Patent Application
20150251374
It belongs to the packaging and container manufacture industry. Specifically, the invention refers to, according to a first object, a procedure to transform partly sealed flexible containers that contain or are assigned to contain a product that holds, at least partly, some fluid (with solids or without them), to transform the initial containers into final containers with stability to stand, increase the pressure of the container which enhances dosing and to create multiple and different types of containers. The invention fits in sectors not related to the food industry (cubic containers for motor oils, chemical products, cleaning products, cosmetics, perfumes, colognes, paints), as well as, mainly, in the food sector, for example: flexible sterilized plastic containers that hold the fluid destined to be frozen to insert the container on beverages and to make drinks colder; containers for organs transplant, cereals for breakfast, sauces, Tetrabrik® style containers but without the external cardboard layer.
Through the so called vertical or horizontal filling machines, the products are packaged in flexible containers, where at least part of the contents of the container is fluid, whether because the packaged product is a fluid [(liquid or/and pasty . . . ) or/and (air or/and gas . . . )], whether because the container contains some fluid, typically air, as well as a packaged at least one solid or solids products, which may be powdered, grains, bundles, pieces, etc.
Such containers, when essentially containing a fluid, such as water, sauces, etc., do not allow to be deposited on, for example, a table, in an steady way, without spilling the liquid content to the outside of the container and also when dosing with it, a bit of pressure is kept which makes it very complicated, it makes things dirty and is not hygienic. Also, none of those counts with necks or peaks coming out of the container from where it would be possible to dose comfortably. In the other hand, these containers, when also contain solids, such as cereals, snacks, etc. cannot be either deposited in a steady way in order to access to the content of the container comfortably, and also, being flat on top or from where it is poured, it is not efficient if applied with a dosing cap, since it would accumulate the solid product and whatever is wanted to be poured.
This invention describes, according to a first object, a procedure to transform a flexible container, on a container that has an essentially tridimensional configuration (in other words, no of the envelope type or essentially flat), and that represents a face or support area to keep standing steadily.
The container to be transformed, also called the initial container, can be opened or closed, although it is preferable closed, and has a content which is at least partially fluid, for example liquid, thick liquid, and/or gas or air. Optionally, the content may include, other than some fluid, solid products from the previously mentioned.
The flexible containers referred present at least two faces, however they might have some additional secondary face, whether internal or external, such as the containers of the Stabilo pack® type and are sealed with two or more weldings, or, on its case, with one, two or more foldings, such as the containers of English type. The containers are produced in flexible and malleable materials of the film type on reels, being the materials possible to be selected between only plastic or also include materials of cardboard or aluminum type, as well as these can be single layer or multilayer (complex). In the other hand, they can be containers on film or on tube. Particularly, these are containers generated from at least one of two flexible and malleable films supplied on reels. It is not indispensable, but the flexible containers referred are not generally containers of the envelope type.
The initial container comprehends an external surface, as well as an external perimeter contour, in such way that the container is sealed, partially or completely (since it may be opened) by at least a sealed closing.
The procedure of the invention incorporates a first stage that tries to press rigid or semi-rigid body (also called impact clamp) laterally, in other words, in one, two or more lateral directions of the external perimeter contour, by means of a pushing mode such as the hitting or hitting one or more impact bodies against/with/in the intermediate area/end area or complete area of the external perimeter contour one, two or more lateral perimeter sides, in such way that part of the fluid is displaced to the contour of the container, producing also a local swell effect, defining at least one flap, or a body of triangle configuration with faces and of with an external perimeter contour, where simultaneously, in the area of the container which the impact body impacts with, a support face or an area limited by the support contour, or an additional surface in the external perimeter contour is generated, which allow keeping the container standing steadily, and also modify the tridimensional geometric configuration of the container.
Once generated, by means of a flap, a support face, there is a second stage that is used to keep such support face permanent, (or an additional surface in the external perimeter contour). Two alternative ways are proposed: a first way is to seal, and a second way is to fold the flap to the rest of the container and to stick it against the rest of the container.
Particularly, according to the first way, it can be noted the possibility of sealing, by one or more of the faces and/or in part of the external perimeter contour, of at least part of at least one flap of body of triangle configuration, defined on the pressing stage, using sealing clamps or rigid or semi-rigid sealing bodies that count with at least one heat source.
The second way mentioned comprehends a first stage of folding the flap, or the body of triangle configuration to the rest of the container, as well as it comprehends a second stage of adhering such flap, or such body of triangle configuration to the rest of the container, employing a means of adhesion, for example, contact glue or hot air.
The folding and adhering option may also be carried out after the sealing procedure. Also, it can be accepted that a sealed flap is cut later, to remove it from the container, leaving a bigger or smaller burr, as desired.
According to the explained before, it is stressed that the invention procedure is the only one which makes possible the manufacture of volumetric containers (not essentially flat) as the cube, the rectangular prism or the irregular polyhedra with only plastic, without the need of using sheets that comprise more rigid materials such as tetrapack's cardboard, since the procedure introduces some sealing welding lines and some flaps, which may be cut afterwards, as well as an intersection pleat between the container and the flap and being this adhered or attached to the same container body: which give the container sufficient rigidity and consistency as to stay standing steadily. Also, by means of the invention procedure, multiple and different forms of final containers are obtained, volumetric with tridimensional geometric body shapes, inconceivable until now as for example may be: the regular hexahedra, rectangular prism or irregular polyhedron. Also, these may keep standing steadily and may be of any capacity, in particular, of very small capacities (15 ml; 25 ml; 50 ml, etc.) for which until now have not been designed flexible containers that stand, which is very useful, for example, for the sauces containers (mayonnaise, ketchup) which are used in restaurants. Also the following advantages are worth stressing out:
a) The containers can also be manufactures with only plastic, since the welding lines of the sealing and cut process (sectioning) of the flaps, gives rigidity and consistency to the container. Therefore, it is not necessary to use materials such as die-cut cardboard or marked with grooves already preset on the sheets, which are winded later and introduced into the vertical packing machines.
b) Savings in logistics, having no flaps, since this makes the container to weigh less and also have a more reduced size by taking part of the wrapping.
c) Energy saving, since it avoids the cutting of trees and their later extraction of pulp and manufacture of paper reels and because, since this material is produced in the northern countries, its later distribution to the rest of the countries is avoided.
d) Environmental: by reducing waste, which mostly end up underneath the soil, since that firstly the external cardboard layer or sheet is removed and since the flap sealing and cutting system also avoids that these end up underneath the soil since they will be duly recycled in the production plant.
e) Since these tridimensional containers of the invention may be manufactured with only plastic materials, in other words, without carrying the board card layer typical of the container such as tetrabric, when opening this container and pouring the liquid from the interior, this one comes out with a constant and non discontinuous flow, due to the flexibility of the plastic material of the wrapping that makes this one to adapt and/or adjust to the internal hole of the container.
f) The versatility of the transforming machines of the invention, since that with the same machine without the need of adding new elements or pieces, containers on 3D can be manufactured in many different ways and of different sizes.
g) The adaptation and adaptability of the machines of the invention within a comprehensive solution, as another phase of the chain or line of production, of any of the manufactures that manufactures containers of at least two faces in the present time.
The procedure previously described and its variables allow obtaining a new flexible container with the mentioned characteristics. It is, therefore, another object of the invention of a container with the characteristics described, which may be obtained by means of the procedure mentioned before.
According to another aspect of the invention, this invention describes perfection in the elaboration of tridimensional containers, for example of the Tetrapak type and similar, which in general are destined to contain liquids, such as juices, milk, etc. Such containers that are obtained are simultaneously filled in vertical machines, from sheets of film reels. The film from the reels may be previously marked with foldings in order to facilitate the configuration of the container. Generally, a container body is first obtained from the winded film and then the flaps standing out of the container body are configured. In the case of a film previously marked, the flaps are defined by means of the referred folding marks. The inventions proposes to treat such flaps the same way the previously mentioned flaps are treated, to proceed to seal such flaps or, alternatively, in an analog way to the above described, fold and attach them, or also seal them and cut them after.
Transformer Machines of Initial Containers into Containers of Tridimensional Geometric Body
1—Model A of Transformer Machine:
First stage: create the initial container of at least two faces, in an inductive and spontaneous way; one, two, three, four or more of the flaps or triangles that every initial container has and also, at the same time, that the initial container transforms in form of a tridimensional geometric body.
Through some sets of clamps that form a perfect cubic cavity where the initial container which is within these clamps swallows when these clamps do not block and compress or pressure it by all its sides, so this way, naturally and spontaneously, by its own, it acquires the cubic shape by adapting to the cubic space desired to be created by the use of these clamps.
Second stage: after that, two impact clamps will be triggered; these are placed in a perpendicular way to the self-centering clamps and underneath or not of the two/one (as wanted) free clamps of superior limit. These will be placed exactly between the flaps or triangles that rose, and will be triggered by means of a pneumatic or electrical cylinder; at the same time, these might be individual, one for each side of the container that holds the flaps, or otherwise, go together in the same pneumatic or electrical cylinder of double tappet and double effect, so this way, they work at the same time.
They will fulfill two objectives, to help the container to acquire a shape of a perfect cubic figure and that the flaps or triangles have the same homogeneous size and shape on each container. Also, these will serve as base or support for the sealing and cutting flaps to hit against it.
And finally, one, two, three or four actuators or electrical or pneumatic cylinders will be triggered—one for each flap—, where each one of them will have a sealing or sealing and cutting flap integrated, which by means of a heat mode (resistance, ultrasound, friction, laser) will seal or seal and cut one, two, three or four of the flaps or triangles. Optionally, the flap can be also left: folded and attached, sealed, folded and attached, or sealed without folding.
2—B1 and B2 Model of the Transformer Machine:
First Stage: create the initial container of at least two faces, in an inductive and spontaneous way: one, two, three, four or more of the flaps or triangles that every initial container possesses and, also, at the same time, that the initial container transform into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body.
By means of one or more holding clamps or by one or more sets of two or more holding clamps, which will hold/block and/or immobilize the initial container but keeping a continuous strength on it with an adjustable cushioning, to the interior or to inside of the same initial container, in which this may be disposed/placed in the position wanted (vertically, laying horizontally, vertically to one side, vertical on different degrees of sloping, etc.): for then, the action of a hit from an impact body/clamp on one, two or more of the perimeter lateral sides, one or two flaps arise, or also by the hitting of the surrounding areas of one, two, three or more vertexes or peaks of the initial container: arise in a natural and spontaneous way, a flap. At the same time, the initial container swells or increases volume (by way of a soufflé), acquiring this way the shape of a geometric body on 3D to which we wanted to specify.
Second Stage:
Next, immediately after and for it to definitely keep the shape which was intended to be given or specify of a tridimensional geometric body: the sealing or sealing and cutting clamps will be triggered, to seal or seal and cut the flaps or triangles: by the crosswise (or approximate) of the flap which is making contact or joining the flap and the body or the rest of the container. Optionally, the flap can be also be left folded and attached, sealed, folded and attached, or sealed without folding.
3—C Model of the Vertical Transformer Machine of Containers on 3D:
This machine is designed for the initial container to be placed and be transformed, being this on a vertical standing condition where, also, all the clamps and elements that are part of it, are oriented in movement and position, in regards to the initial container.
It can additionally be added to this machine in vertical or to any of the machines of the invention, at least one or more than one of the following elements, devices or pieces:
A) Trap door which is placed below the initial container or below the holding clamp or the initial container, and is height adjustable.
B) Fixing bars which include two ways of support and place under the holding clamps:
C) Blocking fence anchored or fixed vertically on top of the trap door.
D) Guide clamp set to the tappet of a linear cylinder or of a rotating cylinder.
E) Sweeping bristles which are hooked or attached to the edge of one of the sides with more length of the trap door.
F) Air trigger to push the containers and flaps out.
G) Rotating cylinder/engine for dump truck.
H) Linear transfer units to transfer the cylinders, clamps or any other device or piece from the transformer machine sideways.
I) optic sensors, infrared, of movement, of position, etc.
J) valves that control the movement and intensity of the cylinders.
Procedure of Machine in Vertical Container Transformer on 3D:
The initial containers are transformed, being this in vertical position as for example: standing vertically, standing lying down, to one side vertically, to one side lying down. For which, all these clamps, cylinders, devices, actuators, elements or pieces that may be part of each one of the vertical transformer Machines of initial containers on volumetric containers on 3D of the invention: they will be almost suspended in the air, supported on some type of support, around the initial container.
