US20050108992A1 - Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, having a separating and compacting device - Google Patents

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US20050108992A1
US20050108992A1 US10/962,183 US96218304A US2005108992A1 US 20050108992 A1 US20050108992 A1 US 20050108992A1 US 96218304 A US96218304 A US 96218304A US 2005108992 A1 US2005108992 A1 US 2005108992A1
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  • This application relates to a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a beverage container filling machine, a beverage container closing machine, and a beverage container packaging machine.
  • the present application further relates to a device for the separation and compacting of articles as described herein below.
  • a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material can possibly comprise a beverage filling machine with a plurality of beverage filling positions, each beverage filling position having a beverage filling device for filling bottles with liquid beverage filling material.
  • the filling devices may have an apparatus designed to introduce a predetermined volume of liquid beverage filling material into the interior of bottles to a substantially predetermined level of liquid beverage filling material.
  • the apparatus designed to introduce a predetermined flow of liquid beverage filling material further comprises an apparatus that is designed to terminate the filling of the beverage bottles upon the liquid beverage filling material reaching the predetermined level in bottles.
  • There may also be provided a conveyer arrangement that is designed to move bottles, for example, from an inspecting machine to the filling machine.
  • a closing station closes the filled bottles.
  • a conveyer arrangement configured to transfer filled bottles from the filling machine to the closing station.
  • Bottles may be labeled in a labeling station, the labeling station having a conveyer arrangement to receive bottles and to output bottles.
  • the closing station and the labeling station may be connected by a corresponding conveyer arrangement.
  • Devices of this type are required inside packing machines to form and/or separate individual groups or articles or articles from article streams that arrive in uninterrupted rows and which are then to be packed in boxes, cases, trays and/or shrink-wrap.
  • This packing process consists of a plurality of subprocesses, whereby the prior art uses individual machines, or at least individual, self-contained assemblies or modules to perform these subprocesses.
  • First the article stream which can comprise containers or commodities of all types such as bottles, bags, cans, boxes, bags etc., for example, is fed to the separating device by a conveyor.
  • This conveyor is generally a device that is equipped with a wide conveyor belt and is also equipped with guides made of sheet metal, whereby these guides form alleys that are located above the conveyor belt.
  • alleys in turn separate the incoming article stream, which initially arrives in an unorganized manner, into rows.
  • this stream of articles standing pushed up against one another in the individual alleys is divided into the desired amount or number of articles, whereby the amount or number of articles is determined by multiplying the number of rows in the direction of travel by the number of rows at a right angle to the direction of travel.
  • the separated rows in the direction of travel, in connection with the rows that run at right angles to the direction of travel, result in the format which is then to be packaged.
  • This gap is generally created by continuing to move the stream of articles forward at an unchanged speed, while the format generated is transported onward at an increased speed.
  • the next step in the process represents what is termed the compacting step, and the purpose of which is to close any gaps that have been created inside the format by the guides and by potential displacements of the articles in relation to one another.
  • the format is moved by means of a suitable device through tapering outside guides, as a result of which any gaps produced by the guides are closed.
  • the format is pushed off the conveyor and onto a stationary plate, as a result of which any spaces that still exist in the direction of travel inside the rows can also be closed.
  • An additional important function that is performed during the compacting is the positioning of the formats at the correct intervals and/or the synchronization of the format with the machine clock rate. This function is necessary because repeated displacements in all dimensions can occur as a result of the upward, downward and forward movement of the articles or the format by or toward mobile or stationary device components, as a result of which the format may not be in the location where it is supposed to be according to the planned sequence of movements.
  • This synchronization device thereby comprises synchronously driven parallel chains running on both sides of the container flow, whereby a plurality of bars are located on these chains so that the rods run at a right angle to the direction of transport and thus drive and synchronize the articles by their forward movement.
