EP3099580B1 - Procédé et dispositif pour former des unités d'emballage - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour former des unités d'emballage Download PDF

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EP3099580B1
EP3099580B1 EP15702661.8A EP15702661A EP3099580B1 EP 3099580 B1 EP3099580 B1 EP 3099580B1 EP 15702661 A EP15702661 A EP 15702661A EP 3099580 B1 EP3099580 B1 EP 3099580B1
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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
    • 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
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/02—Packaging or unpacking of bottles in or from preformed containers, e.g. crates
    • B65B21/04—Arranging, assembling, feeding, or orientating the bottles prior to introduction into, or after removal from, containers
    • B65B21/06—Forming groups of bottles
    • 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
    • B65B35/56—Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
    • B65B35/58—Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
    • 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
    • B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
    • B65B57/02—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
    • B65B57/04—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
    • 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
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/28—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
    • B65B7/2835—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers applying and rotating preformed threaded caps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B3/00—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps
    • B67B3/20—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps
    • B67B3/2013—Closing bottles, jars or similar containers by applying caps by applying and rotating preformed threaded caps by carousel-type capping machines

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  • the invention relates to a device for producing containers from containers according to the preamble of patent claim 1 and to a method for producing containers from containers according to the preamble of patent claim 12.
  • the invention first relates to a device for closing containers by applying closure elements on the container opening.
  • unlocked containers are fed via a container feed to a capper unit, at which the closure of the containers takes place by means of a capper head.
  • a capper unit In the area of the closure unit, at least one application unit is provided, by means of which an adhesive application takes place on a peripheral side of the wall of the container.
  • the containers are provided with the adhesive agent, by means of several, combined into a container container are glued together, in each case adjacent containers by one or more splices.
  • the closure unit preferably has means for the controlled rotation of the container about its container vertical axis.
  • this means for controlled rotation an orientation of the container can be achieved in a desired rotational position.
  • these means are provided for controlled rotation on the transport path between the container feed and the application unit, so that the containers are aligned relative to this before reaching the applicator so that take place at a defined location one or more adhesive orders.
  • the containers can be connected to one another in a desired rotational position, so that, for example, a certain feature, for example an imprint or a label area in the container, has a defined orientation.
  • the container is rotated several controlled, in such a way that after a first adhesive application, the container is rotated again to make an adhesive application with an applicator at a further predefined position.
  • the controlled rotation of the container about the container vertical axis by rotation of a plant and / or footprint against which the container rests and / or stands up take place.
  • the investment and / or footprint may be a stand plate on which the container stands up with its container bottom.
  • drive means are conceivable, which rest peripherally against the container wall and can cause a controlled rotation of the container about the container vertical axis.
  • a sensor unit for detecting an actual rotational position of the container is arranged in the region of the closing unit or upstream of the closing unit.
  • a mark, an equipment feature or other identification of the container can be detected to determine the current rotational position (actual rotational position) of the container.
  • the sensor unit may in particular be an optical detection unit, by means of which the marking, the equipment feature or the like. is detectable.
  • other detection units are possible, which allow a determination of the actual rotational position of the container, for example, a contour detection unit.
  • the means for rotating the container to a rotation angle sensor.
  • This rotation angle sensor may be, for example, an incremental sensor.
  • the rotation angle sensor is preferably coupled to an active element effecting the rotation of the container and can For example, to determine the angle of rotation by which the container is rotated by the active element used.
  • a controlled rotation of the container can be achieved in cooperation with the control unit.
  • the closure unit comprises a circulating, in particular continuously or intermittently drivable transport element for transporting the container from the container feed to a container delivery.
  • the containers are transferred to the container feed a container carrier or a container holder which is connected to the moving transport element, so that the containers are moved with the transport element until the container delivery, at which the removal of the container from the capper unit, for example by a Outlet star occurs.
  • the closure unit preferably has a multiplicity of closing stations moved along with the transport element, which each have a container carrier or a container holder and a closure head associated with this container carrier or container holder, so that the containers can be closed during transport.
  • the transport element is a rotatable about a machine vertical axis rotor or a linear conveyor.
