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EP1637455B1 - Dispositif de dépliage de caisses - Google Patents

Dispositif de dépliage de caisses Download PDF

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EP1637455B1
EP1637455B1 EP05076916A EP05076916A EP1637455B1 EP 1637455 B1 EP1637455 B1 EP 1637455B1 EP 05076916 A EP05076916 A EP 05076916A EP 05076916 A EP05076916 A EP 05076916A EP 1637455 B1 EP1637455 B1 EP 1637455B1
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Cornelis Jacob Blokland
Gerrit Middelkoop
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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
    • B65B43/265—Opening, erecting or setting-up boxes, cartons or carton blanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2100/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B2120/00—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B31B2120/30—Construction of rigid or semi-rigid containers collapsible; temporarily collapsed during manufacturing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B—MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31B50/00—Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B31B50/74—Auxiliary operations
    • B31B50/76—Opening and distending flattened articles
    • B31B50/78—Mechanically
    • B31B50/784—Mechanically for setting up boxes having their opening facing upwardly

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  • the invention relates to a device for unfolding folding crates in a continuous process.
  • a device for unfolding folding crates is known that is provided with two horizontal conveyor belts, namely an upper conveyor belt and a narrower lower conveyor belt situated underneath it in a stepped manner.
  • the upper conveyor belt supplies folded folding crates standing upright on their side, said crates make a free fall at the transition from the upper to the lower conveyor belt, wherein the folding crates end up on the lower conveyor belt with their bottoms facing upwards.
  • the width of the lower conveyor belt is chosen such that in the free fall two of the four folded walls of the folding crate may become unfolded. If, however, the folding crates fall slightly inclined onto the lower conveyor belt, their unfolding fails.
  • the unfolding process optionally has to be interrupted in order to clear away folding crates that have fallen inclined and disrupt the further unfolding process.
  • NL 1.009.800 discloses a device for unfolding crates in accordance with the preamble of claim 1, comprising gripper mechanisms having grippers for confined engagement of cams that are provided on the crates.
  • the invention provides a device for unfolding folding crates, particularly in a continuous process, wherein the folding crates comprise a crate bottom, two opposite first walls that are hinged to the crate bottom and two opposite second walls that are hinged to the crate bottom, that can all be placed in a flat folded position and an unfolded position, respectively, wherein the device comprises a frame, as well as conveying means provided on the frame for conveying folding crates through the device in conveyance direction according to a continuous conveyance path, as well as unfolding means for unfolding the first and second walls, wherein the conveying means comprise first engagement means for on both sides of a crate engaging onto a folding crate in a clamping manner during conveyance and treatment by the unfolding means.
  • the folding crates can be clamped firmly and particularly uninterruptedly by the first engagement means, as a result of which during the unfolding process deviations from a desired position of the crate can be avoided.
  • the first engagement means are adapted for effecting a surface contact between surfaces of the first engagement means and a clamped folding crate, respectively.
  • a proper clamping of a folding crate can be achieved irrespective of possible dirt that may have been left at an inside of the folding crate.
  • a successful clamping of a folding crate in this case does not depend on the height of an (unfolded) crate, as a result of which folding crates of various sizes can be conveyed and unfolded by the device.
  • the device comprises adjustment means for during conveyance through the device varying a clamping force exerted by the first engagement means on a clamped crate.
  • the clamping force can be set depending on the desired clamping force for instance during conveyance or during treatment of the folding crates.
  • the unfolding of the first and second walls may be successively carried out when the device comprises first unfolding means for unfolding the first walls and second unfolding means for unfolding the second walls, wherein the first and second unfolding means preferably are provided at stations which in conveyance direction are situated successively at the conveyance path.
  • the adjustment means are adapted for increasing the clamping force at the location of the stations, as the necessary clamping force for an accurate positioning of a folding crate may be larger when the unfolding means are operative than during conveyance of a folding crate between the stations.
  • clamping force is adjustable per station, successive clamping forces on a folding crate can be set independent from each other for a proper action of the first and second unfolding means.
  • Undesired collisions between active parts of the first and/or second unfolding means and clamped folding crates can be limited when the conveying means are adapted for keeping a clamped crate still while the first and/or second unfolding means are operative.
  • the conveying means comprise two endless conveyor belts that are parallel to each other, wherein the first engagement means are formed by facing first support surfaces of the conveyor belts.
  • each conveyor belt comprises a counter surface that is situated counter the first support surface, wherein each counter surface is situated against a second support surface such that with the second support surfaces pressure force can be exerted via the first support surfaces onto a clamped folding crate
  • the conveyor belts can be used substantially for the conveyance, of the folding crates through the device, whereas the clamping forces are provided by the second support surfaces.
  • the conveying means may comprise first movement means with which at least one of the second support surfaces is movable on both sides of the conveyance path and in a direction transverse to the first support surfaces.
  • a second support surface may be provided per station of the device which second support surface is individually movable by means of the first movement means.