  • This device is that, at the beginning of the synchronization, two pairs of chains are engaged with each other, as a result of which each individual row of articles is individually transported by a single transverse bar. After traveling a certain distance, one of the two chain pairs is removed from the article stream, so that during the rest of the travel, only the remaining chain pair performs the subsequent compacting and synchronization, which also means that a plurality of transverse rows (rows of articles at a right angle to the direction of travel) are transported by one transverse bar, as a result of which the actual format is ultimately formed.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,194,382 describes another device of the prior art. On this device, during the separation process, all the transverse rows required for a format are separated directly and all at once from the article stream. In this device of the prior art, the separation is also performed by elements that are inserted into the article stream from below. The synchronization and compacting are done by a chain pair that is located above the transport plane, which is also provided with cross bars. This device also has the major disadvantage that changes to the format can only be made by extensive conversion measures, in particular of the separating unit, where in addition to replacing the chains that are being used, it is also necessary to transfer, move or replace the corresponding chain pulleys.
  • each guide rail there is a linear sled or slide, which is provided with retaining levers that can be extended and retracted.
  • Each of these linear sleds is driven by a drive chain that is connected with it, whereby all the linear sleds of one set or on one vertical level are driven and moved synchronously by a common servomotor.
  • linear sleds of the different sets are located on different vertical levels, they can be moved forward and backward completely independently of one another.
  • the groups of articles are divided by having a first set of linear sleds with the retaining levers extended realize a forward motion, and thereby holding back the moving article stream with respect to the conveyor belt, which is moving at a higher speed. Simultaneously, a second set of linear sleds with the retaining levers retracted executes a reverse movement.
  • An object of the present application is to eliminate the disadvantages described above and to create a device that makes it possible to significantly reduce the costs involved, the number of components required and the amount of space occupied.
  • the present application teaches that the separating unit and the compacting/synchronization unit are combined into a single unit.
  • inventions or “embodiment of the invention”
  • word “invention” or “embodiment of the invention” includes “inventions” or “embodiments of the invention”, that is the plural of “invention” or “embodiment of the invention”.
  • inventions or “embodiment of the invention”
  • the Applicant does not in any way admit that the present application does not include more than one patentably and non-obviously distinct invention, and maintains that this application may include more than one patentably and non-obviously distinct invention.
  • the Applicant hereby asserts that the disclosure of this application may include more than one invention, and, in the event that there is more than one invention, that these inventions may be patentable and non-obvious one with respect to the other.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic illustration of a container filling plant in accordance with one possible embodiment
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified view in perspective of a device as claimed by the present application
  • FIG. 1B shows the device in FIG. 1 with additional features according to one possible embodiment
  • FIGS. 2 a to 2 g are simplified illustrations of the sequence of movements of the device taught by the present application.
  • FIG. 3 is similar to FIG. 2 a , and shows further detail according to one possible embodiment.
  • FIG. 1A shows schematically the main components of one embodiment example of a system for filling containers, specifically, an embodiment of a beverage bottling plant 100 for filling bottles B with liquid beverage filling material, in accordance with one embodiment, or in which system or plant could possibly be utilized at least one aspect, or several an aspects, of the embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 1A shows a rinsing arrangement or rinsing station 101 , to which the containers, namely bottles B, are fed in the direction of travel as is indicated by the arrow A 1 , by means of a conveyer line or conveyer arrangement to feed bottles to rinsing arrangement 103 , and downstream of rinsing arrangement or rinsing station 101 , in the direction of travel as is indicated by the arrow A 1 , the rinsed bottles B are transported to a beverage filling machine 105 by means of a conveyer line or conveyer arrangement 104 to pass bottles to filling machine that is formed, for example, by a starwheel conveyer or a plurality of starwheels of a conveyer arrangement.
  • the conveyer arrangement 104 to pass bottles to filling machine may possibly comprise a starwheel conveying structure that introduces bottles B to the filling machine 105 .
  • a closing arrangement or closing station 106 Downstream of the filling machine 105 , in the direction of travel of the bottles B, there can preferably be a closing arrangement or closing station 106 which closes the bottles B.
