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Method of wrapping bottle packaging units, in a beverage bottling plant, with shrinkwrap material and shrinking the shrinkwrap material around bottle packaging units, method of wrapping packaging units with shrinkwrap material and shrinking shrinkwrap material around packaging units and minimizing faulty packaging units, and apparatus for performing the method Download PDF

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US20100058715A1 US12/555,562 US55556209A US2010058715A1 US 20100058715 A1 US20100058715 A1 US 20100058715A1 US 55556209 A US55556209 A US 55556209A US 2010058715 A1 US2010058715 A1 US 2010058715A1
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  • the present application relates to a shrink tunnel for the shrinking of shrink film over pack formations with a tunnel interior that forms a tunnel entrance and a tunnel exit, through which the pack formations provided with the shrink film can be moved for the shrinking of the shrink film by the effect of heat.
  • Shrink tunnels for the shrinking of a shrink film on pack formations are used for shrink wrap packaging, i.e. for packing operations or in packing plants for the packaging of pack formations with shrink film.
  • pack formation means the broadest possible variety of products to be packaged with shrink film, including but not limited to pack formations comprising a plurality of packaged objects or individual packages, for example those comprising a plurality of containers, bottles, cans or similar individual containers, which are then combined by means of the shrunk shrink film into a single packaging unit or into a trading unit.
  • An object of the present application is to create a shrink tunnel that makes possible a visual monitoring and/or control of the shrinking process.
  • the present application teaches that this object is accomplished with a shrink tunnel for the shrinking of shrink film 2 over pack formations.
  • the shrink tunnel comprises a tunnel interior that forms a tunnel entrance and a tunnel exit, through which the pack formations provided with the shrink film can be moved for the shrinking of the shrink film by the effect of heat.
  • a camera monitoring system with at least one camera is provided for the monitoring of at least a portion of the tunnel interior.
  • inventions or “embodiment of the invention”
  • word “invention” or “embodiment of the invention” includes “inventions” or “embodiments of the invention”, that is the plural of “invention” or “embodiment of the invention”.
  • inventions or “embodiment of the invention”
  • the Applicant does not in any way admit that the present application does not include more than one patentably and non-obviously distinct invention, and maintains that this application may include more than one patentably and non-obviously distinct invention.
  • the Applicant hereby asserts that the disclosure of this application may include more than one invention, and, in the event that there is more than one invention, that these inventions may be patentable and non-obvious one with respect to the other.
  • FIG. 1 is a simplified schematic side view of a shrink tunnel of a shrink wrap packaging plant
  • FIG. 1A is a simplified schematic side view of a shrink tunnel of a shrink wrap packaging plant
  • FIG. 2 is a simplified schematic side view of a shrink tunnel of a shrink wrap packaging plant
  • FIG. 2A is a simplified schematic side view of a shrink tunnel of a shrink wrap packaging plant
  • FIG. 3 shows schematically the main components of one possible embodiment example of a system for filling containers, for example a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with at least one liquid beverage, in accordance with at least one possible embodiment, in which system or plant could possibly be utilized at least one aspect, or several aspects, of the embodiments disclosed herein; and
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of several components of a container filling plant, one of which components includes the shrink wrapper according to the present application.
  • the number 1 designates in general the shrink tunnel of a shrink packager, i.e. of a plant for the shrinking of a shrink film 2 over a pack formation 3 , and in at least one possible embodiment, for example, for the formation of packaging units or trading units 4 in which the individual packages that form the pack formation 3 can be held together by the shrunk shrink film 2 .
  • the shrink tunnel 1 forms a tunnel interior 5 which is enclosed from the outside by a tunnel wall.
  • the pack formations 2 which have already been wrapped with the shrink film 2 are moved through the tunnel interior 5 for the shrinking of the shrink film 2 under the action of heat and/or for the formation of the trading unit 4 by means of a conveyor, such as a conveyor belt 6 , for example.
  • the tunnel interior 5 is filled with hot air by a heating device 7 , so that the temperature of at least 200 degrees Celsius which is necessary and/or desired for the shrinking of the shrink film can be achieved.
  • devices 8 and 9 are provided on the upper side of the tunnel entrance and exit, and by means of which, by a vertical or essentially vertical flow of heated air, an air curtain 8 . 1 or 9 . 1 respectively is produced, and in at least one possible embodiment to close off or to enclose the tunnel interior 5 at the tunnel entrance 5 . 1 and tunnel exit 5 . 2 .
  • the devices 8 and 9 comprise essentially one or more slotted air discharge openings and corresponding blowers, which can be supplied with hot air from the heater device 7 , for example.
