Global Patent Index - EP 4003846 B1

EP 4003846 B1 20230830 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING BUNDLES OF INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING BUNDLES OF INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR DIE BILDUNG VON GEBINDEN AUS EINZELPACKUNGEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR FORMER DES PAQUETS D'EMBALLAGES INDIVIDUELS

Publication

EP 4003846 B1 20230830 (DE)

Application

EP 20742203 A 20200713

Priority

  • DE 102019120676 A 20190731
  • EP 2020069715 W 20200713

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021018558A1] The invention relates to a device (1a, 1b) for forming bundles of individual packages, in particular liquid containers, by wrapping a package combination (2) of grouped individual packages in a cutout (3) made of a packaging material, comprising a wrapping unit (6) and a transport unit (10) having a wrapping belt (12) and a removal belt (13a, 13b) following on in the transport direction (7) to convey the package combination (2) along a transport plane (11) in the transport direction (7) through the wrapping unit (6), the wrapping unit (6) being designed to wrap the package combination (2) with the cutout (3) in the transport direction (7) in such a manner that a forward end (5) and a rear end (4) of the cutout (3) are arranged lying on the transport unit (10) in an overlapping manner. According to the invention, the device (1a, 1b) comprises a control system (16), which is configured to control the wrapping belt (12) and/or the removal belt (13a, 13b) in such a manner that the wrapping belt (12) has, during operation, at least intermittently, a belt speed which is higher than the removal belt (13a, 13b) speed such that the rear end (4) of the cutout (3) made of a paper material is preloaded in the direction of the forward end (5) of the cutout (3) at the transition of the package combination (2) from the wrapping belt (12) onto the removal belt (13a, 13b).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 11/10 (2006.01); B65B 21/24 (2006.01); B65B 57/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 11/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 21/245 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 57/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

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 2021018558 A1 20210204; DE 102019120676 A1 20210204; EP 4003846 A1 20220601; EP 4003846 B1 20230830; PL 4003846 T3 20240304; US 12017810 B2 20240625; US 2022274723 A1 20220901

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2020069715 W 20200713; DE 102019120676 A 20190731; EP 20742203 A 20200713; PL 20742203 T 20200713; US 202017629113 A 20200713