  • the closing arrangement or closing station 106 can, for example, be connected directly to a labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 having at least one labeling unit, device, or module for first product, each unit having a head, such as, for example, by means of a conveyer arrangement 107 to pass bottles to labeling arrangement that may be formed, for example, by a plurality of starwheels of a conveyer arrangement.
  • the labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 having at least one labeling unit, device, or module for first product, each unit having a head has, for example, three outputs, namely one output formed by a conveyer arrangement 109 to convey first product bottles for bottles B that are filled with a first product.
  • the first product may possibly be provided by a first product mixer 123 that is connected to the filling machine 105 , for example, through a conduit for first product 121 , and bottles B that are filled with a predetermined volume of liquid beverage filling material, that is, the first product, are then labeled by a labeling module in the labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 having at least one labeling unit, device, or module for first product, each unit having a head, corresponding to this first product delivered from first product mixer 123 to the beverage filling machine 105 and thence to the corresponding bottles B.
  • a labeling module in the labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 having at least one labeling unit, device, or module for first product, each unit having a head, corresponding to this first product delivered from first product mixer 123 to the beverage filling machine 105 and thence to the corresponding bottles B.
  • a second output that is formed by a conveyer arrangement 110 to convey second product bottles is provided for those bottles B that are filled with a second product.
  • the second product may emanate from a second product mixer 124 that is connected, for example, through a conduit for second product 122 to the filling machine 105 , and these bottles B filled with a predetermined volume of liquid beverage filling material comprising the second product are then correspondingly labeled by a labeling module in the labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 having at least one labeling unit, device, or module for first product, each unit having a head, corresponding to this second product.
  • a third output for example, formed by a conveyer arrangement 111 to convey incorrectly labeled bottles, removes any bottles B which have been incorrectly labeled as may have been determined by an inspecting device or an inspecting station, or an inspecting module 128 that may possibly form a part of the labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 having at least one labeling unit, device, or module for first product, each unit having a head.
  • item 112 is a central control arrangement or, expressed differently, a controller with a computer to process algorithms, which controls the operation of the above-referenced system or plant.
  • the beverage filling machine 105 is preferably of the revolving design, with a rotor 105 ′, which revolves around a vertical machine axis.
  • the rotor 105 ′ is designed to handle the bottles B by the neck.
  • a filling arrangement 114 having at least one filling device, element, apparatus, or valve comprises an apparatus configured to introduce a predetermined volume of liquid beverage filling material into the interior of bottles B to a predetermined level of liquid beverage filling material.
  • the filling device or apparatus comprises an apparatus configured to terminate the filling of bottles upon liquid beverage filling material reaching the predetermined level in bottles B.
  • the filling arrangements 114 having at least one filling device, element, apparatus, or valve, are configured and disposed to provide a predetermined flow of liquid beverage filling material from the source thereof, such as, product mixers 123 and 124 , into the bottles B.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 is a component, for example, of the revolving rotor 105 ′.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 can be connected by means of a rotary coupling or a coupling that permits rotation, and by means of the conduit for first product 121 to the external reservoir or first product mixer 123 to supply the product.
  • each filling arrangement 114 having at least one filling device, element, apparatus, or valve is preferably connected by means of two connections to a toroidal vessel 117 which contains a first product, say by means of a first connection, for example, the conduit for first product 121 , and to a second toroidal vessel which contains a second product, say by means of the second connection, for example, the conduit for second product 122 .
  • each filling arrangement 114 having at least one filling device, element, apparatus, or valve can also preferably have, at the connections, two individually-controllable fluid or control valves, so that in each bottle B which is delivered at the inlet of the filling machine 105 to a filling position 113 , the first product or the second product can be filled by means of an appropriate control of the filling product or fluid valves.
  • FIG. 1A a two-product assembly or system of a bottling plant is illustrated in FIG. 1A , the disclosure is equally applicable to single-product installations, or other commensurate embodiments.
  • FIG. 1A further shows a packaging machine 207 A to package the bottles B received from either the conveyer arrangement 110 or the conveyer arrangement 109 .
