CA2577023A1 - Packaging system having loading carousel - Google Patents

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CA2577023A1
CA2577023A1 CA002577023A CA2577023A CA2577023A1 CA 2577023 A1 CA2577023 A1 CA 2577023A1 CA 002577023 A CA002577023 A CA 002577023A CA 2577023 A CA2577023 A CA 2577023A CA 2577023 A1 CA2577023 A1 CA 2577023A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/26—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
    • B65B43/30—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers engaging opposed walls, e.g. suction-operated
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/02—Packaging or unpacking of bottles in or from preformed containers, e.g. crates
    • B65B21/04—Arranging, assembling, feeding, or orientating the bottles prior to introduction into, or after removal from, containers
    • B65B21/06—Forming groups of bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/24—Enclosing bottles in wrappers
    • B65B21/242—Enclosing bottles in wrappers in collapsed carton sleeves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/50—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using rotary tables or turrets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B65/00—Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided for; Arrangements of such details
    • B65B65/003—Packaging lines, e.g. general layout
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/02—Packaging or unpacking of bottles in or from preformed containers, e.g. crates
    • B65B21/14—Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation
    • B65B21/22—Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation by inverting and raising or lowering the container relative to bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/02—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
    • B65B5/024—Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles for making containers from preformed blanks

Abstract

A packaging system utilizes two sides of a loading carousel, which reduces both the height and footprint of the packaging system. Mass and inertia are also reduced, allowing higher operational speeds. The loading carousel receives opened cartons on a first side and lowers them over product groups on a second side.

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1. A packaging system for packaging articles into containers, comprising:
a container infeed system;
a loading carousel having a first side and a second side, wherein the container infeed system feeds containers to the first side of the loading carousel;
an article infeed system positioned to feed articles to the loading carousel;
and a packaging line disposed along the second side of the loading carousel, wherein the loading carousel loads the articles into the containers along the packaging line.
2. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein the container infeed system comprises:
at least one container conveyor; and at least one container opener.
3. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein the article infeed system comprises an article conveyor having at least one lane along which articles are conveyed.
4. The packaging system of claim 1, further comprising a selector station positioned to group articles from the article infeed system into article groups.
5. The packaging system of claim 4, wherein the selector station is adjacent to the packaging line and provides the article groups to the packaging line.
6. The packaging system of claim 1, further comprising a closing mechanism positioned to receive containers loaded with articles from the packaging line and close bottoms of the containers.
7. The packaging system of claim 6, wherein the closing mechanism is spaced from and adjacent to the container infeed system.
8. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein the loading carousel comprises:
a first rotatable support;
a second rotatable support; and a plurality of carriers arranged around the rotatable supports.
9. The packaging system of claim 8, wherein the carriers are disposed on the loading carousel to carry the containers from a pickup position at the first side of the loading carousel where the containers are picked up, to a loading position at the second side of the loading carousel where the containers are lowered onto the articles.
10. The packaging system of claim 9, wherein the carriers are conveyed along a cam track of the loading carousel, the cam track having an elevated position adjacent to the first rotatable support.
11. The packaging system of claim 9, wherein the container infeed system provides cartons having individual compartments, and wherein the article infeed system provides beverage containers, each beverage container sized to be received in one of the compartments.
12. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein the packaging line comprises a packaging conveyor extending along the second side of the loading carousel.
13. The packaging system of claim 1, wherein the container infeed system provides cartons having individual compartments, and wherein the article infeed system provides beverage containers, each beverage container sized to be received in one of the compartments.
14. A packaging system for packaging articles into containers, comprising:
a container infeed system;
a loading carousel having at least a first side and a second side, wherein the container infeed system provides containers to the first side of the loading carousel, and wherein the loading carousel comprises a first rotatable support, a second rotatable support, and a plurality of carriers arranged around the rotatable supports;
an article infeed system positioned adjacent to the loading carousel to feed articles to the loading carousel;
a packaging line disposed along the second side of the loading carousel;
and a selector station positioned upstream of and adjacent to the packaging line to arrange articles from the article infeed system into article groups and forward the article groups to the packaging line, wherein the loading carousel loads the article groups into the containers along the packaging line, and wherein the carriers are disposed on the loading carousel to carry the containers from a pickup position at the first side of the loading carousel where the containers are picked up, to a loading position at the second side of the loading carousel where the containers are lowered onto the article groups.
15. The packaging system of claim 14, wherein the carriers are conveyed along a cam track of the loading carousel, the cam track conveying the carriers to an elevated position adjacent to the first rotatable support.
16. The packaging system of claim 14, wherein the packaging line comprises a packaging conveyor extending along the second side of the loading carousel.
17. The packaging system of claim 14, wherein the container infeed system comprises:
at least one container conveyor; and at least one container opener.
18. The packaging system of claim 14, further comprising a closing mechanism for receiving containers loaded with articles from the packaging line and closing bottoms of the containers.
19. The packaging system of claim 18, wherein the closing mechanism is spaced from and adjacent to the container infeed system.
20. The packaging system of claim 14, wherein the container infeed system provides cartons having individual compartments, and wherein the article infeed system provides beverage containers, each beverage container sized to be received in one of the compartments.
21. A method of forming packages, comprising:
conveying articles along a first path of travel;
conveying cartons along a second path of travel in a direction substantially parallel to and opposite from the first path of travel;