  • this application relates to a device for producing multi-row containers from containers comprising at least one closing unit in which filled containers are closed by means of a capping head and a grouping station for forming containers from closed, filled containers.
  • at least one application unit is provided, by means of which adhesive application takes place on a peripheral side of the wall of the container.
  • the grouping station is designed for approaching a plurality of containers in such a way that the containers are connected to containers via the adhesives.
  • the grouping station preferably comprises a compressor station or compressor section, on which groups of containers are pressed together, at least temporarily, by the adhesives for connecting the containers to one another.
  • means for curing the adhesive may be provided in the region of the compressor station or compressor section and / or in the transport direction after the compressor station or compressor section.
  • the means for curing the adhesive may in particular be UV lamps, by means of which a UV-curing adhesive is curable.
  • this invention also relates to a method for producing containers from containers, wherein filled containers are fed to a closing unit, at which a closure of the respective container takes place by means of a closing element, wherein a plurality of containers are combined after closure into a container group and then closed to be processed in a container.
  • a closing unit at which a closure of the respective container takes place by means of a closing element, wherein a plurality of containers are combined after closure into a container group and then closed to be processed in a container.
  • an adhesive is applied to a circumferential side of the wall of the container. Subsequently, several, the adhesive application having containers are approximated to each other in such a way that the containers are connected via the adhesive to containers.
  • the closure of the container, rotation of the container into a desired rotational position, and adhesive application by the application unit preferably take place in successive, in particular immediately successive, steps on the transport path within the closure unit.
  • “Adhesives” within the meaning of the invention are, inter alia, all materials or compounds with which an adhesive bond between containers is possible, in particular compounds, materials or compounds which are in liquid or applied viscous state form a self-adhesive order and / or effect an adhesive bond by application of pressure and / or by energy input and / or after curing or crosslinking (also by energy input).
  • “Adhesives” within the meaning of the invention are, inter alia, also multi-layer materials, for example those of at least one carrier material, which is coated with a material with which an adhesive bond between containers is possible, ie at least two-sided adhesive and / or adhesive are active. Such adhesives or adhesives may be referred to as pads.
  • An “adhesive" container has adhesives or adhesives according to the invention, or is provided with an adhesive and adhesive application.
  • the adhesive or adhesive is preferably selected such that the containers are detachable manually or non-destructively from the container or separable from each other. It is conceivable that liquid adhesive is applied by the applicator elements. It is also possible that a low-viscosity UV-curing adhesive is applied. Also suitable would be a melting or heating glue, which, however, cools very quickly, and so could eventually give up its adhesive properties before the containers of the container are sufficiently glued together.
  • a UV-curing adhesive is also advantageous in terms of particularly easy adjustment of its desired properties.
  • a corresponding curing station or a curing line is preferably provided downstream of the application elements stationary or along the linear conveyor above or optionally also below.
  • a curing station can be, for example, a tunnel with UV illumination.
  • the curing station is preferably downstream of the closing device, preferably arranged on the linear transporter.
  • the closure unit 5 for closing containers 2 by means of closure elements 3, in particular with screw closures.
  • the closure unit 5 has a container feed 4.1, which is formed in particular by an inlet star and by means of the filled, at its container opening 2.1 still open container 2 of the capper unit 5 are supplied according to the machine division.
  • the closure unit 5 has a transport element 5.1, which is formed, for example, by a rotor driven peripherally around a machine vertical axis MHA, in particular driven continuously or intermittently.
  • the transport element 5.1 may be a conveyor belt or a transport chain, for example a linear conveyor.
  • an intermittent operation is possible, ie the closure of the container 2 takes place during a standstill phase of the transport element 5.1.
  • at least one capper head 6 is provided in the region of the transport element 5.1, to which closure elements 3 are supplied, for example via a closure element feed 5.2.
  • the supplied closure elements 3 are then applied to the container 2 by means of the capper head 6.
  • the closure elements 3 are screwed or deformed, for example.
  • Other closing mechanisms are possible in principle.
  • a plurality of capper heads 6 are provided on the capper unit 5, which are moved synchronously with the transport element 5.1.
