A device for packaging articles in boxes, including a carousel rotatable about a substantially vertical axis of rotation and a frame provided with a first operating unit arranged to operate on one of said articles and/or one of said boxes. The frame is supported and kept raised from the ground by the carousel by a rotatable coupling that allows the relative rotation between the carousel and the frame. The device also includes a fixing structure connected to the frame so that the frame remains fixed with respect to the ground when the carousel rotates around the axis of rotation. A method for packaging articles in boxes is also described.
B65B 35/26 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by rotary conveyors
B65B 43/50 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using rotary tables or turrets
2.
METHOD FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES IN BOXES AND PACKAGING DEVICE OPERATING ACCORDING TO SUCH A METHOD
A method for packaging articles in a box includes the steps of depositing at least one article in a mandrel, and folding a blank around the mandrel in correspondence with at least one folding line of the blank. The blank is folded along the folding line abutting the folding line and an edge of the mandrel only for a first part of the folding line, while a second part of the folding line remains not abutted by the mandrel.
B65B 11/00 - Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
B65B 11/30 - Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in defined paths in a curved path, e.g. on rotary tables or turrets to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents
B65B 49/02 - Fixed or resiliently-mounted folders, e.g. non-driven rollers
3.
APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SHAPING A BOX BY WRAPPING-AROUND
An apparatus for shaping a box by wrapping-around includes a shaping device with a carousel, on which shaping supports are circulated along a closed circular trajectory. A portion of the trajectory constitutes a box shaping path. The carousel rotates around a vertical axis of rotation with a continuous motion. The shaping supports are adapted to receive products to be packaged. The apparatus also includes a dispenser device of blanks intended to be wrapped around to contain the products to be packaged. The apparatus includes a transfer device of blanks, apt to sequentially pick-up the blanks and insert them, one at a time, into the shaping path. A process for shaping boxes by wrapping-around is also described.
A product transfer apparatus for transferring product between a horizontal form, fill, and seal machine and a cartoner machine is provided. The product transfer apparatus includes an electromagnetic motor table configured to define a plurality of pre-selected zones and a plurality of moving elements configured to float over a surface of the electromagnetic motor table and move between one or more of the pre-selected zones. The product transfer apparatus further includes a product delivery device configured to deposit one or more products in a pre-selected common orientation, relative to a longitudinal axis of the product transfer apparatus, onto one or more moving elements of the plurality of moving elements, respectively, at a first pre-selected zone of the plurality of pre-selected zones such that each of the one or more moving elements receives a single product from the product delivery device in the pre-selected common orientation at the first pre-selected zone. The product transfer apparatus further includes a product picking device configured to pick a group of products constituted by one or more products from a pre-selected group of the plurality of moving elements at a second pre-selected zone of the plurality of pre-selected zones, wherein the orientation of one or more products of the group of products at the second pre-selected zone is different from the pre-selected common orientation of the products received at the first pre-selected zone, and deposit the one or more products of the group of products into at least one cartoner bucket of a cartoner.
B65B 35/36 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
B65B 35/40 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
B65B 35/56 - Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
B65B 57/10 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
A stack of products such as pouches are formed in a product bucket, pushed into a stack guide bucket and from there into a carton. A stack tamp descends over the stack, engages and confines it downwardly during stack pushing from product bucket and through stack guide bucket into a carton. Multiple product buckets, stack guide buckets and cartons move downstream during cartoning, and are respectively aligned in a cartoning station. Reciprocal containment blades hold the stack in respective cartons prior to flap closing.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 7/20 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by folding-down preformed flaps
B65B 35/40 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65B 39/14 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers movable with a moving container or wrapper during filling or depositing
B65B 63/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
A rotary carton feeder includes a planetary drive having two sun rings with angular phase, cam surfaces on each ring about a common axis. Planetary members rotate about the common axis with a number of said planet members in operative engagement with one of the cams and another number of planet members in operative engagement with a second one of said sun rings. Spindles are selectively combined with selected planet members to selectively accommodate handling variably sized cartons of 1, 2, 3 or 4 count. Suction cups on spindle ends traverse an enclosed path having four cusps. Variations are disclosed.
A method for carrying out a multi-layered packaging system, comprising providing a plurality of packagings, moving said plurality of packagings by means of a first movement device, bringing a first group of packagings of said plurality of packagings into a collection zone (ZP), collecting by means of said transfer device having two degrees of freedom dais first group of packagings and moving said transfer device in accordance with a vertical component towards a bundling zone (ZA) of a bundling device to activate a second retention element of said bundling device so as to collect said first group of packagings, moving again said transfer device into said collection zone (ZP) and starting to move said first movement device so as to bring a second group of packagings towards said collection zone (ZP) before said transfer device arrives in said collection zone (ZP), moving said transfer device by bringing said second group of packagings into said bundling zone (ZA) in such a manner that said second group of packagings vertically moves said first group of packagings by taking the position thereof and thereby forming said multi-layered packaging system.
