CN102582903A - Reinforced plastic foam cup, method and apparatus of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A reinforced plastic foam cup includes a body which defines an open top end and a closed bottom end, wherein the top end has a greater diameter than the bottom end. The body includes a reinforced tapered side wall that extends from the bottom end to the top end. A substantial portion of the reinforced tapered side wall includes a plastic foam layer, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and a rigid material layer. Such reinforced plastic foam cup provides an improved tactile feel and enhanced insulation and rigidity properties.

Description

Reinforced plastics foam cup and manufacturing approach thereof and equipment

Background technology

The cup that drinks water is generally used in the consumption of beverage and other products.Every day, millions of such cups were distributed by fast food restaurant, cafe and convenience store, were used for disposable use.These cups are processed after disposable use usually.

A kind of disposable cup of known type is the conventional plastic foam cup, for example the particle polystyrene foam cup.The conventional plastic foam cup is always indicated by numeral 10 totally shown in Fig. 1 and 2.Conventional plastic foam cup 10 comprises elasticity frusto-conical main body 12.This main body is first or top 14 place's openings, second or 16 places, bottom closed.The top has bigger diameter than the bottom.The design of frusto-conical main body is convenient in transportation and distribution, a plurality of cups stacked together.Main body comprises the tapered sidewalls 18 with the inner face that extends to the bottom from the top or surface 20 and outside or surface 22.The inner face of tapered sidewalls or surface can comprise at least one internal shelf, and it is convenient to a plurality of glasss stacked.When cup was placed in the vertical position, tapered sidewalls 18 was 2 to spend to 15 and spend with the proper angle deviation ranges of vertical plane surface usually.Tapered sidewalls 18 comprises the flange 24 of outside formation or extension.The flange that outwards forms is shaped suitably, so that the annular installation portion of the bowl cover (not shown) of drinking water can be connected to the flange of formation, is fixed to the top of cup with the bowl cover that will drink water.Before cup was distributed from traditional cup distributing box, the flange that outwards forms was used for cup fixing on the throne sometimes.

A kind of method that forms such conventional plastic foam cup comprises adds expansion polystyrene (before using suitable foaming agent improvement) in mould or the die cavity to.Steam is injected in mould or the die cavity, granules of polystyrene is expanded form cup.The cup that forms takes off from mould or die cavity subsequently.But it will be appreciated that other form the appropriate method of conventional plastic foam cup, comprise that any suitable injection molding technology is a known technology.

The conventional plastic foam cup has outstanding hot heat preservation property, makes it be specially adapted to for example hot drinks such as coffee, hot tea, soup and hot chocolate of splendid attire.The user holds these cups and can oneself not scalded, and these glasss also are easy to keep the temperature of beverage.The conventional plastic foam cup also has outstanding cold heat preservation property, and it is specially adapted to splendid attire for example ice confectionery or cold drinks such as milk shake, ice cream and chilled beverage.These glasss are easy in long-time section, keep the low temperature of Foods or drinks.Compare with paper substrate cup or plastic based cup, the manufacturing cost of this conventional plastic foam cup is relatively low, and has better leak resistance than the following cup that is formed by a plurality of members.But conventional plastic foam cup outside face can not provide the feel of dixie cup, also is unfavorable for the special quality graphic printing above that.

Other known heat insulation disposable cups that are used for heat or cold drink are made of paper.Dixie cup is processed by the paper main element, and the paper main element bonds to the base paper plate member with upper surface and lower surface, and wherein the joint portion of base paper plate member and main element forms sealing.The paper substrate cup comprises liner, the inside face that it is main body covered and the upper surface of bottom, and wherein liner prevents effectively that in use liquid is penetrated in the paper.But because these cups form (being main element and base plate part) by two parts, so these glasss are more prone to along the joint leadkage of two parts combination.Traditional dixie cup has outside face, and it provides comfort feel, but has relatively poor heat-proof quality.For example, to such an extent as to dixie cup too hot can not handing of a period of time after filling hot drink usually.Refreshment steward and customer are usually with two or more paper substrate glass holders together or increase insulation bushing and come to provide heat insulation for for example Hot Coffee, hot tea and hot chocolate etc.This is undesirable, because this has increased the quantity of cup and lining, has spent extra money.Two glass holders also can make the cup of filling more unstable or be easier to crooked together.

In order to address these problems, proposed paper is attached to the plastic foam cup.A kind of known method that paper is attached to the plastic foam cup is provided with the fixedly glue part of scraps of paper inside face for using suitable lining cement, and cup is contacted with the paper of fixing paper is pasted the plastic foam cup.This has produced the essential part that does not have the paper of lining cement.Because lining cement is discontinuous and be arranged on the paper formation gauffer in the time of therefore around paper is attached to or is wrapped in cup by halves.The producer does not expect such gauffer, for the customer, makes us disliking from aesthetic angle.

Another kind of known method comprises film is attached to the plastic foam cup, and when cup-shaped one-tenth on cup this film of thermal contraction.Method is included in the process of making cup film is integrated with the material of cup in such mould.Stretch film integrated comprising like this around the material that will form cup, postheating material and film shrink film, thereby adhere to said material.Though this cup comprises the insulative properties that the plastic foam cup is desired, this method is relatively costly.

Therefore, have this demand, the promptly disposable cup that drinks water has the insulative properties of plastic foam cup and the feel and the high quality graphics printing characteristic of paper substrate cup, thereby drinks impression preferably for the user provides.And, exist to provide and make the so disposable equipment of cup, needs of system and method for drinking water.

Various known machine, the system and methods that are used for one or more labels are pasted drinking container can not solve these needs.For example, US Pat 4,709,800; 4,729,81; 4,731,147; 4,743,469; 4,911,285; 4,944,825; 4,944,830; 4,950,350; 4,973,374; 4,981,547; 4,994,135; 5,004,518; 5,017,261; 5,021,116; 5,037,499; 5,062,917; 5,062,918; 5,078,826; 5,082,520; 5,087,317; 5,110,402; 5,120,392; 5,121,827; 5,129,984; 5,160,570; 5,167,755; 5,174,851; 5,185,053; 5,188,696; 5,201,984; 5,217,538; 5,227,005; 5,271,783; 5,569,353; 5,713,403; 5,882,474; With 6,050,319 have described known machine, system and the parts that one or more labels are attached to drinking container.These patents do not provide the solution of the problems referred to above.The disclosed cup that strengthens of this paper has been described at least partly improving disclosed one or more machines, system and method in these patents with cup enhancing machine, equipment, system and method.

Summary of the invention

The disclosure relates in general to a kind of reinforced plastics foam cup, more specifically, relates to a kind of disposable plastic foam cup with reinforcing member of stickup, and relates to equipment, method and the supply of making said cup.

Usually, in one embodiment, the reinforced plastics foam cup comprises the reinforcing member that pastes reinforced plastics foam cup main body tapered sidewalls outside face essential part.Thereby the essential part that reinforcing member pastes the tapered sidewalls on it comprises plastic foam layer, bond layer and rigid material layer.Compare with the non-reinforced plastics foam cup that includes only the plastic foam layer, the reinforced plastics foam cup (being three layers on plastic foam layer, bond layer and rigid material layer) with multilayer tapered sidewalls has basic raising aspect the reinforced plastics foam cup rigidity.Therefore, the reinforced plastics foam cup provides the feel of the insulative properties and the paper substrate cup of plastic foam cup.

In one embodiment, base cup (promptly in the reinforced plastics foam cup) is the conventional plastic foam cup, the cup of for example being processed by graininess styrene or any other suitable material.More specifically, base cup or preparatory reinforced plastics foam cup comprise elasticity frusto-conical main body.This main body is first or top end opening, and second or the bottom closed.The top has bigger diameter than the bottom.This main body comprises the tapered sidewalls with inner face or surface and outside or surface.Tapered sidewalls is to extend to the top of this main body with the suitable angular deflection of vertical plane surface from the bottom of this main body.This glass also comprises from the flange of the outside formation of tapered sidewalls extension.The flange that outwards forms is shaped suitably, so that the annular mounting portion of the bowl cover that drinks water of suitable shape and size can be connected to the flange of formation, is fixed to the top of base cup with the bowl cover that will drink water.In the alternate embodiments that is further described below, improve processing conventional plastic foam cup by the cup enhanced system that describes below.These improvement generally include: increase the height of cup diapire lower sidewalls, the width of the angle of the cup-and-cone shape side wall inner surfaces of increase diapire below and adjacent bottom wall and the outward extending flange of increase cup top end.

In one embodiment, reinforcing member or reinforcing material comprise the main body that is formed by ductile flexible material, for example suitable paper, suitable plastic, suitable composite material or any other suitable material.Though this material is pliable and tough, when pasting the base cup, it has the characteristic of rigidity and durability.Thereby it refers to rigid material sometimes at this paper.In one embodiment, main body is protruded shape bottom margin, top rake or head edge and rear-inclined or rear part edge and is formed by the recessed shape top of annular, annular.In one embodiment, from the reason that describes below, a part is preceding or head edge is vertical or basic vertical the layout.In this embodiment, the vertical or basic vertical component of front edge clearly distinguishes each respectively from the remainder of the reinforcing member front edge of vertical plane surface inclination and offset and the lagging dege of reinforcing member.It will be appreciated that the essential part of reinforcing member front edge and whole antemarginal angular adjustment are that reinforcing member provides higher appropriate degree when pasting basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall outside face.In another embodiment, as be further described below vertical or basic vertical layout of the part of rear part edge.In this embodiment, the vertical component of rear part edge and reinforcing member rear portion or antemarginal remainder clearly distinguish.

In one embodiment, the inner face of reinforcing member main body or surface are covered by pressure adhesive completely or almost completely.That is, whole or basic total inner surface is covered by pressure adhesive.The outside of reinforcing member main body can be blank maybe can comprise the high-quality visual content, for example printing or otherwise form figure, literal and/or the pattern on it.As the description in the process below, in one embodiment, (through lining cement) basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall is used and pasted to the inside face of reinforcing member all or the essential part outside face.The base cup engages the reinforcing member that pastes it and forms the reinforced plastics foam cup.Compare with the tradition cup of conventional plastic foam cup and the paper with the stickup of point type method of attaching, the reinforced plastics foam cup with multilayer tapered sidewalls has basic increase aspect rigidity.The reinforced plastics foam cup also provides suitable printing with the zone, high quality graphics, the logo of company or the suitable sale mark that wherein can print and can be seen by the user subsequently.Should recognize; Because the inside face of reinforcing member is covered or is applied by pressure adhesive completely or almost completely in a preferred embodiment; Whole reinforcing member will paste basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall; Thereby avoided the formation of gauffer in the reinforcing member, increase the intensity and the hardness of basic cup, and increased the feel of the whole or basic whole outer surface of basic cup.In one embodiment, like following description, reinforcing member pastes the base cup with overlap mode.

In one embodiment; Method and the technology of making above-described reinforced plastics foam base cup generally include the center-point of confirming reinforcing member top and bottom margin, and wherein said center-point is corresponding to the summit of the concave point and the reinforcing member protrusion shape bottom margin of the recessed shape top of reinforcing member.This method comprise with base cup or in advance the reinforced plastics foam cup be arranged in the turned upside down position and with reinforcing member with corresponding to said base cup or in advance the contiguous said cup of angle (from the vertical plane surface skew) of the angle of reinforced plastics foam cup tapered sidewalls (from the vertical plane surface skew) be provided with.This moves on delivery system and reinforcing member moves or divide timing to carry out by distributing box at cup.This method comprises that the vertical axis of the center-point that initial edge is confirmed through reinforcing member top and bottom margin pastes the reinforcing member that moves the tapered sidewalls of mobile cup.In one embodiment; This method comprises that order pastes the tapered sidewalls of cup with the reinforcing member first remaining not adhesive portion (promptly extending to the part of rear part edge from central vertical shaft) and the reinforcing member second remaining not adhesive portion (promptly extending to the part at leading edge from central vertical shaft), with formation reinforced plastics foam cup.

More specifically, in one embodiment, the method for making the reinforced plastics foam cup comprises base cup (being preparatory reinforced plastics foam cup) is faced down on the open top on the delivery system of placing or rest glass enhanced system or equipment.This method comprises from the reinforcing member distributing box to be supplied with and the distribution reinforcing member.In one embodiment, the reinforcing member distributing box is supplied with reinforcing member, confirms that up to the cup enhanced system vertical axis that extends through reinforcing member top and bottom margin center-point aims at basic glass tapered sidewalls.In this embodiment; Because the inclination of the tapered sidewalls of cup and straight relatively reinforcing member; Parting paper (reinforcing member pastes on it separably) is with the proper angle setting corresponding to basic cup-and-cone shape Sidewall angles; Thereby when reinforcing member when parting paper is separated, reinforcing member is with the proper angle setting corresponding to basic cup-and-cone shape Sidewall angles.

In one embodiment, when the reinforcing member distributing box was supplied with reinforcing member through the cup enhanced system, the sensor of cup enhanced system was confirmed the position or the location of reinforcing member.Be somebody's turn to do definite position (with other appropriate information according to reinforcing member; For example the reinforcing member distributing box is supplied with the speed of reinforcing member), microprocessor, definite or calculate when reinforcing member moves into the position that the reinforcing member central vertical shaft is aimed at basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall for example based on the treater of the platform of microcontroller, suitable IC or one or more application-specific IC (ASIC) cup enhanced system of etc.ing.Before the sensor reinforcing member or the position of the basic vertical component of head edge is to confirm the relative position of reinforcing member.In one embodiment, sensor is arranged in reinforcing member and is about to paste before the base cup, the accurate position of said each reinforcing member of sensor.In this embodiment, sensor is arranged on such position, is placed in the position on the base cup, the precision of basic raising is provided, more describe in detail, the correct joint of reinforcing member with cup is provided as following at reinforcing member.In alternate embodiments, any suitable clock mechanism can be used for realizing this alignment procedures.Should be appreciated that any suitable mechanism or indicating device,, can be used to locate the central vertical shaft of reinforcing member no matter paste or be printed on the reinforcing member.In various embodiment; Such mechanism comprises any suitable a groove, a plurality of groove, mark or a plurality of mark on the reinforcing member; Any suitable radio frequency identification indication, any suitable visible indication (for example bar code) or any suitable invisible or indication of being difficult for seeing.

Reinforcing member central vertical shaft and basic wall of cup are on time in this process, and the inner face of reinforcing member (it is covered by pressure adhesive completely or almost completely) pastes cup along central vertical shaft at first.Like top description, reinforcing member is with the angle setting corresponding to basic cup-and-cone shape Sidewall angles, thereby reinforcing member pastes the base cup with the angle corresponding to basic cup-and-cone shape Sidewall angles.It will be appreciated that at reinforcing member that at first after central vertical shaft pastes cup the leading or rear part edge of cup keeps not pasting or be free.

After the reinforcing member central vertical shaft pasted cup, cup continued along the cup delivery system with the reinforcing member of pasting, and the remainder of enhanced system pastes basic wall of cup.In one embodiment, cup pastes cup in the first direction rotation with first remainder (promptly the central vertical shaft from cup extends to rear part edge) with reinforcing member.Subsequently, cup second, the opposite sense rotation, paste cup with second remainder (promptly extending to the part at leading edge) from central vertical shaft with reinforcing member.Compare with non-reinforced plastics foam cup, such process has formed the reinforced plastics foam cup with basic increase stiffness characteristics.Compare with the technology that at first pastes cup, its technology that pastes reinforcing member has been reduced the possibility of makeing mistakes along the vertical axis of reinforcing member along non-central vertical axis.It will be appreciated that like following discussion,, can adopt other suitable rotation modes according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system.

