CA1260971A - Conveying apparatus - Google Patents
Conveying apparatusInfo
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- CA1260971A CA1260971A CA000510203A CA510203A CA1260971A CA 1260971 A CA1260971 A CA 1260971A CA 000510203 A CA000510203 A CA 000510203A CA 510203 A CA510203 A CA 510203A CA 1260971 A CA1260971 A CA 1260971A
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- conveying
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
- B65G47/53—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices between conveyors which cross one another
- B65G47/54—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices between conveyors which cross one another at least one of which is a roller-way
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- Manufacturing And Processing Devices For Dough (AREA)
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
Conveying apparatus serves for the conveying of flat dough pieces (T) and effects transfer of the dough pieces from a first conveying path (1) to a second conveying path (2) extending at a right angle thereto.
A group of conveying rollers (3) one following the other in conveying direction (A) is provided in the first path (1) and a group of parallel conveyor belts (6) running in conveying direction (B) is provided in the second path (2). The conveyor rollers (3) are arranged in alternation with and beside the conveyor belts (6) at a junction of the two paths (1, 2) and the group of the conveyor rollers (3) and the group of the conveyor belts (6) are movable up and down relative to each other.
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Conveying apparatus serves for the conveying of flat dough pieces (T) and effects transfer of the dough pieces from a first conveying path (1) to a second conveying path (2) extending at a right angle thereto.
A group of conveying rollers (3) one following the other in conveying direction (A) is provided in the first path (1) and a group of parallel conveyor belts (6) running in conveying direction (B) is provided in the second path (2). The conveyor rollers (3) are arranged in alternation with and beside the conveyor belts (6) at a junction of the two paths (1, 2) and the group of the conveyor rollers (3) and the group of the conveyor belts (6) are movable up and down relative to each other.
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Description
The present invention relates to conveying apparatus, especially apparatus for conveying flat dough pieces.
During the mechanical manufacture of Arabic round flat loaves (pitta), flat dough pieces to be baked are produced in such a manner that severed and rounded dough portions are rolled flat by two rolling mechanisms arranged at right angles to each other. During passage through a first one of the rolling mechanisms the dough piece receives an elongate oval shape which, during rolling transversely thereto in the . . . . ..
second rolling mechanism, is converted into the desired circular shape.
For the purpose of these operations it is necessary to transfer the pieces of dough from a conveyor path with the first rolling mechanism -~ to a second conveyor path which extends at a right angle to the first path and in which the second rolling mechanism is disposed. This transfer, during which the shape of the dough pieces should not be changed, - 15 entails problems because of the relatively soft nature of the dough.
One basically suitable form of angle transfer device is disclosed in German (Federal Republic) patent specification No. 27 52 464, wherein the end of the first cbnveyor path, usually formed by a conveyor belt, extends obliquely upwards, from where the pieces of dough turn over in a free fall onto the second conveyor path also formed by a conveyor belt.
In the case of dough pieces with diameters greater than about 250 millimetres and above all in the case of very thin dough pieces, difficulties appear because a very high conveying speed is required for complete turning over. The high conveying speed in turn requires a high circumferential speed of the rollers of the first rolling mechanism, which leads to impairment of the surface of the dough pieces.
Another kind of the angle transfer device for flat dough pieces by 7~
means of a reciprocatable deposit belt tongue is disclosed in German (Federal Republic) patent specification No. 723 271, but is not suitable for the manufacture of Arabic round ~lat loaves because the second convey-or path must be virtually still during the deposit operation. The intermittent conveying resulting therefrom is not acceptable due to the second rolling operation taking place in the train of the second con-veyor path.
In a baking oven loader described in German (Federal Republic) patent specification No. 1 030 791, raisable and lowerable conveyor chains are provided between the rollers of a main conveyor leading away from the baking oven and form a transverse conveyor by which the articles to be baked, which are disposed in containers, are conveyed away laterally from the main conveyor. However, a chain conveyor cannot be used for material as delicate as unbaked round flat dough pieces.
