Global Patent Index - EP 4178897 A1

EP 4178897 A1 20230517 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING HYGIENE PRODUCTS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING HYGIENE PRODUCTS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM HANDHABEN VON HYGIENEPRODUKTEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR MANIPULER DES PRODUITS D'HYGIÈNE

Publication

EP 4178897 A1 20230517 (DE)

Application

EP 21742734 A 20210625

Priority

  • DE 102020118166 A 20200709
  • EP 2021067564 W 20210625

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022008269A1] The invention relates to a device and a method for handling flexible hygiene products (10), in particular sanitary pads, wherein the hygiene products (10) are transported continuously along a transport path (11) and in the process are rotated, in particular placed upright. According to the invention, the hygiene products (10) are rotated by means of a rotating device (18) arranged in the transport path (11), wherein a conveyor means (21, 22) for the hygiene products (10) is arranged preferably directly upstream and downstream of the rotating device (18), and the rotating device (18) has a shorter dimension than the hygiene products (10) in the transport direction (12) of the hygiene products (10) along the transport path (11) such that each hygiene product (10) is transported by at least one of the two conveyor means (21, 22) while being rotated by the rotating device (18).

IPC 8 full level

B65H 29/52 (2006.01); B65H 29/12 (2006.01); B65H 29/62 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65H 29/12 (2013.01); B65H 29/52 (2013.01); B65H 29/62 (2013.01); B65H 2301/33212 (2013.01); B65H 2301/33222 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4474 (2013.01); B65H 2404/6111 (2013.01); B65H 2404/632 (2013.01); B65H 2801/57 (2013.01)

C-Set (source: EP)

  1. B65H 2301/4474 + B65H 2220/01
  2. B65H 2301/4474 + B65H 2220/02

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022008269A1

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020118166 A1 20220113; BR 112022026919 A2 20230124; CN 115836021 A 20230321; EP 4178897 A1 20230517; JP 2023532949 A 20230801; WO 2022008269 A1 20220113

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020118166 A 20200709; BR 112022026919 A 20210625; CN 202180048771 A 20210625; EP 2021067564 W 20210625; EP 21742734 A 20210625; JP 2023500014 A 20210625