In one embodiment, cup enhanced system or equipment comprise glass delivery system and one or more reinforcing member distributing box.The cup delivery system is constructed like this; Promptly hold each and strengthen cup in advance; Transmit and separate each and hold cup on the throne like this, and it is transported to the correct position that is used to paste reinforcing member, and after reinforcing member is pasted this cup, each glass taken off from the cup enhanced system.Each reinforcing member distributing box is constructed like this; Be about to the correct position that transfer unit is transported to the cup stickup that is used for and carries, and each reinforcing member is pasted the wall of a cup with the angle corresponding to cup-and-cone shape Sidewall angles along the central vertical shaft of reinforcing member.

More specifically, an embodiment of cup delivery system generally includes a glass distributing box, cup feeder, cup separation pig, cup conveyer and Cup separator.As described in more detail below, strengthen in advance or the base cup gets into a cup enhanced system through the cup distributing box, said cup distributing box next ground from nested cup is supplied with distributes cup.Cup moves to a glass separation pig through the cup feeder, and arrives the cup conveyer then, and said cup separation pig is suitably with the separating distance of cup to be scheduled to.The cup conveyer moves to each cup and reinforcing member distributing box proper alignment.Reinforcing member is pasted by the reinforcing member distributing box or is attached on the cup along its central vertical shaft.After the central vertical shaft place pasted cup, cup conveyer rotating cup pasted the remainder of cup with the front and rear edge with reinforcing member at reinforcing member.The cup that will strengthen through the cup disconnector then takes off from the cup enhanced system.Should recognize; According to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system; Can adopt any suitable cup delivery system and any suitable reinforcing member distributing box, said reinforcing member distributing box pastes reinforcing member basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall and subsequently the remainder of reinforcing member is pasted basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall along its central vertical shaft.。

In one embodiment, the base cup gets into the cup enhanced system through two cup distributing boxs.This pair cup distribution system comprises the framework of at least two guiding partss of support, and each said guiding parts is configured like this, a promptly fixing folded nested base cup from suitable supply.Each guiding parts distributes screw rod to be associated with a plurality of threaded cups.In operation, a plurality of threaded cups distribute screw rods to rotate to engage the flange of nested base cup, with one next from its nested folded separations base separately glass.The base cup of separating faces down and drops on glass feeder from the cup distributing box.

The cup feeder comprises the framework of the movable load-transfer device that supports a plurality of arranged adjacent.In one embodiment, load-transfer device directly is arranged in a glass distributing box guiding parts below, and each is formed with a plurality of holes or hole.In another embodiment, be formed with the movable load-transfer device in a plurality of holes except directly being arranged in a glass distributing box guiding parts below, each also is formed with a plurality of holes or hole directly not to be arranged in glass load-transfer device of distributing box guiding parts below.The cup feeder is connected to vacuum or negative pressure source suitably, and it makes air be connected to glass vacuum of feeder framework or a negative pressure source from the hole arrival of the zone flows process load-transfer device of load-transfer device top.Such air-flow make base cup that each separates by vacuum or negative pressure with prone position from the cup distributing box to pulling down on glass feeder.It will be appreciated that is providing vacuum or negative pressure to prevent that the base cup is in its or when falling overturning nested with the disengaging of cup feeder from the cup distributing box on the light base cup of relative weight.

The base cup moves to a glass separation pig through the load-transfer device of cup feeder.The cup separation pig comprises framework, its support infeed screw rod or separate that screw rod forms a plurality of separated saucers with each at least one infeed star-wheel.Separate the screw rod order and separate and separate the base cup, infeed star-wheel to be sent to from the cup feeder.Separatedly infeed the base cup fixed and kept by the star-wheel saucer when base cup was sent to glass conveyer or rotating disk spacing.

Cup conveyer or rotating disk comprise a plurality of cup fixed ways of opening around the rotating disk circle spacing.Each independent cup fixed way is configured to hold the base cup from the star-wheel that infeeds of cup separation pig, and 360 degree that can the rotation of base cup is complete.By the infeeding after star-wheel is arranged on the cup fixed way of rotating disk of cup separation pig, the spring biasing centering bell that is supported by rotatable topside engages the bottom of turned upside down cup, with on fixed way that cup is fixing on the throne at base cup.

In one embodiment, the cup conveyer is aligned to base cup and reinforcing member distributing box proper alignment, and with the reinforcing member stickup or be attached to cup.In one embodiment; Each reinforcing member distributing box comprises one or more reinforcing members supply volume carriages; It is configured to fixedly reinforcing member supply volume, and said reinforcing member is supplied with volume and comprised that a plurality of orders paste the reinforcing material of elongated parting paper separably.The reinforcing member distributing box comprises that at least one and preferred a plurality of being configured for drive or the head roll of pulling parting paper.The reinforcing member distributing box also comprises guide piece and tension wheels such as at least one and preferred a plurality of for example guide pulleys, and it is configured for the guiding parting paper and on parting paper, keeps an amount of tension force.The reinforcing member distributing box comprises the lax piler of parting paper and at least one sensor; Wherein, Thereby the lax piler of parting paper is configured to provide the designated area of lax accumulation in the parting paper to be easy to each reinforcing member is aimed at each glass, and said sensor is used for before and then reinforcing member pastes cup, confirming the accurate position of each reinforcing member.The reinforcing member distributing box also comprises parting paper disconnector and parting paper collection cylinder, and wherein the parting paper disconnector is used for separating reinforcing member from parting paper, and the parting paper collection cylinder is used for separating fixedly parting paper of back with reinforcing member.。

In one embodiment, the lax piler of parting paper is the parts of elongated basic U type, and it provides lax in the parting paper can be deposited in designated area wherein.In this embodiment; Owing to need reinforcing member accurately be pasted cup-and-cone shape sidewall along the reinforcing member central vertical shaft; The necessary reinforcing member of often regulating of the treater of cup enhanced system is about to paste kinematic velocity before; With the cup guaranteeing on rotating disk, to move with begin to contact in suitable time and position by strengthening the reinforcing member that distributing box distributes so that the central vertical shaft of each reinforcing member pastes on each glass on the consistent basis less than ± 0.1 inch the limit of error.In other words, provide and to pile up treater that lax zone can make glass enhanced system and regulate parting paper (thereby reinforcing member) and supply with speed, not infeeding from what parting paper was supplied with and do not influence parting paper through the reinforcing member distributing box.Therefore this structure is easy to the accurate location of each and each reinforcing member.

In one embodiment, after reinforcing member strengthens the base cup, the cup disconnector will strengthen cup and take off from the cup enhanced system.The cup disconnector comprises one or more output star-wheels, and it will strengthen cup and be sent to an output enhancing cup load transfer device.Output strengthens the cup load transfer device and each is strengthened cup for example is sent to cup position controls such as cup tipping device, and it will strengthen, and cup is placed with its sidepiece or overturning (edge is downward in advance) on its sidepiece.Through the cup system that discharges the cup vacuum of overturning is pulled to one then and folds nested enhancing cup.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, can adopt any suitable being used to take off the equipment of cup.

Therefore because the reinforcing member of pasting fully, the advantage of this equipment and method provides a kind of disposable plastic foam cup that drinks water, and it has the improved feel of base cup, the basic rigidity that improves and the basic durability that improves.

Another advantage of this equipment and method provides a kind of disposable foamed plastic cup that drinks water, and on the cup outer wall, has the high quality graphics of printing, and it provides the stronger impression of drinking for the user.

Another advantage of this equipment and method provides a kind of disposable plastic foam cup that drinks water, and it has the relatively low non-wrinkled reinforcing member of manufacturing cost.

In the detailed below specification sheets and accompanying drawing, will describe other feature and advantage, through following detailed specification sheets and accompanying drawing, these feature and advantage also are conspicuous.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the forward sight three-dimensional view of conventional plastic foam cup.

Fig. 2 is the sectional view of the conventional plastic foam cup of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is the forward sight three-dimensional view of an embodiment of the disclosed reinforced plastics foam cup of this paper.

Fig. 4 is the sectional view of the reinforced plastics foam cup of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is the top plan view of the outside of an embodiment of the disclosed reinforcing member of this paper.

Fig. 6 is the plan view of looking up of the reinforcing member inner face of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is the top plan view that is arranged sequentially in a plurality of reinforcing members on the elongated parting paper.

Fig. 5 A is the top plan view of the disclosed reinforcing member alternate embodiments of this paper outside.

Fig. 6 A is the plan view of looking up of Fig. 5 A reinforcing member inner face.

Fig. 7 A is the top plan view that is arranged sequentially in a plurality of Fig. 5 A reinforcing members on the elongated parting paper.

Fig. 5 B is the top plan view of another alternate embodiments outside of the disclosed reinforcing member of this paper.

Fig. 8 is an indicative flowchart, and an embodiment of the reinforced plastics foam cup manufacturing approach of the disclosed Fig. 3 of this paper is shown.

Fig. 9 is the schematic top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, and the preparatory reinforced plastics foam cup that separates with reinforcing member is shown.

Figure 10 is the schematic top plan view of the cup enhanced system of Fig. 9, and the preparatory reinforced plastics foam cup and the reinforcing member that move in the engage position are shown.

Figure 11 is the preparatory reinforced plastics foam cup that separates of Figure 10 and the sectional view of reinforcing member.

Figure 12 is the schematic top plan view of the cup enhanced system of Fig. 9, and the central vertical shaft of reinforcing member is shown, and its tapered sidewalls with preparatory reinforced plastics foam cup is aimed at.

Figure 13 is the preparatory reinforced plastics foam cup of aiming at the reinforcing member central vertical shaft.

Figure 14 is the sectional view of the reinforcing member that engages with plastic foam cup-and-cone shape sidewall.

Figure 15 is the schematic top plan view of the cup enhanced system of Fig. 9, the first of the reinforcing member that is attached to cup is shown and is not attached to the second portion of the reinforcing member of plastic foam cup.

The lateral plan of the reinforcing member that Figure 16 partly pastes for Figure 15.

Figure 17 is the schematic top plan view of the cup enhanced system of Fig. 9, illustrates and is attached to the reinforcing member of plastic foam cup with the reinforced plastics foam cup of formation Fig. 3 fully.

Figure 18 A is the schematic top plan view of an embodiment of this paper disclosed cup enhanced system.

Figure 18 B is the schematic side elevation of the cup enhanced system of Figure 18 A.

Figure 19 is the lateral plan of two cup distributing boxs, cup conveyer and the vacuum chamber of an embodiment of this paper disclosed cup enhanced system.

Figure 20 is the forward sight three-dimensional view that an a set of cups of the two cup of Figure 19 distributing box distributes screw rod.

Figure 21 is the two glasss of top plan view that the distributing box cups distribute screw rods that engage with cup.

Figure 22 is the forward sight three-dimensional view of two cup distributing boxs, cup conveyer, vacuum chamber and the separation screw rod of an embodiment of this paper disclosed cup enhanced system.

Figure 23 is the semi-sictional view three-dimensional view of vacuum chamber among Figure 22, and belt conveyor and a plurality of admission port of a plurality of adjacency is shown.

Figure 24 A is the schematic side elevation of the vacuum tank of Figure 22, and the air-flow that leaves vacuum chamber from a plurality of belt conveyor upper areas through a plurality of induction openings entering vacuum chambers and through deflation hole is shown.

Figure 24 B is the schematic side elevation of vacuum tank alternate embodiments, and the air-flow that leaves vacuum chamber from a plurality of belt conveyor upper areas through a plurality of induction openings entering vacuum chambers and through a plurality of deflation holes is shown.

Figure 24 C is the schematic side elevation of vacuum tank alternate embodiments, and a plurality of belt conveyor upper areas leave air stream components through a plurality of induction openings entering air stream components and through a plurality of deflation holes air-flow is shown.

Figure 25 for the separation screw rod of an embodiment of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, infeed the lateral plan of star-wheel and part cup conveyer.

Figure 26 supplies cupule, separates screw rod and a part of forward sight three-dimensional view that infeeds star-wheel for the part of an embodiment of this paper disclosed cup enhanced system.

Figure 27 A supplies cupule, illustrates and separate the top plan view of an embodiment that screw rod and a plurality of infeeds cup separation pig and the part cup conveyer of star-wheel for a part.

Figure 27 B supplies cupule, illustrates and separate the top plan view of an alternate embodiments that screw rod and infeed cup separation pig and the part cup conveyer of star-wheel for a part.

Figure 28 supplies cupule, illustrates and separate screw rod and a plurality of cup separation pig of star-wheel and forward sight three-dimensional view of part cup conveyer of infeeding for the part of Figure 27 A.

Figure 29 is the sectional view of one of them saucer of one of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system star-wheel.

Figure 30 illustrates a plurality of saucer framves relevant with a plurality of centering bells for the forward sight three-dimensional view that infeeds one of star-wheel and cup conveyer of an embodiment of this paper disclosed cup enhanced system.

Figure 31 A is the lateral plan that infeeds star-wheel and cup conveyer of Figure 30, illustrates and infeed that star-wheel is contiguous is provided with and is infeeding the cup conveyer of star-wheel below slightly.

Figure 31 B infeeds star-wheel, cup conveyer and supports the lateral plan of the topside of a plurality of centering bells for Figure 30's.

Figure 32 is the forward sight three-dimensional view of bottom part of the cup fixed way of cup conveyer of a cup enhanced system embodiment.

Figure 33 is the lateral plan of an embodiment of cup fixed way centering bell, its be arranged on glass bottom part of conveyer cup fixed way on glass engage.

Figure 34 is the sectional view of an embodiment of cup fixed way centering bell of cup conveyer.

Figure 35 is the sectional view of an embodiment of centering bell of cup fixed way, its with the cup fixed way bottom part that is arranged on glass conveyer on glass engage.

Figure 36 is the electric structural representation property diagram of circuit of an embodiment of this paper disclosed cup enhanced system.

Figure 37 is the forward sight three-dimensional view of an embodiment of cup disconnector of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system.

Figure 38 A is the top plan view of an embodiment of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system reinforcing member distributing box.

Figure 38 B is the top plan view of the cup reinforcing member distributing box alternate embodiments of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, and the alternative design of the lax piler (slack accumulator) of parting paper is shown.

Figure 39 is the forward sight three-dimensional view of the reinforcing member distributing box of Figure 38 A, illustrates with respect to the reinforcing member distributing box of cup conveyer in proper angle.

Figure 40 is the forward sight three-dimensional view that the reinforcing member distributing box of Figure 38 A amplifies, and illustrates and the interactional a part of reinforcing member distributing box of cup that transmits through the cup conveyer.

Figure 41 A is the top plan view sketch of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system alternate embodiments.

Figure 41 B is the top plan view sketch of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system alternate embodiments.

Figure 41 C is the top plan view sketch of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system alternate embodiments.

Figure 41 D is the top plan view sketch of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system alternate embodiments.

Figure 42 A is interactional three-dimensional view between cup conveyer and the reinforcing member distributing box of an embodiment of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system to 42E.

Figure 43 A illustrates the embodiment that reinforcing member pastes the plastic foam cup to the top plan view sketch that 43F is the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system.

Figure 44 A is the top plan view sketch of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system alternate embodiments to Figure 44 D.