  • FIG. 1 can be provided on the capper unit 5 more closing stations, which are in particular formed from a container carrier or a container holder and a capper head 6, wherein the closing stations are provided for example on a rotating, in particular continuously circulating driven rotor.
  • the container carriers or the container holder at the closing stations can be formed by any suitable means for this purpose, in particular by a neck ring holder, by a container footprint or a stand plate. It is also possible that the container carrier or the container holder is integrated in the capper head 6.
  • a neck ring gripper may be provided at the lower free end of the capper head 6.
  • an application unit 7 may be provided in the region of the transport path between the container feed 4.1 and the container delivery 4.2, by means of which an adhesive application is effected on the container 2.
  • the application unit 7 is in this case preferably provided stationarily in the region of the transport path on which the containers 2 are moved by the transport element 5.1, so that the containers 2 are approximated by this transport element 5.1 to the application unit 7 such that an adhesive application is possible.
  • the Appliziericaen 7 can be designed in particular for the application of a liquid or viscous adhesive material, such as a hot melt adhesive, a UV-curing adhesive or even adhesive pads.
  • the adhesive application can be done in the transport direction before closing the container 2 or even after the closure of the same.
  • the adhesive application can take place at one or more locations on the container 2.
  • a plurality of adhesive applications can be distributed circumferentially on the container 2, for example, two by 90 ° or substantially 90 ° staggered adhesive orders, so that the container 2 can be connected to a plurality of container 2 adjacent containers.
  • a plurality of application units 7 can be provided on the closure unit 5, which placed differently on the container vertical axis BHA after rotation of the container 2, in particular effecting a plurality of circumferentially offset adhesive applications.
  • FIG. 2 shows a device 20 for producing multi-row containers from containers 2 by gluing the container 2 together, the closing devices 1 according to the previously described FIG. 1 exhibit.
  • the device is mirror-symmetrical or substantially mirror-symmetrical to a in FIG. 2 formed horizontally extending center plane ME and has two counter-rotating processing areas 20.1, 20.2.
  • FIG. 2 shows a device 20 for producing multi-row containers from containers 2 by gluing the container 2 together, the closing devices 1 according to the previously described FIG. 1 exhibit.
  • the device is mirror-symmetrical or substantially mirror-symmetrical to a in FIG. 2 formed horizontally extending center plane ME and has two counter-rotating processing areas 20.1, 20.2.
  • the first processing area 20.1 is written, the same applies analogously to the second processing area 20.2.
  • the open at its container opening 2.1 container 2 are standing in a transport direction TR via a feed an infeed star 11, by means of which the transfer of the container 2 to the capper unit 5 is effected.
  • the containers 2 are then moved by the closure unit 5 to the outlet star 12, which takes over the container 2 suitable and forwards it to a grouping station 9.
  • sealing of the containers 2 in the region of their container opening 2.1 with the closure element as well as at least one adhesive application by means of the application unit 7 takes place in the region of the closure unit 5 between the container feed effected by the inlet star 11 and the container discharge caused by the outlet star 12 in a sub-region of the transport path immediately following the container feed, the container 2 is first closed and then the adhesive application is carried out in a further, subsequent region of the transport path.
  • the adhesive application by means of the application unit 7 and in the following, subsequent region of the transport path the closure of the container 2 takes place.
  • the actual rotational position After the actual rotational position has been detected, it can be compared with the desired nominal rotational position by means of a control device and a rotation angle derived or calculated therefrom. Subsequently, the rotation of the container 2 from the actual rotational position takes place in the desired rotational position by rotation of the container 2 by the calculated or determined angle of rotation.
  • the amount of the angle of rotation during the rotation of the container 2 can be detected by means of an angle-determining sensor unit, for example an incremental encoder, and thus the rotation of the container 2 can be controlled.
  • the adhesive application After the controlled rotation, the adhesive application can then be carried out by means of the application unit 7.
  • a first application unit 7 can cause an adhesive application at a first rotational position and a second application unit 7 a further adhesive application at a further rotational position, for example at a by a fixed angular amount, for example, 90 ° to the first rotational position offset rotational position.
