公开(公告)号：US20240253883A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18574488

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas WIMMER ,  Marcus KREIS ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Johann LUBER ,  Thomas HENSEL

IPC: B65D71/42 ,  B65B17/02

CPC classification number: B65D71/42 ,  B65B17/025 ,  B65D2571/00141 ,  B65D2571/0066

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for producing packaging units and packaging units produced by such a method, comprising at least two substantially similar articles, wherein the at least two articles are held together by at least one packaging blank (14).
With the method, a main surface of the packaging blank (14) is applied to first end faces of an article grouping (20), forming a connection between the articles and primary fixing means of the packaging blank (14). The primary fixing means fix the positions of the articles relative to one another within the article grouping (20). The side surfaces (24) of the packaging blank (14) are subsequently folded over, wherein secondary fixing means interacting with the shell surfaces of the articles are formed. The secondary fixing means are formed by strapping sections, which surround defined regions of the shell surfaces of the article grouping (20) and fix the articles in a substantially parallel alignment to one another.
The invention also relates to a packaging device for carrying out the method.

公开(公告)号：US20220234768A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17610751

申请日：2020-04-24

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Johann LUBER ,  Thomas STADLER ,  Tobias GUT ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Markus GABLER

IPC: B65B17/02 ,  B65B41/02 ,  B65B61/02 ,  B65B35/30

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging apparatus (1) and a method used to produce packaging units (35). The packaging units (35) comprise at least one article (30), in particular at least one beverage can (31), with at least one at least in some areas flatly designed packaging blank (20) arranged on the article (30) or beverage can (31). The packaging blank (20) has at least one passage opening (23) in the flatly designed area for the at least one article (30). The packaging apparatus (1) comprises at least one feeder device (2) for the at least one article (30) or for assemblies (40) of at least two articles (30); a pre-treatment module (9) to prepare the packaging blank (20) for the application to the at least one article (30); and a first packaging module (7) to apply and locate the packaging blank (20) to the at least one article (30). The pre-treatment module (9) comprises at least one device designed to reduce a resistance force in an edge area (24) of the passage openings (23) of the packaging blank (20) during the subsequent application of the packaging blank (20) to the at least one article (30).

公开(公告)号：US20230130558A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17914143

申请日：2021-02-24

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Herbert SPINDLER ,  Peter KOCH ,  Johann LUBER ,  Wolfgang HUBER ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Richard ESCHLBECK ,  Thomas HENSEL

IPC: B65B27/04 ,  B65B35/40 ,  B65B59/02

Abstract: A packaging device (1) for producing packs each comprising several articles is disclosed. The packaging device (1) comprises at least one horizontal conveying device and at least one manipulator (25, 35). Article groups are moved via the at least one horizontal conveying device into a working area (AP1, AP2) of the at least one manipulator (25, 35). The at least one manipulator (25, 35) is designed to combine respective articles of a respective article group, which are moved into its working area (AP1, AP2) via the at least one horizontal conveying device, and for this purpose can apply at least one packaging material (40) to the respective article group.
Furthermore, the packaging device (1) comprises at least one supporting beam and/or pushing beam provided for rear-side contact with a respective article group, which at least one supporting beam and/or pushing beam provided for rear-side contact with a respective article group is guided along a preferably circulating movement path, which preferably circulating movement path runs through the working area (AP1, AP2) of the at least one manipulator (25, 35).