EP1515894B1 - System for packaging a flexible web that is layered in zigzag loops, in particular a textile web - Google Patents

Abstract

The system for packaging a flexible web ( 2 ) that is layered in a zigzag loops comprises the following for simplifying the handling and packaging processes: a layering device ( 1 ) for forming a tier consisting of a web ( 2 ) that is layered in zigzag loops; a transfer device ( 26 ) for directly or indirectly transferring the looped web tier to a packaging container; and a memory-programmable control device for components of the system.

Description

Technical area

The invention relates to a system for packaging a flexible band laid in zigzag loops, in particular a textile band according to the preamble of claim 1.

State of the art

From EP 0 062 753 B and EP 0 778 236 A, a system of the type mentioned in the introduction is known in which a flexible band, in particular a textile band, is placed in zigzag loops and thus a layer of band loops is formed.
The belt loop layers thus produced are manually stacked and packaged in a packaging container and then further processed in the textile industry. For this purpose, the tape loop layers must be manually stacked in a packing shaft, that is manually transferred by operators belt loop position for tape loop position on Abschiebebleche in the packing shaft. The determination of the number of belt loops per ply and the precise defined separation of the belt loops on the respective lower and upper level is difficult to automate due to the random positioning of the textile belt loops and the pressure sensitivity of the belt loop layers. Such band loop layers are generously difficult to handle because they are under high internal tension on the pleats and therefore tend to deform easily, because at the pleats, the band tends to return to the stretched position. Therefore, the operator of the packing tray is laid out with a paper sheet prior to the introduction of the first tape loop position. After reaching the desired tape length, the entire package is first wrapped around the paper sheet and fixed with adhesive tape so that the tape loop layers do not burst apart. Only then can the entire package be removed from the packing shaft and stored in a packaging container.

US Pat. No. 6,321,512 B discloses a system for packaging a flexible strip laid in zigzag loops, in which case a vertically fed material web is known is first cut into individual bands, which are then placed together in loops and the band loops are introduced vertically into a slipped container. Any evidence that could be formed predeterminable size with the system on a horizontal support plate a belt loop position, which could then be transferred into a packaging container, can not be found.

Presentation of the invention

The object of the invention is to improve the aforementioned system.

The object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1. The fact that the laying device is associated with a transfer device with a tape loop position of predeterminable size can be produced and which allows direct or indirect transfer of the produced tape loop layer in a packaging container, wherein a memory programmable controller Controlling components of the plant is an at least partial automation of the workflows allows.

Advantageous embodiments of the system are described in claims 2 to 18.

Particularly advantageous is a design of the system according to claim 2, so that the laying and packaging process can be performed fully automatically without the use of an operator. The packing density can be improved with a design of the system according to claim 3, since then the region of maximum stress, which is given by the folds of the loops, is not limited to the edge region of the belt loop position, but adjacent folds can be arranged offset from one another a substantial stress relief is achieved at the edge and a denser packing of the belt loops is possible. A significant improvement of the package results from the embodiment according to claim 4, since the length of the tape per package can be distributed uniformly on the tape loop layers and thus also the individual tape loop layers each one have uniform density. Thus, the band so packaged over its entire length consistent properties such as a uniform positional stress, which on the one hand allows better utilization of the packaging container and on the other hand ensures uniform properties of the band especially for subsequent processing of the tape. In particular, elastic bands can shrink uniformly in the packaging container, so that the elasticity of the band remains uniform over its entire length, since in some sections residual stresses, which material fatigue and a loss of elasticity could result, are avoided. This enables a high-quality end product and all this with reduced personnel deployment and increased performance.

The band laid in loops tends to stretch in the fold area, whereby considerable forces occur in the band loop position, in particular in the fold region of the band loops, which counteract an ordered band loop position. Therefore, an embodiment of the system according to claim 5 is advantageous, according to which the laying device in the laying area has a running over the entire loop length Andruckleiste which is perpendicular to the platen for the belt loop position undeliverable and pressed against the edges of the belt loops and prevents the loops rise. Preferably, the Andruckleiste is equipped with a controlled drive to raise them during the transfer of the tape loop position and thus facilitate the transfer.