  • the device comprises first drive means, particularly a servomotor or stepping motor, for one of the conveyor belts.
  • first drive means particularly a servomotor or stepping motor
  • the conveyance of the folding crate can be carried out accurately with respect to the first and/or second folding means for the purpose of a proper positioning of a clamped folding crate.
  • At least one, preferably both conveyor belts may be provided with substantially equidistantly positioned stops at the first support surfaces for abutting a front side of a clamped folding crate.
  • the substantially equidistant stops moreover improve the mutual positioning of clamped folding crates and counteracts clamped folding crates colliding with each other.
  • the second support surface is provided by a support roller.
  • Unfolding the first and/or second walls is enhanced due to gravity when the device comprises feeding means for feeding folded folding crates towards the conveyance path with their crate bottoms facing upwards with respect to gravity, wherein the feeding means preferably are adapted for pressing folding crates between conveyor belts and/or against stops situated at the conveyor belts, so that a proper abutment of the front sides of the folding crates against the stops is ensured.
  • the first and/or second walls of a folding crate that is clamped on both sides of the crate bottom can at least be partially unfolded when the device comprises a first station that is situated at the conveyance path, wherein the first unfolding means comprise second engagement means which at the first station are movably connected with the frame and which are movable in a first direction transverse to the conveyance direction from above the crate bottom against a portion of a first or second wall of a clamped folding crate which portion with respect to the vertical projection of the crate bottom is approachable or protruding.
  • the second engagement means comprise deformable fingers that are provided at second movement means for moving the distal end of the fingers against the approachable or protruding portion of the first or second wall and retracting the fingers at a distance from a clamped folding crate. Due to the fingers being deformable, little deviations of the position of a folding crate with respect to the position desired for the first station only have a limited disadvantageous influence on the operation of the first station.
  • the fingers comprise rubbery material, so that they have a grip on the walls of the folding crates that have usually been made of plastic, metal or wood.
  • Unfolding the at least partially unfolded first walls can be completed when the device comprises a second station situated at the conveyance path, wherein the unfolding means comprise third engagement means which at the second station are movably connected with the frame and which from underneath a folding crate clamped at its crate bottom are movable against an inner side of the first walls of the clamped folding crate.
  • the second walls may be partially unfolded due to gravity, when the third engagement means are adapted for moving the first wall(s) with respect to the crate bottom through their upright position, so that the second wall(s) can move freely with respect to the first walls.
  • the third engagement means are provided at the ends of first swivelling arms swivelling about first axles that are situated substantially parallel to each other on both sides with respect to a folding crate position of the second station.
  • the device comprises third movement means for the movement of the third engagement means.
  • the device comprises a third station situated at the conveyance path, wherein the unfolding means comprise first checking means for checking the unfolded position of the first walls of a clamped crate, wherein the first checking means are provided at the third station.
  • the unfolding means comprise first checking means for checking the unfolded position of the first walls of a clamped crate, wherein the first checking means are provided at the third station.
  • Unfolding at least partially unfolded second walls can be completed when the device comprises a fourth station situated at the conveyance path, wherein the unfolding means comprise fourth engagement means which at the fourth station are movably connected with the frame and which from underneath a folding crate clamped at its crate bottom are movable against an inner side of a second wall of the clamped folding crate.
  • an optional interconnection of locking means at the first and second walls of a folding crate can be effected here.
  • the fourth engagement means are provided at the ends of second swivelling arms swivelling about second axles that are situated substantially parallel to each other on both sides of a folding crate position of the fourth station.
  • the device comprises fourth movement means for the movement of the fourth engagement means.
  • Folding crates that can be used and that cannot be used can be distinguished when the device comprises a fifth station situated at the conveyance path, wherein the unfolding means comprise second checking means for checking the unfolded position of the second walls, wherein the second checking means are provided at the fifth station.
  • the position of the second walls can be checked when the second checking means comprise fifth engagement means that are movable against an inner or outer side of a second wall of a clamped folding crate.
  • the fifth engagement means are provided at the ends of third swivelling arms swivelling about third axles that are situated substantially transverse to a crate bottom of a clamped crate beyond the vertical projection of the crate bottom on both sides of a folding crate position of the fifth station. Accumulation of dirt on the third swivelling arms, which dirt may originate from the folding crates, may moreover be counteracted in this way.
  • the device comprises fifth movement means for the movement of the fifth engagement means.
  • the swivelling arms are able to swivel about a swivel angle of which the size is a measure for the position of the second walls and/or a measure for a correct mutual attachment of locking means at the first and second walls of a clamped crate.
  • Incompletely unfolded crates that cannot be used can automatically be ejected prior to being used when the device comprises a sixth station provided with ejection means for incompletely unfolded folding crates.
  • the first up to and including the sixth station when used, are situated successively in conveyance direction at the conveyance path.
  • first and/or second and/or third and/or fourth and/or fifth movement means comprise a pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder
  • the movement means are able to move quickly between two desired ultimate positions.
  • the device comprises an electronic operating unit for operating the actuation of drive means and movement means of the device.
