a larger packaging unit 26 by a second packaging means 40.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zum Gruppieren und Verbinden von mindestens zwei Artikeln durch Aufbringen eines ersten Verpackungsmittels zur Bildung einer Gebindeeinheit, wonach die Gebindeeinheiten mittels eines zweiten Verpackungsmittels zu einer größeren Einheit zusammengefasst werden.The present invention relates to a method and a device for grouping and connecting at least two articles by applying a first packaging means to form a packaging unit, after which the packaging units are combined into a larger unit by means of a second packaging means.
Es sind bereits Maschinen und Verfahren zur kontinuierlichen Herstellung von Gebinden bekannt. Dies wurde bereits realisiert durch die Verpackungslinien TLM der Firma Schubert. Bei dieser Verpackungsmaschine wird zunächst ein inneres Gebinde (4er Clusterpack) erzeugt und anschließend mehrere dieser inneren Gebinde zu einem äußeren Gebinde (Tray) zusammengestellt. Hierzu sind allerdings getaktete Arbeitsschritte notwenig, damit die Artikel zu einem inneren Gebinde zusammengefasst und anschließend zu einem äußeren Gebinde zusammengestellt werden können.There are already known machines and processes for the continuous production of containers. This has already been realized by the packaging lines TLM from Schubert. In this packaging machine, an inner container (cluster pack of 4) is first produced and then several of these inner containers are put together to form an outer container (tray). For this purpose, however, timed operations are necessary so that the articles can be combined into an inner container and then assembled into an outer container.
Bei Verpackungsmaschinen kommen häufig separate, vorgeschaltete Maschinen zum Einsatz, welche bei einem Behälterstrom eine kontinuierliche, an die jeweiligen Behälter angepasste Kunststofffolie über die Behälter zieht und diesen Verbund dann anschließend in das gewünschte Format oder Gebinde bringt. Dies geschieht, indem die Kunststofffolie an vorgesehenen Verbindungsstegen geschnitten wird. Die so geformten Gebinde werden dann in die weitere Verpackungsmaschine gefahren, wo diese so genannten HiCone-Gebinde dann weiter gruppiert und verschoben werden und eine äußere Verpackung erhalten, bspw. eine Unterlage in Form eines Tray oder eine Umverpackung, auch Wrap-around genannt.In packaging machines separate, upstream machines are often used, which draws a continuous, adapted to the respective container plastic film on the container at a container flow and then brings this composite then in the desired format or container. This is done by cutting the plastic film on intended connecting webs. The containers thus formed are then moved into the further packaging machine, where these so-called HiCone containers are then further grouped and moved and receive an outer packaging, for example a pad in the form of a tray or an outer packaging, also called wrap-around.
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Es gibt bereits mehrere Maschinen, welche nacheinander mehrere unterschiedliche Gebinde erzeugen. Jedoch handelt es sich dabei meist um sog. Pickerstraßen. Diese haben jedoch den Nachteil, dass es sich um Taktmaschinen handelt und sich somit die Leistung hierbei nur durch Hinzufügen von mehreren parallelen Arbeitsschritten erhöhen lässt, bspw. durch mehrere Taktlinien und Schritte.There are already several machines that successively produce several different containers. However, these are mostly so-called picker roads. However, these have the disadvantage that they are timing machines and thus the performance can be increased only by adding several parallel steps, for example. By several clock lines and steps.
Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung besteht darin, ein Verfahren sowie eine Vorrichtung zum Gruppieren und Verbinden von Artikel bereit zu stellen, mit dem kontinuierlich unterschiedliche Gebindegrößen auf einer Maschine hergestellt werden können, wobei die Artikel zu einem Gebinde und/oder größeren Gebinde zusammengefasst werden können. Diese Zusammenstellung soll zudem mittels eines kontinuierlichen Durchlaufs erfolgen.The object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for grouping and connecting articles, with which continuously different container sizes can be produced on a machine, wherein the articles can be combined to form a container and / or larger containers. This compilation should also be done by means of a continuous pass.
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Gruppieren und Verbinden von mindestens zwei Artikeln durch Aufbringen eines ersten Verpackungsmittels zur Bildung einer Gebindeeinheit, wonach die einzelnen Gebindeeinheiten im Verlauf einer kontinuierlichen Förderbewegung mit oder ohne Umsetzen der Gebindeeinheit mit einem zusätzlichen zweiten Verpackungsmittel zu einer größeren Einheit verbunden werden.The invention relates to a method for grouping and connecting at least two articles by applying a first packaging means for forming a container unit, after which the individual container units in the course of a continuous conveying movement with or without reacting the container unit with an additional second packaging means are connected to a larger unit.
