System and method of in-line shaping, filling and enclosing to form product packaging
a technology of product packaging and in-line shaping, applied in the field of packaging manufacturing, can solve the problems of high production cost of bib packages, impact on filling speed, and easy impairment of product quality, and achieve the effect of guarantying product quality
Inactive Publication Date: 2018-06-28
THE COCA-COLA CO
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[0013]Preferably, the conveyor belt forms an angle with a horizontal plane; or the system further comprises a bearing apparatus, for bearing the packaging material. The angle of inclination of the conveyor belt with respect to the horizontal plane may be adjusted, to suit different volumes and different product specifications. The bearing apparatus may be any apparatus capable of bearing, such as a mechanical hand. It is also possible to use an inclined conveyor belt in coordination with a bearing apparatus; the inclined conveyor belt conveys and partially supports the packaging material, the bearing apparatus provides additional partial support to the packaging material during filling with the product to be dispensed. The system of the present invention first uses the sterilization apparatus to sterilize the packaging material, then makes the packaging material into a shape having a space for holding the product to be dispensed, and finally uses the filling apparatus to fill the space with product, and at the same time, to avoid having the weight of the packed substance completely borne by tension in the packaging material, is provided with the conveyor belt and / or bearing apparatus to provide a certain amount of support to the packed substance, and can thus be used to produce large-volume packages. In this text, large-volume means a volume of 800 mL or more, preferably a volume of 1 L or more, more preferably a volume of 2 L or more, and generally 3 L-8 L. The system of the present invention integrates production and filling of large-volume packages, greatly shortening the supply chain and increasing production efficiency.
[0063]2. The system of the present invention significantly shortens the supply chain, and increases production efficiency.
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Throughout the process, in order to ensure product quality, the logistical process must be kept as sterile as possible; consequently, the BIB package production cost is very high and product quality is very easily impaired.
Furthermore, filling speed has an impact, so the interface used for filling must be sufficiently large.
Such a design has the result that the weight of the packed substance is almost completely borne by tension in the packaging material.
The production of large-volume packages can only be accomplished through the use of premade bags as described above, but this is a very complex process, with a long supply chain and high cost, and additional quality control is needed to ensure that package requirements are met.
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[0076]Detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein as required. These disclosed embodiments are merely examples which can be implemented in different and alternative forms and combinations thereof. When used herein, “exemplary” for instance and similar terms indicate, by way of extension, embodiments that serve a displaying, illustrating, model or mode function.
[0077]The present invention is mainly explained in relation to fluid consumable products, for example but not limited to ready-to-drink products and mixed products (e.g. syrups). However, the concepts here can be used in various applications, for example used together with unsterilized product packaging, solid product packaging, and other packaging processes for assembly lines.
[0078]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system 100 for online forming, filling and sealing to form a product package 190 according to a first example of the present invention. FIG. 2 is another schematic diagram of a system 100 ac...
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Disclosed in the present invention is a system for forming a product package by online forming, filling and sealing, the system comprising: a sterilization apparatus, a forming apparatus, a conveyor belt, a filling apparatus and a first closing apparatus. Also disclosed is a method for forming a product package by online forming, filling and sealing. The method of the present invention integrates production and filling of large-volume packages, greatly shortening the supply chain and increasing production efficiency.
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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates generally to the field of package manufacture. In particular, it relates to a system and method for forming a product package by online forming, filling and sealing.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Many consumable products, such as fruit juice, wine, tomato sauce, mixed beverage syrups, concentrates or similar substances are stored in packages made of flexible thin sheet material (e.g. a carton with a film and aluminium layer). Typically, a package for such a consumable product has a flexible shape. There are also certain packages which have a multi-ridged shape (e.g. a carton with a roof). Packages for large volumes are typically Bag In Box packages (abbreviated as BIB packages), which can be filled with ready-to-drink beverages or fluid concentrates.[0003]Existing BIB packages are made of laminated film, with two interfaces; one interface is used for filling, the other interface is used for dispensing. The production flow thereof is as follows...
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IPC IPC(8): B65B55/04B65B41/16B65B51/00
CPCB65B55/04B65B41/16B65B51/00B65B9/06B65B39/007B65B51/26B65B55/103B65B61/06B65B61/186B65B9/20B65B9/2028B65B9/2035B65B9/2056B65B55/027B65B55/022
Inventor ZHAO, ZHIHENGWU, YU-CHINGCAO, HAIYAN
Owner THE COCA-COLA CO