Particularly expedient is a system according to claim 7, wherein the transfer device on the feed side of the tape to the laying device preferably has finger-like shock members, which is movable from a rest position in which the tape supply is not affected, in a working position in which these parallel to Support plate of the belt loop system under the pressure bar are passable and indeed so far, are on the other side of the pressure bar from a rest position driver between or behind the tape loop positions retractable to take the tape loop position and to move transversely to the loop position in a transfer device. The bumpers can be made of different Positions are retracted, for example, from a rest position below, laterally or behind the platen in the working position. However, the embodiment according to claim 8, in which the push members are brought from a raised rest position over the support plate vertically downwards into the working position, is particularly preferred. The same applies to the drivers behind the pressure bar whose rest positions can also take a variety of positions laterally and below the support plate. Particularly preferred here is the embodiment of claim 9, wherein the drivers are formed finger-like and from an upper rest position vertically downwards between the shock members are retractable. Thus, the tape loop position during the entire movement over under constant control, either the butt joints or the Mitnehmerfinger.

But it is also a simplified solution according to claim 6 conceivable in which the driving through the bumpers under the pressure bar does not take place, but the tape laying is continuous and the tape loop layers are transported further behind the laying device by means arranged on a moving beam Stechem. For this purpose, the engraver can initially retracted to each other from above between two tape loops and then moved apart laterally to separate two tape loops and to transfer the preceding tape loop position. With this solution, tape placement does not have to be interrupted, which increases productivity. However, only very few simple and uncritical bands can be processed with this method variant.

It is advantageous if the system is designed according to claim 10 so that the support plate for the tape loop position of the laying device has in the transfer device along the displacement path of the folds brake strip. The orderly transfer is also the training of claim 11, which are arranged on the support plate leading the belt loop position, transversely to the loop position aligned guide rails. According to claim 12, at least one resiliently receding stop member may be arranged in the transfer device in the area between the folds, in order to push back or align bulging band parts parallel to the loop position in the picking direction.

In the transfer device can already be arranged a packaging container to receive the tape loop position. More advantageous, however, is an embodiment according to claim 13, wherein a stacking device for the belt loop layers is arranged in the transfer device. As a result, a plurality of belt loop layers can be formed one above the other to form a stack. According to claim 14, the stacking device includes a serving as a stop for the tape loop position to be measured rear wall, a lowered to the thickness of the belt loop position bottom and a bottom adjustable lid serving at least as an upper guide for a belt loop position to be transferred. According to claim 15, the lid serves as the upper limit of the stack and is additionally movable in parallel with the ground. The stacking of the belt loop layers is facilitated if, according to claim 16, a retractable receiving base is present in the transfer device, which is preferably formed from two counter-retractable bottom halves.

The stacking device of the system can be lowered in an advantageous manner according to claim 17 in a packing station, in which the belt loop stack is ejected by means of an ejection punch from the stacking device in an associated packaging container. A particularly suitable packaging container is specified in claim 18. The packaging container includes a bottom with three molded side walls and on the fourth side a downwardly hinged side wall portion, so that the tape loop stack is pushed onto this fourth side on the bottom of the packaging container. For covering the fourth side of the filled packaging container, the side wall part can be folded upwards. At the side opposite the fourth side of a lid is hinged, which has a fourth side at least for the most part covering the edge part, so that even on the fourth page a perfect completion of the pack is guaranteed.

