EP2240316A1

EP2240316A1 - Method and device for making boxes from a set of blanks

Info

Publication number: EP2240316A1
Application number: EP09719964A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Didier Desertot; Thierry Colas; Eric Schuster; Gérard Mathieu
Original assignee: Otor SA
Current assignee: Otor SA
Priority date: 2008-02-04
Filing date: 2009-02-03
Publication date: 2010-10-20
Anticipated expiration: 2029-02-03
Also published as: FR2927015A1; FR2927015B1; BRPI0907745A2; BRPI0907745B1; CA2713406A1; ES2385539T3; JP5467057B2; WO2009112707A1; US8409064B2; CA2713406C; JP2011510848A; MX2010008601A; EP2240316B1; US20110053746A1; PL2240316T3

Abstract

This is a method and device for making a packaging box from two blanks (2, 3), wherein blanks are taken simultaneously from two adjacent stacks (25, 26) and placed on two parallel tracks (29, 30), the blanks are transferred flat until butted longitudinally to an assembly station, the first blank is glued on its way to the longitudinal abutment position, the first and second blanks are butted laterally into their respective positions to give them an exact lateral reference position, they are grasped, and transferred laterally, and the second blank is placed on the first blank which is thus indexed, escaping the drivers (61) of the first track (29) when the second blank is placed against the first blank, but clamped by vertical pressure. The second blank is then applied to the first blank to glue them together in their respective defined longitudinal positions, and the resulting set of blanks is then transferred to an erecting station where the box is erected by rolling the blanks around a core.

Description

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAKING BOXES FROM A SET OF CUTTERS

The present invention relates to a method for producing a polygonal box packaging box from at least two blanks of sheet material of cardboard or corrugated cardboard, namely a first cut forming the bottom of the box and a second cut comprising at least four panels interconnected by parallel fold lines, forming the cap of the box.

It also relates to a device for producing such a packaging box.

It finds a particularly important, although not exclusive, application in the field of reinforced corrugated boxes, as well as in the field of corrugated boxes or corrugated packaging ready to sell, that is to say intended to remain at least partly in the supermarket shelves.

Methods and devices for manufacturing two-part packaging obtained from two blanks or blanks are already known.

These two-piece packs allow a subsequent separation, part of the packaging then remaining as a display.

A system is thus known consisting in coating a first cut around a mandrel, then, after gluing, a second cut that is then coated on the first cut.

Such a coating in two stages on the mandrel is complicated and can not be performed at a high rate (greater than twenty cases per minute). Another solution is to glue the two blanks one on the other before coating, the second blank being placed directly on the first blank from a top store.

The use of such a store requires an extremely precise removal device, incompatible with high rates, and requires delicate adjustments, hence the mandatory use of cam and arm system necessary for perfect repeatability, and this is slower.

The present invention overcomes these disadvantages.

It aims to provide a method and a device for producing packaging better than those previously known to meet the requirements of the practice in particular that it allows an efficient and fast automatic assembly boxes at extremely fast rates, higher at forty beats per minute, up to fifty strokes per minute, which has never been achieved to date with bipartite packaging.

With the method and the device according to the invention, the boxes obtained have a high rigidity and excellent resistance to compression and destruction.

The method and the device according to the invention thus meet the demand of large-scale retailers, who have been looking for many years for manufacturing processes for packaging that can be directly placed on the shelves of shelves and that allow good gripping of the product, starting from traditional cuts and this, so simple without asking for too difficult steps of implementation.

It is thus possible to obtain a package that does not require sophisticated cuttings and / or particular glue, and this while maintaining high speeds, even with low weights.

The invention has particularly advantageous results with the cutouts, the lower part of the folding lines of the second cutout is cut and / or crushed to facilitate the subsequent coating without slipping on the first cut.

But other cuts are also possible, as will be seen below.

