[go: up one dir, main page]

EP3030415B1 - A machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles - Google Patents

A machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP3030415B1
EP3030415B1 EP14777172.9A EP14777172A EP3030415B1 EP 3030415 B1 EP3030415 B1 EP 3030415B1 EP 14777172 A EP14777172 A EP 14777172A EP 3030415 B1 EP3030415 B1 EP 3030415B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
packing
conveyor
cardboard band
guide belt
respect
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
EP14777172.9A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP3030415A1 (en
Inventor
Maurizio Bardi
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Nuova Sima SpA
Original Assignee
Nuova Sima SpA
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Nuova Sima SpA filed Critical Nuova Sima SpA
Priority to PL14777172T priority Critical patent/PL3030415T3/en
Publication of EP3030415A1 publication Critical patent/EP3030415A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP3030415B1 publication Critical patent/EP3030415B1/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • B65B41/00—Supplying or feeding container-forming sheets or wrapping material
    • B65B41/12—Feeding webs from rolls
    • 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
    • B31B50/02—Feeding or positioning sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B50/04—Feeding sheets or blanks
    • B31B50/042—Feeding sheets or blanks using rolls, belts or chains
    • 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
    • B31B50/02—Feeding or positioning sheets, blanks or webs
    • B31B50/10—Feeding or positioning webs
    • B31B50/102—Feeding or positioning webs using rolls, belts or chains
    • 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
    • B31B50/14—Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming
    • B31B50/142—Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming using presses or dies
    • 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
    • B31B50/14—Cutting, e.g. perforating, punching, slitting or trimming
    • B31B50/20—Cutting sheets or blanks
    • B31B50/22—Notching; Trimming edges of flaps
    • 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
    • B31B50/25—Surface scoring
    • 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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/58—Applying two or more wrappers, e.g. in succession
    • B65B11/585—Applying two or more wrappers, e.g. in succession to stacked articles, e.g. pallettised loads
    • 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
    • B65B2210/00—Specific aspects of the packaging machine
    • B65B2210/04—Customised on demand packaging by determining a specific characteristic, e.g. shape or height, of articles or material to be packaged and selecting, creating or adapting a packaging accordingly, e.g. making a carton starting from web material

