Method and device for producing a blister tube, and blister tube

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12043464-B2
Application number	US-202017093332-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2020
Priority date	Nov 9, 2020
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

A method for producing a blister tube having multiple blister pouches with information over a large area and optimized for an inspection system, is provided. A packaging material web having cover sections with a transmission of less than 60% in the visible frequency range extending in the longitudinal direction of the packaging material web, a transparent material area with a transmission of greater than 80% in the visible frequency range extending in the longitudinal direction parallel to the cover sections and to multiple data sections is provided to a packaging device. Pouch-specific data are printed onto a data section and a sub-section of the packaging material web is shaped into a receiving area. A cover section and the printed data section are assigned to each receiving area. Small piece goods are fed to the receiving area and a blister pouch is formed. Devices and blister tubes are also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for producing a tube comprising a plurality of pouches provided with information over a large area and optimized for an inspection system, the method comprising:
providing a packaging material web comprising:
a plurality of cover sections extending in a longitudinal direction of the packaging material web, each cover section having a transmission of less than 60% in the visible frequency range;
a transparent material area having a transmission of greater than 80% in the visible frequency range extending in the longitudinal direction parallel to the cover sections and disposed on the same side of the packaging material web as the plurality of cover sections; and
a plurality of data sections;

printing pouch-specific data onto a first data section;
folding the packaging material web on a center line so that the pouch-specific data is arranged on an outside surface of the folded packaging material web;
shaping a sub-section of the packaging material web into a receiving area, wherein at least a portion of a first cover section and the printed first data section are assigned to the receiving area;
feeding one or more small piece goods into the receiving area; and
forming a pouch from the receiving area containing the one or more small piece goods.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
applying an information unit to a first cover section before the receiving area is formed, wherein the information unit is arranged on the outside of the pouch.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining pouch-specific data; and
applying an information unit to a first cover section based on the obtained pouch-specific data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packaging material web having the plurality of cover sections extending in the longitudinal direction of the packaging material web comprises a layer with reduced transparency having a transmission less than 60% in the visible frequency range that is applied to a carrier layer material area of the packaging material web.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the layer with reduced transparency is produced by printing a color layer onto the carrier layer material area.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the layer with reduced transparency is produced by applying a cover layer onto the carrier layer material area.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
covering the first cover section with a protective layer.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packaging material web comprises:
an inner layer;
a carrier layer disposed on the inner layer; and
a cover layer disposed on a portion of the carrier layer less than the entirety of the carrier layer, the cover layer defining the first cover section.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packaging material web comprises:
an inner layer;
first and second portions of a cover layer disposed on the inner layer, the first portion of the cover layer defining the first cover section; and
a protective layer disposed on the cover layer.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packaging material web comprises:
an inner layer; and
a cover layer disposed on a portion of the inner layer less than the entirety of the inner layer, the cover layer defining the first cover section.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the packaging material web comprises:
a single layer comprising an inner layer portion and a cover layer portion, the cover layer portion defining the first cover section.

12. A device for producing a blister tube comprising a plurality of blister pouches provided with information over a large area and optimized for an inspection system, comprising:
a packaging material guide device configured to receive a packaging material web comprising a plurality of cover sections extending in the longitudinal direction of the packaging material web with a transmission of less than 60% in the visible frequency range, a transparent material area with a transmission of greater than 80% in the visible frequency range extending in the longitudinal direction parallel to the cover sections, and a plurality of data sections;
a printing device arranged downstream of the packaging material guide device and configured to apply pouch-specific data to the data sections of the packaging material web;
an application device arranged downstream of the packaging material guide device and configured to apply an information unit to the cover sections of the packaging material web, wherein the packaging material guide device is configured so that the data sections are assigned to the printing device and the cover sections are assigned to the application device;
a packaging material shaping device for receiving the packaging material web, wherein the packaging material shaping device is configured to continuously shape in a running direction the packaging material web into a receiving area suitable for receiving small piece goods; and
a joining device for joining the shaped packaging material web to form a blister pouch of a blister tube.

13. The device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a cover section device arranged upstream of the application device, the cover section device configured to apply the plurality of cover sections to the packaging material web.

14. A blister tube, comprising:
a plurality of blister pouches to be provided with information over a large area and optimized for an inspection system, wherein each blister pouch comprises:
a receiving area for small piece goods;
at least one data section;
a cover section having a transmission of less than 60% in the visible frequency range; and
a transparent material area arranged opposite the cover section and having a transmission of greater than 80% in the visible frequency range,
wherein the cover section covers the receiving area so that all small piece goods arranged in the receiving area are covered.

15. The blister tube of claim 14 , wherein the cover section is permeable to light in the near infrared range.

16. The blister tube of claim 14 , wherein the data section and the cover section are arranged on the same side.

17. The blister tube of claim 14 , wherein the blister tube is formed from a packaging material web, the packaging material web comprising:
an inner layer;
a carrier layer disposed on the inner layer; and
a cover layer disposed on a portion of the carrier layer less than the entirety of the carrier layer, the cover layer defining the cover section.

18. The blister tube of claim 14 , wherein the blister tube is formed from a packaging material web, the packaging material web comprising:
an inner layer;
first and second portions of a cover layer disposed on the inner layer, the first portion of the cover layer defining the cover section; and
a protective layer disposed on the cover layer.

19. The blister tube of claim 14 , wherein the blister tube is formed from a packaging material web, the packaging material web comprising:
an inner layer; and
a cover layer disposed on a portion of the inner layer less than the entirety of the inner layer, the cover layer defining the cover section.

20. The blister tube of claim 14 , wherein the blister tube is formed from a packaging material web, the packaging material web comprising:
a single layer comprising an inner layer portion and a cover layer portion, the cover layer portion defining the cover section.

Assignees

• Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany Gmbh

Inventors

• Schüttfort Torben

Classifications

• B65B47/00

  Apparatus or devices for forming pockets or receptacles in or from sheets, blanks, or webs, comprising essentially a die into which the material is pressed or a folding die through which the material is moved · CPC title

• B65B5/02

  Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles · CPC title

• B65B5/04

  Packaging single articles · CPC title

• B65D65/40

  Applications of laminates for particular packaging purposes {(B65D1/0215, B65D1/28, B65D3/22, B65D5/0281, B65D5/563, B65D9/30, B65D29/02, B65D31/02, B65D75/26, B65D77/2024, B65D81/1275, B65D81/3811, B65D81/3823, B65D81/3834, B65D81/3846, B65D81/3858, B65D81/3874, B65D81/3886, B65D81/3897 take precedence; laminates per se or laminated packages characterised by the composition or)} · CPC title

• B65B61/26

  for marking or coding completed packages · CPC title