EP 2483157 B1 20150909 - PACKAGING MACHINE
Title (en)
PACKAGING MACHINE
Title (de)
VERPACKUNGSMASCHINE
Title (fr)
MACHINE D'EMBALLAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0916966 A 20090928
- US 2010050354 W 20100927
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2011038323A2] A packaging machine (10) for packaging articles (A) within a carton (C) to form a secondary package and within a tertiary package comprising a first conveyor (16; 116; 316) conveying articles (A) coupled to a filling apparatus (11), a second conveyor (19) conveying carton blanks (B) and being disposed above first conveyor (16; 116; 316), a third conveyor (30a, 30b; 130a, 130b; 330a, 330b) disposed adjacent the first conveyor (16; 116; 316) in partially overlapping relationship with the first conveyor (16; 116; 316), a first transfer mechanism (18) for transferring carton blanks (B) onto the third conveyor (30a, 30b; 130a, 130b; 330a, 330b) either directly or via a fourth conveyor (130c, 130d), the carton blanks (B) are partially assembled on the third conveyor (30a, 30b; 130a, 130b; 330a, 330b), a second transfer mechanism (24) for engaging articles (A) on first conveyor (16; 116; 316) and placing them into the carton blanks (B) which are assembled into a secondary package, a fifth conveyor (47; 147; 347) for conveying second cartons (T) adjacent to said third conveyor (30a, 30b; 130a, 130b; 330a, 330b) and in partially overlapping relationship therewith and a third transfer mechanism (32) for loading the secondary packages into the second cartons (T) to form tertiary packages.
IPC 8 full level
B31B 5/76 (2006.01); B65B 5/02 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 17/02 (2006.01); B65B 21/24 (2006.01); B65B 35/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65B 5/024 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 5/026 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 5/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 21/242 (2013.01 - EP); B31B 50/76 (2017.07 - EP); B31B 2100/00 (2017.07 - EP US); B31B 2120/30 (2017.07 - EP); B65B 2220/16 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2011038323 A2 20110331; WO 2011038323 A3 20110609; CA 2775103 A1 20110331; CA 2775103 C 20140211; EP 2483157 A2 20120808; EP 2483157 B1 20150909; GB 0916966 D0 20091111
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2010050354 W 20100927; CA 2775103 A 20100927; EP 10763542 A 20100927; GB 0916966 A 20090928