  • the packaging machine pakages the bottles B into individual packages, such as six-, eight-, ten-, twelve-, and 24-packs.
  • the individual packages are then moved into a separating, synchronizing, and compacting device 200 A which arranges the individual packages in a desired manner.
  • the individual packages are then moved to a machine 208 A to box the individual packages.
  • FIGS. 1 and 1 B for a separating and synchronization station 200 (see FIG. 3 ) as claimed by the present application, there is at least one pair of drive elements 1 , on which at least one crossbar 2 is located.
  • These drive elements can be chains, for example, that are made of metal or any other suitable materials, in particular roller link chains. Toothed belts can also be used, whereby in particular toothed belts are used to which the above mentioned crossbar 2 can be fastened by means of suitable components.
  • the pair of drive elements 1 means drive elements that are driven by a common drive motor, and whereby one of these drive elements 1 is located to the left and one of these drive elements 1 to the right of the path of the group of articles to be divided or already divided.
  • roller link chains were selected as the drive elements 1 .
  • a total of three pairs of circulating drive elements 1 were installed, whereby two crossbars 2 are mounted on each drive element 1 .
  • Each of the pairs of drive elements 1 is driven by its own motor 3 , whereby this motor can be an electrically operated stepper motor, servomotor or synchronous motor, for example.
  • this motor can be an electrically operated stepper motor, servomotor or synchronous motor, for example.
  • the speed of rotation and/or the direction of rotation of the motor and thus also the speed of movement and/or the direction of movement of the pair of drive elements 1 driven by this motor can be adjusted to specified setpoints even within a whole rotation or a half rotation of the drive elements 1 .
  • the present application also teaches that the speed of movement of the drive elements 1 can also reach the value zero m/s, whereby this value of the speed is not only automatically assumed during a possible change in the direction of movement, but can also be specified for a certain interval of time.
  • the length of an operating cycle is determined by the number of crossbars 2 that are mounted on a pair of drive elements 1 . If only one crossbar 2 is installed, an operating cycle corresponds to one rotation of the drive elements 1 . On the other hand, if two crossbars 2 are installed, one work cycle corresponds to half a rotation of the drive elements 1 .
  • the device is designed and constructed so that the individual drive elements 1 , because of the crossbars 2 that are located in a common vertical level, cannot pass each other.
  • the drive elements 1 and/or crossbars 2 are arranged so that they can pass each other.
  • FIG. 1B is similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the embodiment shown in FIG. 1B comprises a control mechanism and computer 204 for operating this embodiment.
  • the embodiment shown in FIG. 1B further comprises a data input arrangement 206 , such as a push button arrangement.
  • the computer control mechanism 204 is operatively connected to the motors 3 .
  • the computer control mechanism 204 is programmed to monitor and control the operation of the motors 3 in order to produce desired movement of the drive elements 1 and the crossbars 2 .
  • the data input arrangement 206 provides a user with an interface to input program commands to the computer control mechanism 204 in order to permit the separating and synchronizing device 200 to handle packages of various sizes, and possibly even various shapes.
  • the device 200 could be operatively connected to a packaging system that generates packages of different shapes and sizes. Therefore, during operation of the device 200 , it may become necessary to alter the movement of the crossbars 2 to handle a new series of individual packages that are of a different size or shape than the previous packages. In such a situation, a worker monitoring the operation of the device 200 could press a button, for example, on the data input arrangement 206 that initiates a program in the computer control mechanism 204 that is specific to the particular package size or shape. The computer control mechanism 204 then adjusts the operation of the motors 3 according to the selected program, and thereby adjusts the movement of the drive elements 1 and crossbars 2 to handle the new series of packages entering the device 200 .
  • FIG. 2 in the individual illustrations 2 a to 2 g show a particularly advantageous sequence of movement of an embodiment.
  • the articles to be packed which in this exemplary embodiment can be bottles, for example, are not shown individually. Instead, only the envelopes of the groups of articles that have already been separated or are to be separated are shown (e.g. FIG. 2 a , items B and C, or FIG. 2 d , items C and D).
