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：US20180222608A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

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 ,  B65B51/06 ,  B65B43/52

CPC classification number: B65B7/20 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B51/067

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 units (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 transporting units (30) are disposed in a row at the conveyor system and are transported in transport direction (TR) through and/or by the conveyor system. Each transporting unit (30) comprises an 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).