There is thus a need for conveying apparatus in which conveyed items, including flat dough cakes of large diameter and small thickness, can be transferred in careful manner between two conveying paths.
According to the present invention there is provided conveying apparatus comprising means defining two conveying paths extending at right angles to each other and transfer means disposed at a junction of the paths for transfer of conveyed items from one path to the other and comprising a plurality of conveying rollers arranged one after the other to form a length portion of one of the paths and a plurality of conveying belts arranged parallel to each other and in alternation with and beside the rollers to form a length portion of the other path, the plurality of rollers and the plurality of belts being upwardly and downwardly movable relative to each other to effect transfer of conveyed 3~
items therebetween.
In the case of apparatus embodying the present invention, jerky handling of dough pieces can be avoided, so that their shape and posi-tion on the conveyor paths is maintained even during the transfer. Since the transfer takes place qui-te independently of the speeds of the conveyor paths, these speeds can be matched in optimum manner to the requirements of any upstream or downstream treatment stations for the dough pieces, for example rolling mechanisms.
Preferably the apparatus comprises sensing means to sense such conveyed items and control said relative movement in dependence thereon.
By this measure, account can be taken of non-uniform succession of the pieces of dough on the first conveyor path and a uniform positioning of the dough pieces on the second conveyor path can be achieved.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be more particularly described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of part of apparatus embodying the invention, - - in the region of the junction of two conveyor paths of the apparatus;
Fig. 2 is a cross-section along the line II-II in Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the apparatus in the direction of arrow B in Fig. 1.
Referring now to the drawings, there is shown conveying apparatus in which a first conveying path is defined by a feed conveyor belt 1 and is arranged at right angles to a second conveying path defined by a removal conveyor belt 2. Provided at a junction of the two paths in continuation of the belt 1 is a succession of conveyor rollers 3, which are mounted in a locally fixed frarne 4 only schematically sho~,m in Fig.
During the mechanical manufacture of Arabic round flat loaves (pitta), flat dough pieces to be baked are produced in such a manner that severed and rounded dough portions are rolled flat by two rolling mechanisms arranged at right angles to each other. During passage through a first one of the rolling mechanisms the dough piece receives an elongate oval shape which, during rolling transversely thereto in the . . . . ..
second rolling mechanism, is converted into the desired circular shape.
For the purpose of these operations it is necessary to transfer the pieces of dough from a conveyor path with the first rolling mechanism -~ to a second conveyor path which extends at a right angle to the first path and in which the second rolling mechanism is disposed. This transfer, during which the shape of the dough pieces should not be changed, - 15 entails problems because of the relatively soft nature of the dough.
One basically suitable form of angle transfer device is disclosed in German (Federal Republic) patent specification No. 27 52 464, wherein the end of the first cbnveyor path, usually formed by a conveyor belt, extends obliquely upwards, from where the pieces of dough turn over in a free fall onto the second conveyor path also formed by a conveyor belt.
In the case of dough pieces with diameters greater than about 250 millimetres and above all in the case of very thin dough pieces, difficulties appear because a very high conveying speed is required for complete turning over. The high conveying speed in turn requires a high circumferential speed of the rollers of the first rolling mechanism, which leads to impairment of the surface of the dough pieces.
Another kind of the angle transfer device for flat dough pieces by 7~
means of a reciprocatable deposit belt tongue is disclosed in German (Federal Republic) patent specification No. 723 271, but is not suitable for the manufacture of Arabic round ~lat loaves because the second convey-or path must be virtually still during the deposit operation. The intermittent conveying resulting therefrom is not acceptable due to the second rolling operation taking place in the train of the second con-veyor path.
In a baking oven loader described in German (Federal Republic) patent specification No. 1 030 791, raisable and lowerable conveyor chains are provided between the rollers of a main conveyor leading away from the baking oven and form a transverse conveyor by which the articles to be baked, which are disposed in containers, are conveyed away laterally from the main conveyor. However, a chain conveyor cannot be used for material as delicate as unbaked round flat dough pieces.