  • a plurality of application units 7 may be provided on the capper unit 5 in a direction parallel to the container vertical axis BHA arranged one above the other. As a result, at a fixed rotational position, a plurality of adhesive applications can be applied one above the other, for example an upper and a lower adhesive application, so that the containers 2 can be connected to one another in a stable manner.
  • the rotation of the container 2 for positionally accurate placement of the adhesive application or the adhesive jobs can be done by suitable rotating means in the transport path of the container 2 between the container supply to the capper unit 5 and the applicator 7.
  • the rotating means are formed by the respective closing head 6, which is preferably moved with the respective container 2 and acts on the container 2 in question for closing.
  • the closing head 6 has a rotary driven active element, by means of which the closure element 3 is screwed onto the container opening.
  • This rotationally driven active element can also be used, for example, to turn the container 2 as a whole into the desired rotational position, so that the adhesive application can take place at the desired location.
  • the capping head 6 can be applied with its rotationally driven active element to the mouth of the container 2 (rotation of the unlocked container 2) or a screwed thereon closure element 3 (rotation of the closed container 2), so that by a controlled rotation of the active element Rotation of the container 2 is reached around the container vertical axis BHA.
  • a relieving of the container 2 for example, by slightly lifting the capping head 6 and / or bottom-side lifting of the container 2 done to facilitate the same easier to rotate.
  • Another alternative to the controlled rotation of the container is that the container 2 circumferentially at least partially rests against a controlled rotatable or movable active element and / or the container 2 rests on a controlled rotating stand plate. This can also be achieved a rotation of the container 2, in the closed or unlocked state.
  • the containers 2 provided with the still moist or activatable adhesive application are preferably grouped during their continuous further movement, for example on a linear conveyor, to form the containers.
  • the containers 2 are brought closer to each other in such a way that the adhesive jobs produce an adhesive bond between adjacent containers 2.
  • a compressor station 10 may also be provided, which is passed through by the grouped containers 2.
  • the containers 2 are pressed against one another or pressed in such a way that a firm connection can be established between the containers 2 connected to one another via the adhesives.
  • 10 may be provided for curing and / or crosslinking of the adhesive in the region of the grouping station 9 and / or the compressor station.
  • These means may be a UV lamp or an array of UV lamps, for example in a curing tunnel, when using a UV-curable adhesive.
  • other curing agents are conceivable, for example those which cause curing of the adhesive by thermal energy.
  • a handle insert can be introduced between the containers 2.
  • loop-shaped grip bands or gripping means are attached to the containers after the curing of the adhesive. The containers thus formed can then be suitably removed and palletized.
  • FIG. 2 shown device in which in parallel operation by a plurality of closure units 5, a closure of the container 2 or the respective adhesive application to this container 2, multi-row containers can be produced in an optimized manner, since each capper unit 5 each provides a number of containers 2 for the container , which are then grouped and thus processed into containers. As a result, it is possible, in particular, to bring together the containers 2 in a positionally accurate manner in such a way that the containers 2 are approximated or pressed together with the regions to which the adhesives are applied and are thereby adhesively bonded.
  • FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of a closure unit 5.
  • the closure unit has a plurality of Verschwinköpfen 6, which are held on a driven about a machine vertical axis MHA machine element.
  • the closure unit 5 has a plurality of stand plates 5.3 designed as container carriers, onto which the containers 2 are applied or placed upright.
  • the base plates 5.3 of which in FIG. 3 only a few are shown schematically, each associated with a capping head 6 and preferably run synchronously with the Versch thoroughlyköpfen 6.
  • a container 2 supplied to the container feeder 4.1 is placed on a container carrier and preferably continuously moved through it until it is removed from the container dispenser 4.2. On the transport route between the container feeder 4.1 and 4.2 container dispensing again the adhesive application.
  • two applicator units 7 are provided one above the other in the embodiment shown, which are connected via a supply line with an adhesive reservoir 13.
  • the application units 7 are in particular arranged such that adhesive can be applied in the abdominal region and / or just above the container bottom.