The specific embodiment

The present invention relates in general to a kind of enhancing cup that drinks water, and more specifically, relates to a kind of disposable plastic foam and strengthens drink water cup and its manufacturing approach and equipment.Strengthening the cup that drinks water is particularly useful for splendid attire and transmits for example hot drink such as coffee, tea and hot chocolate or other products.

Referring now to Fig. 3 and 4, the reinforced plastics foam cup 30 of the disclosed embodiment of this paper forms through the technology of using reinforcing member to strengthen base cup (for example above-described conventional plastic foam cup), and it is described below.Strengthen cup 30 and comprise main body 32, it forms open top 34 and closed bottom 36, and wherein the diameter on top is bigger than the diameter of bottom.Main body comprises tapered sidewalls 38, and it extends to the top from the bottom.The top of main body comprises the flange 40 of outside formation, but cup needn't have the flange of formation.Should understand, plastic foam base cup can be formed by any suitable material, for example the graininess polystyrene.In another embodiment, the base cup comprises the paper substrate cup of suitable covering or laminating layer or multilayer polystyrene.

Different with conventional plastic foam base cup, reinforcing member 42 pastes the essential part of the outside face or tapered sidewalls 38 outside faces of nearly all tapered sidewalls 38, to offer tapered sidewalls feel, support and rigidity preferably.Therefore, as shown in Figure 4, the tapered sidewalls 38 of reinforced plastics foam cup 30 comprises plastic foam layer 44, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 46 and the rigid material layer 48 of better feel is provided.Compare with the non-reinforced plastics foam cup that includes only the plastic foam layer, the reinforced plastics foam cup with multilayer tapered sidewalls (that is, plastic film layers 44, bond layer 46 and rigid material layer 48) has basic raising aspect its feel and the rigidity.Therefore, the reinforced plastics foam cup provides the disposable cup with plastic foam cup insulative properties and paper substrate cup feel.Such reinforced plastics foam cup cost is lower than and has suitable insulative properties the paper substrate cup of (that is, for example nested paper substrate cup).And, as described in embodiment below, when graphic printing in reinforcing member rigid material outside last time, the reinforced plastics foam cup also provides has the disposable cup that paper substrate cup high quality graphics is showed characteristic.

Referring now to Fig. 5 to 7, in one embodiment, reinforcing member or reinforcing material 42 comprise the main body 50 extending by for example suitable paper, appropriate plastic material, suitable composite material or any other suitable material etc., that rigid material forms.Main body 50 is plane or the flat face of thickness in 1.5 millimeters to 8 millimeters scopes basically, and in a preferred embodiment thickness in about 2.7 millimeters to 4.0 millimeters scopes.Illustrate like the best among Fig. 6, in one embodiment, the inner face of the straight main body 50 of reinforcing member 42 or surface 52 are by lining cement and be preferably pressure adhesive 54 and cover completely or almost completely.It will be appreciated that and can use any suitable lining cement or adhesives, it covers the inner face of reinforcing member completely or almost completely.As shown in Figure 7, in one embodiment, the lining cement overplate of reinforcing member 42 pastes on the suitable elongated parting paper 56 separably, and it can handle reinforcing member and the lining cement that do not expose.In this embodiment, like more detailed description below, a plurality of reinforcing members are arranged along parting paper 56 order linear.Parting paper 56 can be processed by any suitable material, for example suitable plastic, paper or its combination in any.For example, parting paper is about 40 pounds craft paper.

In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, the inner face of straight main body 50 or surface 58 comprise one or more printing areas 60, print for example logo of company or suitable high quality graphics such as sale figure, literal and/or image on it.In one embodiment, sheeting or protecting hood cover layer (not shown) paste the top of outside ink lay, protect and/or strengthen print content.

In one embodiment, straight main body 50 bending or ring edge 62, bending or ring edge 64, bevelled before behind head edge 66 and the bevelled or tail edge 68 limit.In one embodiment, the edge 62 of reinforcing member is suitable recessed shape, and edge 64 is suitable protrusion shape, and wherein the concave point at recessed shape edge is positioned at identical vertical plane surface with the summit of protruding the shape edge.In one embodiment, the length at edge 62 is less than the length at edge 64 so that head edge 66 with proper angle (A degree) from the vertical plane surface inclination and offset, and afterbody or lagging dege 68 also with suitable angle (B degree) from the vertical plane surface inclination and offset.Identification edge 70 is vertical or extend substantially vertically, and it comprises a part of front edge of joining edge 64.As described in more detail below, the identification edge is used for confirming the exact location of reinforcing member and when a plurality of reinforcing members that paste parting paper separably are wound on feed roller, preventing the lining cement seepage.

In another embodiment, like Fig. 5 A, shown in 6A and the 7A, except identification edge 70 a part of head edge of the joining edge 64 that extends substantially vertically (promptly vertical or), reinforcing member comprises lining cement alleviation edge 72.Lining cement is alleviated the edge in abutting connection with the vertical of reinforcing member edge 64 or a part of tail edge of extending substantially vertically.In one embodiment, identification edge and lining cement alleviation edge has equal length or essentially identical length.In another embodiment, identification edge and lining cement alleviated the different or length of edge length difference basically.It will be appreciated that reinforcing member shows with upside down position up and down, thus with the cup coupling of turned upside down, these cups will engage like following description.Therefore, illustrate like the best in Fig. 5 B, the figure 60 that is printed on the reinforcing member can any suitable construction print.

Should recognize; When a plurality of reinforcing members along elongated parting paper linear arrangement to form reinforcing material raw material or feed roller; And when parting paper is wound up in the cylinder around the center circle column jecket; The pressure of significant quantity places on the reinforcing member of one or more coilings relatively, and on the reinforcing member, interior reinforcing member is with bigger angle coiling (because cylinder has littler diameter at such some place) in particularly placing.This pressure tends to make the lining cement overplate that covers on such coiling reinforcing member edge and bending or circular bottom part intersect edge point place and/or rear part edge and bending or circular bottom part intersect edge point place seepage from the head.The lining cement overplate can damage one or more coiling reinforcing members and/or the structure on parting paper disconnector or separating plate (as described below) from the seepage of these points.This seepage lining cement also can stop reinforcing member correctly to paste on the cup with the mode of expectation.In an embodiment of the present disclosure, each identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the extendible portion that the edge is re-assigned to the pressure of these somes formation separately on the reinforcing member reinforcing member.This is redistributed and has alleviated the pressure that forms, and thereby reduces or prevent the reinforcing member seepage of bond layer from one or more coilings.

Should recognize that the size of reinforcing member will be proportional with the specification of base cup.Therefore, length between shape, head edge and the tail edge of angle separately, top and the bottom margin of reinforcing member head and tail edge or any suitable dimensions of reinforcing member will be based on the angle of the size of base cup, basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall or any other specifications of base cup.Should recognize further that as described below when reinforcing member pastes glass at first, identification edge 70 is: (i) bottom margin of vertical or basic vertical cup; And the central vertical shaft that (ii) is parallel to reinforcing member.Such structure provides absolute reference point for the cup enhanced system, to confirm the position of reinforcing member.

For example; In one embodiment; If base cup is 12 ounces of cups, then the angle that is configured between recessed edge and the head edge of reinforcing member is about 90 degree, and the angle between recessed edge and the rear part edge is about 90 degree; Angle between head edge and the identification edge is about 150 degree; The angle that rear part edge and lining cement are alleviated between the edge is about 150 degree, and the angle between cocked bead and the identification edge is about 120 degree, and the angle that cocked bead and lining cement are alleviated between the edge is about 120 degree.

In another example; If the base cup is 16 ounces of cups; Then the angle that is configured between recessed edge and the head edge of reinforcing member is about 90 degree; Angle between recessed edge and the rear part edge is about 90 degree, and the angle between head edge and the identification edge is about 155 degree, and the angle that rear part edge and lining cement are alleviated between the edge is about 155 degree; Angle between cocked bead and the identification edge is about 115 degree, and the angle that cocked bead and lining cement are alleviated between the edge is about 115 degree.

In another example; If the base cup is 20 ounces of cups; Then the angle that is configured between recessed edge and the head edge of reinforcing member is about 90 degree; Angle between recessed edge and the rear part edge is about 90 degree, and the angle between head edge and the identification edge is about a degrees, and the angle that rear part edge and lining cement are alleviated between the edge is about a degrees; Angle between cocked bead and the identification edge is about 110 degree, and the angle that cocked bead and lining cement are alleviated between the edge is about 110 degree.

Usually, as shown in Figure 8, method or the technology of making above-mentioned reinforced plastics foam cup comprise the vertical axis of confirming to extend through reinforcing member top and bottom margin center-point, like institute's brief description in the square 80.This method comprises base cup or reinforced plastics foam cup turned upside down setting in advance, and with the cooresponding angle of angle of basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall, the basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall of the contiguous turned upside down of reinforcing member is provided with, like institute's brief description in square 82 and 84.All move when on the throne at base cup and reinforcing member, like institute's brief description in the square 86, the inner face of reinforcing member pastes basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall outer along definite central vertical shaft, wherein reinforcing member with the cooresponding angle stickup of the angle of basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall.After the center with reinforcing member pasted on the basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall, the cup that has reinforcing member continued on the cup conveyer, to move, and residue is free or adhesive portion order or paste tapered sidewalls simultaneously not, like institute's brief description in the square 88.It will be appreciated that the such drift angle of reinforcing member when adhesive portion or sections do not paste basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall, realizes strengthening the tapered sidewalls that sidewall pastes the base cup fully in the residue of reinforcing member.

More specifically, as schematically showing among Fig. 9, in one embodiment, make or the method or the technology that strengthen at least one and preferred a plurality of independent plastic foam cup subsequently comprises cup enhanced system or the equipment 100 that uses treater control.In one embodiment, the cup enhanced system comprises a glass delivery system, and it moves to cup paste position and one or more plastic foam base cups or preparatory reinforced plastics foam cup 102 are run through whole cup enhanced system 100 transmission or mobile in a conventional manner.The cup enhanced system also comprises at least one reinforcing member distributing box 104, operationally supplies with each reinforcing member towards paste position subsequently, to paste each base cup 102.The cup enhanced system also comprises right sensors 106, can be used to confirm the position of each reinforcing member, and wherein based on the position of confirming like this, cup enhanced system 100 is aimed at the central vertical shaft 108 of reinforcing member 42 with the tapered sidewalls of each base cup 102.Therefore, be used for the system or equipment that reinforcing member pastes cup is comprised a glass delivery system, reinforcing member distributing box (promptly be used for outside that reinforcing member is centered and reinforcing member pasted or be attached to cup-and-cone shape sidewall).It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed technology of reinforced plastics foam cup, can use any suitable cup enhanced system.

In one embodiment; Further describe and illustrate as following; The cup conveyer comprises the position of one or more cups separately; Wherein the position of each independent cup comprises fixedly rotating disk of cup that rotation installs, and it has the cup appropriate location at the fixing suitable glass registration device of the desired location on the rotating disk of cup.Also can operate cup fixedly rotating disk with cw and anticlockwise direction cup is rotated complete 360 and spends.In one embodiment, the cup registration device comprises frictional engagement parts or axle, and the inner face of its frictional engagement base wall of cup is fixed on cup in the correct position on the rotating disk.In operation, base cup 102 face down (promptly placing) with open top be placed on glass delivery system, and cup moves to and is convenient to the position that engages with reinforcing member.

In one embodiment, shown in Fig. 9 and 10, operation reinforcing member distributing box 104 (through one or more suitable cylinders) are supplied with reinforcing member in the direction of the base cup that faces down.In one embodiment, construct or the reinforcing member distributing box of moulding 104 limits or comprises parting paper separating part 112.In this embodiment, based on the orientation of reinforcing member 42 with respect to parting paper separating part 112, when reinforcing member 42 is supplied with through parting paper separating part 112, reinforcing member will separate from parting paper 56 (it protects pressure adhesive).In one embodiment, the cup enhanced system also comprises one or more reinforcing member pasting pads 114, thereby operates on it the guiding reinforcing member, and after a part of reinforcing member 42 separates from parting paper 56, prevents the reinforcing member shift position.

Illustrate like the best among Figure 11; In one embodiment; Operation reinforcing member distributing box makes its proper angle with the skew vertical surface supply with parting paper 56 (reinforcing member is pasted on it separably) towards base cup 102, and said proper angle is corresponding to the angle (also from the vertical plane surface skew) of basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall.In this embodiment, when reinforcing member when parting paper 56 is separated, reinforcing member will with the corresponding suitable angle orientation of angle of base cup 102 tapered sidewalls.In one embodiment, all when mobile, reinforcing member engages the tapered sidewalls of base cup in the proper angle of skew vertical plane surface at cup and reinforcing member.As described in more detail below, such drift angle has realized that reinforcing member pastes the tapered sidewalls of base cup fully.

Return with reference to Fig. 9 and 10, as described above, a cup enhanced system also comprises at least one sensor 106, is used for confirming or checks orientation or the position of reinforcing member 42 with respect to base cup 102 positions.In one embodiment, thus the relative position of the definite reinforcing member in positions at basic vertical component in before the sensor reinforcing member 42 or head edge ground or identification edge 70.Based on this reinforcing member allocation and any other appropriate information (for example the kinematic velocity of cup, supply with the speed of reinforcing member, the length of reinforcing member and the diameter of cup by the reinforcing member distributing box) really, the position that central vertical shaft 108 that reinforcing member 42 when moves into reinforcing member 42 is aimed at base glass 102 tapered sidewalls is confirmed or calculated to cup enhanced system treater.In this embodiment, central vertical shaft 108 is protruded the vertical axis on the summit of shape bottom margin 64 for concave point and the reinforcing member that extends through the recessed shape top 62 of reinforcing member.

In one embodiment, be provided with or place at least one sensor, so that sensor detected the exact location of each reinforcing member before reinforcing member is attached to the base cup at once.In this embodiment, sensor is set in such position is placed in the process on the base cup at reinforcing member and has improved accuracy rate, as described in more detail below, this makes and correctly engages between reinforcing member and the cup.In alternate embodiments, alignment procedures is through suitable timing machine control, and it is correct to use one or more sensors to check timing machine in the said timing machine.In the illustrated embodiment, sensor sensing identification edge.But, but it will be appreciated that other suitable reinforcing member position indicators of sensor sensing.

Like Figure 12; Shown in 13 and 14; In one embodiment; The treater of cup enhanced system makes glass conveyer that cup 102 is moved in the paste position, and makes in the central vertical shaft 108 that reinforcing member distributing box 104 infeeds reinforcing member 42 reinforcing member 42 and the paste position that the tapered sidewalls of base cup 102 is aimed at, and makes the initial tapered sidewalls (as shown in Figure 13) that pastes glass along central vertical shaft of the inner face 52 (it is covered by pressure adhesive 54 completely or almost completely) of reinforcing member 42.In this embodiment, it will be appreciated that arriving cup-and-cone shape sidewall outside face affixed points at reinforcing member is all moving before and through this some cup and reinforcing member.In one embodiment; The cup conveyer moves to the base cup in the position that engages reinforcing member pasting pad 114; So that the tapered sidewalls of cup compresses or engages reinforcing member pasting pad 114; Thereby reinforcing member 42 (it is arranged between tapered sidewalls and the reinforcing member pasting pad 114) is engaged with the tapered sidewalls of cup 102, illustrate like the best among Figure 14.

