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：US10604291B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US14886230

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Roland Hofstetter

IPC: B65B65/00 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B43/42 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65B21/18 ,  B65B5/08 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B21/04

Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus (01) and a method for handling articles (02). The apparatus (01) includes a first conveyor (03) for supplying articles (02), a second conveyor (04) for supplying outer packagings (05), a third conveyor (06) for discharging filled outer packagings (07), and a placing surface (08) arranged between the second conveyor (04) and the third conveyor (06). The apparatus also includes a device (09) for transferring supplied outer packagings (05) from the second conveyor (04) to the placing surface (08), a device (10) for transferring articles (02) from the first conveyor (03) into outer packagings (05), and a device (11) for transferring filled outer packagings (07) from the placing surface (08) onto the third conveyor (06). The method places articles (02) into outer packagings (05), staged on a placing surface (08), from one or more article flows lined up one after the other uninterruptedly and/or with gaps between them and/or grouped. The outer packagings (05) themselves in turn are supplied independently of the articles (02) in a transport direction (41) and are transferred (91) onto the placing surface (08) individually or groupwise transversely to the transport direction (41). After the articles (02) have been placed in the outer packagings (05), they are transferred (111), in turn individually or groupwise, transversely to the transport direction (41) in order to be subsequently discharged in the direction of the transport direction (41) or opposite to it in parallel to the transport direction (41).

公开(公告)号：US20160107782A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-21

申请号：US14886311

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Roland Hofstetter

IPC: B65B65/00 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B43/42 ,  B65B5/06

CPC classification number: B65B65/006 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65B5/068 ,  B65B5/08 ,  B65B21/18 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B43/42 ,  B65B43/48 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B61/207 ,  B65B65/003

Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus (01) and a method for handling articles (02). The apparatus (01) includes a first conveyor (03) for the supply of articles (02), a second conveyor (04) for the supply of outer packagings (05), and a third conveyor (06) for the discharge of outer packagings items (07). The apparatus also includes a placing surface (08) formed by a section (62, 60) of the third conveyor (06) and arranged between the first conveyor (03) and the second conveyor (04). A transfer device (09) for the transferring of supplied outer packagings (05) from the second conveyor (04) to the placing surface (08), and a transplacing device (10) for transferring articles (02) from the first conveyor (03) into outer packagings (05) having been transferred onto the placing surface (08) are also included. The method includes placing articles (02) into outer packagings (05) staged on a placing surface (08), where the articles (02) are supplied from one or more article flows of articles (02). The outer packagings (05) are supplied independently of the articles (02) in a transport direction (41) and are transferred onto the placing surface (08) individually or groupwise transversely to the transport direction (41). The outer packaging items (07) are discharged independently of the supply of articles (02) and outer packagings (05) in parallel to the transport direction (41) and in the direction of the transport direction (41) or opposite to it.

Abstract translation: 本发明包括装置（01）和处理物品（02）的方法。 设备（01）包括用于供应物品（02）的第一输送机（03），用于供应外包装（05）的第二输送机（04））和用于排出外包装的第三输送机（06） 物品（07）。 该设备还包括由第三输送机（06）的部分（62,60）形成并布置在第一输送机（03）和第二输送机（04）之间的放置表面（08）。 一种用于将供应的外包装（05）从第二传送器（04）传送到放置表面（08）的传送装置（09）和用于从第一传送器（03）传送物品（02）的移位装置（10） ）进入已经转移到放置表面（08）上的外包装（05）中。 该方法包括将物品（02）放置在放置在放置表面（08）上的外包装（05）中，其中物品（02）从一个或多个物品流（02）供应。 外包装（05）在输送方向（41）上独立于物品（02）供应，并且分别或横向于输送方向（41）转移到放置面（08）上。 外部包装物品（07）不依赖于输送方向（41）和运送方向（41）的方向或与其相反的方向，与物品（02）和外包装（05）的供给无关。