A method for packaging products in boxes comprises the steps of:
a) providing a plurality of boxes in a folded configuration,
b) collecting one box in the folded configuration and modifying the configuration thereof so as to bring it into an open configuration which is suitable for containing said products,
c) verifying the conformity of the box in the open configuration with at least one predetermined quality parameter, and
d) if the box in the open configuration complies with the quality parameter, introducing the products into the box, otherwise
e) if the box in the open configuration does not comply with the quality parameter, returning the box to the folded configuration.
B65B 43/26 - Opening or distending bagsOpening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 43/54 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
9.
AUTOMATIC MAGAZINE LOADER FOR SUPPLYING CARTON BLANKS TO CARTON MAGAZINE
A carton handling system for a carton blank magazine. The carton handling system includes a carriage assembly with a carton handling tool. The carriage assembly moves the carton handling tool in two axes of motion to receive a slug of carton blanks and to position the slug of carton blanks in the carton blank magazine. The carton handling system further includes a finger carried on the carton handling tool. The carton handling tool is movable to engage the finger with an underside of a fallen carton blank lying at an end of an advancing stack of blanks in the carton blank magazine so as to lift the fallen carton blank against a preceding blank at the end of the advancing stack of blanks. The carton handling tool is also movable to position the slug of carton blanks at an endmost blank in the advancing stack of blanks.
A pouch machine vertical sealer capable of fusing a pouch film web to form a plurality of spaced vertical seals along a length of the film web to form pouches. The pouch machine vertical sealer includes a sealer wheel rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation and defines a film web path about a periphery of the sealer wheel. The vertical sealer further includes a plurality of vertical sealer land assemblies spaced apart about the periphery of the sealer wheel. Each vertical sealer land assembly includes an impulse heater such that contact between the film web and each impulse heater of the plurality of vertical sealer land assemblies forms the spaced apart vertical seals along the length of the film web.
B65B 51/30 - Devices, e.g. jaws, for applying pressure and heat successively, e.g. for subdividing filled tubes
B65B 51/16 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by rotary members
B65B 9/087 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing the web advancing continuously
A method for packaging articles (1) in boxes (2), comprises: composing a mandrel (20) from a plurality of separate units (11, 12), depositing at least one article (1) inside the mandrel (20), wrapping a blank (7) around the mandrel (20) so as to form a box (2) that is at least partially closed around the article deposited in the mandrel (20), decomposing the mandrel (20) in the plurality of separate units (11, 12), and leaving the article (1) inside the box (2). The invention also refers to a packaging device (10) configured to operate according to such a method.
B31B 50/32 - Folding sheets, blanks or webs around mandrels, e.g. for forming bottoms the mandrels moving in circular paths
B65B 11/00 - Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
B65B 11/30 - Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in defined paths in a curved path, e.g. on rotary tables or turrets to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents
B65B 23/00 - Packaging fragile or shock-sensitive articles other than bottlesUnpacking eggs
B65B 45/00 - Apparatus or devices for supporting or holding wrappers during wrapping operation
B65B 49/02 - Fixed or resiliently-mounted folders, e.g. non-driven rollers
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
B65B 43/10 - Forming three-dimensional containers from sheet material by folding the material
12.
METHOD FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES IN BOXES AND PACKAGING DEVICE OPERATING ACCORDING TO SUCH A METHOD
A method for packaging articles (1) in a box (2) comprises the steps of depositing at least one article in a mandrel (10), and folding a blank (7) around the mandrel (10) in correspondence with at least one folding line (7 a) of the blank (7). The blank (7) is folded along the folding line (7a) abutting the folding line (7a) with an edge (18a, 18b) of the mandrel (10) only for a first part of the folding line (7a), while a second part of the folding line (7a) remains not abutted by the mandrel (10).
B31B 50/00 - Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
B31B 50/32 - Folding sheets, blanks or webs around mandrels, e.g. for forming bottoms the mandrels moving in circular paths
B65B 11/00 - Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
B65B 11/30 - Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in defined paths in a curved path, e.g. on rotary tables or turrets to fold the wrappers in tubular form about contents
B65B 45/00 - Apparatus or devices for supporting or holding wrappers during wrapping operation
B65B 49/02 - Fixed or resiliently-mounted folders, e.g. non-driven rollers
B65B 23/00 - Packaging fragile or shock-sensitive articles other than bottlesUnpacking eggs
13.
APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR SHAPING A BOX BY WRAPPING-AROUND
An apparatus (100) for shaping a box by wrapping-around, which is characterised by particular compactness and flexibility, is described. The apparatus includes a shaping device (150) with a carousel, on which shaping supports (151) are circulated along a closed circular trajectory. A portion of the trajectory constitutes a box shaping path. The carousel is such that it rotates around a vertical axis of rotation with a continuous motion. The shaping supports (151) are adapted to receive products to be packaged. The apparatus also includes a dispenser device (180) of blanks (200) intended to be wrapped around so as to contain the products to be packaged. The apparatus then includes a transfer device (170) of blanks (200), apt to sequentially pick-up the blanks (200) and insert them, one at a time, into the shaping path. A process for shaping boxes by wrapping-around is also described.
B65B 11/00 - Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
B31B 50/32 - Folding sheets, blanks or webs around mandrels, e.g. for forming bottoms the mandrels moving in circular paths
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65B 45/00 - Apparatus or devices for supporting or holding wrappers during wrapping operation
B65B 49/02 - Fixed or resiliently-mounted folders, e.g. non-driven rollers
B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
B65B 35/24 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
14.
PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SHAPING A BOX BY WRAPPING AROUND
In a process and apparatus for shaping a box by wrapping around, wherein a blank (200) is wrapped around a content to be packaged, they are provided the steps of: conveying a content to be packaged onto an inlet transport plane (120), arranged horizontally, the content to be packaged being laid on said inlet transport plane; transferring the content to be packaged onto a shaping support (151) which moves continuously along an annular path (160), on a portion (161) of which the shaping support moves on a shaping plane; and wrapping a box around the content to be packaged while the shaping support (151) moves on said shaping plane; wherein the inlet transport plane, and the shaping plane are coplanar to reduce the stress on the final product during packaging.
Device (100) for packaging articles (1) in boxes (2), comprising a carousel (3) rotatable about a substantially vertical axis of rotation (X) and a frame (4) provided with a first operating unit (5) arranged to operate on one of said articles and/or one of said boxes. The frame is supported and kept raised from the ground by the carousel by means of a rotatable coupling that allows the relative rotation between the carousel and the frame. The device (100) also comprises a fixing structure (14) connected to the frame so that the frame remains fixed with respect to the ground when the carousel rotates around the axis of rotation. A method for packaging articles (1) in boxes (2) is also described.
A rotary feeder (10) comprises first and second sun members (20, 30) provided with respective outer ring surfaces (40, 41), coaxially mounted about and axially displaced along a central axis of rotation (18); planetary members (1, 2, 3; 4, 5, 6) in operative engagement with said outer ring surfaces (40, 41) and configured to rotate each about a different and separate planetary axis of rotation (55); and spindle assemblies (16) selectively mountable on the planetary members (1, 2, 3; 4, 5, 6). The spindle assemblies (16) mounted on the rotary feeder (10) as a whole are located at different and separate positions angularly spaced about the central axis of rotation (18) in order to be coupled with at least a portion of items (B) to feed.
A carton handling system (12) for a carton blank magazine (32). The carton handling system (12) includes a carriage assembly (68) with a carton handling tool (30). The carriage assembly (68) moves the carton handling tool (30) in two axes of motion to receive a slug (22) of carton blanks (24) and to position the slug (22) of carton blanks (24) in the carton blank magazine (32). The carton handling system (12) further includes a finger (66) carried on the carton handling tool (30). The carton handling tool (30) is movable to engage the finger (66) with an underside (144) of a fallen carton blank (64) lying at an end of an advancing stack of blanks (36) in the carton blank magazine (32) so as to lift the fallen carton blank (64) against a preceding blank (150) at the end of the advancing stack of blanks (36). The carton handling tool (30) is also movable to position the slug (22) of carton blanks (24) at an endmost blank (34) in the advancing stack of blanks (36).
B65H 1/02 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
B65H 1/30 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for replenishing the pile during continuous separation of articles therefrom
B65H 5/00 - Feeding articles separated from pilesFeeding articles to machines
A pouch machine vertical sealer (12) capable of fusing a pouch film web (14) to form a plurality of spaced vertical seals (30) along a length of the film web (14) to form pouches. The pouch machine vertical sealer (12) includes a sealer wheel (26) rotatable about a vertical axis of rotation (28) and defines a film web path (58) about a periphery (24) of the sealer wheel (26). The vertical sealer (12) further includes a plurality of vertical sealer land assemblies (32) spaced apart about the periphery of the sealer wheel (26). Each vertical sealer land assembly (32) includes an impulse heater (34) such that contact between the film web (14) and each impulse heater (34) of the plurality of vertical sealer land assemblies (32) forms the spaced apart vertical seals (30) along the length of the film web (14).
