Provided herein is a case erector apparatus suitable for erecting right-handed and left-handed cases. The case erector apparatus has a blank grabber arm including a blank grip and having an extension in a case conveying direction along a case conveying axis between first and second opposing ends, the blank grabber arm adapted to be translatable along a blank opening axis from a start position to a collection position, a moveable pusher arm including a folding blade and a case grip and having a length on the blank opening axis between upper and lower ends, and a fixed erection unit that includes a retractable stop plate, a case support, and a pair of fixed folding blades that are arranged in parallel and spaced a distance apart from each other on a case height axis. A method for erecting right-handed or left-handed cases is also provided.
B31B 50/80 - Opening and distending flattened articles pneumatically
B65B 43/30 - Opening or distending bagsOpening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers engaging opposed walls, e.g. suction-operated
B31B 50/07 - Feeding sheets or blanks by air pressure or suction
B65B 43/28 - Opening or distending bagsOpening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers co-operating with fixed supports
B31B 100/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
B31B 110/35 - Shape of rigid or semi-rigid containers having a polygonal cross section rectangular, e.g. square
B31B 120/30 - Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers collapsibleConstruction of rigid or semi-rigid containers temporarily collapsed during manufacturing
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH ARTICLES
Provided herein is an apparatus for filling a container in an empty state with articles through a container opening while the container opening faces sideward. The apparatus includes a receiving station for receiving the container in the empty state at a first vertical level; a discharging station for discharging the container in the filled state at a second vertical level; and a filling station for receiving and filling articles into the container in the empty state in between the first and second vertical levels while the container opening faces sideward for receiving articles into the container. The apparatus also has a container transfer handler for receiving and taking the container at the receiving station, holding and transferring the container from the receiving station to the filling station and presenting the container opening facing sideward at the filling station, holding and transferring the container in the filled state from the filling station to the discharging station, and releasing the container in the filled state at the discharging station. Also provided herein is a related method for filling a container.
B65B 43/58 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation movable stepwise to position container or receptacle for the reception of successive increments of contents vertically movable
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 43/18 - Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines by grippers by suction-operated grippers
B65B 43/30 - Opening or distending bagsOpening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers engaging opposed walls, e.g. suction-operated
B65B 43/52 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using roller-ways or endless conveyors
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
B65B 35/40 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
B65B 43/14 - Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines
A box forming apparatus comprising a machine frame, and an outer mould and an inner mould arranged on the machine frame for forming a blank into a box. The outer mould and the inner mould are configured to be movable relative to one another along a pressing direction between an open configuration and a pressing configuration, for receiving the blank between the outer and inner moulds in the open configuration, for subsequently pressing the blank in the pressing configuration to form the box, and for discharging the box in the open configuration after pressing and forming the box. The outer and inner moulds comprise mould element sets of an outer mould element and an associated inner mould element, wherein the outer mould elements define the outer mould and the inner mould elements define the inner mould, and the outer mould element and the inner mould element of each mould element set are movable relative to one another along the pressing direction between positions associated with the open configuration and the pressing configuration, and wherein the mould element sets are movable relative to another along a plane transverse to the pressing direction to allow adjusting to dimensions of the box to be formed.
A packing machine for packing articles into a packing box comprises a packing box conveyor for conveying packing boxes with the bottom side supported on the packing box conveyor and an open top side directed upward; and an article conveyor for conveying articles, which is arranged adjacent and alongside the packing box conveyor. A pick-and-place arrangement picks articles from the article conveyor to place the articles in a parallel orientation into a packing box that is conveyed on the packing box conveyor, wherein the parallel orientation is an orientation of an article within the packing box which is parallel to an orientation of an article conveyed on the article conveyor. A transverse packing arrangement of the packing machine comprises a cassette and is configured to present an open side of the cassette sideward for collecting articles from the article conveyor into the cassette in a stacked relationship of the articles in the parallel orientation, and subsequently provides the collected articles in a transverse orientation from the cassette into a packing box, wherein the transverse orientation is an orientation of an article which is transverse to an orientation of an article conveyed on the article conveyor.
