公开(公告)号：US20220258361A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17672947

申请日：2022-02-16

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Markus PRINZ ,  Thomas STADLER ,  Simon FELLER ,  Peter DENNEMARCK ,  Christian CANALICCHIO ,  Tobias GUT

IPC: B25J15/04 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J15/02 ,  B25J9/14 ,  B25J9/12 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: Disclosed is a packaging robot for articles such as beverage containers or the like. The packaging robot comprises a bridge (3) as well as at least two tool holders (5) arranged at the bridge (3), wherein the at least two tool holders (5) arranged on the bridge (3) are each movable along the bridge (3) and can each accommodate a tool head (7). It is provided that at least one tool holder (5) of the at least two tool holders (5) arranged at the bridge (3) is optionally able to be equipped with a particular tool head (7) adapted to the particular packaging process to be performed. It is also provided that the at least one tool holder (5) of the at least two tool holders (5) can switch into a standby mode while remaining at the bridge (3) if the particular packaging process to be performed by the packaging robot does not require the at least one tool holder (5) to be equipped with a tool head (7).

公开(公告)号：US11338537B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16342257

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Markus Prinz

IPC: B31B50/81 ,  B31B120/25

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for transferring compartments (3) to outer packagings that comprises at least one stock of compartments (3), at least one transport path (5) for outer packagings, and a working system that is designed to remove compartments from the stock and that can insert compartments (3) removed from the stock into a respective associated outer packaging. The working system is designed for removing a plurality of compartments (3) from at least one specific stock, for moving the plurality of compartments (3) in the direction of the at least one transport path (5) in a temporally overlapping manner, and for inserting the plurality of compartments (3) into a respective outer packaging of the at least one transport path (5).

公开(公告)号：US11124327B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US15911643

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan Wittmann ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Olaf Treter ,  Juergen Werner

IPC: B65B65/00 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B43/12 ,  B65B59/02 ,  B65G47/52 ,  B65G21/12 ,  B65G21/10 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65B59/04 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65B53/02

Abstract: Disclosed is a system (1) for forming a transport section for a packaging line and for coordinating the transport section to individual articles or article sets with different packaging types. The system (1) comprises at least one module (3), which at least one module (3) has at least two individual module units (5, 7), which at least two individual module units (5, 7) cooperate in a first operating mode (B1) of the system (1) for the transport of individual articles or article sets provided for a first packaging type. It is furthermore provided that the at least two individual module units (5, 7) are each designed to be movable, and that the system (1) is transferable by way of a movement of the at least two individual module units (5, 7) into a second operating mode (B2), which is aligned to a transport of individual articles or article sets provided for a second packaging type that differs from the first packaging type.

公开(公告)号：US10676303B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US15569144

申请日：2016-04-14

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Irmengard Prankl ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Thomas Wimmer ,  Juergen Werner

IPC: B65H19/12 ,  B65H75/24 ,  B65B41/12

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for supplying, staging, and/or handling, and/or for replacing rolls (12, 20) with flat material and/or film material wound thereonto and serving as packaging material (22) for packaging piece goods, bundles, or the like sets of articles. Depleted rolls (20) are removed from at least one installation position (EB1, EB2) of a packaging machine (14), and new rolls (12) are mounted into the particular installation position (EB1, EB2), with new rolls (12) being staged to the packaging machine (14) in a specified feeder device.Each of the installation positions (EB1, EB2) of the packaging machine (14) includes at least one rotatable receiving mandrel (70) for the rotatable reception and holding of the rolls (12). The at least one receiving mandrel (70) is shiftable in its axial direction upon removing a depleted roll (20) and/or upon mounting of a new roll (12).

公开(公告)号：US10647457B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US15866864

申请日：2018-01-10

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Christian Canalicchio ,  Martin Dietersberger ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Thomas Stadler ,  Andreas Triffo

IPC: B65B7/20 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B51/06 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B65B11/12 ,  B65B11/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a folding device (10) for transporting an outer cardboard package (20) having folding lines and for folding at least one side flap (21) of the outer cardboard package (20). The folding device (10) comprises at least one conveyor system with a guiding unit (11) and with at least two transporting and folding shuttles (30) disposed on the guiding unit (11) for the transport of the outer cardboard packages (20) in a transport direction (TR). The at least two shuttles (30) are disposed in a row at the conveyor system and are transported in a transport direction (TR) through and/or by the conveyor system. Each shuttle (30) comprises its own, individually controllable drive (32) and further at least one folding unit (35) for folding over at least one side flap (21) of an outer cardboard package (20).

