# US 2020/0324929 A1 · Device and method for packing a cushioning element in a carton

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- Number: US 2020/0324929 A1
- Document ID: US20200324929A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/304,671
- Filed: 2017-05-24
- Published: 2020-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-27
- Assignees: GP System
- Applicants: Gp System
- Inventors: Jacky Peterlini
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200324929A1

## CPC

- B65B 55/20: Embedding contents in shock-absorbing media, e.g. plastic foam, granular material
- B25J 9/0093: {co-operating with conveyor means}
- B25J 9/023: {Cartesian coordinate type}
- B25J 15/0052: {multiple gripper units or multiple end effectors}
- B25J 15/0253: {comprising parallel grippers}
- B65B 35/16: by grippers
- B65B 43/52: using roller-ways or endless conveyors
- B65B 63/02: for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
- B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)
- B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50})

## Abstract

An automatic packing device (1) for cushioning element (s) (2) in a carton (C) is mounted along a conveyor (4) directed along a longitudinal axis (Y, Y′). The packing device (1) includes a robotic cell (3) associated with a cushioning element storage zone (2), the robotic cell (3) including at least one gripping device fo a cushioning element (2). The storage zone includes at least one magazine (18) with at least one cassette (8) movable along a transverse axis (X, X′) from a loading position to an unloading position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An automatic packing device (1) for packing of cushioning element(s) (2) in a carton (C), said automatic packing device intended to be mounted along a conveyor (4), said packing device (1) comprising a robotic cell (3) and a storage zone, said robotic cell (3) comprising at least one means of gripping a cushioning element (2), wherein the storage zone comprises at least one magazine (18) comprising at least one cassette (8) movable from a loading position to an unloading position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the robotic cell (3) is associated computationally by an automaton to the magazine (18).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the robotic cell (3) is contiguous to the at least one magazine (18).

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein in the unloading position, a cassette (8) is located below at least one means of gripping a cushioning element (2).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the robotic cell (3) comprises a frame including uprights, said conveyor (4) being intended to pass right through the said uprights.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cassette (8) is removable.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cassette (8) is associated with at least one cushioning element distributor (2).

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one means of gripping is movable along a vertical axis.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one means of gripping comprises a gripper (6) comprising two jaws (7) movable along a longitudinal axis.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one means of gripping is associated with a means of vertical release (14) of a cushioning element (2).

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The packing device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one means of gripping is carried by two plates (17) movable along vertical axes (Z, Z′).

### Claim 12

A method of inserting at least one cushioning element (2) into a carton (C) by a packing device (1), said method comprising the steps of:
movement of a cassette (8), to an unloading position,
movement downward of a means of gripping a cushioning element (2) to substantially the bottom of a cassette (8) in the unloading position;
loading of the means of gripping,
movement upward of the means of gripping of the loaded cushioning element (2),
movement of the unloaded cassette (8) from an unloading position to a position awaiting loading,
movement downward of the loaded means of gripping of the cushioning element (2),
release of the cushioning element (2), and
movement upward of the discharged means of gripping of the cushioning element (2) to a loading position.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method according to claim 12, further comprising a step of acquisition by an automaton of the length, width and height of a loaded carton.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method according to claim 13, further comprising a step of determining the number and type of cushioning elements (2) to be introduced into the loaded carton (C).

### Claim 15 (depends on 2)

The packing device (1) according to claim 2, wherein the robotic cell (3) is contiguous to the at least one magazine (18).

### Claim 16 (depends on 2)

The packing device (1) according to claim 2, wherein in the unloading position, a cassette (8) is located below at least one means of gripping a cushioning element (2).

### Claim 17 (depends on 3)

The packing device (1) according to claim 3, wherein in the unloading position, a cassette (8) is located below at least one means of gripping a cushioning element (2).

### Claim 18 (depends on 2)

The packing device (1) according to claim 2, wherein the robotic cell (3) comprises a frame including uprights, said conveyor (4) being intended to pass right through the said uprights.

### Claim 19 (depends on 3)

The packing device (1) according to claim 3, wherein the robotic cell (3) comprises a frame including uprights, said conveyor (4) being intended to pass right through the said uprights.

### Claim 20 (depends on 4)

The packing device (1) according to claim 4, wherein the robotic cell (3) comprises a frame including uprights, said conveyor (4) being intended to pass right through the said uprights.