B65B 35/52 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging building-up the stack from the bottom
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 35/24 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 43/52 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using roller-ways or endless conveyors
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STRINGBAG PACKING METHOD AND STRINGBAG PACKING APPARATUS
A stringbag packing method and apparatus for packing a string of bags (10) into a packing box, wherein the stringbag comprises a plurality of bags (11) connected with interconnections (12) to one another in sequence along a string extension direction. An interconnection between two connected adjacent bags in the stringbag extends along a connection direction transverse to the string extension direction, each bag in the stringbag has a length direction as seen along a bag length between interconnections to adjacent bags in the stringbag or between an stringbag end and an interconnection to an adjacent bag in the stringbag, the stringbag in an extended configuration thereof has the length direction of each bag in the stringbag extending along and in the same direction as the string extension direction, and the stringbag in a harmonica configuration, that has alternating peaks and valleys, thereof has the length directions of adjacent bags in the stringbag alternating along the string extension direction and consecutive interconnections alternating as the peaks and the valleys of the harmonica configuration.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 63/04 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for folding or winding articles, e.g. gloves or stockings
B65B 65/06 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details coated or treated with anti-friction or anti-sticking materials, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene
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PACKING CASE PACKING METHOD, PACKING CASE ERECTING METHOD, AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUSES
A packing case packing method and apparatus for packing a content, such as a loose product, perforated bags containing a loose product, articles like bags or boxes containing a product, and the like, into a packing case, wherein the packing case has a packing case height as measured between opposing first and second sides of the packing case, comprises the following steps: determining a height of the content when packed in the packing case on the first side of the packing case; setting a predetermined packing case height based on the height of the content when packed in the packing case; erecting the packing case from a preform with the second side of the packing case open, which comprises providing the preform for forming the packing case, wherein the preform allows for adjusting the packing case height to the predetermined packing case height, and adjusting the preform to the predetermined packing case height; filling the packing case with the content onto the first side of the packing case through the open second side of the packing case; and closing the second side of the packing case.
B65B 5/02 - Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 57/12 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of wrapping materials, containers, or packages
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65B 59/02 - Arrangements to enable adjustments to be made while the machine is running
B65B 31/00 - Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditionsAdding propellants to aerosol containers
A box forming apparatus comprising a machine frame, and an outer mould and an inner mould arranged on the machine frame for forming a blank into a box. The outer mould and the inner mould are configured to be movable relative to one another along a pressing 5 direction between an open configuration and a pressing configuration, for receiving the blank between the outer and inner moulds in the open configuration, for subsequently pressing the blank in the pressing configuration to form the box, and for discharging the box in the open configuration after pressing and forming the box. The outer and inner moulds comprise mould element sets of an outer mould element and an associated inner mould element,10 wherein the outer mould elements define the outer mould and the inner mould elements define the inner mould, and the outer mould element and the inner mould element of each mould element set are movable relative to one another along the pressing direction between positions associated with the open configuration and the pressing configuration, and wherein the mould element sets are movable relative to another along a plane transverse to the 15 pressing direction to allow adjusting to dimensions of the box to be formed.
A packing machine for packing articles into a packing box comprises a packing box conveyor for conveying packing boxes with the bottom side supported on the packing box conveyor and an open top side directed upward; and an article conveyor for conveying articles, which is arranged adjacent and alongside the packing box conveyor. A pick-and-place arrangement picks articles from the article conveyor to place the articles in a parallel orientation into a packing box that is conveyed on the packing box conveyor, wherein the parallel orientation is an orientation of an article within the packing box which is parallel to an orientation of an article conveyed on the article conveyor. A transverse packing arrangement of the packing machine comprises a cassette and is configured to present an open side of the cassette sideward for collecting articles from the article conveyor into the cassette in a stacked relationship of the articles in the parallel orientation, and subsequently provides the collected articles in a transverse orientation from the cassette into a packing box, wherein the transverse orientation is an orientation of an article which is transverse to an orientation of an article conveyed on the article conveyor.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/52 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging building-up the stack from the bottom
B65B 43/52 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using roller-ways or endless conveyors
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PACKING MACHINE FOR HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PACKING OF ARTICLES INTO A PACKING BOX