The procedure includes the three following Stages:
First Stage:
The initial container is places between the holding clamps (3) in vertical standing position. The clamps (3) grab the initial container exactly by the crosswise area or line of this, with the purpose of making it stand out both the top and the bottom with the same amount—or approximately—of the container or part of the container. Next, the holding clamps (3) grab the initial container maintaining constant pressure (for the liquid or air/gas content distributes itself or makes pressure on the tips or side ends of the initial container) but with cushioning (for it to shrink when the container increases volume or inflates when being hit by the impact clamp (6).
The clamps or sets of two or more holding clamps (3)—as many as there are on each machine—are also triggered or propelled by linear cylinders (9) o rotating cylinders (16) or by cylinders of double effect and double tappet. Depending on the position in which the initial container is found (standing vertical, standing sideways or lying down, standing but with any sloping degree) the holding clamps (3) may be positioned or be placed in different positions: vertically from the bottom to the tops or vice versa, horizontally from left to right or vice versa.
On every transformation procedure of the initial containers, the holding clamps (3) will keep holding or grabbing the container without releasing it, which will only be released when finally the container has been transformed (once the flaps wanted or that correspond have been sealed or sealed and cut) to the cubic, rectangle prismatic or irregular polyhedric shape which is intended to be obtained.
Second Stage:
The initial container will be transformed into a cubic, rectangle prismatic or irregular polyhedric shape or of three or more faces.
This is obtained when by means of a pushing mode such as one or more impact bodies/clamps (6) which hit or hit themselves against/with one or two of the opposite sides (one in front of the other or one on the side of the other) or above any of the corners-vortexes-peaks of the initial container, therefore creating one, two, three, four or more of the flaps or triangles, since that naturally and spontaneously, when the initial container is hit by this clamp (6), this swallows acquiring, by its own, the totally volumetric shape as on 3D, which was expected to be obtained.
Each flap created transmits independently and individually the part that corresponds to the swelling, in a way of soufflé, of the container, independently of the flaps being sealed or cut.
The impact flaps (6) are propelled by linear cylinders or rotating cylinders (16) (pneumatic or electric), and are located or positioned above and/or below or at the left and/or right side of the initial container.
Immediately after, the sealing or sealing and cut clamps (8) are triggered, which will join or hit with/in the lateral surface of the sides of the impact clamp (6), therefore sealing or sealing and cutting one, two, three, four or more of the flaps/triangles that have been previously created.
4—D Model of the Transforming Machine by Means of a Robot:
First Stage: create on the initial container of at least two faces, in an inductive and spontaneous way: one, two, three, four or more of the flaps or triangles that every initial container possesses and, also, at the same time, that the initial container transforms into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body.
In which the claw of the robot that counts with holding clamps grabs and/or blocks and also directs and/or manipulates the initial container, therefore conducting one or more times any of the lateral sides or vortexes of the initial container: with/in/against/above one or more immobile and/or mobile impact clamps of one or two pieces, therefore creating one or two flaps every time.
The initial container may be grabbed both by the crosswise area of the center or to the center as by the center itself, or also by any of its sides and/or ends opposing or contrary to the side where the flaps or triangle shape bodies are going to be created.
This clamp will have the wanted or specified width and length as for to create a flap or triangle, which depending on the width of this: The bigger the width of the impact clamp, the bigger will be the flap. Therefore, at the same time of creating one or more of the flaps or triangles, the initial container of at least two faces: the corresponding part will swell (the bigger the flap, the bigger will be the volume of the container, due to that the size of the wrapping will be reduce but on the other hand there is still the same amount of the packaged content in the interior) transforming this way, in an inductive/natural and spontaneous way, the initial container into a container with the shape of a volumetric tridimensional geometric body shape.
Second Stage: the flaps or triangles that have been created or which are wanted from these: by means of two sealing or sealing and cutting clamps that align themselves, these will seal or seal and cut transversely (or approximately) one, two, three, four or more of these flaps/triangles. Optionally, the flap can also be left: folded and attached, sealed, folded and attached, or sealed without folding.
5—E Model of the Transformer Machine by Means of Two Robots:
First Stage: create in the initial container of at least two faces, in an inductive and spontaneous way: one, two, three, four or more of the flaps or triangles that every initial container possesses and, also, at the same time, that the initial container transforms itself into a tridimensional body shape.
The first robot counts with or has attached on its claw, one or more sets of two or more holding clamps.
The second robot counts or has attached one, two or more double/triple/quadruple sets of clamps as well as any of the pieces, elements or devices of any of the transformer machines of initial containers into 3D containers, of the invention.
The first robot of 5/6 axis, therefore, has the function of directing the initial container into a particular fixed place and in the correct position (also the robot, it it were the case or depending of the transformer machine to be used, it can rotate the container above itself, therefore placing any of its lateral sides in the position wanted), once the initial container is grabbed-held-blocked and/or immobilized but with regulating-adjustable cushioning.
Also, three robots may be used: in which one grabs, directs and/or immobilizes the initial container and the other two robots that count with sets of clamps on their claws, hit with the impact clamp two of the sides (one in front of the other) of the initial container.
Second Stage: the same procedure than the explained in the previous section, in the transformer machine by means of a robot.
6—Procedure through the Creation of Flaps or Triangles, which are Later Attached or Adhered to the Body or the Rest of the Container that has Previously Acquired Already the Shape of a Geometric Body on 3D:
This procedure includes two stages:
First Stage: one or more impact clamps (6) which hit or hit themselves with/against/in the intermediate area (the part wanted between two vertexes or corners), partial area (always leaving without hitting the wanted area of one of the corners or vortexes), end area (hitting only the wanted part of the vortex or corner) or complete area (hitting the totality), or vice versa, of one, two or more of the lateral sides or lateral borders that border the perimeter of the initial container of at least two faces, this way appearing or creating one or more flaps or triangles or one or two flaps or triangles for each lateral side, and for, also, at the same time and instantaneously, the initial container swallows or increases its volume, due to that there has been a reduction (proportional to the size of each clamp or triangle created, since that the bigger the flap, the bigger will be the volume transmitted) of the size of the wrapping of the initial container and maintaining this the same amount of packaged content in the interior, which will cause with this, that in a natural and spontaneous way by itself, the initial container acquires or transforms itself into the shape wanted to be obtained of geometric body on 3D of three or more faces.
Second Stage: immediately after having created the flap(s) or the triangle(s) wanted, and that the initial container has acquire the shape of a volumetric tridimensional geometric body that we wanted to give or obtain, these flaps or triangles (as many as we may want) by means of a mode, will be permanently folded and attached to the rest of the container. Optionally and before the flaps are attached to the container: the flap or triangle may be sealed (by the intersection of the flap and the container) by means of one or more sealing clamps.
7—Procedure to Transform Initial Containers into Containers of Tridimensional Geometric Body by Means of Emptying and Folding:
Transformer of initial containers of at least two faces, into containers of tridimensional geometric body which only contains air and/or gas on the inside.
On this case, it is only about modifying/adapting the packaging machine in vertical/horizontal that manufactures the initial containers and which is available on the markets in the present day, for instead of being able to package or fill with fluid [(liquid or/and pasty . . . ) or/and (air or/and gas . . . )], and with at least one solid or solids/powdered/granulated or without them, fluid (air and/or gas) is packaged or filled only on the inside of the initial containers.
Next, this initial container shall be transformed into the wanted shape of a tridimensional geometric body and afterwards, by means of a way of emptying the air and/or gas contained inside it, it will be emptied, this way being folded over itself. After that, it will be packed and finally, taken to other production plants, where by means of filling, any substance or object wanted will be packaged
Also, it can be adhered/attached on the top part of this type of container, a “dosing cap” of the tetrabrik type, therefore on one hand allowing an easy and practical filling/packaging of the container and, in the other hand, to facilitate the emptying of air of the container with the shape of a tridimensional geometric body.
In any case, these caps are optional, since it would be enough to only introduce any substance or content through any of the dosing necks or outstanding tips that would have been previously created for such end or for the occasion. Therefore, the filling machine in vertical, will perforate the plastic of any of the outstanding necks or tips as a way of dispensers, for later introducing by them anything wanted to be packaged and, finally, once these finish filling, conclude with the sealing or sealing and cutting of this perforated outstanding neck, tip, or mouth.
8—Welding Lines of the Invention and of the Containers Already Transformed with the Shape of a Tridimensional Geometric Body.
Perimeter Welding Lines (1)
Any of the containers transformed on 3D of the invention may carry or have at least one or more than one Perimeter welding lines (2) in vertical, in horizontal or with different degrees of slope.
These welding lines (1) are placed or located in regards to the containers already transformed into the shape of volumetric figure on 3D: in the half or in the middle of any container or of each face of the container, therefore if we cut the container by this welding line (1), this would split in two segments always equal longitudinally or equal halves, being these two halves and provided that we have the container in front of us (detailed view) and in vertical standing position: One twin part of the front side of the container, and the other twin part of the back side of the container already transformed with the shape of the volumetric figure on 3D that was wanted to be obtained or required. These welding lines (1) are located placed or may be located in regards to the initial containers: on any of the perimeter lateral sides (1) that the initial container may have. Being possible to have for each container: one, two, three, four or as many lateral sides (1) that the initial container may have, provided that the initial container has the shape of an irregular figure, or that it is not cubic nor rectangular prismatic.
Perpendicular welding lines (2), that appear or result of the sealing or sealing and cutting action of the flaps or bodies of triangular shape, that have been previously created. There may be placed on each container transformer on 3D as many flaps or triangles that can be created on an initial container. The welding lines (2) are perpendicular to the perimeter lateral sides or welding lines (1).
When it is more optimized is when it is sealed or sealed and cut by the part or area of intersection (or approximate), between the flap and the rest of the container.
Also, these welding lines (2) may be made in different ways, as for example, rectilinear, diagonal, curvilinear, semicircular, semicircular elliptical, semicircular concave or convex, sinuous, of teeth or saw, of many lines in different directions and with the slope and shape wanted.
Also, if we start from an initial container which is sealed by all of it external perimeter contour, at the creation of any of these flaps, by the center of this welding line (2), it can be seen the detail of how exactly there are some perpendicular marks to this welding line (1), due to that at the creation, sealing or sealing and cutting of the flap or triangle, the perimeter welding line is crossed (1) (made by the vertical/horizontal filling machines that manufacture initial containers of at least two faces) with the perpendicular welding line (2).
Edge Welding Lines (3).
Any flexible container or of the containers transformed on 3D of the invention, may carry or at least have one or more edge welding lines (3).
These welding lines (3), can be both horizontal and vertical, or in different degrees of slope and always be left placed or located on the ends or at the laterals (edge) of the containers already transformed on 3D.
These are carried out by means of two sets of pinching clamps (19) with catch/pinch the part wanted from these edges, leaving as the result of the welding sealing, the amount of burr/flap wanted. These weldings are optional, and they are carried out after the initial container has been transformed to the shape of a figure on 3D.
Also, these welding lines (3) have the function of giving or providing more rigidity or consistency to the container, as well as provide a weld line opening through which opening the container.
Longitudinal Welding Lines (4).
Any of the containers transformed on 3D of the invention may carry o have at least one or more than one Longitudinal welding lines (4). On the initial containers, this welding line (4) is located or may be located, if we look at the container facing it in a detailed view, one in the front face and/or the other in the back face, exactly at the middle and longitudinally from the top down or the bottom up.
These welding lines (4), are located or are placed (looking at the container facing it in a detailed view and being this standing, in vertical position and sideways) in regards to the containers already transformed with the shape of a tridimensional geometric body; one in the front face and/or the other in back face, in which this/these are in vertical position (or with different degrees of vertical slope) exactly in the middle and longitudinally from the top down or from the bottom up.
Multiform Welding Lines (5).
Any of the containers transformed on 3D of the invention may carry or have at least one or more of the multiform welding lines (5), in vertical, in horizontal o with different degrees of slope. The welding lines (5) can be done and are placed in regards to the containers already transformed into the shape of a volumetric figure on 3D; on any of the lateral sides or edges both on the top part as on one side and the other, or even also on the lateral edge sides of the lower part of the container on 3D that works as a support base.
