公开(公告)号：US20220111989A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

申请号：US17431573

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Tobias GUT ,  Johannes KIRZINGER

IPC: B65B61/02 ,  B65B43/18 ,  B65B57/02 ,  B65B17/02 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65B43/10

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device (1) used to package articles into printed packaging blanks (2). In the method, a plurality of packaging blanks are first positioned in a magazine (4) and subsequently extracted from the magazine (4).
Subsequently, articles are brought together with the packaging blanks (2) extracted from the magazine (4) such that a particular packaging blank (2) hereby forms a particular packaging or a particular component of a particular packaging for in each instance at least one article.
It is moreover provided that the packaging blanks (2) are printed onto, with the printing onto a packaging blank (2) being carried out temporally after the positioning of the packaging blank (2) in the magazine (4) and temporally before the particular bringing together of the packaging blank (2) with the particular at least one article.
The device (1) can be operated in a corresponding manner.

公开(公告)号：US20210221614A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：US16093229

申请日：2017-02-21

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Manuel KOLLMUSS ,  Erhard BEER ,  Michael ASTNER ,  Arsalan MEHDI

IPC: B65G1/137

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (10) for handling piece goods (2) moved one after another in at least one row (1). Immediately consecutive piece goods (2) in a row (1) without spaces or with minimal spaces are transported as a closed formation (F). At least one transported piece good (2, 2*) is seized in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner from the closed formation (F); is spatially separated from the closed formation (F); and is brought into a specified relative target position (P) and/or target alignment in relation to subsequent piece goods (2).

公开(公告)号：US10710275B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US16037211

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Frank Winzinger

IPC: B29C49/28 ,  B29C49/42 ,  B29C49/78 ,  B23Q3/155 ,  A61L2/26 ,  B65B59/02 ,  B65B59/04 ,  B67C3/22 ,  B29C31/00 ,  B65C9/00 ,  B29C49/64 ,  B29C49/36 ,  B29C49/48

Abstract: A container treatment system (1, 13) that has at least two working areas (AP). Each of the working areas (AP) respectively comprises at least one exchangeable working tool (2) and/or one adaptable format part. Furthermore, the container treatment system (1, 13) comprises at least one automatic exchange machine (10) which is movable, in particular drivable, to the at least two working areas (AP), which automatic exchange machine (10) can be connected selectively to any of the respective working areas (AP), in particular using centering means (22, 32), and which automatic exchange machine (10) comprises tools for exchanging the working tools (2) and/or for adapting the format parts of the respective working area (AP). The invention further relates to an automatic exchange machine (10) for exchanging working tools (2) and/or for adapting the format parts of at least two different working areas (AP) of a container treatment system (1, 13).

公开(公告)号：US20200180870A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16093321

申请日：2017-03-21

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Johannes KIRZINGER ,  Manuel KOLLMUSS

IPC: B65G47/08 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B65G47/90

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus (10) for handling piece goods (2) for forming a palletizable layer or partial layer, with the piece goods (2) being moved in at least two parallel rows (1) and the layer comprising a plurality of piece goods (2). At least two piece goods (2) that are transported beside each other in parallel rows (1) are seized in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner, are then spatially separated from the at least two parallel rows (1) and are then brought into a specified relative target position (P1, P2) and/or target alignment in relation to subsequent piece goods (2). The apparatus (10) comprises at least one manipulator (5) for piece goods (2), and at least one transport device (3), where the piece goods (2) arranged in at least two parallel rows (1).

公开(公告)号：US10654662B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16093248

申请日：2017-02-21

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Manuel Kollmuss ,  Erhard Beer ,  Michael Astner ,  Arsalan Mehdi

IPC: B65G47/08 ,  B65G47/244

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (10) for handling piece goods (2) moved one after another, with the piece goods (2) being transported to a seizing range (4) of a manipulator (5). At least one transported piece good (2) is seized in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner by at least two clamping elements and/or gripping elements (22) located opposite each other. The piece good is spatially separated from the subsequent piece goods (2) and is brought into a specified relative target position (P) and/or target alignment relative to subsequent piece goods (2). A first vertical symmetry plane and which is oriented about perpendicular to a transport direction (TR), is spaced apart from a second vertical symmetry plane aligned about parallel thereto, with the second vertical symmetry plane being defined by the manipulator (5) or by the manipulator clamping elements and/or gripping elements (22).

公开(公告)号：US10577209B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15514711

申请日：2015-10-26

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas Wimmer ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Juergen Werner

IPC: B65H19/12

Abstract: The present invention includes a method and an apparatus (1) for handling flat material and/or film material wound onto rolls (5) and that serves as packaging material. Rolls (5), which are at least partially unwound, are alternately removed from at least one installation position (EB1; EB2) of a packaging machine (3), and in each case a new roll (5) of flat material and/or film material is mounted in the particular installation position (EB1; EB2). After each mounting, an externally arranged layer (15) is extracted from the particular new roll (5) near or in the area of its free end and is attached to a section of a material web being guided in the packaging machine (3). The direction of rotation and/or rotation-direction-conforming orientation of the new roll (5) is determined and/or verified by means of a capture device.