  • the Appliziericaen 7 are ideally mounted vertically displaceable and pivotable about a vertical axis, for setting the optimal application angle of the adhesive to the container surface.
  • closure elements 3 are fed to the respective sealing heads 6, which are applied during the movement of the containers 2 on a first subregion of the transport path in the closure unit 5.
  • closure head 6 located above the respective container 2 is lowered onto the container mouth and the closure element 3 is applied to the container opening 2.1, preferably screwed on.
  • a rotation of the same can take place in the desired rotational position.
  • This controlled rotation can be effected by the capping head 6 or the base plate 5.3.
  • the capping head 6 controlled by the cam control 14 can be easily lifted from the container 2 to reduce the clamping of the same and allow for easier twisting.
  • After reaching the desired rotational position occurs when passing the at least one application unit 7 of the adhesive application.
  • the cam control 14 a lifting of the capping head 6 from the container 2 and the removal of the container carrier at the container delivery 4.2.
  • FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of a container manufacturing device 20 similar FIG. 2 ,
  • the essential difference of the embodiment shown here compared to FIG. 2 consists in that in each case an alignment unit 15, in particular an alignment star is provided in front of the capper units 5, by means of which an alignment of the container 2 takes place in a desired rotational position in front of the capper unit 5.
  • a sensor unit 8 is provided in the region of the alignment unit 15, by means of which the actual rotational position of the container 2 can be detected.
  • This sensor unit 8 can be formed for example by an optical detection system for detecting certain features or markings. After detecting the actual rotational position, actual data is transmitted to a control unit and compared with stored target data to determine the angle by which the container 2 is to be rotated.
  • the containers 2 are controlled in the alignment of the alignment unit 15 is rotated to the desired rotational position, for example by rotation of the footprint on which the container 2 stands up (turntable) or by rotation on a suitable active element at the container mouth.
  • the desired rotational position for example by rotation of the footprint on which the container 2 stands up (turntable) or by rotation on a suitable active element at the container mouth.
  • only in the region of the alignment unit 15 only a detection of the actual rotational position via the sensor unit 8 and the rotation into the desired rotational position can take place only in the region of the closure unit 5.
  • the rotation already takes place in the alignment unit 15 it must be ensured that the container remains on the further transport path up to the application unit 7 in this nominal rotational position.
  • the remaining structure of the container manufacturing device 20 substantially corresponds to the structure in FIG. 2 , so that reference is made to the description there.
  • these containers can be palletized and transported away. Not shown, but are encompassed by the invention in particular so-called blocked solution or block plants, in which all or part of the treatment machines are directly gekopplet.
  • a transport is usually provided as neckhandling of the container by means of transport stars between the treatment machines, in which the containers are held by means of grippers or clamps on the neck area.
  • it would be a blocking of at least the closure unit according to the invention with the associated unit for adhesive application to the container and the downstream grouping station with an upstream labeling and / or filling machine.

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  1. Dispositif servant à fabriquer des unités d'emballage à partir de contenants (2), comprenant une unité de fermeture (5), au niveau de laquelle la fermeture des contenants (2) est effectuée au moyen d'une tête de fermeture (6), par la mise en place d'éléments de fermeture (3) sur une ouverture de contenant (2.1), comprenant une arrivée de contenants (4.1) servant à amener des contenants (2) non fermés ainsi qu'un poste de regroupement (9) servant à former des unités d'emballage à partir de contenants (2) remplis fermés, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une unité d'application (7) est prévue dans la zone de l'unité de fermeture (5), au moyen de laquelle de la colle est appliquée sur un côté périphérique de la paroi du contenant (2), et en ce que le poste de regroupement (9) est réalisé afin de rapprocher plusieurs contenants (2) de telle manière que les contenants (2) sont assemblés par les colles en des unités d'emballage.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de fermeture (5) présente des moyens servant à faire tourner de manière commandée le contenant (2) autour de son axe vertical de contenant (BHA).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'action consistant à faire tourner de manière commandée le contenant (2) autour de l'axe vertical de contenant (BHA) est effectuée par la tête de fermeture (6).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'action consistant à faire tourner de manière commandée le contenant (2) autour de l'axe vertical de contenant (BHA) est effectuée par une rotation d'une surface d'appui et/ou de pose, en regard de laquelle le contenant (2) repose et/ou se trouve.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une unité de capteur (8) servant à détecter une position de rotation réelle du contenant (2) est disposée dans la zone de l'unité de fermeture (5) ou en aval de l'unité de fermeture (5).