These welding lines (5), may be done or are placed in regards to the initial containers: on any of the perimeter lateral sides, but when it is more optimized is when the part wanted from the perimeter lateral sides of the top and/or the side parts on one side and to the other of the initial container is sealed and cut.
The perimeter lateral side is the lowest part of the initial container, the part wanted from it can also be sealed or sealed and cut, although in most of the cases it is left without sealing or sealing and cutting, since this lateral side will later be used (once the initial container has been transformed on 3D) as part of the face or support base where the container on 3D will settle and keep standing.
These multiform welding lines (5) may be carried out or may be had or be of different forms, as for example: rectilinear in horizontal, rectilinear in diagonal, semicircular, curvilinear, semicircular elliptical, semicircular convex or concave, sinuous, of teeth or of saw, of several lines in different directions and with the slope and shape (rectilinear, sinuous, curvilinear, semicircular) wanted.
Next, Different Processes or Techniques of the Invention
9—Multiform Clamps of Sealing and Cutting Over Plane.
A process by which any of the initial containers of at least two faces are going to transform into multiple and different shapes of tridimensional geometric body (unique and spectacular containers due to their complex polyhedric shapes and because, also, in most of the cases, outstanding necks and/or tips/peaks are created in a way of a dispenser, with which one can pour the packaged content in the interior of the container by tearing the fissure already made in the burr or perimeter flap that surrounds any of these tips or peaks.
Therefore, it is only about carrying out the initial container—it can also be done once the initial container has been transformed, by never on the face where flaps have been created) selected or sealed and cuts with a set of two clamps (one of sealing and cutting and the other of impact or normal clamp, which align in parallel and which when triggered placed themselves over plane by both faces of the initial container) one or more of the parts wanted or of the transversal part of the top part (it can also be done on the bottom or on any of the sides that the initial container may have and adding up the sides that may be wanted) of the initial container, in which two or three of the adjacent sides can be caught-smashed if it is an initial container of squared or rectangular shape, or otherwise also of more adjacent sides, if it is an initial container of irregular shape in which there are more than four sides/vortexes.
Sealings and cuttings of multiple and different shapes and combinations can be done between them, of different types of lines: oblique, rectilinear, curved, curvilinear, elliptical, diagonal, sinuous, of saw, etc.
The can also be circular and of the size wanted, producing with these a hole that may be used as a handle in/by which the container already transformed in a tridimensional geometric body may be hung.
This procedure and processes explained in the previous section, in which the parts wanted from the initial container are sectioned, can also be done—same as any method/mechanism/operation—by directly attaching or substituting this type of multiform and multidirectional clamps to the sets of two clamps of the filling and packaging machines in vertical, which are the ones that manufacture the initial container of at least two faces.
10—Impact and Multiform Sealing or Sealing and Cutting Clamps.
The sealing or sealing and cutting of the flaps or triangles it generally transversal and is carried out by the area or line that joins or makes contact between the flap and the body or the rest of the container: it can be done or be originated being this not only rectilinear, but it also can be in diagonal, in curve, of elliptical curve or of semicircle and concave (seeing its vortexes to the inside) or convex (seeing its vortexes to the outside), in the form of saw tips, etc. Depending on one option or another, and also whether it is carried out in four (or the maximum amount that can be originated) of the flaps or in only one, two or three of these, we will obtain a container that, even if it has or it is principally distinguished, the shape of the container already transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body that was pretended to be produced from the beginning, despite these welding lines of different and irregular shapes, will transmit or produce an effect on the container, which will make the volume, the shape or the outline of the container to transform again. In most of the cases, the already transformed container will alter its shape again (more curvy, arched, with vortexes, peaks or tips outstanding, etc.) even not much, since the container will maintain or will continue to show the same shape of the first transformation, as for example happens if we use a sealing or sealing and cutting clamp and an impact clamp in which the two types of clamps have the same form of elliptical semicircle laying in horizontal position in regards to each flap or triangle, since these when triggered and when attaching one to the other are going to seal or seal and cut four of the flaps making that each flaps arches to the outside, with which it will produce the rounding effect on the initial container (of two faces and four lateral sides and with the shape of a rectangular square: causing with this that the initial container transforms into a tridimensional geometric body with the shape of a cylinder or elliptical cylinder.
11—Expelling Clamps.
A process or method to control the exact amount of fluid, we want to be packaged in the interior of the initial container. Therefore, the size of the wrapping of the initial container will be regulated or controlled in regards to the amount of fluid [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] that we want to be packaged in the interior of the initial container of at least to faces.
This is possible, when installing from below and along with the sealing or sealing and cutting clamp or clamps; one expelling clamp located in horizontal position and outstanding a little more in regards to the sealing and sealing and cutting clamp, therefore being able to exercise a smashing in a controlled and adjustable way (to the exact measure wanted to be set) above the two faces from out of the initial container and of at least two faces. This way, it will be expelled upwards and also to the interior of the initial container, which is not sealed yet on the top, the amount of fluid [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] that we want. In turn and at the same time, we also expel in its totality and on its majority, any bubble of residual air that may remain or be found on the interior of the initial container of at least two faces.
Therefore this method has two functions: to calculate the volumetric that we may want the initial container to have, and to reduce or remove the air bubbles from the interior of the initial container.
12—Flap or Triangle Expelling Clamps.
Optionally, this same system already explained in the previous section can also be used or applied with each one of the flaps or triangles before these are sealed and cut, when joining or attaching the sealing or sealing and cutting clamp with/along with the impact clamp. Even if this were the case it will not be very necessary if the clamps (6, 8) are equal or are wider or bigger than the size of the flap or triangle that has been originated, since that, in a natural and spontaneous way, the two faces or the flaps (when joining the sealing/sealing and cutting clamp with the impact clamp) fold and join completely, therefore expelling the content (packed in the interior) that may remain trapped between the two faces of the flap.
Therefore, this process may provide in a more efficient way, even more if fits, in which there is no remaining fluid [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] or solid trapped in the interior of the flap or triangle.
13—Pinching Clamps.
I have also developed a system or process for the containers, once they have been already transformed into the wanted shape of geometric body, to be given (although this is not necessary) more stability, rigidity or consistency, as well as provide a weld line opening through which opening the container, by means of what I have called pinching clamps which are described in the following:
It is about, therefore, carrying out any of the edges on a cubic, rectangular prismatic or irregular polyhedron: a folding in which there is always a remaining burr and/or welding line outstanding to the outside of the edge. This achieves, by means of a set of pinching clamps (one of impact and the other of sealing), that will catch (the part that may be wanted) to the left and to the right of the edge, which will therefore cause that a burr or welding line is produced, outstanding from the container.
The resulting burrs, and provided that the sealing of the container is guaranteed, may be left with the millimeters desired outstanding from the container.
14—Multiform Clamps and Rectilinear Clamps.
A clamps device (or set of 2 parallel clamps) which seals and cuts the containers (or initial containers) of at least two faces transversely and horizontally from the top and the bottom, is a device with two different types of clamps (or sets of two parallel twin clamps) of sealing and cutting, in which one of them is set of parallel twin clamps for sealing and cutting in a rectilinear way in horizontal position (being this the normally used) and the other set of twin and parallel clamps for sealing and cutting will be multiform (never rectilinear in horizontal and if it is going to be of multiple and of different shapes as for example: one or more in diagonal, one or more curvilinear, one or more sinuous, one or more rectilinear with one or more curvilinear, with saw type tip, two or more rectilinear placed on the degrees of different slope wanted, two or more lines in which these can be combined and be of any shape, with the degrees of slope wanted and also in the direction wanted, one or more semicircular and/or elliptical semicircular concave or convex, one or more elliptical semicircular(s) concave or convex with one or more rectilinear on the degrees of slope wanted, etc.)
These two different sets of twin and parallel clamps will interact together by means of mode of going alternating and combining, in which one after the other or one next to the other will be activating themselves, manufacturing with this on each manufacturing cycle (on which these sets of two parallel rectilinear clamps are activated or triggered three times (first: the set of two parallel rectilinear clamps, second: the set of two multiform parallel clamp, third: again the same set of two parallel rectilinear clamps)) at the same time one after the other: two different sealed containers or initial containers of at least two faces, which I have named or called the “ON” container and the “OFF” container.
15—Apply a Second Light Welding by Means of the Filling Machines in Vertical/Horizontal that Manufacture Containers of Two Faces, and Which are Available in the Market Nowadays.
A second lighter welding can be carried out, although this is optional, next or below and very close (at one, two, three millimeters) of any of the perimeter welding lines (1) of the outer perimeter contour of the initial container, which are used to seal the packaged content in the interior of the initial containers. This second light welding is done with few heat transmission in order to alternate the plastic less, so this way and by later doing the welding line (2) of the sealing or sealing and cutting of the flaps or triangles, this has a higher resistance or a better sealing exactly at the center of the flap/triangle, or at the center of the welding line (2) where the cross between the two welding lines (1, 2) is produced.
In order to complete the description being done and with the objective of helping to a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferential example of the practical fulfillment of the same, a set of drawings accompanies as part of the description which has represented in an illustrative and not limiting way, the following:
Each set of triple clamps (6, 8), is joined to a tapped from a pneumatic or electrical linear cylinder, at the same time, these two sets (up and down) are joined to the same frame, which is impelled by a pneumatic or electrical cylinder, with the only function of making the two triple sets to retract to move aside, therefore setting up space (mostly in the top part, above the holding clamps) for the initial container to be able to be introduced within the holding clamps (3), whether falling from a conveyor belt or slide, or for the robot arm or mechanical arm to place the initial container in the exact place and position.
The two impact (6) and sealing (8) or sealing and cutting (8) clamps in this case, have a triangular prism shape.
In this case the impact bodies have been triggered (6), which the initial container has inflated with, acquiring this way the cubic figure but with the four flaps still not being sealed or cut.
The only impact clamp (6) has a cylinder shape and is immobile (6) (since it cannot move), it is also anchored/fixed to the two columns (to the left and to the right) and which, in this case, these two supports (to the left and to the right) form a figure of a cross in V (looking downwards).
Each one of the sealing clamps (8) or sealing and cutting clamps (8), is anchored or fixed to the columns to the left and to the right that support the whole of the machine.
The machine counts with a guiding clamp (13) which is fixed to the tapped of a spin cylinder (16), for moving the container already transformed on 3D to the exterior (conveyor belt, vessel, etc.), but provided that the holding clamp (3)—which is fixed to the linear cylinder (9) in vertical position—is lift upwards impelled by this linear cylinder (9).
Also, an air trigger (15) has been added to them, this way to eject or to throw to the outside or to a conveyor belt (which will slide exactly below), to the container already transformed on 3D.
on the bottom part, a triple set in which the impact clamp has the shape of a cylinder and is immobile (6) (by not being able to move), this is also anchored/fixed to the two columns (to the left and to the right) and which, in this case, these two supports (to the left and to the right) form a figure of a cross in V (looking downwards).
Each one of the sealing and cutting clamps (8), is anchored or fixed to the columns to the left and to the right that support the whole of the machine.
on the top part, a triple set in which the impact clamp has the shape of a cylinder and is mobile (6) since it is not able to move, because this triple set is fixed/anchored to a platform (18) which slides on the highest part, by means of a cylinder (pneumatic or electric) in vertical that propels this triple set, which crosses the platform (18) anchoring to this with screws (adjustable) to the middle line and central spot of this platform (each clamp (6, 8) can go separately, independently anchored to the platform). These two linear transfer units with platform only are used to enable or to leave free space exactly on top of the holding clamp (3), so this way the initial container can be deposited or placed between these holding clamps or at the starting point.