The best illustrates as stated and in Figure 14, and reinforcing member 42 is placing with the cooresponding angle of the tapered sidewalls angle of cup, and reinforcing member is to paste the base cup with the cooresponding angle of basic wall of cup angle.And as shown in Figure 13, after reinforcing member pasted cup along the central vertical shaft of reinforcing member and cup at first, the head edge of reinforcing member 66 kept not pasting with rear part edge 68 or is free.Should recognize; Because the cup open end is to held; Therefore the top 62 of reinforcing member pastes tapered sidewalls in the bottom of (or contiguous basically) cup, and the bottom margin 64 of reinforcing member pastes tapered sidewalls in top, the open end of (or contiguous basically) cup.Should recognize further that based on the production tolerance, reinforcing member can paste cup from the reinforcing member central vertical shaft with squinting a little, and in one embodiment with add deduct three the degree scope.

As shown in Figure 15, reinforcing member pasted cup 102 tapered sidewalls along the central vertical shaft 108 of reinforcing member after, operation cup enhanced system 100 made the remaining not adhesive portion of reinforcing member engage and paste the tapered sidewalls of cup.In one embodiment, utilize the rotating disk of placing cup on it, cup is at first direction Rotate 180 degree.Along with the rotation of cup, cup 102 tapered sidewalls compresses or engages that reinforcing member pasting pad 114 makes the first of reinforcing member or sections engages and because the tapered sidewalls that the pressure adhesive overplate 54 on the reinforcing member 42 pastes glass.In one embodiment, first or sections comprise that reinforcing member 42 extends to the part of rear part edge 68 from central vertical shaft 108.Therefore, as shown in Figure 16, paste the tapered sidewalls of cup in reinforcing member first after, second sections of reinforcing member keeps not pasting or is free.

As shown in Figure 17, in one embodiment, after the rotation of cup first direction, then cup revolves three-sixth turn in opposite second direction.Along with the rotation of cup, the tapered sidewalls of cup compresses or engages reinforcing member pasting pad 114 and makes the second portion of reinforcing member or the tapered sidewalls that sections engaged and pasted cup.In one embodiment, second portion or sections comprise that reinforcing member 42 extends to the part of head edge from central vertical shaft.As stated; The shape of the reinforcing member that combines with the shape and the structure of cup or structure are along with the reinforcing member remainder pastes cup; Realize that reinforcing member pastes the tapered sidewalls (i.e. cup full engagement reinforcing member, and reinforcing member full engagement cup) of cup with desired structure.The reinforced plastics foam cup provides the insulative properties with plastic foam cup and the feel and the high quality graphics printing characteristic of paper substrate cup, thereby offers the experience of drinking that the user strengthens.

In an alternate embodiments; The cup enhanced system can be constructed has a plurality of reinforcing member pasting pads; It is arranged on the opposite side of cup, so that cup at first direction Rotate 180 degree, pastes cup with the first of reinforcing member; Then at second direction Rotate 180 degree, the second portion of reinforcing member is pasted cup.After the second direction rotation, reinforcing member pastes the base cup fully, and described above forming (and shown in Fig. 3 and 4) reinforced plastics foam cup 30.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosure, can adopt any suitable equipment and the method that are used for reinforcing member being pasted tapered sidewalls along central vertical shaft.

It will be appreciated that in one embodiment, as shown in Figure 17, can operate glass enhanced system and come order to strengthen one or more independent cups.In this embodiment, each placement that faces down of one or more cup, and spaced apart suitably on the cup conveyer.And one or more reinforcing members are provided with and are wound in the feed roller along a parting paper is linear.Feed roller is loaded onto around the reinforcing member distributing box, supplies with so that continuous reinforcing member to be provided.

In another embodiment (not shown), cup is placed on glass conveyer, shelves with its closed bottom.(not shown) in another embodiment, the tapered sidewalls of the cup during the reinforcing member distributing box is arranged to reinforcing member and is placed on vertical plane surface engages.Therefore, in this embodiment, the cup conveyer also engages with reinforcing member in vertical plane surface with the tapered sidewalls of realizing cup with suitable angle configuration.In another embodiment, the cup conveyer is with suitable angle setting, and cup runs through the conveying cup enhanced system with such angle.In these embodiment; Therefore reinforcing member distributing box and/or reinforcing member pasting pad are adjusted to any proper angle; With the angle of decision cup and/or reinforcing member, thereby guarantee that reinforcing member is at first to paste the tapered sidewalls of cup with the corresponding angle of the tapered sidewalls of cup.

Referring now to Figure 18 A to 43F, each embodiment of the disclosed cup of this paper shown in it enhanced system or equipment, and totally indicating by numeral 200.To shown in the 18B, the cup enhanced system generally includes glass delivery system 202 and one or more reinforcing member distributing box 204a and 204b (totally quoting with 204) like Figure 18 A.The cup delivery system is constructed and is held each enhancing cup in advance, and such cup is transmitted and is separated in the correct position of pasting reinforcing member, and after reinforcing member is pasted this cup, each glass is taken off from the cup enhanced system.In the correct position that the cup that each reinforcing member distributing box 204 structures are sent to each reinforcing member and transmit is pasted, and with each reinforcing member to paste the sidewall of the cup that turned upside down is provided with along the central vertical shaft of reinforcing member with the corresponding angle of the tapered sidewalls of cup.

More specifically, the cup delivery system comprises glass distributing box 206, cup feeder 208, cup separation pig 210, cup conveyer 212 and cup disconnector 214.As in Figure 36, totally illustrating, the treater 402 of cup enhanced system and a cup distributing box 206, cup feeder 208, cup separation pig 210, cup conveyer 212, cup disconnector 214 and 204 communications of reinforcing member distributing box, and programming is controlled them.Treater also with at least one for example the input media or the control panel 404 that make the user can operate glass enhanced system such as touch-screen or one or more suitable switch or button show glass read out instrument of enhanced system information 406 communications with at least one for the user, and programme and control them.Input media makes the user import suitable order and/or appropriate information to the treater of cup enhanced system.For example; The user utilizes at least one input media to begin or closes the closed-cup enhanced system; Information about cup and/or the accurate specification of reinforcing member is provided, and input carries the speed and the input of passing glass enhanced system that the angle of reinforcing member distributing box with respect to the cup conveyer is set in cup.In another embodiment, above-described one or more function one or more machineries capable of using or other appropriate device manual regulation.One or more independent handle manual regulation for example capable of using, thus the be provided with angle of reinforcing member distributing box regulated with respect to the cup conveyer.

Treater and at least one data storage or memory unit 408 communications perhaps can operate getting at least one data storage or memory unit 408 communications, perhaps with at least one data storage or memory unit 408 communications exchange signals.A glass enhanced system is controlled in executable program code of memory device stores treater and instruction.In one embodiment, memory storage comprises random access memory (RAM), and it can comprise nonvolatile memory (NVRAM), magnetic random memory (MRAM), ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM) and other forms that are commonly understood in the art that.In one embodiment, memory storage comprises read-only memory (ROM) (ROM).In one embodiment, storing apparatus comprises flash memory and/or EEPROM (EEPROM).Any other suitable magnetic, light and/or semiconductor memory can be operated with the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system.In one embodiment, above-described some or all programming codes and/or service data can be stored in separable or the removable storage apparatus, include but not limited to suitable tape, disk, CD-ROM drive, DVD or USB memory storage.Treater and memory storage can be called " computing machine " or " controller " sometimes in this article jointly.

As described in more detail below, enhancing or base cup are supplied with from nested glass through cup distributing box 206 and are got into a cup enhanced system in advance.Cup moves to glass separation pig 210 through cup feeder 208, arrives cup conveyer 212 then.Cup conveyer 212 is aligned to cup with reinforcing member distributing box 204 and aims at suitably, and reinforcing member is by 204 stickups of reinforcing member distributing box or be attached to cup.Strengthening cup breaks away from from the cup enhanced system through cup disconnector 214.Should recognize; According to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, can adopt any other suitable cup delivery system and reinforcing member is pasted basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall and subsequently the remainder of reinforcing member pasted any suitable reinforcing member distributing box of the tapered sidewalls of base glass along the reinforcing member central vertical shaft.

Shown in Figure 19 to 22, the cup distributing box 206 of cup enhanced system comprises framework 230, and it comprises two independently out-of- position guiding parts 232a and 232b (totally quoting with 232).Each guiding parts is configured to be fixed on glass feeder 206 tops and is in the folded nested preparatory enhancing in one in the turned upside down position or base cup 234a and 234b (totally quoting with 234).Each guiding parts 232 with at least one and preferred a plurality of or a cover is vertical or vertically arranged basically coefficient cup distributes screw rod or cup to take off nested device 236a; 236b; 236c and 236d (with 232 overall with reference to and Figure 20 with 21 in the best illustrate) relevant; Cup distributes screw rod or cup to take off nested device 236a; 236b; 236c and 236d are formed by any suitable smooth surface with self-lubricating property, non-abrasive material, and for example any suitable plastic is like plastics of being made by E.I.DU PONTDE NEMOURS AND COMPANY.

Each glass distributes screw rod 236 to have the interior screw thread 238 that extends on its outer surface.Screw thread is processed suitable dimensions and angle, to be associated with basic glass 102 top flange of the turned upside down setting of being fixed by guiding parts 232.Cup distributes screw rod 236 each removable connection or is attached at least one for example by the motor of cup enhanced system treater control or suitable motion-generating device actuator 240, and it makes each glass distribution screw rod 236 rotate in suitable direction with proper speed.

In operation, illustrate, be positioned at or the negative thread that distributes screw rod 236 top 238a near the cup of each rotation engages with outward extending a part of flange 24 by nested glass of fixing first turned upside down of one of them guide member 232 like the best in Figure 19 and 21.Each glass distributes the screw top 238a of screw rod through each glass distribution screw rod of engaging with cup flange 24 from a nested a set of cups 234, to rotate to pull out first glass.The lasting rotation that distributes screw rod 238 along with each glass; First glass cup flange 24 is sent to the screw thread that is positioned at or distributes screw rod 238 middle parts near the cup of each rotation; Be sent to then and be positioned at or distribute the screw thread of screw rod 238 bottoms, further to be pulled away from a nested a set of cups 234 with first glass lentamente and constantly near the cup of each rotation.Distribute the screw top 238a of screw rod to be sent to middle part screw thread 238b along with first glass from each glass; Screw top 238a engages the flange 24 of the nested cup of second turned upside down, through the screw top 238a that engages second glass of flange second glass is pulled out from a nested a set of cups 234.This process of continuing is separated each nested cup with glass distributing box 206 interior nested turned upside down cups of this cover of packing into.In other words, cup distributes the rotary threaded combined action of screw rod to come next cup with each joint to strengthen glass folded a separation in advance with nested turned upside down.After disengaging was nested, the cup 102 of each separation continued to drop to the cup feeder 208 that just in time is positioned at glass distributing box 206 belows.

In one embodiment, the cup distributing box comprises more than two independences, out-of-position guiding parts.In this embodiment, each guiding parts fixing is folded nested preparatory enhancing cup, and distributes screw rod to be associated with at least one and preferred a plurality of vertically arranged as stated cup.In another alternate embodiments, a guiding parts is configured to fold nested preparatory enhancing cup in a plurality of diverse location upper fixed of cup feeder more.In this embodiment, guiding parts be used for each and fixing strengthen folded at least one of cup and preferred a plurality of vertically arranged cup distributes screw rod to be associated in advance.In another alternate embodiments, a guiding parts is configured to fold nested preparatory enhancing cup in a position upper fixed one of cup feeder.In this embodiment, guiding parts be used for fixing strengthen folded at least one of cup and preferred a plurality of vertically arranged cup distributes the spiral shell literary composition to be associated in advance.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system it is any suitable for equipment or the method for one or more preparatory enhancing cups to the cup feeder to adopt.Should recognize further that the disclosed cup of this paper distributing box can be arranged on any correct position at the cup reinforcing member distributing box upper reaches that describe below.

Shown in Figure 19 and 22 to 24, the cup feeder 208 of cup delivery system comprises framework 250, and it supports the contiguous load-transfer device 252a that is provided with of many rows to 252e (totally quoting with 252).Load-transfer device can be dynamically connected or be attached at least one for example on the actuator of motor or other suitable motion-generating device 254 etc. suitably, and it moves load-transfer device in a conventional manner under any appropriate speed.

It will be appreciated that the quick travel through the plastic foam cup can produce static.A plurality of guiding partss 232 distribute the use of screw rod 236 to reduce the possibility that in the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, produces static with a plurality of glasss.That is, the use of a plurality of guiding partss and a plurality of glasss of distribution screw rods has reduced the quantity of each independent guiding parts/cup that cup distribution screw rod per minute must distribute.The quantity of the cup of this minimizing is directly related through the reduction of the speed of cup enhanced system with glass necessary transmission, and the reduction of such speed has reduced the generation of static electricity amount.

In one embodiment, one, a plurality of or each load-transfer device 252 form one or more air from its hole flow through or hole 256, and is as described below.Like Figure 22; The best illustrates among 24A and the 24B; Being provided with or being arranged in below skew guiding parts 232a and the 232b or the load-transfer device of below, is load- transfer device 252a and 252e in this example, is load-transfer device 252b than the load-transfer device that is not arranged on skew guiding parts below, in this example; The hole of 252c and 252d or hole 256b, the hole or the hole 256a of formation larger diameter.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system the hole that can adopt any suitable quantity, the hole of any suitable diameter and any suitable shape (hole of for example elongated olive shape) that allows the q.s air flows.

Like Figure 23, shown in 24A and the 24B, the framework 250 of cup feeder 208 supports vacuum chamber, case or shell 258.Vacuum tank 258 comprises roof or surface 260 and isolated diapire or surface 262.Roof forms a plurality of holes or admission port 264.Vacuum tank comprises isolated sidewall 268, and wherein the top of each sidewall is connected to roof, and the bottom of each sidewall is connected to diapire.Vacuum tank also comprises isolated end wall 270a and 270b, and wherein the bottom of each end wall is connected to diapire, and a side of each end wall is connected to a sidewall, and the opposite side of each end wall is connected to another sidewall.Each forms one or more holes or exhausr port 272 at least one sidewall of vacuum tank (the sidewall 270a among Figure 24 A and sidewall 270a and the 270b among Figure 24 B), and it arrives one or more vacuum or negative pressure source (not shown) through suitable air communication plumbing connection.That is, vacuum chamber is communicated with suitable vacuum or negative pressure source fluid.

In an alternate embodiments, shown in Figure 24 C, the framework 250 of cup feeder comprises two isolated air stream components 274a and 274b below the skew guiding parts of cup distributing box.In this embodiment, each air stream components is connected to vacuum or negative pressure source, and it is pulled out each base cup from the cup distributing box.It will be appreciated that in this embodiment air only flows through larger-diameter hole in the load-transfer device (just in time being positioned at the air stream components top), and if any, just in time be not positioned at the hole than minor diameter of air stream components top in the load-transfer device.

As specifically illustrating among Figure 24, vacuum source provides from load-transfer device 252 upper areas and arrives angrily flowing of vacuum source through the hole 264 of load-transfer device, the admission port 256 of vacuum tank top surface 260 and the exhausr port 272 that vacuum tank forms.In operation, the base cup of each separation with prone setting by vacuum pressure from cup distributing box 206 to pulling down on glass feeder 208.Should recognize; The bigger hole 256a of some belt conveyor is set below the skew guiding parts of cup distributing box 206; Be gas, flowed through in its load-transfer device 252 tops and arrive the vacuum source (not shown) that falls the position of cup 102 near cup distributing box 206 than macropore 256a for increase.Should be further appreciated that the vacuum pressure that is applied to cup realize the light base cup of relative weight (as with heavier bottle contrast) when cup distributing box 206 drops to glass feeder 208, do not have overturning at it.