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the technical sector concerning production of cartons for packing applicable to tiles.
  • US3844201 (A ) which concerns the production of a rigid box blank from a roll of cardboard mounted on an unwind stand.
  • the machine disclosed in US3844201 (A ) carries out the scoring and corners cutting operations by means of successive units located along the path followed by a band of cardboard guided by tensioning and driving rollers.
  • the units comprise scoring wheels, a press with a steel rule die and knock-out plungers. In particular, after unwinding, the band comes under the influence of the scoring wheels.
  • the band with laterally spaced score lines passes through a press that carries a steel rule die; the steel rule die is arranged in a geometrical configuration for transversely scoring and severing the band and for longitudinally cutting the band along a line congruent with the score lines.
  • the band reaches a knocking unit where the knock-out plungers remove the corner portions from adjacent blanks; in other words the knocking unit ruptures the uncut portions in the transverse cut lines and separates the adjacent box blanks.
  • the aim of the present invention consists in obviating the above-cited drawbacks.
  • the above aim is attained with a machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or stack of tiles, according to claim 1.
  • the machine of the invention enables obtaining a carton for packing provided with a first score line and a second score line that are parallel to one another and which develop along the development direction of the carton for packing so that the following are identified: a central sector comprised between the first score line and the second score line; a first lateral sector comprised between the first score line and a first lateral end of the carton for packing; and a second lateral sector comprised between the second score line and a second lateral end of the carton for packing which is opposite the first lateral end.
  • the machine of the object advantageously enables obtaining a carton for packing of various dimensions and conformation for applying to a tile or a stack of tiles.
  • a first carton for packing can be realised which embraces a tile or stack of tiles at a relative first flank and part of a second flank and a third flank, the second flank and the third flank being adjacent to the first flank; to complete the packing it will be necessary to realize a second carton for packing which embraces the tile or stack of tiles at a relative second flank, opposite the first flank, and at a part of the second flank and third flank.
  • the first carton for packing and the second carton for packing can be dimensioned such that they partially superpose on one another at the second flank and the third flank of the tile or stack of tiles.
  • the machine uses a reel of cardboard band for packing, which enables realising a large quantity of cartons for packing; the volume comprising the whole dimensions of the machine of the invention and the space required for stocking reels of cardboard for guaranteeing a predetermined number of cartons for packing is advantageously smaller than the volume which in the prior art is necessary for stocking the same predetermined number of cartons for packing.
  • the band of cardboard for packing to be used must have a sufficient flexibility to be windable on the reel; the band of cardboard for packing is preferably provided with a first cardboard sheet, having a planar development, and a second cardboard sheet having an undulating development; the second sheet is fixed to the first sheet.
  • the band of cardboard for packing exhibits the required characteristics of flexibility for being wound on a reel and has the minimum quantity of cardboard required for packing a tile or stack of tiles.
  • the cartons for packing used in the prior art also use a third sheet fixed to the second sheet, so that the second sheet, as mentioned undulating, is interposed between the first sheet and the second sheet; as a consequence, the cartons for packing of the prior art cannot be wound on a reel, as they are more rigid and heavier since they are made with a greater quantity of cardboard material.
  • each single carton for packing is made with a smaller quantity of material; the cartons for packing can be realised internally of the company producing and packing the tiles, while in the prior art they are produced by third parties with prior-art machines; transport costs are also reduced, which now relate only to storing reels of bands of cardboard for packing.
  • (1) denotes a machine for production of a carton for packing, applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles (not illustrated), object of the present invention.
  • the machine (1) comprises: support means (2) for supporting a reel (3) of cardboard band (4) for packing; a first conveyor and guide belt (31) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2), with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), and which is arranged so as to contact a first face (8) of the cardboard band (4) for packing; a second conveyor and guide belt (32) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2), with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), and which is arranged so as to contact a second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing, which second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing is opposite the first face (8) of the cardboard
  • the advancing trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing is the pathway that the carton band (4) for packing follows in the advancement direction (A).
  • the cardboard band (4) for packing is step-moved by the first conveyor and guide belt (31), by the second conveyor and guide belt (32), by the third conveyor and guide belt (33) and by the fourth conveyor and guide belt (34).
  • Figure 4 is a lateral view of the machine (1) of the invention. Further, figure 4 schematically illustrates a portion (24) of the cardboard band (4) for packing in a first time instant, in a second time instant following the first time instant, and in a third time instant following the second time instant with the aim of highlighting the die-cutting and cutting process of the cardboard band (4) for packing which leads to the formation of a carton (5) for packing.
  • the cardboard band (4) for packing is halted and the die cutting unit (21) performs a first die-cutting in the first lateral sector (14) and in the second lateral sector (15) at a first longitudinal portion (22) of the cardboard band (4) for packing. Thereafter the cardboard band (4) for packing is moved in the advancement direction (A) and in a second time instant is newly halted: the die cutting unit (21) performs a second die-cutting in the first lateral sector (14) and the second lateral sector (15) at a second longitudinal portion (23) of the cardboard band (4) for packing.
  • the cardboard band (4) is moved in the advancement direction (A) and in a third time instant it is newly halted: in this case the shearing unit (18) performs a cutting of the cardboard band (4) for packing at a third longitudinal portion (25) of the cardboard band (4) for packing, which determines the formation of a carton (5) for packing.
  • the machine (1) of the invention enables easily selecting: the length of the carton (5) for packing, by commanding the first conveyor and guide (31) belt, the second conveyor and guide belt (32), the third conveyor and guide belt (33), the fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) and the shearing unit (18); the position in which it made the first die-cutting and the second die-cutting, by commanding the first conveyor and guide belt (31), the second conveyor and guide belt (32), the third conveyor and guide belt (33), the fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) and the die-cutting unit (21); of the position of the first score line (11) and the second score line (12), by regulating the scoring means (10).
  • the machine (1) thus enables obtaining a carton (5) for packing of various dimensions and conformation for application to a tile or a stack of tiles.
  • the shearing unit (18) is preferably arranged downstream of the die-cutting unit (21) with respect to the advancement direction (A).
  • the machine (1) preferably further comprises: a fifth conveyor and guide belt (35) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2) with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), which is arranged so as to contact the first face (8) of the cardboard band (4) for packing and which is arranged inferiorly with respect to the first conveyor and guide belt (31); a sixth conveyor and guide belt (36) which develops in a loop and is arranged downstream of the support means (2) with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), which is arranged so as to contact the second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing and which is arranged inferiorly with respect to the second conveyor and guide belt (32); the fifth conveyor and guide belt (35) and the sixth conveyor and guide belt (36) being opposite and reciprocally arranged so as to grip the cardboard band (4) for packing and draw it in an advancement direction (A) in cooperation with the first conveyor and guide belt (3
  • the use of the fifth conveyor and guide belt (35) and the sixth conveyor and guide belt (36), additionally to the use of the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the second conveyor and guide belt (32), is useful for correctly guiding the cardboard band (4) for packing towards the shearing unit (18) and toward the die-cutting unit (21): in fact, the cardboard band (4) for packing in outlet from the reel (3) tends to maintain the curvature it had when wound on the reel (3) and it is therefore important to stretch it and keep it in a vertical arrangement during the pathway thereof towards the shearing unit (18) and towards the die cutting unit (21).
  • the scoring means (10) are preferably arranged upstream of the shearing unit (18) with respect to the advancement direction (A).
  • the scoring means (10) preferably comprise a first scoring wheel (41) and a second scoring wheel (42) for realizing the first score line (11); the first scoring wheel (41) and the second scoring wheel (42) are idle, opposite one another and act respectively on the first face (8) and the second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing.
  • the scoring means (10) preferably comprise also a third scoring wheel (43) and a fourth scoring wheel (44) for realising the second score line (12); the third scoring wheel (43) and the fourth scoring wheel (44) are idle, opposite and act respectively on the first face (8) and the second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing.
  • the first scoring wheel (41) and the third scoring wheel are interposed between the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the fifth conveyor and guide belt (35).
  • the second scoring wheel (42) and the fourth scoring wheel (44) are preferably interposed between the second conveyor and guide belt (32) and the sixth conveyor and guide belt (36).