Also, the holding clamp (3) is fixed to the linear transfer unit (17), in order to be able to conduct or transfer, with a movement from left to right of these, with the objective of moving the container already transformed on 3D to a conveyor belt that has been opportunely installed exactly below, and which when these holding clamps (3) open, the container already transformed on 3D will fall exactly above the conveyor belt.
a: Set of two multiform clamps of an only rectilinear place in diagonal, in which this is sealing and cutting by the two faces of the initial container, which has four sides and a squared shape. This sectioned part, once that in the lateral side that acts as a base of this container, two flaps (to the left and to the right) are originated, sealed or sealed and cut, this initial container will transform into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body from
b: the set of two multiform clamps (parallel and twin of an only rectilinear placed in diagonal) and the initial squared container, corresponding to the set of clamps and to the initial container represented on
a: container transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body of irregular polyhedron, with a shape similar to the body of a Bison/Cow. the initial container from which it is started to be transformed, has an irregular shape (not of four sides with all its angles straight, and, on this case, more to the width than to the height), since it has been sealed and cut with multiform clamps by its two faces and by the top part, as indicated with the welding lines (5); on the lowest part of the initial container, a rectilinear has been sealed and cut, placed in horizontal position corresponding to the perimeter welding line (1). Afterward, to this initial container it has been originated, sealed and cut, two flaps or triangles (welding lines (2)) on the lateral side that acts as a base, therefore this initial container has been transformed into an irregular polyhedric container of geometric body on 3D with a shape similar to a Bison or of a Cow. As another option, the number 1 (discarding number 5) of the lateral side of the highest part of the container indicated that since the beginning—before being transformed—this initial container had the shape of a square or of a rectangle, this way the sealing and cutting by the two faces corresponding to the welding line (5) in vertical on the right side of the container has been carried out later with multiform clamps, once the container has already been transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometrical body. In this case, the initial container from which it is started for later being transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometrical body has not been manufactured (although it can also carry them) neither with longitudinal welding lines (4) nor with rectilinear welding lines (1) placed in vertical both on the left side and the right side.
b: the same container from
a: container transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body with the shape of a rectangular prism, higher than wide. The initial container from which it is started to be transformed has a regular shape (of four sides in straight angle), since this does not have a rectangular shape on the lower part and on the highest part of the initial container, a rectilinear has been sealed and cut horizontally, corresponding to the perimeter welding line (1). Subsequently, four flaps or triangles (welding lines (2)) have been originated, sealed and cut to this initial container, two of these on the lateral side (or on the two faces of the container already transformed into a rectangular prism or on 3D) both on the lowest part as on the highest part. In this case, the initial container from which it is started for being subsequently transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body has not been manufactured (although it can also carry them) with longitudinal welding lines (4) on the front face and/or on the back face, nor with rectilinear welding lines (1) placed in vertical both on the lateral side of the left and/or the right side of the initial container. A cap or a straw can be attached to this parallelepiped container, provided that a hole has been previously done on the top face, from where it is possible to introduce a straw or from where the contents packaged on the inside can come out, for example a beverage.
b: container transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body of irregular polyhedron, with a shape similar to the one of a Jar. The initial container from which it is started to be transformed has an irregular rectangular shape (no of four sides in a straight angle) (the two lateral sides of the sides have three times higher length than the lateral sides from the top and the bottom) since a rectilinear has already been sealed and cut diagonally to it with a few degrees of slope (of 10 or 15) with a set of two multiform clamps, both lateral adjacent sides of the highest part (whether of the left side as of the right side) as indicated with the welding line (5); on the lowest part of the initial container, a rectilinear placed in horizontal position has been sealed and cut, corresponding to a perimeter welding line (1). Subsequently, three flaps or triangles (welding lines (2)) have been originated, sealed and cut to this initial container: two on the right side of the lowest part that acts as a base, and one (whether on the left side as on the right side) on the lateral side or on the highest past of this container (or of the initial container). As another option, it can be also sealed and cut once the container has been already transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body, with a set of multiform clamps with the same form, this way to make the same welding line (5) or rectilinear in diagonal of about 10 or 15 degrees of slope, already previously mentioned. In this case, the initial container from which it is started for later being transformed into the shape of a geometric tridimensional body, has not been produced (although it can also carry them) neither with longitudinal welding lines (4) nor with rectilinear welding lines (1) places vertically both on the left side as on the right side.
By falling directly and to the emptiness from a conveyor belt or also from a vertical filling machine which fabricates initial containers of at least two faces, which a strategically exactly located above.
Directed by the claw of the arm of a robot, which has previously picked up and/or
Blocked this initial contained by the top area or part, therefore directing this against or above of the impact clamp (6).
two perimeter or central welding lines (1) on the highest and lowest face that belong to the perimeter welding lines (1) of the initial container of two faces from
four lines of perpendicular welding (2) belonging to the sealing and cutting of the four flaps or triangles that have be previously originated on the initial container from
four lines of edge welding (3): on the four lateral sides or edges in vertical of this container already transformed into the shape of a rectangular prism.
On the other hand, it carries no cap at all, and it does have a hole for a straw.
two perimeter welding lines (1) to the longitudinal half of the highest and lowest face of this container already transformed into the shape of a rectangular prism. All these welding lines (1) are already present or belong to the perimeter welding lines (1) of the initial container of two faces from
four perpendicular welding lines (2) belonging to the sealing and cutting of the four flaps or triangles that have been originated, previously, on the initial container from
four edge welding lines (4) in horizontal (two on the highest face and another two on the lowest face) located on the lateral sides (or edges) both on the highest face as on the lowest one, where the flaps have not been originated, sealed and cut.
four edge welding lines (3): on the four lateral sides or edges in vertical of this container already transformed into the shape of a rectangular prism.
On the top face, it has a cap adhered or attached (by means of a mode such as the contact glue) in order to dose the content of its interior.
There edge welding lines (3) in which the burr, flap or clipped folding can be appreciated, have been produced by means of game of two pinching clamps (19), even though they can also be done directly by means of vertical filling machines that manufacture the initial containers. Also, this edge welding lines (3) will give or provide a higher rigidity and stability to the container already transformer on 3D. It has also a cap adhered on the highest part.
four perpendicular welding lines (2) when two flaps or triangles are originated, sealed and cut, both on the highest face as on the lowest one of the container already transformed on 3D.
a longitudinal welding line (4) in vertical, located on the half of the front face or the face in the back of this container already transformed on 3D
four edge welding lines (4) in horizontal (two on the highest face and another two on the lowest face), located on the lateral sides (or edges) both on the highest face as on the lowest face, where four flaps have not been originated, sealed and cut. Also, it carries a cap (stopper) to serve the content of the interior.
four perimeter welding lines (1) to the longitudinal half of the highest face and of the lowest face and, also, to the longitudinal face of the face in vertical both on the right side as on the left side. All the welding lines (1) are already present or belong to the perimeter welding lines (1) of the initial container of two faces from
four perpendicular welding lines (2) which belong to the sealing and cutting of the four flaps or triangles which have been previously originated on the initial container from
In the other hand, the flap can also be left sealed, but leaving this sealed without being adhered or attached to the rest/body of the transformed container.
Next, a description of the preferential fulfillments of the invention is presented, complementing the information provided in the figures previously described.
According to a first object of the invention, a procedure for transforming an initial flexible container into a final flexible container is presented. The initial container may be both open as closed, it presents at least two faces and it has an external surface and an external perimeter contour, defined by at least a lateral perimeter side, which is partially filled or in its totality by at least one sealed or folded closing. Also, the containers possess a content which is partially or totally fluid, being able to contain [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] and optionally at least one solid or solids, powdered, granulates.
The procedure of the invention comprehends a first stage that tries to push, by using at least one impact body (6), rigid or semi rigid, into one, two or more lateral directions of the external perimeter contour, through hitting or one or more impact bodies (6) hitting themselves against/between/with/in against/with/in the intermediate zone, partial zone, end zone or full zone, of one, two or more of the lateral perimeter sides/borders of the initial container, or vice versa (the lateral perimeter side against/in the clamp/impact body (6)); in such way that part of the fluid is transferred into the contour of the container, increasing the pressure in the interior of the container, as well as producing a local swelling effect, defining at least one flap, or a body of triangular configuration, supplied of faces and external perimeter contour, where simultaneously, on the area of the container which impacts the impact body (6) with, a support face or an area limited by a contour of support, or an additional surface on the external perimeter contour is generated, which allow to keep the container standing steadily, and also the geometric tridimensional configuration of the container is modified.
Flaps can also be originated one by one, two by two, three by three, four by four or more by more, at the same time, without that altering the final outcome of the container transformed on 3D which is what was wanted to be obtained.
Subsequently, a second staged is produced, which refers to keeping the same configuration obtained on the first stage.
Two alternatives are proposed to carry out the second stage:
A first alternative proposed to seal one or more of the faces and/or in part of the external perimeter contour, of a least part of at least one flap or of a body of triangular configuration, defined in the previous stage, using sealing clamps (8) or rigid or semi rigid sealing bodies, which have at least on type of heat source, in order to permanently keep the support face or the area limited by a contour of support, or the additional surface generated in the external perimeter contour.
It is also possible, after carrying out a sealing first, to proceed to cut the flap or body of triangular shape leaving the millimeters wanted of burr and/or welding.
It is also possible to, after carrying out a sealing first, to proceed to the folding and to the attaching and adhesion of the flap or figure of triangular shape to the rest/body of the container.
A second alternative refers to carry out a folding of the flap, or the body of triangular configuration to the rest of the container, and then to adhere such flap or such body of triangular configuration to the rest of the container by using an adhesion method, as for example contact glue or hot air.
On any of the cases, the sealing of the flap or flaps is carried out preferentially in an area of intersection of each flap with the rest of the container. In function of the circumstances, the flaps may be cut leaving burrs of more or less thickness, or substantially null.
On any of the cases exposed, the first stage of pushing may be carried out directing the initial container into the body of impact (6), whether it is manually or by using any other automated solution, as a robot supplied with claws to grab the container.
In the other hand, as shown on the figures, in order to facilitate the transformation of the containers of at least two faces into containers on 3D, specially in vertical machines, there is the possibility of incorporating an additional step of catching and/or put pressure inwards or outwards of the container in order to put pressure on the fluid packaged in the interior of the container to the ends of the contour of the container, by means of one or more holding clamps (3) or one or more sets of two or more holding clamps (3), preferable in an area non adjacent to the area or to the lateral perimeter sides in which the flaps or bodies of triangular configuration will be originated. The holding clamps (3), in turn, are configured to retract by means of a type of cushioning, when the bodies of impact (6) act, this way to allow that the container can swell or acquire the shape of a tridimensional body.
According to a preferential example, the pushing stage comprehends the generation of a hole, as well as to push and block in the totality of two or more of the lateral perimeter sides of the container by means of bodies of impact (6) and/or surfaces of impact and/or support that actuate in different directions in order to adapt the container to the hole. Particularly, as shown and explained on
According to a preferential example, the pushing stage comprehends the use of a set of two clamps or two clamps (one impact clamp (6) and one sealing or sealing and cutting clamp (8)) which align themselves and are placed diagonally and to the sides (to the left and to the right) in regards to each vortex, corners or peak of the initial container of at least two faces. These two clamps (6, 8) are actuated or will be impelled forward by means of a linear cylinder (9) or of spin (16), this way to hit or bump against each one of them in/with/against one of the two adjacent sides of each vortex, corner or peak of the initial container, therefore originating a flap or body of triangular shape.
Following this, the sealing and sealing and cutting clamp (8) will seal or seal and cut the flap by the transversal line or of intersection (or approximate) between the flap and the body or the rest of the container.
Each flaps responds independently in relation to the others, in other words, the flaps can be originated, sealed and cup; one by one, two by two, three by three, four by four, or more by more.
This way, therefore, with this set of two clamps (6, 8) and depending on the part caught or pushed to the interior of the lateral sides adjacent to the vortexes or to the corners, an only flap or triangle of bigger or smaller size will appear or originate spontaneously at that moment (bigger the flap, bigger will be the volume transmitted to the rest or body of the container) outstanding to the exterior of the rest or the body of the container. The flaps or triangles are formed due to that one of the two lateral adjoining sides in which each vertex or corner is composed, folds to the inside or to the outside until making contact or to achieve to almost join or make contact with the other part of the other lateral side adjacent to this same vortex, corner or end. The flap or triangle, therefore, remains placed or is placed, outstanding to the exterior of the container, in position of perpendicularity or verticality (totally or almost totally) regarding to the lateral sides or faces of the container already transformed.
According to another aspect of the intervention, a perfection on the elaboration of tridimensional containers is described, for example of the Tetrapack type, SIG, ipi or similar, which is general are meant to contain liquids, such as juices, milt, etc. . . . and on the ones that some fluid with solids are also complementarily packaged or filled. Such containers are obtained and are simultaneously filled in vertical machines from sheets of film reels. The film of the reels may be previously marked (punched with holes/dents) with foldings in order to facilitate the configuration of the container. In general, first a container body is obtained from the winded film and then the outstanding flaps from the container body are configured. In the case of the film previously marked, the flaps are predefined by means of the referred folding marks. The invention proposes to treat such flaps the same way that the previously mentioned flaps are treated, in other words, once the flaps are configured by means of another procedures, proceed to seal such flaps or, alternatively, in a way analogue to the previously described, fold them and adhere them, or also seal them and then cut them.
