US 11,987,411 B2
Method for packing objects and packaging system
Frank Bruhn, Broager (DK)
Assigned to Tentoma A/S, Broager (DK)
Appl. No. 17/610,496
Filed by Tentoma A/S, Broager (DK)
PCT Filed May 13, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/054522
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 11, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/230046, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. PA201900580 (DK), filed on May 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234771 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 9/18 (2006.01); B65B 35/24 (2006.01); B65B 39/00 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65B 59/02 (2006.01); B65B 61/06 (2006.01); B65G 15/14 (2006.01); B65G 47/30 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 35/24 (2013.01) [B65B 9/18 (2013.01); B65B 59/001 (2019.05); B65B 59/005 (2013.01); B65B 59/02 (2013.01); B65B 61/06 (2013.01); B65G 15/14 (2013.01); B65G 47/30 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for packing objects in a hose-shaped foil in a packaging system,
said packaging system comprising a first conveyor having a first conveying direction, and a second conveyor having a second conveying direction, said first and second conveyors being arranged for conveying objects from said first conveyor to said second conveyor, said packaging system further comprising a foil dispensing mechanism arranged in a space between said first conveyor and said second conveyor, and arranged for dispensing a continuous hose-shaped foil onto said conveyed objects,
characterized in that said method comprising the following steps:
conveying a first object and a second object via said first conveyor in a first conveying direction towards said second conveyor,
conveying said first object through said foil dispensing mechanism, hereby arranging said hose-shaped foil onto said first object,
conveying said first object from said first conveyor to said second conveyor when said first object is disengaged from said first conveyor, by said second object pushing said first object in relation to said foil dispensing mechanism, and
conveying said second object in a direction opposite said first conveying direction by a predefined distance, hereby arranging a distance between said first object and said second object in said space between said first conveyor and said second conveyor.