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)

Description

    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates to the technical sector concerning production of cartons for packing applicable to tiles.
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
  • At present a firm producing and packing tiles must regularly source packing cartons and have warehouses of dimensions such as to be able to stock large quantities of cartons for packing. This complicates logistics and requires the use of warehouses of considerable dimensions.
    An apparatus for automatically cutting sheet material is given, for example, in US3844201 (A ) which concerns the production of a rigid box blank from a roll of cardboard mounted on an unwind stand. The machine disclosed in US3844201 (A ) carries out the scoring and corners cutting operations by means of successive units located along the path followed by a band of cardboard guided by tensioning and driving rollers. The units comprise scoring wheels, a press with a steel rule die and knock-out plungers.
    In particular, after unwinding, the band comes under the influence of the scoring wheels. Subsequently, the band with laterally spaced score lines passes through a press that carries a steel rule die; the steel rule die is arranged in a geometrical configuration for transversely scoring and severing the band and for longitudinally cutting the band along a line congruent with the score lines. Finally the band reaches a knocking unit where the knock-out plungers remove the corner portions from adjacent blanks; in other words the knocking unit ruptures the uncut portions in the transverse cut lines and separates the adjacent box blanks.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • The aim of the present invention consists in obviating the above-cited drawbacks.
    The above aim is attained with a machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or stack of tiles, according to claim 1.
    The machine of the invention enables obtaining a carton for packing provided with a first score line and a second score line that are parallel to one another and which develop along the development direction of the carton for packing so that the following are identified: a central sector comprised between the first score line and the second score line; a first lateral sector comprised between the first score line and a first lateral end of the carton for packing; and a second lateral sector comprised between the second score line and a second lateral end of the carton for packing which is opposite the first lateral end.
    The machine of the object advantageously enables obtaining a carton for packing of various dimensions and conformation for applying to a tile or a stack of tiles.
    By way of example a first carton for packing can be realised which embraces a tile or stack of tiles at a relative first flank and part of a second flank and a third flank, the second flank and the third flank being adjacent to the first flank; to complete the packing it will be necessary to realize a second carton for packing which embraces the tile or stack of tiles at a relative second flank, opposite the first flank, and at a part of the second flank and third flank. The first carton for packing and the second carton for packing can be dimensioned such that they partially superpose on one another at the second flank and the third flank of the tile or stack of tiles. In this case, if for each of these packing cartons flaps are to be made for partially covering the upper face and the lower face of the tile or stack of tiles, it will be necessary to realize a first die-cutting in the first lateral sector and the second lateral sector at a first longitudinal portion of the cardboard band for packing, as well as a second die-cutting in the first lateral sector and the second lateral sector at a second longitudinal portion of the cardboard band for packing.
    The machine uses a reel of cardboard band for packing, which enables realising a large quantity of cartons for packing; the volume comprising the whole dimensions of the machine of the invention and the space required for stocking reels of cardboard for guaranteeing a predetermined number of cartons for packing is advantageously smaller than the volume which in the prior art is necessary for stocking the same predetermined number of cartons for packing.
    The band of cardboard for packing to be used must have a sufficient flexibility to be windable on the reel; the band of cardboard for packing is preferably provided with a first cardboard sheet, having a planar development, and a second cardboard sheet having an undulating development; the second sheet is fixed to the first sheet. With only two sheets the band of cardboard for packing exhibits the required characteristics of flexibility for being wound on a reel and has the minimum quantity of cardboard required for packing a tile or stack of tiles. The cartons for packing used in the prior art, on the other hand, also use a third sheet fixed to the second sheet, so that the second sheet, as mentioned undulating, is interposed between the first sheet and the second sheet; as a consequence, the cartons for packing of the prior art cannot be wound on a reel, as they are more rigid and heavier since they are made with a greater quantity of cardboard material.
    Overall, the unit cost of each carton for packing is reduced, for the following reasons: each single carton for packing is made with a smaller quantity of material; the cartons for packing can be realised internally of the company producing and packing the tiles, while in the prior art they are produced by third parties with prior-art machines; transport costs are also reduced, which now relate only to storing reels of bands of cardboard for packing.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • Specific embodiments of the invention will be described in the following of the present description, according to what is set down in the claims and with the aid of the appended tables of drawings, in which:
