Autonomous packaging machine and a method thereof

A processor implemented method for packaging of one or more objects using an autonomous packaging machine, the autonomous packaging machine comprising:

• an entry barrier associated with a marker, allows one or more objects to be conveyed on an infeed conveyor based on one or more parameters associated with one or more objects, wherein the associated marker of the entry barrier assist to position the one or more objects centrally on the infeed conveyor;
• a plurality of package material roll lines to which the one or more objects are conveyed through the infeed conveyor, wherein the plurality of package material roll lines corresponds to:
• (i) a first package material roll line, and (ii) a second package material roll line;
• an infeeder is a dancing belt design to move in outward and inward direction, wherein movement in the outward direction creates a recess for a package material gripping unit to move up and down, wherein movement in the inward direction close the recess to carry forward the one or more objects in the plurality of package material roll lines conveyed through the infeed conveyor, wherein the one or more objects is stopped by an object placement indication sensor at the end of the infeeder;
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• a centering unit comprises of two centering actuators being moved in opposing directions to align the one or more objects symmetrically about a central line of a tensioned package material,
• wherein a tensioned packaging material cavity is created by one or more forming rods based on a measured dimension, and the one or more objects are pushed into the tensioned packaging material cavity by an object pusher unit (OPU), wherein the object pusher unit (OPU) comprises a first actuator, and a second actuator, the method comprising:
• adjusting, a pack forming unit based on measured height and width of the one or more objects, wherein the infeeder is relocated to a default position, wherein the pack forming unit comprise of set of actuators and the one or more forming rods, and wherein the one or more forming rods together with the one or more hot sealing jaws with one or more fluted jaws create a hollow brick type cavity for the package;
• moving, a web guide roller, in a pre-defined arc carrying a tail of a package material roll to align between the web guide roller and a nip roller, wherein the nip roller provides an additional friction for a material to be packaged, and wherein a web guide unit guides the aligned tail of the package material roll in a slot for the package material without wrinkles, wherein the mandrel is pneumatically expandable to hold a core of the packaging material, and wherein the mandrel can be rotated in a clockwise (CW) direction, or a counterclockwise (CCW) direction respectively;
• gripping, by the package material gripping unit, the tensioned package material, wherein the package material gripping unit comprises of one or more vacuum grippers to firmly grip the material against a movement of the one or more forming rods, and wherein enough vacuum for every gripping stroke is generated by a vacuum generator;
• pressing, by one or more hot sealing jaws with one or more fluted jaws, the package material to seal at centre with the one or more objects placed inside, wherein the sealing depends on temperature, pressure applied by the two hot sealing jaws on the material, and a dwell time;
• carrying, by an out feeder, the one or more centre sealed packed objects from the infeeder to an exit conveyor, wherein the exit conveyor is a last conveyor which takes the one or more centre sealed packed objects to centre of one or more pair of side sealers mounted on corresponding frame to seal the one or more objects;
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• sealing, by the one or more pair of side sealers, the one or more centre sealed packed objects at each side, and pushed through the exit conveyor, wherein the one or more pair of side sealers comprises a set of four hot sealers for sealing on both side of a formed pack, and wherein each pair with top and bottom sealers are placed on edge of the package in a fixed location.

One or more non-transitory machine-readable information storage mediums comprising one or more instructions which when executed by one or more hardware processors cause:

• adjusting a pack forming unit based on measured height and width of the one or more objects, wherein the infeeder is relocated to a default position, wherein the pack forming unit comprise of set of actuators and the one or more forming rods, and wherein the one or more forming rods together with the one or more hot sealing jaws with one or more fluted jaws create a hollow brick type cavity for the package;
• moving a web guide roller in a pre-defined arc carrying a tail of a package material roll to align between the web guide roller and a nip roller, wherein the nip roller provides an additional friction for a material to be packaged, and wherein a web guide unit guides the aligned tail of the package material roll in a slot for the package material without wrinkles, wherein the mandrel is pneumatically expandable to hold a core of the packaging material, and wherein the mandrel can be rotated in a clockwise (CW) direction, or a counterclockwise (CCW) direction respectively;
• gripping by the package material gripping unit, the tensioned package material, wherein the package material gripping unit comprises of one or more vacuum grippers to firmly grip the material against a movement of the one or more forming rods, and wherein enough vacuum for every gripping stroke is generated by a vacuum generator;
• pressing by one or more hot sealing jaws with one or more fluted jaws, the package material to seal at centre with the one or more objects placed inside, wherein the sealing depends on temperature, pressure applied by the two hot sealing jaws on the material, and a dwell time;
• carrying, by an out feeder, the one or more centre sealed packed objects from the infeeder to an exit conveyor, wherein the exit conveyor is a last conveyor which takes the one or more centre sealed packed objects to centre of one or more pair of side sealers mounted on corresponding frame to seal the one or more objects;
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• sealing by the one or more pair of side sealers, the one or more centre sealed packed objects at each side, and pushed through the exit conveyor, wherein the one or more pair of side sealers comprises a set of four hot sealers for sealing on both side of a formed pack, and wherein each pair with top and bottom sealers are placed on edge of the package in a fixed location.