Transport device for planar packaging blanks, packaging system having a packaging device for planar packaging blanks and method for operating the packaging system

A transport device (1) for planar packaging blanks, comprising:

• at least one driverless transport vehicle (7) and
• at least one adapter (3), wherein the at least one driverless transport vehicle (7) is capable of carrying the at least one adapter (3),
• wherein the at least one adapter (3) is capable of holding at least one stack (5) of planar packaging blanks,
• wherein:
• the at least one driverless transport vehicle (7) is capable of independently receiving an adapter (3) or wherein:
• the at least one driverless transport vehicle (7) is capable of independently setting down an adapter (3) carried up to then by the at least one driverless transport vehicle (7).

A packaging system (10) comprising:

• at least one packaging device (2) capable of packaging article arrangements with planar packaging blanks, comprising:
• at least one blank supply (30) with at least one stack (5) of planar packaging blanks, and
• at least one transport device (1) having at least one driverless transport vehicle (7) and at least one adapter (3),
• at least one first packaging device (2) capable of packaging article arrangements with planar packaging blanks, and
• at least one second packaging device (2) capable of packaging further article arrangements with planar packaging blanks,
• wherein the at least one specific driverless transport vehicle (7) is capable of bringing a corresponding stack (5) of planar packaging blanks from the at least one blank supply (30) to either the at least one first packaging device (2) or to the at least one second packaging device (2) via a corresponding carried adapter (3).

A method for operating a packaging system (10) comprising:

• transferring at least one stack (5) of planar packaging blanks provided via at least one blank supply (30) to the at least one packaging device (2),
• by carrying at least one adapter (3) with at least one driverless transport vehicle (7), wherein the at least one adapter (3) holds at least one stack (5) of planar packaging blanks, and
• bringing the driverless transport vehicle (7) from the at least one blank supply (30) to the at least one packaging device (2),
• transferring the stack (5) of planar packaging blanks, which is still held via the at least one adapter (3) until then, from the at least one adapter (3) to the at least one packaging device (2), and
• packaging, with the at least one packaging device (2), article arrangements with planar packaging blanks of the transferred stack (5),
• wherein the at least one adapter (3) holds a plurality of stacks (5) of planar packaging blanks in at least two planes (E1, E2) offset relative to one another in the vertical direction, and the plurality of stacks (5) of planar packaging blanks are brought by the at least one driverless transport vehicle (7) from the at least one blank supply (30) to the at least one packaging device (2), whereupon the plurality of stacks (5) of planar packaging blanks, which are still held until then by the at least one adapter (3), are transferred from the at least one adapter (3) to the at least one packaging device (2).