公开(公告)号：US11034118B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16759214

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： Fokke De Boer ,  Eelke Visser

IPC: B31B50/00 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B31B50/20 ,  B31B50/26 ,  B31B100/00 ,  B31B110/35 ,  B31B120/10

Abstract: Method and system for making custom-sized open packaging boxes from cardboard having a width WCBB and corresponding separate closing lids from cardboard having a width WCBL, the cardboard being continuously supplied to a system comprising structure for cutting, creasing and folding the cardboard to form custom-sized boxes and corresponding lids such that each box comprises a rectangular bottom panel having four edges, a first and a second rectangular end panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said bottom panel, a first and a second rectangular side panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said bottom panel, two first and two second rectangular corner panels, the first corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the first end panel, and the second corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the second end panel, each lid comprises a rectangular top panel having four edges, a first and a second rectangular end panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said top panel, a first and a second rectangular side panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said top panel, optionally two first and two second rectangular corner panels, the first corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the first end panel and the second corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the second end panel, said method comprising: a step of obtaining information on the desired minimum inner dimensions length LD, height HD and width WD of a box to be created, a calculating step of calculating the dimensions of the panels of a box and of the panels of a lid on the basis of the desired minimum dimensions taking into account predetermined optimization criteria, and a step of creating the box and the lid, wherein said calculating step comprises allowing the inner height of the side panels of the box to be smaller than the desired inner height of the box if (WD+2 TCBB+2HD)>(WCBB−MB), wherein MB denotes an optional minimum margin that is cut off at the sides of the cardboard supplied and wherein TCBB denotes a material dependent correction factor generally corresponding to the thickness of the cardboard used for the box, and/or if 2HD>LD and choosing the inner height of the side panels of the lid template so that the inner height of the side panels of the box plus the inner height of the side panels of the lid equals at least the desired height.

公开(公告)号：US11130641B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US16728744

申请日：2019-12-27

Applicant: Neopost Technologies B.V.

Inventor： Fokke De Boer ,  Eelke Visser

IPC: B65G47/32 ,  B65G37/02 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B65B11/00

Abstract: System for transporting items to a packaging station comprising at least a first, a second and a third conveyor, said first conveyor configured for transporting arrangements of one or more items in a first transport direction to the third conveyor, said second conveyor configured for transporting arrangements of one or more items in a second transport direction to the third conveyor, said third conveyor configured for transporting said arrangements from the first and the second conveyor in a third transport direction, a fourth and a fifth transport direction towards a packaging station.

公开(公告)号：US20200307140A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16759214

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： Fokke DE BOER ,  Eelke Visser

IPC: B31B50/00 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B31B50/20 ,  B31B50/26

Abstract: Method and system for making custom-sized open packaging boxes from cardboard having a width WCBB and corresponding separate closing lids from cardboard having a width WCBL, the cardboard being continuously supplied to a system comprising structure for cutting, creasing and folding the cardboard to form custom-sized boxes and corresponding lids such that each box comprises a rectangular bottom panel having four edges, a first and a second rectangular end panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said bottom panel, a first and a second rectangular side panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said bottom panel, two first and two second rectangular corner panels, the first corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the first end panel, and the second corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the second end panel, each lid comprises a rectangular top panel having four edges, a first and a second rectangular end panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said top panel, a first and a second rectangular side panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said top panel, optionally two first and two second rectangular corner panels, the first corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the first end panel and the second corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the second end panel, said method comprising: a step of obtaining information on the desired minimum inner dimensions length LD, height HD and width WD of a box to be created, a calculating step of calculating the dimensions of the panels of a box and of the panels of a lid on the basis of the desired minimum dimensions taking into account predetermined optimization criteria, and a step of creating the box and the lid, wherein said calculating step comprises allowing the inner height of the side panels of the box to be smaller than the desired inner height of the box if (WD+2 TCBB+2HD)>(WCBB−MB), wherein MB denotes an optional minimum margin that is cut off at the sides of the cardboard supplied and wherein TCBB denotes a material dependent correction factor generally corresponding to the thickness of the cardboard used for the box, and/or if 2HD>LD and choosing the inner height of the side panels of the lid template so that the inner height of the side panels of the box plus the inner height of the side panels of the lid equals at least the desired height.

公开(公告)号：US10752387B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16264238

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Melle Jonker ,  Eelke Visser ,  Valery Grushka ,  Jelle Wiersma ,  Peter van Eijk

IPC: B65B59/00 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B31B50/00 ,  B31B110/35 ,  B31B50/16 ,  B31B50/25 ,  B31B100/00 ,  B31B120/10 ,  B31B50/10

Abstract: A system for creating custom-sized cardboard blanks for folding packagings comprises a first and at least a second supply for fanfold cardboard, a control unit (e.g., microprocessor) that calculates, based on order information regarding the desired minimum dimensions of a current packaging, under predefined optimization criteria a first blank layout for folding the packaging, said blank layout comprising a leading edge and an ending edge and transverse and longitudinal crease lines dividing the blank having a desired length and width into panels, defines, based on predefined criteria, areas around the transverse crease lines and the leading and ending edges, in which no transverse folds from fanfolding the cardboard should be present, sensors communicatively coupled with said control unit that sense information indicative of a presence of transverse folds in cardboard, a cutter to cut-off the piece of cardboard from the first or the second web and form the desired blank.

公开(公告)号：US20190233142A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16264238

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Melle Jonker ,  Eelke Visser ,  Valery Grushka ,  Jelle Wiersma ,  Peter van Eijk

IPC: B65B5/02 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65B43/10

CPC classification number: B65B5/024 ,  B31B50/006 ,  B31B50/10 ,  B31B50/16 ,  B31B50/25 ,  B31B2100/002 ,  B31B2110/35 ,  B31B2120/102 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B2210/04

Abstract: A system for creating custom-sized cardboard blanks for folding packagings comprises a first and at least a second supply for fanfold cardboard, a control unit (e.g., microprocessor) that calculates, based on order information regarding the desired minimum dimensions of a current packaging, under predefined optimization criteria a first blank layout for folding the packaging, said blank layout comprising a leading edge and an ending edge and transverse and longitudinal crease lines dividing the blank having a desired length and width into panels, defines, based on predefined criteria, areas around the transverse crease lines and the leading and ending edges, in which no transverse folds from fanfolding the cardboard should be present, sensors communicatively coupled with said control unit that sense information indicative of a presence of transverse folds in cardboard, a cutter to cut-off the piece of cardboard from the first or the second web and form the desired blank.