When with the speed of the bottle that moves through the bottle label system when comparing, a cup enhanced system is configured to along load-transfer device with speed mobile cup relatively slowly.That is, though the bottle of bottle label system is labelled with the speed of 100 of about per minutes usually, disclosed cup enhanced system is to be attached to the base cup less than the half the speed of such bottle label system with reinforcing member.As stated, the static that is produced by plastic foam cup quick travel has usually been eliminated in cup such reduction of moving through the speed of glass enhanced system.

Shown in Figure 22 and 24, cup feeder 208 comprises elongated guide roller or guided way 266a and the 266b (totally quoting with 266) that at least two relative spacings that supported by cup feeder framework 250 are opened.Guided way 266, is complementary with the tapered sidewalls angle with the cup that is transmitted by load-transfer device 252 with the proper angle inclination and offset from vertical plane surface.Guided way 266a and 266b extend in the plane of intersecting, and reduce so that the spacing between two guided ways 266 stretches out from basic zone below cup distributing box 206 with guided way.In operation, the load-transfer device 252 along with each glass 102 edge cup feeders 208 moves one of each glass engage rail 266 in cup separation pig 210 directions.Along with cup more moves near cup separation pig 210, make cup move into single-row order with engaging of guided way 266.It will be appreciated that glass feeder can comprise any suitable device or the method that cup is sent to glass spacer from the cup distributing box.

To shown in the 27B, the cup separation pig 210 of cup delivery system comprises vicinity and the framework 280 that is provided with cup feeder 208 basic identical height like Figure 25.Shown in Figure 27 A, cup feeder frame supported infeeds screw rod or separates screw rod 282 and two coefficient inlet star-wheels or infeed star- wheel conveyer 284a and 284b (totally quoting with 284).Shown in Figure 27 B, in one embodiment, cup feeder frame supported infeeds screw thread or a separation screw thread 282 and an inlet star-wheel or infeeds star-wheel conveyer 284a.In these embodiment, utilize cup separation pig 210 that each cup 102 is transported to a glass conveyer from cup feeder 208.

Infeeding screw rod or separating screw rod 282 of cup separation pig 210 is the parts that level or basic horizontal are arranged; Its by have any suitable smooth surface of self-lubricating property, non-abrasive material is processed; For example any suitable plastic is like

plastics of being made by E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY.The separation pig screw rod has the screw thread 286 that extends internally on its outer surface.Screw thread 286 is processed suitable dimensions and angle, to be associated with the tapered sidewalls of cup.Shown in Figure 25 and 26, second end 296 of the spacing between the separation pig screw flight from first end of the separation pig screw thread of contiguous cup feeder 208 to the separation pig screw rod of contiguous cup conveyer 212 gradually and continue to increase.The spacing that increases between the separation pig screw flight realize when each glass when first end 294 of separation pig screw rod is sent to separation pig screw rod second end 296, each glass (by a part of threads engage of separation pig screw rod) separated suitably.Such spacing of cup is corresponding to first spacing that infeed between each saucer 290 of star-wheel 284a.In other words, infeed screw rod or at interval screw thread 282 orders separate, separately or the spaced apart single-row cup that transmits by load-transfer device 252, to set up the distance of separation that infeeds the spacing between the star-wheel 284a saucer 290 corresponding to first.That is, separating screw rod 282 is sent to each glass first at each correct interval and infeeds in the saucer 290 of star-wheel 284a.It will be appreciated that when cup was sent to separation screw rod second end 296 from separating screw rod first end 294, cup can rise from load-transfer device a little owing to separate the hand of rotation of screw rod 282.Therefore; Pin down framework 280 supports of parts 298 by cup separation pig 210; The said parts 298 of pining down are for for example having a bar that the suitable smooth surface of self-lubricating property, non-abrasive material are processed by any; The for example any suitable plastic of said material is like

plastics of being made by E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY.In this embodiment,, then pin down parts 298 and engage, contact with the separation screw flight to keep cup with the bottom of the cup of turned upside down if the separation pig screw rod rises cup from load-transfer device.In one embodiment; Separate the removable connection of screw rod or be attached at least one for example on the motor or other any suitable actuators such as motion generator 288 by the control of cup enhanced system treater, its make separate screw rod in a conventional manner under any appropriate speed in any proper orientation rotation.

The inlet star-wheel 284 of each glass separation pig 210 is the circular or almost circular parts that level or basic horizontal are arranged; By anyly have the suitable smooth surface of self-lubricating property, non-abrasive material is processed; For example any suitable plastic is like

plastics of being made by E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY.Each inlet star-wheel 284 forms a plurality of around the suitable separated saucer 290 of inlet star-wheel circumference.The quantity of saucer is confirmed based on the size of cup and the size of reinforcing member.Each saucer 290 is configured to when cup feeder 208 is sent to glass conveyer or rotating disk 212, fixes or engage cup 102 when cup.Each inlet star-wheel can be dynamically connected or be attached at least one actuator (not shown); For example by motor or any suitable motion-generating device of the control of cup enhanced system treater, it moves the inlet star-wheel in a conventional manner in any suitable direction under any proper speed.

Shown in Figure 27 A and 28, the framework 280 of cup separation pig supports two inlet star-wheel guiding partss or guide rail 292a and 292b (totally quoting with 284).Guide rail 292a neighboring entry star-wheel 284a is provided with, and guide rail 292b neighboring entry star-wheel 284b is provided with.Each guide rail 292 prevents that by the cup that inlet star-wheel 284 transmits for example overturning etc. taking place moves.The cup guiding parts has suitable dimensions and from vertical plane surface out-of-position proper angle, to be associated with cup.

In operation, illustrate like the best in Figure 27 A and 28, each glass 102 from or near separating first saucer 290 that screw rod 282 the second ends 296 are sent to the first inlet star-wheel 284a.The first inlet star-wheel 284a is sent to cup second saucer of the second inlet star-wheel 284b.The second inlet star-wheel 284b is sent to the cup fixed way 302 of glass conveyer 212 with cup along the cup support component 297 of horizontal arrangement, like following description.I.e. saucer and the guide rail 292b combined action of the second inlet star-wheel 284b is fixed on the appropriate location with cup, and cup is placed on the cup fixed way 302 of glass conveyer.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, can adopt any suitable means or the mode that one or more cups are sent to glass conveyer or rotating disk from the cup distributing box.

As shown in Figure 29, the sidewall of each saucer 290 from vertical plane surface with the skew of suitable angle tilt, with the angle coupling of the tapered sidewalls of cup 102.That is because even power relatively in a small amount can make the outside face of cup 102 recessed, so each star-wheel saucer 290 is configured to prevent to damage the base cup and is prone to the surface of being damaged relatively.In other words; Different with the star-wheel saucer of known bottle label machine; Be that the bottle label machine designs and transmits solid relatively glass bottle, and the star-wheel saucer 290 of the cup separation pig 210 of the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system is designed for processing and is prone to the plastic foam cup of being damaged relatively.

To shown in the 31B, cup conveyer or the rotating disk 212 of cup delivery system are supported by suitable frame 300 like Figure 27 A, framework 300 contiguous glass separation pigs 210 and with the height setting below cup separation pig 210 a little.Rotating disk is the cylindrical of level or basic horizontal layout or is columniform parts basically; Has a bar that the suitable smooth surface of self-lubricating property, non-abrasive material are processed by any; For example any suitable plastic is like plastics of being made by E.I.DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY.Rotating disk 212 can be dynamically connected or be attached at least one for example by the motor of cup enhanced system treater control or suitable motion-generating device actuator, and it moves rotating disk in a conventional manner in any proper orientation under any proper speed.In operation, as stated, cup conveyer 212 transmits each base cup towards the paste position of contiguous reinforcing member distributing box.

Cup conveyer 212 comprises a plurality of independent rotating cup dish or the cup fixed way 302a that evenly is arranged on around glass separation pig periphery, 302b, 302c and 302d (totally quoting with 302).Each glass dish or fixed way 32 are configured to hold cup 102 from the saucer 290 of the second inlet star-wheel 284b.As stated, each glass fixed way comprises the rotating base 303 that can operate at complete 360 degree of clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation.In another embodiment, each glass fixed way is by spring-loaded, and can operate the cup that raises and transmit from the cup separation pig to engage, and can operate to reduce with after being attached to cup at reinforcing member cup is broken away from from the cup conveyer.

Each glass fixed way comprises the wall that a plurality of shape and size are suitable, and it frictionally engages wall of cup cup is fixed in the correct position on glass fixed way.In operation, when each cup 102 was placed on cup dish or the fixed way, cup was fixing on the throne by the centering bell 312 of spring biasing.Each centering bell can be operated at 360 complete degree of clockwise and anti-clockwise rotation.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system can adopt the mode of any suitable fixed cup, it realizes the unfettered reinforcing member of pasting of tapered sidewalls of cup.

Illustrate like the best among Figure 31 B, each centering bell 312 is supported by rotatable topside 324.Rotatable topside comprises cam 326 and is connected to a plurality of spring-loaded parts 328 of a plurality of centering bells 312 suitably.Each spring-loaded part movably is connected to or is attached at least one actuator; For example motor or other suitable motion-generating device, it moves each spring-loaded part in a conventional manner in any suitable direction under any proper speed.In operation, when a plurality of spring-loaded parts 328 rotated around cam 326, the shape of cam was reeled or withdrawal each spring-loaded part, and this makes each centering bell extend next a plurality of walls with cup and engages, or withdrawal is to separate with a plurality of walls of cup.When the spring setting pressure of centering bell combines with cup, have enough at least power and have simultaneously than the little power of foam cup of damaging relative destructible with the cup in the fixing rotation.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, can adopt any suitable one or more mechanisms, it makes the centering bell engage with a plurality of walls of cup or separates.

Like Figure 32, shown in 33,34 and 35, the outer wall of each glass fixed way 302 forms the oblique angle suitably or tapering comes to mate with the madial wall tapering at base cup 102 tops or engage.Illustrate like the best among Figure 32, each glass fixed way 302 comprises that vertically arranged sidewall or cup support 304, the first wall that is connected to sidewall 306 of horizontal arrangement, vertically arranged bevelled the 3rd wall 310 that is connected to second wall 308 of first wall and is connected to second wall.The first wall 306 of cup fixed way engages the top 330 of the flange of the cup-shaped one-tenth of turned upside down, and cup fixed way second wall 308 engages the top 332 of the inside face of turned upside down cup.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, can adopt to form any suitable composition surface of recessed-protruding bonded assembly between cup fixed way and the cup.

In one embodiment, in order to transmit the base cup from the cup separation pig to the cup fixed way of rotating disk, in order to be fit to the height of fixed way frictional engagement parts, rotating disk is arranged on a glass separation pig below a little.The cup conveyer directly is placed on the top of a cup fixed way 302 of glass conveyer 212 cup of each transmission in setting such below the cup separation pig.That is, when the cup that each glass 102 is sent to rotating disk 212 from cup separation pig 210 during fixed way 302, in order to be fit to the height of fixed way 302 vertically arranged second walls 308, rotating disk is arranged on below glass separation pig a little.

And the wall of centering bell is configured to mate with a plurality of walls of cup and engage suitably.Illustrate like Figure 34 and 35 the bests, the first wall 314 of centering bell engages the bottom margin 334 of cup, and the inclination or the taper madial wall of the inclination of centering bell or taper second wall 316 joint cups.In this embodiment; The 3rd wall 318 of centering bell engages the exterior bottom wall 16 of cup; The wall 320 of centering bell engages the top surface 337 of the center raised portion of cup exterior bottom wall, and the 5th wall 322 of centering bell engages the sidewall 338 of cup exterior bottom wall center raised portion.It will be appreciated that the recessed-any proper engagement of protruding bonded assembly surface can be applicable to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system between formation centering bell and the cup.

It will be appreciated that when comparing with known bottle label system, the rotating disk of cup enhanced system comprises the fixed way that quantity reduces, to hold the length of reinforcing member.Promptly; Because it is longer than the label of the bottle that is attached to the bottle label machine to be attached to the reinforcing member of base cup; And longer like this length can produce when reinforcing member partly pastes glass interferes, as described below, therefore between each fixed way/rotating disk centering bell, bigger distance must be arranged.Therefore, under the situation that does not increase the rotating disk size, between each fixed way/centering bell of rotating disk, provide bigger distance then need reduce the quantity of the fixed way/centering bell of rotating disk.

Like top description and Figure 42 A the best in the 43F frame supported a plurality of reinforcing member pasting pad 390a and the 390b (totally quoting with 390) of cup conveyer 212 are shown.Each reinforcing member pasting pad 390 comprises base 392a and 392b (totally quoting with 392) and reinforcing member composition surface 394a and 394b (totally quoting with 394); Wherein the reinforcing member composition surface comprises any suitable material with anti stickness characteristic; For example cover the band of polytetrafluoroethylene or poly tetrafluoroethylene

, its opposing covers the adhesion of the lining cement on the reinforcing member.Each reinforcing member pasting pad 390 is provided with respect to the reinforcing member adhesive spots; So that the suitable surface that is engaged by the tapered sidewalls of cup to be provided, reinforcing member (it is arranged between the composition surface 394 of tapered sidewalls and reinforcing member pasting pad 390 of cup 102) is fixed to the tapered sidewalls of cup.Each reinforcing member pasting pad 390 shape and size is processed suitably, strengthened to hold the cup shape and size, and hold mobile cup the cup conveyer 212 size and dimension.For example, each reinforcing member pasting pad 390 tilts suitably and forms tapering, to mate with the tapered sidewalls of cup and to engage.The height or the angle that it will be appreciated that one or more reinforcing member pasting pads can be regulated the shape and size of holding cup suitably.

As stated, cup conveyer 212 is configured to each base cup is transported to reinforcing member stickup or junction or paste position.In this affixed points, the reinforcing member that distributes from the reinforcing member distributing box that describes below 204 part suitably pastes the tapered sidewalls of cup 102.

After reinforcing member pasted cup 102, cup conveyer 212 was sent to glass disconnector 214 with the cup of each enhancing.As shown in Figure 37, the cup disconnector 214 of cup delivery system comprises contiguous cup conveyer 212 and at the framework 340 that is provided with the basic identical height of cup conveyer place.The framework 280 of cup feeder supports two coefficient inlet star-wheels or infeeds star-wheel conveyer 342a and 342b (totally quoting with 342), output conveyor 344 and an enhancing cup eduction gear 346.In one embodiment, the cup enhanced system comprises an outlet star-wheel or output star-wheel, and it is sent to output with cup from the cup conveyer and strengthens the cup feedway.(not shown) in one embodiment, cup enhanced system utilize one or more brushes to engage the sidewall of each glass, strengthen each glass strengthens the cup feedway to output from the rotating disk of cup conveyer motion.Each outlet star-wheel 342 can be dynamically connected or join at least one actuator; For example by motor or other suitable motion-generating device of the control of cup enhanced system treater, it rotates or motion the outlet star-wheel in a conventional manner in any suitable direction under any proper speed.Be similar to above-described inlet star-wheel, each outlet star-wheel 342 comprises a plurality of saucers 346 on its circumference.Each saucer 346 is configured to fixed cup 102 at cup when cup conveyer 212 transmits.The sidewall of each saucer 246 squints with suitable angle tilt from vertical plane surface, to mate with the angle of basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall.