  • FIG. 2 a detailed illustration of the three drive elements 1 has been omitted, and only the path of movement 4 of the drive elements 1 is shown in the form of a schematic diagram.
  • the crossbars 2 that are fastened to the three drive elements 1 are identified to show their correspondence to the individual drive elements 1 .
  • the crossbars 2 identified as K 2 are fastened to the second drive element 1 and the crossbars 2 identified as K 3 correspond to the third drive element 1 .
  • the articles to be separated and synchronized are fed to the separation, synchronization and compacting device 200 by an inlet conveyor 5 , whereby the articles are held continuously under dynamic pressure inside the separator unit by the continuous motion of the inlet conveyor 5 and thus have a constant tendency to move in the desired direction.
  • the articles are first pushed by the inlet conveyor 5 onto a stationary, i.e. non-moving component, e.g. a plate 8 .
  • a hold-back wedge 7 Underneath this plate is a hold-back wedge 7 which executes a controlled sequence of movements.
  • This sequence of movements consists of a forward and backward movement at differing, not necessarily constant speeds, and optionally including additional defined immobile phases.
  • the main conveyor 6 is adjacent to the plate 8 and/or the hold-back wedge 7 .
  • This main conveyor 6 is operated at a constant speed, which is higher than the speed of the inlet conveyor 5 .
  • the following article stream is held under dynamic pressure by the inlet conveyor 5 , so that the groups of articles B and C to be separated subsequently can be adjacent to each other without any gaps.
  • the hold-back wedge 7 performs a very important function. During the forward movement of the article stream, the hold-back wedge 7 is also extended, and holds back the group of articles B to be separated during this forward movement, which prevents this group of articles from coming into contact with the main conveyor 6 .
  • the contact of the article group B to be separated with the main conveyor 6 must be prevented for the time being, because the main conveyor 6 is operated at a higher belt speed than the inlet conveyor 5 , and on account of the speed difference, premature contact would result in the premature and thus undesirable formation of a gap inside the group of articles to be separated.
  • the crossbar K 1 which moves at the speed of the inlet conveyor 5 prevents the formation of a gap inside this group of articles.
  • the hold-back wedge 7 executes a reverse movement, as a result of which the entire article group B to be separated is set down on the main conveyor 6 and thus assumes the higher speed of the main conveyor 6 . Because the crossbar K 1 at this time also assumes the higher speed of the main conveyor 6 , the desired space between article group B and the following article group C is formed.
  • the backward movement of the hold-back wedge 7 ends at the leading edge of the next article group C to be separated. When this leading edge is reached, the hold-back wedge 7 again follows the forward movement of article group C, whereby it travels at the same speed as article group C (See FIG. 2 b ).
  • the next crossbar 2 in this case K 2
  • the crossbar K 2 is inserted into the space thus formed and prevents the premature formation of a space inside the following article group C, whereby the crossbar K 2 , after it is inserted into the space, moves essentially at the speed of the inlet conveyor 5 in the direction of forward motion.
  • the hold-back wedge 7 is extended further, whereby it maintains contact with the leading edge of article Group C and prevents this article group from coming into contact with the main conveyor 6 .
  • the crossbar K 1 is moved at a higher speed than the main conveyor 6 until the crossbar reaches the trailing edge of the preceding article group A. Once it reaches the trailing edge, the crossbar K 1 resumes the speed of the main conveyor 6 and pushes the article group A through the compacting unit, which is not shown in the illustration.
  • the present application teaches that the required profile of the movements of the drive elements 1 and hold-back wedge 7 and other control parameters, such as the speeds of the conveyors 5 , 6 , for example, can be stored in the machine control system for each desired format and/or for each article to be processed, so that relevant data can be easily retrieved by the operating personnel.