Brief description of the drawings

Figur 1

eine Legevorrichtung zur Bildung einer Lage aus einem zickzackförmig gelegten Band in schaubildlicher Darstellung;

Figur 2

die Legevorrichtung der Figur 1 in Ansicht von oben und im Ausschnitt;

Figur 3

eine Anlage zum Verpacken eines in zickzackförmige Schlaufen gelegten Bandes in schaubildlicher Darstellung;

Figur 4

die Anlage der Figur 3 in Ansicht von oben;

Figur 5

die Anlage der Figur 3 in Seitenansicht von links;

Figur 6

die Anlage der Figur 3 in Ansicht von hinten; und

Figur 7

einen Verpackungsbehälter für die Bandschlaufenlagen

Figur 8

eine weitere vereinfachte Anlage zum Verpacken, im Draufsicht;

Figur 9

die Anlage der Figur 8 im Vertikal Schnitt der Figur 8;

Figur 10, 11

die Anlage der Figur 8 in verschiedenen Stadien der Überführung.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described in more detail below with reference to schematic drawings, in which:

FIG. 1

a laying device for forming a layer of a zigzag band laid in a diagrammatic representation;

FIG. 2

the laying device of Figure 1 in top view and in the neck;

FIG. 3

a plant for packing a band laid in zigzag loops in a diagrammatic representation;

FIG. 4

the plant of Figure 3 in top view;

FIG. 5

the system of Figure 3 in side view from the left;

FIG. 6

the system of Figure 3 in rear view; and

FIG. 7

a packaging container for the tape loop layers

FIG. 8

another simplified system for packaging, in plan view;

FIG. 9

the system of Figure 8 in the vertical section of Figure 8;

FIG. 10, 11

the plant of Figure 8 in different stages of the overpass.

Ways to carry out the invention

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a laying device known from EP 0 778 236 A and EP 0 062 753 B, which serves to fold a flexible, in particular also an elastically stretchable, belt 2 in zigzag-shaped loops 2a which are arranged one behind the other like a packet, ie one Band loop position 3 to form.

The folded band 2 or its loops 2a then has rectilinear, mutually adjacent sections and lateral 180 ° -Kehren, that is folds 2b. In Figure 2, the zigzag loops 2a are shown slightly pulled apart for reasons of clarity; in practice but close to each other. This so folded band, which is preferably a textile tape, is then further processed in the textile industry; it allows easy removal in the direction of any processing machines. In addition, so folded tapes can be stored much more compact and sent, as would be possible, for example, in coils. Moreover, it is possible to distribute virtually endless belts on a plurality of packaging containers, wherein the tape continues to run continuously from packaging container to packaging container, in which the end of the band of a packaging container forms the beginning of a new packaging container.

The laying device 1 is shown in detail in Figure 1, but in the following only the essential components for the present invention are explained. With regard to the other design features not explained here, reference is made in full to the documents EP 0778236A and EP 0062753B already mentioned at this point.

The device 1 has a support plate 4 for the belt 2 to be folded or for the folded zigzag belt loops 2a. Above the support plate 4, a laying carriage 6 is arranged movable back and forth perpendicular to the tape feed direction X, see the arrows Y in Figure 2. The laying carriage 6 has two laying rollers 7 and 8, which are rotatably mounted side by side about two parallel axes. The axes of rotation of the laying rollers 7.8 are perpendicular to the direction of displacement Y of the laying carriage 6 and perpendicular to the tape feed direction X. Between the two peripheral surfaces of the laying rollers 7.8 a vertical guide gap for the tape to be laid 2 is formed; in this guide gap runs between two guide rods 10 of a guide device 11 guided belt 2 in the feed direction X a. The band 2 is in vertical, that is upright position. The gap between the laying rollers 7,8 is dimensioned such that a friction entrainment of the belt 2 takes place through the peripheral surface of each of the two laying rollers 7,8. The laying rollers 7, 8 are each driven in the same direction, the direction of rotation in each case being dependent on the displacement direction of the laying carriage 6.

This dependency is illustrated in FIG. 2, according to which when the laying carriage 6 is displaced to the left (continuous arrow Y), the laying rollers 7, 8 rotate to the right (solid arrow W). When moving to the right (dashed arrow Y) the laying rollers 7,8 turn to the left (dashed arrow W). The strip material 2 is thereby taken respectively by the rear laying roller 7 or 8 in the direction of displacement by conditioning and pulled and transported on. The described drive banding is achieved in regular zigzag belt loops 2a. The change in the direction of rotation W of laying rollers 7.8 is carried out in each case at the reversal point of the sliding movement of the laying carriage 6. By laying the tape 2, the laid belt loops are further pushed packet-like, that is, in a feed direction X corresponding discharge direction X 'moved on.

