EP3549877B1 - Dispositif d'emballage et procédé de transformation et / ou d'équipement d'un dispositif d'emballage - Google Patents

Dispositif d'emballage et procédé de transformation et / ou d'équipement d'un dispositif d'emballage Download PDF

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EP3549877B1
EP3549877B1 EP18215176.1A EP18215176A EP3549877B1 EP 3549877 B1 EP3549877 B1 EP 3549877B1 EP 18215176 A EP18215176 A EP 18215176A EP 3549877 B1 EP3549877 B1 EP 3549877B1
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Christian ROSENWINK
Magdalena HEITAUER
Herbert Spindler
Stephan Wittmann
Florian KOCHINKE
Thorsten KROELL
Irmengard PRANKL
Florian JUNGLAS
Jürgen Werner
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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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/06—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths
    • B65B11/08—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path
    • B65B11/10—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a single straight path to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents
    • 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
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/24—Enclosing bottles in wrappers
    • B65B21/245—Enclosing bottles in wrappers in flexible wrappers, e.g. foils
    • 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
    • B65B35/44—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/04—Machines constructed with readily-detachable units or assemblies, e.g. to facilitate maintenance

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  • the present invention relates to a packaging device and a method for converting and / or equipping a packaging device.
  • dividing rods there are also packaging devices in which, by means of such dividing rods, following articles are briefly delayed compared to the preceding articles.
  • a relative spacing is formed between the specific number of leading articles and subsequent articles, whereby groups of articles arise, onto which packaging material can subsequently be applied.
  • the dividing rods are usually arranged on conveyor chains that move in a rotating manner. The respective relative distance or spacing between the dividing rods arranged on the circulating conveyor chains is matched to the respective group to be formed from articles.
  • packaging devices In order to provide the respective groups of articles with packaging material, packaging devices often have a large number of revolving or rotating wrapping rods, which apply flat packaging material, possibly made by shrink film or so-called stretch film (stretchable and very thin film), to a respective group of articles raise.
  • drive rods can be arranged for revolving or rotating movement on conveyor chains.
  • first packaging units are to be formed from articles in a first packaging process via the packaging machine and second packaging units are to be formed in a second packaging process that follows the first packaging process
  • the pitch of the drive rods and / or dividing elements on conveyor chains must be adapted.
  • the knock-in rods or dividing elements are manually dismantled from the conveyor chains and fixed again on the respective conveyor chain with a respective spacing adapted to the packaging units to be formed.
  • Such conversion is cumbersome and time-consuming.
  • at least one person is required to convert.
  • a primary object of the invention can be seen in providing a packaging device and a method which at least partially improve or at least partially eliminate the disadvantages mentioned.
  • the invention relates to a packaging device for articles such as beverage containers or the like.
  • the beverage containers which can be packaged with the packaging device can be, for example, bottles or PET bottles and / or cans.
  • the packaging device comprises at least one circulating conveying means.
  • the at least one circulating conveyor can in particular be formed by at least one circulating conveyor chain. It may be that the at least one circumferentially driven conveyor center comprises at least two conveyor chains which are oriented essentially parallel to one another and are each circumferentially driven.
  • the packaging device further comprises a plurality of format parts which can be fixed to the at least one circulating conveying means.
  • the multiple format parts that can be fixed on the at least one circulating conveying means can be designed in such a way that articles can be temporarily decelerated or accelerated by the multiple format parts that can be fixed on the at least one revolving driven conveying means.
  • the plurality of conveying means that are driven in rotation can be fixed to the at least one Format parts can be designed in such a way that flat packaging material can be applied to articles via the plurality of format parts which can be fixed to the at least one circumferentially driven conveyor.
  • a component of the packaging device is also at least one manipulator designed to handle format parts. It is provided that the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts is oriented towards the independent fixing of the plurality of format parts on the at least one circumferentially driven conveying means with a defined pitch.
  • the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts is designed in such a way that the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts can apply a linear movement to the multiple format parts for independent attachment to the at least one circumferentially driven conveyor.
  • the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts can accordingly have a linear guide, along which linear guide the plurality of format parts can be moved for independent attachment to the at least one circumferentially driven conveyor.
  • Embodiments have proven successful in which the packaging device comprises a magazine assigned to the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts, to which the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts can transfer format parts and / or from which the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts Manipulator can remove format parts.
  • the at least one magazine assigned to the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts is structurally integrated in the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts.
  • the packaging device can comprise a control device which is connected to the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts and to which information can be provided on a respective defined pitch.
  • the at least one control device can then, if necessary, use the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts for the independent removal of format parts already arranged on the at least one circumferentially driven conveying means and for the independent removal Fixing the several format parts on the at least one circulating conveying means in the respective control device by means of the information control predetermined division distance.
  • a plurality of holding means preferably produced in the three-dimensional printing process, is arranged on the at least one circulating conveying means, via which plurality of holding means, preferably produced in the three-dimensional printing process, the several format parts are positively and / or non-positively locked by means of the at least one manipulator can be fixed on at least one revolving conveyor with a defined pitch. If at least two circumferentially driven conveying means are provided, each of the at least two circumferentially driven conveying means is assigned a holding means for each of the format parts to be fixed to the at least two circumferentially driven conveying means.
  • the invention also relates to a method for converting and / or equipping a packaging device.
  • One step of the method provides for a plurality of format parts to be provided.
  • the multiple format parts can be aimed at a temporary delay or acceleration of articles under installation.
  • the multiple format parts can be aligned to an arrangement of flat packaging material on articles.
