公开(公告)号：US10577209B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15514711

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. 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：US11117754B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16620038

申请日：2018-06-12

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Simon Berger ,  Richard Eschlbeck ,  Thomas Hensel ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Martin Bauer ,  Lucas Kiefer ,  Georg Goetz

IPC: B65G47/24 ,  B65G47/244 ,  B65G47/256 ,  B65G47/91

Abstract: The invention includes a method (100) and an apparatus to handle irregularly conveyed and/or irregularly aligned and/or non-upright articles of an article stream under prevention of disturbances. The method (100) comprises the following steps: identifying at least one non-upright article in an article stream as an error; performing a correction step to resolve the error, the correction step comprising removal from the article stream of the at least one irregularly aligned article, or transfer to an upright orientation of the at least one irregularly aligned article, with a defined action being exerted temporally before and/or in temporal overlap with the correction step upon the at least one irregularly aligned article or upon regularly conveyed articles of the article stream.

公开(公告)号：USD1031459S1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US29815227

申请日：2021-11-12

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Designer： Peter Haidacher ,  Marcus Kreis ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Marcus Renz

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a top oblique view of the first embodiment showing our new design.
FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a left view thereof.
FIG. 4 is a right view thereof.
FIG. 5 is a front view thereof.
FIG. 6 is a back view thereof.
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
FIG. 8 is a top oblique view of the second embodiment showing our new design.
FIG. 9 is a top view thereof.
FIG. 10 is a left view thereof.
FIG. 11 is a right view thereof.
FIG. 12 is a front view thereof.
FIG. 13 is a back view thereof; and,
FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the packaging blank with integrated lid protection that form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US11117749B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US15911568

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan Wittmann ,  Juergen Werner ,  Herbert Spindler

IPC: B65G21/10 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B59/00

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).

公开(公告)号：US10336557B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15911522

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan Wittmann ,  Juergen Werner ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Thomas Wimmer

IPC: B65B21/04 ,  B65G21/06 ,  B65G21/20 ,  B65G47/76 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65G47/08 ,  B65G47/84 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65G47/26 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/88

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：US09637314B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US15188013

申请日：2016-06-21

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Juergen Werner ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Thomas Wimmer

IPC: B65G21/06 ,  B65G21/12 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65G21/10 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65G41/00 ,  B65G47/66

CPC classification number: B65G21/12 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65B59/005 ,  B65B65/003 ,  B65G21/10 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G41/003 ,  B65G47/66 ,  B65G2207/16

Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine (8) for processing and/or packaging objects, said machine having an essentially horizontal conveying section (10) for conveying articles, packages, and/or packaging units, which conveying section (10) comprises a first horizontal conveying device (14) with at least one conveying means (15) for a first operating mode, which horizontal conveying device (14) can be replaced by a further horizontal conveying device (24) with at least one second conveying means (25) that is different from the first conveying means (15) in order to establish at least one further operating mode. The invention also relates to a method for modifying a conveying section (10) of a machine (8) for processing and/or packaging objects, wherein articles, packages, and/or packaging units are conveyed essentially horizontally on the conveying section (10) by means of a first horizontal conveying device (14) with at least one conveying means (15) in a first operating mode, and wherein at least one further operating mode is established by replacing the first horizontal conveying device (14) with a further horizontal conveying device (24) comprising at least one second conveying means (25) which is different from the first conveying means (15).

公开(公告)号：US12234101B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US18010345

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas Hensel ,  Martin Bauer ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Juergen Werner ,  Marcus Seidl

IPC: B65G43/08 ,  B65G47/14 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/76 ,  B65G47/82

Abstract: The invention relates to a transport device (1) and a method for distributing a plurality of similarly shaped and dimensioned articles (10). The transport device (1) comprises an infeed (2) for conveying articles (10) in a mass flow, and a distribution section (3) downstream of the infeed (2), where the distribution section (3) leads into a row transport (4), where the articles (10) are conveyed in at least two separate parallel rows (5). The transport device (1) also comprises at least one sensor device (6, 8, 11) signal-coupled to a motor-driven actuator (14) assigned to the distribution section (3) In the event of detected gaps, interruptions, or in the event of a detected termination of the mass flow within the infeed (2) or within the distribution section (3) or within the rows (5), the actuator (14) moves a movable steering device (16) adjoining the mass flow.

公开(公告)号：US20160297616A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US15188013

申请日：2016-06-21

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Juergen Werner ,  Herbert Spindler ,  Thomas Wimmer

IPC: B65G21/12 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65G47/66 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G41/00 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B65/00

CPC classification number: B65G21/12 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65B59/005 ,  B65B65/003 ,  B65G21/10 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G41/003 ,  B65G47/66 ,  B65G2207/16

Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine (8) for processing and/or packaging objects, said machine having an essentially horizontal conveying section (10) for conveying articles, packages, and/or packaging units, which conveying section (10) comprises a first horizontal conveying device (14) with at least one conveying means (15) for a first operating mode, which horizontal conveying device (14) can be replaced by a further horizontal conveying device (24) with at least one second conveying means (25) that is different from the first conveying means (15) in order to establish at least one further operating mode. The invention also relates to a method for modifying a conveying section (10) of a machine (8) for processing and/or packaging objects, wherein articles, packages, and/or packaging units are conveyed essentially horizontally on the conveying section (10) by means of a first horizontal conveying device (14) with at least one conveying means (15) in a first operating mode, and wherein at least one further operating mode is established by replacing the first horizontal conveying device (14) with a further horizontal conveying device (24) comprising at least one second conveying means (25) which is different from the first conveying means (15).

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于处理和/或包装物品的机器（8），所述机器具有用于输送物品，包装和/或包装单元的基本水平的输送部分（10），该输送部分（10）包括第一 水平输送装置（14），其具有用于第一操作模式的至少一个输送装置（15），该水平输送装置（14）可以由具有至少一个第二输送装置（25）的另一个水平输送装置（24）代替， 其与第一输送装置（15）不同，以便建立至少一个另外的操作模式。 本发明还涉及用于修改用于处理和/或包装物体的机器（8）的输送部分（10）的方法，其中物品，包装和/或包装单元基本上水平地输送在输送部分（10）上， 借助于具有处于第一操作模式的至少一个输送装置（15）的第一水平输送装置（14），并且其中至少一个另外的操作模式通过用另一水平位置替换第一水平输送装置（14）来建立 输送装置（24）包括与第一输送装置（15）不同的至少一个第二输送装置（25）。

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).