For this purpose, the invention proposes in particular a method for producing a polygonal box packaging box from at least two blanks of cardboard sheet or corrugated cardboard material, namely a first cut forming the bottom of said box, and a second cutout comprising at least four panels respectively connected to each other by third parallel fold lines, having a bottom free edge with no flap on the bottom side, said second cut forming a cap for said box, characterized in which is simultaneously de-stained from two adjacent magazines and said blanks are deposited on two parallel tracks, namely a first channel for the first blank and a second channel for the second blank, said blanks are transferred to said flat channels in the same way. guiding substantially with lateral play between two rails by a system drive to stop, to come into longitudinal abutment at an assembly station, in longitudinal position determined for each of the cuts, said first cut is glued during its transfer to its longitudinal stop position, is wedged in lateral abutment respectively the first and second cutouts to give them an exact lateral reference position, it is grasped, laterally transferred and placed the second cutout on the first cut thus indexed escaping the cleats of the first path when docking the second cutout on the first, while maintaining it by blocking in vertical pressure, the second cut is then applied to the first cut, to glue one on the other in their longitudinal positions respectively determined, then transfer the set of cuts and formed at a forming station where the box is formed by winding blanks around a mandri not.

In particular embodiments, one and / or the other of the following provisions is also used:

to escape the lugs of the first lane, the first blank is raised above the said lugs;

to escape the cleats of the first lane, said cleats are retracted downwards;

- To retract the cleats of the first path, pivots the drive cleats of said first cut around an axis located above the plane of the first path. Such a provision allows their release without hanging cardboard;

the vertical pressure blocking of the first cut is exerted by means of a beveled cleat towards the vertically actuated cuts;

- The second cut is brought to the first cut by transverse translation, after gripping suction cups actuated vertically by cylinders with linear electric motor, at a translation speed of between 4m / s and 6m / s;

- Transferring the second cut on the first cut by a crew of two carriages operated by a belt clamping drive system (s) mobile (s);

- To transfer the set of cuts thus formed to the forming station, said assembly is lifted to bring it into contact with suction cups of a transfer crew of the assembly to the forming station;

the first cut comprising a series of at least four main shutters terminated by a fastening tab, interconnected by first folding lines parallel to one another, said sequence of shutters forming the outer walls of the base of the box, comprising on one side an upper free edge devoid of flap and being connected on the other side to a series of flaps by second fold lines perpendicular to said first fold lines, the second blank is placed on the first blank by aligning or substantially aligning the free edge of the second cut with the second fold lines of the first cutting and superimposing the third fold lines with respect to the first fold lines of the first blank; the first cutout comprising a central panel and four lateral peripheral flaps, one of said flaps previously glued is placed opposite a flap of the second cutout to form once folded around the mandrel a tray-shaped bottom.

The invention also provides a device for implementing the method as described above.

It also relates more particularly to a device for producing a polygonal box packaging box from at least two blanks of material of cardboard sheet or corrugated cardboard, namely a first cut forming the bottom of said box, and a second cutout comprising at least four panels respectively connected to each other by third parallel fold lines, having a bottom free edge with no flap on the bottom side, said second cut forming a cap for said box, characterized in that it comprises two adjacent storage magazines respectively of the first and second blanks, means for transferring said blanks to an assembly station comprising means for gripping the blanks from said magazines, two parallel channels for flat transfer of said blanks to a station; assembly, namely a first path for the first cut and a second lane for the second cut, each lane comprising a lug drive system, guiding means for each of said blanks, each comprising two cut guide rails substantially with a lateral clearance to the assembly station, and longitudinal stop means at said assembly station, in longitudinal position determined for each of the cuts, gluing means of the first cut during its transfer, to its longitudinal position, lateral abutment means of the first and second cutouts for give them a respective position of exact lateral reference against one of the rails, gripping means and lateral transfer by suction cups of the second blank to place on the first thus indexed cut, in their respective longitudinal and lateral positions determined, means of escape of the lugs of the first lane compared to the first pe, during the docking of the second cut on the first, and locking means of said first cut in vertical pressure during the exhaust, means for applying the second cut on the first cut, and means transfer of the set of cuts thus formed to a forming station.

Advantageously, the device further comprises a forming station comprising a mandrel and means winding cutouts around the mandrel to form the box.

In an advantageous embodiment, the exhaust means are means of retraction down the cleats.

In another embodiment, the escape means of the cleats are means arranged to lift the cutout above said cleats.

Also advantageously the vertical pressure locking means of the first cut comprises a beveled cleat towards the cuts actuated by jack.

In an advantageous embodiment, the means for retracting the cleats downwards comprise means for pivoting them around an axis located above the plane of the first lane, which allows a clearance without hang the cardboard.