A packing machine for packing articles into a packing box comprises a packing box conveyor for conveying packing boxes with the bottom side supported on the packing box conveyor and an open top side directed upward; and an article conveyor for conveying articles, which is arranged adjacent and alongside the packing box conveyor. A pick-and-place arrangement picks articles from the article conveyor to place the articles in a parallel orientation into a packing box that is conveyed on the packing box conveyor, wherein the parallel orientation is an orientation of an article within the packing box which is parallel to an orientation of an article conveyed on the article conveyor. A transverse packing arrangement of the packing machine comprises a cassette and is configured to present an open side of the cassette sideward for collecting articles from the article conveyor into the cassette in a stacked relationship of the articles in the parallel orientation, and subsequently provides the collected articles in a transverse orientation from the cassette into a packing box, wherein the transverse orientation is an orientation of an article which is transverse to an orientation of an article conveyed on the article conveyor.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/52 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging building-up the stack from the bottom
B65B 43/52 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using roller-ways or endless conveyors
An end-effector (100) for a delta robot (10) comprises a housing (110) with a vacuum connection (115) and a main duct (116) in fluid communication with the vacuum connection (115); a hollow shaft (120) mounted in the housing (110) to be rotatable around a longitudinal axis (120A) of the hollow shaft (120), wherein the hollow shaft (120) has a hollow interior, a proximal shaft opening (123) at its proximal end (1201.1) inside the housing (110) to provide fluid communication with the main duct (116), the hollow interior extends along the longitudinal axis (120A) of the hollow shaft (120) to a distal end (120.2) of the hollow shaft (120), and the distal end (120.2) projects from the housing (110); a vacuum valve (130) in the main duct (116) between the proximal shaft opening (123) and the vacuum connection (115); and a motor (140) for rotating the hollow shaft (120) around its longitudinal axis (120A). The motor (140) is arranged in the housing (110) around the longitudinal axis (120A) of the hollow shaft (120), the proximal shaft opening (123) is transverse to the longitudinal axis (120A) and provides fluid connection between the interior of the hollow shaft and a main duct end section (116E) adjacent to the proximal shaft opening (123), which extends along the longitudinal axis (120A). The vacuum valve (130) in the closed position closes on or in the main duct end section (116E).
A packing method of packing articles into a packing box comprises pre-grouping articles on a pre grouping surface provided by a pre grouping conveyor belt of a pre grouping conveyor, and providing the articles from the pre-grouping surface of the pre-grouping conveyor belt into the packing box. This is done consecutively by providing one of a cassette box and the packing box at a discharging end of the pre-grouping conveyer; moving downwards said one of the cassette box and the packing box while driving the pre grouping conveyor belt such that the pre-grouped articles on the pre-grouping conveyer-belt moves towards the discharging end of the pre-grouping conveyor and the opening of said one of the cassette box and the packing box, and that the articles of the pre-grouped articles are discharged from the pre-grouping conveyor belt into said one of the cassette box and the packing box and onto one another; and, in case the articles of the pre-grouped articles are provided into the cassette box, providing the articles from the cassette box into the packing box.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 35/36 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/52 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging building-up the stack from the bottom
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65G 23/32 - Driving gear for endless conveyorsBelt- or chain-tensioning arrangements for effecting drive at two or more points spaced along the length of the conveyors
B65G 37/00 - Combinations of mechanical conveyors of the same kind, or of different kinds, of interest apart from their application in particular machines or use in particular manufacturing processes
B65G 47/26 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
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Compactor device and conveyer system comprising such compactor device, and corresponding compacting and packing methods
A compactor device for compacting a product filling in a container, like a packing box, includes a container support allowing shaking and/or vibrating the container when supported on the container support. The support includes compactor roller bars arranged parallel in a direction transverse to a conveying direction and to support the container. Each compactor roller bar has a rotation axis and a circumferential surface to allow moving the container with a product filling supported on the rollers bars up and down at a selected frequency when, in operation, rotating the compactor roller bars of the plurality of compactor roller bars. The compactor device further has a stopper arrangement blocking conveying the container by the compactor roller bars, and a pressing arrangement with a press to press downwards onto the product filling within the container while, in operation, compacting the product by rotating the compactor roller bars.
B65B 1/24 - Reducing volume of filled material by mechanical compression
B65B 1/22 - Reducing volume of filled material by vibration
B65B 63/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
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Packing box convertable from a shipping configuration to a display configuration
A packing box includes a separation line in a shipping configuration, the separation line allowing separating a separation part from the packing box to leave a display part in a display configuration. First to last panels are sequentially interconnected, and flaps are connected to the panels. The flaps cooperatively define further sides of the packing box in the shipping configuration, and adjacent flaps connected to adjacent mutually connected panels are attached to one another. The separation line extends through a single panel from a first end associated with a position between adjacent first separation and display flaps to a second end associated with a position between adjacent second separation and display flaps, the separation flaps being associated with the separation part and the display flaps being associated with the display part. The separation flaps, and the adjacent display flaps are attached to one another, respectively, in a releasable manner.