opening the cartons to a configuration for receiving the articles therein;
conveying the opened cartons into alignment with the articles; and packaging the articles within the cartons to form packages.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising grouping the articles into article groups before packaging the articles within the cartons.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the conveying of the opened cartons comprises engaging each carton with a carrier moving about a loading carousel.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:
picking up the cartons with the carriers along the second path of travel;
raising the cartons after pickup; and after raising the cartons, lowering the cartons onto the article groups.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein the packaging of the articles within the cartons comprises placing the cartons over the article groups.
26. The method of claim 23, wherein the packaging of the articles within the cartons comprises closing bottoms of the cartons.
27. The method of claim 23, wherein the articles are beverage containers.
28. A method of forming packages, comprising:
providing cartons to a first side of a loading carousel;
conveying the cartons from the first side to a second side of the loading carousel;
providing article groups to the loading carousel;

loading the article groups into the cartons along the second side of the loading carousel; and closing the cartons to form packages.
29. The method of claim 28, wherein the conveying of the cartons from the first side to the second side of the loading carousel comprises:
picking up the cartons at a pickup position; and raising the cartons to a raised location.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein the loading of the article groups into the cartons comprises lowering the cartons onto the article groups.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the closing of the cartons comprises closing bottoms of the cartons.
32. The method of claim 30, wherein the articles are beverage containers.
33. The method of claim 30, wherein the conveying of the cartons from the first side to the second side of the loading carousel comprises conveying carriers along a cam track with the containers being supported by the carriers.
34. The method of claim 29, wherein:
the picking up of the cartons comprises picking up cartons traveling along a first direction;
the loading of the article groups into the cartons comprises loading article groups moving along a second direction; and the first direction is substantially opposite to the second direction.
35. A loading carousel having a first side and a second side, comprising:
a first rotatable support;
a second rotatable support;
a cam track comprising:
a pickup cam profile on the first side of the loading carousel; and a loading cam profile on the second side of the loading carousel;
and a plurality of carriers mounted around the first and second rotatable supports, the carriers being mounted for moving about a periphery of the loading carousel and for vertical translation defined by the cam track, wherein the pickup cam profile defines a low pickup position on the first side of the loading carousel, and the loading cam profile defines a low loading position on the second side of the loading carousel.
36. The loading carousel of claim 35, wherein the cam track defines a first raised position for the carriers between the pickup position and the loading position and adjacent to the first rotatable support.
37. The loading carousel of claim 36, wherein the cam track defines a second raised position for the carriers between the pickup position and the loading position and adjacent to the second rotatable support.
38. The loading carousel of claim 35, wherein each carrier is mounted on at least one upright rod and is operatively connected to a cam follower engaged with the cam track.
39. The loading carousel of claim 35, wherein the carriers comprise spaced arms sized to receive cartons.
40. The loading carousel of claim 35, wherein the rotatable supports are rotated in unison by at least one chain, belt, or gear.
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