    • figures 1, 2 are two different and schematic perspective views, in which some parts have been removed better to evidence others, of a machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles, object of the present invention;
    • figure 3 is a view from above of the machine of figures 1, 2;
    • figure 4 is a lateral view of the machine of figure 1, 2, in which different steps of processing of a cardboard band (4) for packing are demonstrated;
    • figure 5 is a perspective view of a shearing unit and a die cutting unit that are parts of the machine of figures 1, 2;
    • figures 6, 7 are respectively a view from above and a lateral view of the shearing unit and the die cutting unit of figure 5 and a cardboard band (4) for packing crossing through the shearing and die cutting units.
    DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • With general reference to the accompanying tables of drawings, (1) denotes a machine for production of a carton for packing, applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles (not illustrated), object of the present invention.
    The machine (1) comprises: support means (2) for supporting a reel (3) of cardboard band (4) for packing; a first conveyor and guide belt (31) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2), with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), and which is arranged so as to contact a first face (8) of the cardboard band (4) for packing; a second conveyor and guide belt (32) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2), with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), and which is arranged so as to contact a second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing, which second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing is opposite the first face (8) of the cardboard band (4) for packing; the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the second conveyor and guide belt (32) being opposite and arranged with respect to one another so as to grip the cardboard band (4) for packing and draw the cardboard band (4) in the advancement direction (A); scoring means (10) for realising a first score line (11) and a second score line (12) on the cardboard band (4) for packing so that the first score line (11) and the second score line (12) are parallel to the development direction of the cardboard band (4) for packing so that the following are identified: a central sector (13) comprised between the first score line (11) and the second score line (12); a first lateral sector (14) comprised between the first score line (11) and a first lateral end (16) of the cardboard band (4) for packing; and a second lateral sector (15) comprised between the second score line (12) and a second lateral end (17) of the cardboard band (4) for packing which is opposite the first lateral end (16); a shearing unit (18) for transversally shearing the cardboard band (4) for packing and thus forming a corresponding carton (5) for packing, which shearing unit (18): is arranged downstream of the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the second conveyor and guide belt (32) with respect to the advancement direction (A); is provided with a blade (19) and a counter-blade (20) which counter-blade (20) is suitable for engaging with the blade (19), the blade (19) and the counter-blade (20) being arranged on opposite sides with respect to the cardboard band (4) for packing in advancement, the blade (19) being mobile with respect to the counter-blade (20) in a perpendicular direction to the advancement trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing so as to cut the cardboard band (4) for packing by engaging with the counter-blade (20), the blade (19) and the counter-blade (20) being fixed with respect to a parallel direction to the advancement trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing; a die cutting unit (21) for removing selected portions of the cardboard band (4) for packing at the first lateral sector (14) and/or the second lateral sector (15), which die cutting unit (21): is arranged by a side of the shearing unit (18) and downstream of the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the second conveyor and guide belt (32) with respect to the advancement direction (A); is provided with a hollow punch (6) and a bottom punch (7) which is suitable for engaging with the hollow punch (6), the hollow punch (6) and the bottom punch (7) being arranged on opposite sides with respect to the cardboard band (4) for packing in advancement, the hollow punch (6) being mobile with respect to the bottom punch (7) in a perpendicular direction to the advancement trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing so as to punch out the cardboard band (4) for packing by engaging with the bottom punch (7), the hollow punch (6) and the bottom punch (7) being fixed with respect to a parallel direction to the advancing trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing; a third conveyor and guide belt (33) which develops in a loop and which is arranged downstream of the shearing unit (18) and the die cutting unit (21) with respect to the advancement direction (A), the third conveyor and guide belt (33) being arranged so as to contact a first face (8) of the carton (5) for packing obtained by shearing and die cutting of the cardboard band (4) for packing; a fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) which develops in a loop and which is arranged downstream of the shearing unit (18) and the die cutting unit (21) with respect to the advancement direction (A), which fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) is arranged so as to contact a second face (9) of the carton (5) for packing obtained by shearing and die cutting of the cardboard band (4) for packing, which second face (9) of the carton (5) for packing is opposite the first face (8) of the carton (5) for packing; the third conveyor and guide belt (33) and the fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) being opposite and arranged with respect to one another so as to grip the cardboard band (4) for packing and draw the cardboard band (4) in the advancement direction (A).