  • the embodiment has a further significant advantage: Because, on a device of the type claimed by the present application, it is not necessary to locate components inside the path of the separated article groups, it becomes possible to realize at least the main conveyor 6 in the form of a wide, one-piece conveyor belt that has an essentially uninterrupted surface, which has the advantage over similar arrangements of the prior art, where it is customary to construct the main conveyor 6 from a plurality of narrow conveyor belts that run parallel, that there are no discontinuities in the surface that can cause articles to fall or tip over during transport, or especially during the compacting process.
  • FIG. 3 shows an embodiment similar to that shown in FIG. 2 A, and comprises a packaging machine 207 to package individual articles into individual packages, and a machine 208 to box the individual packages.
  • the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 further comprises a motor and transmission 202 to move the hold-back wedge 7 .
  • FIG. 3 also shows the control mechanism and computer 204 and the data input arrangement 206 .
  • the computer control mechanism 204 is operatively connected to the motor and transmission 202 to monitor and control the operation thereof, and thereby monitor and control the operation of the hold-back wedge 7 .
  • the hold-back wedge 7 is initially located under the plate 8 , which plate 8 connects the inlet conveyor 5 and the main conveyor 6 .
  • Each individual article group or pack is pushed across the plate 8 by the article group or pack immediately behind and in contact with it.
  • the hold-back wedge 7 moves forward at essentially the same speed as the article group or pack traveling across the plate 8 .
  • the hold-back wedge 7 can act essentially as an extension of the plate 8 and support the article group or pack over the main conveyor 6 .
  • the hold-back wedge 7 retracts back under the plate 8 , thereby allowing the article group or pack to make contact with the main conveyor 6 .
  • the hold-back wedge 7 in at least one embodiment, contacts an inclined surface 7 A (see FIG.
  • the hold-back wedge 7 extends like a sheath over the main conveyor 6 to support the article group or pack over the main conveyor 6 to prevent premature contact.
  • the plate 8 and the hold-back wedge 7 form a single structure that moves back and forth to permit movement of the article group or packs from the inlet conveyor 5 to the main conveyor 6 .
  • the hold-back wedge 7 moves back to initially support an article group or pack C, then moves forward with the pack C to hold the pack C over the main conveyor 6 .
  • the article group or pack D which is immediately behind and in contact with the article group or pack C on the hold-back wedge 7 , can be held in place in a clamping manner by being pressed against pack C by either another pack behind pack D or by the driving force of the inlet conveyor 5 .
  • a separating, synchronization and compacting device for packing articles of all types with at least one circulating pair of drive elements, with at least one crossbar that is located on each pair of drive elements, with one controlled drive motor for each pair of drive elements, characterized by the fact that the device is designed and constructed so that the separation, synchronization and compacting of the articles are performed by the at least one pair of drive elements.
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a device, characterized by the fact that located on the device are means that make possible a controlled sequence of movements, including different speeds, of the at least one pair of drive elements and/or of the at least one crossbar.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a device, characterized by the fact that the device is designed and constructed so that the crossbars that are located on different pairs of drive elements can pass one another.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a device, characterized by the fact that the at least one pair of drive elements are chains.
  • Yet another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a device, characterized by the fact that the device includes a hold-back wedge that can move forward and backward.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a device, characterized by the fact that the device includes means that make it possible for the hold-back wedge to execute forward and backward movements at different controlled speeds.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a device, characterized by the fact that the device includes an inlet conveyor and a main conveyor.
  • Yet another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a device, characterized by the fact that the main conveyor is realized in the form of a wide, one-piece conveyor belt that has an essentially uninterrupted surface.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method for the operation of a device, characterized by the fact that the sequence of motion of the at least one pair of drive elements and/or of the at least one crossbar includes different speeds during a single work cycle.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method, characterized by the fact that the at least one crossbar first holds the article group to be separated back in relation to the main conveyor, then is moved forward at an increased speed, after it reaches the previously separated article group synchronizes the article group with the working speed of the device and then pushes this article group through a compacting unit.
  • Yet another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method, characterized by the fact that the device can be adjusted to changing formats and/or changing article sizes, with an unchanging number of transverse rows, simply by changing the control parameters inside the control program and or the control system of the device.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method, characterized by the fact that the relevant control parameters for each format and/or article size can be stored and retrieved as required.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method, characterized by the fact that the hold-back wedge executes a forward movement and a backward movement.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method characterized by the fact that the inlet conveyor and the main conveyor are each operated at their own speeds which are independent of each other.