  • an advantage thereof is that the device is thus able to operate automatically.
  • the electronic operating unit may comprise a shift register for the registration and transmission of specific information about each individual folding crate for the successive stations, such as information about the dimensions and/or the (in)complete unfolding of clamped folding crates.
  • the device is adapted for passing folding crates at first sides of the crate bottom, that are situated near the first walls, through the conveyance path in a clamped manner.
  • the folding crate 1 shown in the figures 1A-D has a bottom 2, two longitudinal walls 3 and two transverse walls 4, which walls are hinged to the bottom 2.
  • the crate 1 shown in this example is of the Europool type, having a bottom size of 400 x 600 mm.
  • Europool crates are also available with a bottom size of 400 x 300 mm.
  • the longitudinal walls 3 have a length of 400 mm and they are provided with operable closing means 5, which can be pulled towards each other for ending a locking between the upright edges of the walls 3 and 4 that meet each other.
  • the closing means 5 are designed to become automatically active, by snapping, when the said edges of the walls 3 and 4 are correctly brought together.
  • Europool folding crates are available in various bottom sizes in various crate heights.
  • FIG 1A the folding crate 1 is shown in flat folded condition, wherein the transverse walls 4 are situated over the longitudinal walls 3 and upright edges or side edges 6 of the transverse walls 4, considered from above, protrude over the bottom 2 of the folding crate 1.
  • FIG 1B the transverse walls 4 are almost fully erected in direction A, yet the longitudinal walls 3 are still situated at the bottom 2.
  • the parts 5A of the closing means can be seen, which are formed at the protruding side edges 6 of the transverse walls.
  • FIG 1C the longitudinal walls 3 are erected in direction B, wherein the longitudinal walls 3 are able to move freely when the transverse walls 4 are pulled further in direction A beyond their upright position.
  • FIG 1D the erected folding crate 1 can be seen.
  • the exemplary embodiment of the unfolding device 10 according to the invention shown in the figures 2A-B and further, has a frame 11 at which two conveyor belts 13 are situated around two conveyor belt guides 12 with which crates 1 can be clamped at their bottom 2 and passed onwards in conveyance direction C.
  • supply means that are not shown folded folding crates 1, with their bottoms 2 facing upwards, can be passed via driven supply belts 16 of a feeding station 15 between the conveyor belts 13 of the unfolding device 10.
  • the supply belts 16 are in this case driven by means of an electromotor 17.
  • a brush roller that is not shown is positioned above the supply belts 16 at the location of the transition of the supply belts 16 and the conveyor belts 13, which brush roller is able to press the folded crates 1 additionally on the supply belts 16 during the transition.
  • the conveyor belts 13 are situated around driven rollers 30 and tension rollers 33, and along bending rollers 31 and two displacement rollers 32.
  • the driven rollers 30 and the conveyor belts 13 are provided with teeth that are not shown in order to counteract mutual slipping.
  • One of the driven rollers 30 is in driving connection with a servomotor 35 via a right-angled transmission 34 that is known per se, and the driven rollers 30 are interconnected by means of a toothed-belt transmission 36 with which the driven rollers 30 have an opposite sense of rotation with respect to each other.
  • the toothed-belt transmission 36 is shown in more detail in figure 3B . Due to the toothed-belt transmission the driven rollers 30 and as a result the conveyor belts 13 run synchronously.
  • Stoppers 37 are attached at the conveyor belts 13, wherein the mutual distance between consecutive stoppers is approximately 750 mm.
  • pneumatic cylinders 38 are attached to both conveyor belt guides 12 having a bearing surface 39 at each piston rod which bearing surface 39 abuts the side of the conveyor belt 13 that faces away from the grip side, which conveyor belt 13 is situated around each conveyor belt guide 12.
  • the conveyor belts 13 can be moved away from and towards each other to a greater or lesser degree transverse to the conveyance direction C, as a result of which the pressure force exerted on the sides 7 of the bottom 2 of a clamped folding crate 1 can be adjustable. In this way a crate when standing still at the stations can be clamped more firmly than during its conveyance, so that it is prevented that a folding crate 1 catapults away or shifts as a result of treatment forces exerted thereon.
  • Figures 3A-D show the first unfolding station 18 for the transverse walls 4 of a folding crate 1 in more detail.
  • Figure 3A shows a holder 49 that is hinged to the frame 11. The holder 49 can be pulled up in the direction D by means of a pneumatic cylinder 48.
  • FIG 3B the holder 49 with a folding crate 1 below it is drawn entirely adjacent to the conveyor belt guides 12 for the sake of clarity of the figure, the holder being drawn in full lines and the crate 1 in broken lines.
  • the folding crate 1 is clamped between the conveyor belts 13 as shown and the holder 49 is positioned straight above it. Said clamping of a crate is shown in more detail in figure 3C .
  • the first station can be deactivated.
  • the first unfolding station 18 has a first, a second and a third telescopic arm 50, 51, 52 that are hinged in direction E to the frame 11.