    The advancing trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing is the pathway that the carton band (4) for packing follows in the advancement direction (A). The cardboard band (4) for packing is step-moved by the first conveyor and guide belt (31), by the second conveyor and guide belt (32), by the third conveyor and guide belt (33) and by the fourth conveyor and guide belt (34). Figure 4 is a lateral view of the machine (1) of the invention. Further, figure 4 schematically illustrates a portion (24) of the cardboard band (4) for packing in a first time instant, in a second time instant following the first time instant, and in a third time instant following the second time instant with the aim of highlighting the die-cutting and cutting process of the cardboard band (4) for packing which leads to the formation of a carton (5) for packing.
    In a first time instant, the cardboard band (4) for packing is halted and the die cutting unit (21) performs a first die-cutting in the first lateral sector (14) and in the second lateral sector (15) at a first longitudinal portion (22) of the cardboard band (4) for packing. Thereafter the cardboard band (4) for packing is moved in the advancement direction (A) and in a second time instant is newly halted: the die cutting unit (21) performs a second die-cutting in the first lateral sector (14) and the second lateral sector (15) at a second longitudinal portion (23) of the cardboard band (4) for packing. Thereafter, the cardboard band (4) is moved in the advancement direction (A) and in a third time instant it is newly halted: in this case the shearing unit (18) performs a cutting of the cardboard band (4) for packing at a third longitudinal portion (25) of the cardboard band (4) for packing, which determines the formation of a carton (5) for packing.
    The machine (1) of the invention enables easily selecting: the length of the carton (5) for packing, by commanding the first conveyor and guide (31) belt, the second conveyor and guide belt (32), the third conveyor and guide belt (33), the fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) and the shearing unit (18); the position in which it made the first die-cutting and the second die-cutting, by commanding the first conveyor and guide belt (31), the second conveyor and guide belt (32), the third conveyor and guide belt (33), the fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) and the die-cutting unit (21); of the position of the first score line (11) and the second score line (12), by regulating the scoring means (10). The machine (1) thus enables obtaining a carton (5) for packing of various dimensions and conformation for application to a tile or a stack of tiles.
    The shearing unit (18) is preferably arranged downstream of the die-cutting unit (21) with respect to the advancement direction (A).
    The machine (1) preferably further comprises: a fifth conveyor and guide belt (35) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2) with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), which is arranged so as to contact the first face (8) of the cardboard band (4) for packing and which is arranged inferiorly with respect to the first conveyor and guide belt (31); a sixth conveyor and guide belt (36) which develops in a loop and is arranged downstream of the support means (2) with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), which is arranged so as to contact the second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing and which is arranged inferiorly with respect to the second conveyor and guide belt (32); the fifth conveyor and guide belt (35) and the sixth conveyor and guide belt (36) being opposite and reciprocally arranged so as to grip the cardboard band (4) for packing and draw it in an advancement direction (A) in cooperation with the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and with the second conveyor and guide belt (32).
    The use of the fifth conveyor and guide belt (35) and the sixth conveyor and guide belt (36), additionally to the use of the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the second conveyor and guide belt (32), is useful for correctly guiding the cardboard band (4) for packing towards the shearing unit (18) and toward the die-cutting unit (21): in fact, the cardboard band (4) for packing in outlet from the reel (3) tends to maintain the curvature it had when wound on the reel (3) and it is therefore important to stretch it and keep it in a vertical arrangement during the pathway thereof towards the shearing unit (18) and towards the die cutting unit (21).
    The scoring means (10) are preferably arranged upstream of the shearing unit (18) with respect to the advancement direction (A).
    The scoring means (10) preferably comprise a first scoring wheel (41) and a second scoring wheel (42) for realizing the first score line (11); the first scoring wheel (41) and the second scoring wheel (42) are idle, opposite one another and act respectively on the first face (8) and the second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing.
    The scoring means (10) preferably comprise also a third scoring wheel (43) and a fourth scoring wheel (44) for realising the second score line (12); the third scoring wheel (43) and the fourth scoring wheel (44) are idle, opposite and act respectively on the first face (8) and the second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing.
    The first scoring wheel (41) and the third scoring wheel are interposed between the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the fifth conveyor and guide belt (35).
    The second scoring wheel (42) and the fourth scoring wheel (44) are preferably interposed between the second conveyor and guide belt (32) and the sixth conveyor and guide belt (36).
    The above description is intended by way of non-limiting example, and any eventual constructional variants are understood to fall within the protective scope of the present technical solution, as claimed in the following.