Bei den Artikeln handelt es sich beispielsweise um Flaschen aus Kunststoff oder Glas, um Dosen oder Ähnliches. Die Artikel weisen in ihrem oberen Bereich vorzugsweise eine Schulter oder eine ähnliche Erweiterung auf, so dass der Querschnitt in diesem Bereich gegenüber der Oberseite zumindest leicht vergrößert ist. Die Gebindeeinheiten werden entlang der kontinuierlichen Förderbewegung bewegt, welche durch ein sich horizontal bewegendes Förderelement erzeugt wird. Das sich horizontal bewegende Förderelement kann bspw. als Transportband oder Förderband ausgestaltet sein, auf dem sich die Artikel, Gebindeeinheiten und/oder größeren Einheiten jeweils kontinuierlich durch die Verpackungsmaschine bewegen.The articles are, for example, bottles made of plastic or glass, cans or the like. The articles preferably have a shoulder or a similar extension in their upper region, so that the cross-section in this region is at least slightly larger than the upper side. The container units are moved along the continuous conveying movement, which is generated by a horizontally moving conveyor element. The horizontally moving conveyor element can be configured, for example, as a conveyor belt or conveyor belt, on which the articles, container units and / or larger units each move continuously through the packaging machine.
Wahlweise kann jedoch auch vorgesehen sein, dass die Gebindeeinheiten umgesetzt und anschließend mit dem zweiten Verpackungsmittel zur größeren Einheit verbunden werden. Die Gebindeeinheit können hierbei gegenüber ihrer Förderrichtung insbesondere um einen Winkel von ca. 90° umgesetzt werden. Hierdurch wird ein universell und sehr vielseitig anwendbares Verpackungsverfahren geliefert, mit dem eine große Variantenvielfalt von Artikeln und Gebinden gehandhabt und verpackt werden kann.Optionally, however, it can also be provided that the packaging units are converted and subsequently connected to the second packaging means for the larger unit. The container unit can in this case be implemented relative to its conveying direction in particular by an angle of approximately 90 °. This provides a universally and very versatile packaging process that can handle and package a wide variety of articles and containers.
Zur Vorbereitung des Verpackungsprozesses vereinzelt eine Artikelzuführung die Artikel in Linien auf dem Transportband. Die Artikelzuführung kann bspw. aus Gassenblechen, Trennblechen jeglicher Art o. dgl. ausgebildet sein, die die ankommenden Artikel in einzelne Gassen eingruppieren, so dass die Artikel in x-Reihen geordnet auf dem Förderelement weitertransportiert werden. Die Artikel werden anschließend unter ständiger Weiterführung auf dem Förderelement gruppiert und mit dem ersten Verpackungsmittel zu einem Gebinde zusammengeführt.To prepare the packaging process, an article feeder separates the articles into lines on the conveyor belt. The article feeder can be formed, for example, from gutters, dividers of any kind o. The like., Which group the incoming articles into individual lanes, so that the articles in x rows ordered transported on the conveyor element. The articles are then grouped with constant continuation on the conveyor element and combined with the first packaging means into a container.
Während der kontinuierlichen Förderbewegung der Artikel können somit simultan wenigstens zwei unterschiedlich konfigurierte Gebindeeinheiten erzeugt werden. Beispielsweise können 2er-, 4er-, 6er- und/oder 8er-Packs gebildet werden. Auch kann die Verpackungsmaschine die Artikel zu 9er-Packs, 12er- oder 15er-Packs zusammenführen. Diese Packs können nacheinander mit oder ohne Umrüsten der Verpackungsmaschine erstellt werden; somit können auch wenigstens zwei unterschiedlich konfigurierte Gebindeeinheiten erzeugt werden.During the continuous conveying movement of the articles, at least two differently configured pack units can thus be produced simultaneously. For example, 2, 4, 6 and / or 8 packs can be formed. Also, the packaging machine can merge the items into 9-packs, 12-packs or 15-packs. These packs can be successively with or without retooling the Packaging machine to be created; Thus, at least two differently configured container units can be generated.
