Box Forming Head With Strap Partition for Multi-Compartment Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current machines for forming packages with internal partition walls require significant structural modifications and high costs to accommodate multiple compartments for creamy products, failing to meet market demands efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A device and method for forming boxes with an internal partition wall that integrates a strap feeding mechanism to create compartments within the box during the forming process, using a forming head and die system to insert a strap that separates adjacent compartments without altering the production line's layout.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If prior art machines are modified to form packages with internal partition walls, then the ability to enclose multiple portions of creamy product in separate wrappers is achieved, but the structural layout must be widely modified and extremely high costs are incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The internal partition wall is created by folding a portion of the blank itself during the box forming process, segmenting the single compartment into multiple compartments. This avoids the need for separate partition structures and keeps the device simple while achieving multi-compartment functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The forming head is designed to perform multiple functions: it forms the basic box structure and simultaneously creates the internal partition wall by folding the blank. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate partition-forming mechanisms, reducing device complexity while maintaining versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If prior art machines are modified to form packages with internal partition walls, then the ability to enclose multiple portions of creamy product in separate wrappers is achieved, but extremely high costs are incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The partition wall is formed by folding a portion of the blank during the existing box forming process, eliminating the need for separate partition components and reducing material costs. The blank itself serves dual purposes: forming the box structure and creating the partition.
Solution Approach 2:
The forming head performs both box formation and partition creation in a single operation, eliminating the need for additional machinery or complex modification systems. This reduces both capital investment and operational costs while maintaining the ability to produce multi-compartment packages.
3Productivity
If a forming head and tubular forming die system is used, then quick and easy box formation is achieved, but the ability to create internal partition walls without structural modification is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The forming head is designed to perform both box formation and partition wall creation in a single integrated operation. The same forming head that shapes the box also folds the blank to create the partition, maintaining high productivity while adding versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The blank is folded during the forming process to create an internal partition that segments the box into multiple compartments. This segmentation is achieved through the existing forming mechanism without requiring separate partition-forming equipment, thus maintaining production speed.
Data Source
AI summary
A box forming device includes an internal partition wall including a positioning area to support a blank arriving from a magazine and positioned between a forming head movable along a rectilinear trajectory to intercept, in an operating position, a portion of the blank. A die receives the blank and forms an open box having a base and side walls defining a housing compartment. The forming head has an operating end for contact with the blank provided with a through seat extending transversely with respect to the rectilinear trajectory. A strap feeding member feeds a strap along a strap along a strap feeding direction in the through seat, which temporarily accommodates the strap. A strap retaining member retains the strap in the through seat while the forming head moves towards the blank, and to release the strap in the compartment such that the strap forms a partition wall which separates two adjacent compartments.