Claims (4)

  1. A machine (1) for production of a carton (5) for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles, characterised in that it comprises:
    support means (2) for supporting a reel (3) of cardboard band (4) for packing;
    a first conveyor and guide belt (31) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2), with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), and which is arranged so as to contact a first face (8) of the cardboard band (4) for packing;
    a second conveyor and guide belt (32) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2), with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), and which is arranged so as to contact a second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing, which second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing is opposite the first face (8) of the cardboard band (4) for packing;
    the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the second conveyor and guide belt (32) being opposite and arranged with respect to one another so as to grip the cardboard band (4) for packing and draw the cardboard band (4) in the advancement direction (A);
    scoring means (10) for realising a first score line (11) and a second score line (12) on the cardboard band (4) for packing so that the first score line (11) and the second score line (12) are parallel to the development direction of the cardboard band (4) for packing so that the following are identified: a central sector (13) comprised between the first score line (11) and the second score line (12); a first lateral sector (14) comprised between the first score line (11) and a first lateral end (16) of the cardboard band (4) for packing; and a second lateral sector (15) comprised between the second score line (12) and a second lateral end (17) of the cardboard band (4) for packing which is opposite the first lateral end (16);
    a shearing unit (18) for transversally shearing the cardboard band (4) for packing and thus forming a corresponding carton (5) for packing, which shearing unit (18): is arranged downstream of the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the second conveyor and guide belt (32) with respect to the advancement direction (A); is provided with a blade (19) and a counter-blade (20) which counter-blade (20) is suitable for engaging with the blade (19), the blade (19) and the counter-blade (20) being arranged on opposite sides with respect to the cardboard band (4) for packing in advancement, the blade (19) being mobile with respect to the counter-blade (20) in a perpendicular direction to the advancement trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing so as to cut the cardboard band (4) for packing by engaging with the counter-blade (20), the blade (19) and the counter-blade (20) being fixed with respect to a parallel direction to the advancement trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing;
    a die cutting unit (21) for removing selected portions of the cardboard band (4) for packing at the first lateral sector (14) and/or the second lateral sector (15), which die cutting unit (21): is arranged by a side of the shearing unit (18) and downstream of the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and the second conveyor and guide belt (32) with respect to the advancement direction (A); is provided with a hollow punch (6) and a bottom punch (7) which is suitable for engaging with the hollow punch (6), the hollow punch (6) and the bottom punch (7) being arranged on opposite sides with respect to the cardboard band (4) for packing in advancement, the hollow punch (6) being mobile with respect to the bottom punch (7) in a perpendicular direction to the advancement trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing so as to punch out the cardboard band (4) for packing by engaging with the bottom punch (7), the hollow punch (6) and the bottom punch (7) being fixed with respect to a parallel direction to the advancing trajectory of the cardboard band (4) for packing;
    a third conveyor and guide belt (33) which develops in a loop and which is arranged downstream of the shearing unit (18) and the die cutting unit (21) with respect to the advancement direction (A), the third conveyor and guide belt (33) being arranged so as to contact a first face (8) of the carton (5) for packing obtained by shearing and die cutting of the cardboard band (4) for packing;
    a fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) which develops in a loop and which is arranged downstream of the shearing unit (18) and the die cutting unit (21) with respect to the advancement direction (A), which fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) is arranged so as to contact a second face (9) of the carton (5) for packing obtained by shearing and die cutting of the cardboard band (4) for packing, which second face (9) of the carton (5) for packing is opposite the first face (8) of the carton (5) for packing;
    the third conveyor and guide belt (33) and the fourth conveyor and guide belt (34) being opposite and arranged with respect to one another so as to grip the cardboard band (4) for packing and draw the cardboard band (4) in the advancement direction (A).
  2. The machine (1) of the preceding claim, wherein the shearing unit (18) is arranged downstream of the die cutting unit (21) with respect to the advancement direction (A).
  3. The machine (1) of claim 1 or 2, comprising: a fifth conveyor and guide belt (35) which develops in a loop, which is arranged downstream of the support means (2) with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), which is arranged so as to contact the first face (8) of the cardboard band (4) for packing and which is arranged inferiorly with respect to the first conveyor and guide belt (31); a sixth conveyor and guide belt (36) which develops in a loop and is arranged downstream of the support means (2) with respect to the advancement direction (A) in which the cardboard band (4) for packing is unwound from the relative reel (3), which is arranged so as to contact the second face (9) of the cardboard band (4) for packing and which is arranged inferiorly with respect to the second conveyor and guide belt (32); the fifth conveyor and guide belt (35) and the sixth conveyor and guide belt (36) being opposite and reciprocally arranged so as to grip the cardboard band (4) for packing and draw it in an advancement direction (A) in cooperation with the first conveyor and guide belt (31) and with the second conveyor and guide belt (32).
  4. The machine (1) of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the scoring means (10) are arranged upstream of the shearing unit (18) with respect to the advancement direction (A).
EP14777172.9A 2013-08-08 2014-07-30 A machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles Active EP3030415B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL14777172T PL3030415T3 (en) 2013-08-08 2014-07-30 A machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT000457A ITBO20130457A1 (en) 2013-08-08 2013-08-08 MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CARDBOARD FOR PACKAGING APPLICABLE TO A TILE OR STACK OF TILES
PCT/IB2014/063545 WO2015019243A1 (en) 2013-08-08 2014-07-30 A machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP3030415A1 EP3030415A1 (en) 2016-06-15
EP3030415B1 true EP3030415B1 (en) 2020-05-13