公开(公告)号：US10322833B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-18

申请号：US14886269

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Roland Hofstetter

IPC: B65B35/36 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65G47/90 ,  B65B21/18 ,  B65B21/20 ,  B65B5/08

Abstract: The method of the present invention removes at least a plurality of articles (02) arriving consecutively in a transport direction (FR) from an infeed (03), and subsequently, arranging and grouping the articles (02), while simultaneously lifting and collectively transferring the article (02) from the infeed (03) to a staging surface (04). At the staging area are one or more outer packagings (05), and into which the articles (02) are placed. Individually or groupwise, as seen in a direction in parallel to the transport direction (FR), the individual distances between the articles (02) corresponding to a defined arrangement (20) are increased and/or decreased, and finally, the articles (02) are simultaneously lowered and released into the one or a plurality of outer packagings (05). The apparatus of the present invention comprises an infeed (03) of articles (02) being transported, at least one staging surface (04) arranged next to the infeed (03). On the staging surface (04), outer packagings (05) are staged, and which will be filled with articles (02) removed from the infeed (03). From the staging surface (04), the filled outer packagings (05) are discharged. A gripping device (07) is used to simultaneously seize a plurality of articles (02) from the infeed (03). The gripping device (07) has one gripper head (70) per article. The gripping device (07) has at least one manipulator (71) with a horizontally and vertically movable manipulator head (72).

公开(公告)号：US20160107781A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-21

申请号：US14886230

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Roland Hofstetter

IPC: B65B65/00 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B43/42 ,  B65B5/06

Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus (01) and a method for handling articles (02). The apparatus (01) includes a first conveyor (03) for supplying articles (02),a second conveyor (04) for supplying outer packagings (05), a third conveyor (06) for discharging filled outer packagings (07), and a placing surface (08) arranged between the second conveyor (04) and the third conveyor (06). The apparatus also includes a device (09) for transferring supplied outer packagings (05) from the second conveyor (04) to the placing surface (08), a device (10) for transferring articles (02) from the first conveyor (03) into outer packagings (05), and a device (11) for transferring filled outer packagings (07) from the placing surface (08) onto the third conveyor (06). The method places articles (02) into outer packagings (05), staged on a placing surface (08), from one or more article flows lined up one after the other uninterruptedly and/or with gaps between them and/or grouped. The outer packagings (05) themselves in turn are supplied independently of the articles (02) in a transport direction (41) and are transferred (91) onto the placing surface (08) individually or groupwise transversely to the transport direction (41). After the articles (02) have been placed in the outer packagings (05), they are transferred (111), in turn individually or groupwise, transversely to the transport direction (41) in order to be subsequently discharged in the direction of the transport direction (41) or opposite to it in parallel to the transport direction (41).

Abstract translation: 本发明包括装置（01）和处理物品（02）的方法。 设备（01）包括用于供应物品（02）的第一输送机（03），用于供应外包装（05）的第二输送机（04），用于排出填充的外包装（07）的第三输送机（06） 布置在第二输送机（04）和第三输送机（06）之间的放置表面（08）。 该设备还包括用于将供应的外包装（05）从第二传送器（04）传送到放置表面（08）的设备（09），用于从第一传送器（03）传送物品（02）的设备（10） 进入外包装（05）和用于将填充的外包装（07）从放置表面（08）转移到第三输送机（06）上的装置（11）。 该方法将物品（02）放置在外部包装（05）中，从放置表面（08）上分离，一个或多个不间断地排列在一起的物品流和/或其间隙和/或分组。 外包装（05）本身又在运输方向（41）上独立于物品（02）供应，并且沿着输送方向（41）单独或分组地传送（91）到放置表面（08）上。 在将物品（02）放置在外包装（05）中之后，它们单独地或分组地沿着运输方向（41）被转移（111），以便随后沿运输方向排出 方向（41）或与传送方向（41）平行的方向。

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：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：US20160137326A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-19

申请号：US14886269

申请日：2015-10-19

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Roland Hofstetter

IPC: B65B35/36 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65G47/90

CPC classification number: B65B35/36 ,  B65B5/08 ,  B65B21/18 ,  B65B21/20 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65G47/905 ,  B65G47/907

