Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Neopost Technologies

Quadient Technologies France

Sparck Technologies B.v.

Olaf De Jong

Reinier Niels Lap

Bartele Hendrik De Vries

Wilko Westerhof

Bart-Jan Zwart

Jeroen Molema

Johannes Rogier De Vrind

Muhamber Eglence

Herman Sytema

Fransiscus Hermannus Feijen

Fokke De Boer

Harko Jan Taekema

Melle Jonker

Joost Zeilstra

Jan Alfons Catharina Mewissen

Rogier Hille

Erik Huizinga

A flap folding unit () for folding flaps of lids of boxes, comprising a hinged guiding element () adapted for contacting a flap to be folded upon relative movement of the guiding element and the flap and guiding the flap towards its intended final position and an extendable pusher () adapted for pushing the flap into its intended final position.

Flap folding unit, flap folding apparatus, flap folding method and systems and methods using the same

An apparatus to create corrugated cardboard on the site of a system for automatically forming packaging boxes for packaging an arrangement of one or more item(s) to be shipped, said corrugated cardboard having at least one corrugated layer between two flat layers, comprising at least two supply stations for supplying two different single-faced corrugated cardboards, each single-faced corrugated cardboard comprising a corrugated layer (having a closed side with an attached flat layer and an open side opposite to said closed side, a supply station for supplying a closing layer, a microprocessor communicatively coupled to obtain information on the arrangement to be shipped, the information relating to at least one of overall dimensions, weight, shape, shipping conditions, fragility, sensitivity to moisture, value, shipping destination, and the obtained information allowing selection, based on the obtained information, of at least one of said at least two different single-faced corrugated cardboards, and an attaching station that attaches the closing layer to the selected first single-faced cardboard to sandwich the corrugated layer between the flat layer and the closing layer.

Apparatus and method for creating corrugated cardboard on-site of systems for automatically forming packaging boxes

Method and system for automatically forming packaging boxes. At least four folding units each provided with a controllable gripping element support a custom sized blank supporting an article in a supporting station. The at least one of the folding units is configured for folding respective side and/or end panels of the blank upwardly. The at least four folding units comprise a front pair of folding units and a rear pair of folding units positioned at a longitudinal distance from the front pair of folding units, and the folding units of the front pair and the folding units of the rear pair are positioned at a respective transverse distance from each other. Said longitudinal distance and/or said transverse distance are adjustable.

Method and system for automatically forming packaging boxes

An instrument for filling a substance supply container of a device for personal care treatment has a filling needle having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir and a distal end, a substance transport conduit extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle. A sleeve is arranged around the filling needle and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet. A system including such an instrument, a container for cooperation with such an instrument and for provisioning a device for personal care treatment as well as a device for personal care treatment including such a container are described.

Instrument, a system and a container for provisioning a device for personal care treatment, and a device for personal care treatment with such a container

An instrument () for filling a substance supply container () of a device () for personal care treatment has a filling needle () having a proximal end connected or connectable to a storage reservoir () and a distal end, a substance transport conduit () extending from the proximal end to at least one outlet () provided in a radially facing surface portion closely adjacent the distal end of the filling needle (). A sleeve () is arranged around the filling needle () and is movable between a first position closing off the at least one outlet () and a second position proximally away from the first position and the at least one outlet (). A system () including such an instrument (), a container () for cooperation with such an instrument () and for provisioning a device () for personal care treatment as well as a device () for personal care treatment including such a container () are described.

A domestic appliance apparatus having a container is connectable to a fluid-containing reservoir that includes a movable actuator for activating a pump for dispensing the fluid. The reservoir is put in communication with the container and the actuator is activated by an auxiliary device to transfer a quantity of fluid from the reservoir to the container. The auxiliary device includes a housing which accommodates a holder for holding the reservoir and an actuator driver for activating the actuator. The auxiliary device may be part of a refilling assembly, which also includes the reservoir and/or the refillable container.

Method of refilling a container and an auxiliary device for refilling a container from a reservoir

An irradiation device includes a base part, a support longitudinally extending from the base part and enclosing an angle with a vertical axis, and a housing that includes a central axis, at least one radiation unit, and a radiation emission plane. The housing is pivotally connected to the support via a pivot shaft and is pivotable between an operational position in which the radiation emission plane is horizontal, and a rest position in which the radiation emission plane vertical with a single rotation of the pivot shaft about a pivot axis extending through the pivot shaft.

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Drachten, Netherlands

Olaf De Jong