In order to decelerate the belt 2 which arrives relatively quickly in the laying area behind the laying carriage 6 and thus to favor the formation of loops, braking means are provided which act on the longitudinal edges of the band 2 with a pressure force in the folding area. An essential part of this braking means is a pressure bar 12, which is arranged in the region of the laying rollers 7.8 at the band exit side and whose length is at least equal to the range of movement of the laying carriage 6. The pressure bar 12 in this case runs parallel to the direction of displacement of the laying carriage 6 and preferably above this, so that the pressure strip acts on the upper longitudinal edge of the belt 2 by pushing the belt 2 slightly from top to bottom with its belt-facing, lower pressure surface 14. In the illustrated embodiment, the pressure bar 12 cooperates with a lower, arranged in the region of the support plate 4 brake bar 16 by the band or its last loop 2 a between the brake bar 16 and the pressure bar 12 is practically clamped.

As is apparent from Figure 2, the folds 2b are usually in a row behind each other. In order to counteract the expansion force of the belt loop position given by the pleats, it is advantageous if the pleats 2b are not all aligned in a row, but every other pleat 2c opposite the first pleat 2b is set back, as indicated in dashed line in Figure 2 is indicated. Even a multiple displacement of the wrinkles is thus possible.

The pressure bar 12 is attached to both ends of vertical Ständerem 18, which are movable by means of piston / cylinder units 20 and spindles 22 up and down. The piston / cylinder units 20 are used for periodically lifting the pressure bar 12 when transferring a belt loop layer 3 of the laying device 1 in a Übemahmevorrichtung 24, as is apparent from Figure 3. An adjusting device 25 is used to adjust the size of the contact pressure of the pressure bar 12 on the belt loops. The adjusting device 25 has a stepper motor 25a, which cooperates via a gear 25b, for example, a chain or toothed belt transmission with the spindle 22 which is connected via a thread with the uprights 18, so that the distance of the stator 18 to the piston / cylinder Aggregates 20 and thereby the pressure of the pressure bar 12 on the belt loop is changeable.

Figures 3 to 6 describe a system for packaging tape loop layers, which are produced in the laying device 1 and are transferred to the transfer device 24 for packaging. The transfer device 26 has on the feed side of the belt 2 to the laying device 1 finger-like push members 28 which can be lowered from a raised rest position into a working position shown in Figure 3, in which they are parallel to the support plate of the belt loop position. The finger-like push members 28 are attached to a boom 30, which are movable by means of a carriage 32 on a vertical guide 34 from the illustrated working position into a vertically raised rest position in which it does not hinder the feeding of the belt 2 in the laying device 1. For example, a piston / cylinder unit 36 whose piston rod 38 is connected to the arm serves for vertical displacement. A piston / cylinder unit 40 is used to move the push members 28 under the pressure bar 12, for which purpose on the vertical guide 34, a carriage 39 is arranged, which is displaceable along a rail 41. As a result, the belt loop days 3 is advanced in the direction of the transfer device 24. In the advanced position, the transfer device 26 has vertically aligned driver fingers 42, which consist of the one shown in FIG Rest position against the support plate 4 are lowered and there between the push members 28 are retractable to the tape loop position transversely transversely to the loop position in the transfer device 24 to move. The entrainment fingers 42 are fastened analogously to the abutment members 28 on a cantilever 44, which can be moved by means of a carriage 46 on a vertical guide 48. A piston / cylinder unit 50 is connected by means of a clamp rod 52 with the boom 44 and serves for the vertical movement of the driver fingers 42 from the rest position to the working position. A piston / cylinder unit 54 is used to move the carriage 55 having a vertical guide 48 along the horizontal rail 41st

