Global Patent Index - EP 2726377 A1

EP 2726377 A1 20140507 - PACKING METHOD AND MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A PACKET CONTAINING A GROUP OF HETEROGENEOUS ARTICLES

Title (en)

PACKING METHOD AND MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A PACKET CONTAINING A GROUP OF HETEROGENEOUS ARTICLES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM HERSTELLEN EINER PACKUNG ENTHALTEND EINE GRUPPE UNGLEICHER ARTIKEL

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'EMBALLAGE ET MACHINE POUR PRODUIRE UN PAQUET CONTENANT UN GROUPE D'ARTICLES HÉTÉROGÈNES

Publication

EP 2726377 A1 20140507 (EN)

Application

EP 12759191 A 20120629

Priority

  • IT BO20110379 A 20110629
  • IB 2012053339 W 20120629

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013001515A1] A packing method and machine (23) for producing a packet (1) containing a group (3) of heterogeneous articles, the packing machine having: a group-forming conveyor (26) with a group- forming pocket (28) in which the group (3) of articles is formed; a first feed station (29) where a first article (6) is inserted into the group-forming pocket (28); a second feed station (30) downstream from the first feed station (29) and where at least a second article (4) different from the first article (6) is inserted into the group-forming pocket (28) and on top of the first article (6); and a packing unit (25), which receives the group (3) of articles from the group-forming pocket (28) of the group-forming conveyor (26) at a first transfer station (31), and folds a blank (22) about the group (3) of articles to form a container (2) about and housing the group (3) of articles.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 19/22 (2006.01); B65B 61/20 (2006.01); B65D 85/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 19/223 (2013.01); B65B 61/20 (2013.01); B65B 2220/14 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2013001515A1

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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013001515 A1 20130103; EP 2726377 A1 20140507; EP 2726377 B1 20160406; IT BO20110379 A1 20121230; JP 2014522786 A 20140908

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2012053339 W 20120629; EP 12759191 A 20120629; IT BO20110379 A 20110629; JP 2014518043 A 20120629