公开(公告)号：US20190039761A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16069600

申请日：2016-12-15

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Richard ESCHLBECK ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Wolfgang HUBER

IPC: B65B21/24 ,  B65B11/00 ,  B65B11/10 ,  B65B21/06 ,  B65B61/06 ,  B65B61/12 ,  B65B35/30

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for packaging articles, piece goods, or containers (12) and/or for grouping the articles, piece goods, or containers (12) to form bundles (32) by way of helically wrapping the articles, piece goods, or containers (12) and/or the groupings, which are transported in a conveying direction (18) in an article flow or piece goods flow (14), into multiple layers of an elastic film about a longitudinal axis extending through the article flow or piece goods flow (14), with the elastic film being applied under tension. A film packaging (30) for the articles, piece goods, or containers (12) that moves continuously in conveying direction (18) is formed thereof, which film packaging (30) is provided with perforations (42) in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and/or is severed in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between consecutive articles, piece goods, containers (12), or, as the case may be, between article pairs, piece good pairs, or container pairs, or between groups of a plurality of articles, piece goods, or containers (12) that are being conveyed next to each other, thereby forming bundles (32) that are conveyed one after the other.The bundles (32) that have been separated from each other are sorted, assembled into layers, palletized, and/or stacked in transport stations and/or in handling stations (34) disposed downstream, with the film packaging (30) being severed at in each case specified and/or variable spacings to preceding separating locations for the purpose of separating bundles (32) of variable sizes or, as the case may be, bundles (32) with a variable number of articles, piece goods, or containers (12) gathered together by means of film.

公开(公告)号：US20200095067A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

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：US20180229948A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15524364

申请日：2015-11-02

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Manuel KOLLMUSS ,  Richard ESCHLBECK

IPC: B65G57/10 ,  B65G57/06 ,  B65G65/02

CPC classification number: B65G57/10 ,  B65G57/06 ,  B65G57/24 ,  B65G65/02 ,  B65G2203/0225 ,  B65G2203/0233 ,  B65G2207/14

Abstract: The invention relates to a palletizing apparatus (10) and a method for conveying articles (16), piece goods, and/or bundles (18) and/or palletizable article layers, piece good layers, and/or bundle layers (20) with at least two conveyor line sections (12, 14), each in a particular conveying direction (28, 29). Each conveyor line sections include consecutive handling stations, grouping stations, and/or transfer stations (32, 33, 40, 44, 48, 50), which lead to a central loading station (24), where the article layers, piece good layers, and/or bundle layers (20) are stacked on top of each other and/or palletized in a common loading place (25). The loading station (24) is located between at least two vertically adjustable support surfaces and/or conveying surfaces (52). The common loading place (25) is supplied with article layers, piece good layers, and/or bundle layers (20).

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：US20160280475A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-29

申请号：US15076726

申请日：2016-03-22

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Manuel KOLLMUSS ,  Richard ESCHLBECK ,  Hubert RUEEGG

IPC: B65G57/11 ,  B65G57/03

CPC classification number: B65G57/11 ,  B65G57/03 ,  B65G57/32 ,  B65G61/00

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for conveying, handling, manipulating, stacking, and/or palletizing articles (20), piece goods, and/or bundles, which are fed in conveying direction (38) to a handling station and/or grouping station (52) and are taken up there within a defined manipulating section (50) by means of a handling device and/or manipulating device (34), are rotated and/or shifted and thus respectively brought into an arrangement (46) to each other so as to be stackable or palletizable. The arrangements (46) are subsequently stacked on top of one another and/or palletized for the purpose of forming stacked layers (60) of articles, piece goods, and/or bundles. The articles (20), piece goods, and/or bundles are transferred to the handling station and/or grouping station (52) as pairs or triplets (14), which have been stacked pairwise or triple-wise on top of one another in a stacking station 64 arranged upstream.Moreover disclosed is a corresponding arrangement of stations (12) for conveying, handling, and/or palletizing, which are arranged consecutively in conveying direction (38), for the purpose of conveying, handling, manipulating, stacking, and/or palletizing articles (20), piece goods, and/or bundles. A handling station and/or grouping station (52) comprises a handling device and/or manipulating device (34) for taking up, rotating, and/or shifting the articles (20), piece goods, and/or bundles within a defined manipulating section (50). Arranged downstream in conveying direction (38) from the handling station and/or grouping station (52) is a palletizing station (54) for the purpose of stacking and/or palletizing stackable or palletizable arrangements (46) of articles, piece goods, and/or bundles. In addition, a stacking station (64) is arranged upstream in conveying direction (38) from the handling station and/or grouping station (52) for the purpose of pairwise or triple-wise stacking on top of one another articles (20), piece goods, and/or bundles before they are transferred to the handling station and/or grouping station (52).

Abstract translation: 此外公开了用于输送，处理，操纵，堆放和/或码垛物品的目的（38）的连续设置的用于输送，处理和/或码垛的站（12）的相应布置， 20），一件货物和/或捆绑。 处理站和/或分组站（52）包括处理装置和/或操纵装置（34），用于在所规定的操纵中卷取，旋转和/或移动物品（20），零件和/或捆 （50）段。 从处理站和/或分组站（52）向输送方向（38）排列的下游是一个码垛站（54），用于堆放和/或堆垛物品，零件和 /或束。 此外，堆叠站（64）从处理站和/或分组站（52）的输送方向（38）的上游布置，用于在另一个物品（20）的顶部成对或三次堆叠， 零件，和/或捆包，然后再转移到处理站和/或分组站（52）。