B65B 9/087 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing the web advancing continuously
B31B 70/64 - Uniting opposed surfaces or edgesTaping by applying heat or pressure
A method for packaging products (1) in boxes (2) comprises the steps of: a) providing a plurality of boxes (2) in a folded configuration, b) collecting one box (2) in the folded configuration and modifying the configuration thereof so as to bring it into an open configuration which is suitable for containing said products, c) verifying the conformity of the box (2) in the open configuration with at least one predetermined quality parameter, and d) if the box (2) in the open configuration complies with the quality parameter, introducing the products into the box, otherwise e) if the box (2) in the open configuration does not comply with the quality parameter, returning the box to the folded configuration.
B65B 5/02 - Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B65B 43/12 - Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed stateFeeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
B65B 43/28 - Opening or distending bagsOpening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers co-operating with fixed supports
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65B 57/06 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
20.
METHOD AND BUNDLING UNIT FOR CARRYING OUT A MULTI-LAYERED PACKAGING SYSTEM
A method for carrying out a multi-layered packaging system (900), comprising providing a plurality of packagings (800), moving said plurality of packagings (800) by means of a first movement device (10), bringing a first group of packagings (810) of said plurality of packagings (800) into a collection zone (ZP), collecting by means of said transfer device (20) having two degrees of freedom dais first group of packagings (810) and moving said transfer device (20) in accordance with a vertical component towards a bundling zone (ZA) of a bundling device (30) to activate a second retention element (35) of said bundling device (30) so as to collect said first group of packagings (810), moving again said transfer device (20) into said collection zone (ZP) and starting to move said first movement device (10) so as to bring a second group of packagings (820) towards said collection zone (ZP) before said transfer device (20) arrives in said collection zone (ZP), moving said transfer device (20) by bringing said second group of packagings (820) into said bundling zone (ZA) in such a manner that said second group of packagings (820) vertically moves said first group of packagings (810) by taking the position thereof and thereby forming said multi-layered packaging system (900).
A stack of products such as pouches are formed in a product bucket, pushed into a stack guide bucket and from there into a carton. A stack tamp descends over the stack, engages and confines it downwardly during stack pushing from product bucket and through stack guide bucket into a carton. Multiple product buckets, stack guide buckets and cartons move downstream during cartoning, and are respectively aligned in a cartoning station. Reciprocal containment blades hold the stack in respective cartons prior to flap closing.
B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 7/20 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by folding-down preformed flaps
B65B 35/40 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65B 63/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
B65B 39/14 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers movable with a moving container or wrapper during filling or depositing
An apparatus for dispensing lids has at least one magazine lane including an entrance end, an exit end, and a longitudinal length defined therebetween. The at least one magazine lane further includes a plurality of side guides along the longitudinal length for guiding the lids therebetween and a pair of rollers for carrying the lids thereon. The apparatus further has a throat plate at or near the exit end, the throat plate including an opening. At least one of the throat plate, the side guides, or the rollers is adaptable so as to accommodate different sizes and/or shapes of lids.
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
23.
Apparatus and methods for transferring continuously moving articles to continuously moving packages with intervening article grouping and group pitch adjustment
Packaging apparatus and methods include a plurality of article grippers driven by independently controlled motors in an end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), for picking articles, grouping articles, adjusting group pitch and placing article groups in packages where incoming articles and packages are continuously or intermittently moving and without motion of the entire EOAT in the direction in which articles and packages are picked and moved. Hole healing and incoming product registration apparatus and methods are disclosed.
B65B 35/36 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
B65B 35/38 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
B65B 21/18 - Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks
B65B 21/20 - Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks with means for varying spacing of bottles
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
B65B 57/10 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
B65B 43/42 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
A stack of products such as pouches are formed in a product bucket (16), pushed into a stack guide bucket (14) and from there into a carton (12). A stack tamp (20) descends over the stack, engages and confines it downwardly during stack pushing from product bucket and through stack guide bucket into a carton. Multiple product buckets, stack guide buckets and cartons move downstream during cartoning, and are respectively aligned in a cartoning station. Reciprocal containment blades (30) hold the stack in respective cartons prior to flap closing.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 7/20 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by folding-down preformed flaps
B65B 35/40 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 63/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
A stack of products such as pouches are formed in a product bucket, pushed into a stack guide bucket and from there into a carton. A stack tamp descends over the stack, engages and confines it downwardly during stack pushing from product bucket and through stack guide bucket into a carton. Multiple product buckets, stack guide buckets and cartons move downstream during cartoning, and are respectively aligned in a cartoning station. Reciprocal containment blades hold the stack in respective cartons prior to flap closing.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
B65B 7/20 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by folding-down preformed flaps
B65B 35/40 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 63/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
26.