  • a transverse profile 53 with rubber fingers 54 is attached transverse to the conveyance direction C.
  • the mutual distance between the free ends of the rubber fingers 54 per transverse profile 53 is such that the ends 14 of the rubber fingers 54 are able to abut the edges 6 of the transverse walls 4 that protrude with respect to the bottom 2 of folded Europool crates 1 having various bottom sizes, as shown in figure 3E .
  • the fingers 54 at the first and third 50, 52, and the second and third 51, 52 telescopic arm aligned with the conveyance direction 14 point towards each other.
  • Pneumatic cylinders 55 are situated in the first, second and third telescopic arm 50, 51, 52, by which means the telescopic motion of the arms can be actuated.
  • the stroke of the telescopic arms 50, 51, 52 in the direction F is dimensioned such that the fingers 54 are able to extend from above the bottom 2 to one crate height under the bottom 2 of a clamped crate 1 in order to erect the transverse walls 4 at least partially from the bottom 2 in direction A as shown in figures 1B and 1C .
  • Pneumatic cylinders 56 are situated between the frame 11 and the first, second and third telescopic arm 50, 51, 52, with which cylinders 56 the telescopic arms 50, 51, 52 can be reciprocally swivelled in conveyance direction C and in direction E, so that the fingers 54 can be moved away from and towards a clamped crate 1. Due to the rubber fingers 54 being deformable small deviations in position of a crate 1 between the conveyor belts 1 3 hardly affect the operation of the first unfolding station 18 for the transverse walls 4.
  • the rubber fingers 54 are for instance plucking fingers that are used in plucking machined for poultry.
  • the second unfolding station 19 for the transverse walls 4 of a folding crate is shown in more detail in figures 4A-C .
  • an attachment plate 60 is attached at the frame 11, to which attachment plate considered in conveyance direction C a first and second and a third slightly curved swivelling arm 61, 62, 63 have been attached at a first and second, journalled axle 64, 65, respectively.
  • the first and second swivelling arm 61, 62 can simultaneously be moved upwards in direction C from a retracted position to the position shown in figure 4C by means of a first pneumatic cylinder 66, and the third swivelling arm 63 is movable in direction L by means of a second pneumatic cylinder 67.
  • Both pneumatic cylinders 66, 67 are eccentrically connected with the first and second bearing mounted axles 64, 65, respectively.
  • the first, second and third swivelling arms 61, 62, 63 are dimensioned such that with their free end they are able to abut an inside of a transverse wall 4 of a clamped crate 1, and the motion of the swivelling arms 61, 62, 63 is dimensioned such that the swivelling arms 61, 62, 63 are able to pull a transverse wall 4 of a clamped crate 1 in direction A through its upright position as shown in figure 1C , so that the longitudinal walls 3 due to gravity are able to at least partially erect downwards in direction B with respect to the bottom 2.
  • the second cylinders 67 or both the first and second cylinders 66 can be activated.
  • a checking station 20 is situated adjacent to the second unfolding station 19 for transverse walls 4, with which with means that are not shown, such as feelers, it can be checked whether the transverse walls 4 are downwardly fully erect with respect to the crate bottom 2.
  • FIGS 5A and 5B show the unfolding station 21 for the longitudinal walls 3 in more detail.
  • the unfolding station 21, considered in conveyance direction C has two pair of first, second and third slightly curved swivelling arms 70, 71, 72 which considered from above have been attached to the frame 11 in between and below the conveyor belt 13.
  • the first, second and third swivelling arms 70, 71, 72 are each attached to journalled axles 73, 74, 75, respectively, to which axles pneumatic cylinders 76 are eccentrically connected.
  • the swivelling arms 70, 71, 72 are dimensioned such that from a retracted position they are able with their free ends in direction M to stop at an inside of a partially erected longitudinal wall 3 of a clamped crate 1 in order to fully erect the longitudinal walls 3 in direction B and snap the longitudinal walls 3 and transverse walls 4 forcefully into each other.
  • the first and third swivelling arms 70, 72 or the second and third swivelling arms 71, 72 are activated.
  • Figures 6A and 6B show the checking station 22 for the longitudinal walls 3 in more detail.
  • a first, a second and a third measuring arms 80, 81, 82 have been attached to journalled vertical axles 83.
  • the vertical axles 83 are situated beyond the conveyor belts 13.
  • the measuring arms 80, 81, 82 can be swivelled in direction N from a retracted position under the conveyor belt guide 12 by means of pneumatic cylinders 84 that are eccentrically connected to the vertical axles 83.
  • the length and the swinging motion of the first, second and third measuring arms 80, 81, 82 is dimensioned such that the measuring arms are able to move from the outside against and beyond an outside of a longitudinal wall 3 of a folding crate 1.
  • the first and third measuring arms 80, 82 or the second and third measuring arms 81, 82 can be activated. If the walls are not properly snapped into each other the measuring arms 80, 81, 82 will swivel further in direction N than would be the case when the walls had been properly snapped into each other indeed. Based on the size of swivel motion, registered by means of a reed contact that is not shown, it can therefore be determined whether the walls have been successfully attached to each other.