In particular, the proposed procedure includes the following stages:
generate a container body from the film on the reel; and
configure flaps or bodies or triangular configurations standing out from the body of the container, with faces and of external perimeter contour; characterized by the following additional steps:
to seal, by one of more of the faces and/or in part of the external perimeter contour, of at least part or at least one flap or of a body of triangular configurations, defined on the previous stage, by using sealing clamps (8) or rigid or semi rigid sealing bodies that have at least on type of heat source in order to permanently keep the face of support or the zone limited by a contour of support, or the additional surface generated in the external perimeter contour;
And, optionally:
fold the flap, or the body of triangular configuration to the rest of the container, and
adhere such flap, or such body of triangular configuration to the rest of the container, by employing a means of adhesion, for example, contract glue or hot air.
Same way as for the procedures of transformation of containers previously described, this procedure can also include an additional step of totally or partially cutting at least one of the flaps or bodies of triangular configuration, sealed, employing at least one means of cutting or cutting element, for example a blade installed on the cutting clamp.
According to an additional aspect of the invention, several fulfillments of machines used to transform containers are continuously described with the help of the figures previously described.
According to a first fulfillment, a machine for transforming a flexible, open or closed container of at least two faces and with an external surface and of an external perimeter contour is presented, defined by at least a lateral perimeter side, which is partly or totally sealed by at least a sealed closing, where at least a part of the content of the containers comprehends some fluid, [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] and optionally with at least one solid or solids/granulates/powders or without them,
where the machine is characterized because it includes:
cylinders or clamps which can be fixed and/or anchored by means of a type of transport as for example the one with one, two or more columns, one, two or more platforms (18), one, two or more units of linear transfer (17), to the tappet of a cylinder of one, two or more clamps:
one or more sensors (1) which will detect the initial container (or any other element, piece of action of the machine) once this has been introduced or deposited on any of the machines of the invention or between the holding clamps (3);
at least one impact clamp or body (6), rigid or semi rigid, mobile (actuated by means of a type of impelling as for example a linear cylinder (9) or spin cylinder (16) and/or at least one impact clamp or body (6) rigid or semi rigid, immobile, which when pushed in one, two or more lateral directions of the external perimeter contour, by means of the hitting or hitting one or more impact bodies (6) against/between/with/in the external perimeter contour of one, two or more lateral perimeter sides, or vice versa, at least one flap or triangular geometric body of one, two or more of the lateral perimeter sides or external perimeter contour of an initial container are originated;
one or more sealing clamps (8) or sealing and cutting clamps (8) (these are actuated by means of a type of impelling as for example a linear cylinder (9) or a spin cylinder (16)) which is used to seal or to seal and cut by one or more of the faces and/or in part of the external perimeter contour, of at least part of at least one flap or of a body of triangular configuration, defined on the previous stage, employing sealing clamps (8) or rigid or semi rigid sealing bodies, which have at least one type of heat source to permanently keep the face of support or the area marked by a contour of support, or the additional surface generated on the external perimeter contour.
According to a second fulfillment, a machine for transforming a flexible, open or closed container of at least two faces and with an external surface and of an external perimeter contour is presented, defined by at least a lateral perimeter side, which is partly or totally sealed by at least a sealed closing, where at least a part of the content of the container comprehends some fluid, [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] and optionally solids, granulates, powders where the machine is characterized because it includes:
cylinders or clamps which can be fixed and/or anchored by means of a type of transport as for example the one with one, two or more columns, one, two or more platforms (18), one, two or more units of linear transfer (17), to the tappet of a cylinder of one, two or more clamps:
one or more sensors (1) which will detect the initial container (or any other element, piece of action of the machine) once this has been introduced or deposited on any of the machines of the invention or between the holding clamps (3);
one, two or more sets (triple and/or quadruple of clamps (6, 8)) and/or (one or two double sets) in which the impact clamp (6) of one, two or more of the double, triple or quadruple sets are mobile actuated by means of a type of impelling as for example a linear cylinder (9) or a spin cylinder (16)) and/or a clip cylinder/cylinder of double tappet and double linear or spin effect) and/or immobile; where the body or clamp of impact (6) of these sets of clamps (6, 8) originate, when pushing one, two or more lateral directions of the external perimeter contour, by means of the hitting or hitting between one or more impact bodies (6) against/between/with/in the external perimeter contour of one, two or more lateral perimeter sides, or vice versa, one, two or more flaps or triangular geometric bodies of one, two or more of the lateral perimeter sides or external perimeter contour of an initial container; and
in which the sealing clamp (8) or sealing and cutting clamp (8) seals or seals and cut by one or more of the faces and/or in part of the external perimeter contour, of at least part of at least one flap or of a body of triangular configuration, defined on the previous stage, by employing sealing clamps (8) or rigid or semi rigid bodies of sealing, which have at least one type of heat source, in order to permanently keep the area marked by a contour of support, or the additional surface generated on the external perimeter contour, where also the sealing clamps (8) and the bodies of impact (6) are selected between:
The two sets of clamps (triple and/or quadruple (6, 8)) and or (one or two sets of double clamps) align or are aligned and have a separation between them in which at least as a minimum, the container or initial container enters, is introduced between them, as it also optionally has a trap door (10) [propelled by a linear and/or spin cylinder] which is positioned and moves away exactly below the initial container of holding clamp (3); therefore to act as a base of support for the initial container prior to its transformation, where the trap door is adjusted in height and has the function of putting the initial container on the exact height wanted, this way the holding clamps (3) grab the initial container—which is standing—by the zone of the center, of the edges or the zone not adjacent of the lateral perimeter side in which the flaps or triangular geometric bodies are originated.
According to a third fulfillment, a machine for transforming flexible containers is presented, characterized for having one, two or more additional holding clamps (3) or one, two or more sets of two or more clamps or pairs of holding clamps (3), this way in order to catch and/or exercise pressure to the interior or to inside the container, moving the fluid (packaged on the interior of the container) to the ends of the contour or perimeter side of the container, preferable in an area not adjacent to the area of the flaps or bodies of triangular configuration, where the holding clamps (3) are configured to retract by means of a type of cushioning, when the bodies of impact (6) actuate, in order to improve the formation of the flaps or triangular geometric bodies.
According to a fourth fulfillment, a machine for transforming a flexible, open or closed container of at least two faces and with an external surface, and of an external perimeter contour is presented, defined by at least one perimeter side, which is partially or totally filled by at least on sealed closing, where at least a part of the content of the container comprehends some fluid, [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] and optionally with at least one solid or solids/granulates/powders or without them,
where the machine is characterized because it includes:
cylinders or clamps which can be fixed and/or anchored by means of a type of support as for example one, two or more columns, one, two or more platforms (18), one, two or more units of linear transfer (17), at least one cylinder or at least one clamp;
at least one sensor to detect the initial container and/or also the performance of the machine;
a triple or quadruple set of clamps (6, 8) (or also two double sets of clamps (6, 8)) on the top part, and
a triple or quadruple set of clamps (6, 8) (or also two double sets of clamps (6, 8)) on the bottom part, on which the set of clamps (6, 8) of the top part and the one from below are aligned or align themselves vertically and have a separation between them in which at least as a minimum the container already transformed or the initial container may pass or enter between these two sets of clamps (6, 8).
The impact clamp(s) (6) of each set [(triple and/or quadruple) and/or one or two double sets] are fixed to the tappet of a spin cylinder (16) [on which the impact clamp (6) of these double/triple/quadruple sets may be, in turn, fixed or not to the tappet of a linear cylinder (9) in vertical], and the sealing clamps (8) or sealing and cutting clamps (8) of each triple/quadruple set of clamps (6, 8) is fixed to its corresponding impact clamps (6).
From here, the initial container will hit or bump whether falling to the emptiness or whether dragged by a mechanical arm or robot arm, first over the top part of the impact clamps (6) therefore originating one or two flaps. After that, the sealing or sealing and cutting clamps (8) when actuated, catch and hold the flaps originated, which are optionally sealed but not cut (sectioned), therefore leaving the container held by both clamps (6, 8), this way immediately after the container spins 180° [due to that the impact clamp (6) is fixed to the tappet of a spin cylinder (16)] downwards without falling, and next the other lateral side parallel to the lateral side where the flaps have been originated hits or bumps (or vice versa) against/over/on the other impact clamp (6) which is located on the bottom part.
Finally, the flaps or triangular geometric bodies originated both on a lateral side as on the other will be sealed or sealed and cut by the sealing (8) or sealing and cut clamps. [Optionally the flaps will also be sealed and adhered or be folded and attached].
Once the initial container is transformed into the shape or geometric body on 3D wanted, the impact clamp will rotate 180° down to deposit the container in a conveyor belt, vessel or box.
This transformer machine on 3D is more optimized when it is used with initial container of big size as for example the half liter, on liter or two liters, in which for example liquids or thicks are packaged on their interior.
The machine may incorporate a column in vertical where two sets of clamps (double, triple, quadruple) are fixed and anchored where the impact clamp (6) of any clamp is joined to the tappet of a spin cylinder (16) and which, in turn, this last is fixed or anchored in horizontal position and creating a straight angle in regards to the column. This cylinder spins 180 degrees or 360 degrees. The two sets of clamps are aligned in perfect symmetry one below the other. The distance between them depends on the length of the height of the initial container being this in standing vertically, in other words: it should be possible to fit or pass the initial container between these two sets of clamps without touching any of these sets of clamps. Also, there are optical or infrared sensors (1).
An obtainable container is an additional object of the invention according to the previously proposed method, and the preferential fulfillments of such methods for the transformation of containers that comprehend a first stage or pushing to define the flap and afterwards:
without making anything in it;
fold the flap and adhere/attach the flap to the rest of the container;
seal the flap;
seal the flap and then fold and adhere/attach it to the rest of the container;
seal the flap and then fold it.
The obtained container may show, according to different fulfillments shown and described by means of the figures, perpendicular sealing lines (2) which are perpendicular to the sealed closing of the contour of the initial container or to the own external perimeter contour.
Model of a Vertical Transformer Machine that Transforms Initial Containers into Containers with a Tridimensional Geometric Body.
1st Stage:
We have to place the initial container on a vertical standing position between the holding clamps (3) (propelled by a clip cylinder or of two linear cylinders (9) or of double tapper or double effect) which will catch/grab and/or immobilize by the area wanted from this, preferentially by the are or part of the initial container non adjacent to the lateral perimeter side where the flaps are going to be originated, by the area of the center (or approximate) of the initial container.
It comprehends the different ways to carry out with it:
A) The conveyor belt that transfers the initial container is adequately articulated as for being able to spin laterally and vertically when an object placed exactly below the conveyor belt obstructs its path, therefore this way also, being the initial container placed in vertical position but still being to the side.
It will be, then, as a second linear conveyor belt (this will not spin and, also, will have on each side, rigid bars or an elevated surface to enough height as for the initial container not to be able to tilt-lean to any side, and therefore be able to stand vertically at all times) which runs to the side of the first conveyor belt, which receives this initial container in vertical position but to the side.
Next, for this to be able to stand vertically (it already is) but standing and not to the side, there will be a transversal bar or an object, as a way of lever, and almost touching the top surface of the second conveyor belt, this way, as the initial containers are transferred or are in movement, they spin a quarter of a turn when being blocked by the bottom part by this outstanding bar placed transversely in regards to the second conveyor belt.
Once we already have the initial container in vertical position and standing, they will accumulate one after the other, for finally these being deposited or to fall exactly between the holding clamps (3) when the trap door opens (10). It is also possible dropping the initial container in vertical into a second conveyor belt, which has separators and/or supports.
B) The initial container which is transferred in horizontal position lying on a first conveyor belt will be picked up directly by the arm-claw of a robot of 5/6 axis, therefore this way it is deposited exactly between the holding clamps (3) (propelled by a clip cylinder or of two linear cylinders (9) or of double tapper or double effect) or also by means of the hand of a person or the claw of a robot of 4/5/6 axis which will be used to grab the initial contained by the top part, for then deposit it between the holding clamps (3).