Für die Konfiguration der Gebindeeinheiten dient ein erstes Verpackungsmittel. Dieses erste Verpackungsmittel kann auch als innere Verpackung bezeichnet werden. Hierfür sind alle gängigen Formate mit üblichen Verpackungsmaterialien verwendbar. Bspw. können Kartonclips und/oder Kunststoffclips und/oder Banderolen und/oder andere Zuschnitte bspw. einer Kunststofffolie oder vorkonfektionierte Folie als erstes Verpackungsmittel Verwendung finden.For the configuration of the packaging units serves a first packaging means. This first packaging means may also be referred to as inner packaging. For this purpose, all common formats can be used with conventional packaging materials. For example. Carton clips and / or plastic clips and / or banderoles and / or other blanks, for example, a plastic film or prefabricated film can be used as the first packaging means.
Wie bereits oben erwähnt, ist dieses erste Verpackungsmittel für die Größe der Gebindeeinheiten verantwortlich. So kann bspw. ein Kartonclip mit sechs Aussparungen ein 6er-Pack oder ein 6er- Gebinde erzeugen. Der Clip, der aus Kunststoff oder Karton bestehen kann, wird am oberen Bereich der Artikel, bspw. am Flaschenhals aufgebracht, so dass der Clip auf der Schulter der Artikel oder Flaschen aufliegt. Wird bspw. eine Banderole als erstes Verpackungsmittel verwendet, so wird diese vorzugsweise um den größten Umfang der Artikel, bspw. um den Bauch von Flaschen gewickelt. Unabhängig von der Art und Ausführung des ersten Verpackungsmittels erfolgt das Aufbringen des ersten Verpackungsmittels auf die Artikel kontinuierlich und vorzugsweise annähernd in Synchronisierung zur Förderbewegung der Artikel.As already mentioned above, this first packaging means is responsible for the size of the packaging units. Thus, for example, a cardboard clip with six recesses can produce a 6-pack or a 6-pack. The clip, which may be made of plastic or cardboard, is applied to the upper part of the article, for example to the neck of the bottle, so that the clip rests on the shoulder of the article or bottles. If, for example, a banderole is used as the first packaging means, it is preferably wrapped around the largest circumference of the articles, for example around the belly of bottles. Regardless of the type and design of the first packaging means, the application of the first packaging means to the articles takes place continuously and preferably approximately in synchronization with the conveying movement of the articles.
Als erstes Verpackungsmittel kann wahlweise auch eine vorkonfektionierte Folie zum Einsatz kommen. Hierbei kann vorzugsweise eine Folie mit vorgestanzten Öffnungen verwendet werden, die über die Artikel bzw. deren Halsbereiche gestülpt und anschließend an definierten Stellen getrennt werden kann. Diese Kunststofffolie weist elastische Eigenschaften auf, so dass die Öffnungen beim Überstülpen leicht gedehnt werden und anschließend so eng an den Artikel anliegen, dass sie nicht mehr verrutschen sowie die Artikel fest und/oder unter Vorspannung umfassen. Vorzugsweise wird dieses erste Verpackungsmittel durch die oben beschriebene Erweiterung der Artikel gegen ein Verrutschen nach oben gesichert. Diese Kunststofffolie kann insbesondere eine Endlosfolie sein, die beim Verpacken der Artikel von einer Rolle abgewickelt wird. Diese Rolle kann sich während des Verpackungsvorgangs bspw. oberhalb der Artikel befinden.Optionally, a prefabricated film can also be used as the first packaging material. In this case, preferably a film with pre-punched openings can be used, which can be slipped over the articles or their neck areas and then separated at defined locations. This plastic film has elastic properties, so that the openings are slightly stretched when slipping over and then rest so close to the article that they no longer slip and include the articles firmly and / or under bias. Preferably, this first packaging means is secured by the above-described extension of the article against slipping upwards. In particular, this plastic film may be a continuous film which is unwound from a roll during the packaging of the articles. This role may, for example, be located above the articles during the packaging process.
Zum Vereinzeln einer beliebigen Anzahl von Artikeln in Gebindeeinheiten kann insbesondere eine an sich bekannte Schneidvorrichtung zum Einsatz kommen. Bei den Gebindeeinheiten sind vorzugsweise immer mindestens zwei Artikel über das erste Verpackungsmittel in Gestalt der Folie zusammengefasst. Eine solche Schneidvorrichtung umfasst üblicherweise mindestens eine rotierende Schneidklinge, bspw. in Scheibenform, mit mindestens zwei Trennmitteln bzw. Klingen.For singling any number of articles in packaging units, in particular a known cutting device can be used. In the case of the packaging units, at least two articles are preferably always combined via the first packaging means in the form of the film. Such a cutting device usually comprises at least one rotating cutting blade, for example. In disc form, with at least two release agents or blades.
