Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the portioned filling of flat products, such as potato crisps, in which the products are conveyed in the form of product portions, along a plurality of product-conveying routes (33) arranged adjacent to one another, to a product-transfer device (34) for transferring the product portions into packaging containers (35), wherein, in each case between a product-conveying route and two adjacent transfer conveyors of the product-transfer device (34), product portions fed via the product-conveying route are divided up onto the transfer conveyors by a redistribution device (37) such that, in the event of a conveying gap occurring between two product portions conveyed on the product-conveying route (33), the redistribution device (37) is switched over from a first connection configuration for establishing a conveying connection between the product-conveying route (33) and the first transfer conveyor to a second connection configuration for establishing a conveying connection between the product-conveying route (33) and the second transfer conveyor, wherein a synchronisation device (52) influences the speed of the product portions over different-length conveying routes of the transfer conveyors such that, at the end of an advancement cycle of a packaging unit which is moved cyclically along a packaging-conveying route, in a direction transverse to the product-conveying routes (33), and has packaging containers (35) arranged in columns and rows of a packaging-container matrix of the packaging unit, the product portions are transferred into the packaging containers (35) from a transfer position.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 35/40 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
• B65B 35/32 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by gravity
• B65B 35/34 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by agitators or vibrators
• B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
• B65B 35/54 - Feeding articles along multiple paths to a single packaging position
• B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
• B65B 47/04 - Apparatus or devices for forming pockets or receptacles in or from sheets, blanks, or webs, comprising essentially a die into which the material is pressed or a folding die through which the material is moved by application of mechanical pressure
• B65B 57/06 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
• B65G 27/10 - Applications of devices for generating or transmitting jigging movements
• B65G 47/28 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors arranging the articles, e.g. varying spacing between individual articles during transit by a single conveyor
• B65G 47/32 - Applications of transfer devices
• B65G 47/53 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices between conveyors which cross one another
• B65G 47/64 - Switching conveyors
• B65G 47/76 - Fixed or adjustable ploughs or transverse scrapers
• G01G 19/00 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups
• B65G 47/71 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor the articles being discharged to several conveyors

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the metered filling of flat products (28), in which a metered product quantity is fed by means of a filling conveyor (15) to a packaging container (24), and the product quantity as a continuous delivery line of individual products reaches from one conveyor end of the filling conveyor into the packaging container, wherein the conveyor end of the filling conveyor (15) is designed as insertion end (18) and is arranged inside the packaging container (24) during the filling, wherein the insertion end is moved relative to the packaging container (24) between a first filling position adjacent to a container base (27) of the packaging container (24) at the start of the filling process and a second filling position adjacent to an opening cross section of the packaging container (24) towards the end of the filling process, and the packaging container (24) is pivoted into an upright end position during the filling in order to form a stack arrangement (33) with a stack axis inclined with respect to the horizontal.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 35/14 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by agitators or vibrators
• B65B 35/24 - Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
• B65B 5/10 - Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
• B65B 5/12 - Introducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions
• B65B 23/16 - Inserting the biscuits, or wrapped groups thereof, into preformed containers
• B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the metered placing of planar products, such as crisps, according to which the products are continuously guided in a row (44) along a product conveyor belt (13) to a metering device (18, 30) and a metered series (22) having a plurality of products which are arranged in layers in an arrangement is formed. For forming the metered series (22), an amount of the product is weighed by means of a weighing device (29) and the individual products are counted by means of the counting device (21). Following the formation of the metered series (22), the metered series (22) is placed in a packaging container (28). The number of products forming the metered series (22) is defined by means of the counting device (21) in accordance with the weight of the product of a previously metered series (22) determined in the weighing device (29) such that a product number determined from the ratio between the product weight and the known product weight acts as an adjustable variable for controlling the metering device (18, 30).

IPC Classes  ?

• 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 23/00 - Packaging fragile or shock-sensitive articles other than bottlesUnpacking eggs
• B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
• B65B 43/54 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
• B65B 57/14 - 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 articles or material to be packaged
• B65B 57/20 - Applications of counting devices for controlling the feed of articles
• B65B 59/02 - Arrangements to enable adjustments to be made while the machine is running
• G01G 19/42 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight for counting by weighing
• G01G 19/03 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for weighing wheeled or rolling bodies, e.g. vehicles for weighing during motion
• B65B 35/58 - Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
• G01G 19/00 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups

Abstract

The invention relates to a method as well as to an apparatus for manufacturing packaging units in a tubular bag forming, filling and sealing machine. Separated products (46, 47) are transferred to a portioning device (20) by means of a horizontal conveyor (18) in order to manufacture portion units (21) with a defined arrangement and number of products, and the portion units, which are enveloped by a film web (34), are subsequently conveyed to a separating device with the help of a vertical conveyor (22) in order to separate the packaging units. The portioning device is used both to manufacture the portion units and to synchronize the portioning device with the horizontal conveyor and the vertical conveyor.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
• 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
• B65B 39/12 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers movable towards, or away from, container or wrapper during filling or depositing
• B65B 61/04 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages
• B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
• B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
• B65B 23/12 - Arranging, feeding or orientating the biscuits to be packaged

