Apparatus and method for expanding and erecting collapsed or folded cardboard packagings to standing arranged compartments and/or outer packagings

US10167099B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

• Alban Hutter · Reit im Winkl, DE
• Wolfgang Fechter · Rosenheim, DE
• Jens Losert · Reit im Winkl, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 16, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 5, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65B43/185
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes an apparatus (01) and a method for expanding and erecting collapsed or folded cardboard packagings (02) to a standing position. The method includes holding the topmost cardboard packaging (02), coming from above, at its top flat side (23) of a cardboard packaging wall (22) and removing it from a stack (41) of flatly collapsed cardboard packagings (02). Subsequently also holding the cardboard packaging (02), at its bottom flat side (24) from below, and increasing the vertical distance between the top flat side (23), and the bottom flat side (24), by oppositely pulling so far until the cardboard packaging (02) has been expanded. Then releasing the top flat side (23) of the cardboard packaging (02), and rotating the lying, expanded set of cardboard packaging (02) still being held at its bottom flat side (24), where the rotating is about a horizontal pivoting axis (13). The bottom flat side (24) is subsequently also released to achieve an expanded and now erected set of compartments and/or the outer packagings (03). The apparatus (01) comprises a cardboard packaging supply (04) comprising at least one stack (41) of flatly collapsed cardboard packagings (0…