The framework 340 of cup conveyer 212 supports two outlet star-wheel guiding partss or guide rail 348a and 348b (totally quoting with 348).The contiguous outlet of guiding parts 348a star-wheel 342a is provided with, and the contiguous outlet of guiding parts 348b star-wheel 342b is provided with.Each guiding parts 348 prevents that exporting cup that star-wheel transmits separately by it for example overturning etc. takes place moves.The size of cup guiding parts 348 and be associated with the rule that strengthens glass from vertical plane surface out-of-position angle.In another embodiment, the cup enhanced system comprises a plurality of inlet star-wheels or infeeds star-wheel that its combined action is sent to output cup feedway 344 with cup from cup conveyer 212.

An output cup feedway 344 can be dynamically connected or be attached at least one actuator suitably, for example motor or other suitable motion-generating device, and it moves load-transfer device in a conventional manner under any appropriate speed.The cup conveyer comprises elongated guide track or the guide rail 350 that at least two relative spacings are opened, by framework 340 supports of cup conveyer.Guide rail 350 squints with suitable angle tilt from vertical plane surface, to mate with the angle of the cup-and-cone shape sidewall that is transmitted by output cup feedway 344.

As shown in Figure 37, each cup 102 strengthens cup feedway 344 through output and is sent to for example position regulating control 352 such as cup tripper or other suitable components, and it will strengthen cup with its sidewall location or overturning (preceding facing down).Guide rail 350 guarantees that the cup of overturning is with its sidepiece setting.The cup of overturning is discharged system's (not shown) vacuum through cup and is moved a folded nested enhancing cup to then.It will be appreciated that according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, can adopt any suitable means or mode that one or more cups are sent to glass conveyer or rotating disk from the cup distributing box.

In one embodiment, like Figure 38 A, 38B, shown in 39 and 40, each reinforcing member distributing box 204 of cup enhanced system comprises framework 360, it supports adjustable frames or bearing 386.As stated, can operate reinforcing member distributing box 204 and supply with each reinforcing member 42 towards cup 102 with the proper angle of skew vertical plane surface, said angle is corresponding with the angle (also from the vertical plane surface skew) of cup-and-cone shape sidewall.Therefore, the adjustable frames 386 of reinforcing member distributing box 204 is from vertical plane surface inclination and offset suitably.The adjustable angle joint (through suitable angle adjusting mechanism 382) of reinforcing member distributing box 204 adjustable frames 386 holds the different base cups with different tapered sidewalls angles.

Except regulating the reinforcing member distributing box from vertical plane surface out-of-position angle, the difference of the different reinforcing members on the height of the adjustable frames 386 of scalable reinforcing member distributing box 204 comes cup that (through suitable height adjustment mechanism 384) hold different size and is arranged on parting paper.And if necessary, the angle of the adjustable frames 396 of scalable reinforcing member distributing box 204 squints from horizontal plane.Therefore, it will be appreciated that the reinforcing member distributing box can be regulated separately on three planes that separate so that reinforcing member correctly pastes the tapered sidewalls of cup.In alternate embodiments, the reinforcing member distributing box can be adjusted to any proper angle in any suitable flat or several plane, so that reinforcing member correctly pastes the tapered sidewalls of cup.

The reinforcing member distributing box comprises by two reinforcing members of adjustable frames 386 supports supplies with carriage 362a and 362b (totally quoting with 362).Each reinforcing member is supplied with carriage 362 and is configured to fixedly reinforcing member supply 364a and 364b (totally quoting with 364); Wherein each reinforcing member is supplied with and is comprised a plurality of reinforcing members, and its order pastes elongated parting paper around center circle column jecket 388a and 388b (totally quoting with 388) coiling (among Fig. 7 and the 7A can the best illustrate) separably.Each reinforcing member distributing box comprises at least one and preferred a plurality of head roll, is for example supported and is configured to drive by adjustable frames 386 or the cylinder 366a and the 366b (totally quoting with 366) of tractive parting paper 56 (reinforcing member pastes it separably).In operation, head roll 366a from feed roller with parting paper 56 towards head roll 366a tractive or driving and get into the designated area 374 of the lax piler 372 of parting paper (like following description).Head roll 366b pastes or junction tractive or driving parting paper towards the cup reinforcing member from the designated area 374 of the lax piler 372 of parting paper then.Each head roll 366 can be dynamically connected or be attached at least one actuator (not shown) suitably, for example motor or other suitable motion-generating device, and it makes head roll move with any appropriate speed.In one embodiment, one, a plurality of or each head roll 366 comprise knurled surface, when supplying with it through the reinforcing member distributing box, to engage parting paper better.In another embodiment, one, a plurality of or each head roll 366 comprise rubber surface, engage parting paper when supplying with through the reinforcing member distributing box at it better.

Each reinforcing member distributing box comprises power take-up roll 367, is supported by adjustable frames 386, and is configured to the parting paper of using 56 tractives or is driven into parting paper collect carriage 376.Power take-up roll 367 can be dynamically connected or be attached at least one actuator (not shown) suitably, for example motor or other suitable motion-generating device, and it makes take-up roll move with any proper speed.

Each reinforcing member distributing box also comprises a plurality of guide piecees or tension wheel; For example guide pulley 368, and it is supported by adjustable frames 386 and is configured to towards the some guiding parting paper (reinforcing member pastes it separably) that engages with cup maintenance appropriate amount tension force on parting paper simultaneously.

Reinforcing member distributing box 204 comprises vertically arranged parting paper adapter 370, and it is supported by adjustable frames 386, and is configured to allow a plurality of reinforcing members supplies to be bonded together.Parting paper adapter 370 comprises the first area (not shown), is configured to tail end and second area (not shown) that fixing first parting paper is supplied with, is configured to the front end that fixing second parting paper is supplied with.The parting paper adapter provides a kind of tail end with the supply of first parting paper to join the mechanism of the front end of second parting paper supply to for the user of cup enhanced system, to guarantee providing continuous parting paper to supply with to the reinforcing member distributing box.

For example; In one embodiment; When detecting last reinforcing member of first parting paper supply, the user supplies with first parting paper and is placed on cutting groove central authorities top, and it is fixing on the throne to utilize one or more suitable mechanisms that first parting paper is supplied with.The user supplies with second parting paper and above first parting paper, slides then; The head edge of first reinforcing member that second parting paper is supplied with is placed on the top of first last reinforcing member of parting paper exactly, and it is fixing on the throne to utilize one or more suitable mechanisms that second parting paper is supplied with.The user utilizes suitable cutting head and cutting guide piece to cut first and second parting paper and supplies with, and supplies with from first and second parting paper and removes slug, and the supply of first and second parting paper is linked together with adhesive tape.

Shown in Figure 38 A, reinforcing member distributing box 204 also comprises the parting paper piler 372a that relaxes, and it is supported by adjustable frames 386, and is configured to lax stackable designated area 374a in the parting paper.Shown in Figure 38 B; In alternate embodiments; Reinforcing member distributing box 204 comprises the alternative design-calculated parting paper piler 372b that relaxes, and it is supported by adjustable frames 386, and is configured to lax stackable alternative design-calculated designated area 374b in the parting paper.In an embodiment (not shown); The lax piler of parting paper comprises one or more chip removers; It is supported by adjustable frames; And be configured to infeed and pile up the lax designated area of parting paper and/or when it export, general for example any chip such as dust or powder removed from the parting paper rear side in parting paper.The reinforcing member distributing box also comprises parting paper accumulation carriage 376, and it is supported by adjustable frames 386, and is configured to separating fixedly parting paper of back from reinforcing member.

To shown in the 43F, reinforcing member distributing box 204 also comprises at least one sensor 378 like Figure 42 B and 43A, and it is supported by adjustable frames 386, and is configured to detect the position of reinforcing member 42.The height and the position that it will be appreciated that sensor 378 can be regulated according to the structure of the cup that is being enhanced.In one embodiment, the reinforcing member distributing box also comprises one or more sensor (not shown)s, and it is supported by adjustable frames, and is configured to confirm to be deposited in the position and the quantity of the parting paper in the lax piler designated area of parting paper.Reinforcing member distributing box 204 comprises parting paper disconnector 380, and for example separate sheet is supported by adjustable frames 386, and is configured to separate reinforcing member from parting paper.

Each reinforcing member is supplied with carriage 362 and is configured to fixedly supply volume 56 (a plurality of reinforcing members paste it separably) of parting paper coiling.In one embodiment, the reinforcing member of each coiling volume is fixed in the horizontal structure.In this embodiment, because the same structure of the cup that will paste with reinforcing member institute fixes reinforcing member, therefore need not reequip or reverse before pasting cup.In another embodiment, the reinforcing member of each coiling volume is fixed with vertical stratification.In this embodiment, reinforcing member must reequip before pasting the base cup or reverse.

In one embodiment, a plurality of guide pulleys 368 designs of reinforcing member distributing box 204 are supplied with parting paper 56 and are rolled up 364 through parting paper adapter 370, through the lax piler 372 of parting paper, through sensor 378 and the used release paper roll 376 of parting paper disconnector 380 arrival from parting paper.In one embodiment, one, a plurality of or each guide pulley 368 comprise knurled surface, engage parting paper when supplying with through the reinforcing member distributing box at it better.In another embodiment, one, a plurality of or each guide pulley 368 comprise rubber surface, engage parting paper when supplying with through the reinforcing member distributing box at it better.It will be appreciated that cylinder has suitable height, with the size (with the reinforcing member of pasting) of holding the parting paper that engages by a plurality of cylinders.

Illustrate like the best in Figure 39 and 40, the lax piler 372 of parting paper be the parts of elongated basic U type, and it provides can pile up the designated area 374 that parting paper 56 relaxes.Promptly; Because needs accurately paste cup-and-cone shape sidewall along the central vertical shaft of reinforcing member with reinforcing member; Therefore the treater of cup enhanced system must be regulated the moving velocity of reinforcing member usually; Contact to guarantee that cup mobile on rotating disk forms with the position in the suitable time with the reinforcing member that is distributed by the reinforcing member distributing box, so that the central vertical shaft of reinforcing member pastes cup with the error limit less than 0.1 inch of plus or minus on the basis of unanimity.In other words, provide and to pile up treater that lax zone can make glass enhanced system and regulate parting paper and supply with not influence from parting paper and infeed parting paper through the speed of reinforcing member distributing box.For example, the designated area that can operate the lax piler of parting paper holds release length, and five to six reinforcing members paste on it separably.It will be appreciated that the lax piler of the parting paper that is associated with the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system is longer and narrower than the lax piler of parting paper of known bottle label system, paste the length that basic reinforcing member increases to hold.

As stated, the sensor 378 of each reinforcing member distributing box 204 is used for confirming or checking location or the position of reinforcing member 42 with respect to cup 102 positions.Sensor can be any right sensors, includes but not limited to optical pickocff or ultrasonic transduter.In operation, sensor 378 detects before the reinforcing member 42 or the position of the basic vertical component of head edge 70, to confirm the relative positioning of reinforcing member.Based on the position that should confirm and any appropriate information (for example glass speed that moves, reinforcing member are supplied with the speed through the reinforcing member distributing box, the length of reinforcing member and the diameter of cup) of reinforcing member, the treater 402 of glass enhanced system confirms or calculates reinforcing member when move to the position that the reinforcing member central vertical shaft is aimed at basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall.

Illustrate like the best among Figure 42 B, sensor 378 is provided with like this or places: sensor is right after the relative position of each reinforcing member before the reinforcing member that is adhered to the base cup.In this embodiment, sensor is arranged on such position pastes basic glass last time at reinforcing member, it provides the precision that increases, and this is for providing correct joint between reinforcing member and the cup.It will be appreciated that in the bottle label machine because label at first engages bottle at the head edge of label, therefore having sacrificed the precision that label is sticked on the label ad-hoc location increases labelled speed.Therefore, in known bottle label machine, sensor is placed on the upstream position that pastes the bottle place basically at label.On the other hand; In the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system; Because reinforcing member must paste the tapered sidewalls of base cup with the ad-hoc location along central vertical shaft; Rather than with head edge, so the contiguous reinforcing member of sensor will engage base cup place and place, and stick on the precision of ad-hoc location with the raising reinforcing member.In this embodiment, the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system has been sacrificed the speed that is enhanced cup, obtains this glass of correct precision that strengthens of quilt and improves, and is specially the correct locating accuracy raising that reinforcing member pastes cup-and-cone shape sidewall.

The parting paper disconnector 380 of each reinforcing member distributing box 204, for example separate sheet is used for reinforcing member is separated from parting paper 56.That is, based on the orientation of reinforcing member 42 with respect to release disconnector, when reinforcing member is supplied with through parting paper disconnector 380 through parting paper, reinforcing member will separate with parting paper (it protects pressure adhesive).It will be appreciated that since reinforcing member with the vertical plane surface out-of-position and with the corresponding suitable angle of basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall (also from vertical plane surface skew) towards the base cup, so parting paper disconnector 380 is also from vertical plane surface inclination and offset suitably.

Parting paper is collected carriage 376 and is configured to separate the back accumulation and the parting paper of reeling suitably at reinforcing member from parting paper.In one embodiment, after parting paper was through reinforcing member affixed points or junction, parting paper was fed to parting paper through one or more suitable cylinders and collects carriage.In one embodiment; Parting paper is collected carriage can be dynamically connected or be attached to one or more actuators (or other suitable motion-generating device by the control of cup enhanced system treater), and it makes parting paper collection carriage 376 rotate or motion with any appropriate speed in any proper orientation.In various embodiment, each used parting paper is reeled to roll up and is fixed in horizontal structure or the vertical stratification.

Shown in Figure 18 A, the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system can utilize a plurality of glasss to strengthen distributing box 204a and 204b in proper order.In operation; When first glass of enhancing distributing box 204a pastes a plurality of glasss of reinforcing members 42 or is attached to a plurality of glasss 102; Second glass of enhancing distributing box 204b prepares (that is, the part parting paper is reeled and supplied with through increasing an individual cup enhancing distributing box through cylinder) suitably and comes also to apply or paste reinforcing member.Therefore, when the reinforcing member of first glass of reinforcing member 204a is supplied with when using up, second glass strengthens distributing box 204b and under the situation of minimum delay, begins a plurality of reinforcing members are pasted or are attached to a plurality of base cups.

To shown in the 41D, in each alternate embodiments, can operate a plurality of reinforcing member distributing box 204a like Figure 41 A, 204b and 204c come sequentially to strengthen each cup 102.In this embodiment, first reinforcing member pastes the base cup through the first reinforcing member distributing box, and then the second reinforcing member distributing box pastes the base cup with second reinforcing member.For example, the first reinforcing member distributing box 204a, first junction point on the cup conveyer pastes the base cup with first reinforcing member, and at the second downstream junction point, through the second reinforcing member distributing box 204b or 204c second reinforcing member is pasted.It will be appreciated that in this embodiment,, can adopt the reinforcing member distributing box 204 of any suitable quantity according to the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system.

