公开(公告)号：US12162236B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17631284

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.

Inventor： Philippe Jean Marie Duperray ,  Wim DeKocker

IPC: B31B50/32 ,  B31B50/54 ,  B31B110/35

Abstract: The present invention provides a shaping tool for shaping a package formed of a foldable blank, the tool comprising: —an overhead conveyor comprising a plurality of downwardly protruding spaced apart counter-means; —a first conveyor extending between a receiving end towards an output end, and adapted to receive the foldable blank from an incoming conveying line at the receiving end and to position the foldable blank below one of the downwardly protruding counter-means; —a shaping station extending away from the receiving end, the shaping station comprising: a pair of parallel shaping tracks, each positioned on one side of the first conveyor, the pair of generally parallel shaping tracks comprising a plurality of pairs of independently movable shaping lugs, each pair of shaping lugs having a predetermined shape and adapted to receive one of the foldable blanks there-between; the pair of lugs movable towards each other to form a package having a desired shape.

公开(公告)号：US12269629B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US17631293

申请日：2020-07-29

Applicant: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.

Inventor： Philippe Jean Marie Duperray ,  Wim DeKocker

IPC: B65B11/08 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B65B11/00 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B43/12 ,  B65B43/14 ,  B65B49/08 ,  B65B59/00

Abstract: The present invention provides a packaging apparatus for in-line packaging wrapping of a foldable blank around a receiving load that is simultaneously dropped onto the loading space of the foldable blank. The packaging apparatus includes a support means adapted to receive a supply of one or more foldable blanks. The support means includes a support frame supported onto two or more parallel longitudinal rails positioned generally transversal to a direction of supply of foldable blanks. The apparatus further includes an article loading mechanism to load a group of articles onto a loading space defined onto the foldable blank received onto the support means. The apparatus furthermore includes an erecting mechanism having a plurality of generally spaced apart vertical lugs, positioned onto one or more sides of the support frame, and at a height lower than the height of longitudinal rails such that a vertically upward movement of the lugs engages and erects at least one side of the foldable blank around the articles already loaded onto the foldable blank.