B65D 5/54 - Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
B65B 5/02 - Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B65B 7/20 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by folding-down preformed flaps
B65D 5/16 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body the tubular body being formed with an aperture or removable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents through one or more sides
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A PACKING METHOD OF PACKING ARTICLES INTO A PACKING BOX, AND CORRESPONDING PACKING DEVICE
A packing method of packing articles into a packing box comprises pre-grouping articles on a pre grouping surface provided by a pre grouping conveyor belt of a pre grouping conveyor, and providing the articles from the pre-grouping surface of the pre-grouping conveyor belt into the packing box. This is done consecutively by providing one of a cassette box and the packing box at a discharging end of the pre-grouping conveyer; moving downwards said one of the cassette box and the packing box while driving the pre grouping conveyor belt such that the pre-grouped articles on the pre-grouping conveyer-belt moves towards the discharging end of the pre-grouping conveyor and the opening of said one of the cassette box and the packing box, and that the articles of the pre-grouped articles are discharged from the pre-grouping conveyor belt into said one of the cassette box and the packing box and onto one another; and, in case the articles of the pre-grouped articles are provided into the cassette box, providing the articles from the cassette box into the packing box.
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/52 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging building-up the stack from the bottom
B65G 47/08 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
15.
A PACKING METHOD OF PACKING ARTICLES INTO A PACKING BOX, AND CORRESPONDING PACKING DEVICE
A packing method of packing articles into a packing box comprises pre-grouping articles on a pre grouping surface provided by a pre grouping conveyor belt of a pre grouping conveyor, and providing the articles from the pre-grouping surface of the pre-grouping conveyor belt into the packing box. This is done consecutively by providing one of a cassette box and the packing box at a discharging end of the pre-grouping conveyer; moving downwards said one of the cassette box and the packing box while driving the pre grouping conveyor belt such that the pre-grouped articles on the pre-grouping conveyer-belt moves towards the discharging end of the pre-grouping conveyor and the opening of said one of the cassette box and the packing box, and that the articles of the pre-grouped articles are discharged from the pre-grouping conveyor belt into said one of the cassette box and the packing box and onto one another; and, in case the articles of the pre-grouped articles are provided into the cassette box, providing the articles from the cassette box into the packing box.
B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
B65B 35/52 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging building-up the stack from the bottom
B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
B65G 47/08 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
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COMPACTOR DEVICE AND CONVEYER SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH COMPACTOR DEVICE, AND CORRESPONDING COMPACTING AND PACKING METHODS
A compactor device (100) for compacting a product filling in a container (C), like a packing box, comprises a container support configured to allow shaking and/or vibrating the container when supported on the container support. The container support comprises a plurality of compactor roller bars (110) arranged parallel to one another in a direction transverse to a conveying direction and to support the container. Each compactor roller bar has a rotation axis (111) and a circumferential surface (115) to allow moving the container with a product filling supported on the plurality of rollers bars up and down at a selected frequency when, in operation, rotating the compactor roller bars of the plurality of compactor roller bars. The compactor device further has a stopper arrangement (170) to block conveying the container by the compactor roller bars, and a pressing arrangement (140) with a pressing element (145) to press downwards directly onto the product filling within the container supported on the plurality of compactor roller bars while, in operation, compacting the product filling by rotating the compactor roller bars of the plurality of compactor roller bars.
A compactor device (100) for compacting a product filling in a container (C), like a packing box, comprises a container support configured to allow shaking and/or vibrating the container when supported on the container support. The container support comprises a plurality of compactor roller bars (110) arranged parallel to one another in a direction transverse to a conveying direction and to support the container. Each compactor roller bar has a rotation axis (111) and a circumferential surface (115) to allow moving the container with a product filling supported on the plurality of rollers bars up and down at a selected frequency when, in operation, rotating the compactor roller bars of the plurality of compactor roller bars. The compactor device further has a stopper arrangement (170) to block conveying the container by the compactor roller bars, and a pressing arrangement (140) with a pressing element (145) to press downwards directly onto the product filling within the container supported on the plurality of compactor roller bars while, in operation, compacting the product filling by rotating the compactor roller bars of the plurality of compactor roller bars.