  • a further step provides for the multiple format parts provided to be fixed on at least one conveying means, which is driven in a rotating manner and designed as a component of a packaging device, with a defined pitch.
  • At least one manipulator designed for handling format parts is also provided for the method.
  • the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts independently fixes the format parts provided on the at least one circulating conveying means with or at the defined pitch.
  • the at least one manipulator designed to handle format parts moves the provided format parts in a linear direction, resulting in the format parts being moved in a linear direction independently on the at least one circumferentially driven conveyor can be set with a defined pitch.
  • the multiple format parts are provided via a magazine, from which magazine the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts removes format parts and automatically fixes format parts removed from the magazine to at least one circulating conveyor with a defined pitch.
  • the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts removes format parts already arranged on the at least one circumferentially driven conveyor from the at least one circumferentially driven conveyor and transfers them to a magazine, with at least one time after removal of the several up to then a circumferentially driven conveying means arranged format parts and temporally after the transfer of the format parts removed from the at least one circumferentially driven conveying means into the magazine, the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts independently fixes the provided format parts on the at least one circumferentially driven conveyor with a defined pitch.
  • a plurality of holding means preferably produced in the three-dimensional printing process
  • a plurality of holding means is arranged on the at least one circumferentially driven conveying means, via which a plurality of holding means, preferably produced in the three-dimensional printing process, of the at least one manipulator designed for handling format parts, shape and / or shape the several format parts. or fixed in a non-positive manner on at least one circulating conveying means with a defined pitch.
  • the packaging device according to the invention can be provided for generating groupings from several articles and for combining the groupings by means of packaging material, wherein the packaging material can be formed in particular by thermoplastic packaging material such as film.
  • the packaging device comprises in particular an inlet with a horizontal conveyor device.
  • Articles stand up on the horizontal conveyor and are transported in a mass flow.
  • Leading articles are attached to immediately following articles.
  • the inlet can comprise several guide rails extending parallel to one another, with the aid of which the articles can be moved in several parallel paths.
  • a manipulation area Immediately after the inlet or the horizontal conveyor is a manipulation area with a first work module and a further work module, which further work module is arranged downstream of the first work module.
  • the first work module and the further work module are controlled via a control device that is suitable for this purpose and configured and equipped accordingly.
  • a respective grouping is formed from several articles via the first work module, in that leading articles of one grouping are accelerated compared to trailing articles of another grouping.
  • the first work module comprises a plurality of format parts, which are each designed as one-part elements and are moved in a revolving manner via a conveying means, which can be designed as a conveyor chain.
  • the format parts or dividing elements come into contact with articles provided for a respective grouping and accelerate these articles of a respective grouping under contact with subsequent articles.
  • the horizontal conveying device of the inlet is operated intermittently or at a variable transport speed.
  • a conveyor belt of the first working module is operated at a higher transport speed than the horizontal conveyor of the inlet.
  • the format parts or dividing elements come into contact with articles of a respective grouping.
  • the speed of movement of the format parts or dividing elements essentially corresponds to the transport speed of the conveyor belt.
  • the further work module which follows the first work module in the manipulation area, applies thermoplastic packaging material such as film to the groupings formed by the first work module.
  • the groupings stand up on a conveyor belt which passes the further work module or which groupings during the application of the thermoplastic Transported packaging material.
  • groups are wrapped with thermoplastic packaging material.
  • the further work module has several format parts in the form of knock-in rods, which are arranged circumferentially on conveying means which are oriented parallel to one another and are each designed as conveyor chains.
  • the groupings then leave the further work module and are moved in the direction of a shrink device which is arranged downstream of the further work module and which is designed as a shrink tunnel.
  • a shrink device which is arranged downstream of the further work module and which is designed as a shrink tunnel.
  • the articles or the groupings then leave the shrinking device as a finished bundle or shrink film bundle and are then possibly conveyed in the direction of a palletizing station or another processing station.
  • the containers can be formed from a total of six articles, for example. If groupings or bundles are to be generated in a further packaging process which differ from the previously formed groupings or bundles, for example with regard to the number of the respective articles, the spacing for the format parts or for the formed as part of the first work module dividing elements are changed. The spacing for the format parts designed as a component of the further work module or for the drive-in rods designed as a component of the further work module must also be changed.
  • both the first work module and the further work module can each be assigned a separate manipulator.
  • the manipulator assigned to the first work module can fix the format parts or dividing elements provided for the first work module, as shown below, independently and in a defined spacing adapted to the respective container to be formed on the circulatingly driven conveying means designed as part of the first work module.
  • the manipulator assigned to the first work module can be designed, for example, as a multi-axis robot, as a portal system, as a delta kinematic robot and / or as a further handling device.
  • the manipulator assigned to the further work module can arrange the format parts or drive-in rods provided for the further work module independently and in a pitch adapted to the respective container to be formed on the circulating conveying means designed as part of the further work module.
  • the manipulator assigned to the further work module can also be designed as a portal system, as a delta kinematics robot, as a multi-axis robot and / or as a further handling device.
  • a common manipulator can be assigned to the first work module and the further work module, which independently attaches the format parts or dividing elements provided for the first work module and format parts or drive-in rods provided for the further work module, each at a defined spacing, to the or as part of the first work module of the further work module designed and revolvingly driven conveying means.
  • the manipulator that is possibly jointly assigned to the first work module and the further work module can be designed, for example, as a driverless transport vehicle and can therefore be moved back and forth between the first work module and the further work module with high accuracy.
  • a guideline can be laid as a track guide between the first work module and the further work module, which can be followed by the manipulator jointly assigned to the first work module and the further work module.
