Global Patent Index - EP 3284687 A1

EP 3284687 A1 20180221 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PACKAGING ITEMS VARYING IN SIZE AND NUMBER FOR SHIPMENT

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PACKAGING ITEMS VARYING IN SIZE AND NUMBER FOR SHIPMENT

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM AUTOMATISCHEN VERPACKEN VON ARTIKELN UNTERSCHIEDLICHER GRÖSSE UND ANZAHL FÜR DEN VERSAND

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR EMBALLER AUTOMATIQUEMENT DES ÉLÉMENTS DE TAILLE ET DE NOMBRE VARIABLES POUR EXPÉDITION

Publication

EP 3284687 A1 20180221 (EN)

Application

EP 16190898 A 20160927

Priority

DE 102016115213 A 20160816

Abstract (en)

A system for automatically packaging items that vary in size and number for shipment, comprising a packaging station for holding a pre-folded cardboard box (10) to receive one or more items (26, 28, 30, 32) to be packaged, said pre-folded cardboard box (10) having a bottom panel (12), two side panels (14, 16) and a first end panel, the first end panel being joined to each of said side panels (14, 16), the side panels (14, 16) and the end panel being erected from the bottom panel (12) to form a box having an open top and an open side, the bottom panel (12) having an end portion intended to form a second end panel, each side panel having an end portion intended to form a corner panel, at least one cutting unit for adjustably shortening the end portions of the side panels (14, 16) and the end portion of the bottom panel (12) and at least one folding unit for folding the corner panels and the second end panel to close said open side of the box.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 5/355 (2006.01); B65B 5/02 (2006.01); B65B 57/10 (2006.01); B65B 61/00 (2006.01); B65D 5/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 5/028 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 5/04 (2013.01 - US); B65B 7/28 (2013.01 - US); B65B 43/10 (2013.01 - US); B65B 43/42 (2013.01 - US); B65B 51/02 (2013.01 - US); B65B 57/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 59/001 (2019.04 - EP US); B65B 59/003 (2019.04 - EP US); B65B 61/005 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 61/20 (2013.01 - US); B65D 5/0005 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 5/28 (2013.01 - EP US); B31B 50/81 (2017.07 - EP US); B31B 2105/00 (2017.07 - EP US); B31B 2110/35 (2017.07 - EP US); B31B 2120/002 (2017.07 - EP US); B31B 2120/10 (2017.07 - EP US); B65B 2210/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3284687 A1 20180221; EP 3284687 B1 20201104; US 2018050833 A1 20180222

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16190898 A 20160927; US 201715676653 A 20170814