Die Kartonclips, Kunststoffclips oder auch andere Zuschnitte werden vorzugsweise an einer Roboterstation von mindestens einem Roboterarm, insbesondere von einem Knickarmroboter, der Vakuum-Saugköpfe o. dgl. aufweisen kann, aus mindestens einem Magazin entnommen. Anschließend wird dieses entnommene erste Verpackungsmittel den Artikeln zugeführt. Während dieser Zuführung bewegen sich die Artikel mit der vorgegebenen Fördergeschwindigkeit kontinuierlich auf dem Förderelement weiter.The cardboard clips, plastic clips or other blanks are preferably removed from at least one magazine at a robot station by at least one robot arm, in particular by an articulated-arm robot, which may have vacuum suction heads or the like. Subsequently, this removed first packaging means is supplied to the articles. During this feeding, the articles continue to move on the conveying element at the predetermined conveying speed.
Nachdem das erste Verpackungsmittel die Artikel zu einer Gebindeeinheit zusammengefasst hat, erfolgt über ein zweites Verpackungsmittel die Erzeugung einer größeren Einheit von Gebinden. Bspw. werden vier mittels des ersten Verpackungsmittels erzeugte 6er-Packs zu einem 24er-Pack zusammengestellt und durch ein zweites Verpackungsmittel verpackt. Das zweite Verpackungsmittel wird vorzugsweise aus Karton und/oder Schrumpffolie oder dergleichen gebildet. Durch eine derartige Rundumverpackung aus Schrumpffolie und/oder einem Pad und/oder einem Packmittelzuschnitt kann eine größere Gebindeeinheit erzeugt werden.After the first packaging means has combined the articles into a packaging unit, the production of a larger unit of containers takes place via a second packaging means. For example. For example, four sets of six produced by the first packaging means are assembled into a 24-pack and packaged by a second packaging means. The second packaging means is preferably formed from cardboard and / or shrink film or the like. By means of such a wrap-around packaging made of shrink film and / or a pad and / or a packaging blank, a larger container unit can be produced.
Die Artikel, die mit einem ersten Verpackungsmittel zu einer Gebindeeinheit zusammengeführt worden sind, werden entlang der Transportrichtung weiter transportiert. Um eine größere Einheit der Gebinde zu bilden, gibt es unterschiedliche Varianten. Bspw. können die Gebindeeinheiten auf ein Tray geschoben werden. Dieses Tray, Pad oder ein derartiger Zuschnitt wird gewöhnlich von unten aus einem Magazin auf das Transportband geschoben. Zeitgleich werden die Gebindeeinheiten auf dieses zweite Verpackungsmittel gebracht. Wie bereits oben erwähnt, kann es ggf. von Vorteil sein, die zuvor erzeugten kleineren Gebindeeinheiten vor ihrer Zusammenfassung zu größeren Einheiten umzusetzen, bspw. durch Drehen um ca. 90° zur Transportrichtung, was wahlweise durch einen Greifarm, einen sog. Pusher, durch einen geeigneten Drehtisch im Verlauf einer Horizontalförderung oder durch andere geeignete Maßnahmen bzw. Einrichtungen erfolgen kann. Bei der Bildung der größeren Verpackungseinheit können die Gebinde bspw. mit einer Schrumpffolie umhüllt und auf diese Weise zu einer größeren Verpackungseinheit zusammengefasst werden.The articles, which have been combined with a first packaging means into a packaging unit, are transported further along the transport direction. To form a larger unit of the container, there are different variants. For example. The packaging units can be pushed onto a tray. This tray, pad or blank is usually pushed from below from a magazine onto the conveyor belt. At the same time the packaging units are brought to this second packaging means. As already mentioned above, it may be advantageous to implement the previously produced smaller container units prior to their combination to larger units, for example. By turning about 90 ° to the transport direction, which optionally by a gripper arm, a so-called. Pusher by a suitable turntable in the course of a horizontal promotion or through other suitable measures or facilities can be made. When forming the larger packaging unit, the containers can, for example, be wrapped with a shrink film and combined in this way to form a larger packaging unit.