Abstract: The method of the present invention removes at least a plurality of articles (02) arriving consecutively in a transport direction (FR) from an infeed (03), and subsequently, arranging and grouping the articles (02), while simultaneously lifting and collectively transferring the article (02) from the infeed (03) to a staging surface (04). At the staging area are one or more outer packagings (05), and into which the articles (02) are placed. Individually or groupwise, as seen in a direction in parallel to the transport direction (FR), the individual distances between the articles (02) corresponding to a defined arrangement (20) are increased and/or decreased, and finally, the articles (02) are simultaneously lowered and released into the one or a plurality of outer packagings (05). The apparatus of the present invention comprises an infeed (03) of articles (02) being transported, at least one staging surface (04) arranged next to the infeed (03). On the staging surface (04), outer packagings (05) are staged, and which will be filled with articles (02) removed from the infeed (03). From the staging surface (04), the filled outer packagings (05) are discharged. A gripping device (07) is used to simultaneously seize a plurality of articles (02) from the infeed (03). The gripping device (07) has one gripper head (70) per article. The gripping device (07) has at least one manipulator (71) with a horizontally and vertically movable manipulator head (72).

Abstract translation: 本发明的方法从进料（03）中移除至少多个在输送方向（FR）上连续地到达的物品（02），随后在物品（02）的排列和分组的同时提起和集体转移 （02）从进料（03）到分级表面（04）。 在分段区域是一个或多个外包装（05），并且物品（02）被放置在该容器中。 单独地或分组地，在与传送方向（FR）平行的方向上看到，对应于限定的布置（20）的物品（02）之间的个体距离增加和/或减小，最后，物品（02 ）同时降低并释放到一个或多个外包装（05）中。 本发明的装置包括被输送的物品（02）的进料（03），邻近进料（03）排列的至少一个分级表面（04）。 在分级表面（04）上，外包装（05）分段，并且将填充从进料（03）中取出的物品（02）。 从分级表面（04），填充的外包装（05）被排出。 夹持装置（07）用于从进给（03）同时抓住多个物品（02）。 夹持装置（07）每个物品具有一个夹持头（70）。 夹持装置（07）具有至少一个具有水平和垂直移动的操纵头（72）的操纵器（71）。

公开(公告)号：US20160107408A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-21

申请号：US14885415

申请日：2015-10-16

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Alban Hutter ,  Wolfgang Fechter ,  Jens Losert

IPC: B31B1/80

CPC classification number: B65B43/305 ,  B31B50/80 ,  B65B43/165 ,  B65B43/185 ,  B65B43/265

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).

Abstract translation: 本发明包括一种用于将折叠或折叠的纸板包装（02）展开和竖立到立式位置的装置（01）和方法。 该方法包括在纸板包装壁（22）的顶部平坦侧（23）处保持来自上方的最上面的纸板包装（02），并将其从扁平折叠的纸板包装（02）的堆叠（41）中移出。 随后也从其下方的底部平坦的侧面（24）保持纸板包装（02），并通过相反地拉直到增加顶部平坦侧面（23）和底部平坦侧面（24）之间的垂直距离直到 纸板包装（02）已经扩大。 然后释放纸板包装（02）的顶部平坦侧面（23），并且旋转位于其底部平坦侧面（24）处的平躺的，膨胀的一组纸板包装（02），其中旋转约为水平枢转 轴（13）。 底部平坦侧面（24）随后也被释放以实现膨胀和现在竖立的隔室和/或外部容器（03）。 该装置（01）包括纸板包装供应装置（04），该纸板包装供给装置包括至少一个布置在彼此顶部的扁平折叠的纸板包装盒（02）的堆叠（41），邻近纸板包装供应设置的竖立装置（05） （04），以及夹持装置（06），用于同时从纸板包装供应（04）的每个堆叠（41）同时捕获一个最上面的纸板包装（02）。