  • a plurality of cameras 10 and 11 are provided, by means of which the tunnel interior 5 and/or the shrinking process that is taking place there can be monitored through the tunnel entrance 5 . 1 and the tunnel exit 5 . 2 respectively, and in one possible embodiment through the respective air curtains 8 . 1 and 9 . 1 .
  • a video camera 1 0 is provided at the tunnel entrance 5 . 1 and at a sufficient distance from said entrance, and an additional video camera 11 is provided at the tunnel exit 5 . 2 at a sufficient distance from said exit, for example at a distance of one and half meters to two meters.
  • Heat-resistant electric lamps 12 are used to illuminate the tunnel interior 5 , although one of these lamps 12 is shown in FIG. 1 to simplify the illustration.
  • the video camera 10 monitors or optically records (for display) the first portion of the tunnel interior 5 adjacent to the tunnel entrance 5 . 1 in the direction of transport A, in which (portion of the tunnel) the decisive steps of the shrinking process take place, namely the sealing of the overlapping segments 2 . 1 of the shrink film 2 underneath the individual pack formation 3 , the inflation of the shrink film over the lateral shrink holes 2 . 2 that are formed during the wrapping of the individual pack formation 3 and the initiation of the actual shrinking process by heating the individual piece of shrink film, in one possible embodiment on its inner surface that faces the respective pack formation 3 .
  • the step that immediately or substantially immediately follows these first steps of the shrinking process is the final shrinking of the shrink film.
  • the video camera 11 through the air curtain 9 . 1 , photographs the section of the tunnel interior 5 in the direction of transport A preceding the tunnel exit 5 . 2 and thus also the pack formations 3 or trading units 4 with the shrunk-on shrink film as well as the quality of the individual shrinking process.
  • the video cameras 10 and 11 are components of a camera or monitoring system which makes possible a variety of applications of the images taken by the cameras 10 and 11 , e.g. among other things a display of the images on monitors 14 , so that on the basis of these images, among other things, an optimal control of the shrinking process or an optical regulation of the shrink tunnel 1 and/or of the packing line of which this tunnel is a part becomes possible, in one possible embodiment including in the event of an exchange or replacement of the shrink film and/or a change in format, etc.
  • a data transmission system such as an Internet connection
  • the shrink wrapping machine and the shrink tunnel 1 may be adjusted to either, or both of, the shrink wrapping machine and the shrink tunnel 1 to alter the wrapped packaging units 4 .
  • the speed of the conveyor 6 may be adjusted to a higher speed or a lower speed. This may influence the amount of time the packaging unit 4 spends in the shrink tunnel 1 .
  • another adjustment may be made to the temperature of the shrink tunnel 1 .
  • the heating device 7 may either increase or decrease its output, and the air curtain-producing devices 8 and 9 may produce air curtains of differing temperatures, depending on the adjustments needed to be
  • the images recorded by the camera system during the shrinking process are transmitted directly, i.e. without any delay, to the other location, so that the shrinking process can be modified and monitored directly from this remote location.
  • a technician skilled in the art speaks of a data transmission with no delay as an on-line transmission.
  • FIG. 1A shows a schematic side view of a shrink wrapping tunnel similar to that which is seen in FIG. 1 .
  • the embodiment seen in FIG. 1A has the additional components including movers or pivotors 50 , which are configured to move or pivot the cameras 10 and 11 .
  • a data transmission system 51 which may be configured to relay information or data from the camera system 13 and/or monitor 14 to a data receiver 53 .
  • the data transmission system 51 and the data receiver 53 may be connected through the internet 52 , which permits the transmission of information or data from the system 51 to the receiver 53 .
  • FIG. 2 shows, in an illustration like FIG. 1 , a shrink tunnel 1 a which differs from the shrink tunnel 1 essentially in that at the tunnel entrance 5 . 1 and at the tunnel exit 5 . 2 , instead of the devices 8 and 9 for the production of the air curtains 8 . 1 and 9 . 1 respectively, there is a net curtain or a curtain 15 (at the tunnel entrance 5 . 1 ) or 1 5 (at the tunnel exit 5 . 2 ) respectively, made of a heat-resistant material.
  • the curtains 15 and 16 with which in turn an enclosure of the tunnel interior 5 is achieved both at the tunnel entrance 5 . 1 and at the tunnel exit 5 .
  • At least one video camera 17 is located in the tunnel interior 5 , and in one possible embodiment protected from heat, and can be pivoted or moved so that the details and processes in the tunnel interior 5 can be observed in the greatest possible detail.
  • the camera 17 is in turn a component of the camera system 13 , with which the images from the camera 17 are displayed on monitors 14 as described above with reference to the images or image data from the cameras 10 and 11 and/or can be used otherwise. It is therefore also possible to provide additional cameras outside the tunnel interior 5 , as illustrated by the broken lines at 11 .
