Abstract

A method and device for filling packages with a bulk cushioning material, in particular foam peanuts, where the cushioning material is conveyed to the package by a feed unit. In order to be able to easily fill the packages in an automated fashion, according to this invention, a measuring device is used to determine a volume of the package to be filled, a variable quantity of cushioning material is poured into a receiving container of the feed unit by a quantity-varying unit, and the poured quantity is poured into a package.

IPC Classes  ?

• 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
• B65D 81/09 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using flowable discrete elements of shock-absorbing material, e.g. pellets or popcorn
• B65B 55/20 - Embedding contents in shock-absorbing media, e.g. plastic foam, granular material
• B65B 1/22 - Reducing volume of filled material by vibration

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for filling packages or containers with a padding material, wherein the padding material is fed to the package or the container by way of a feed unit, wherein contour properties of one or more packing pieces in the package or in the container are determined by a scanning unit, are processed by a logic device and a filling quantity of that volume of the package or the container to be filled is determined therefrom and, derived therefrom, a variable quantity of padding material is introduced into the package or the container. In order for it to be possible to fill the packages or containers simply in an automated manner, it is provided according to the invention that an information item of an information carrier on the package or the container is read by means of a reading unit and an information item is determined therefrom with respect to the internal volume of the package or the container, wherein a highest point of the packing piece or the packing pieces is determined from the contour properties of the packing piece or the packing pieces and a first filling volume of padding material is determined therefrom, which filling volume is required for filling as far as the highest point of the packing piece or the packing pieces. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for carrying out the method according to the invention.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 55/20 - Embedding contents in shock-absorbing media, e.g. plastic foam, granular material
• B65B 61/22 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents for placing protecting sheets, plugs, or wads over contents, e.g. cotton-wool in bottles of pills

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and to a device for filling packets (14) with loose fill cushioning, in particular cushioning peanuts, wherein the cushioning is fed to the packet by a supply unit. In order to be able to fill the packets in a simple, automated manner, according to the invention, a packet volume which is to be filled is determined by means of a measuring unit, a variable quantity of cushioning is poured into a receptacle (23) of the supply device by means of a quantity variator (24), and said poured quantity is introduced into a packet.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 55/20 - Embedding contents in shock-absorbing media, e.g. plastic foam, granular material
• B65D 81/09 - Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using flowable discrete elements of shock-absorbing material, e.g. pellets or popcorn
• B65B 1/22 - Reducing volume of filled material by vibration