  • embodiments have proven useful in which, for example, an optical, magnetic and / or inductive guide line is laid between the first working module and the further working module.
  • the manipulator that is possibly jointly assigned to the first work module and the further work module can possibly have a camera, a Hall sensor and / or an antenna, by means of the camera, the Hall sensor and / or the antenna, to recognize the course of the guideline and thereby find itself precisely move back and forth in a predetermined and / or controlled manner between the first work module and the further work module.
  • an access opening can be provided via which the manipulator can remove format parts or dividing elements from the circulating conveying means of the first work module and transfer them into a magazine designed as a component of the manipulator. Furthermore, the manipulator can introduce format parts or dividing elements via the access opening and fix them to the circulating conveying means at a defined pitch.
  • the manipulator comprises an actuator, a linear axis designed as a toothed belt axis and a slide.
  • the actuator can be designed as a servomotor, for example. If the actuator is actuated, the slide moves from a first position via an intermediate position into a target position.
  • the gripping element arranged on the slide grips the format bar, on which a plurality of dividing elements can be arranged, and pushes the format bar together with the multitude of dividing elements along the linear axis, whereby the format bar together with the dividing elements is attached to an already circulating conveyor of the first work module arranged carrier is fixed.
  • the conveying means can be formed, for example, by a conveyor chain.
  • the format strip carrying a large number of format parts formed by dividing elements can be moved through the access opening by a carrier designed as part of a magazine and thereby fixed to a carrier already arranged on the circulating conveyor of the first work module or onto a carrier already on the circulating conveyor of the first Work module arranged carrier are pushed.
  • the gripping elements which can form part of a manipulator of the packaging device, can be designed in different ways.
  • the format strip carrying a plurality of format parts or dividing elements can be gripped from the outside or gripped from the outside in a clamping manner via two interacting gripping elements.
  • an extension is arranged on the format strip.
  • the gripping elements and the extension are designed to correspond to one another, so that the gripping elements can grasp the format strip and thus the large number of format parts or partitions carried by the format strip in a form-fitting manner via the extension.
  • the gripping elements can dip into the format strip in sections. Subsequently, the gripping elements are moved or spread apart relative to one another, as a result of which the format strip and the plurality of format parts or dividing elements carried by the format strip are held by the gripping elements.
  • the manipulator assigned to the further work module is arranged below a transport level provided for the articles.
  • the manipulator has a magazine with several carriers, with a respective carrier of the magazine being able to provide a respective format part designed as a drive rod.
  • the manipulator also has a gripping element. The manipulator can use the gripping element to remove format parts designed as impact bars from the carriers of the magazine and fix them at a defined pitch to the conveyor of the further work module, which is designed as a conveyor chain.
  • the magazine is preferably designed in such a way that the carriers can be moved in rotation together with the respective format parts that are received and designed as drive-in rods.
  • the manipulator has a pneumatic cylinder, by means of which pneumatic cylinder the manipulator can effect a lifting movement and a return stroke movement for the gripping element for the purpose of fixing a respective drive-in rod or format part to the conveyor of the further working module designed as a conveyor chain.
  • the arrangement and configuration of the magazine assigned to the manipulator can differ from the explanations given above.
  • the direction of the lifting movement of the gripping element and the course of the movement path which the carriers follow can be continuously oriented obliquely or at an angle to one another.
  • the carriers can optionally be arranged on a circulating chain or on a circulating belt.
  • the magazine that is assigned to the further manipulator can also be designed differently.
  • the carrier can be moved in a circumferential manner together with the format parts or impact bars that have been received.
  • the magazine can optionally move the carriers in a linear direction of movement. This linear direction of movement runs perpendicular or essentially perpendicular to the direction of the lifting movement of the gripping element.
  • the gripping element can be pivoted about a differently oriented axis in order to receive a format part or a drive rod from the magazine.
  • the mentioned gripping element may also be dispensed with.
  • the magazine can also be arranged in the vicinity of the circulating conveying means or the conveying chain.
  • Carriers can already be attached to the circulating conveyor or to the conveyor chain.
  • the carriers of the magazine can be brought into a position opposite the carriers of the circulating conveyor or conveyor chain, in which a respective carrier of the magazine and a respective carrier arranged on the circulating conveyor or conveyor chain are directly opposite. In this position, the respective format part picked up by the carrier of the magazine or the respective drive rod picked up by the carrier of the magazine can be transferred directly from the respective carrier of the magazine to the respective carrier arranged on the rotating conveyor.
  • the carrier or the holding means can, for example, provide a receptacle or opening into which the format part or the wrapping rod can be inserted by means of the manipulator, whereupon the format part or the wrapping rod from the carrier or the holding means on the circulating conveying means or . the conveyor chain is held.
  • Holding means can be provided to fix the format parts on the circulating conveying means.
  • lateral openings of the holding means can be provided, which can be prepared for receiving bolts of the conveying means which is designed as a conveyor chain and moves in a rotating manner.
  • a screw can be introduced into the holding means via a suitably shaped and dimensioned countersink, which screw is connected to a threaded nut that is suitably introduced into the holding means and can thus be fixed.
  • the holding means can also have an opening into which a respective format part or a respective drive-in rod can be introduced.
  • the holding means can, for example, have an elastically deformable spring tongue with which the opening can be covered or closed. By means of an elastic deformation of the spring tongue, the opening can be released as required, so that a format part or a drive rod can be introduced into the opening or removed from the opening.
  • Format parts which are designed as dividing elements, can be temporarily stored in each of the magazines mentioned above.
