Title (en)

MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKAGES OF CONTAINERS, IN PARTICULAR CONTAINERS OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS

Title (de)

MASCHINE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON PAKETEN VON BEHÄLTERN, INSBESONDERE VON BEHÄLTERN FÜR FLIESSFÄHIGE LEBENSMITTELPRODUKTE

Title (fr)

MACHINE ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION D'EMBALLAGES DE CONTENEURS, EN PARTICULIER DES CONTENEURS DE PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES VERSABLES

Publication

EP 3381819 A3 20181017 (EN)

Application

EP 18161759 A 20180314

Priority

EP 17163104 A 20170327

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3381819A2] A machine for producing packages of containers, in particular containers of pourable food, comprises: - a first feeding device (4) for feeding a plurality of containers (100), - a second feeding device (8) for feeding a succession of empty inner boxes (200), - a filling station (6) having a manipulator (7) configured to pick up at least one group of containers (100) fed by the first feeding device (4) and to release the at least one group of containers (100) in at least one respective inner box (200) fed by the second feeding device (8), - a packing station (9) where each inner box (200) filled with the containers (100) is enclosed into a respective outer box (300) having an open lid, and - a closing station (400) located downstream of the packing station (9) for closing the lid of each outer box (300) to obtain a closed package.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 43/26 (2006.01); B65B 5/02 (2006.01); B65B 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 61/20 (2006.01); B65B 61/22 (2006.01); B65D 5/489 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 5/024 (2013.01); B65B 5/06 (2013.01); B65B 5/105 (2013.01); B65B 43/265 (2013.01); B65B 61/207 (2013.01); B65B 61/22 (2013.01); B65D 77/042 (2013.01); B65B 2220/16 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [IY] WO 2010003083 A2 20100107 - MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS [US], et al
• [A] EP 3020644 A1 20160518 - TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE [CH]
• [A] DE 1196567 B 19650708 - UNILEVER NV
• [A] US 3233529 A 19660208 - SCHROEDER ARTHUR C
• [A] WO 2013121550 A1 20130822 - JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP], et al
• [Y] WO 2015075571 A1 20150528 - GIMA SPA [IT]
• [A] US 5611193 A 19970318 - FARRELLY PHILIP J [US]
• [A] EP 1595791 A2 20051116 - OMA SRL [IT]
• [A] GB 2536806 A 20160928 - ISHIDA SEISAKUSHO [JP]
• [A] US 2011293397 A1 20111201 - LOMERSON JR ROLAND [US]
• [A] BE 894318 A 19830103 - MOREL FERDINAND
• [A] WO 2011038323 A2 20110331 - MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS [US], et al
• [A] US 2009205929 A1 20090820 - DEGUGLIELMO PASCAL [FR]
• [A] WO 2008099070 A1 20080821 - LAMAMY MICHEL [FR]
• [A] US 3069823 A 19621225 - SCHMID ULRICH J
• [A] US 3914921 A 19751028 - DORAN ROBERT J, et al
• [A] EP 1024083 A2 20000802 - FUTURA SRL [IT]

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 3381819 A2 20181003; EP 3381819 A3 20181017; WO 2018177749 A1 20181004

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18161759 A 20180314; EP 2018056397 W 20180314