  • the video camera 17 is in one possible embodiment provided in a cooler or cooled area of the tunnel interior 5 , and in one possible embodiment outside the hot air current that is discharged from nozzles for the shrinking of the shrink film 2 .
  • the conveyor or the conveyor belt 6 can be realized for a single-lane flow of packages or a multiple-lane flow of packages.
  • FIG. 2A shows a schematic side view of a shrink wrapping tunnel similar to that which is seen in FIG. 2 .
  • the embodiment seen in FIG. 2A has the additional components including movers or pivotors 50 , which are configured to move or pivot the cameras 11 and 17 .
  • a data transmission system 51 which may be configured to relay information or data from the camera system 13 and/or monitor 14 to a data receiver 53 .
  • the data transmission system 51 and the data receiver 53 may be connected through the internet 52 , which permits the transmission of information or data from the system 51 to the receiver 53 .
  • FIG. 3 shows schematically the main components of one possible embodiment example of a system for filling containers, specifically, a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles 130 with at least one liquid beverage, in accordance with at least one possible embodiment, in which system or plant could possibly be utilized at least one aspect, or several aspects, of the embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 3 shows a rinsing arrangement or rinsing station 101 , to which the containers, namely bottles 130 , are fed in the direction of travel as indicated by the arrow 131 , by a first conveyer arrangement 103 , which can be a linear conveyor or a combination of a linear conveyor and a starwheel.
  • a first conveyer arrangement 103 which can be a linear conveyor or a combination of a linear conveyor and a starwheel.
  • the rinsed bottles 130 are transported to a beverage filling machine 105 by a second conveyer arrangement 104 that is formed, for example, by one or more starwheels that introduce bottles 130 into the beverage filling machine 105 .
  • the beverage filling machine 105 shown is of a revolving or rotary design, with a rotor 105 ′, which revolves around a central, vertical machine axis.
  • the rotor 105 ′ is designed to receive and hold the bottles 130 for filling at a plurality of filling positions 113 located about the periphery of the rotor 105 ′.
  • a filling arrangement 114 having at least one filling device, element, apparatus, or valve.
  • the filling arrangements 114 are designed to introduce a predetermined volume or amount of liquid beverage into the interior of the bottles 130 to a predetermined or desired level.
  • the filling arrangements 114 receive the liquid beverage material from a toroidal or annular vessel 117 , in which a supply of liquid beverage material is stored under pressure by a gas.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 is a component, for example, of the revolving rotor 105 ′.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 can be connected by means of a rotary coupling or a coupling that permits rotation.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 is also connected to at least one external reservoir or supply of liquid beverage material by a conduit or supply line. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 , there are two external supply reservoirs 123 and 124 , each of which is configured to store either the same liquid beverage product or different products.
  • These reservoirs 123 , 124 are connected to the toroidal or annular vessel 117 by corresponding supply lines, conduits, or arrangements 121 and 122 .
  • the external supply reservoirs 123 , 124 could be in the form of simple storage tanks, or in the form of liquid beverage product mixers, in at least one possible embodiment.
  • each filling arrangement 114 could be connected by separate connections to each of the two toroidal vessels and have two individually-controllable fluid or control valves, so that in each bottle 130 , the first product or the second product can be filled by means of an appropriate control of the filling product or fluid valves.
  • a beverage bottle closing arrangement or closing station 106 Downstream of the beverage filling machine 105 , in the direction of travel of the bottles 130 , there can be a beverage bottle closing arrangement or closing station 106 which closes or caps the bottles 130 .
  • the beverage bottle closing arrangement or closing station 106 can be connected by a third conveyer arrangement 107 to a beverage bottle labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 .
  • the third conveyor arrangement may be formed, for example, by a plurality of starwheels, or may also include a linear conveyor device.
  • the beverage bottle labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 has at least one labeling unit, device, or module, for applying labels to bottles 130 .
  • the labeling arrangement 108 is connected by a starwheel conveyer structure to three output conveyer arrangements: a first output conveyer arrangement 109 , a second output conveyer arrangement 110 , and a third output conveyer arrangement 111 , all of which convey filled, closed, and labeled bottles 130 to different locations.
  • the first output conveyer arrangement 109 is designed to convey bottles 130 that are filled with a first type of liquid beverage supplied by, for example, the supply reservoir 123 .
  • the second output conveyer arrangement 110 in the embodiment shown, is designed to convey bottles 130 that are filled with a second type of liquid beverage supplied by, for example, the supply reservoir 124 .