  • the magazine can be designed as a revolver magazine or as a chain magazine.
  • the magazine can also be designed as a paternoster magazine or as a portal with a shelf system.
  • the magazine can optionally also be designed as a structurally integrated part of the manipulator.
  • a large number of format parts, which are designed as dividing elements, can be temporarily stored via the magazine.
  • the magazine can, for example, have a rotating transport chain.
  • the format parts or the dividing elements each have a base and an upper part.
  • the base and the upper part can preferably be separable from one another.
  • the base can be firmly attached to a conveyor chain or to a conveying means driven in a rotating manner.
  • the upper part can be attached to the base.
  • a magnet can be arranged on the upper part. After the upper part has been plugged onto the base, the upper part is releasably held on the base via the magnet.
  • the upper part also forms a contact surface with which contact surface the format part configured as a one-piece element can come into abutment on the rear with articles of a respective grouping.
  • at least one bore can also be made in the upper part. It is also possible that two holes running parallel to one another are made in the upper part.
  • a manipulator can dip into the upper part via the at least one bore or via the two parallel bores and, if necessary, pull the upper part off the base or remove the upper part from the base.
  • a manipulator can have two gripping arms, each of which can comprise a bolt formed in the running direction of the conveyor chain.
  • the gripping arms can be moved relative to one another together with their respective bolts in the running direction of the conveyor chain.
  • the bolts can plunge positively into bores in the upper part during such a relative movement.
  • a gripping device as it can be provided as part of the manipulator, comprises, for example, two gripping elements, which in practice can be formed, for example, by bolts or can include such bolts.
  • one of the gripping elements can, for example, be coupled to a respective first linear guide, whereby the gripping elements can each be moved in an approximately vertical spatial direction or Z direction via the first linear guides.
  • the movement of the gripping elements in the vertical spatial direction or Z-direction is preferably time-synchronized.
  • the first linear guides are connected to a common second linear guide and can be moved along the second linear guide relative to one another in the direction of an approximately horizontal spatial direction or Y direction.
  • the gripping elements which can optionally be formed by bolts or can comprise bolts, can dip into corresponding recesses in an upper part that is part of a format part.
  • the second linear guide is connected, for example, to two third linear guides oriented parallel to one another. Via the third linear guides, the second linear guide, the first linear guides and the gripping elements can be moved along a third spatial direction or X direction (normally also horizontally, transversely to the Y direction).
  • a movable gripping device thus provides a possibility by means of which the gripping elements designed to receive a format part can be moved in three different spatial directions that are preferably perpendicular to one another.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a packaging device 1 according to the invention.
  • the packaging device 1 is provided for generating groups 6 from several articles 5 and combining the groupings 6 by means of packaging material 4, in the present case designed as thermoplastic packaging material 4a.
  • the packaging device 1 comprises an inlet 3 with a horizontal conveyor device 16.
  • Articles 5 stand on the horizontal conveyor device 16 and are transported in a mass flow. Preceding Article 5 is attached to Article 5 immediately following it.
  • the inlet 3 comprises several guide rails extending parallel to one another, with the aid of which the articles 5 are moved in several parallel paths.
  • the first work module 10 comprises several format parts 8, each of which is used as a dividing element 14 (cf. Figures 3 and 4th ) are trained and have an in Fig. 1 Conveying means 32, not shown in detail, which is designed as a conveyor chain 34 (cf. Fig.
  • the format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 are provided for a respective grouping 6 Articles 5 in annex and accelerate these articles 5 of a respective group 6 under annex compared to the following articles 5.
  • the horizontal conveying device 16 of the inlet 3 is operated intermittently or at a variable transport speed.
  • a conveyor belt 12 of the first working module 10 has a higher transport speed than the horizontal conveyor device 16 of the inlet 3.
  • the format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 come into contact with articles 5 of a respective grouping 6.
  • the speed of movement of the format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 essentially corresponds to the transport speed of the conveyor belt 12.
  • the further work module 20 which follows the first work module 10 in the manipulation area 22, applies thermoplastic packaging material 4 a to the groupings 6 formed by the first work module 10. Meanwhile, the groupings 6 stand on a conveyor belt 12 which passes the further work module 20 or which transports the groupings 6 while the thermoplastic packaging material 4a is being applied. In the further working module 20, groups 6 are wrapped with thermoplastic packaging material 4a.
  • the further work module 20 has several format parts 8 designed as drive-in rods 13 (cf. Fig. 12 ), which are arranged circumferentially on conveying means 24 which are oriented parallel to one another and are each designed as a conveyor chain 26.
  • the groupings 6 thereupon leave the further work module 20 and are moved in the direction of a shrinking device 30 arranged downstream of the further work module 20, which is designed as a shrink tunnel.
  • a shrinking device 30 By means of the shrinking device 30 or by means of the shrink tunnel, the thermoplastic packaging material 4a, which was applied to the groupings 6 by the further working module 20, is shrunk onto the respective grouping 6 of articles 5 by applying temperature.
  • the articles 5 or the groupings 6 thereupon leave the shrinking device 30 as a finished container 7 and are possibly conveyed in the direction of a palletizing station, not shown here.
  • three items 5 can be recognized as part of a respective container 7 or as part of a respective grouping 6. This is offset in the direction of the image plane in Fig. 1 to be recognized three articles 5 each a further article 5 immediately adjacent, so that a grouping 6 in Fig. 1 each off six articles 5 is formed or so that a respective container 7 comprises exactly six articles 5. If, in a further packaging process, groupings 6 or bundles 7 are to be generated which, for example, differ from groupings 6 or bundles 7 with regard to the number of the respective articles 5 Fig. 1 must distinguish the in Fig.
