Global Patent Index - EP 3495279 A1

EP 3495279 A1 20190612 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING SANITARY ARTICLES

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PACKAGING SANITARY ARTICLES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM VERPACKEN VON HYGIENEARTIKELN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR EMBALLER DES ARTICLES SANITAIRES

Publication

EP 3495279 A1 20190612 (EN)

Application

EP 17205678 A 20171206

Priority

EP 17205678 A 20171206

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a method and a device for packaging sanitary articles such as absorbent articles, like diapers, sanitary napkins, panty liners, incontinence pads or similar, wherein by means of at least one diverter (10) batches (A, B, C, D) of articles (5) are alternately directed towards M packaging arrangements (11, 12), each batch (A, B, C, D) comprising at least one article (5), and wherein the diverter (10) alternately directs batches (A, B, C, D) of articles (5) towards the packaging arrangements (11, 12) in a repeated series of MxN batches (A-C-B-D), with N>=2, wherein at least two of the N batches (A, B) of one series of MxN batches (A-C-B-D) directed towards the first packaging arrangement (11) differ in count.

IPC 8 full level

B65B 65/00 (2006.01); B65B 25/14 (2006.01); B65B 35/50 (2006.01); B65B 57/20 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65B 63/02 (2006.01); B65H 29/60 (2006.01); B65H 33/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 25/14 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 25/145 (2013.01 - US); B65B 35/44 (2013.01 - US); B65B 35/50 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 57/14 (2013.01 - US); B65B 57/20 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 59/005 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 63/022 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 65/006 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 29/60 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 33/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 2210/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2301/4476 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2701/1924 (2013.01 - EP US)

C-Set (source: EP)

B65H 2301/4476 + B65H 2220/01

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Citation (third parties)

Third party : Anonymous

Third party : anonymous

US 2015225100 A1 20150813 - JELKEN ANDREAS [DE], et al

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 3495279 A1 20190612; BR 112020008543 A2 20201020; CN 111417579 A 20200714; JP 2021505483 A 20210218; JP 7269241 B2 20230508; US 2020361648 A1 20201119; WO 2019110324 A1 20190613

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17205678 A 20171206; BR 112020008543 A 20181123; CN 201880079064 A 20181123; EP 2018082333 W 20181123; JP 2020528034 A 20181123; US 201816761250 A 20181123