For any of the two options:
There may be a height-adjustable trap door (10) in the machine or underneath the holding clamps (3), with the only function of putting the initial container to the precise height, as for, precisely, the holding clamps (3) go through the initial container which is in vertical position, exactly by the part of the center or the middle part of it, therefore the same amount of the initial container outstands over the top and under the bottom of these holding clamps.
In the option of the letter (A), the trap door will be indispensable.
In the option of the letter (B) it will not be necessary—even though it can carry it—since the movements of the arm of the robot may be entered (by introducing parameter through the computer and with digital camera) to the millimeter, making easier the exact location (to the left or to the right) and to the exact height that the robot will keep the initial container suspended, for later the holding clamps (3) (propelled by a clip cylinder or of two linear cylinders (9) or of double tappet or double effect) to catch it exactly by the center area of this or by the area wanted from this.
2nd Stage
The initial container will be transformed into the shape of a tridimensional volumetric geometric body, by the action of frontal, oblique or diagonal hitting of the impact clamps (6) which are propelled or actuated by linear cylinders (9) or spin cylinders (16), and which are positioned or placed above and/or below the initial container or holding clamps (3), in this type of machine.
After this, the sealing or sealing and cutting clamps (8) will be actuated, this way to seal or seal and cut/section one, two, three, four or more (provided that the initial container from which we start to be transformed has an irregular shape with more than four vertexes) of the flaps. (It can also be done by means of a way for folding or folding and adhering/attaching at least one of the flaps or triangles to the rest/body of the container).
This way, the container already transformed will remain in time with the shape of a tridimensional geometric body which was pretended or wanted to be obtained or give.
Both types of clamps (6, 8) may be fixed in/over the same frame or go separately individually ones from the others.
On any case, they can be placed in the following ways:
The impact clamp (6) can be fixed or anchored directly to one or two of the columns in vertical/horizontal/different degrees of slope and also, in turn, this clamp may be fixed or anchored to the tappet both of a linear cylinder (9) and of a spin cylinder (16) of a platform (18) propelled by units of transfer (17) such as a frame or chassis in which at the same time this is fixed or attached to a linear cylinder (9) or a spin cylinder (16).
The sealing and cutting clamps (8) which can be attached or fixed to one of the columns in vertical/horizontal/different degrees of slope to the right or to the left, to the impact clamp (6) by means of a clip cylinder or linear cylinder (9) or of double tappet and double effect, attached to the platform managed by two units of linear transfer. Also, in turn, this clamp (8) may be fixed or anchored to the tappet both of a linear cylinder (9) or spin cylinder (16), such as a frame or chassis in which this may also be fixed or attached to a linear cylinder (9) or a spin cylinder (16).
In the other hand, both clamps may also be attached or fixed to the same column.
The different sets of clamps (6, 8) attached or not over the same frame, may be arranged or placed regarding to the initial container, in the following ways:
Set of double clamps which is placed diagonally regarding to the tips from the initial container, and is composed of an impact clamp (6) and a sealing and cutting clamp (8).
Set of triple clamps which is place in front (frontal) and parallel to the lateral, edge, welding line of the two sides (the one on the top and the one on the bottom) of the initial container. It is composed of an impact clamp (6) in the center and two sealing and cutting clamps (8) to the left and to the right of the impact clamp (6).
Set of quadruple clamps which is place in front (frontal) and parallel to the lateral, edge, welding line of the two sides (the one on the top and the one on the bottom) of the initial container. It is composed of two impact mini clamps (6) joint between them and in the middle, and two sealing and cutting clamps (8) to the left and to the right of the clamp (6).
They operate the following way:
After the first stage and immediately, the impact clamp (6) will be actuated propelled by a cylinder or actuator (linear or of spin) in order to penetrate and adhere over/on the intermediate area/part of the sides or areas adjacent to the four vortexes of the initial container, and by the part from the above and/or below of this initial container.
An adjustable cushioning system such as a spring may be added between the joint of the tappet and this clamp (6) as a method for guaranteeing the homogeneity of the containers produced, since this way the impact clamp (6) may hit against the holding clamp (3) since this one retracts, therefore this clamp (6) will always remain adhered to the holding clamp (3), working this way as a measure for the clamp (6) to push or introduce to the interior the same amount or part of the lateral perimeter sides of the initial container.
On every hitting action and for each impact clamp (6) one or two flaps or triangles will be originated and, at the same time, it will case the initial container to swell, as a soufflé, to acquire this way the shape of a tridimensional geometric body which was wanted to be transformed or obtained.
Therefore, depending on the depth that we let the impact clamp (6) to penetrate to the interior of the initial container, the flaps originated will be of bigger size, so we will obtain a transformer container with bigger volume and more volumetric and, on the contrary, the wrapping of the container has been reduced in size. Also due to the fact that bigger flaps have been originated, sealed or sealed and cut, this will cause the initial container to transform itself into a shape of a geometric body on 3D, more square and with less height.
In turn, other factors influence also, such as for example: the size or the width of the impact clamp (6) in relation to the width of the sides of the initial container (more width=less flap), of the amount of fluid contained [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] and at least one solid or solids/granulates/powders or without them, on the interior of the initial containers.
In any case, the frontal bump hitting action by means of the impact clamps (6) will produce, same way and naturally and spontaneously, that the initial container swell as a soufflé, independently from the other flaps or triangles originated to be sealed or cut and sealed.
The impact clamps (6) may carry or have, on their ends and both lateral sides and on the surface that acts as a support or as the base for the clamp (8), a rubber or any other piece or material that may be suitable as for guaranteeing the good performance of the system or welding method to be used or employed.
The impact clamps (6) may be of two types:
1) of one piece.
2) of two separated pieces that align themselves, in which both remain attached one to the other, in the following way:
a—both (6) joint by two or more fixed bars.
b—both (6) joint by a pneumatic or electric mini cylinder of double tappet and double effect, this way to move-open to the exterior (until almost making contact with the sealing and cutting clamps (8) which will be placed and aligned exactly in front) for the flaps to form properly by impeding or facilitating that no wrinkles or foldings are formed in the area of the container or the line of the joint, between the flap and the rest of the container. It could also help the flap to form properly or complete and, at the same time, to expel from the flap the fluid [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] and with at least one solid or solids/granulates/powders or without them.
Also, the impact clamps (6) may carry, adhered to the surface or external lateral sides where they receive the bump from the sealing and cutting clamp, a rubber, the fact of not carrying it, or being of any other piece or material not suitable to guarantee the good operation or performance of the system or method for welding which will be used or employed.
But in any case, all the types of impact clamps (6) have the same objective: other than serving to create flaps and to transform the container into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body wanted and to act as a surface of support for a sealing and cutting clamp (8). Also, if the clamps (6, 8) were not joint on the same frame, the impact clamp (6) will be used to indicate where the sealing and cutting clamps (8) should be located and standing (to align in a line).
Next, instantaneously and simultaneously, the sealing clamps or sealing and cutting clamps (8) are actuated propelled by an actuator or linear cylinder (9) and/or spin cylinder (16) or pneumatic or electric clip cylinder, this way to hit or bump against the impact clamp (6) and, at the same time, to catch/trap the flap between the two clamps (6, 8), for after, by means of a heat source or welding system, (resistance, ultrasound head, laser, or rotation, thermal sheet, by friction . . . ) to seal or to seal and to cut the flap, preferentially by the part or the side or line transversal of intersection of the flap with the rest of the container already transformed into the shape of shape of a tridimensional geometric body on 3D.
The cutting of the flap can be done my means of a way for example of a blade.
This clamp (8) can also carry, between the tappet and the clamp itself, a cushioning system by means of a way for example a spring, this way to join or hit without brusqueness against the impact clamp (6). Also, it may have at the end of the tappet, a ball that fits or is introduced into the empty semi spherical cap or cushioning (a little more than the half of an empty sphere) which will be fixed on the part of the back of the sealing clamp (8) or sealing and cutting clamp (8).
In every process the holding clamps (3), always keep the container grabbed, for only releasing it when this has been already transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body which was pretended or wanted.
All the type of clamps, elements, devices or pieces or this machine can be adjusted both in height as in linear length.
The clamps (6, 8) or sets of double, triple or quadruple clamps or also every flap or triangle can actuate or sealed themselves—as many as there are on each machine—all at the same time or separated individually, one by one, two by two, three by three, four by four, or more by more, since this does not affect at all the final result of the container of tridimensional geometric body that we would wanted to obtain from the beginning.
Also, it can also be added to this vertical transforming machine of initial containers on 3D, or may randomly comprehend multiple possible combinations, of at least one or less than one of the following elements, devices, pieces or clamps:
A) Trap door (10) which is placed below the holding clamp (3) of the initial container, to act as a support base for the initial container, which other than being able to be adjusted (different heights), will also be used for the holding clamps (3) to remain aligned exactly to the intermediate line (which transversely divides in two equal halves) or central middle area of the initial container which will be in vertical position.
This will be triggered by a pneumatic or electric cylinder (9) as well as, also, by a pneumatic or electric spin cylinder (16) which is anchored or fixed to one of the columns.
B) Fixing bars (11) which delimit the exact place where the initial container is deposited.
This way, it will be of more help if it fits, that the initial container prior to being grabbed and pressed by the holding clamps, to be in perfect verticality without bending or crushing the bottom part of the container.
It is only necessary in some type of initial containers that tend to fold or bend, whether for being manufactured with materials of few gauges (50-60) or whether because they are initial container of a considerable size and weight as the ones of the containers of half liter or one liter.
C) Locking bar (12) which helps that the initial container, which has been deposited by the lateral and above the trap door, to stand exactly in the place indicated by this bar. This system is used when the clamps (6, 8) from above of the holding clamp (3) cannot move forward or backwards to clear the area this way.
D) Guide clamp (13) which is used only for propelling out of the machine the containers already transformed in the shape of a cubic figure which remain supported above the clamps (6, 8) of the lower part, since the machine does not count anymore with devices such as the units of transfer (17), spin cylinders for dump truck (16) or simply no count with more linear cylinders.
The guide clamp (13) is connected to the tappet of a linear cylinder (9) or of pneumatic/electric spin.
This clamp (13) has the shape of a straight line or whether it has, to the middle of the straight line, a curve with an angle of about 20°, conditioned this way, for the initial container already transformed into a new shape of cubic figure, to be ejected—pushed by the guide clamp (13)—in a straight line to finally fall above a conveyor belt, vessel or box.
E) Sweeping bristles (14) which will carry out the same function than the guide clamp, in other words, to eject out of the machine the containers already transformed into the shape of a cubic figure, but which in this case, the bristles are hooked or fixed to the edge of one of the two sides with more length of the trap door (10). These fall down.
F) Air shooter (15) which is used to impel or to more away the containers already transformed into a shape of a cubic figure, to the outside or to a box, vessel or conveyor belt which, precisely, are placed below the vertical machine.
This is fixed to the column and situated or placed at the same height than the one of the container already transformed into the shape of a cubic figure.
G) Spin cylinder/engine for dump truck (16) pneumatic or electric cylinder/engine which is anchored or fixed to one of the columns. They have two functions:
g1) to be used to enable space (rotating upwards) for the initial container to be introduced between the holding clamps (3) without difficulties, if it is above the clamps from the top part,
g2) every time it is placed below on the bottom part, to be used to knock the container over—once it has been already transformed into the shape of a cubic figure—turning it downwards, this way to, by its own, end up falling above a conveyor belt, vessel or box.
H) Units of linear transfer (17) pneumatic or electric which anchor or fix into the columns. Depending on their function there are two types:
h1) two units of linear transfer (17) with a platform (18) which are parallel and make couple to the left and to the right of the machine.
The clamps (6, 8) are placed or installed over/on this platform to facilitate, this way, that, in one hand, (provided that these are installed in the top part) they leave free space for the initial container to be deposited between the holding clamps (3); and in the other side, if the platform (18) with two units of linear transfer, would transfer the clamps (6, 8) from the top part (6, 8) of the bottom part, these will be used for the containers already transformed into the shape of a cubic figure and the flaps that were wanted to be sealed and cut, to be able to fall without difficulty and without obstructions to a conveyor belt (opportunely placed under the machine), vessel or box.
h2) a unit of individual linear transfer (17) which transfers the holding clamp (3) and, at the same time, the initial container, this way for being able to move away both from placing exactly above of the clamps of sets of clamps (6, 8), this way therefore, when the holding clamps (3) are opened, the cubic container falls over a conveyor belt, box or vessel.