It will be appreciated that as described above, any suitable cup enhanced system structure capable of using, and the concrete any suitable cup delivery system with respect to one or more reinforcing member distributing boxs designs reinforcing member is pasted base cup.For example, Figure 41 A illustrates the cup conveyor construction among Figure 18 A with three reinforcing member distributing boxs and the 18B.Another embodiment shown in Figure 41 B, wherein cup separation pig and cup disconnector each utilize a star-wheel, and the green phase opposite end gets into and leaves a glass enhanced system.Figure 41 C illustrates another embodiment, and wherein the cup separation pig utilizes two star-wheels, and the cup disconnector utilizes a star-wheel, and cup gets into and leave a glass enhanced system through same side.Figure 41 D illustrates another embodiment, and wherein the cup separation pig utilizes a plurality of star-wheels, and the cup disconnector utilizes a star-wheel, and cup gets into and leave this enhanced system through the difference end.

In alternate embodiments, shown in Figure 42 A and 43A, the first base cup or the preparatory cup 102 that strengthens move in the paste position, and reinforcing member distributing box 204 distributes the first reinforcing member 42a.Shown in Figure 42 B and 43B, reinforcing member engages the tapered sidewalls of base cup.As stated, the first reinforcing member 42a is with from the tapered sidewalls of vertical plane surface out-of-position corresponding to the angles of the basic cup-and-cone shape Sidewall angles first base glass 102a.

Shown in Figure 43 C, behind first reinforcing member 42a joint, the first base glass 102a, in one embodiment, the first base glass 102a moves from reinforcing member joint or affixed points through cup conveyer 212 downstream.In this embodiment, because the first reinforcing member 42a pastes the tapered sidewalls of the first base glass 102a along center vertical plane, therefore, along with cup is removed from the junction, any remainder that the first reinforcing member 42a pastes parting paper separates from parting paper 56.

Shown in Figure 42 C and 43C; Move downstream from the junction at the first glass of 102a and the first reinforcing member 42a; With with the first reinforcing member 42a fully from parting paper 56 after separatings; In one embodiment, the first base glass 102a first, right-hand revolution 10 spend to 20 degree with the first reinforcing member 42a first, core pastes cup.In this embodiment; The rotation of base cup makes a part of reinforcing member and base cup engage reinforcing member pasting pad 390a; So that the tapered sidewalls of cup compresses or engages the reinforcing member composition surface 394a of pasting pad 390a, thus make the first reinforcing member 42a first, core (it is arranged between tapered sidewalls and the reinforcing member pasting pad 390a) engages and pastes the tapered sidewalls of first glass of 102a.

It will be appreciated that 10 spend to this first rotation of 20 degree and reduced not paste the length of reinforcing member, and reduced the stickup possibility of interference that strengthens glass from least one edge of first glass of reinforcing member and reinforcing member to the second, postorder.And through the reinforcing member zone bigger than reinforcing member central vertical shaft pasted the base cup, the first such rotation also is fixed to the base cup with reinforcing member.In another embodiment, reinforcing member pastes cup and does not have such 10 first rotations of spending to 20 degree.It will be appreciated that when reinforcing member pastes glass at first identification edge 70 is: (i) vertical or be basically perpendicular to the bottom margin of cup; And the central vertical shaft that (ii) is parallel to reinforcing member.Such structure confirms that for the cup enhanced system position of reinforcing member provides absolute reference point.

Shown in Figure 42 D and 43E, in one embodiment, the first rotation back of cup and then greater than 180 degree second, left-hand revolution, with the first reinforcing member 42a second, tail edge partly pastes first glass of 102a.In this embodiment; The rotation of base cup makes a part of reinforcing member 42a and cup 102a engage reinforcing member pasting pad 390a; So that the tapered sidewalls of cup compresses or engages the reinforcing member composition surface 394a of pasting pad 390a, thus make the first reinforcing member 42a second, tail edge part (it is arranged between tapered sidewalls and the reinforcing member pasting pad 390a) engages and pastes the tapered sidewalls of first glass of 102a.

Shown in Figure 42 E and 43F, in one embodiment, the second rotation back and then cup greater than 360 degree the 3rd, clickwise, with the first reinforcing member 42a the 3rd, head edge partly pastes first glass of 102a.In this embodiment; The rotation of base cup makes a part of reinforcing member 42a and cup 102a engage reinforcing member pasting pad 390a; So that the tapered sidewalls of cup compresses or engages the reinforcing member composition surface 394b of pasting pad 390b, thus make the first reinforcing member 42a the 3rd, head edge part (it is arranged between tapered sidewalls and the reinforcing member pasting pad 390a) engages and pastes the tapered sidewalls of first glass of 102a.

It will be appreciated that as stated, can operate the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system and come order to strengthen a plurality of cups.Like Figure 42 D, 42E, the best illustrates among 43E and the 43F, and after moved downstream at the junction, the second glass of 102b and the second reinforcing member 42b moved in the suitable paste position at first glass of 102a and first reinforcing member.

In another embodiment, one or more reinforcing member pasting pads are movable and can operate the tapered sidewalls that can sequentially can side by side the free part of residue of reinforcing member be pasted cup again suitably.In this embodiment, cup keeps static basically or static, and the rotation of reinforcing member pasting pad or motion paste reinforcing member the tapered sidewalls of cup.

(not shown) in another embodiment, reinforcing member do not paste the tapered sidewalls of cup at first along the central vertical shaft of reinforcing member.In this embodiment, reinforcing member is pasted along the off-centered vertical axis of reinforcing member, thereby and above-described method is improved suitably the stickup of compensation off-center point.(not shown) in another embodiment, reinforcing member paste the tapered sidewalls of cup at first along the head edge of reinforcing member.Therefore, it will be appreciated that in the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system, can adopt and anyly suitable operate specified point on the reinforcing member or position aiming or paste specified point or the method and apparatus of position on the cup.

In an alternate embodiments, to shown in the 44D, a side of reinforcing member is not covered by lining cement completely or almost completely like Figure 44 A.In this embodiment, as stated, cup is placed on the cup fixed way of glass conveyer 212, and is sent to the zones of different of glass enhanced system.Illustrate like the best among Figure 44 A, the cup enhanced system comprises adhesive-applying device 420.In operation, when right sensors 378a detected the correct position of cup 102, adhesive applicating apparatus 420 was applied directly to suitable lining cement on the surface of basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall.In one embodiment, lining cement is with mist or spray application or be sprayed on the surface of basic cup-and-cone shape sidewall.It will be appreciated that lining cement can use any suitable technology to apply, and for example immerses the base cup in the lining cement container.

In such embodiment, illustrate like the best among Figure 44 B, cover by lining cement completely or almost completely at the tapered sidewalls of base cup, and after right sensors 378b detects the correct position of cup, reinforcing member 42 is pasted the base cup.In this embodiment, because a side of reinforcing member is not coated with lining cement, so reinforcing member do not need along the parting paper storage, and can be stored as a folded reinforcing member 422.Therefore, in this embodiment, suitable reinforcing member anchor fitting or mechanism back side of 424 primary distributions do not have the reinforcing member of lining cement, to engage the tapered sidewalls of base cup.Reinforcing member anchor fitting 424 comprises sidewall 426a and the 426b that suitable interval is opened, and it is folded that it supports reinforcing member.The reinforcing member anchor fitting can connect or be attached at least one actuator; Motor, spring-feel mechanism or other the suitable motion-generating device for example controlled by cup enhanced system treater; It moves in the suitable position reinforcing member anchor fitting, so that fixing reinforcing member engages the cup that lining cement covers.In alternate embodiments, lining cement is sprayed on the applicator suitably, and it is with the surface of adhesive applicating to reinforcing member.As stated, in these alternate embodiments, reinforcing member is with the angle setting corresponding to cup-and-cone shape Sidewall angles, thereby reinforcing member pastes the base cup with the angle corresponding to basic wall of cup angle.And as stated, in these alternate embodiments, reinforcing member must initial central vertical shaft along the base cup engage the base cup.

Illustrate like the best among Figure 44 C, reinforcing member 42 pasted base cup 102 tapered sidewalls along reinforcing member central vertical shaft 108 after, this embodiment of cup enhanced system can operate and make the remaining not adhesive portion of reinforcing member engage and paste the tapered sidewalls of cup.In one embodiment, utilize the cup fixed way of placing cup on it, cup is at first direction Rotate 180 degree.When cup rotates; The tapered sidewalls of cup compresses or engages the reinforcing member composition surface 394 of reinforcing member pasting pad 390, thereby owing to the lining cement overplate that is coated to cup sidewall makes the first of reinforcing member or the tapered sidewalls that sections engaged and pasted cup.In one embodiment, first or sections comprise that reinforcing member extends to the part of tail edge from central vertical shaft.

Illustrate like the best among Figure 44 D, in one embodiment, after the rotation of cup first direction, cup is followed in the opposite direction, second direction is revolved three-sixth turn.When cup rotated, the tapered sidewalls of cup compressed or engages the reinforcing member composition surface 394 of reinforcing member pasting pad 390, so that the second portion of reinforcing member or sections engage and paste the tapered sidewalls of cup.In one embodiment, second portion or sections comprise that reinforcing member extends to the part of head edge from central vertical shaft.This embodiment that it will be appreciated that glass enhanced system can operate order to strengthen a plurality of cups.For example, engage first lining cement from the first folded reinforcing member of reinforcing member and cover cup, what the self-reinforcing parts that come on thereafter were folded covers second reinforcing member that cup engages with second lining cement.

In another alternate embodiments, the structure of the cup enhanced system shown in Figure 18 A and the 18B is put upside down suitably.That is, cup conveyer 212 is not to rotate in the counterclockwise direction, but this glass conveyer rotates in the clockwise direction.It will be appreciated that in this embodiment, the independent rotation that changes each glass fixed way is held the change of glass conveyor direction.In other words, each glass fixed way will be first, each independent cup 15 of anticlockwise direction rotation is spent to 20 degree, thereafter and then greater than 180 degree second, clickwise, and followed greater than 360 degree the 3rd, left-hand revolution.

It will be appreciated that above-described method and apparatus also can be used for reinforcing member or other suitable packings are pasted any other container or vessel, for example bowl, bottle, box, dish, jar, cup or kettle.Should be further appreciated that above-described method and apparatus also can be used to reinforcing member or other suitable packings are pasted the plastic waste foam container, for example the plastic container of paper container or other types.

Therefore, in one embodiment, the reinforced plastics foam cup that the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system is produced comprises the conical main body of plastic foam and sticks on the straight reinforcing member of tapered sidewalls external surface peripheral with overlap mode.The conical main body of plastic foam forms open top end and closed bottom end and extends to the tapered sidewalls on top from the bottom, and wherein the top comprises the flange of outwards rolling, and the top has bigger diameter than the bottom, and tapered sidewalls has outside face and inside face.Straight reinforcing member comprises the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of rigid material layer with inside face and outside face and basic layer of cover material total inner surface.Before sticking on the tapered sidewalls external surface peripheral, reinforcing member has recessed or first edge and the protrusion or second edge, and wherein the concave point at recessed edge is aimed in identical plane with the summit of cocked bead.The reinforcing member of pasting in advance comprises head or the 3rd edge and identification or the 4th edge, head edge and identification edge material layer one end place be recessed into and cocked bead between extend.Paste reinforcing member in advance and also comprise rear portion or the 5th edge and lining cement alleviation or hexagon edge; Rear part edge and lining cement alleviation edge are located to extend between recessed and the cocked bead in the material layer opposite end; Head edge and rear part edge extend in intersecting plane, and identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in substantially parallel plane, extended.After sticking on the tapered sidewalls external surface peripheral; The closed bottom of the conical main body of the contiguous plastic foam in recessed edge; The open top of the conical main body of the contiguous plastic foam of cocked bead; Head edge and rear part edge extend in substantially parallel plane, and identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in crossing plane, extended.

In another embodiment, the cup enhanced system is produced the reinforced plastics foam cup, strengthens that cup comprises the plastic foam cup and sticks on the reinforcing member of tapered sidewalls external surface peripheral with overlap mode.The plastic foam cup comprises diapire and extends to the conical side wall on top with the at one end integrated formation of diapire and from diapire; This sidewall has inside face and outside face; Diapire and sidewall form inner chamber, and the top forms the opening of this inner chamber, and the top has bigger diameter than the bottom.The plastic foam cup also comprise with the outward extending flange of the integrated formation in sidepiece top and with the integrated formation of sidewall and below diapire, extend to the flange that extends below.Reinforcing member comprises the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the paper wood bed of material with inside face and outside face and basic covering paper material layer total inner surface.Before sticking on the sidewall external surface peripheral, reinforcing member has recessed or first edge and the protrusion or second edge, and wherein the concave point at recessed edge is aimed in identical plane with the summit of cocked bead.The reinforcing member of pasting in advance comprises head or the 3rd edge and identification or the 4th edge, head edge and identification edge material layer one end place be recessed into and cocked bead between extend.Paste reinforcing member in advance and also comprise rear portion or the 5th edge and lining cement alleviation or hexagon edge; Rear part edge and lining cement alleviation edge are located to extend between recessed and the cocked bead in the material layer opposite end; Head edge and rear part edge extend in intersecting plane, and identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in substantially parallel plane, extended.After sticking on the sidewall external surface peripheral; Recessed edge extends the bottom margin at edge downwards; The contiguous outward extending edge of cocked bead, head edge and rear part edge extend in substantially parallel plane, and the identification edge extends in crossing plane with lining cement alleviation edge.

In another embodiment, the disclosed cup of this paper enhanced system comprises plastic foam cup reinforcing member supply volume, and it comprises a plurality of straight reinforcing member that elongated backing band and order are arranged along the backing band.Each reinforcing member comprises the paper wood bed of material with inside face and outside face.Each reinforcing member has recessed or first edge and the protrusion or second edge, and wherein the trough at recessed edge is aimed in identical plane with the summit of cocked bead.Each reinforcing member has head or the 3rd edge and identification or the 4th edge, and head edge and identification edge extend between the recessed and cocked bead at material layer one end place.Each reinforcing member also comprises rear portion or the 5th edge; Alleviate or the hexagon edge with lining cement; Rear part edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and between the recessed and cocked bead at place, material layer opposite end, are extended; Head edge and rear part edge extend in intersecting plane, and identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in substantially parallel plane, extended.Each reinforcing member is configured to when reinforcing member sticks on the cone shaped cup tapered sidewalls external surface peripheral with bottom and top; Wherein the top has bigger diameter than the bottom; The bottom of the contiguous cone shaped cup in recessed edge; The top of the contiguous cone shaped cup of cocked bead, head edge and rear part edge extend in substantially parallel plane, and the identification edge extends in crossing plane with lining cement alleviation edge.And each reinforcing member pastes the backing band through the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of basic covering paper material layer total inner surface.

Should understand various changes that the preferred embodiment that this paper is described is at present made and improving with apparent to one skilled in the art.Can make such change and improvement and without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and not reduce the advantage of its expection.Therefore such change and improvement should be covered by the claim of enclosing.