  • the separating and compacting system described above could be used for any types of packs, packages, or articles that are to be boxed, packaged, or conglomerated into one unit.
  • the Innopack packaging machine manufactured by KHS Maschinen und Anlagenbau AG, is an example of a packaging machine which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment.
  • Some other examples of packaging machines which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in the following U.S. Patents: U.S. Pat. No. 4,964,260, entitled “Packaging machine for cardboard boxes and process for packaging articles in cardboard boxes;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,785,610, entitled “Automatic machine for packaging products of different kinds in boxes;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,265,398, entitled “Automatic counting and boxing machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,943,847, entitled “Packaging machine for multi-packs;” U.S.
  • stepping motors that may possibly be utilized or possibly adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application may possibly be found in the following U.S. patents: U.S. Pat. No. 6,348,774 issued to Andersen et al. on Feb. 19, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,373,209 issued to Gerber et al. on Apr. 16, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,424,061 issued to Fukuda et al. on Jul. 23, 2002; U.S. Pat. No. 6,509,663 issued to Aoun on Jan. 21, 2003; U.S. Pat. No. 6,548,923 to Ohnishi et al. on Apr. 15, 2003; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,661,193 issued to Tsai on Dec. 9, 2003.
  • servo-motors that may possibly be utilized or possibly adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application may possibly be found in the following U.S. patents: U.S. Pat. No. 4,050,434 issued to Zbikowski et al. on Sep. 27, 1977; U.S. Pat. No. 4,365,538 issued to Andoh on Dec. 28, 1982; U.S. Pat. No. 4,550,626 issued to Brouter on Nov. 5, 1985; U.S. Pat. No. 4,760,699 issued to Jacobsen et al. on Aug. 2, 1988; U.S. Pat. No. 5,076,568 issued to de Jong et al. on Dec. 31, 1991; and No. 6,025 issued to Yasui on Feb. 15, 2000.
  • bottling systems which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in the following U.S. patents: U.S. Pat. No. 6,684,602, entitled “Compact bottling machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 6,470,922, entitled “Bottling plant for bottling carbonated beverages;” U.S. Pat. No. 6,390,150, entitled “Drive for bottling machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 6,374,575, entitled “Bottling plant and method of operating a bottling plant;” U.S. Pat. No. 6,192,946, entitled “Bottling system;” U.S. Pat. No.
  • starwheels which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in the following U.S. Patents: U.S. Pat. No. 5,613,593, entitled “Container handling starwheel;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,029,695, entitled “Improved starwheel;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,124,112, entitled “Odd-shaped container indexing starwheel;” and U.S. Pat. No. 4,084,686, entitled “Starwheel control in a system for conveying containers.”
  • centering devices for bottle handling devices which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in Federal Republic of Germany Application No. DE P 103 14 634, entitled “Spuckbares Huborgan” having inventor Herbert Bernhard, and its U.S. equivalent, having Ser. No. 10/813,657, entitled “A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, and an easily cleaned lifting device in a beverage bottling plant” and filed on Mar. 30, 2004; Federal Republic of Germany Application No. DE P 103 08 156, entitled “Huborgan Kurs Anpressen von Gefuschssen an Gefäss sapllmaschinen” having inventor Herbert Bernhard, and its U.S. equivalent, Ser. No.
  • wrapping machines which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in the following U.S. Patents: U.S. Pat. No. 6,484,475, entitled “Modular packaging machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,694,633, entitled “Film wrapping machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,118,916, entitled “Thermoplastic wrapping machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,118,916, entitled “Thermoplastic wrapping machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,371,999, entitled “Shrink film wrapping machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,748,795, entitled “Film wrapping machine;” and U.S. Pat. No. 5,115,620, entitled “Wrapping machine.”

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