Pick and place apparatus for orientation and hole healing application
Article packaging apparatus includes a multiple lane article infeed, first and second transfers, an intermediate article orientation station and an article group discharge conveyor. The first and second transfers have respective article grippers expansible and contractible toward and away from one another while the intermediate article orientation station includes article rotating trays spaced further apart then the lanes of the article infeed.
B65G 47/26 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles
B65G 47/244 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
B65G 47/68 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
27.
Apparatus and methods for product orientation and hole healing applications
Articles are transferred from an article supply conveyor to an article receiving conveyor while the transferring articles are selectively reoriented. When the conveyors are in parallel, a travelling article reorienting turret seeks articles following an article absence or hole on the supply conveyor and transfers the following article to a next-in-line position on the receiving conveyor to cure or avoid holes of articles on the receiving conveyor.
B65G 47/244 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
B65G 47/84 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
B65G 47/52 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
B65G 47/252 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning over or inverting them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction
An apparatus for dispensing lids has at least one magazine lane including an entrance end, an exit end, and a longitudinal length defined therebetween. The at least one magazine lane further includes a plurality of side guides along the longitudinal length for guiding the lids therebetween and a pair of rollers for carrying the lids thereon. The apparatus further has a throat plate at or near the exit end, the throat plate including an opening. At least one of the throat plate, the side guides, or the rollers is adaptable so as to accommodate different sizes and/or shapes of lids.
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
29.
Apparatus and method for filling and sealing pouches
An adjustable pouch machine comprises a vertical sealer module forms transverse seals between two plies of a pouch web to partially define a plurality of pouches. Rollers selectively tension and relax the web on the vertically oriented wheel, allowing them to drop away from heated lands on emergency and cycle stops. A filler wheel has a plurality of adjustable gripper units mounted directly thereon for transporting independent separate pouches cut from the pouch web. An adjustable knife is selectively provided with changeable knife hub sets to handle a variety of pouch sizes where a filler wheel alternately first fills and seals pouches in a train. Gear linkage accommodates variation in distance between hubs of different sets. Various embodiments, apparatus and methods are described.
B65B 9/087 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing the web advancing continuously
B65B 39/14 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers movable with a moving container or wrapper during filling or depositing
B65B 1/36 - Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality of the material fed or filled by volumetric devices or methods
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65B 43/60 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation rotatable
B65B 59/02 - Arrangements to enable adjustments to be made while the machine is running
B31B 3/32 - Machinery characterised by making boxes or cartons by folding single-piece sheets, blanks, or webs and having means for folding sheets, blanks, or webs around mandrels, including bottom-forming operations the mandrels moving in circular paths
A column of cups guided by their rims in elongated slots is spaced into desired cup pitch by one or more linear stars from which the cups can be transferred for packaging. The linear stars have lugs engaging and spacing the cups. In another aspect of the invention, cups are manipulated into patterns for final grouping and packaging and by a plurality of cup orienting pickers engaging, inverting and re-orienting the cups. In one final packaged cup group of two or more layers, alternating cups in each layer are inverted and a top lid of a cup in an upper layer is disposed on a top lid of a cup in a bottom layer, while a bottom of a cup in an upper layer is disposed on a bottom of a cup in a lower layer, and in an alternating pattern.
B65G 47/24 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles
B65B 35/36 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
B65B 35/56 - Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
B65G 47/28 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
B65B 35/38 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 35/24 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
B65G 47/08 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
B65G 47/252 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning over or inverting them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction
B65G 47/244 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
B65G 15/14 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface with two or more endless belts the load being conveyed between the belts
31.
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING CONTINUOUSLY MOVING ARTICLES TO CONTINUOUSLY MOVING PACKAGES WITH INTERVENING ARTICLE GROUPING AND GROUP PITCH ADJUSTMENT
Packaging apparatus and methods include a plurality of article grippers (20-26) driven by independently controlled motors (8) in an end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) (10), for picking articles (40), grouping articles (40), adjusting group pitch and placing article groups in packages (48) where incoming articles (10) and packages (48) are continuously or intermittently moving and without motion of the entire EOAT (10) in the direction in which articles and packages are picked and moved. Hole healing and incoming product registration apparatus and methods are disclosed.