There is thus a need for conveying apparatus in which conveyed items, including flat dough cakes of large diameter and small thickness, can be transferred in careful manner between two conveying paths.
According to the present invention there is provided conveying apparatus comprising means defining two conveying paths extending at right angles to each other and transfer means disposed at a junction of the paths for transfer of conveyed items from one path to the other and comprising a plurality of conveying rollers arranged one after the other to form a length portion of one of the paths and a plurality of conveying belts arranged parallel to each other and in alternation with and beside the rollers to form a length portion of the other path, the plurality of rollers and the plurality of belts being upwardly and downwardly movable relative to each other to effect transfer of conveyed 3~
items therebetween.
In the case of apparatus embodying the present invention, jerky handling of dough pieces can be avoided, so that their shape and posi-tion on the conveyor paths is maintained even during the transfer. Since the transfer takes place qui-te independently of the speeds of the conveyor paths, these speeds can be matched in optimum manner to the requirements of any upstream or downstream treatment stations for the dough pieces, for example rolling mechanisms.
Preferably the apparatus comprises sensing means to sense such conveyed items and control said relative movement in dependence thereon.
By this measure, account can be taken of non-uniform succession of the pieces of dough on the first conveyor path and a uniform positioning of the dough pieces on the second conveyor path can be achieved.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be more particularly described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of part of apparatus embodying the invention, - - in the region of the junction of two conveyor paths of the apparatus;
Fig. 2 is a cross-section along the line II-II in Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the apparatus in the direction of arrow B in Fig. 1.
Referring now to the drawings, there is shown conveying apparatus in which a first conveying path is defined by a feed conveyor belt 1 and is arranged at right angles to a second conveying path defined by a removal conveyor belt 2. Provided at a junction of the two paths in continuation of the belt 1 is a succession of conveyor rollers 3, which are mounted in a locally fixed frarne 4 only schematically sho~,m in Fig.
2 and have the same conveying direction and speed as the belt 1. This conveying direction is indicated by an arrow A. The drive of the conveyor rollers 3 is effected continuously by a chain drive (not showrl) which, for example, acts on chain wheels 5 mounted at the ends of the rollers 3.
Provided directly in front of the removal conveyor belt 2 in the conveying direction, denoted by an arrow B, of the second conveying path is a group of parallel conveyor belts 6 which are guided over deflecting rollers 7 and 8. The conveyor belts 6 move in the same direction and at the same speed as the belt 2 and are driven by a motor (not shown) which acts on the deflecting roller 8. The belts 6 are mounted by the deflecting rollers 7 and 8 on a lifting frame 9, which is movable vertically up and down and the movement of which, emanating from a lift-ing device (not shown) is indicated by a double arrow H. A pneumatic or hydraulic piston-cylinder unit or a mechanical crank or cam drive can be provided as the lifting device.
As is evident from, in particular, Fig. 1, the belts 6 are guided in such a manner by the deflecting rollers 7 and 8 that the conveyor rollers 3 are arranged in alternation with the conveyor belts 6 so that eacn roller is disposed alongside a respective one of the belts. The conveyor belts 6 have such a small width that their upper sides in the lower position, illustrated by solid lines in Figs. 2 and 3, of the frame 9 lie underneath a horizontal plane tangential to the rollers 3.
In the upper position, illustrated by chain-dotted lines, of the frame 9 the upper sides of the belts 6 are disposed above the mentioned horizontal plane and lie at the same height as the upper side of the belt 2.
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In use of the apparatus, a dough piece T, which has been rolled flat by a rolling mechanism (not shown) in the train of the first conveying path and has the oval shape evident from Fig. 1, passes from the feed belt 1 on to the group of conveyor rollers 3, at which time the lifting S frame 9 with the conveyor belts 6 is disposed in the lower position.