Advantageously, the means for capturing and transferring the second blank to the first blank include gripping means by suction cups actuated vertically by linear electric motor cylinders at a translation speed of between 4m / s or 6m / s. This results in accelerations that can reach and / or be greater than 7g.

Also advantageously the device described above is characterized in that the first cut comprising a sequence of at least four main flaps terminated by a fastening tab, interconnected by first fold lines parallel to each other, said flap sequence forming the outer walls of the base of the box and being connected on one side to a series of flaps by second folding lines perpendicular to said first fold lines, the gripping and transferring means are arranged to place the third fold lines of the second cut substantially aligned with the first fold lines of the first cut, and in that the means for applying the second cut-out on the first are arranged to glue the two panels to the two non-adjacent flaps in the same view.

The invention will be better understood from the description which follows of the embodiments given below by way of non-limiting examples.

It refers to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 gives a perspective view of a set of first and second blanks usable with the invention.

FIG. 2 is a general perspective diagram of a device implementing the method according to one embodiment of the invention.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show the transfer paths of the first and second cutouts in plan and in perspective.

FIG. 4 more particularly shows adjusting and blocking means used with the system of transfer cleats according to the embodiment of the invention of FIG. 3, for the first path.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of two transfer paths according to the embodiment of the device of FIG. 2. Figure 6 is a perspective view of the gluing means for fixing a cutout on the other with a device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the transfer carriage of the second blank on the first blank to form the set of blanks used with the invention.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the means for applying a cutout to the other, for gluing according to one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic perspective view of the transfer device between the cutting assembly station and the forming station of the box around the mandrel according to one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 10 shows in perspective an embodiment of the transfer between the assembly station and the forming station of the device of FIG. 2.

Figure 1 shows a set of cuts 1 usable in a more particularly advantageous manner with the invention.

It comprises a first cutout 2 forming the bottom of the box and a second cutout 3 comprising four rectangular panels 4, 5, 6, 7 and a gluing tab 8, interconnected by third parallel fold lines 9.

The second cutout 3 comprises, on one side, a set of rectangular flaps 10 intended to form the top of the box, once it has been formed, by gluing on each other after filling, and comprises a free edge 11 of the other side, devoid of flap, in a manner known in itself. The first cut 2, suitable for forming a belt intended to constitute a display-type bottom, comprises four main rectangular flaps 12, 13, 14, 15 forming the outer walls of the base of the box. They are interconnected by first folding lines 16 parallel to each other, and are terminated, at the opposite end relative to the tongue 8 of the second cutout, by a gluing tab 17.

The sequence of flaps comprises a free edge 18 on the side of the second cut, and a series of rectangular flaps 19 on the opposite side, connected to said flaps by second fold lines 20 perpendicular to the first lines 16.

The first fold lines 16 and the third fold lines 9, are when the two cuts will be arranged opposite to be glued one on the other substantially aligned.

By substantially aligned is meant any embodiment that will allow a subsequent coating cut around a mandrel, either by the presence of indentations in the lower part of the second cut, or because of a shift between first fold line and third folding line, more and more significant shift as the coating, to confirm the catch of the games of the external cut with respect to the inner cut, or in a more advantageous embodiment of the invention allowing the highest rates, by a precise superposition, in which case at least two out of three of the third fold lines of the second cut are in the lower part 21 cut or crushed opposite the corresponding first folding line.

By cut portion is meant a portion incised or slotted in a through manner for example by a cutting blade or knife, from one side to the other, without removal of material, or in an embodiment substantially without element of material (that is to say say with a slot of less than one or two millimeters wide), unlike the indentations of the prior art.

By crushing is meant chewing the groove of the fold line.

An embodiment where the fold lines are slightly offset relative to each other to allow during the coating around the mandrel, a stack of dimensions with the possibility of sliding of a cut relative to the other is also possible .

However, and as indicated above, it is curiously more advantageous with the method and the device according to the invention to use two blanks whose fold lines are superimposed on the lower part 21 of the fold lines 9 with respect to the lines. 16, either with chewing on the height of the line 16 or on a slightly higher height, or with possibly laterally slightly offset cutting relative to the fold line of the first cut opposite, but always on the height, d a value corresponding at least to the cumulative value of the thicknesses of the papers (and not of the cardboard) constituting the blanks, that is to say very small since of a value lower than the order 1 or 2 mm or for example 0.5 to 0.7 mm between rainans.