B65B 21/18 - Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks
B65B 21/20 - Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks with means for varying spacing of bottles
B65B 35/36 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
B65B 35/38 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 57/10 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
32.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTINUOUSLY MOVING ARTICLES TO CONTINUOUSLY MOVING PACKAGES WITH INTERVENING ARTICLE GROUPING AND GROUP PITCH ADJUSTMENT
Packaging apparatus and methods include a plurality of article grippers (20- 26) driven by independently controlled motors (8) in an end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) (10), for picking articles (40), grouping articles (40), adjusting group pitch and placing article groups in packages (48) where incoming articles (10) and packages (48) are continuously or intermittently moving and without motion of the entire EOAT (10) in the direction in which articles and packages are picked and moved. Hole healing and incoming product registration apparatus and methods are disclosed.
B65B 35/36 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
B65B 57/10 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
33.
Apparatus and methods for transferring continuously moving articles to continuously moving packages with intervening article grouping and group pitch adjustment
Packaging apparatus and methods include a plurality of article grippers driven by independently controlled motors in an end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), for picking articles, grouping articles, adjusting group pitch and placing article groups in packages where incoming articles and packages are continuously or intermittently moving and without motion of the entire EOAT in the direction in which articles and packages are picked and moved. Hole healing and incoming product registration apparatus and methods are disclosed.
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
B65B 43/42 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65G 47/91 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials incorporating pneumatic, e.g. suction, grippers
B65B 35/38 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
B65B 21/18 - Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks
B65B 21/20 - Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks with means for varying spacing of bottles
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
B65B 57/10 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged
A column of cups guided by their rims in elongated slots is spaced into desired cup pitch by one or more linear stars from which the cups can be transferred for packaging. The linear stars have lugs engaging and spacing the cups. In another aspect of the invention, cups are manipulated into patterns for final grouping and packaging and by a plurality of cup orienting pickers engaging, inverting and re-orienting the cups. In one final packaged cup group of two or more layers, alternating cups in each layer are inverted and a top lid of a cup in an upper layer is disposed on a top lid of a cup in a bottom layer, while a bottom of a cup in an upper layer is disposed on a bottom of a cup in a lower layer, and in an alternating pattern.
B65G 47/24 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles
B65B 35/36 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
B65G 15/14 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface with two or more endless belts the load being conveyed between the belts
B65B 35/24 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
B65G 47/28 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
B65G 47/244 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
B65G 47/252 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning over or inverting them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction
B65G 47/08 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
B65B 35/38 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
B65B 35/56 - Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
Improved product handling and transfer apparatus includes rotatable product buckets for receiving product and re-orienting product for packaging in diverse configurations or containers. Buckets preferably include channels spanned by deposited product or receiving product therein, with bucket turning as appropriate to a packaging configuration. Flat bottom buckets and methods are disclosed.
B65B 35/46 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by rotary conveyors
B65B 35/30 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups
B65B 25/14 - Packaging paper or like sheets, envelopes, or newspapers, in flat, folded, or rolled form
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
B65G 17/34 - Individual load-carriers having flat surfaces, e.g. platforms, grids, forks
B65G 17/48 - Controlling attitudes of load-carriers during movement
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 59/02 - Arrangements to enable adjustments to be made while the machine is running
B65B 63/04 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for folding or winding articles, e.g. gloves or stockings
An asymmetric article-carrying puck is driven by a linear star conveyor through an angular rotation orienting section to orient the pucks and articles therein irrespective of random initial orientation. In one embodiment, an upper puck plate carries the article while a separated lower puck plate defines a rotational orienting circular gear rack with a rotation-stopping bridge, separating ends of the rack and inclined from a base of one end tooth in the rack to a crest of another end tooth in the rack. The lower puck plate can be a combination of two circular plates with the circular gear rack interposed therebetween and within the periphery of the circular plates. Pucks can be accumulated in mutual engaged positions and separated by the linear star into preselected pitch while transported and turned. Integral pucks can be used. The structural details and methods are disclosed.
B65G 47/24 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles
B65G 47/244 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
B65G 17/02 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a load-carrying belt attached to, or resting on, the traction element
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
B65C 9/06 - Devices for presenting articles in predetermined attitude or position at labelling station
B65B 43/60 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation rotatable
B65C 9/00 - Details of labelling machines or apparatus
37.