  • a separate manipulator 50 or 50 ' is assigned to both the first work module 10 and the further work module 20 for this purpose.
  • the manipulator 50 assigned to the first work module 10 can independently adjust the format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 provided for the first work module 10, as shown below, at a defined pitch TA that is adapted to the respective container 7 to be formed as part of the first work module 10 trained and circulating conveying means 32 (cf. Fig. 5 ).
  • the manipulator 50 assigned to the first work module 10 can be designed, for example, as a multi-axis robot, as a portal system, as a delta kinematic robot and / or as a further handling device.
  • the manipulator 50 assigned to the first work module 10 according to the exemplary embodiment of the following Figures 2 to 5 be trained.
  • the manipulator 50 ′ assigned to the further work module 20 can independently and at a pitch adapted to the respective container 7 to be formed the format parts 8 or drive-in rods 13 provided for the further work module 20, as shown below, as part of the further work module 20 trained and revolvingly driven conveying means 24 are arranged.
  • the manipulator 50 'assigned to the further work module 20 can also be designed as a portal system, as a delta kinematics robot, as a multi-axis robot and / or as a further handling device.
  • the further manipulator 50 ′ according to an exemplary embodiment of the following Figures 7 to 11 be trained.
  • the first work module 10 and the further work module 20 can be assigned a common manipulator, which format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 provided for the first work module 10 and for the further work module 10 provided format parts 8 or weft rods 13 each at a defined pitch TA independently on the rotatingly driven conveying means 24 and 32, which are part of the first work module 10 or the further work module 20.
  • the manipulator possibly jointly assigned to the first work module 10 and the further work module 20 can be designed as a driverless transport vehicle and can therefore be moved back and forth between the first work module 10 and the further work module 20 with high accuracy.
  • a guideline can be laid as a track guide between the first work module 10 and the further work module 20, which the manipulator possibly jointly assigned to the first work module 10 and the further work module 20 can follow.
  • the manipulator possibly jointly assigned to the first work module 10 and the further work module 20 can possibly have a camera, a Hall sensor and / or an antenna, by means of the camera, the Hall sensor and / or the antenna, to recognize the course of the guideline and thereby itself move back and forth between the first work module 10 and the further work module 20.
  • the Fig. 2 shows individual aspects of the packaging device 1 from the embodiment Fig. 1 .
  • Fig. 2 that already in Fig. 1 schematically shown first work module 10 in a perspective view.
  • the manipulator 50 which according to the description of Fig. 1 Format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 at a defined pitch on the conveying means 32 which are designed as part of the first work module 10 and are moved in a rotating manner (cf. Fig. 5 ) can arrange.
  • the Figures 3a and 3b show individual details of the first work module 10 and the manipulator 50 Fig. 2 .
  • the Fig. 3a reveals an access opening 40, via which the manipulator 50 can remove format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 from the circulating conveying means 32 of the first work module 10 and convert them into a part of the manipulator 50 and in Figure 3b to be recognized magazine 11 can transfer.
  • the manipulator 50 can introduce format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 via the access opening 40 and attach them to the circulating conveyor 32 (cf. Fig. 5 ).
  • FIGS. 4a to 4c show individual components of a manipulator 50 as it can be provided in various embodiments of a packaging device 1 according to the invention.
  • the Figures 4a to 4c individual steps as they can be provided in the order shown in various embodiments of the method according to the invention.
  • the manipulator 50 thus comprises according to FIG Figures 1 to 3 one now in the Figures 4 shown actuator 42, a linear axis 44 designed as a toothed belt axis 46 and a slide 48.
  • the actuator 42 can be designed as a servomotor. If the actuator 42 is actuated, the slide 48 moves out of position Figure 4a about the position after Figure 4b in the position after Figure 4c .
  • the gripping element 49 arranged on the carriage 48 grips the format bar denoted by the reference number 15, on which a plurality of dividing elements 14 are arranged, and pushes the format bar 15 together with the multitude of dividing elements 14 along the linear axis 44, whereby the format bar 15 together with the Parting elements 14 on a carrier 17 already arranged on rotating conveying means 32 of the first work module 10 (cf. Fig. 5 ) is fixed.
  • the Fig. 5 illustrates a possible for various embodiments of the method according to the invention fixing of format parts 8 on a circulating conveying means 32.
  • the conveying means 32 is designed as a conveyor chain 34.
  • the format strip 15 carrying a large number of format parts 8 formed by dividing elements 14 is supported by a format strip 15 as part of a magazine 11 (cf. Figure 3b ) formed carrier 17 moved through the access opening 40 and thereby fixed to a carrier 17 already arranged on the circulating conveyor 32 of the first work module 14 or pushed onto a carrier 17 already arranged on the circulating conveyor 32 of the first work module 10.
  • FIGS. 6a to 6c show several gripping elements 49 as they can be provided as part of a manipulator 50 in various embodiments of the packaging device 1. So in Figure 6a the several format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 according to Figures 4 The supporting format strip 15 is gripped from the outside via the two interacting gripping elements 49 or gripped from the outside in a clamping manner.
  • an extension 47 is arranged on the format strip 15.
  • the gripping elements 49 and the extension 47 are designed to correspond to one another, so that the gripping elements 49 hold the format bar 15 and thus the plurality of format bar 15 according to FIG Figures 4 Can grasp supported format parts 8 or parting elements 14 via the extension 47 in a form-fitting manner.
