公开(公告)号：US11485530B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17268020

申请日：2018-12-28

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Martin Dietersberger ,  Markus Gabler ,  Jens Losert ,  Thomas Stadler ,  Christian Canalicchio

IPC: B65B21/06 ,  B65B35/36 ,  B65B35/38 ,  B65B21/18 ,  B65B21/20 ,  B65B57/06 ,  B65B59/00

Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus to transfer and place articles (12) into outer packages (16), which are open at the top and which each receive at least one article group (18) composed of a plurality of articles (12). In the method, at least one article group (18) is seized by at least one handling device (46) and is placed from above into one of the outer packages (16). An article group (18), which has been seized by the handling device (46), already is compacted or will be compacted during placement of the article group into the outer package (16) by reducing the spacings between at least some of the individual articles (12) of the article group (18). The article group may also be subsequently spread out.

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).