Family

ID=49226282

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP14777172.9A Active EP3030415B1 (en) 2013-08-08 2014-07-30 A machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles

Country Status (8)

Country Link
EP (1) EP3030415B1 (en)
CN (1) CN105451980B (en)
BR (1) BR112016002140B1 (en)
ES (1) ES2804683T3 (en)
IT (1) ITBO20130457A1 (en)
PL (1) PL3030415T3 (en)
PT (1) PT3030415T (en)
WO (1) WO2015019243A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
IT202200019872A1 (en) 2022-09-27 2024-03-27 Sacmi Tech S P A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT ARTICLE

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3844201A (en) * 1971-06-02 1974-10-29 Fmc Corp Apparatus for cutting sheet material

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2606367A1 (en) * 1986-11-12 1988-05-13 Guy Letard Method for boxing products of variable height
DE69430908T2 (en) * 1993-03-26 2003-02-27 Machinery Developments Ltd., Newmarket PACKAGING DEVICE
JP3507066B1 (en) * 2003-05-13 2004-03-15 株式会社石川製作所 Die cutter unit and folding unit for sheet-like work
JP2008280087A (en) * 2006-08-09 2008-11-20 Nippon Die Steel Kk Punch die for ribbed cardboard box
CN201833627U (en) * 2010-08-11 2011-05-18 张香宏 Shear type cutting intending machine
CN102431817A (en) * 2010-08-31 2012-05-02 海德堡印刷机械股份公司 Transporting apparatus
ITBO20110409A1 (en) * 2011-07-08 2013-01-09 Gd Spa MATERIAL PROCESSING DEVICE FOR CIGARETTE PACKAGE MATERIALS.

