Packaging assembly, in particular cartoning assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9963258-B2
Application number	US-201314408034-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2013
Priority date	Jun 14, 2012
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a packaging assembly comprising a device for transporting a packaging means (2), in particular a carton, said device comprising a continuous conveying section (3) and a plurality of conveying elements (4, 5). The continuous conveying section (3) is oriented vertically, forming an upper run region (30) and a lower nm region (31), and the packaging means (2) is transported on the lower run region (31).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A packaging arrangement, comprising
an apparatus for transporting packages, including
a circulating conveying route ( 3 ) and
a multiplicity of conveying elements ( 4 , 5 ),
wherein the circulating conveying route ( 3 ) is arranged to provide an upper-strand region ( 30 ) and a lower-strand region ( 31 ) of the conveying route;
wherein the conveying route is configured such that the packages are transported linearly along only the lower-strand region ( 31 );
wherein the conveying elements ( 4 , 5 ) are each configured to be driven individually and independently of one another;
wherein a first one of the conveying elements ( 4 ) and a second one of the conveying elements ( 5 ) together form a common conveying device ( 40 ) configured to convey an individual package;
wherein the first one of the conveying elements ( 4 ) has an erecting device ( 6 ) configured to erect the individual package when the individual package is in a collapsed state, the erecting device ( 6 ) including a pivotable lever; and
wherein the second one of the conveying elements ( 5 ) has a retaining device ( 7 ) configured to retain the individual package in a suspended state as the package travels linearly along the lower-strand region, the retaining device ( 7 ) including a gripper or suction element.

2. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least one of the first conveying element ( 4 ) and the second conveying element ( 5 ) of the common conveying device ( 40 ) has a flap-opening device ( 8 ), which brings flaps on the package into an open position and/or holds the flaps in an open position.

3. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a packaging-means module with a packaging-means store ( 20 ) having a multiplicity of collapsed packages, wherein the packaging-means store ( 20 ) is arranged beneath the circulating conveying route ( 3 ).

4. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a loading module ( 13 ).

5. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 4 , characterized in that the loading module ( 13 ) is arranged laterally on the conveyed package.

6. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a closure module ( 14 ) for closing filled packages.

7. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the packages are cartons.

8. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an identifying module ( 12 ) for providing packages with identification.

9. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a closure module ( 14 ) for closing filled packages, a weighing module for weighing empty and/or loaded packages, and an identifying module ( 12 ) for providing packages with identification.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Rapp Reinhard
• Grabowski Ruediger
• Weis Josef

Classifications

• B65B65/003

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

• B65B59/005

  Adjustable conveying means · CPC title

• B65B43/52

  using roller-ways or endless conveyors · CPC title

• B65B43/46

  using grippers · CPC title

• B65B43/44

  from supply magazines · CPC title