  • Figures 6A-B show the ejection station 23 situated adjacent to the checking station 22 for the longitudinal walls 3, and having a folding crate 1 clamped in between the conveyor belts 13, in more detail.
  • the displacement rollers 32 against the conveyor belts 13 can be moved with respect to the conveyor belt guides 12 transverse to the conveyance direction C from and towards each other in direction P by means of pneumatic cylinders 90.
  • pneumatic cylinders 90 By operating the pneumatic cylinders the part of the conveyor belt 13 that is situated between the bending rollers 31 and the displacement rollers 32 of a clamped (rejected) folding crate 1, can be pulled away from the folding crate 1 so that it falls from the conveyor belts 13.
  • the two displacement rollers 32 per conveyor belt 13 here move simultaneously in direction P so that the conveyor belts 13 during the movement of the displacement rollers 32 remain at a constant tension and the conveyor belts 13 slipping about the driven rollers 30 is counteracted.
  • the unfolding device 10 is provided with an electronic operating unit that is not shown with which the electromotor 17, the servomotor 35 and the pneumatic cylinders 38, 55, 56, 66, 67, 76, 84 can be actuated.
  • the operating unit is connected to unshown sensors of the device, such as reed contacts that are situated at the first, second and third measuring arms 80, 81, 82 of the checking station 22 for longitudinal walls 3.
  • the electronic operating unit is provided with a memory having a shift register, so that crate specific information about folding crates 1 passed through, such as information about the dimensions and/or the (in)complete unfolding of a folding crate that passes the various stations 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, can be used for controlling said stations.
  • the operation of the crate unfolding device elucidated on the basis of a Europool folding crate 1 having a bottom size of 400 x 300 mm is as follows.
  • the second and third telescopic arms 51, 52 extend in direction F, as a result of which the fingers 54, particularly the front part of the free ends of the fingers 54, in direction G engage the edges 6 of the transverse walls 4 that protrude with respect to the bottom 2 and at least partially downwardly erect the transverse walls 4 in direction A with respect to the bottom 2.
  • the fingers 54 are able to bend back in a direction opposite direction G and subsequently during the further course of the downward stroke in direction G sweep over and beyond the protruding edges 6.
  • the protruding edges 6 can then still be at an inclined angle to the bottom 2 of the crate if the transverse walls 4 are not yet fully downwards.
  • the fingers 54 are moved away from the crate 1 in direction H, after which the second and third arm 51, 52 and subsequently the pneumatic cylinders 56 are retracted again, so that the fingers move back to the initial position in directions J and K, respectively.
  • the air pressure on the pneumatic cylinders 38 at the conveyor belt guides 12 is lowered, so that the first folding crate 1 can be passed to the second unfolding station 19 while it is still clamped by the conveyor belts 13, and a next folding crate 1 can be brought between the conveyor belts for the first unfolding station 18.
  • the air pressure on the cylinders 38 is increased again and the first and second swivelling arms 61, 62 with the first pneumatic cylinders 66 are activated, as a result of which they swivel upwards in direction L and the free ends erect and overstretch the partially erected transverse walls 4 in direction A and the longitudinal walls 3 due to gravity at least partially erect downwards with respect to the bottom 2 in direction B, after which while lowering and increasing the air pressure on the pneumatic cylinders 38 and optionally a transverse wall check at the checking station 20 for transverse walls the crate is passed to the unfolding station 21 for longitudinal walls 3. To that end the drive of the conveyor belts 13 is started and stopped again.
  • the longitudinal walls 3 are fully erected in direction B with respect to the bottom 2 by swivelling the second and third swivelling arms 62, 63 upwards in direction M, and due to the force exerted by the free ends of the swivelling arms 62, 63 are snapped onto the transverse walls 4, after which the swivelling arms 62, 63 swivel back to their retracted position and the folding crate 1 while lowering and increasing the air pressure on pneumatic cylinders 38 is passed to the checking station 22 for longitudinal walls 3.
  • the second and third measuring arms 81, 82 are swivelled under a slight force from the with respect to the folding crate 1 retracted stand-by position beyond the conveyor belts 13 in direction N against the longitudinal walls 3 of the stationary crate 1, after which it is determined by means of the reed contact whether the measuring arms abut the correctly locked longitudinal walls 3 or whether they have been swivelled onwards in direction N due to incomplete locking of the longitudinal walls 3. After checking the measuring arms swivel back to their stand-by position.
  • a folding crate 1 depending on the measurement or other parameters is ejected or passed on to the end of the conveyor belts 1 3 to be picked up to be used. Ejection takes place by moving the displacement rollers 32 on both sides of a crate 1, and as a result the conveyor belts 13 in the direction P away from the crate 1. As a result the crate 1 will fall down.