A packing box (1) comprises a separation line (60) in a shipping configuration, the separation line allowing to separate a separation part (2) from the packing box to leave a display part (3) in a display configuration. Panels (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) are sequentially connected to one another from a first panel (10) to a last panel (50), and flaps (11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32,41, 42, 51, 52) are connected to the panels. The flaps in cooperation with one another define further sides of the packing box in the shipping configuration, and adjacent flaps that are connected to adjacent mutually connected panels are attached to one another. The separation line extends through a single panel from a first separation line end (60.1) associated with a position between adjacent first separation and display flaps (21, 31) to a second separation line end (60.2) associated with a position between adjacent second separation and display flaps (22, 32), the first and second separation flaps being associated with the separation part and the first and second display flaps being associated with the display part. The first and second separation flaps, and the adjacent first and second display flaps are attached to one another, respectively, in a releasable manner.
A packing box (1) comprises opposing first and second side panels (10, 20) and opposing third and fourth side panels (30, 40), each side panel having opposing first and second flank sides (31, 32) and opposing first and second end sides (13, 23, 33, 43, 14, 24, 34, 44). A flank side of one side panel is connected to a flank side of an adjacent side panel so as to determine a circumference of the packing box. The first end sides (13, 23, 33, 43) at a first end (3) of the packing box have first flaps (15, 25, 35, 45) that are configured for closing the first end, and the second end sides (14, 24, 34, 44) at a second end (4) of the packing box have second flaps (16, 26, 36, 46) that are configured for closing the second end. The first flap (35) of the third side panel (30) has opposing sides associated with the first and second side panels, which can be attached to the first and second side panels such that the first flap of the third side panel partly closes the first end. Tear lines (51a, 52a) are provided in the first and second side panels to allow removing at least part of the first, second and fourth side panels so as to leave a display case part of the packing box.
B65D 5/54 - Lines of weakness to facilitate opening of container or dividing it into separate parts by cutting or tearing
B65D 5/02 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
B65D 5/16 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body the tubular body being formed with an aperture or removable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents through one or more sides
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WRAPPED-PRODUCT QUALITY CONTROL AND PACKING METHODS, AND WRAPPED-PRODUCT QUALITY CONTROL AND PACKING DEVICES
A wrapped-product quality control method and a wrapped-product packing method comprise providing a wrapped product comprising a product in a wrapper; supplying the wrapped product on a measuring background in a capture range of an infrared-sensitive imaging device, the product having a product temperature different from a measuring background temperature of the measuring background,and the wrapper having a wrapper temperature; capturing with the infrared-sensitive imaging device infrared radiation from the wrapped product and the measuring background; providing an image of the product or of the wrapped product from said infrared radiation captured with said infrared-sensitive imaging device; and analysing said image for quality control of said wrapped product. A wrapped-product quality control device and a wrapped-product packing device comprise an infrared-sensitive imaging device configured and arranged for capturing infrared radiation from a wrapped product on a measuring background, the product having a product temperature different from a measuring background temperature of the measuring background, and the wrapper having a wrapper temperature; and a computer for providing an image of the product or of the wrapped product from the infrared radiation captured with the infrared-sensitive imaging device, and for analysing the image for quality control of the wrapped product.
Cassette system with cassette (17, 27, 37, 47) and method for grouping a number of flexible packs (10). It is proposed that the cassette be produced from two parts which are hinged with respect to one another, one or more flexible packs being placed in each part. The parts of the cassette with the flexible pack or flexible packs placed thereon are then moved relative to one another, and more particularly are rotated, in order thus to obtain a group of packs where the packs lie close together. The group thus obtained is then placed in an outer pack such as a box.
Device (1) and method for filling a carton (11) with flexible articles (10). Individual articles are grouped to a vertical stack (12) and entered in a cassette (15) in which the stack (12) is tightly received. The cassette (15) is closed on all sides and after removing of the opening the stack of bags will gently drop in a carton (11) being positioned below. According to a further aspect of the invention the device (1) is arranged to provide both horizontal and vertical stacking of bags in cartons (11) by replacing the cassette by a carton which is subsequently tilted.
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