Packing arrangement and method for packing a product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10301044-B2
Application number	US-201615182980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2016
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Grant date	May 28, 2019

Abstract

A packaging system for packaging a product into a plurality of bags or sacks includes at least one of a bagging unit, a pallet loading device, and a pallet securing device. The system also includes a device for storing and rendering available information regarding events that occurred in the system during the packaging.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaging system for the packaging of a product in a plurality of bags or sacks, said packaging system comprising:
at least one of
a bagging apparatus,
a pallet loading apparatus, and
a pallet securing apparatus; and

a device for storing and rendering available information regarding events that happen in the packaging system during the packaging, the device being configured to divide and store the information regarding the events in a static area and in a dynamic area, with the static area for each of the events containing information regarding a time of the event, a system operator, a formula, and/or a machine status.

2. The packaging system according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the device for storing and rendering available information regarding events is integrated in the at least one apparatus.

3. The packaging system according to claim 1 ,
further comprising a control unit in the at least one apparatus, with
the device for storing and rendering available information regarding events being integrated in control unit.

4. The packaging system according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the information regarding events that is savable in the device is associated with at least one of the following events:
an export of data,
an appearance of a message,
a triggering of an alarm,
a change of a parameter,
a change of the machine status,
a production of a filled bag or sack,
an assembly of a loaded pallet,
an establishment of a load security,
a change of the operator,
of the formula,
a change of a silo, and
an inquiry of the maintenance status.

5. The packaging system according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the various events and the information saved and rendered available by the device regarding said events is recallable and filterable.

6. The packaging system according to claim 5 ,
wherein
only the information of the static area is filterable.

7. The packaging system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the system includes
at least two of the apparatuses, with the device for saving and rendering available information regarding events related to one of the apparatuses being configured to provide the information to another of the apparatuses.

8. A method of packaging a free-flowing product, said method comprising:
at least one of
bagging the product in bags or sacks,
loading a plurality of the bagged bags or sacks onto a pallet; and
securing the bagged bags or sacks loaded on the pallet, and
storing and rendering available information regarding events that happen during the packaging, the storing and rendering available of the information being effected with a device configured to divide and store the information regarding the events in a static area and in a dynamic area, with the static area for each of the events containing information regarding a time of the event, a system operator, a formula, and/or a machine status.

Assignees

• Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Inventors

• Hawighorst Thomas
• Hohenbrink Martin
• Narberhaus Daniel

Classifications

• B65B1/04 Primary

  Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles · CPC title

• B65B35/50

  Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging · CPC title

• B65B5/061

  Filled bags · CPC title

• B65B65/003

  Packaging lines, e.g. general layout · CPC title

• B65B2220/16

  Packaging contents into primary and secondary packaging · CPC title