Method and device for packaging a product

摘要

The invention relates to a method and a device (1) for packaging a product in a packaging material. It also relates to packaged products obtained by packaging them in the packaging material that has been provided with one or more openings, in order to make it easy to open the package. The packaged products can also be provided with a cover element. A punching unit (5) is also described that comprises a rotatable backing roll (34), a rotatable punch roll (33) and a frame in which the backing roll (34) and the punch roll (33) are arranged with respect to each other, and where the punch roll (33) can rotate independently of the backing roll (34). The punch roll (33) can make one or more openings in the packaging material.

主权项

1. A method for the in-line packaging of a product, comprising:
feeding in a packaging material, the packaging material being selected from a group of materials including at least a shrink film, a stretch film, a combined stretch-shrink film, and a packaging material used on a skin-packaging machine; applying at least one cover element to the packaging material; forming at least one first opening in the packaging material at the place of the cover element, substantially without forming a corresponding opening in the cover element that lies beyond it, which at least one first opening is arranged for opening the package by hand; forming at least one second opening, at the place of the cover element, in the combination of the packaging material and the cover element that lies beyond it; and packaging at least one product in this packaging material, comprising placing at least one product on the packaging material and sealing the packaging material.