Packaging assembly, in particular cartoning assembly
The invention relates to a packaging assembly comprising a device for transporting a packaging means ( 2 ), in particular a carton, said device comprising a continuous conveying section ( 3 ) and a plurality of conveying elements ( 4, 5 ). The continuous conveying section ( 3 ) is oriented vertically, forming an upper run region ( 30 ) and a lower nm region ( 31 ), and the packaging means ( 2 ) is transported on the lower run region ( 31 ).
1. A packaging arrangement, comprising
an apparatus for transporting packages, including
a circulating conveying route ( 3 ) and
a multiplicity of conveying elements ( 4 , 5 ),
wherein the circulating conveying route ( 3 ) is arranged to provide an upper-strand region ( 30 ) and a lower-strand region ( 31 ) of the conveying route;
wherein the conveying route is configured such that the packages are transported linearly along only the lower-strand region ( 31 );
wherein the conveying elements ( 4 , 5 ) are each configured to be driven individually and independently of one another;
wherein a first one of the conveying elements ( 4 ) and a second one of the conveying elements ( 5 ) together form a common conveying device ( 40 ) configured to convey an individual package;
wherein the first one of the conveying elements ( 4 ) has an erecting device ( 6 ) configured to erect the individual package when the individual package is in a collapsed state, the erecting device ( 6 ) including a pivotable lever; and
wherein the second one of the conveying elements ( 5 ) has a retaining device ( 7 ) configured to retain the individual package in a suspended state as the package travels linearly along the lower-strand region, the retaining device ( 7 ) including a gripper or suction element.
2. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least one of the first conveying element ( 4 ) and the second conveying element ( 5 ) of the common conveying device ( 40 ) has a flap-opening device ( 8 ), which brings flaps on the package into an open position and/or holds the flaps in an open position.
3. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a packaging-means module with a packaging-means store ( 20 ) having a multiplicity of collapsed packages, wherein the packaging-means store ( 20 ) is arranged beneath the circulating conveying route ( 3 ).
4. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a loading module ( 13 ).
5. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 4 , characterized in that the loading module ( 13 ) is arranged laterally on the conveyed package.
6. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a closure module ( 14 ) for closing filled packages.
7. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the packages are cartons.
8. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an identifying module ( 12 ) for providing packages with identification.
9. The packaging arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a closure module ( 14 ) for closing filled packages, a weighing module for weighing empty and/or loaded packages, and an identifying module ( 12 ) for providing packages with identification.