3a Stage [c]:
The flaps or triangles already sealed and cut (sectioned) separate from the container already transformed into a volumetric tridimensional geometric body, in the following ways:
a) by blowing, orientation or direction to a specific location.
b) by falling directly to the floor or over a vessel-box, since that under the vertical machine there is no conveyor belt or anything that prevents it. In the case that a conveyor belt is installed under the vertical machine, these are the possibilities given:
c) by passing from a conveyor belt to another, since there is a space between them, big enough as for the flaps that will always be smaller, to fall into the floor or over a vessel.
d) by means of a conveyor belt with mesh, since it counts with holes wide enough as for, by their own, the flaps to fall to the floor of over some vessel, which will be placed exactly underneath.
The containers already transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body, separate from the container in the following ways:
a) by falling directly into a vessel or box, since that under the vertical machine there is not a conveyor belt or anything that may prevent it.
b) by falling directly into a conveyor belt that runs exactly or is installed underneath and/or to the side of the vertical machine of the invention by means of a unit of linear transfer (17) which transfers or directs the holding clamp (3) and also the container—since these are fixed or anchored to this unit of transfer (17)—from left to right, this way freeing the area of below where the clamps (6, 8) are located or are placed or any of the elements, devices or pieces of the own vertical machine.
c) by falling by means of a trap door (10) or from another conveyor belt, directly to a/another conveyor belt or also to a box or vessel.
d) be trapped/grabbed (selected) and directed by the claw of the arm of a robot or also by the clamp(s) of a mechanical arm.
e) by means of an air shooter (15) oriented or directed for propelling the container already transformed container into a specific place.
d) by means of a guide clamp (13).
Pinching Clamps (19)
According to a preferential fulfillment, in order to elaborate the containers, pinching clamps (19) can be added to the edge or external surface of the container in order to generate by means of the sealing, at least one line of the edge type (4) to provide rigidity and stability to the container.
These are folded or smashed by pinching or catching any of the edges a container already transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body, for a burr or flap outstanding to the outside of the edge to be originated and then every set of two pinching clamps to seal this burr or flap originated in the edge. Optionally, they can also seal and cut or seal and attach the burr to the rest of the container.
The objective immediate of this technique or process is to provide or to give to any of the containers already transformed into a shape of tridimensional geometric body a higher consistency and stability, even though it is not necessary, since that without this application or process, which is optional, the containers are already stable and consistent, keeping standing on their own.
Each set of two pinching clamps (one of impact and the other of sealing and cutting) can be placed to carry out or to actuate with the movements similar to the ones of a normal set of two clamps, or otherwise it can also carry out the movements similar to those from a common clip.
These pinching clamps (19), once the container is grabbed and/or immobilized and this being transformed to the shape of a tridimensional geometric body, will clamp, pinch or catch between the two pinching clamps, any of the edges of the container, for then after these two pinching clamps (19) join to both sides of the edge, seal or seal and cut the part wanted from this edge/burr which has been pinched/trapped. The sets of pinching clamps (19) can move or actuate in the following ways:
6.1) Lineally and exactly in front in regards to the edge, which may be impelled by means of a way such as one or more linear cylinders (9) or spin cylinders (16) or of clip.
In this case, there are two possibilities of action and movements:
6.1.1: the set of two pinching clamps (19) which is located in front of any of the edges, will go forward (the distance wanted) hitting this way the two faces/sides adjacent to the edge. Following this, the two pinching clamps will close and join one with the other [since each one of the two pinching clamps (19) is fixed to the tappets of a linear cylinder (9) in which, at the same time, this two linear cylinders are fixed to the tappet of a linear cylinder (9) or of spin (16)] this way forming the burr of flap which will be sealed or sealed and cut leaving the millimeters wanted from it.
But also, being optional, once the two clamps (19) have the flap or burr trapped and before this is sealed or sealed and cut, the two clamps can go backwards in order to make the flap or burr to stretch, with the only purpose of assuring that fits, the creation of this flap or burr more stretched and without any wrinkle or folding.
6.1.2: the set of two pinching clamps (19) which is placed aligned exactly on one side and on the other of the edge, will only go forward (the distance wanted) this way hitting the two sides or faces adjacent to the edge, therefore originating the burr or flap, which after and instantly, these two parallel pinching clamps will seal or seal and cut this burr or flap, leaving the millimeters wanted from it. Each one of these pinching clamps (19) may be fixed or attached to the tappet of a linear cylinder (9), or otherwise it can also be fixed or attached to the tappet of a linear cylinder of double tappet and double effect.
But also, being optional, one the two clamps (19) have the flap and the burr trapped and before this is sealed or sealed and cut, the two clamps may go backwards, therefore making the flap stretch, with the only intention of making the flap be better formed by being more stretched and without any wrinkle or folding.
6.2) Lineally and exactly in front in regards to the edge but with a movement similar to the ones of a clip, which may be impelled by means of a way such as one or more linear cylinders (9)/spin cylinders (16) and/or of double tappet and double effect: in which the two clamps (19) are joint by a transversal axis located to the middle, and between clamp (19) and clamp (19) and on the part of the back or more to the back of the transversal axis, a cylinder of double tappet double effect or otherwise also two linear cylinders (9) placed vertically which impels each one of them to each one of the two clamps (19). Therefore, while it goes forward (the distance wanted) in order to hit the two sides or faces adjacent to the edge, it can open itself or previously be completely open, this way originating the burr or flap, which then and instantly, these two parallel pinching clamps will seal or seal and cut this burr or flap, leaving the millimeters wanted from it.
But also, being optional and once the two clamps (19) have the flap trapped and before this is sealed or sealed and cut, the two clamps may go backwards, therefore making the flap or burr stretch, with the only intention of making the flap be better formed.
Following this, with the help of the figures, several preferential fulfillments are proposed for a number of especially remarkable containers.
1.—The transformed container may be originated from an initial container of squared or rectangular shape, as well as two flaps have been generated, which have been adhered, sealed, sealed and adhered or sealed and cut, obtaining a container with a face of support with rectangular or squared shape.
2.—Be part of an initial container of squared or rectangular shape, as well as three flaps have been generated, which have been adhered, sealed, sealed and adhered or sealed and cut, obtaining a container with a parallelepiped shape with a face of support with rectangular or squared shape, as well as an additional flap has been generated, opposed to the face of support, and which has not been sealed nor cut, to define a dispenser neck or outstanding neck.
3.—Be part of an initial container of squared or rectangular shape, as well as four flaps have been generated, which adhered, sealed, sealed and adhered or sealed and cut, obtaining a container with a parallelepiped shape.
4—Be part of an initial container of quadrangular shape with three adjacent sides mutually perpendicular and a diagonal side, as well as two flaps have been generated on the opposite side to the diagonal side, obtaining a polyhedric container with a rectangular or squared face of support, opposed to the diagonal side, as well as with a dispenser neck pointing to an end of the diagonal side.
Lastly, as a specially interesting case, a set of container which incorporates at least a flexible container of the already described throughout all the invention is described, where the container is obtainable according to a procedure on which all the flaps have been sealed and cut; as well as additionally the container or the containers are sterilized and contain in an stagnated way, a freezable liquid, where the set of container additionally comprehends at least one wrapping which wraps one or many of the containers in order to preserve the sterilization of the containers.
This fulfillment allows to have a flexible container full of a product which may be repeatedly frozen without the necessity of being refilled after every use, and may be employed for any use that required of a sterilized cold body, for example, as freezing food or beverages, applying on inflammations, etc.
Process to Give the Containers Transformed into Containers of Tridimensional Geometric Body of One or More Necks, Tip or Outstanding Peaks, as a Way of Dispenser and Easy to Open:
1.1) Seal and cut (section) with a set of two multiform clamps (
Sealing and cuts of multiple and different forms and combinations between them can be done, of different type of lines: oblique (
This way then, depending on the parts that have already been sectiones (sealed and cut) on the initial container, containers with multiple and different shapes of irregular polyhedron which are very attractive and original will be obtained, since they can simulate and type of letter or object due to the delimitation or sectioning of the initial container with perimeter welding lines (1) of the shape of the letters or objects.
Next, the types and shapes of containers are explained with examples:
Those that are expressed in the drawings or the FIGS. 25/26/27/28/29/30/31/32/33;
Or others with the same letter shape as for example an <M>, <B>, <H>; or also shapes that simulate objects as for example a Crown with two or more vortexes/tips that outstand upwards, a baseball Glove, Mitt, a Teapot, the Chimneys of a steam ship, of a Bottle with a neck, Jar, of a Crocodile, a motor Yatch, a sail, a Shirt with its neck, of a Comp for the hair with its spikes, of Trident, of a Castle with its battlements, of a Cup with its handle, of a magical Lamp, of a Chicken's head or any other animal, with the shape of the Statue of liberty, etc.
These sets of two clamps (8, 6) parallel multiform (not of an only rectilinear in horizontal and transversal of an only direction) of sectioning of the initial container by its two faces, may have form or be composed of one or more different rectilinear joint between them, on which each one of the one that would be there, is place on different degrees of slope or in different directions. In other words, fixed or joint to any of these ends of a game of two rectilinear multiform clamps (6, 8) or on the degrees of slope wanted.
Being possible to repeat this (the adding of as many sets of two multiform and multidirectional clamps (6, 8) as wanted) successively as many times as wanted and with multiple possible combinations, since every set of two multiform clamps (6, 8) may be rectilinear, curve, elliptical, curvilinear, oblique diagonal, sinuous, with saw tips, sinuous, wavy, etc.
These irregularly sectioned parts with multiform clamps (6, 8) applied to the initial container will affect or implement to the final result of the container of tridimensional geometric body which was wanted to be obtained, with the following characteristics and qualities:
several different shapes of containers of volumetric tridimensional geometric body or of irregular polyhedric shapes can be manufactured and customized. To this type of container, only two of the flaps or triangles from the bottom part of the lateral side of the bottom part of the initial container are going to be preferentially originated, sealed or sealed and cut.
This new, multiple and varied designs of containers suppose an important advantage in the Marketing sector, since a concrete product and a specific brand can be related or identified with a concrete shape (original, practical and attractive) of unique/exclusive design of a container with the shape of a volumetric tridimensional geometric body.
on the top part (one or more of the transversal side from higher and, also, one of more of the sides adjacent to the transversals) of the container already transformed, outstanding tips/peaks/necks are created or originated, which may be used one or more of these as dispenser peak-tip-neck, from where the content [(liquid o/y pasty) o/y (air o/y gas)] and optionally with at least one solid or solids/granulates/powders or without them] packaged on the inside will flow and/or come out to the exterior of the container.
it gives more consistency and rigidity to the container already transformed into a shape of a volumetric tridimensional geometric body.
the content packaged in the interior of these container can be measured out, in a way much more accurate, clean and comfortable due to its volumetric and also to the tips-peaks-vortexes which have been created standing out to the outside, which facilitate the serving with these: the content packaged on its interior, being of great use for food products such as for example: sauces, jam, honey, syrup, cleaning products, perfumes, etc.
it can be added by means of a opening way or easy-to-open, a small groove applied on the end part of the burr or perimeter welding line (1) of any of the peaks, tips or vortexes which have been able to be created on any of the ones from these containers with the shape of a tridimensional geometric body or of irregular polyhedric shape. This way, by tearing by this groove, the measuring out of the content packaged inside the contained will be facilitated. Also, it can be places/installed by means of a type of dispenser as for example: a cap, valve, nozzle or aluminum strip.
On any of the machines transformed on 3D of the invention and after the 1st face and previous to the 2nd face and the 3rd face, it can be carried out this process of adding dispensers by means of the sectioning of the sealing and cutting of the parts wanted from the top part of the initial container. In this case, therefore, it shall be carried out exactly after the initial container has been grabbed and/or locked in the position wanted, as for example lying or in vertical, by the holding clamp(s) (3).
This process can also be carried out, although in a more complicated way: after the initial container has been already transformed into a container with a volumetric tridimensional geometric body of three or more faces, by means of the same type of clamps (6, 8): one of sealing or sealing and cutting and one mobile impact clamp), in which these that align will hit at the same time by both faces the wanted part of the container, this way to seal or seal and cut the chosen part.