The other side 18 of the first cut is in turn devoid of flap.

Two of the flaps for example the intermediate flap 13 and the end flap 15 are, for their glue, for example by sizing lines to the glue called "hot melt" 22, in a manner known per se.

In the embodiment more particularly described packaging usable with the invention will use a collage prohibiting the relative movement of the cuts relative to each other, thanks to the superposition mode more particularly described above, favorable to large cadences.

Recall that by gluing prohibiting the relative movement is meant a collage preventing movement in the direction of the plane of the shutters and panels, without tearing and delamination.

On the other hand, such a bonding will allow subsequent separation of the elements of the box thus formed by transversely pulling the one relative to the other manually to release the cap of the base forming a display.

Corrugated cardboard blanks, for example, 2 to 3 mm thick, can be used with the invention, but this method surprisingly allows, thanks to the combination of the steps which it implements, the use of cardboard. of low thickness and low weight, for example less than 100 gr.

With reference to FIG. 1, it can be seen that (second diagram of the figure) the second cutout 3 is, after gluing flaps 13 and 15, applied on the first cut by aligning the free edges 11 and 18, and superimposing the areas 21 with the first fold lines 16, then brought under the mandrel 23 to then be coated (arrow F) before the gluing tabs 8 and 17 , themselves previously glued, or folded successively on the outer face vis-à-vis the panel to the adjacent flap to allow the final formation of the box, the bottom of the tongue 8 being cut to allow the passage of the tongue 17 .

A device 24 according to the invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and following.

Subsequently, the same reference numbers will be used to designate the same elements.

This comprises two adjacent magazines 25 and 26 at an angle, known per se (see FIG.

Gripping means 27, 28 for cutting from said "flip-flop" type suction cups are provided for feeding the two horizontal parallel tracks 29, 30 for flat transfer of the blanks to an assembly station 31, namely a first path 29 for the first cut and a second path 30 for the second cut, each path comprising a drive system 32, 33 cutouts, cleats, as will be described more precisely below.

The device comprises longitudinal stop means 34, 35 at the assembly station of each of the first and second cutouts at their respective positions, formed by retractable catches actuated by an electric jack, between a position base lying beneath the plane of the track, and a high abutment position, gluing means 36 (see FIG. 6) of the first cut during its transfer, comprising nozzles 37 for applying hot melt adhesive downwards, fed with by heat-insulating pipes 38, mounted on a carriage 39 adjustable in x, y.

The device (see FIG. 3) further comprises guide rails 40, 41, 42, 43, respectively cutouts 2 and 3 during their transfer, on the tracks 29, 30, and means 44 for wedging in lateral abutment. the first blank 2 and for the second blank (not shown) to give them an exact lateral reference position against a respective reference guide rail (40 or 42).

The wedging means 44 will be described more precisely below.

The device also comprises means 50 for gripping and laterally transferring by suction cup 51 of the second cutout 3 to place it on the first cut 2 previously indexed, which will be further specified with reference to FIG. 7.

The device 24 further comprises (see Figure 4), retraction means 60 and (see Figure 8) application means 70 of the first blank on the second blank.

Finally, it includes (see also FIGS. 9 and 10) means 80 for transferring the set of blanks thus formed to a forming station 90.

FIGS. 3, 3B and 4 more precisely show, although schematically, the part upstream of the device according to the embodiment of the invention more particularly described here.

The latter comprises two adjacent storing magazines 25 and 26 and two parallel tracks 29 and 30 for transferring the first blank 2 and the second blank 3 to the assembly station 31 itself.

The tracks 29 and 30 are two parallel tracks comprising means for gripping and moving the blanks by the drive systems 32, 33 comprising endless belts C, for example actuated by stepper motor on which are adjustable in distance from the cleats 61 for the first cuts and 62 for the second cuts, which allow the displacement of said cuts by pushing them between the rails of the guide 40, 41 for the first cuts and 42, 43 for the second cuts.

These guides are made in a conventional manner, with a slight clearance taking into account the manufacturing tolerances of the cuts, in particular related to the risk of warping and / or to variations in ambient temperature and humidity, leading to deformation of the cardboard.