  • the third output conveyer arrangement 111 in the embodiment shown, is designed to convey incorrectly labeled bottles 130 .
  • the labeling arrangement 108 can comprise at least one beverage bottle inspection or monitoring device that inspects or monitors the location of labels on the bottles 130 to determine if the labels have been correctly placed or aligned on the bottles 130 .
  • the third output conveyer arrangement 111 removes any bottles 130 which have been incorrectly labeled as determined by the inspecting device.
  • the beverage bottling plant can be controlled by a central control arrangement 112 , which could be, for example, computerized control system that monitors and controls the operation of the various stations and mechanisms of the beverage bottling plant.
  • FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of several components of a container filling and packaging plant according to the present application.
  • Filled containers may be closed and/or sealed and/or capped at a closing station 50 .
  • the closed, filled containers may then be transported to a labeling station 51 .
  • the closed, filled containers may then be labeled at the labeling station 51 .
  • the labeled, closed, filled containers may then be transferred from the labeling station 51 to a separator or compactor 52 .
  • the separator or compactor 52 is configured to separate groups of containers into packs and/or compact the groups of containers into tight groups ready to be wrapped and packaged.
  • the groups of containers may then be transferred to a wrapping machine 53 .
  • the wrapping machine 53 is configured to wrap shrink wrap or shrink film around the bundles or groups of containers.
  • the wrapped bundles of containers may then be transferred from the wrapping machine 53 to the shrinking machine or shrink wrapper 1 , which is configured to apply heat to the shrink film or shrink wrap and shrink the film that is wrapped around the bundle
  • the present application relates to a shrinking tunnel for heat-shrinking film 2 onto package formations 3 , having a tunnel interior 5 forming a tunnel entrance 5 . 1 and a tunnel exit 5 . 2 , wherein the package formations 3 to be provided with heat-shrinking film 2 may be moved through said interior for the purpose of shrinking the heat-shrinking film by the application of heat.
  • a shrink tunnel for the shrinking of shrink film 2 over pack formations 3 with a tunnel interior 5 that forms a tunnel entrance 5 . 1 and a tunnel exit 5 . 2 , through which the pack formations 3 provided with the shrink film 2 can be moved for the shrinking of the shrink film 2 by the effect of heat, comprising a camera monitoring system 13 with at least one camera 10 , 11 , 17 for the monitoring of at least a portion of the tunnel interior 5 .
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in the shrink tunnel, wherein at least one camera 17 is located in the tunnel interior 5 .
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in the shrink tunnel, wherein the at least one camera 10 , 11 , 17 can be moved and/or pivoted.
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in the shrink tunnel, wherein the images that are supplied by the at least one camera 10 , 11 , 17 can be transmitted via the camera system 13 and a data transmission system to a spatially or geographically remote location.
  • DE 25 20 428 having the German title “ALS ENDLOS-KETTENSTABBAND AUSGEBILDETE VORSCHUBEINRICHTUNG FUER VERPACKUNGSGUETER,” published on Nov. 25, 1976; and DE 33 26 444, having the following English translation of the German title “Device for detecting the position of mobile machine units on coke oven batteries,” published on Jan. 31, 1985.
  • shrink wrapping machines or machines for wrapping items in plastic film which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in the following U.S. Patents: U.S. Pat. No. 6,826,893, entitled “Apparatus for wrapping products with plastic film;” U.S. Pat. No. 6,739,115, entitled “Equipment for wrapping groups of products in plastic film;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,878,555, entitled “Apparatus for wrapping articles in plastic film;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,787,691, entitled “Apparatus for wrapping articles in plastic film;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,519,983, entitled “Shrink wrap packaging system with an ultrasonic side sealer;” U.S. Pat.
  • pattern recognition software which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application may possibly be found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,527,181, having the title “Device and method for characterizing and identifying an object,” published on Mar. 4, 2003.
  • heat-resistant lamp which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment of the present application, may possibly found in U.S. Pat. No. 7,252,402, having the title “Lighting device for baking oven,” published on Aug. 7, 2007.
  • heat tunnels that may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment are as follows: Weldotron Model 1611 and Weldotron 7141, available through or manufactured by Weldotron 2000, Inc., located at 8211 Manchester Pike, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37127, U.S.A.
  • shrink wrappers or shrink packers which may possibly make adjustments for change-overs in package size and/or film material, manufactured by KHS AG include the following: the Innopack WSP, the Innopack Kisters ST 700 and 1000 series, the Innopack PSP, and the Innopack WP.
  • Another example of a shrink packer which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use with the present application includes the Variopac Pro, manufactured by Krones AG, headquartered at Böhmerwaldstrstra ⁇ e 5, 93073 Neutraubling, Germany.

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