  • the gripping elements 49 are dipped into the format strip 15 in sections.
  • the gripping elements 49 are then moved or spread apart relative to one another, resulting in the format strip 15 and the large number of format strips 15 according to FIG Figures 4 carried format parts 8 or dividing elements 14 are held by the gripping elements 49.
  • FIG. 7 to 11 each show further aspects as they can be provided in various embodiments of a packaging device 1 according to the invention.
  • those in the Figures 7 to 11 aspects shown in a packaging device 1 according to FIG Fig. 1 described embodiment be provided.
  • the Fig. 7 shows a transition area 80 between the first work module 10 and the second work module 20.
  • Articles 5 leave the first work module 10 as grouping 6 (cf. Fig. 1 ) and are then fed to the further work module 20 as a group 6.
  • Fig. 1 manipulator 50 In the transition area 80, below a transport level provided for the articles 5, the is already closed Fig. 1 manipulator 50 'described and assigned to the further work module 20.
  • the manipulator 50 ' has a magazine 11 with several carriers 17, each carrier 17 of the magazine 11' having a respective one as a drive rod 13 (cf. Fig. 12 ) formed format part 8 can provide.
  • the manipulator 50 ' also has a gripping element 49'. Using the gripping element 49 ', the manipulator 50' can remove format parts 8, designed as impact bars 13, from the carriers 17 of the magazine 11 'and fix them at a defined pitch to the conveyor 24 of the further work module 20, which is designed as a conveyor chain 26.
  • the magazine 11 ' is designed in such a way that the carriers 17 together with the respective received and as drive rods 13 (cf. Fig. 12 ) trained Format parts 8 can be moved in rotation.
  • the manipulator 50 has a pneumatic cylinder, by means of which pneumatic cylinder the manipulator 50 can effect a lifting movement and a return stroke movement for the gripping element 49 'for the purpose of fixing a respective wrapping rod 13 or format part 8 on the conveyor 24 of the further working module 20, which is designed as a conveyor chain 26 .
  • the embodiment from Fig. 8 differs from the embodiment Fig. 7 in the arrangement and configuration of the magazine designated by the reference numeral 11 'and assigned to the manipulator 50'. So the carrier 17 in the embodiment Fig. 7 guided along a circumferential movement path, which runs in sections parallel to the direction of the lifting movement, which the gripping element 49 'executes to fix a respective wrapping rod 13 or a respective format part 8 on the circulating conveyor 24 or the conveyor chain 26. In contrast, the direction of the lifting movement of the gripping element 49 'and the course of the movement path, which the carrier 17 in the embodiment Fig. 8 follow, continuously oriented obliquely or at an angle to each other. In the exemplary embodiment from Fig. 7 and / or off Fig. 8 the carriers 17 can be arranged on a circulating chain or on a circulating belt.
  • the embodiment from Fig. 9 differs from the exemplary embodiments Figures 7 and 8th furthermore in the arrangement and configuration of the magazine designated by the reference number 11 'and assigned to the manipulator 50'.
  • the carriers 17 together with the received format parts 8 or drive-in rods 13 in the exemplary embodiments Figures 7 and 8th in each case moved circumferentially.
  • the magazine 11 'from the exemplary embodiment can be from Fig. 9 move the carrier 17 exclusively in the linear direction of movement indicated by the arrow representation. This linear direction of movement runs perpendicular or essentially perpendicular to the direction of the lifting movement of the gripping element 49 '.
  • a magazine 11 ' is provided, in which the carrier 17 together with the format parts 18 or drive-in rods 14 that have been received can be displaced exclusively in the linear direction of movement indicated by the arrows.
  • the gripping element 49 'for receiving a format part 8 or a folding rod 13 from the magazine 11' can move in one direction the axis oriented to the image plane can be pivoted. The swivel movement is in Fig. 10 indicated by arrows.
  • the carriers 17 of the magazine 11 ' can be brought into a position relative to the carriers 17 of the circulating conveyor 24 or the conveyor chain 26 in which a respective carrier 17 of the magazine 11' and a respective carrier 17 arranged on the revolving conveyor 24 or the conveyor chain 26 are directly opposite.
  • the respective format part 8 that has been received by the carrier 17 of the magazine 11 'or the respective impact rod 13 that has been received by the carrier 17 of the magazine 11' from the respective carrier 17 of the magazine 11 'to the respective conveying means 24 moving around the circumference arranged carrier 17 are transferred immediately.
  • the Fig. 12 shows an arrangement of a format part 8 designed as a wrapping rod 13 on a circulating conveying means 24, as it can be provided in various embodiments of a packaging device 1 according to the invention.
  • the circulating conveyor 24 is also designed as a conveyor chain 26.
  • the carrier 17 or the holding means 52 provides a receptacle or opening 53 into which the format part 8 or the drive rod 13 can be inserted by means of the manipulator 50 '(cf. Figures 7 to 11 ) can be inserted, whereupon the format part 8 or the wrapping rod 13 is held by the carrier 17 or by the holding means 52 on the circulating conveyor 24 or the conveyor chain 26.
  • the Figures 13a to 13c show an embodiment of a holding means 52, as is the case in various embodiments of a packaging device 1 according to the invention for fixing a respective format part 8 on a circulating conveying means 24 (cf. Figures 7 to 12 ) can be provided.
  • the holding means 52 from the Figures 13a to 13c was produced using a three-dimensional printing process and is made of plastic.
  • the Figure 13b reveals laterally openings 56 of the holding means 52, which are used for receiving bolts of the conveyor chain 26 (cf. Fig. 12 ) trained and circulating conveying means 24 are prepared.