  6. Dispositif selon les revendications 2 et 5,
    caractérisé en ce qu'une unité de commande est prévue, laquelle est réalisée afin de recevoir des informations concernant la position de rotation réelle du contenant (2) et qui coopère avec les moyens servant à faire tourner le contenant (2) de telle manière qu'une rotation du contenant (2) est effectuée depuis la position de rotation réelle dans une position de rotation théorique.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2, 3, 4 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que
    les moyens servant à faire tourner le contenant (2) présentent un capteur d'angle de rotation.
  8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de fermeture (5) présente un élément de transport (5.1) tournant pouvant être entraîné en particulier en continu ou par intermittence servant au transport des contenants (2) depuis l'amenée de contenants (4.1) en direction d'une distribution de contenants (4.2).
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de transport (5.1) est un rotor pouvant tourner autour d'un axe vertical de machine (MHA) ou un convoyeur linéaire.
  10. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le poste de regroupement (9) comprend un poste de compactage (10) ou une ligne de compactage, sur lequel/laquelle des groupes de contenants (2) sont pressés au moins de manière temporaire afin d'assembler les contenants (2) les uns aux autres par les colles.
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que dans la zone du poste de compactage (10) ou de la ligne de compactage et/ou dans la direction de transport après le poste de compactage (10) ou la ligne de compactage, des moyens servant à faire durcir les colles sont prévus.
  12. Procédé servant à fabriquer des unités d'emballage à partir de contenants (2), dans lequel des contenants (2) remplis sont amenés à une unité de fermeture (5), au niveau de laquelle une fermeture des contenants (2) est effectuée au moyen d'un élément de fermeture, dans lequel les contenants (2) sont rassemblés après la fermeture en un groupe de contenants et sont transformés par la suite en une unité d'emballage, caractérisé en ce que dans la zone de l'unité de fermeture (5), une colle est appliquée sur un côté périphérique de la paroi du contenant (2), et en ce que par la suite plusieurs contenants (2) présentant la colle appliquée sont approchés les uns des autres de telle manière que les contenants (2) sont assemblés par l'intermédiaire des colles en des unités d'emballage.
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que le contenant (2) est tourné avant l'application de colle par un élément fonctionnel disposé dans la zone de l'unité de fermeture (5) et/ou associé à l'unité de fermeture (5) de manière commandée autour d'un axe vertical de contenant (BHA).
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que la rotation commandée du contenant (2) autour de l'axe vertical de contenant (BHA) est effectuée par une tête de fermeture (6).
  15. Procédé selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que la rotation commandée du contenant (2) autour de l'axe vertical de contenant (BHA) est effectuée par la rotation d'une surface d'appui et/ou de pose, en regard de laquelle le contenant (2) repose et/ou se trouve.
  16. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 15, caractérisé en ce que dans la zone de l'unité de fermeture (5), une détection d'une position de rotation réelle du contenant (2) est effectuée par une unité de capteur (8).
  17. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 16, caractérisé en ce qu'une rotation du contenant (2) dans une position de rotation théorique est effectuée par l'unité de fermeture (5).
  18. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 17, caractérisé en ce que lors d'étapes se suivant dans le temps, la fermeture du contenant (2), une rotation du contenant (2) dans une position de rotation théorique et l'application de colle par l'unité d'application (7) sont effectuées sur une ligne de transport à l'intérieur de l'unité de fermeture (5).
  19. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 17, caractérisé en ce que lors d'étapes se suivant dans le temps, la rotation du contenant (2) dans la position de rotation théorique, l'application de colle par l'unité d'application (7) et la fermeture du contenant (2) sont effectuées sur une ligne de transport à l'intérieur de l'unité de fermeture.
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