公开(公告)号：US20170247214A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15514711

申请日：2015-10-26

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas WIMMER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Juergen WERNER

IPC: B65H19/12

CPC classification number: B65H19/12 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2301/325 ,  B65H2553/42 ,  B65H2801/81

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：US20250058914A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18806117

申请日：2024-08-15

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Peter HAIDACHER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Peter KOCH ,  Florian KOCHINKE

IPC: B65B11/10 ,  B65B27/04 ,  B65B41/02

Abstract: A device (1) for applying packaging film to groups of articles (12) is disclosed. The device (1) comprises a horizontal conveyor (5) for transporting groups of articles (12) and a feed apparatus which is designed to introduce pieces of cut packaging film (14) into a transport path of the groups of articles (12) transported by the at least one horizontal conveyor (5). Furthermore, a plurality of wrapping rods (30) are provided, which are moved in a rotary fashion such that they take up a remaining free portion (17) of the piece of cut packaging film (14) and guide it around the group of articles (12) each time. A flow generating apparatus (40) is provided which is designed to generate at least one air volume flow, via which a remaining free portion (17) of the piece of cut packaging film (14) which has already been taken up by a wrapping rod (30) can be blown toward the group of articles (12) each time.

公开(公告)号：US20240409257A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18699372

申请日：2022-09-08

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Peter HAIDACHER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Marcus KREIS ,  Florian SAUMWEBER

IPC: B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65B17/02 ,  B65B27/04

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, to an application device (40), and to a packaging device for producing packaging units (13). Each of the packaging units (13) is made of at least two grouped articles (10) which are held together by means of at least one strapping band (15) and by means of at least one packaging blank (60). The method has at least the following steps: providing the articles (10) in a movement and/or handling area of an application head (1); inserting a closed strapping band (15) and a prepared packaging blank (60) into the application head (1); feeding the application head (1) equipped with the at least one strapping band (15) and the at least one packaging blank (60) to the articles (10), said grouped articles (10) being at least slightly compressed; positioning the strapping band (15); securing the packaging blank (60) to the articles (10); opening the application head (1) while simultaneously releasing and separating the at least one strapping band (15) from the fixed position of the strapping band within the application head (1); releasing and separating the at least one packaging blank (60); and removing the application head (1) from the strapped article grouping (12) combined by a packaging blank (60).

公开(公告)号：US20240286780A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18570238

申请日：2022-04-26

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas HENSEL ,  Marcus KREIS ,  Florian SAUMWEBER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Thomas STADLER

IPC: B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65B27/04

CPC classification number: B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65B27/04

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a tool for producing strapped packages, in which at least two articles (10) having deformable or flexible lateral surfaces are grouped and brought into a rectangular arrangement and kept together by at least one strapping band (26).
In the method, firstly deformation forces (18) are applied to at least one short side (20) of the group (12) of articles, which deformation forces act approximately uniformly on all articles (10) of the group (12) of articles. Subsequently, the strapping band (26) is placed on the group (12) of articles deformed in this manner, wherein an overall length of the strapping band (26) corresponds to or is minimally greater than an overall circumference of the group (12) of articles subjected to the deformation forces (18).
The deformation forces (18) acting on the group (12) of articles are then removed, as a result of which the lateral surfaces of the articles elastically return to their original shape and bring about a defined band tensioning of the strapping band (26).
The invention also relates to a tool for carrying out the method.

公开(公告)号：US20240051694A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18267618

申请日：2021-12-14

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Sebastian SCHMID ,  Thomas STADLER ,  Herbert SPINDLER

IPC: B65B13/32 ,  B65B13/16 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65B49/12

CPC classification number: B65B13/325 ,  B65B13/16 ,  B65B21/245 ,  B65B49/12

Abstract: The invention relates to a strapping device and a method for producing strapped packages, which combine at least two articles by means of at least one strap. The strapping device is paired with a device for providing two or more grouped articles. and the strapping device comprises a handling device (10) with two pivoting arms (11, 12) which can be adjusted relative to each other and each of which is equipped with clamping devices (14, 15) for fixing the belt ends (27) of a strapping belt (26) or a strapping blank (28) in a clamped manner. The pivoting arms (11, 12) can surround the grouped articles for the purpose of strapping same, thereby pivoting the first pivoting arm (11) and the second pivoting arm (12). The strapping device additionally comprises a fixing device for connecting the two belt ends (27) of the strapping belt (26) or the strapping blank (28).

公开(公告)号：US20230264369A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18010120

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas STADLER ,  Stephan WITTMANN ,  Herbert SPINDLER

IPC: B25J15/00 ,  B25J15/08 ,  B25J15/02

CPC classification number: B25J15/0033 ,  B25J15/0004 ,  B25J15/0052 ,  B25J15/0206 ,  B25J15/086

Abstract: Disclosed is a gripper (1) for beverage cans (20). The gripper (1) comprises at least one gripping device (6) used to grip a particular beverage can (20) from underneath the top seam (5) in a form-fitting manner in the region of a top seam (5), which top seam (5) is formed by a particular beverage can (20). The gripper (1) comprises at least one centering device (30), by which at least one centering device (30) aligns the particular beverage can (20) into a defined alignment, where the at least one gripping device (6) is able to grip a particular beverage can (20) from underneath in a form-fitting manner in the region of its top seam (5).

公开(公告)号：US20230130558A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17914143

申请日：2021-02-24

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Herbert SPINDLER ,  Peter KOCH ,  Johann LUBER ,  Wolfgang HUBER ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Richard ESCHLBECK ,  Thomas HENSEL

IPC: B65B27/04 ,  B65B35/40 ,  B65B59/02

Abstract: A packaging device (1) for producing packs each comprising several articles is disclosed. The packaging device (1) comprises at least one horizontal conveying device and at least one manipulator (25, 35). Article groups are moved via the at least one horizontal conveying device into a working area (AP1, AP2) of the at least one manipulator (25, 35). The at least one manipulator (25, 35) is designed to combine respective articles of a respective article group, which are moved into its working area (AP1, AP2) via the at least one horizontal conveying device, and for this purpose can apply at least one packaging material (40) to the respective article group.
Furthermore, the packaging device (1) comprises at least one supporting beam and/or pushing beam provided for rear-side contact with a respective article group, which at least one supporting beam and/or pushing beam provided for rear-side contact with a respective article group is guided along a preferably circulating movement path, which preferably circulating movement path runs through the working area (AP1, AP2) of the at least one manipulator (25, 35).

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：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).

公开(公告)号：US20180251315A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15911568

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan WITTMANN ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Herbert SPINDLER

IPC: B65G21/10

CPC classification number: B65G21/10 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B59/02 ,  B65G2201/0235

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) with at least two modules that are selectively transferable into a specific operating position (BL) for handling of individual articles or article sets. The apparatus (1) comprises at least one transport module (3) that moves individual articles or article sets with a first packaging type and at least one work module (5) that moves individual articles or article sets with a second, different, packaging type. The work module (5) can handle packaging material during the movement, with the packaging material being in contact with the individual articles or article sets. The apparatus (1) has an operating position (BL) and a waiting position (W1), into which operating position (BL) the transport module (3) or the work module (5) can be selectively inserted, and into which waiting position (W1) the transport module (3) is transferable by removing it from the specific operating position (BL).