The device 24 according to the embodiment of the invention more particularly described here, comprises at the end of the two channels 29, 30, the longitudinal stop means 34 and 35 which will allow a precise longitudinal reference position of the two cuts.

These are previously adjusted in particular by the distances of the cleats 61, 62 on the endless belts of displacement of the cuts. The longitudinal locking means 44 comprise a cleat 63 movable in the plane of the track 29, the stroke of which will be regulated by means of an electric jack for exerting a flexible pressure on the edge of the carton 64, thanks to example to a pressurizing spring 65. The means 44 make it possible to give an exact lateral reference position to the first blank 2.

Advantageously, it can also be provided similar means 66 for wedging the second cut, to position it exactly with respect to its reference rail 42.

The tabs 63 and 66 are for example also retractable downwards to facilitate subsequent removal of the cuts.

According to the embodiment of the invention more particularly described here, it is also expected the retraction of the cleats 61 down when the second cut will be approached on the first cut.

To do this, means of retraction are constituted by levers 66 which will pivot about an axis 67 parallel to the plane of the transfer paths disposed above said planes (see FIG. 4), for example at a distance of . This allows (see arrow 68) the retraction of the cleats without the risk of hanging the edge 18 of the blank 2 of the first cut before docking.

There is also provided a cleat 69 of beveled shape to the cut, actuated by electric jack, which will descend with a slight shift in time relative to the rise of the longitudinal locking cleat 34, to allow blocking the cutting during the clearing of the cleats 61, to avoid any recoil of the cut, whose exact position could be distorted before the precise introduction of the second cut on the first cut.

Figure 6 shows the sizing means 36 used in a device according to the invention, known in themselves. These sizing means allow through nozzles 37 the projection of glue jets from above on the flaps 13 and 15, as well as on the tabs 8 and 17, first and second cutouts for example in the form of lines like shown in Figure 1.

A precise device makes it possible to position the glue lines by adjusting the projectors according to the size of the cuts, the machine being of course flexible to treat first and second cuts of quite different size, and up to very small sizes ( see Figure 7).

This figure shows, more precisely, the means 50 for transferring the second blank to the first blank.

The means 50 comprise two trolleys, namely a first trolley 52 having four suckers 51 integral with each other, and a second trolley 53 adjustable in distance relative to the first trolley, comprising in turn two suckers 51.

These two carriages will allow a great adaptability in the size of the cuts that we will be able to treat.

According to the embodiment of the invention more particularly described, the suction cups 51 are actuated vertically by jacks 54 with a linear electric motor of the type manufactured by the Swiss company LINMOT. These are fragile cylinders, very sensitive to the slightest side impact, but with exactly precise and fast operation and a very light weight.

With the device, according to the invention, and although they appeared to be incompatible at first sight, such cylinders have been found to function perfectly surprisingly. Their use has the advantage of a very fast operating possibility being recalled that the speeds of the translation of the carriages, between 4m / s and 6m / s cause extremely high accelerations.

To do this, the carriages are mounted, for example, by means of a disengageable machine device with a spring-loaded damper on a drive system 55 comprising a belt 56 internal to a casing 57, forming a support and guide beam driven by pulleys 58 actuated by a motor 59 in a manner known per se.

The carriages are secured to the belt 56, for example by clamping jaws integral with the train of carriages whose spacing has been previously adjusted. A device for actuating spring clamping, known per se, allows jaws to operate in opening / closing mode.

FIG. 8 illustrates the means 70 for applying the second blank to the first blank. They comprise a system 71 with double cylinders 72 for raising and lowering an application bar 73 of adjustable length, arranged to exert the pressure of a cutout on the other, of Precise way and allowing a good bursting of the glue during the compression.

Figures 9 and 10 show, in turn, the elements of the device for transferring the set of cuts thus glued to the forming station.

More specifically, there is provided means 80 for transferring all the cutouts 2 and 3, assembled as described above. These include a belt 81 which brings the cuts under a set 82 of the flip / flop type provided with four sets 83 of two suckers 84, the carpet moving vertically (arrow 85), to come dock the suction cups, which allows to minimize their wear by friction.

The assembly 82 is then actuated to take the cutouts and by a translational rotation movement 86, bring them horizontally on the belt 87 for moving the assembly under the mandrel 23.