Apparatus and methods for placing and attaching formed filters into brewing cups
A filter setting and sealing apparatus includes a wobble plate mounted to press a filter edge into a plane defined by the top rim of a brew cup. A sealer defined by expandable sealer jaws is moveable into the filter. The jaws are actuated for radial outward expansion to seal the filter to the cup proximate the filter rim and cup edge. A second sealer is used to seal any gaps remaining in the seal after initial sealing. Methods are disclosed.
A column of cups (C) guided by their rims (93, 94) in elongated slots (95, 96, 97, 98) is spaced into desired cup pitch by one or more linear stars (85, 86) from which the cups (C) can be transferred for packaging. The linear stars have lugs (16) engaging and spacing the cups. In another aspect of the invention, cups (C) are manipulated into patterns for final grouping and packaging and by a plurality of cup orienting pickers (110-114) engaging, inverting and re-orienting the cups (C). In one final packaged cup group of two or more layers, alternating cups (C) in each layer are inverted and a top lid (99) of a cup (C) in an upper layer is disposed on a top lid (99) of a cup (C) in a bottom layer, while a bottom of a cup in an upper layer is disposed on a bottom of a cup (C) in a lower layer, and in an alternating pattern.
ABSTRACT A column of cups C guided by their rims 93, 94 in elongated slots 95, 96, 97, 98 is spaced into desired cup pitch by one or more linear stars 85, 86 from which the cups C can be transferred for packaging. The linear stars have lugs 16 engaging and spacing the cups. In another aspect of the invention, cups C are manipulated into patterns for final grouping and packaging and by a plurality of cup orienting pickers 110-114 engaging, inverting and re-orienting the cups C. In one final packaged cup group of two or more layers, alternating cups C in each layer are inverted and a top lid 99 of a cup C in an upper layer is disposed on a top lid 99 of a cup C in a bottom layer, while a bottom of a cup in an upper layer is disposed on a bottom of a cup C in a lower layer, and in an alternating pattern. CA 3080082 2020-05-07
Bandoliers of pouches or separate pouches are carried by suction cups on a transfer wheel and operated to hold and release pouches through solenoid valves, each coupled to a respective cup. The solenoid valves are operated by a controller to release pouches from the respective cups at precise angular positions of the wheel to control the configuration of the bandolier in a package or tray. Embodiments provide lateral shifting or rotation of pouches held by the cups. Fold-leading or fold-trailing bandolier configurations are produced. Solenoid valves are disposed proximate cups at the wheel periphery or elsewhere and operably coupled to the cups.
B65G 47/28 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
B65G 57/11 - Stacking of articles by adding to the top of the stack the articles being stacked by direct action of the feeding conveyor
B65G 29/00 - Rotary conveyors, e.g. rotating discs, arms, star-wheels or cones
B65B 35/38 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 63/04 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for folding or winding articles, e.g. gloves or stockings
A column of cups guided by their rims in elongated slots is spaced into desired cup pitch by one or more linear stars from which the cups can be transferred for packaging. The linear stars have lugs engaging and spacing the cups. In another aspect of the invention, cups are manipulated into patterns for final grouping and packaging and by a plurality of cup orienting pickers engaging, inverting and re-orienting the cups. In one final packaged cup group of two or more layers, alternating cups in each layer are inverted and a top lid of a cup in an upper layer is disposed on a top lid of a cup in a bottom layer, while a bottom of a cup in an upper layer is disposed on a bottom of a cup in a lower layer, and in an alternating pattern.
B65G 15/14 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface with two or more endless belts the load being conveyed between the belts
B65G 47/28 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
B65B 35/24 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/38 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
42.
Knife for a pouch machine and method of using same
An adjustable knife for a pouch machine is selectively provided with changeable knife hub sets each including a major and minor knife hub with respective major and minor axes. The hub sets have respectively differing diameters or different spacing between the respective major and minor axes to handle a variety of pouch sizes where a filler wheel alternately first fills and seals pouches in a train. A gear linkage including a four gear anti-lash arrangement with a movable gear accommodates variation in distance between hubs of different sets. A method of using the knife is also described.
B26D 1/60 - Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting memberApparatus or machines thereforCutting members therefor involving a cutting member which travels with the work, i.e. flying cutter and is mounted on a movable carriage
A transport drive system for a carton transport conveyor includes a shaft, a first pair of drive members, a second pair of drive members, and a phase adjustment hub connected to the shaft. A first set of drive members includes a drive member of the first pair and a drive member of the second pair, and the first set of drive members is rotationally fixed with respect to the shaft. A second set of drive members includes another drive member of the first pair and another drive member of the second pair, and the second set of drive members is rotationally fixed with respect to the phase adjustment hub. The phase adjustment hub is angularly adjustable with respect to the shaft to adjust the angular phase of the sets, while the pairs are adjustably spaced one from the other.