Due to this, the already explained in the process of the 1st stage of the second (b1) and third (b2) transforming machine may be used as one of the way to carry out these irregular sectionings or sealings and cuttings of these parts from the top part of the initial container, for which, prior to commencing with the 1st stage of the first (a), fourth (c) and fifth (d) machines, the initial containers can be grabbed and/or locked by one or more holding clamps (3) or one or more sets of two or more holding clamps (3) as described on the 1st stage (b1, b2).
Practical explanation with an example, represented by the following drawings: the container from
This way, an irregular tridimensional polyhedric container with the shape of a House but with a 3-sided roog, in which it can be appreciated on the highest part, a face with the shape of a triangle and which, in turn, this face can be divided into three mini-faces with the shape of a triangle.
Also, on this same higher part and to three quarters of that same face, a peak-tip-vortex with a slope of about 45° stands out upwards, corresponding or matching exactly on that particular point due to that it is exactly where the set of two multiform clamps (6, 8) in diagonal have initiated the sealing and cutting of the lateral side in horizontal of the highest part of the initial container. And on which, also, on the left part of the container already transformed, there is a peak, tip or vortex standing out to the left, which matches or corresponds exactly on that particular point due to that it is exactly where the set of two multiform clamps (6, 8) in diagonal have initiated the sealing and cutting of the lateral side in vertical of the left part of the initial container.
1.2) Leaving without originating, sealing or sealing and cutting one or two of the flaps or triangles of an initial container of at least two faces, this way originating one or two dispenser necks or outstanding tips-peaks that stand out on the top part of the container already transformed into a shape of a tridimensional geometric body to the left and/or to the right.
Practical explanation with two examples, on which it has been used an initial container with the shape of a square or of a rectangle with two faces and four sides, in case we would like to obtain a transformed container with an only dispenser neck on the top part and to the left side or to the right side, two flaps or triangles will be originated on the lateral side of the lowest part of the initial container. And on the lateral side of the highest part of this initial container, an only flap will be originated, sealed and cut, being either the left or the right one.
Therefore, we will obtain a transformed container with the shape of a tridimensional geometric body, as expressed in the drawing or
in case we would like to obtain a transformed container with two dispenser necks on the top part, two flaps or triangles will be originated on the lateral side of the lowest part of the initial container.
And on the lateral side of the highest part of this initial container, no flap or triangle will be originated, sealed and cut; therefore it will remain as it is. Therefore, we will obtain a transformed container with the shape of a tridimensional geometric body, as expressed in the drawing or
1.3) Combining both methods or processes of the sections [1.1 and 1.2]. In this case, once the initial container has been already transformed into a container with the shape of an irregular polyhedron with one or more tips, vortexes or dispenser necks, to this container on the face(s) of the highest part or of the lateral perimeter sides of the highest part, two flaps or triangles can be originated, sealed or sealed and cut (one on the part of the left and/or the other on the part of the left).
This way, therefore, we will obtain a transformer container with the shape of a tridimensional geometric container, in which the shape of irregular polyhedron that was first obtained will be modified even more, for which it can still obtain different and original irregular polyhedric shapes, producing with this the possibility of appearing mini-faces with the shape of for example a triangle: equilateral, rectangular, scalene, isosceles, obtusangular.
2—The procedure and processes explained in the previous section, in which the parts wanted from the initial container are sectioned, can also be done—in the same method/mechanism/operation—by connecting or directly substituting this type of multiform and multidirectional clamps, to the sets of two clamps of the Machines for filling and packaging in vertical, which are the ones that manufacture the initial container of at least two faces.
2A—Functioning of the Multiform Clamps and the Rectilinear Clamps in Horizontal, on Any of the Vertical/Horizontal Filling Machines that Manufacture Initial Containers of at Least Two Faces:
For a good use in regards to effectiveness and efficiency, two different types of sets of two parallel clamps that seal and but by both faces of the initial container are going to coexist: one set of two rectilinear clamps in horizontal position and another set of two multiform clamps, one in top or on one side of the other, without obstructing one to the other, in order to being able to be actuated in separate, since it will be needed that both combine simultaneously and alternating one with the other at the time of sealing and cutting the initial container by both faces.
On each manufacture cycle, there two different type of set of clamps (the multiform and the rectilinear in horizontal), interact the following way:
First: the set of two rectilinear clamps in horizontal position of sealing and cutting are actuated, which is the normally used on any of the vertical/horizontal filling Machines, available in the market nowadays.
Second: the set of two multiform clamps of sealing and cutting—already described in the previous section with the n°1—are actuated, in which this will never have the shape of an only rectilinear in horizontal which seals and cuts all the width of the initial container.
Third: the set of two rectilinear clamps in horizontal position is actuated again, same as in the First step.
Fourth: the set of two multiform and multidirectional clamps are actuated, same as in the Second step.
This way, initial containers of irregular shapes are obtained, in other words, without these have a square or rectangular shape.
Therefore, by means of this procedure in which these two type of sets of parallel clamps (one rectilinear in horizontal and the other of multiform) are alternated, we obtain at the same time and in the same vertical/horizontal Machine that manufactures the initial containers of at least two faces, the following types of initial containers:
2A.1: The same initial container is obtained twice in duplicate on each manufacture cycle of alternation of the two types of sets of clamps due to that one of the sets of two clamps is a rectilinear in horizontal position, and the other of the sets of two clamps which is multiform is a rectilinear in diagonal position with the length and with the degrees of slope wanted.
Therefore it is obtained, on each cycle, two identical containers, on which these are at the moment of being manufactured are placed or are located on in front of the other, but looking at each other or being together exactly by the lateral side of the initial container which is a rectilinear in diagonal, therefore one of the initial containers is looking to the contrary direction.
This way, initial containers with the same shape of initial containers and which, in this case, is similar to the shape of the figure of a windsurf Sail, will be manufactured.
2A.2: If, on the contrary, we use a set of two parallel multiform clamps on which these are not of an only rectilinear, but they are or have more than two lines or sides (these may be of any shape, length, width, in any degree of slope, and on which these can also randomly combine between them, in the multiple and varied way wanted), it is obtained on each cycle of alternation of the two types of sets of clamps, two irregular initial containers (not square nor rectangular) which are or have different shapes one in regards to the other, on which, according to the case, one or more of their lateral sides are going to have different shapes and be placed in a different way and others one or more of their lateral sides are going to have the same shape and are going to be located in the same place.
Next, we have a description of the two different models of initial containers which can be obtained from each set of multiform clamps of two or more sides, which will be used together with another set of clamps of an only rectilinear in horizontal position.
Therefore, on each cycle of these sets of clamps, it will always be obtained two different initial containers, which at the same time these, once two flaps are originated, sealed or sealed and cut on each lateral horizontal side of the bottom part of each initial container, each one of this will transform into a different container with the shape of a tridimensional geometric body.
Therefore, each couple of these different initial containers as well as the couple of different containers already transformed on 3D, we have named one as the positive and the other as the negative, or also <ON>y<OFF>: 2A.2.1)
Set of multiform clamp: it is composed of a rectilinear side placed in horizontal position (it can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) and in the length wanted, and on the other side which is rectilinear in diagonal position (can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.), next or joint to any of the ends of the previous side which is a rectilinear in horizontal:
Initial container OFF: the lateral side placed on the bottom part of the initial container and which will work as a base of support for the future container transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body will be a rectilinear (it can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) placed in horizontal position and with the length wanted. The lateral side which may be the one on the left or the one on the right, is a curvilinear (it can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) placed in vertical position and with the length wanted, and the other of the lateral sides that may be the one on the left or the one on the right, is a rectilinear (it can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) placed in vertical position but of a smaller size than the one of the other lateral side.
And in the lateral sides of the top part and the center of the initial container: two are rectilinear lateral sides (can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) joint in one piece, in which one is place in diagonal position and pointing upwards and to the exterior with the length and the degrees of slope wanted, and the other lateral side is places in horizontal position, with the length wanted.
Finally, only two flaps or triangles are going to be originated, sealed or cut in the lateral side of the lowest part which will be used as a base of support of the container already transformed.
Initial container ON: the lateral side located on the bottom part of the initial container and which will be used as the base of support for the future container transformed into the shape of a tridimensional geometric body will be a rectilinear (it can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) placed horizontally and with the length wanted.
The lateral side which can be the one of the left or the one of the right is a rectilinear (it can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) placed vertically and with the length wanted, and the other of the lateral sides which can be the one of the left or the one of the right is a rectilinear (it can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) placed vertically but of a smaller size than the one of the other lateral side.
And on the lateral sides of the top part and the center of the initial container, they are two rectilinear lateral sides (they can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw, oblique, etc.) joint in one piece, in which one is place horizontally with the length wanted and the other lateral is placed in diagonal and pointing downwards and to the outside with the length and the degrees of slope wanted.
Finally, only two flaps or body of triangular figure are going to be originated to this initial container, in the lateral perimeter side that works as a base of support, which are folded and attached to the container, are sealed and adhered to the container, are only sealed or are sealed and cut.
Product or container manufactured by the Procedure and Machines of transformation from initial containers of at least two faces, manufactured with flexible material and sealed, which contain in their interior, at least one fluid [(liquid or/and pasty) or/and (air or/and gas)] and optionally with at least one solid or solids/granulates/powders or without them], into containers of geometric body, totally volumetric on 3D, which characterizes for that the container already transformed has a shape similar to the outline of a ship's Sail, and has five faces. This container may have any size, from sizes so small as the one of an eraser up to sizes so big as the one of a microwave oven, and also it can be given any length wanted to this container, both to the height and to the width.
The container may be manufactured with any type of flexible material, in single layer or multilayer, and also in tube, semi-tube, laminated or complex. All of the faces of this container may be flat with no flap or triangle if the flaps or triangles are sealed and cut.
The highest part of this container has the shape of the Sail of a boat, which is composed of a rectilinear (it can also be curvilinear, elliptical, sinuous, semi cylindrical, of saw) placed in diagonal which has a pronounced slope of about 45° to 65° degrees approximately.
The part or the face to the left side is place in diagonal an open to the outside, with some degrees of slope between 60° and 85° (or approximate), in which this depends on the size of the flap or triangle (the bigger the flap originated, sealed or sealed and cut, the bigger will be the slope to the outside).
The part or the face to the right side is place in diagonal upwards and to the outside, with some degrees of slope of 45° approximately.
The part or face from the lowest part of the container is a flat surface which according to the case may be square, rectangular, circular/circular elliptical.
Apart from this, this containers already transformed into a tridimensional geometric body has the peculiarity at the same time of having the shape of a wedge, since the highest part exactly at the end flattens until the two faces of the container join each other (forming an edge), and as it goes down, the containers grows wider and growing in volume, until reaching the end and the lowest part where it grows wider the most, where there is a flat and smooth face which works as a base of support for the container.
The container with the shape of the Sail of a boat which is in vertical standing position and in front of us (in a view of the lifting), has the outline (marked by the lateral perimeter sides) and the welding lines described as follows:
a) On the top part, there is or it has a welding line (1) or rectilinear in the middle or to the middle in diagonal position, which has a pronounced slope upwards of about 45 to 65 degrees approx.
b) The part of the face on the left side is place in diagonal and opened to the outside, with some degrees of slope between 60 to 85 degrees (or approximate). Also, optionally, in the center and longitudinally, it may carry or have a perimeter welding line (1).
c) the faces from the front and the back are two irregular flat polygons with the same shape of the outline of the Sail of a boat (it can be more rectangular or more square) in which these have a slope to the inside of about 30 to 80 degrees (or approx.), but when it is more optimized is when they have a slope between 45 and 60°. Also, optionally, in the center and longitudinally, it may have [a longitudinal welding line (4) on the front side] and/or [a longitudinal welding line (4) on the back side].
d) The flat face from the lowest area which acts as a base (may be square, rectangular, circular, elliptical, etc.) has in the center a perimeter welding line (1) in horizontal and longitudinal, and two perpendicular welding lines (2) in which the flaps have not been cut.
Optionally, two flaps, sealed or not and adhered or not to the rest of the container could have been left or carried.
In this particular case, as expressed in
One or two of the perpendicular welding lines (2), may not be rectilinear and perpendicular [90° regarding to the welding line (1)], this way being able to make different shapes as for example: curvilinear, elliptical, semi cylindrical, in triangles of saw, oblique, sinuous.
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