To improve the transfer of the belt loop layer 3 along the displacement path in the transfer device on the support plate 4 and in the transfer device 24 braking strips 56 are arranged in the displacement of the folds of the belt loop position. Such braking strips can be formed for example by roughening the support plate 4 or by sticking rough strips. In the transfer device 24 resiliently receding stop members 62 are arranged in the region between the folds of the belt loop position to align itself in takeover direction bulging tape parts parallel to the loop position ,

The transfer device 24 is designed as a stacking device for the belt loop layers. The stacking device has a serving as a stop for the tape loop position to be adopted rear wall 64, further by the thickness of the belt loop layer gradually lowerable bottom 66 and a respect to the bottom and the thickness of the belt loop position and thus the width of the belt adjustable cover 68, which at least as Upper guide for a transferable belt loop position is used.

The cover 68 is attached to a boom 70 via guide rods 72 height adjustable. A drive 74, for example, a piston / cylinder unit 74 serves on the one hand for advancing the lid 68 as the upper guide the tape loop position in the transfer of the laying device and on the other hand for lowering the lid 68 in synchronism with the bottom 66 during lowering of the stacking device. The bottom 66 is attached to the rear wall 64 and lowerable with this. For this purpose, the rear wall 64 is connected via a threaded part 76 with a spindle 78 which is driven by a geared motor 80. As a result, the bottom 66 can be lowered in each case by the thickness of a belt loop layer so that a plurality of belt loop layers can be stacked one above the other. For this purpose, a receiving base 82 which can be extended over the stacking device in the transfer device is provided, which is formed from two counter-retractable base parts 84, which can each be laterally extended from the stacking region by means of a drive 86, for example a piston / cylinder unit. to settle a recorded tape loop position on the stack.

The stacking device 24 can be lowered into a packing station, in which the belt loop layer stack can be ejected from the stacking device into a laterally assigned packaging container 90 by means of an ejection punch 88. The ejection punch 88 is attached to an arm 92 which is movable by means of a carriage 94 along a rail 96. A piston / cylinder unit 98 serves to displace the punch.

The packaging container 90 is arranged on a carrier 100, which can be delivered by means of a carriage 102 along the rail 96 against the stacking device. To drive a piston / cylinder unit 104 is used. The carrier 100 includes stops 106 for aligning the packaging container 90 with respect to the stacking device 24th

FIG. 7 shows a preferred packaging container 90 for receiving a stack of tape loop layers. The packaging container 90, which is preferably made of cardboard, contains a bottom 108 with three molded sidewalls 110,112,114. At the introduction of the belt loop package serving fourth side down a hinged side wall portion 116 is arranged with lateral folding elements 117. On the opposite side wall 112, a lid 118 is hinged, which has a fourth side 116 at least largely covering edge portion 120 which is supported by extending side portions 122 of the lid 118. This training allows both a proper transfer of the tape loop package in the packaging container 90 and on the other hand a secure closure of the packaging container after receiving the tape loop package.

Although the drive elements described above, such as stepper motors and piston / cylinder units, are in detail preferred drive elements, other designs of the drives are also possible.

A non-illustrated memory programmable controller with microprocessors used for coordinated control of the movements and settings of the various components of the system to achieve at least semi-automatic, but preferably fully automatic workflows. In particular, it is possible on the control device to set the desired length of the belt loops 2a during the folding process, as indicated in FIG. Thus, it is possible to alternately produce differently long belt loops from belt loop to belt loop, so that the folds 2b, 2c of the successive belt loops 2a are offset laterally, whereby a denser packing of the belt loops is possible. It is also possible to set on the control device how long the band to be packed in a package should be and that this length should be distributed uniformly over all tape loop layers of the package. Thus, not only an optimal packaging but also a uniform over the entire pack density of the belt loops, whereby over the entire pack uniform quality of the packed band is achieved. The achievable improvements are achieved with simultaneous increase in performance and reduced personnel deployment.

Figures 8 to 11 show a further simplified embodiment of a system for packaging a laid in zigzag loops flexible tape 2 in a schematic representation. For features that are the same as those of the system of Figures 1 to 7, the same reference numerals are used. The schematically illustrated laying device 1 corresponds to that of FIGS. 1 to 6.

