Granted Patent B2

US 12,722,821 · App. 18/267,618 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventors: Sebastian Schmid (Rosenheim, DE); Thomas Stadler (Kolbermoor, DE); Herbert Spindler (Niedermoosen, DE)

Assignee: Krones Aktiengesellschaft

B65B13/325B65B13/16B65B21/245B65B49/12

Abstract

Claims (15)

1 . A device for producing finished packaging units ( 30 ) formed from at least two articles ( 20 ) combined by at least one strap, comprising:

a strapping device ( 4 ), comprising:

a handling device ( 10 ) with two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ), which can be adjusted relative to each other, and wherein each of the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ) is equipped with clamping devices ( 14 , 15 ) for fixing two belt ends ( 27 ) of a strapping belt ( 26 ) or a strapping blank ( 28 ) in a clamped manner,

wherein a distance between the clamping devices ( 14 , 15 ) in an open state of the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ) corresponds substantially to a length of the strapping belt ( 26 ) or strapping blank ( 27 ) clamped by the clamping devices ( 14 , 15 ),

wherein the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ) pivot and fold to produce an overlapping arrangement of the two belt ends ( 27 ) when the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ) are in a closed state, and to be temporarily connected to one another in the closed state to facilitate pretensioning of the strapping belt ( 26 ) or the strapping blank ( 28 ), and

wherein, during pivoting by the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ), the clamping devices ( 14 , 15 ) move relative to the two pivoting arms, and

a fixing device ( 18 ) for connecting the two belt ends ( 27 ) of the strapping belt ( 26 ) or the strapping blank ( 28 ) to form a finished packaging unit ( 30 ).

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ) of the strapping device ( 4 ) are pivotably arranged about at least one axis of rotation.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ) of the strapping device ( 4 ) are each pivotable about a separate axis of rotation (D 1 , D 2 ).

4 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ) of the strapping device ( 4 ) are arranged on a base element ( 13 ) of the handling device ( 10 ).

5 . The device of claim 3 , wherein the two pivoting arms ( 11 , 12 ) of the strapping device ( 4 ) are formed by multi-axis robot arms.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing device ( 18 ) of the strapping device ( 4 ) is arranged on the handling device ( 10 ) or is paired with the handling device ( 10 ).

7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the fixing device ( 18 ) of the strapping device ( 4 ) comprises a welding unit or an ultrasonic welding unit.

8 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the fixing device ( 18 ) of the strapping device ( 4 ) comprises a gluing unit.

9 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the fixing device ( 18 ) of the strapping device ( 4 ) comprises a device for introducing corresponding incisions or folding edges, located one above the other, into each of the two belt ends ( 27 ) with adjoining folded or bent sections, wherein the folded or bent sections of the belt ends ( 27 ) lying one above the other adjoin each other at least partially and connect the belt ends ( 27 ) to one another in a form-fitting and welded manner at the joint ( 26 ).

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