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：US20170081067A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15273475

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Gérard Aze ,  Fokke De Boer

IPC: B65B57/12 ,  B65C3/06 ,  B65B43/08

CPC classification number: B65B57/12 ,  B65B43/08 ,  B65C3/06 ,  G06Q10/083

Abstract: A method for packaging articles in a packaging device (10) includes: determining in a control unit inner box dimensions of a packaging box from overall dimensions of an article or group of articles to be shipped, preparing a packaging box blank satisfying said inner box dimensions, forming from said packaging box blank said packaging box around the article or group of articles, determining outer box dimensions of a resulting parcel from said packaging box blank, assigning a unique identifier to the resulting parcel, tying said outer box dimensions of the resulting parcel to said unique identifier and recording said unique identifier and outer box dimensions in a database that can be looked-up by various parties involved in the distribution of said resulting parcel.

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：US10737453B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US15785814

申请日：2017-10-17

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Joost Zeilstra ,  Fokke De Boer ,  Muhamber Eglence ,  Olaf De Jong

IPC: B31B50/00 ,  B31F1/28 ,  B31B50/62 ,  B31B50/81 ,  B31B50/88 ,  B31F1/20

Abstract: An apparatus to create corrugated cardboard on the site of a system for automatically forming packaging boxes for packaging an arrangement of one or more item(s) to be shipped, said corrugated cardboard having at least one corrugated layer between two flat layers, comprising at least two supply stations for supplying two different single-faced corrugated cardboards, each single-faced corrugated cardboard comprising a corrugated layer (having a closed side with an attached flat layer and an open side opposite to said closed side, a supply station for supplying a closing layer, a microprocessor communicatively coupled to obtain information on the arrangement to be shipped, the information relating to at least one of overall dimensions, weight, shape, shipping conditions, fragility, sensitivity to moisture, value, shipping destination, and the obtained information allowing selection, based on the obtained information, of at least one of said at least two different single-faced corrugated cardboards, and an attaching station that attaches the closing layer to the selected first single-faced cardboard to sandwich the corrugated layer between the flat layer and the closing layer.