  • folding crates 1 As the folding crates 1 are clamped at their bottoms 2 between the conveyor belts 13, as a result of which the longitudinal walls 3 and transverse walls 4 are able to unfold downwards unimpededly, it is possible to pass folding crates 1 of various crate heights through the unfolding device 10. Folding crates 1 that are not sorted may also due to the shift register in the electronic operation be unfolded by the unfolding device 10, due to which the sorting out and the making of separate stacks of sorted folded crates 1 may no longer be necessary.
  • the folding crates 1 Due to the provided air pressure of at least 2 bars on the cylinders 38 during the unfolding process in the unfolding device 10, the folding crates 1 are continuously clamped, as a result of which the folding crates are reliably positioned with respect to the conveyor belts and the stations. Because of the stepwise or on-off drive by the servomotor 35 the successive folding crates 1 are always correctly positioned for the successive stations.

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  1. Dispositif (10) pour déplier des caisses pliables (1), en particulier lors d'un procédé continu, dans lequel les caisses pliables comprennent un fond (2) de caisse, deux premières parois opposées (4) qui sont articulées par rapport au fond (2) de caisse et deux deuxièmes parois opposées (3) qui sont articulées par rapport au fond de caisse, qui peuvent toutes être placées dans une position pliée plate et une position dépliée, respectivement, dans lequel le dispositif comprend un châssis (11) ainsi que des moyens de transport (12, 13) prévus sur le châssis (11) pour transporter des caisses pliables à travers le dispositif (10) dans la direction de transport selon une trajectoire de transport continue (C), ainsi que des moyens de dépliage (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) pour déplier les premières et deuxièmes parois, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de transport comprennent des premiers moyens de mise en prise (13) pour les deux côtés d'une caisse se mettant en prise sur une caisse pliable d'une manière serrée pendant le transport et le traitement par les moyens de dépliage (18, 19, 20, 21, 22).
  2. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les premiers moyens de mise en prise (13) sont adaptés pour effectuer un contact de surface entre les surfaces des premiers moyens de mise en prise (13) et une caisse pliable serrée (1), respectivement.
  3. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel les premiers moyens de mise en prise (13) sont adaptés pour se mettre en prise sur les côtés opposés du fond de caisse d'une caisse pliable.
  4. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant des moyens d'ajustement (38, 39) pour, pendant le transport à travers le dispositif (10), modifier une force de serrage exercée par les premiers moyens de mise en prise (13) sur une caisse serrée (1).
  5. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant des premiers moyens de dépliage (18, 19, 20) pour déplier les premières parois (4) et des deuxièmes moyens de dépliage (21, 22) pour déplier les deuxièmes parois (3), dans lequel les premiers et deuxièmes moyens de dépliage (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) sont de préférence prévus au niveau des stations (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) qui dans la direction de transport, sont situées successivement dans la trajectoire de transport (C).
  6. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 4 ou 5, dans lequel les moyens d'ajustement (38, 39) sont adaptés pour augmenter la force de serrage à l'emplacement des stations (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) dans lequel la force de serrage est de préférence ajustable par station.
  7. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, dans lequel les premiers moyens de dépliage (18, 19, 20) sont adaptés pour déplier les premières parois (4) qui sont parallèles à la direction de transport.
  8. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les moyens de transport (12, 13) sont adaptés pour maintenir une caisse serrée (1) lorsque les moyens de dépliage (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) sont opérationnels.
  9. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les moyens de transport (12, 13) comprennent deux courroies transporteuses sans fin (13) qui sont parallèles entre elles, dans lequel les premiers moyens de mise en prise (13) sont formés en mettant en face les premières surfaces de support des courroies transporteuses (13), dans lequel chaque courroie transporteuse comprend de préférence une contre-surface qui est située à l'opposé de la première surface de support, dans lequel chaque contre-surface est située contre une deuxième surface de support (38) de sorte qu'avec les deuxièmes surfaces de support, la force de pression peut être exercée via les premières surfaces de support sur une caisse pliable serrée (1), dans lequel les moyens de transport comprennent de préférence des premiers moyens de déplacement (39) avec lesquels au moins l'une des deuxièmes surfaces de support est mobile des deux côtés de la trajectoire de transport (C) et dans une direction transversale aux premières surfaces de support, dans lequel de préférence par station (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) du dispositif, on prévoit une deuxième surface de support (39) qui est individuellement mobile au moyen des premiers moyens de déplacement (38) dans lequel la deuxième surface de support est de préférence réalisé par un rouleau de support (31).
  10. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 9, comprenant des premiers moyens d'entraînement (35) de préférence un servomoteur ou un moteur pas à pas (35) pour un entraînement de circulation des courroies transporteuses (13).
  11. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 9 ou 10, dans lequel au moins l'une, de préférence les deux courroies transporteuses (13) sont prévues avec des butées (37) positionnées sensiblement à égale distance au niveau des premières surfaces de support pour venir en butée contre un côté avant d'une caisse pliable serrée (1).