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a device for producing packaging units in a fill and seal machine, products (18) which are combined to a product set being transferred from a portion container (17) into a product transfer device (10) for the transfer of the product set to a product filling device (19). The product transfer device comprises a product catch (21) guided on a movement path and a product guide device (22). Once the product set has been transferred from the portion container into the product guide device, the product catch carries out an accelerated movement between the product pick-up position P1 and a product transfer position P2 for transferring the product set into the product filling device.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 37/00 - Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged
• B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
• B65B 9/22 - Forming shouldersTube formers
• 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

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for producing packaging units in a tubular-bag machine, having a horizontal conveying device for transferring separated products (14) to a portioning device (15) for producing portion units (12) with a defined arrangement and number of products, and having a vertical conveying device (22), by means of which the portion units sheathed by a sheet-material web (11) are conveyed to a separating device for separating the packaging units, wherein the vertical conveying device has two belt conveyors (34, 35) arranged parallel to one another, wherein a sheet-material-withdrawal device (36), which delimits the conveying channel laterally, is arranged parallel to the belt conveyors, wherein the vertical conveying device (22) has a conveying-channel-adjusting device for adjusting the distance b between the mutually opposite conveying sides of the conveying belts, and the sheet-material-withdrawal device (36) is provided with an adjusting device for adjusting the distance a3 between the sheet-material-withdrawal device and the vertical conveying device.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
• B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
• B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
• B65B 25/00 - Packaging other articles presenting special problems

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for producing packaging units in a form, fill and seal machine having a horizontal conveying device for transferring individual products (14) to a portioning device (15) for producing portions (12) that have a defined arrangement and number of products, and having a vertical conveying device (22) for conveying the portions wrapped in a film web (11) to a separating device for separating the packaging units, the vertical conveying device having two parallel belt conveyors (34, 35) which each have a plurality of support devices arranged in the conveying direction (17) for supporting the conveyor belts along the conveying channel.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
• B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
• B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
• B65G 15/14 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface with two or more endless belts the load being conveyed between the belts
• B65B 25/00 - Packaging other articles presenting special problems

Abstract

The invention relates to a film web deflecting device (26) for a device for producing packaged units, having a vertical enveloping axis (27). The device has an inlet opening (28), which is delimited by two shaping shoulders, and a film edge guide slot on the lower end of the device laterally offset relative to the enveloping axis. Opposing shoulder edges of the shaping shoulders define a passage gap for the passage of portion stops after a portion unit has been transferred to a vertical conveyor device (22) which receives the portion unit together with the film web on the periphery of the portion unit. Each of the shoulder edges has a guide edge, said guide edges forming a guide plane which is inclined relative to the enveloping axis, thereby forming a guide angle α, and extends from the inlet opening in the direction of the film edge guide slot.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 9/06 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a device for producing packaged units in a tubular bag machine. Separated products (46, 47) are transferred to a portioning device (20) by means of a horizontal conveyor device (18) in order to produce portion units (21) with a defined arrangement and number of products, and the portion units, which are covered by a film web (34), are subsequently conveyed to a separating device by means of a vertical conveyor device (22) in order to separate the packaged units. The portioning device is used both to produce the portion units and to synchronize the portioning device with the horizontal conveyor device and the vertical conveyor device.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 23/12 - Arranging, feeding or orientating the biscuits to be packaged
• B65B 35/44 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
• B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
• B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing packaging units (20) in a tubular bag-making machine. Disk-shaped products (11) which lie one above the other in portion stacks (10) are conveyed vertically and wrapped with a film web conveyed parallel to the products by means of a film take-off device. In order to form a film tube (12), the film web is provided with a longitudinal sealed seam by means of a longitudinal sealing device and subsequently with transverse sealed seams (18) above and below the portion stack by means of a transverse sealing device (14) which is driven by a drive device independently of the film take-off device and which moves in the same direction as the film web while the sealing device contacts the film web for sealing purposes. The transverse sealing device carries out a vertical movement relative to the film tube in the direction opposite the conveying direction of the film tube while the sealing device contacts the film tube for sealing purposes.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 25/00 - Packaging other articles presenting special problems
• B65B 51/30 - Devices, e.g. jaws, for applying pressure and heat successively, e.g. for subdividing filled tubes
• B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for metering planar products (4), such as potato chips, comprising - a conveying channel (3) for conveying the individual products, - a weighing unit (6) for weighing a product portion, - an optical scanning unit (10) for counting individual products (4), and - at least two stoppers (5, 9) for stopping the products (4) and causing the products to overlap.

IPC Classes  ?

• B65B 1/08 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by vibratory feeders
• B65B 1/32 - Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality of the material fed or filled by weighing
• B65B 5/06 - Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
• B65B 57/20 - Applications of counting devices for controlling the feed of 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
• B65B 23/14 - Forming groups of biscuits