EP 4056481 A1 20220914 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING OBJECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING OBJECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM VERPACKEN VON GEGENSTÄNDEN UNTERSCHIEDLICHER ART
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR EMBALLER DES OBJETS DE DIFFÉRENTS TYPES
Publication
Application
Priority
IT 202100005534 A 20210309
Abstract (en)
A method comprises the steps of:- positioning a plurality of objects (2), having different dimensions to each other, on an infeed conveyor (3);- delivering to an intermediate conveyor (19) a flow of objects (2) coming from the infeed conveyor (3) and movable along an advancement direction (F);- feeding a packaging unit (20) with the objects (2) coming from the intermediate conveyor (19), the packaging unit (20) producing a plurality of packages (36), starting from a web of packaging material (28), each package (36) containing one of said objects (2).The method further comprises the step of checking if, in the flow of objects (2) which advance along the intermediate conveyor (19), there are empty positions in which an object (2) is missing. If an empty position is detected, there is provided filling the empty position by accelerating the objects (2) which follow the empty position relative to the objects (2) which precede the empty position.The intermediate conveyor (19) comprises a plurality of conveyor belts (21) arranged in sequence along the advancement direction (F). If the number of objects (2) arriving on the intermediate conveyor (19) in the unit of time is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the production speed of the packaging unit (20) is adjusted in such a way as to keep in the intermediate conveyor (19) a predetermined average filling level.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 9/06 (2012.01); B65B 35/24 (2006.01); B65B 57/12 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B65G 47/31 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
B65B 9/06 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 9/207 (2013.01 - US); B65B 35/24 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 41/16 (2013.01 - US); B65B 57/04 (2013.01 - CN); B65B 57/12 (2013.01 - EP); B65B 57/14 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 61/00 (2013.01 - CN); B65B 61/06 (2013.01 - US); B65B 65/003 (2013.01 - CN)
Citation (search report)
- [YA] US 2018141686 A1 20180524 - CHRISTMAN RUSSELL T [US], et al
- [YA] US 5711410 A 19980127 - CAI CHUNSHENG [US], et al
- [A] US 2012247926 A1 20121004 - BUCHBERGER PETER [DE], et al
- [A] US 2009114508 A1 20090507 - HARA KOJI [JP], et al
- [A] WO 2020128731 A1 20200625 - TECNOBREVETTI S N C DI PONTI GIUSEPPE & BIANCONI MIRELLA [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 4056481 A1 20220914; CN 115043041 A 20220913; IT 202100005534 A1 20220909; JP 2022138153 A 20220922; US 2022289415 A1 20220915
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 22160825 A 20220308; CN 202210231967 A 20220309; IT 202100005534 A 20210309; JP 2022036219 A 20220309; US 202217653951 A 20220308