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3844201A (en) * 1971-06-02 1974-10-29 Fmc Corp Apparatus for cutting sheet material

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
PT3030415T (en) 2020-07-27
EP3030415A1 (en) 2016-06-15
WO2015019243A1 (en) 2015-02-12
PL3030415T3 (en) 2020-10-19
ITBO20130457A1 (en) 2015-02-09
CN105451980B (en) 2018-02-27
CN105451980A (en) 2016-03-30
BR112016002140B1 (en) 2021-06-01
ES2804683T3 (en) 2021-02-09
BR112016002140A2 (en) 2017-08-01

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US20230373182A1 (en) Box forming machine
EP2802448B1 (en) Converting machine with an upward outfeed guide
US2852256A (en) Art of delivering flexible sheets
WO2014188010A2 (en) Apparatus and method for rigidifying cardboard, system and method for automatically forming packaging boxes using said apparatus and said method for rigidifying cardboard
US10213934B2 (en) Cutting device for cutting relatively rigid web materials such as paper, cardboard, plastic materials or composites
CN101306503A (en) Metal sheet metal cutting-out and processing unit
EP3030415B1 (en) A machine for production of a carton for packing applicable to a tile or a stack of tiles
KR101494759B1 (en) Coil steel plate packing band manufacturing apparatus and method
US9890002B2 (en) Plant and method for making packages
CN201537738U (en) Processing machine unit for vertically shearing copper belt
CN201224017Y (en) Sheet metal cutting and processing unit
KR20210115951A (en) Side guide for steel plate slitting and cutting machine
IT201900004986A1 (en) METHOD AND MACHINE TO MAKE A DIE CUT FROM A PACKAGING CARDBOARD TO BE USED TO BOX AN ITEM
JP6128077B2 (en) Steel strip production line and steel strip production method
CN103350920A (en) Automatic cushioning paper machine for metal card clothing
CN210594512U (en) Slitting device
ITBO20120490A1 (en) METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CARTON FOR PACKAGING APPLICABLE TO A TILE OR STACK OF TILES AND MACHINE THAT ACTIVES THIS METHOD
CN205254219U (en) Cutting machine system of cutting
KR200392844Y1 (en) Fabric device which it piles up for sandwich packing
KR102707161B1 (en) Kraft paper rotary die cut machine
US11618598B2 (en) Apparatus for making a multiplicity of packages
KR20150054385A (en) Knife for film cutting and film cutter using the same
KR20230006707A (en) Box banding apparatus
UA128906U (en) DEVICES FOR PACKING A FLOOR OF FLAT ITEMS IN A PACKAGE

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20160229

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME

DAX Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESS

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20190823

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Ipc: B65B 11/58 20060101ALN20191031BHEP

Ipc: B31B 50/00 20170101AFI20191031BHEP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R079

Ref document number: 602014065454

Country of ref document: DE

Free format text: PREVIOUS MAIN CLASS: B31B0001000000

Ipc: B31B0050000000

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDED

RIC1 Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant

Ipc: B31B 50/00 20170101AFI20191210BHEP

Ipc: B65B 11/58 20060101ALN20191210BHEP

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20200108

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTED

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 602014065454

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 1269711

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20200615

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: PT

Ref legal event code: SC4A

Ref document number: 3030415

Country of ref document: PT

Date of ref document: 20200727

Kind code of ref document: T

Free format text: AVAILABILITY OF NATIONAL TRANSLATION

Effective date: 20200722

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20200513

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200913

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200814

Ref country code: NO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200813

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200813

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: RS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: HR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK05

Ref document number: 1269711

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20200513

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: SM

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 602014065454

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2804683

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

Effective date: 20210209

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20210216

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20200813

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20200731

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200730

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200731

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200731

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200731

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200731

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210202

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200813

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200730

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200513

P01 Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registered

Effective date: 20230328

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Payment date: 20230621

Year of fee payment: 10

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20250130

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PL

Payment date: 20250616

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20250826

Year of fee payment: 12

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Payment date: 20250723

Year of fee payment: 12

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20250721

Year of fee payment: 12