Packaging machine

• US 20070033903A1
• Filed: 08/14/2006
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Gertitschke, Detlev, Riekenbrauck, Jorg
• Application Number:
  US11/503,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20070033903A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 53/77
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 57/00 Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices registering wrapping or container-forming material fed from rolls B65B41/18
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 65/00 Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided for; Arrangements of such details
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32014 Augmented reality assists operator in maintenance, repair, programming, assembly, use of head mounted display with 2-D 3-D display and voice feedback, voice and gesture command
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/36168 Touchscreen

Abstract

A packaging machine has a housing defining a plurality of stations, respective units in the stations for processing and packing objects, respective windows at the stations each having a glass pane, respective flat-panel displays behind each of the panes, and a controller, wiring connecting the controller to all of the displays, and a service console for displaying at each of the displays information relevant to the respective station.

Claims

1. A packaging machine comprising:

a housing defining a plurality of stations;

respective means in the stations for processing and packing objects;

respective windows at the stations each having a glass pane;

respective flat-panel displays behind each of the panes; and

means including a controller, wiring connecting the controller to all of the displays, and a service console for displaying at each of the displays information relevant to the respective station.

2. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein each window has two such panes sandwiching the respective display.

3. The packaging machine defined in claim 2 wherein each display is an OLED display.

4. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of the service consoles each within sight of a respective one of the displays.

5. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein each display is a keyboard, computer mouse, track ball, joystick, or microphone/voice-recognition unit.

6. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of the service consoles each constituted as a touch-screen at the respective window.

7. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein the service console is a wireless remote control.

8. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein each station is provided with sensor means for monitoring the respective process and the controller displays information from the sensors on the respective displays.

9. The packaging machine defined in claim 8 wherein the controller displays at each display a graphic showing operation of the respective means of the respective station.

10. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein the housing has at each station a respective openable access door provided with the respective window.

11. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein each door is provided with a sensor connected to the controller for activating a back face or a front face of the respective display according to whether the door is open or closed.

12. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein the housing has walls formed by safety glass incorporating the displays.

13. The packaging machine defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of the displays serves for displaying safety-related information for the respective station.