METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING PACKAGES INTO CARTONS
First Claim
1. A method for inserting items into a container, in particular for inserting (foil or soft) packs (11) into a carton (10) to create an orderly formation of items or packs (11) within the container or the carton (10), wherein the items or packs (11) are fed one after another or in groups to a packing station (23) and are inserted by at least one handling member into the container or carton (10), and the carton (10) is movable into different filling positions by a handling device—
- carton robot (26)—
which grasps said carton, that wherein a pack holder—
head (37)—
of the handling member—
pack robot (33)—
is displaceable, in coordination with the movements of the carton robot (26), along a plurality of, in particular along three coordinates (39, 40), and is pivotable about a plurality of, in particular along three axes (double arrows 41), such that, by rotation and/or tilting and/or linear movement of the carton (10), on the one hand, and by lifting and lowering movement of the packs (11) and/or rotary movement or by insertion of these same, on the other hand, the carton (10) is filled with different packing formations.
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Abstract
For the automatic insertion of packs (11) into a large-volume carton (10), two work tools are used, namely, a pack robot (33) with carton holder (30) for holding the cartons (10) ready and a pack robot (33) with head (37) for inserting the individual packs (11) one after another into the carton (10) in the region of a packing station (33). Through relative movement of carton (10) and pack (11), different pack formations are created within the carton (10).
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15 Claims
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1. A method for inserting items into a container, in particular for inserting (foil or soft) packs (11) into a carton (10) to create an orderly formation of items or packs (11) within the container or the carton (10), wherein the items or packs (11) are fed one after another or in groups to a packing station (23) and are inserted by at least one handling member into the container or carton (10), and the carton (10) is movable into different filling positions by a handling device—
- carton robot (26)—
which grasps said carton, that wherein a pack holder—
head (37)—
of the handling member—
pack robot (33)—
is displaceable, in coordination with the movements of the carton robot (26), along a plurality of, in particular along three coordinates (39, 40), and is pivotable about a plurality of, in particular along three axes (double arrows 41), such that, by rotation and/or tilting and/or linear movement of the carton (10), on the one hand, and by lifting and lowering movement of the packs (11) and/or rotary movement or by insertion of these same, on the other hand, the carton (10) is filled with different packing formations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- carton robot (26)—
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6. An apparatus for inserting items into a container, in particular for filling (foil or soft) packs (11) into a carton (10) to create an orderly formation within the container or the carton (10), wherein the container or carton (10) can be grasped by a handling device—
- carton robot (26)—
and is held in the packing station (23) for the reception of the packs (11), the relative position being altered during the packing process, and wherein the packs (11) can be inserted, preferably individually, following one upon the other, by a filling unit—
pack robot (33)—
into the carton (10) to create the formation, comprising a pack holder—
head (37)—
which transports the packs (11), in coordination with movements of the carton robot (26), by virtue of linear mobility, along a plurality of coordinates (40) and/or, by virtue of rotatability, about a plurality of axes (42), preferably involving take-up in the packing station (23) and delivery to a carton (10) held ready by the carton robot (26). - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- carton robot (26)—
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