Die vorliegende Erfindung beschreibt ein Verfahren und eine Verpackungsmaschine zur Durchführung dieses Verfahrens, die es ermöglichen, Gebinde mit einem ersten und einem zweiten Verpackungsmittel in einem kontinuierlichen Prozess herzustellen. Die Verpackungsmaschine dient dem Gruppieren und Verbinden von mindestens zwei Artikeln durch Aufbringen eines ersten Verpackungsmittels zur Bildung einer Gebindeeinheit, und zum Verbinden der einzelnen Gebindeeinheiten entlang einer unterbrechungslosen Fördereinrichtung mit einem zusätzlichen zweiten Verpackungsmittel zu einer größeren Einheit.The present invention describes a method and a packaging machine for carrying out this method, which make it possible to produce containers with a first and a second packaging means in a continuous process. The packaging machine serves to group and connect at least two articles by applying a first packaging means to form a packaging unit, and to connect the individual packaging units along an uninterrupted conveyor with an additional second packaging means to a larger unit.
Die unterbrechungslose Fördereinrichtung kann bspw. durch ein sich kontinuierlich bewegendes Transportband oder Förderband o. dgl. gebildet sein. Auf diesem Band stehen die Artikel und werden mit der Fördergeschwindigkeit des Bandes in Förderrichtung bewegt. Die unterbrechungslose Fördereinrichtung bildet eine Produktflusslinie in einer Ebene. Zudem ist diese Verpackungsmaschine eine kontinuierlich arbeitende Maschine. Wenn in diesem Zusammenhang von einer unterbrechungslosen Fördereinrichtung die Rede ist, so ist damit jedoch gleichermaßen eine Fördereinrichtung umfasst, die für einen weitgehend unterbrechungsfreien Artikelstrom sorgen kann. Im Verlauf des Artikelstroms können die Gebinde ggf. gedreht werden, um sie für die Verpackung zur größeren Verpackungseinheit in eine günstigere Position zu bringen. Da diese optionale Drehung jedoch nicht mit einer Unterbrechung des Artikelstroms verbunden sein muss, bildet auch eine solche Variante einen kontinuierlichen Förderstrom von Artikeln und/oder Gebinden.The uninterrupted conveying device can be formed, for example, by a continuously moving conveyor belt or conveyor belt or the like. On this volume are the articles and are moved with the conveying speed of the belt in the conveying direction. The uninterrupted conveyor forms a product flow line in a plane. In addition, this packaging machine is a continuous machine. If in this context of an uninterrupted conveyor is mentioned, but so it equally includes a conveyor, which can provide a largely uninterrupted stream of articles. In the course of the article flow, the containers may possibly be rotated in order to bring them into a more favorable position for the packaging to the larger packaging unit. However, since this optional rotation does not have to be associated with an interruption of the article flow, such a variant also forms a continuous flow of articles and / or containers.
Die Artikel können zusammengefasst und in ein gewünschtes, gängiges Format zu einer größeren Gebindeeinheit gebracht werden, beispielsweise in 1 x2 Gebinde, 1 x3 Gebinde, 2x2 Gebinde, 2x3 Gebinde, n x m Gebinde usw. Dies geschieht unabhängig vom gewünschten Format bzw. von den Behältermaßen. Die Umstellung auf ein anderes Format bzw. andere Behältermaße kann bspw. durch eine neue Anweisung durch eine geeignete Steuereinrichtung erfolgen, bspw. durch eine Breitenverstellung und/oder eine Umstellung definierter Parameter im Steuerprogramm der Steuereinheit.The articles can be summarized and put in a desired, common format to a larger container unit, for example in 1 x 2 containers, 1 x 3 container, 2x 2 containers, 2x 3 containers, nxm containers, etc. This happens regardless of the desired format or container dimensions. The conversion to another format or other container dimensions can, for example, by a new instruction by a suitable control device, for example by a width adjustment and / or a change of defined parameters in the control program of the control unit.
Der Flächenbedarf einer derartigen Verpackungsmaschine wird durch den kontinuierlichen Ablauf innerhalb einer Produktflusslinie gegenüber bekannten Verpackungsmaschine deutlich verringert. Auch sind die Prozesse besser regelbar, da nahezu keine Stau-, Puffer- und/oder Gebindetransportstrecken zwischen den Maschinen bzw. den einzelnen Modulen liegen. Durch den kontinuierlichen Durchlauf wird zudem der Gesamtwirkungsgrad erhöht.The space requirement of such a packaging machine is significantly reduced by the continuous flow within a product flow line over known packaging machine. Also, the processes are better regulated, since there are almost no congestion, buffer and / or container transport lines between the machines or the individual modules. The continuous flow also increases the overall efficiency.
