Modular packaging machine

B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – B

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B65B 27/00 (2006.01) B65B 59/04 (2006.01)

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CA 2361696

A packaging machine (10) having multiple modules (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28) each performing a separate function in a packaging sequence. The modules (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28) are building blocks that are assembled to define a packaging machine. An infeed conveyor/lane divider module (12), a blank magazine and infeed tray module (14), a collation and synchronization module (16), a gluing and closing module (18), a turning module (28), a stacking module (20), a film cutting module (22), a film wrapping module (24) and a heat shrink module (26) are selectively assembled in various combinations to define machines that pack articles into trays, wrap the articles with heat shrink film, turn the packages, stack the packages for multi-tier packages, or any combination of these functions. The modules (12, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28) each have an independent conveyor (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 100) driven by an onboard servo drive (54, 62, 96, 122, 156, 162, 106). The servo drives (54, 62, 96, 122, 156, 162, 106) are coordinated to provide controlled flow of articles from module to module. The servo drives (54, 78, 62, 96, 120, 122, 138, 154, 156, 162) are all connected to and controlled by a supervisory computer (200) such that no mechanical connection between modules is required.

L'invention concerne une machine de conditionnement (10) comportant plusieurs modules (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28) assurant chacun un fonction séparée dans une séquence de conditionnement. Les modules (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28) sont des blocs modules réunis pour former une machine de conditionnement. Un module convoyeur d'alimentation/diviseur (12), un chargeur vide et un module plateau d'alimentation (14), un module de regroupement et de synchronisation (16), un module de collage et de scellement (18), un module de retournement (28), un module d'empilage, un module de découpe de film (22), un module de mise sous film (2) et un module de thermorétraction (26) sont assemblés de manière sélective dans différentes combinaisons, afin de définir des machines qui conditionnent des articles en plateaux, emballent les articles par thermorétraction, retournent les emballages, les empilent pour former des emballages étagés, ou toute combinaison de ces différentes fonctions. Chacun de ces modules (12, 16, 18, 20, 14, 26, 28) a un convoyeur (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 100) indépendant piloté par une servocommande intégrée (54, 62, 96, 122, 156, 162, 106). Les servocommandes (54, 62, 122, 156, 162, 106) sont coordonnées afin d'assurer un débit contrôlé des articles d'un module à l'autre. Les servocommandes (54, 78, 62, 96, 120, 122, 138, 154, 156, 162) sont toutes reliées à un ordinateur de supervision (200) qui les pilote, de manière à rendre superflue toute connexion mécanique entre les modules.

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