  12. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant des moyens d'alimentation pour alimenter les caisses pliables pliées vers la trajectoire de transport avec leurs fonds de caisse orientés vers le haut par rapport à la gravité, dans lequel les moyens d'alimentation sont de préférence adaptés pour comprimer les caisses pliables entre les courroies transporteuses (13) et/ou contre les butées (37) situées au niveau des courroies transporteuses, dans lequel le dispositif comprend de préférence une première station qui est située au niveau de la trajectoire de transport (C), dans lequel les premiers moyens de dépliage (18) comprennent des deuxièmes moyens de mise en prise (14) qui, au niveau de la première station (18), sont raccordés de manière mobile avec le châssis (11) et qui sont mobiles dans une première direction (F) transversale par rapport à la direction de transport à partir du dessus du fond de caisse (2) contre une partie (6) d'une première ou deuxième paroi (4, 3) d'une caisse pliable serrée (1), laquelle partie par rapport à la saillie verticale du fond de caisse (2) peut s'approcher ou faire saillie, dans lequel les deuxièmes moyens de mise en prise (14) comprennent de préférence des doigts déformables (14) qui sont prévus au niveau des deuxièmes moyens de déplacement (50) pour déplacer l'extrémité distale des doigts contre la partie approchable ou en saillie (6) de la première ou deuxième paroi et rétracter les doigts (14) à une distance de la caisse pliable serrée (1), dans lequel les deuxièmes moyens de déplacement (50) sont de préférence adaptés pour, dans la première direction (F) et dans une deuxième direction (E) transversales par rapport à ceux-ci, déplacer les doigts (14) de et vers la partie approchable ou en saillie (6), dans lequel les doigts (14) comprennent de préférence un matériau en caoutchouc.
  13. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 12, comprenant une deuxième station (19) située au niveau de la trajectoire de transport (C), dans lequel les moyens de dépliage (19) comprennent des troisièmes moyens de mise en prise (61, 62, 63) qui, au niveau de la deuxième station (19) sont raccordés de manière mobile avec le châssis (11) et qui, à partir de la face inférieure d'une caisse pliable (1) serrée au niveau de son fond de caisse (2), sont mobiles contre un côté interne des premières parois (4) de la caisse pliable serrée (1), dans lequel les troisièmes moyens de mise en prise (61, 62, 63) sont de préférence adaptés pour déplacer la (les) première (s) paroi (s) (4) par rapport au fond de caisse (2) par le biais de leurs positions ascendantes.
  14. Dispositif (10) selon la revendication 13, dans lequel les troisièmes moyens de mise en prise (61, 62, 63) sont prévus aux extrémités des premiers bras de pivotement, pivotant autour de premiers essieux (64, 65) qui sont situés sensiblement parallèles les uns aux autres des deux côtés par rapport à une position de caisse pliable de la deuxième station (19), dans lequel de préférence les premiers essieux (64, 65) et de préférence le point de pivot sont situés au-delà de la saillie verticale du fond de caisse (2) d'une caisse serrée au niveau de la position de caisse pliable de la deuxième station (19) dans lequel le dispositif (10) comprend de préférence des troisièmes moyens de déplacement (66, 67) pour le mouvement des troisièmes moyens de mise en prise (61, 62, 63).
  15. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant une troisième station (20) située au niveau de la trajectoire de transport (C), dans lequel les moyens de dépliage comprennent des premiers moyens de vérification pour vérifier la position dépliée des premières parois d'une caisse serrée, dans lequel les premiers moyens de vérification sont prévus au niveau de la troisième station.
  16. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 14, comprenant une quatrième station (21) située au niveau de la trajectoire de transport (C), dans lequel les moyens de dépliage (21) comprennent des quatrièmes moyens de mise en prise (70, 71, 72) qui, au niveau de la quatrième station (21), sont raccordés de manière mobile avec le châssis (11) et qui à partir de la face inférieure d'une caisse pliable (1) serrée au niveau de son fond de caisse (2) sont mobiles contre un côté interne d'une deuxième paroi (3) de la caisse pliable serrée, dans lequel les quatrièmes moyens de mise en prise (70, 71, 72) sont de préférence prévus aux extrémités des deuxièmes bras de pivotement (70, 71, 72) pivotant autour des deuxièmes essieux (73, 74, 75) qui sont situés sensiblement parallèlement les uns aux autres des deux côtés d'une position de caisse pliable de la quatrième station (21), dans lequel de préférence les deuxièmes essieux (73, 74, 75) et de préférence le point de pivotement des deuxièmes bras de pivot (70, 71, 72) sont situés au-delà de la saillie verticale du fond de caisse (2) d'une caisse (1) serrée à la position de caisse pliable de la quatrième station (21), dans lequel le dispositif (10) comprend de préférence des quatrièmes moyens de déplacement (76) pour le mouvement des quatrièmes moyens de mise en prise (70, 71, 72).
