公开(公告)号：US20180141772A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

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

CPC classification number: B65H19/123 ,  B65B41/12 ,  B65H19/12 ,  B65H75/242 ,  B65H2301/413243 ,  B65H2301/41702 ,  B65H2511/20 ,  B65H2511/222 ,  B65H2555/31 ,  B65H2701/1752 ,  B65H2801/81

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).

公开(公告)号：US20170247214A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15514711

申请日：2015-10-26

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas WIMMER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Juergen WERNER

IPC: B65H19/12

CPC classification number: B65H19/12 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2301/325 ,  B65H2553/42 ,  B65H2801/81

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：US20170233206A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15514709

申请日：2015-10-26

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas WIMMER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Juergen WERNER

IPC: B65H19/12

CPC classification number: B65H19/123 ,  B65H19/12 ,  B65H2301/325 ,  B65H2511/216 ,  B65H2801/81 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

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 for the packaging of piece goods, bundles, or the like sets of articles. 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 attached to a section of a material web of a further roll (5) being guided in the packaging machine (3). This is done in a manner such that flat material and/or film material is unwound interruption-free.

公开(公告)号：US20230339695A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

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 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/76 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/14

CPC classification number: B65G43/08 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/766 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/1492 ,  B65G2203/042 ,  B65G2203/0241

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 a plurality of similarly shaped and dimensioned articles (10) in a mass flow; a distribution section (3) downstream of the infeed (2), which distribution section (3), in the conveying direction (FR) of the articles (10), leads into a row transport (4), in which distribution section (3) the articles (10) are conveyed onwards or transported away in at least two separate parallel rows (5).
The transport device (1) also comprises at least one sensor device (6, 8, 11) for detecting and monitoring the mass flow within the infeed (2), within the distribution section (3) or within the rows (5), which at least one sensor device (6, 8, 11) is signal-coupled to a motor-driven actuator (14), which actuator (14) is assigned to the distribution section (3) for influencing a transverse distribution of the articles (10); wherein, in the event of detected gaps, interruptions or in the event of a detected termination of the article 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), which steering device (16) is adjoining the article flow at least on one side.

公开(公告)号：US20180251251A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

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 ,  B65B43/12 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B59/02

CPC classification number: B65B65/003 ,  B65B21/245 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B43/126 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B59/001 ,  B65B59/003 ,  B65B59/005 ,  B65B59/02 ,  B65B59/04 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65G21/10 ,  B65G21/12 ,  B65G47/52

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：US20250058914A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18806117

申请日：2024-08-15

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Peter HAIDACHER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Peter KOCH ,  Florian KOCHINKE

IPC: B65B11/10 ,  B65B27/04 ,  B65B41/02

Abstract: A device (1) for applying packaging film to groups of articles (12) is disclosed. The device (1) comprises a horizontal conveyor (5) for transporting groups of articles (12) and a feed apparatus which is designed to introduce pieces of cut packaging film (14) into a transport path of the groups of articles (12) transported by the at least one horizontal conveyor (5). Furthermore, a plurality of wrapping rods (30) are provided, which are moved in a rotary fashion such that they take up a remaining free portion (17) of the piece of cut packaging film (14) and guide it around the group of articles (12) each time. A flow generating apparatus (40) is provided which is designed to generate at least one air volume flow, via which a remaining free portion (17) of the piece of cut packaging film (14) which has already been taken up by a wrapping rod (30) can be blown toward the group of articles (12) each time.

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).

公开(公告)号：US20180305138A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15911522

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan WITTMANN ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Thomas WIMMER

IPC: B65G47/76 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65G47/26 ,  B65B53/02

CPC classification number: B65G47/766 ,  B65B21/04 ,  B65B21/245 ,  B65B35/30 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B59/005 ,  B65G21/06 ,  B65G21/20 ,  B65G21/2072 ,  B65G47/088 ,  B65G47/261 ,  B65G47/71 ,  B65G47/841 ,  B65G47/8876 ,  B65G2201/0244

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：US20180251315A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15911568

申请日：2018-03-05

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Stephan WITTMANN ,  Juergen WERNER ,  Herbert SPINDLER

IPC: B65G21/10

CPC classification number: B65G21/10 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/44 ,  B65B59/02 ,  B65G2201/0235

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).