The dough piece T is conveyed forward on the rollers 6 in direction of the arrow A until it is disposed in the effective range of a sensor 10 arranged above the rollers 6 and preferably in the form of a capacitive .
proximity switch. This sensor delivers a signal pulse to the lifting device which then brings the lifting frame 9 into the upper position, during which the dough piece T is lifted off the rollers 3 by the belts 6 and now moved on these belts in direction of the arrow B to the belt 2. The dough piece T is then move`d by the belt 2 to a further rolling mechanism (not shown) on which it is rolled once again at a right angle ` to the first rolling direction and in that case brought into a circularly round shape. After the transfer of the dough piece T onto the belt 2, the lifting frame is automatically brought back into the lower position, in which the device stands ready for the next transfer operation.
The same effect as described above can be achieved if, conversely to the illustrated embodiment, the conveyor belts 6 are arranged in locally fixed positions and the conveyor rollers 3 are movable up and down. The effect is also the same if the belts 6 are associated with the feed belt 1 and the rollers 3 with the removal belt 2.
Provided directly in front of the removal conveyor belt 2 in the conveying direction, denoted by an arrow B, of the second conveying path is a group of parallel conveyor belts 6 which are guided over deflecting rollers 7 and 8. The conveyor belts 6 move in the same direction and at the same speed as the belt 2 and are driven by a motor (not shown) which acts on the deflecting roller 8. The belts 6 are mounted by the deflecting rollers 7 and 8 on a lifting frame 9, which is movable vertically up and down and the movement of which, emanating from a lift-ing device (not shown) is indicated by a double arrow H. A pneumatic or hydraulic piston-cylinder unit or a mechanical crank or cam drive can be provided as the lifting device.
As is evident from, in particular, Fig. 1, the belts 6 are guided in such a manner by the deflecting rollers 7 and 8 that the conveyor rollers 3 are arranged in alternation with the conveyor belts 6 so that eacn roller is disposed alongside a respective one of the belts. The conveyor belts 6 have such a small width that their upper sides in the lower position, illustrated by solid lines in Figs. 2 and 3, of the frame 9 lie underneath a horizontal plane tangential to the rollers 3.
In the upper position, illustrated by chain-dotted lines, of the frame 9 the upper sides of the belts 6 are disposed above the mentioned horizontal plane and lie at the same height as the upper side of the belt 2.
-7~
In use of the apparatus, a dough piece T, which has been rolled flat by a rolling mechanism (not shown) in the train of the first conveying path and has the oval shape evident from Fig. 1, passes from the feed belt 1 on to the group of conveyor rollers 3, at which time the lifting S frame 9 with the conveyor belts 6 is disposed in the lower position.
The dough piece T is conveyed forward on the rollers 6 in direction of the arrow A until it is disposed in the effective range of a sensor 10 arranged above the rollers 6 and preferably in the form of a capacitive .
proximity switch. This sensor delivers a signal pulse to the lifting device which then brings the lifting frame 9 into the upper position, during which the dough piece T is lifted off the rollers 3 by the belts 6 and now moved on these belts in direction of the arrow B to the belt 2. The dough piece T is then move`d by the belt 2 to a further rolling mechanism (not shown) on which it is rolled once again at a right angle ` to the first rolling direction and in that case brought into a circularly round shape. After the transfer of the dough piece T onto the belt 2, the lifting frame is automatically brought back into the lower position, in which the device stands ready for the next transfer operation.
The same effect as described above can be achieved if, conversely to the illustrated embodiment, the conveyor belts 6 are arranged in locally fixed positions and the conveyor rollers 3 are movable up and down. The effect is also the same if the belts 6 are associated with the feed belt 1 and the rollers 3 with the removal belt 2.
Claims (2)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Conveying apparatus for conveying flat dough pieces, the apparatus comprising means defining two conveying paths extending at right angles to each other and transfer means disposed at a junction of the paths for transfer of conveyed flat dough pieces from one path to the other and comprising a plurality of conveying rollers arranged one after the other to form a length portion of one of the paths and a plurality of conveying belts arranged parallel to each other and in alternation with and beside the rollers to form a length portion of the other path, the plurality of rollers and the plurality of belts being upwardly and downwardly movable relative to each other to effect transfer of conveyed flat dough pieces therebetween, and the conveying paths and transfer means being so constructed and arranged as to permit conveying of unbaked flat dough pieces with maintenance of the shape thereof.
