Global Patent Index - EP 0686561 B1

EP 0686561 B1 19990407 - Packaging mechanism

Title (en)

Packaging mechanism

Title (de)

Verpackungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'emballage

Publication

EP 0686561 B1 19990407 (EN)

Application

EP 95304030 A 19950612

Priority

GB 9411736 A 19940610

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0686561A1] A mechanism (10) for packaging cartons (C) with a plurality of articles (B) comprising means (12-18) for associating an article separator (1) with an article, means (24-28) for selecting a group of articles comprising said article and said article separator, and means (36-40) for packaging said groups of articles and said article separator in a carton wherein said article is separated from an adjacent article by said article separator. Also, a mechanism (10) for packaging cartons (C) of the open-ended type by end loading a plurality of articles (B), comprising means (12-18) for associating an article separator (1) with an article, means (24-28) for selecting a group of articles comprising said article and said article separator, and means (36-40) for packaging said groups of articles and said article separator in a carton through an open end thereon, such that said article is separated from an adjacent article by said article separator in the packaged carton. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B65B 61/20; B65D 71/00

IPC 8 full level

B65B 61/20 (2006.01); B65D 71/00 (2006.01); B65D 71/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 61/207 (2013.01); B65D 71/246 (2013.01); B65D 2571/00425 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0686561 A1 19951213; EP 0686561 B1 19990407; DE 69508843 D1 19990512; DE 69508843 T2 19990819; ES 2131768 T3 19990801; GB 9411736 D0 19940803

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95304030 A 19950612; DE 69508843 T 19950612; ES 95304030 T 19950612; GB 9411736 A 19940610