Packing arrangement and method for packing a product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016362201-A1
Application number	US-201615182914-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 15, 2016
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Dec 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention describes a packing arrangement comprising at least two of the following devices:
a bagging unit a pallet loading device a pallet securing device.

The devices are connected to each other via at least one data transmission device.

First claim

1 . A packing arrangement
comprising at least two of the following devices:
bagging unit
pallet loading device
pallet securing device
with the devices being connected to each other via at least one data transmission device.

2 . A packing arrangement according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the data transmission device comprises a LAN network.

3 . A packing arrangement according to one of the previous claims,
characterized in that the data transmission device comprises an Ethernet-based network.

4 . A packing arrangement according to one of the previous claims,
characterized in that at least one of the devices comprises a database, allowing one of the other devices to access the database via the data transmission device.

5 . A packing arrangement according to one of the previous claims,
characterized in that at least one device comprises a bulk memory.

6 . A packing arrangement according to claim 5 ,
characterized in that the bulk memory is located in one of the devices.

7 . A packing arrangement according to claim 5 ,
characterized in that the bulk memory is distributed over at least two devices.

8 . A packing arrangement according to one of the previous claims,
characterized in that datasets can be exchanged via the data transmission device between the individual devices, with the datasets showing a common data format.

9 . A packing arrangement according to one of the previous claims,
characterized in that datasets can he saved in a common data format in the bulk memory.

10 . A packing arrangement according to one of the previous claims,
characterized in that a control and information system is provided at least at one of the devices, by which datasets of all devices can be displayed,

11 . A method for packing free-flowing products, comprising at least two of the following steps in at least two different devices:
bagging the product in bags or sacks, loading several bags or sacks onto pallets, securing the bags or sacks stacked on the pallet,
with data regarding at least one step being transmitted from the respective device via at least one data transmission device to another device.

Assignees

• Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Inventors

• Hawighorst Thomas
• Hohenbrink Martin
• Narberhaus Daniel

Classifications

• B65B2220/16

  Packaging contents into primary and secondary packaging · CPC title

• B65B65/003

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

• H04L67/1097

  for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] · CPC title

• B65G60/00

  Simultaneously or alternatively stacking and de-stacking of articles · CPC title

• B65B1/04 Primary

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