2. Conveying apparatus as claimed in claim 1, comprising sensing means to sense such conveyed flat dough pieces and control said relative movement in dependence thereon.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE3519146A DE3519146C2 (en) | 1985-05-29 | 1985-05-29 | Device for transferring flat pieces of dough |
| DEP3519146.5 | 1985-05-29 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1260971A true CA1260971A (en) | 1989-09-26 |
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| CA000510203A Expired CA1260971A (en) | 1985-05-29 | 1986-05-28 | Conveying apparatus |
Country Status (5)
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| CA (1) | CA1260971A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3519146C2 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2582482B3 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2175561B (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1189499B (en) |
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| CA2003437C (en) * | 1988-11-22 | 1999-08-10 | Minoru Aoyagi | Workpiece conveying method and device for a cutting machine |
| DE3911235A1 (en) * | 1989-04-07 | 1990-10-11 | Dixie Union Verpackungen Gmbh | Apparatus for the transport of sensitive material |
| US5201401A (en) * | 1989-10-31 | 1993-04-13 | Sms Hasenclever Gmbh | Discharge conveying apparatus for an extrusion press |
| DE4312272C2 (en) * | 1993-04-15 | 1996-10-24 | Troester Maschf Paul | Feeding device for calenders |
| AT414329B (en) * | 2002-07-11 | 2007-09-15 | Tgw Transportgeraete Gmbh | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR PARTICULAR FUNDING |
| CN107055042A (en) * | 2016-12-12 | 2017-08-18 | 江门市神川自动化设备有限公司 | A kind of automatic blanking device |
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| DE723271C (en) * | 1939-02-26 | 1942-08-01 | Werner & Pfleiderer | Depositing device for dough sheeting or cutting machines |
| FR1583428A (en) * | 1968-03-01 | 1969-10-31 | Jesus Henri Leon Lucien | CHANGE OF DIRECTION CONVEYOR DEVICE |
| BE756333A (en) * | 1969-09-19 | 1971-03-18 | Pilkington Brothers Ltd | IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE TRANSPORT OF SHEETS OF GLASS |
| DE2752464C2 (en) * | 1977-11-24 | 1984-03-22 | Fr. Winkler KG Spezialfabrik für Bäckereimaschinen und Backöfen, 7730 Villingen-Schwenningen | Plant for the automatic production of Arabic flatbread |
| DE7805649U1 (en) * | 1978-02-24 | 1978-06-08 | Georg Willy Ag Maschinenfabrik, Domat, Ems (Schweiz) | EQUIPMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A HARP CUTTER, FOR FILLING MOLDING CARRIERS |
| DE3208801A1 (en) * | 1982-03-11 | 1983-09-22 | Hebenstreit GmbH, 6082 Mörfelden-Walldorf | Switch for belt conveyor for waffle blocks and the like |
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1985
- 1985-05-29 DE DE3519146A patent/DE3519146C2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1986
- 1986-05-09 IT IT20390/86A patent/IT1189499B/en active
- 1986-05-15 GB GB08611804A patent/GB2175561B/en not_active Expired
- 1986-05-26 FR FR8607484A patent/FR2582482B3/en not_active Expired
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| DE3519146A1 (en) | 1986-12-04 |
| DE3519146C2 (en) | 1994-12-08 |
| FR2582482B3 (en) | 1987-09-25 |
| GB8611804D0 (en) | 1986-06-25 |
| IT8620390A1 (en) | 1987-11-09 |
| IT1189499B (en) | 1988-02-04 |
| FR2582482A1 (en) | 1986-12-05 |
| GB2175561B (en) | 1988-09-21 |
| GB2175561A (en) | 1986-12-03 |
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