公开(公告)号：US20220258361A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17672947

申请日：2022-02-16

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Markus PRINZ ,  Thomas STADLER ,  Simon FELLER ,  Peter DENNEMARCK ,  Christian CANALICCHIO ,  Tobias GUT

IPC: B25J15/04 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J15/02 ,  B25J9/14 ,  B25J9/12 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: Disclosed is a packaging robot for articles such as beverage containers or the like. The packaging robot comprises a bridge (3) as well as at least two tool holders (5) arranged at the bridge (3), wherein the at least two tool holders (5) arranged on the bridge (3) are each movable along the bridge (3) and can each accommodate a tool head (7). It is provided that at least one tool holder (5) of the at least two tool holders (5) arranged at the bridge (3) is optionally able to be equipped with a particular tool head (7) adapted to the particular packaging process to be performed. It is also provided that the at least one tool holder (5) of the at least two tool holders (5) can switch into a standby mode while remaining at the bridge (3) if the particular packaging process to be performed by the packaging robot does not require the at least one tool holder (5) to be equipped with a tool head (7).

公开(公告)号：US20190337649A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16394703

申请日：2019-04-25

Applicant: KRONES Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas STADLER

IPC: B65B7/20

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (22) for closing the top side of external cardboard packagings (1). The external cardboard packagings (1) comprise two top closing flaps (3, 4) located opposite each other. Side edges (42) of the closing flaps (3, 4) are connected to each other via two fold-in flaps (5, 6). During closing, at least two external cardboard packagings (1) are positioned in a group (50) contiguous to each other or slightly spaced apart. At least two folding devices (23) are advanceable toward each other to engage the fold-in flaps (5, 6) of each of the at least two external cardboard packagings (1), thus pressing the fold-in flaps (5, 6) toward each other and folding them over their particular second fold edges (60) and third fold edges (7), thereby folding down the top closing flaps (3, 4).

公开(公告)号：US20180222608A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

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 ,  B65B51/06 ,  B65B43/52

CPC classification number: B65B7/20 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B51/067

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 units (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 transporting units (30) are disposed in a row at the conveyor system and are transported in transport direction (TR) through and/or by the conveyor system. Each transporting unit (30) comprises an 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).

公开(公告)号：US20240392907A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18667617

申请日：2024-05-17

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Markus GABLER ,  Rainer NIEDERMAIER ,  Florian HILLE ,  Christian CANALICCHIO ,  Simon VOCKENSPERGER ,  Thomas STADLER ,  Martin DIETERSBERGER

IPC: F16L39/02 ,  B05C5/00 ,  B05C11/10

Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling system (1) for fluid connection of glue hoses (5, 5′, 15, 15′). The coupling system (1) comprises a housing (40) and at least one coupling piece (6, 6′) that can be fastened to a glue hose (15, 15′) of a gluing device (72), is received by the housing (40), and can be selectively and in each case detachably coupled to mating coupling pieces (8, 8′) of several glue hoses (5, 5′) of different glue application format parts so that a fluid connection is formed between the corresponding glue hose (15, 15′) of the gluing device and the corresponding further glue hose (5, 5′) of the corresponding glue application format part via the coupling piece (6, 6′) and the mating coupling piece (8, 8′) coupled to the coupling piece (6, 6′).

公开(公告)号：US20240150128A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18279990

申请日：2021-12-22

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas STADLER ,  Philipp SCHARTNER ,  Peter DENNEMARCK ,  Martin DIETERSBERGER ,  Christian CANALICCHIO ,  Herbert SPINDLER ,  Jens LOSERT ,  Josef UNTERSEHER

IPC: B65G21/20 ,  B65B21/18 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B65/00 ,  B65B65/02 ,  B65G17/00 ,  B65G17/46

CPC classification number: B65G21/2027 ,  B65B21/18 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B43/54 ,  B65B65/003 ,  B65B65/02 ,  B65G17/002 ,  B65G17/46

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for packaging articles (2). Outer packages (3) are set down on a horizontal conveying device (10, 20) and are transported along a packaging line. During the transport, articles are introduced via a manipulator into the outer packages (3), and the outer packages (3) with the introduced articles (2) are subsequently removed from the horizontal conveying device (10, 20) as a packaging unit (8). A predetermined packaging process (VP1) is carried out, in which the outer packages (3) are received by the horizontal conveying device (10, 20) via a plurality of shuttles (5), the outer packages (3) standing on said plurality of shuttles (5), until the outer packages (3) together with the introduced articles (2) are removed from the at least one horizontal conveying device (10, 20) as a packaging unit (8).

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：US20210179303A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

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

Abstract: Disclosed are a method as well as an apparatus used 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), which is composed of a plurality of articles (12). In the method, at least one article group (18) is in each instance seized as a group by means of 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 a procedure of being placed into the outer package (16) in terms of the spacings between at least some of the individual articles (12) of the article group (18), and it is subsequently spread out.

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：US20240051694A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18267618

申请日：2021-12-14

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Sebastian SCHMID ,  Thomas STADLER ,  Herbert SPINDLER

IPC: B65B13/32 ,  B65B13/16 ,  B65B21/24 ,  B65B49/12

CPC classification number: B65B13/325 ,  B65B13/16 ,  B65B21/245 ,  B65B49/12

Abstract: The invention relates to a strapping device and a method for producing strapped packages, which combine at least two articles by means of at least one strap. The strapping device is paired with a device for providing two or more grouped articles. and the strapping device comprises a handling device (10) with two pivoting arms (11, 12) which can be adjusted relative to each other and each of which is equipped with clamping devices (14, 15) for fixing the belt ends (27) of a strapping belt (26) or a strapping blank (28) in a clamped manner. The pivoting arms (11, 12) can surround the grouped articles for the purpose of strapping same, thereby pivoting the first pivoting arm (11) and the second pivoting arm (12). The strapping device additionally comprises a fixing device for connecting the two belt ends (27) of the strapping belt (26) or the strapping blank (28).

公开(公告)号：US20230264369A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18010120

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

Inventor： Thomas STADLER ,  Stephan WITTMANN ,  Herbert SPINDLER

IPC: B25J15/00 ,  B25J15/08 ,  B25J15/02

CPC classification number: B25J15/0033 ,  B25J15/0004 ,  B25J15/0052 ,  B25J15/0206 ,  B25J15/086

Abstract: Disclosed is a gripper (1) for beverage cans (20). The gripper (1) comprises at least one gripping device (6) used to grip a particular beverage can (20) from underneath the top seam (5) in a form-fitting manner in the region of a top seam (5), which top seam (5) is formed by a particular beverage can (20). The gripper (1) comprises at least one centering device (30), by which at least one centering device (30) aligns the particular beverage can (20) into a defined alignment, where the at least one gripping device (6) is able to grip a particular beverage can (20) from underneath in a form-fitting manner in the region of its top seam (5).