  • a screw can be introduced into the holding means 52, which screw is connected to a threaded nut introduced into the holding means 52 via the recess 54.
  • the holding means 52 has an opening 53 into which a respective format part 8 or a respective drive-in rod 13 can be introduced.
  • the holding means 52 comprises an elastically deformable spring tongue 59, which elastically deformable spring tongue 59 is in a position according to FIG Figures 13 the opening 53 has closed.
  • the opening 53 can be released by means of elastic deformation of the spring tongue 59, so that a format part 8 or a drive-in rod 13 can be introduced into the opening 53 or removed from the opening 53.
  • the Fig. 14 illustrates the function of the embodiment of the Figures 13 shown holding means 52.
  • Fig. 14 detect a pivoting movement or reversibly elastic deformation of the spring tongue 59 of the holding means 52.
  • the pivoting movement according to Fig. 14 can be via a manipulator 50 '(cf. Figures 7 to 11 ) can be brought about.
  • the Figures 15a to 15c show a further embodiment of a holding means 52, as it can be provided in various embodiments of a packaging device 1 according to the invention for fixing a respective format part 8 to a circulating conveying means 24.
  • the holding means 52 of the embodiment differs from the Figures 15 in the arrangement and / or configuration of the recess 54, the openings 56, the depression 58 or the spring tongue 59.
  • the Figures 16 show a magazine as it can be provided in various embodiments of a packaging device 1 according to the invention.
  • the Figures 16a and 16b each show that a plurality of holding means 52 according to an embodiment of FIG Figures 13 to 15 as part of the in Figures 16 illustrated magazine 11 'can be formed.
  • Figure 16b several format parts 8 or drive-in rods 13 are temporarily stored in the magazine 11 'via the holding means 52, which are designed as part of the magazine 11'.
  • the Figures 17a to 17f each show an embodiment of a magazine 11 as shown in various embodiments of a packaging device 1 according to the invention (cf. Fig. 1 ) can be provided.
  • About the magazine 11 after Figures 17a to 17f Format parts 8 can be temporarily stored, which are used as dividing elements 14 (cf. Figures 3 to 4 ) are trained. So is the magazine 11 after Figure 17a designed as a revolver magazine.
  • the magazine 11 after Figure 17b shows a chain magazine.
  • the magazines 11 after Figures 17c, 17d and 17e each show a paternoster magazine and the magazine Fig. 17f a portal with a shelf system.
  • FIGS. 18a and 18b show an embodiment of a manipulator 50 as it can be provided as part of various embodiments of the packaging device 1 according to the invention.
  • a magazine 11 is designed as a structurally integrated part of the manipulator 50.
  • a large number of format parts 8, which are used as dividing elements 14 (cf. Fig. 5 ) are designed to be stored temporarily.
  • the magazine 11 contains, as in FIG Figure 18b to recognize a rotating transport chain.
  • FIGS 19a to 19d show an embodiment of a format part 8, as it can be fixed in various embodiments of the packaging device 1 on conveying means 24 that are moved in a rotating manner.
  • the format part 8 is designed as a dividing element 14 in the present case.
  • Figures 19a and 19b show here that the format part 8 or the dividing element 14 has a base 64 and an upper part 66.
  • a synopsis of the Figures 19a and 19b shows that the base 64 and the upper part 66 can be separated from one another.
  • the base 64 is fixed to a conveyor chain 34 or to a circulating conveyor 32 (cf. Fig. 12 ) attached.
  • the upper part 66 can be plugged onto the base 64.
  • Numeral 19 refers to a magnet which is arranged on the upper part 66. After the upper part 66 has been plugged onto the base 64, the upper part 66 is releasably held on the base 64 via the magnet 19.
  • the upper part 66 also forms a contact surface 62 with which contact surface the format part 8 configured as a dividing element 14 can come into abutment on the rear with articles 5 of a respective grouping 6.
  • FIG Figures 19c and 19d also make it clear that two bores 21 running parallel to one another are made in the upper part 66.
  • a manipulator 50 can dip into the upper part 66 via the bores 21 and the upper part 66 according to FIG Figure 19b from the base 64 or remove the upper part 66 from the base 64.
  • FIGS 20 and 21st show an embodiment of a format part 8 fixed on a circulating conveying means 32
  • Figures 20 shows Figure 20a a schematic side view of the format part 8 arranged on the circulating conveyor 32 or the conveyor chain 34
  • Figure 20b a schematic plan view of the circulating conveyor 32 or the conveyor chain 34 according to Figure 20a arranged format part 8 represents.
  • the format part 8 is also designed as a dividing element 14 and has according to the embodiment from the Figures 19 a base 64 and an upper part 66.
  • the upper part 66 is releasably held on the base 64 by means of the magnet 19.
  • the base 64 is fixedly arranged on the circulating conveyor 32 or the conveyor chain 34.
  • the Fig. 22 shows an embodiment of a gripping device 70 as it can be provided as part of a manipulator in various embodiments of a packaging device according to the invention.
  • the gripping device 70 in the present case comprises two gripping elements 49 ′′ which are only indicated schematically and in practice, for example, by bolts 61 according to FIG Figures 20 and 21st may be formed or may include such bolts 61.
  • one of the gripping elements 49 ′′ is coupled to a respective first linear guide 71, the gripping elements 49 ′′ being able to be moved via the first linear guide 71 in the direction of the first spatial direction or Z-direction indicated by Z.
  • the movement of the gripping elements 49 in the first spatial direction or Z-direction indicated by Z takes place in a time-synchronous manner.