公开(公告)号：US10442638B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15524364

申请日：2015-11-02

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Manuel Kollmuss ,  Richard Eschlbeck

IPC: B65G57/10 ,  B65G57/06 ,  B65G57/24 ,  B65G65/02

Abstract: The invention relates to a palletizing apparatus (10) and a method for conveying articles (16), piece goods, and/or bundles (18) and/or palletizable article layers, piece good layers, and/or bundle layers (20) with at least two conveyor line sections (12, 14), each in a particular conveying direction (28, 29). Each conveyor line sections include consecutive handling stations, grouping stations, and/or transfer stations (32, 33, 40, 44, 48, 50), which lead to a central loading station (24), where the article layers, piece good layers, and/or bundle layers (20) are stacked on top of each other and/or palletized in a common loading place (25). The loading station (24) is located between at least two vertically adjustable support surfaces and/or conveying surfaces (52). The common loading place (25) is supplied with article layers, piece good layers, and/or bundle layers (20).

公开(公告)号：US20190270531A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16214345

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Peter DENNEMARCK ,  Thomas STADLER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Andreas TRIFFO

IPC: B65B21/06 ,  B65B27/04

Abstract: A packaging device (1) for articles, such as beverage containers and the like, is disclosed. The packaging device (1) comprises at least one transport device (3) for articles and at least one manipulator. By the at least one transport device, articles can be moved into a working area of the at least one manipulator. The at least one manipulator can apply a respective outer packaging from above to articles moving into its working area within the context of a first packaging process and/or can place articles from above onto a respective outer packaging within the context of the first packaging process. In addition, a second packaging process is provided for the packaging device (1), which second packaging process comprises a lateral insertion of articles into a respective outer packaging not provided for in the first packaging process.

公开(公告)号：US10167099B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US14885415

申请日：2015-10-16

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Jens Losert

IPC: B31B1/76 ,  B31B1/78 ,  B31B1/80 ,  B65B43/30 ,  B65B43/26 ,  B65B43/16 ,  B65B43/18 ,  B31B50/80

Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus (01) and a method for expanding and erecting collapsed or folded cardboard packagings (02) to a standing position. The method includes holding the topmost cardboard packaging (02), coming from above, at its top flat side (23) of a cardboard packaging wall (22) and removing it from a stack (41) of flatly collapsed cardboard packagings (02). Subsequently also holding the cardboard packaging (02), at its bottom flat side (24) from below, and increasing the vertical distance between the top flat side (23), and the bottom flat side (24), by oppositely pulling so far until the cardboard packaging (02) has been expanded. Then releasing the top flat side (23) of the cardboard packaging (02), and rotating the lying, expanded set of cardboard packaging (02) still being held at its bottom flat side (24), where the rotating is about a horizontal pivoting axis (13). The bottom flat side (24) is subsequently also released to achieve an expanded and now erected set of compartments and/or the outer packagings (03). The apparatus (01) comprises a cardboard packaging supply (04) comprising at least one stack (41) of flatly collapsed cardboard packagings (02) arranged lying on top of each other, an erecting device (05) arranged next to the cardboard packaging supply (04) as seen in the direction of a horizontal axis (11), and a gripping device (06) for simultaneously seizing respectively one topmost cardboard packaging (02) from each stack (41) of the cardboard packaging supply (04).

公开(公告)号：US20180305138A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15911522

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan WITTMANN ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Thomas WIMMER

IPC: B65G47/76 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65G47/26 ,  B65B53/02

CPC classification number: B65G47/766 ,  B65B21/04 ,  B65B21/245 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B59/005 ,  B65G21/06 ,  B65G21/20 ,  B65G21/2072 ,  B65G47/088 ,  B65G47/261 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/841 ,  B65G47/8876 ,  B65G2201/0244

Abstract: The invention relates to device, method and packaging facility having a transport section (17) for feeding article arrangements (5) in a transport direction (TR) to a packaging module (18). The transport section (17) comprises a transfer plate (15), on which the articles (2) of the article arrangements (5) are movable in a sliding manner. Located above the transfer plate (15) are pushing devices (16) for moving the articles (2) on the transfer plate (15), with the pushing devices (16) being movable in transport direction (TR) at least in some areas. The transport section (17) furthermore comprises outer guide elements (20) and inner guide elements (21) disposed on the transfer plate (15), with the outer guide elements (20) laterally delimiting the transport section (17) and, with the inner guide elements (21) being readjustable by at least one readjustment mechanism that is disposed at least partly below the transfer plate (15).