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：US20240286780A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18570238

申请日：2022-04-26

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas HENSEL ,  Marcus KREIS ,  Florian SAUMWEBER ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Thomas STADLER

IPC: B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65B27/04

CPC classification number: B65B13/02 ,  B65B13/20 ,  B65B27/04

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a tool for producing strapped packages, in which at least two articles (10) having deformable or flexible lateral surfaces are grouped and brought into a rectangular arrangement and kept together by at least one strapping band (26).
In the method, firstly deformation forces (18) are applied to at least one short side (20) of the group (12) of articles, which deformation forces act approximately uniformly on all articles (10) of the group (12) of articles. Subsequently, the strapping band (26) is placed on the group (12) of articles deformed in this manner, wherein an overall length of the strapping band (26) corresponds to or is minimally greater than an overall circumference of the group (12) of articles subjected to the deformation forces (18).
The deformation forces (18) acting on the group (12) of articles are then removed, as a result of which the lateral surfaces of the articles elastically return to their original shape and bring about a defined band tensioning of the strapping band (26).
The invention also relates to a tool for carrying out the method.

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：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：US20220315350A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17633623

申请日：2020-07-21

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Manuel KOLLMUSS ,  Thomas HENSEL ,  Thomas LEHNER

IPC: B65G47/08 ,  B65G47/90 ,  B65G43/08 ,  B65G21/20 ,  B65G61/00 ,  G01S15/06

Abstract: The invention relates to a handling device and/or layer forming device (10) and a method for forming piece good layers. Piece goods (14, 14a) are conveyed on a horizontal conveying device (16) to a grouping station and/or layer forming station (12) comprising a manipulator (20). In a work cycle the manipulator (20) seizes at least one piece good (14, 14a) and moves it into a defined relative target position and/or target alignment, in particular with regard to a piece good layer to be formed.
The horizontal conveying device (16), which is arranged upstream of the grouping station and/or layer forming station (12) in the transport direction (18) of the piece goods (14, 14a), comprises at least one sensor device (24) for obtaining positional data and/or dimensional data and/or alignment data of the transported piece goods (14, 14a). Electronic output signals (26) are generated from the obtained data, which processed in a control device (28). The control device (28) controls the movements of the manipulator (20) within the movement range (22) for the purpose of the layer formation.

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.