In other words, by mounting the set of cutouts upwards, this allows the suction cups to be docked vertically rather than substantially horizontally, given the relatively small offset in height of the assembly planes with the forming plane. which would otherwise have the effect of using the suction cups.

The assembly is then brought below the mandrel, in a manner known per se to the forming station 90 before forming the package 91 as shown in FIG. 9.

According to the embodiments of the invention more particularly described here, it is advantageous to use essentially said engines "Brushless" for actuating different mechanical elements.

The operation of the device will now be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

From the magazines 25, 26, previously filled, the first and second cutouts, which are taken up by the catches, are moved and deposited on their respective tracks and moved to their longitudinal stop position.

The first cut is glued during the transfer.

The cuts are then jogged by means of the lateral tabs 44 and 66 spring-mounted resiliently against their respective rails 40, 42.

Then with the carriages 50, the second cut 3 is grasped, by actuating the jacks with the precisely regulated stroke downwards, then the suction cups 51 are emptied. Next, said second cut-out is brought in front of the first cut. cut 2, which is lowered, by retracting the tabs 61. The second cut is then placed precisely vis-à-vis by aligning the fold lines, the first cut being retained by a stopper 69 preventing the latter from starting again.

The suction cups are released and the carriages start instantly to resume the next second cut, while the bar of compression and bursting of the glue is lowered on the cutouts.

The stoppers 69 and 34 of longitudinal stop fade and release the set of cuts, at the same time as the bar goes back. Then the assembly is brought by being pushed by the tabs in the recovery position on a table, which raises said assembly, at the same time is brought in facing a flip / flop recovery bar.

The latter grasps the assembly, which it then positions (see Figure 9) on a transfer belt before plating under the mandrel 23, known in itself.

Then the box is wrapped around the mandrel, here again in known manner, by folding, before being ejected.

As is obvious and as it follows from the foregoing, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments more particularly described. On the contrary, it embraces all the variants and especially those where the first cut and a tray.

Claims

A method for producing a polygonal box packaging box from at least two blanks of cardboard sheet or corrugated cardboard material, namely a first blank (2) forming the bottom of said box, and a second cutout (3) comprising at least four panels (4, 5, 6, 7) respectively interconnected by third parallel fold lines (9), having a lower free edge with no flap on the bottom side, said second cutting forming a cap for said box, characterized in that it de-stain simultaneously from two adjacent magazines (25, 26) and is deposited said cutouts (2, 3) on two parallel tracks (29, 30), namely a first track (29) for the first blank and a second track (30) for the second blank, said blanks are transferred to said tracks flat by guiding them substantially with side play between two rails (40, 41; 42, 43) by an entry system in a longitudinal position determined for each of the cuts, said first cut (2) is glued during its transfer towards the longitudinal stop position (34, 35), the first and second cut-outs are wedged respectively to give them an exact lateral reference position, the second cut (3) is grasped, transferred laterally and placed on the first blank (2). thus indexed, by escaping the cleats (61) of the first path when the second cut is approaching the first, while maintaining it by locking in vertical pressure, the second cut is then applied to the first cut, to glue one moon on the other, in their respective longitudinal positions determined, then transfer the set of cuts thus formed to a forming station (90) where the box is formed by winding the blanks around a mandrel.

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that to escape the tabs (61) of the first channel (29), raises the first cut

(2) above said cleats.

3. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that to escape the tabs (61) of the first path, said cleats are retracted downwards.

4. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that to achieve the retraction of the cleats, pivots them around an axis (67) located above the plane of the first lane, which allows a clearance without hanging the cardboard.

5. Method according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vertical pressure clamping is exerted by means of a cleat (63) beveled towards the cutouts actuated vertically.

6. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that brings the second blank (3) on the first blank by transverse translation, after gripping by suction cups (51) actuated vertically by linear electric motor cylinders, at a translation speed of between 4m / s and βm / s.

7. Method according to claim 6, characterized in that the second cutout (3) is transferred to the first blank (2) by a crew of two trolleys.

(52, 53) actuated by a belt clamp drive system.

8. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, to transfer the set of cuts thus formed to the forming station, said assembly is lifted to bring it into contact with suction cups (84) of a transfer crew from the assembly to the forming station.

9. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, the first blank (2) comprising a sequence of at least four main flaps (12, 13, 14, 15) terminated by a tab (17) of fixing, interconnected by first folding lines (16) parallel to each other, said sequence of flaps forming the outer walls of the base of the box, having on one side a free edge (18) upper devoid of flaps and being connected on the other side to a series of flaps by second fold lines (20) perpendicular to said first fold lines, the second blank (3) is placed on the first blank by aligning or substantially aligning the free edge (11) of said second cut with the second fold lines (20) of the first cut and superimposing the third fold lines (9) relative to the first fold lines (16) of the first blank.

10. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the first blank (2) having a central panel and four side peripheral flaps, one of said flats previously glued is placed opposite to a flap of the second cut to form once folded around the mandrel a tray-shaped bottom.

11. Device (24) for producing a polygonal box packaging box from at least two blanks (2, 3) of sheet material of cardboard or corrugated cardboard, namely a first blank (2) forming the bottom of said box, and a second cutout (3) comprising at least four panels (4, 5, 6, 7) interconnected by third parallel fold lines (9), having a lower free edge (11) without a flap on the bottom side, said second cut forming a cap for said box, characterized in that it comprises two adjacent magazines (25, 26) respectively for storing the first and second blanks, means for transferring said blanks to a station assembly comprising: means for gripping (27, 28) cuts from said magazines, two parallel tracks (29, 30) for flat transfer of said blanks to an assembly station

(31), namely a first channel (29) for the first blank (2) and a second channel (30) for the second blank (3), each channel comprising a a drive system (32, 33) for clipped cut-outs, means for guiding each of said cut-outs, each comprising two cut-off guide rails (40, 41; 42, 43) substantially with side play (2, 3). up to the assembly station, and longitudinal stop means (34, 35) at said assembly station, in longitudinal position determined for each of the cuts, means (36) for sizing the first cut during its transfer, to its longitudinal position, means (44) wedging lateral abutment of the first and second cutouts to give them a respective position of exact lateral reference against one of the rails, means (50) for gripping and transfer laterally by suction cups (51). ) of the second cut (3) to place it on the first cut (2) and indexed, in their respective longitudinal positions determined, the exhaust means (60) of the cleats of the first path relative to the first cutting, during the docking of the second blank on the first, and means for blocking said first cut in vertical pressure during the escape, means for applying (70) the second blank on the first blank, and means (80) for transferring the set of blanks thus formed to a forming station (90).

12. Device according to claim 11, characterized in that it further comprises said forming station (90) comprising a mandrel (23) and means for winding the blanks around said mandrel to form the box.

13. Device according to any one of claims 11 and 12, characterized in that the vertical pressure locking means comprises a beveled cleat (69) to the cutouts actuated by cylinder.

14. Device according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the means (60) for producing the escape of the cleats.

(61) comprise means for effecting the erasing of the catches downwards by pivoting them around an axis (67) situated above the plane of the first channel.

15. Device according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that the means (50) for gripping and transferring the second blank (3) on the first blank comprise transverse translation means comprising gripping means by suction cups (51) actuated vertically by cylinders (54) with linear electric motor, at a translation speed of between 4m / s and 6m / s.

16. Device according to claim 15, characterized in that the means (50) for transferring the second blank (3) to the first blank (2) comprises a crew of two carriages (52, 53) actuated by a system of belt clamping drive (55, 56).

17. Device according to any one of claims 11 to 16, characterized in that the means (50) for transferring the set of blanks.

(2, 3) at the forming station (90) comprise a displacement unit of said blanks at the forming station provided with sucking suckers (61) and means arranged to lift said assembly to bring it into contact with said gripping cups.

18. Device according to any one of claims 11 to 17, characterized in that the first blank (2) comprising a sequence of at least four main flaps (12, 13, 14, 15) terminated by a fastening tab ( 17), interconnected by first folding lines (16) parallel to each other, said series of flaps forming the outer walls of the base of the box and being connected on one side to a series of flaps by second lines bending perpendicular to said first fold lines, the gripping and transferring means are arranged to place the third fold lines of the second cut substantially aligned with respect to the first fold lines of the first cut, and in that the means for applying the second cut to the first are arranged to glue the two panels to the two non-adjacent flaps facing each other.