The laying device 1 downstream of the transfer device 26a has a laying area cross-beam 124, which is arranged on both sides of the laying area of linear guides 126 by means of a drive 128, for example, connected to a linear gear stepper motor, movable in the X direction. The displacement beam carries two engravers 130,132, each of which by means of a drive 134 against the belt loop position 3 on and extendable and by means of slide 136,138 along the sliding beam 124 are movable. As drives 134 for the engraver, for example, serve piston / cylinder units 140, the piston rods are designed as engravers 130,132. The carriages 136, 138 can be moved in opposite directions in the Y-direction by means of a further drive 142, for example a circulating pulling element from a central middle position over the laying area or the belt loop position, thus transversely to the displacement direction of the displacement bar 124.

This system according to FIGS. 8 to 11 does not require any abutment members for piercing a band loop position under the pressure strip, but works as follows.

In the emerging at the laying device 1 tape loop layer 3, a piercing device 130 is first retracted at a predetermined location between a belt loop 2a and the shift bar 124 as far advanced in the X direction until the belt loop is opened. Then, the first engraver 130 is raised again and both engravers 130,132 retracted in a central position in the opened belt loop 2a and against each other in the Y direction apart drove until they have a distance from the edge of the tape loop layer, which corresponds to about a quarter of the width of the tape loop position, such as this is shown in Figure 10, whereby the separation of the belt loop is completed. The shift bar 124 is lowered at Stechem 130,132 in the X direction until the separated tape loop position has reached the stacking device 144 of the transfer device. Then the engraver 130,132 are raised and moved back the shift bar in the starting position for transferring another tape loop position.

The separation and transfer of the tape loop position can be done in interrupted before preferably, however, continuous loop laying the laying device.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

positioning device

2

tape

2a

loop

2 B

wrinkle

2c

Fold reset

3

Web-loop

4

platen

6

laying carriage

7

transmission roller

8th

transmission roller

10

Corporate Office

11

guiding device

12

pressure bar

14

pressure surface

16

brake bar

18

stand

20

Piston / cylinder assembly

22

spindles

24

Übemahmevorrichtung

25

locking device

25a

stepper motor

25b

transmission

26

Transfer device

26a

Transfer device

28

pusher members

30

boom

32

carriage

34

vertical guidance

36

Clamp / cylinder unit

38

piston rod

39

carriage

40

Piston / cylinder assembly

41

rail

42

driving finger

44

boom

46

carriage

48

vertical guidance

50

Piston / cylinder assembly

52

piston rod

54

Piston / cylinder assembly

55

carriage

56

braking strip

58

Guide strip sideways

60

guide rails

62

stop member

64

rear wall

66

ground

68

cover

70

boom

72

guide rod

74

Clamp / cylinder unit

76

threaded part

78

spindle

80

gearmotor

82

loading floor

84

the bottom part

86

drive

88

emissions temple

90

packaging container

92

poor

94

carriage

96

rail

98

Piston / cylinder assembly

100

carrier

102

carriage

104

Piston / cylinder assembly

106

attack

108

ground

110

pages

112

pages

114

pages

116

Sidewall portion

117

folding member

118

cover

120

edge part

122

side panels

124

scroll bar

126

linear guide

128

drive

130

Stecher

132

Stecher

134

drive

136

carriage

138

carriage

140

Piston / cylinder assembly

142

drive

144

stacker

Claims (18)