  • the first linear guides 71 are connected to a common second linear guide 72 and can be moved along the second linear guide 72 relative to one another in the direction of the second spatial direction or the Y direction indicated by the arrow representation Y.
  • the gripping elements 49 ′′ which may be secured by bolts 61 according to FIG Figures 20 and 21st can be formed or bolts 61 according to Figures 20 and 21st can include in corresponding recesses an upper part 66 as part of a format part 8 (cf. Figures 20 and 21st ) immerse.
  • the second linear guide 72 is connected to two third linear guides 73 oriented parallel to one another. Via the third linear guides 73, the second linear guide 72, the first linear guides 71 and the gripping elements 49 ′′ can be moved along the third spatial direction or X-direction indicated by X.
  • the illustrated embodiment of a gripping device 70 thus provides a possibility by which the gripping elements 49 ′′ designed to receive a format part 8 can be moved in three different spatial directions that are perpendicular to one another.

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  1. Dispositif d'emballage (1) pour des articles (5), tels que récipients à boisson ou similaires, comprenant
    - au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation,
    - une pluralité de pièces de format (8) qui peuvent être fixées sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation, ainsi qu'
    - au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') qui est conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8), dans lequel il est prévu que
    - ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) est agencé pour une fixation indépendante, avec une distance de pas (TA) définie, de la pluralité de pièces de format (8) sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation,
    caractérisé par le fait que ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) peut imposer un mouvement linéaire aux plusieurs pièces de format (8) pour les fixer de manière indépendante sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation, dans lequel ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) présente un guide linéaire, le long duquel guide linéaire les plusieurs pièces de format (8) peuvent être déplacées pour les fixer de manière indépendante sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation.
  2. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 1, comprenant un magasin (11, 11') qui est associé audit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8), et auquel ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) peut transférer des pièces de format (8) et/ou dans lequel ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) peut prendre des pièces de format (8).
  3. Dispositif d'emballage selon la revendication 2, dans lequel ledit au moins un magasin (11, 11') associé au manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) est intégré de manière constructive audit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8).
  4. Dispositif d'emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, comprenant un dispositif de commande (S) qui est en communication avec ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) et auquel peuvent être fournies des informations relatives à une distance de pas (TA) définie respective, dans lequel ledit dispositif de commande (S) peut commander ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8), pour retirer de manière indépendante des pièces de format (8) déjà disposées sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation et pour fixer de manière indépendante les plusieurs pièces de format (8) sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation, à la distance de pas (TA) respective donnée au dispositif de commande (S) au moyen des informations.
  5. Dispositif d'emballage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel une pluralité de moyens de maintien (52) réalisés de préférence dans le procédé d'impression tridimensionnel sont disposés sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation; par l'intermédiaire de laquelle pluralité de moyens de maintien (52) réalisés de préférence dans le procédé d'impression tridimensionnel, les plusieurs pièces de format (8) peuvent être fixées à engagement positif et/ou par adhérence et avec une distance de pas (TA) définie, au moyen d'au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8), sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation.
  6. Procédé de modification et/ou d'équipement d'un dispositif d'emballage (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel le procédé comprend au moins les étapes suivantes consistant à:
    - fournir une pluralité de pièces de format (8),
    - fixer la pluralité de pièces de format (8) fournies, avec une distance de pas (TA) définie, sur au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation et conçu en tant que composant d'un dispositif d'emballage (1), dans lequel au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) est prévu, lequel au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) fixe de manière indépendante, avec la distance de pas (TA) définie, les pièces de format (8) fournies sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, dans lequel il est prévu que
    - les plusieurs pièces de format (8) sont fournies via un magasin (11, 11'), ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) prend des pièces de format (8) dans le magasin (11, 11') et fixe de manière indépendante, avec une distance de pas (TA) définie, des pièces de format (8) prises dans le magasin (11, 11'), sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation, et/ou dans lequel procédé il est prévu que
    - ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) retire dudit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation, des pièces de format (8) déjà disposées sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation et transfère celles-ci dans un magasin (11, 11'), dans lequel, après avoir retiré lesdites plusieurs pièces de format (8) disposées jusque-là sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation, ainsi qu'après avoir transféré, dans le magasin (11, 11'), lesdites pièces de format (8) retirées dudit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation, ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) fixe de manière indépendante, avec une distance de pas (TA) définie, les pièces de format (8) fournies sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation,
    caractérisé par le fait que ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) peut imposer un mouvement linéaire aux plusieurs pièces de format (8) pour les fixer de manière indépendante sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation, dans lequel ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) présente un guide linéaire, le long duquel guide linéaire les plusieurs pièces de format (8) peuvent être déplacées pour les fixer de manière indépendante sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 6 ou la revendication 7, dans lequel une pluralité de moyens de maintien (52) réalisés de préférence dans le procédé d'impression tridimensionnel sont disposés sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation; par l'intermédiaire de laquelle pluralité de moyens de maintien (52) réalisés de préférence dans le procédé d'impression tridimensionnel, ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) fixe à engagement positif et/ou par adhérence, et avec une distance de pas (TA) définie, les plusieurs pièces de format (8) sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 8, dans lequel ledit au moins un manipulateur (50, 50') conçu pour la manipulation de pièces de format (8) déplace les pièces de format (8) fournies dans une direction linéaire, d'où résulte que les pièces de format (8) déplacées dans la direction linéaire sont fixées de manière indépendante, avec une distance de pas (TA) définie, sur ledit au moins un moyen de transport (24, 32) entraîné en circulation.
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