Krones Ag

Johann Luber

Herbert Spindler

Thomas Stadler

Markus Gabler

Tobias Gut

Juergen Werner

Thomas Wimmer

Peter Koch

Thomas Hensel

Stephan Wittmann

Marcus Kreis

Irmengard Prankl

Jürgen Werner

Thomas-Florian Mayer

Tobis Gut

The invention discloses a method for producing packaging units and the produced packaging units, comprising at least two substantially similar articles, wherein the articles are held together by at least one packaging blank (). A main surface of the packaging blank () is applied to first end faces of an article grouping (), forming a connection between the articles and primary fixing element of the packaging blank (). The primary fixing element fixes the positions of the articles relative to one another. The side surfaces () of the packaging blank () are subsequently folded over, wherein secondary fixing element interacts with the shell surfaces of the articles. The secondary fixing elements are formed by strapping sections, which surround the article grouping () and fixes the articles in a substantially parallel alignment to one another. The invention also relates to a packaging device for carrying out the method.

Packaging device, packaging unit, and method for producing packaging units

The invention relates to a packaging apparatus (1) and a method used to produce packaging units (35). The packaging units (35) comprise at least one article (30), such as a beverage can (31), held in a packaging blank (20) having at least in some portions or areas that are flat. The packaging blank (20) has at least one passage opening (23) in the flat portion or area for article(s) (30). The packaging apparatus (1) comprises a feeder device (2); a pre-treatment module (9) to prepare the packaging blank (20) for the application to the article(s) (30); and a first packaging module (7) to apply and locate the packaging blank (20) to the article(s) (30). The pre-treatment module (9) comprises a device to reduce a resistance force in an edge area (24) of the passage openings (23) during the application of the packaging blank (20) to the article(s) (30).

Packaging apparatus and method for producing packaging units

A device () handling articles comprises at least one work module (), which can move packages with article placed on a first packaging type and at least one folding mechanism () used to erect back and/or front flaps of the first packaging type. Another component of the device () is at least one transport module (), with a transport device (), along which articles intended for packages of a second packaging type move, where the second packaging type differs from the first packaging type. The at least one folding mechanism () and the transport device () alternate between an operating position (BP) and a waiting position (WP). The operating positions (BP) and the waiting positions (WP) are configured such that the at least one folding mechanism () is disposed exclusively adjacent to the right side or to the left side of the transport means ().

Device used to handle articles to be packaged and method used to adapt a device for the transport of articles intended for packaging

An apparatus () for assembling several beverage containers () into a multipack () is disclosed. The apparatus () comprises a horizontal conveying device () for moving groupings (), each grouping () comprising several beverage containers (). The apparatus () also comprises at least one working device () that applies packaging blanks () to the groupings (). The beverage containers () of a grouping () pass through openings in the packaging blank () and are held together by the packaging blank (). The apparatus () furthermore comprises at least one handling apparatus () which places the beverage containers () on the horizontal conveying device () such that the beverage containers () are in alignment with respect to one another. The alignment of the beverage containers () allows the packaging blank () to be applied to the beverage containers () directly upon their placement on the horizontal conveying device ().

Method and apparatus for producing a multipack with several beverage containers

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Johann Luber