1. A system for packaging a flexible web, in particular a textile web, which is positioned in zigzag-form loops, having a positioning device (1) which is arranged above a horizontal bearing panel (4) and contains a positioning carriage (6) which can be moved back and forth and has two positioning rollers (7, 8) which are arranged one beside the other, with axes parallel to one another, and are driven in rotation in the same direction and between which an individual web (2) can be drawn in from an infeed side (10) and can be folded by virtue of the positioning carriage (6) being moved back and forth perpendicularly to the drawing-in direction (X) of the web and can be moved on beneath the pressure-exerting bar (12) in a removal direction (X') corresponding to the drawing-in direction (X), characterized in that the positioning device (1) is assigned as transfer device (26, 26a) for forming a web-loop arrangement (3) of predeterminable magnitude and for transferring the web-loop arrangement (3) directly or indirectly into a packaging container (90), a memory-programmable control device for components of the system being provided.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the control device is designed for controlling the system fully automatically.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1 or 2,
   characterized in that the length of the web loops can be adjusted to a different magnitude from web loop to web loop at the control device.
4. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is possible to adjust the length of the web for each web-loop arrangement at the control device, it being possible, in the case of multi-arrangement packs, for the overall length of the web of the pack to be distributed preferably uniformly over all the arrangements.
5. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the positioning device (1) has, in the positioning region, a pressure-exerting bar (12) which extends over the entire loop length, can be advanced perpendicularly to a bearing panel (4) for the web-loop arrangement (3), can be pressed against the edges of the web loops (2a) of adjustable magnitude and is preferably provided with a controllable drive (20, 22) for raising it up during transfer.
6. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the transfer device (26a) has blades (130, 132) which are located downstream of the positioning device (1), are provided on a displacement bar (124) and are arranged such that they can be moved in between two web loops (2a) from above and moved apart laterally in order to separate two web loops and to transfer the web-loop arrangement (3) located in front of them.
7. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the transfer device (26) has preferably finger-like pusher members (28) on the infeed side of the web (2) in the positioning device (1), it being possible for these pusher members to be moved out of a rest position, in which they do not impede the running of the web, into an operating position, in which they can be moved through beneath the pressure-exerting bar (12), parallel to the bearing panel (4) of the web-loop arrangement (3), until, on the other side of the pressure-exerting bar (12), carry-along elements (42) can be moved in between or behind the web-loop arrangement from a rest position in order for the web-loop arrangement (3) to be displaced into a receiving device (24), transversely to the loop arrangement, by means of the carry-along elements.
8. The system as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the pusher members (28) can be lowered vertically into the operating position from a raised rest position above the bearing panel (4).
9. The system as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the carry-along elements (42) are of finger-like design and can be moved in between the pusher members (28) in the vertically downward direction from a top rest position.
10. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the bearing panel (4) has braking strips (56) along the displacement path of the folds (2b, 2c) of the web loops (2a), from the positioning device (1) into the receiving device (24).
11. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that guide bars (60) which guide the web-loop arrangement (3) and are oriented transversely to the loop arrangement are arranged above the bearing panel (4).
12. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that at least one resiliently yielding stop member (62) is arranged in the receiving device (24), in the region between the folds (2b, 2c), in order for web parts which curve forward in the receiving direction to be oriented parallel to the loop arrangement (3).
13. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the receiving device (24) is designed as a stacking device for the web-loop arrangements (3).
14. The system as claimed in claim 13, characterized in that the stacking device (24) has a rear wall (64), which serves as a stop for the web-loop arrangements (3) which are to be received, a base (66), which can be lowered by the thickness of the web-loop arrangements (3), and a cover (68), which can be adjusted in relation to the base (66) and serves at least as a top guide for a web-loop arrangement (3) which is to be transferred.
15. The system as claimed in claim 14, characterized in that the cover (68) can be displaced parallel to the base (66) as top boundary of the stack.
16. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that it has, in the receiving device (24), an accommodating base (82) which can be retracted in the base plane and preferably comprises two base halves (84) which can be retracted laterally in opposite directions.
17. The system as claimed in one of claims 13 to 16, characterized in that the stacking device (24) can be lowered into a packing station in which the web-loop stack can be ejected out of the stacking device (24), by means of an ejecting ram (88), into an associated packaging container (90).
18. The system as claimed in one of claims 1 to 17, in combination with a packaging container, characterized in that the packaging container (90) has a base (108) with three side walls (110, 112, 114) integrally formed on it, the fourth side, which serves for the introduction of the group of web loops, having a side-wall part (116) which can be swung downward, and a cover (118) being articulated on the opposite side wall, this cover having a border part (120) which at least largely covers the fourth side.

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