B65G 17/00 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
B65G 17/26 - Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriersEndless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising a series of co-operating units, e.g. interconnected by pivots
44.
Vertical sealer for forming transverse seals in multiple ply web
An adjustable pouch machine comprises a vertical sealer module forms transverse seals between two plies of a pouch web to partially define a plurality of pouches. Rollers selectively tension and relax the web on the vertically oriented wheel, allowing them to drop away from heated lands on emergency and cycle stops. A filler wheel has a plurality of adjustable gripper units mounted directly thereon for transporting independent separate pouches cut from the pouch web. An adjustable knife is selectively provided with changeable knife hub sets to handle a variety of pouch sizes where a filler wheel alternately first fills and seals pouches in a train. Gear linkage accommodates variation in distance between hubs of different sets. Various embodiments, apparatus and methods are described.
Improved product handling and transfer apparatus includes rotatable product buckets for receiving product and re-orienting product for packaging in diverse configurations or containers. Buckets preferably include channels spanned by deposited product or receiving product therein, with bucket turning as appropriate to a packaging configuration. Flat bottom buckets and methods are disclosed.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65G 47/244 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
Improved product handling and transfer apparatus includes rotatable product buckets for receiving product and re-orienting product for packaging in diverse configurations or containers. Buckets preferably include channels spanned by deposited product or receiving product therein, with bucket turning as appropriate to a packaging configuration. Flat bottom buckets and methods are disclosed.
B65G 47/244 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
47.
Apparatus for placing and attaching formed filters into brewing cups
A filter setting and sealing apparatus includes a wobble plate mounted to press a filter edge into a plane defined by the top rim of a brew cup. A sealer defined by expandable sealer jaws is moveable into the filter. The jaws are actuated for radial outward expansion to seal the filter to the cup proximate the filter rim and cup edge. A second sealer is used to seal any gaps remaining in the seal after initial sealing.
A cartooning method including the steps of: feeding blanks B from a single magazine 18 through a single blank feeder 17 in a first direction; forming an array of at least two blanks from the fed blanks and thereafter transporting the array for forming, loading and closing via respective robot kinetics 22, 30, 31 , 36, 37, 38 of at least two axis motion. Carton blanks B and cartons 10 travel through a path. Robots 30, 31 , 36, 37 below the path transport the cartons. Robots 22, 38 above the path facilitate carton forming, loading and closing. Methods and apparatus are disclosed.
B31B 3/00 - Machinery characterised by making boxes or cartons by folding single-piece sheets, blanks, or webs
B65B 41/06 - Feeding sheets or wrapper blanks by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 43/14 - Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
49.
Adjustable pouch forming, filling and sealing apparatus and methods
An adjustable pouch machine comprises a vertical sealer module forms transverse seals between two plies of a pouch web to partially define a plurality of pouches. Rollers selectively tension and relax the web on the vertically oriented wheel, allowing them to drop away from heated lands on emergency and cycle stops. A filler wheel has a plurality of adjustable gripper units mounted directly thereon for transporting independent separate pouches cut from the pouch web. An adjustable knife is selectively provided with changeable knife hub sets to handle a variety of pouch sizes where a filler wheel alternately first fills and seals pouches in a train. Gear linkage accommodates variation in distance between hubs of different sets. Various embodiments, apparatus and methods are described.
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65B 43/60 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation rotatable
50.
ADJUSTABLE POUCH FORMING, FILLING AND SEALING APPARATUS AND METHODS
An adjustable pouch machine comprises a vertical sealer (10) module forms transverse seals between two plies of a pouch web (w) to partially define a plurality of pouches. Rollers (34, 38) selectively tension and relax the web on the vertically oriented wheel (36), allowing them to drop away from heated lands (37) on emergency and cycle stops. A filler wheel (18) has a plurality of adjustable gripper units (16) mounted directly thereon for transporting independent separate pouches cut from the pouch web. An adjustable knife (12) is selectively provided with changeable knife hub sets to handle a variety of pouch sizes where a filler wheel (18) alternately first fills and seals pouches in a train. Gear linkage accommodates variation in distance between hubs of different sets. Various embodiments, apparatus and methods are described.
B65B 9/08 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it in a web folded and sealed transversely to form pockets which are subsequently filled and then closed by sealing
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65B 43/60 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation rotatable
B65B 59/02 - Arrangements to enable adjustments to be made while the machine is running