公开(公告)号：US20190337649A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16394703

申请日：2019-04-25

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas STADLER

IPC: B65B7/20

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (22) for closing the top side of external cardboard packagings (1). The external cardboard packagings (1) comprise two top closing flaps (3, 4) located opposite each other. Side edges (42) of the closing flaps (3, 4) are connected to each other via two fold-in flaps (5, 6). During closing, at least two external cardboard packagings (1) are positioned in a group (50) contiguous to each other or slightly spaced apart. At least two folding devices (23) are advanceable toward each other to engage the fold-in flaps (5, 6) of each of the at least two external cardboard packagings (1), thus pressing the fold-in flaps (5, 6) toward each other and folding them over their particular second fold edges (60) and third fold edges (7), thereby folding down the top closing flaps (3, 4).

公开(公告)号：US20190308823A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16309277

申请日：2017-02-21

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

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

IPC: B65G47/90 ,  B65G65/02

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (10) and method for handling moved piece goods (2), and a conveying, processing, and/or packaging plant including the apparatus (10). The apparatus (10) comprises at least one manipulator (5) for piece goods (2), at least one transport device (3) by which the moved piece goods (2) are transportable to a seizing range (4) of the at least one manipulator (5), and at least one movable optical detection device (40) assigned to the seizing range (4) and/or to a movement range of the at least one manipulator (5). The optical detection device (40) obtains space coordinates and/or position data and/or contour data of at least one piece good (2) that is being moved. The at least one manipulator (5) and/or further conveyor components of the apparatus (10) can be calibrated and/or controlled based on the detected space coordinates and/or position data and/or contour data.

公开(公告)号：US20190248522A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16267556

申请日：2019-02-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Markus PRINZ ,  Simon AIGNER ,  Rolf Immanuel TRUSSINA-KAIDEL

IPC: B65B21/18 ,  B65B35/38 ,  B65B5/08 ,  B65D5/49

CPC classification number: B65B21/18 ,  B65B61/207

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging device (1) for fitting out an external package (3) with a dividing element (2) and for filling a suchlike divided external package (3) with articles (4), as well as to a method for fitting out an external package (3) within a packaging device (1) with a dividing element (2) for the formation of individual divisions for articles (4) to be disposed in the external package (3). The packaging device (1) comprises a first supply module (70) for external packages (3) that are open on one side, a second supply module (60) for expanded and/or unfolded dividing elements (2), a placement device (6) for placing the expanded and/or unfolded dividing element (2) into the external package (3), at least one holding means (9) for holding and/or stabilizing the expanded and/or unfolded dividing element (2) inside the external package (3) prior to the articles (3) being placed therein, and an article feed module (11) for placing the articles (4) into an external package (3) that is divided by the dividing element (2).

公开(公告)号：US10343865B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15514709

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 for the packaging of piece goods, bundles, or the like sets of articles. 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 attached to a section of a material web of a further roll (5) being guided in the packaging machine (3). This is done in a manner such that flat material and/or film material is unwound interruption-free.

公开(公告)号：US10336553B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15737381

申请日：2016-05-23

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Josef Unterseher ,  Michael Hartl

IPC: B65G47/08 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B35/54 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65G47/32 ,  B65G47/26 ,  B65B35/16 ,  B65B35/24

Abstract: The invention is a method and device for reducing bundles (2) being conveyed in a transport direction (TR) in n rows (3) to a smaller number of continuing transport rows, in particular to (n−1) or (n−2) or (n−3) continuing transport rows (3-1, 3-3). A space (8) is formed at least between the individual bundles (2) of at least one incoming and continuing transport row (3-1, 3-3). The size of the space (8) corresponds to at least the value of a longitudinal extent of an individual article or of an individual group (2) in transport direction (TR). At least two bundles (2) of the at least one row (3-2) are transferred simultaneously by a gripper (10) into a number of consecutive spaces (8) between bundles (2) of a continuing transport row (3-1, 3-3) adjacent to the row (3-2).