Im Folgenden sollen Ausführungsbeispiele die Erfindung und ihre Vorteile anhand der beigefügten Figuren näher erläutern. Die Größenverhältnisse der einzelnen Elemente zueinander in den Figuren entsprechen nicht immer den realen Größenverhältnissen, da einige Formen vereinfacht und andere Formen zur besseren Veranschaulichung vergrößert im Verhältnis zu anderen Elementen dargestellt sind.
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Es sei an dieser Stelle darauf hingewiesen, dass für gleiche oder gleich wirkende Elemente der Erfindung vorzugsweise identische Bezugszeichen verwendet werden. Ferner werden der Übersicht halber nur Bezugszeichen in den einzelnen Figuren dargestellt, die für die Beschreibung der jeweiligen Figur erforderlich sind. Die dargestellten Ausführungsformen stellen lediglich Beispiele dar, wie die erfindungsgemäße Verpackungsvorrichtung oder deren Einzelteile sowie die Gebinde und die entsprechenden Verfahren ausgestaltet sein können und stellen keine abschließende Begrenzung dar.It should be noted at this point that for identical or equivalent elements of the invention, preferably identical reference numerals are used. Furthermore, for the sake of clarity, only reference symbols are shown in the individual figures, which are required for the description of the respective figure. The Embodiments shown represent only examples of how the packaging device according to the invention or its individual parts and the container and the corresponding methods can be configured and do not represent a final limitation.
Die schematische Darstellung der
Die Verpackungsmaschine 10 kann in mehrere unterschiedliche Arbeitssektionen unterteilt werden, wobei die Artikel 12 normalerweise nicht umgesetzt werden. Sobald die Artikel 12 in die Gassen 16 gelenkt worden sind, bewegen sich die Artikel 12 zu einer Roboterstation 50. Dort werden die Artikel 12 mit Hilfe von mindestens einem Knickarmroboter 51 mit einem ersten Verpackungsmittel 20 (vgl.
Die auf diese Weise gebildeten Gebindeeinheiten 22 werden anschließend an eine Überschubeinrichtung 53 übergeben. In dieser Überschubeinrichtung 53 werden die Gebindeeinheiten 22 zu einer größeren Gebindeeinheit 26 (vgl.
Der vergrößerte Ausschnitt der
Das erste Verpackungsmittel 20 bestimmt zudem die Größe der zu erzeugenden Gebindeeinheiten 22. Während die Artikel 12 zu einer Gebindeeinheit 22 zusammengefügt werden, bewegen sich diese Artikel 12 bzw. die Gebindeeinheiten 22 auf dem Transportband 18 in Transportrichtung T mit einer weitgehend konstanten Fördergeschwindigkeit weiter, damit die erzeugten Gebindeeinheiten 22 bzw. sog. Packs 24 zu einer größeren Einheit 26 zusammengefasst werden können (vgl.
Die vorkonfektionierte Folie 32 kann bspw. von einem Vorrat (nicht dargestellt) abgezogen und über eine Rolle 36 geleitet werden. Dieser Rolle 36 ist die notwendige Technik zugeordnet, um die Folie 32 über die Artikel 12 zu stülpen, wodurch zunächst ein Artikel-Folien-Verbund 38 entsteht. Anschließend wird die Folie 32 mittels einer Schneidvorrichtung 56 geschnitten. Die Schneidvorrichtung 56 kann z.B. aus mehreren nebeneinander angeordneten Schneidscheiben 58 bestehen, die nicht näher beschrieben werden. Durch das Trennen des Artikel-Folien-Verbunds 38 mittels der Schneidvorrichtung 56 entstehen Gebindeeinheiten 22 in der gewünschten Größe bzw. Form.The prefabricated film 32 may, for example, be withdrawn from a supply (not shown) and passed over a
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Die Darstellung der
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Die Erfindung wurde unter Bezugnahme auf bevorzugte Ausführungsformen beschrieben. Es ist jedoch für einen Fachmann vorstellbar, dass Abwandlungen oder Änderungen der Erfindung gemacht werden können, ohne dabei den Schutzbereich der nachstehenden Ansprüche zu verlassen.The invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications or changes may be made to the invention without departing from the scope of the following claims.
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