  17. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant une cinquième station (22) située au niveau de la trajectoire de transport (C), dans lequel les moyens de dépliage (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) comprennent des deuxièmes moyens de vérification (80, 81, 82) pour vérifier la position dépliée des deuxièmes parois (3), dans lequel les deuxièmes moyens de vérification (80, 81, 82) sont prévus au niveau de la cinquième station (22), dans lequel les deuxièmes moyens de vérification comprennent de préférence des cinquièmes moyens de mise en prise (80, 81, 82) qui sont mobiles contre un côté interne ou externe d'une deuxième paroi (3) d'une caisse pliable serrée (1), dans lequel les cinquièmes moyens de mise en prise (80, 81, 82) sont de préférence prévus aux extrémités des troisièmes bras de pivot (80, 81, 82) pivotant autour des troisièmes essieux (83) qui sont situés de manière sensiblement transversale par rapport à un fond de caisse (2) d'une caisse (1) serrée au-delà de la saillie verticale du fond de caisse (2) des deux côtés d'une position de caisse pliable de la cinquième station (25), dans lequel le dispositif (10) comprend de préférence des cinquièmes moyens de déplacement (84) pour le mouvement des cinquièmes moyens de mise en prise (81, 82, 83), dans lequel les bras de pivot (81, 82, 83) pivotent de préférence autour d'un angle de pivot dont la taille est une mesure pour la position des deuxièmes parois (3) et/ou une mesure pour une fixation mutuelle correcte des moyens de blocage (5) au niveau des premières et deuxièmes parois (4, 3) d'une caisse serrée.
  18. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 17, comprenant une sixième station (23) dotée de moyens d'éjection (32) pour les caisses pliables (1) dépliée de manière incomplète, dans lequel le dispositif (10) comprend de préférence des courroies transporteuses (13) qui, à la position de la sixième station (23), peuvent être éloignées.
  19. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 17, dans lequel de la première jusqu'à la sixième station y compris (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23), lorsqu'elles sont utilisées, sont situées successivement dans la direction de transport au niveau de la trajectoire de transport (C).
  20. Dispositif (10) selon les revendications 12 à 19, dans lequel les premiers et/ou deuxièmes et/ou troisièmes et/ou quatrièmes et/ou cinquièmes moyens de déplacement (39, 50, 66, 67, 76, 84) comprennent un vérin pneumatique ou hydraulique.
  21. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant une unité de commande électronique pour actionner l'actionnement des moyens d'entraînement (35) et des moyens de déplacement (39, 50, 66, 67, 76, 84) du dispositif (10).
  22. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'unité de commande électronique comprend un registre à décalage pour l'alignement et la transmission de d'information spécifique sur chaque caisse pliable individuelle pour les stations successives (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23) telle qu'une information concernant les dimensions et/ou le dépliage (in) complet des caisses pliables serrées.
  23. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 22, adapté pour faire passer les caisses pliables au niveau des premiers côtés du fond de caisse, qui sont situés à proximité des premières parois, en passant par la trajectoire de transport (C) d'une manière serrée.
  24. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les moyens de transport (13) sont adaptés pour avoir les premiers moyens de mise en prise qui se mettent en prise sur des côtés d'une caisse pliable (1) le long de laquelle les parois (4) sont situées, qui sont les premiers à se redresser ou se replier.
  25. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les moyens de transport (12, 13) sont adaptés pour faire passer les caisses pliables (1) à travers le dispositif (10) selon une trajectoire linéaire ou droite (C) et de préférence pour déplier les caisses (1) dans ladite trajectoire (C).
  26. Dispositif (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les moyens de transport (12, 13) sont adaptés pour faire passer des caisses (1) dans une seule et même direction de transport le long d'une station de traitement ou station de dépliage (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23).
  27. Procédé pour déplier des caisses pliables (1), en particulier lors d'un procédé continu, dans lequel les caisses pliables comprennent un fond de caisse (2), deux premières parois opposées (4) qui sont articulées par rapport au fond de caisse (2) et deux deuxièmes parois opposées (3) qui sont articulées par rapport au fond de caisse (2), qui peuvent toutes être placées dans une position pliée plate et une position dépliée, respectivement, dans lequel les caisses pliables sont transportées par le biais d'un dispositif (10) pour déplier les caisses pliables (1), ledit dispositif (10) comprenant un châssis (11), ainsi que des moyens de transport (12, 13) prévus sur le châssis (11) pour transporter les caisses pliables (1) à travers le dispositif (10) dans la direction de transport selon une trajectoire de transport linéaire ou droite (C), caractérisé en ce que les moyens de transport (12, 13) mettent en prise de manière serrée une caisse pliable par des premiers moyens de mise en prise (13) en utilisant la force de serrage uniquement pendant le transport selon ladite trajectoire de transport (C).
  28. Procédé selon la revendication 27, dans lequel les caisses sont dépliées pendant le transport le long de ladite trajectoire (C).
  29. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 27 ou 28, dans lequel les caisses (1) passent, dans une seule et même direction de transport le long d'une station de traitement ou une station de dépliage (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23) du dispositif (10).
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