Claims (56)

1. a plastic foam strengthens cup reinforcing member supply volume, comprising:

Elongated backing parting paper, coiling; With

A plurality of straight reinforcing members, order is arranged along said elongated backing parting paper, and each reinforcing member comprises the paper wood bed of material with inside face and outside face, and each reinforcing member has:

(a) recessed edge,

(b) cocked bead, the concave point at wherein recessed edge is aimed in identical plane with the summit of cocked bead, and said flat transverse is in said reinforcing member,

(c) head edge;

(d) identification edge, said head edge and identification edge extend between the recessed edge at said material layer one end place and cocked bead,

(e) rear part edge and

(f) lining cement is alleviated the edge; Said rear part edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and between the recessed and cocked bead at place, said material layer opposite end, are extended; Said head edge and rear part edge extend in intersecting plane; Said identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in substantially parallel plane, are extended

Each reinforcing member is configured to when said reinforcing member sticks on the sidewall external surface peripheral with bottom and top, and the diameter on wherein said top is bigger than the diameter of said bottom,

(i) bottom of the contiguous said cone shaped cup in the female edge,

The top of the contiguous said cone shaped cup of (ii) said cocked bead,

(iii) said head edge and rear part edge in substantially parallel plane, extend and

(iv) said identification edge and said lining cement are alleviated the edge and in intersecting plane, are extended,

Each said reinforcing member pastes the backing parting paper by the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the said paper wood bed of material of basic covering total inner surface.

2. plastic foam cup reinforcing member according to claim 1 is supplied with volume, and wherein said elongated backing parting paper is reeled around the central cylindrical pipe.

3. plastic foam cup reinforcing member according to claim 1 is supplied with volume, and wherein said elongated backing parting paper is about 40 pounds craft paper.

4. plastic foam cup reinforcing member according to claim 1 is supplied with volume, and it comprises the figure on the said reinforcing member.

5. plastic foam cup reinforcing member according to claim 1 is supplied with volume, and it comprises the figure that is printed on the rigid material layer outside face.

6. plastic foam cup reinforcing member according to claim 1 is supplied with volume, and wherein said lining cement is alleviated the edge and said identification edge has essentially identical height.

7. a plastic foam cup enhancement apparatus is used for reinforcing member is pasted the plastic foam cup with tapered sidewalls, and said equipment comprises:

The cup conveyer comprises:

(a) cup distributing box comprises:

(i) cup dispenser frame;

(ii) at least one guiding parts that independently squints is supported by said cup dispenser frame; With

The a plurality of coefficient vertically arranged threaded cups of (iii) at least one cover distribute screw rod, are supported by said cup distribution frame, and wherein each guiding parts distributes screw rod to aim at an a set of cups;

(b) cup feeder comprises:

(i) cup feeder framework;

(ii) at least one load-transfer device is movably supported by said cup feeder framework, and said load-transfer device is formed with a plurality of holes;

(iii) the load-transfer device actuator movably is attached to each load-transfer device;

(iv) vacuum chamber, by said cup feeder frame supported, said vacuum chamber be communicated with the vacuum source fluid and

(the v) cup feeder guide rail opened of relative spacing, by said cup feeder frame supported, said cup feeder guide rail extends in intersecting plane, and said cup feeder guide rail is from the vertical plane surface inclination and offset, with corresponding with the angle of the said tapered sidewalls of said cup;

(c) cup separation pig;

(d) cup conveyer; With

(e) cup disconnector and

Cup reinforcing member distributing box and gummer and

At least one treater, it controls said cup distributing box, said cup feeder, said cup separation pig, said cup conveyer, said cup disconnector and said reinforcing member distributing box and gummer at least.

8. plastic foam cup enhancement apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said cup distributing box comprise that a plurality of independently skew guiding parts and many a set of cups that supported by said cup dispenser frame distribute screw rod.

9. plastic foam cup enhancement apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said cup feeder comprise a plurality of by the movable load-transfer device that supports of said cup feeder framework, and wherein at least one said load-transfer device is formed with a plurality of holes.

10. a plastic foam cup enhancement apparatus is used for reinforcing member is pasted the plastic foam cup with tapered sidewalls, and said equipment comprises:

The cup conveyer comprises:

(a) cup distributing box;

(b) cup feeder;

(c) cup separation pig;

(d) cup conveyer comprises:

(i) cup conveyor frame;

(ii) rotating disk is supported by said cup conveyor frame;

(iii) the rotating disk actuator is movably coupled to said rotating disk;

(iv) a plurality of glasss of fixed ways are provided with around said rotating disk is peripheral, and wherein each glass fixed way comprises base and spring biasing centering bell,

Wherein each base comprises:

(1) first wall of horizontal arrangement is configured to engage the said flange of the cup of said turned upside down;

(2) vertically arranged second wall is connected to said first wall, and said second wall is configured to engage the top of the inside face of said turned upside down cup; With

(3) bevelled the 3rd wall is connected to said second wall;

Wherein each centering bell comprises:

(1) first wall is suitable for engaging the bottom margin of said turned upside down cup;

(2) taper second wall is suitable for engaging the bottom of said turned upside down cup-and-cone shape lateral wall;

(3) the 3rd walls are suitable for engaging the bottom of said turned upside down cup exterior bottom wall; With

(4) walls are suitable for engaging the center raised portion of the said exterior bottom wall of said turned upside down cup; With

(v) each fixed way is attached to a glass fixed way actuator; With

(e) cup disconnector;

Reinforcing member distributing box and gummer and

At least one treater, it controls said cup distributing box, said cup feeder, said cup separation pig, said cup conveyer, said cup disconnector and said reinforcing member distributing box and gummer at least.

11. a plastic foam cup enhancement apparatus is used for reinforcing member is pasted the plastic foam cup with tapered sidewalls, said equipment comprises:

The cup conveyer comprises:

(a) cup distributing box;

(b) cup feeder;

(c) cup separation pig;

(d) cup conveyer; With

(e) cup disconnector;

Reinforcing member distributing box and gummer comprise:

(a) reinforcing member dispenser frame, said framework comprises height-adjustable base;

(b) at least one reinforcing member is supplied with the volume carriage, by said base support;

(c) at least one supplies with volume, by said base support;

(d) supply with the volume actuator, movably be connected to said supply volume;

(e) a plurality of rotatable guide pulleys are by said base support;

(f) parting paper adapter is by said base support;

(g) lax piler is by said base support;

(h) at least one optical pickocff, by said base support, said sensor is provided for before said reinforcing member is about to paste said cup, detecting the accurate position of each reinforcing member;

(i) parting paper disconnector and parting paper are collected carriage, by said base support and

(j) said base, the setting of contiguous said cup conveyer is pasted along said reinforcing member central vertical shaft so that paste the said reinforcing member of the said tapered sidewalls of said foam cup; With

At least one treater, it controls said cup distributing box, said cup feeder, said cup separation pig, said cup conveyer, said cup disconnector and said reinforcing member distributing box and gummer at least.

12. plastic foam cup enhancement apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said reinforcing member distributing box and gummer comprise a plurality of reinforcing members supply volume carriages by said base support.

13. plastic foam cup enhancement apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said reinforcing member distributing box and gummer comprise a plurality of supply volumes by said base support.

14. plastic foam enhancement apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said reinforcing member distributing box and gummer comprise a plurality of optical pickocffs by said base support.

15. a method of making the reinforced plastics foam cup, said method comprises:

(a) a kind of plastic foam cup is provided, has:

(i) bottom,

(ii) conical side wall with the at one end integrated formation of said diapire, and extends to the top from said diapire,

(iii) said sidewall has inside face and outside face, and said diapire and said sidewall form inner chamber,

(iv) said top forms the opening of said inner chamber,

(v) said top has bigger diameter than said bottom;

(vi) outward extending flange, with the integrated formation in the top of said sidewall and

(,, and extend to said diapire below with the integrated formation of said sidewall vii) to the flange that extends below;

(b) turned upside down is provided with said cup, so that the top of said cup is positioned at the below, bottom of said cup;

(c) with acute angle reinforcing member is set with respect to vertical plane surface and corresponding to the Sidewall angles of said cup, said reinforcing member has:

(i) center shaft, it extends through the center-point of recessed shape top of said reinforcing member and protrusion shape bottom margin,

(ii) said center-point is limited the concave point of the female shape top and the summit of said protrusion shape bottom margin,

(iii) inside face,

(iv) outside face and

(v) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, it covers said total inner surface basically;

(d) move said cup and said reinforcing member towards paste position;

(e) at said paste position; With said reinforcing member edge or the basic sidewall that pastes said cup along said central vertical shaft; The top of wherein said reinforcing member is aimed at the bottom of said cup basically; Said reinforcing member bottom margin is aimed at the top of said cup basically, and said reinforcing member is with the said sidewall of angles corresponding to said plastic foam cup sidewall angle;

(f) at said cup of first direction rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting, paste the sidewall of said cup with rear portion with said reinforcing member, wherein said rear portion comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to rear part edge; With

(g) at said cup of second opposite sense rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting; Partly paste the sidewall of said cup with the head with said reinforcing member, wherein said head branch comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to the head edge.

16. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 15, wherein said first direction are anticlockwise direction, said second direction is a clockwise direction.

17. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 15, wherein said reinforcing member comprise at least one lining cement alleviation edge.

18. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 15, it comprises from supplying with volume provides said reinforcing member.

19. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 15, it comprises from a folded cup provides said cup.

20. a method of making the reinforced plastics foam cup, said method comprises:

(a) the plastic foam cup is provided, has

(i) bottom,

(ii) conical side wall with the at one end integrated formation of said diapire, and extends to the top from said diapire,

(iii) said sidewall has inside face and outside face, and said diapire and said sidewall form inner chamber,

(iv) said top forms the opening of said inner chamber,

(v) said top has bigger diameter than said bottom;

(vi) outward extending flange, with the integrated formation in the top of said sidewall and

(,, and extend to said diapire below with the integrated formation of said sidewall vii) to the flange that extends below;

(b) turned upside down is provided with said cup, so that the top of said cup is positioned at the below, bottom of said cup;

(c) with acute angle reinforcing member is set with respect to vertical plane surface and corresponding to the Sidewall angles of said cup, said reinforcing member has:

(i) recessed shape top,

(ii) protrude the shape top,

(iii) center shaft, it extends through the center-point of the female shape top and protrusion shape bottom margin, and said center-point is limited the concave point of the female shape and the summit of said protrusion shape bottom margin,

(iv) inside face,

(v) outside face,

(vi) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, it covers said total inner surface basically,

(vii) head edge and

(the viii) vertical or identification edge that extends substantially vertically, said head edge and identification edge extend between the female shape edge at said material layer one end place and protrusion shape edge;

(d) sensing basic while at said reinforcing member identification edge, said cup and said reinforcing member are moved to paste position with part at least;

(e) at said paste position; With said reinforcing member edge or the basic sidewall that pastes said cup along said central vertical shaft; The top of wherein said reinforcing member is aimed at the bottom of said cup basically; The bottom margin of said reinforcing member is aimed at the top of said cup basically, and said reinforcing member is with the said sidewall of angles corresponding to said plastic foam cup sidewall angle;

(f) at said cup of first direction rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting, paste the sidewall of said cup with rear portion with said reinforcing member, wherein said rear portion comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to rear part edge; With

(g) at said cup of second opposite sense rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting; Partly paste the sidewall of said cup with the head with said reinforcing member, wherein said head branch comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to the head edge.

21. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 20, wherein said first direction are anticlockwise direction, said second direction is a clockwise direction.

22. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 20, it is included in said reinforcing member and is about to paste before the said cup, the identification edge of the said reinforcing member of sensing.

23. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 20, wherein said reinforcing member comprise at least one lining cement alleviation edge.

24. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 20, it comprises from supplying with volume provides said reinforcing member.

25. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 20, it comprises from a folded cup provides said cup.

26. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 20, it comprises the identification edge of the said reinforcing member of optics sensing.

27. a method of making the reinforced plastics foam cup, said method comprises:

(a) the plastic foam cup is provided, has

(i) bottom,

(ii) conical side wall with the at one end integrated formation of said diapire, and extends to the top from said diapire,

(iii) said sidewall has inside face and outside face, and said diapire and said sidewall form inner chamber,

(iv) said top forms the opening of said inner chamber,

(v) said top has bigger diameter than said bottom;

(vi) outward extending flange, with the integrated formation in the top of said sidewall and

(,, and extend to said diapire below with the integrated formation of said sidewall vii) to the flange that extends below;

(b) break away from said cup from a plurality of nested cups;

(c) the turned upside down position that is positioned at the below, bottom of said cup with the top of said cup is assigned to the cup of said disengaging on glass conveyer, and said distribution is included in glass conveyer place or negative pressure is provided above conveyer, so that said cup is overturning-free;

(d) with acute angle reinforcing member is set with respect to vertical plane surface and corresponding to the Sidewall angles of said cup, said reinforcing member has:

(i) center shaft, it extends through the center-point of recessed shape top of said reinforcing member and protrusion shape bottom margin,

(ii) said center-point is limited the concave point of the female shape top and the summit of said protrusion shape bottom margin,

(iii) inside face,

(iv) outside face and

(v) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, it covers said total inner surface basically;

(e) move said cup and said reinforcing member towards paste position;

(f) at said paste position; With said reinforcing member edge or the basic sidewall that pastes said cup along said central vertical shaft; The top of wherein said reinforcing member is aimed at the bottom of said cup basically; The bottom margin of said reinforcing member is aimed at the top of said cup basically, and said reinforcing member is with the said sidewall of angles corresponding to said plastic foam cup sidewall angle;

(g) at said cup of first direction rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting, paste the sidewall of said cup with rear portion with said reinforcing member, wherein said rear portion comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to rear part edge; With

(h) at said cup of second opposite sense rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting; Partly paste the sidewall of said cup with the head with said reinforcing member, wherein said head branch comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to the head edge.

28. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 27, wherein said first direction are anticlockwise direction, said second direction is a clockwise direction.

29. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 27 is wherein at cup conveyer place or providing negative pressure to comprise above the cup conveyer to make air to flow through said cup conveyer above the said cup conveyer and arrive vacuum source.

30. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 27, wherein said reinforcing member comprise at least one lining cement alleviation edge.

31. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 27, wherein said reinforcing member comprise at least one identification edge.

32. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 27, it comprises from supplying with volume provides said reinforcing member.

33. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 27, it comprises from a folded cup provides said cup.

34. a method of making the reinforced plastics foam cup, said method comprises:

(a) a kind of plastic foam cup is provided, has:

(i) diapire, in the bottom of said cup, said diapire has inside face and outside face,

(ii) conical side wall; With the at one end integrated formation of said diapire, and extend to the top from said diapire, said sidewall has top and bottom margin; Said sidewall has inside face and outside face; Said diapire and sidewall form inner chamber, and said inside surface of side wall comprises the sloping portion that extends to said diapire from said bottom margin

(iii) said top forms the opening of said inner chamber,

(iv) said top has bigger diameter than said bottom,

(v) outward extending flange, with the integrated formation in the top of said sidewall and

(,, and extend to said diapire below with the integrated formation of said sidewall vi) to the flange that extends below;

(b) said cup is arranged in the turned upside down position, so that the top of said cup is positioned at the below, bottom of said cup;

(c) through engaging simultaneously, said cup is remained in the turned upside down position with the lower part:

(i) top of said sidewall

(ii) be close to the said inside surface of side wall on said top;

(iii) be close to the outside face of the said sidewall of said bottom;

The (iv) bottom margin of said sidewall,

(sloping portion of the said sidewall of v) contiguous said bottom and

(the vi) outside face of said diapire,

(d) with acute angle reinforcing member is set with respect to vertical plane surface and corresponding to the Sidewall angles of said cup, said reinforcing member has:

(i) center shaft, it extends through the center-point of recessed shape top of said reinforcing member and protrusion shape bottom margin,

(ii) said center-point is limited the concave point of recessed shape top and the summit of protrusion shape bottom margin,

(iii) inside face,

(iv) outside face and

(v) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, it covers said total inner surface basically;

(e) move said cup and the said reinforcing member that remains in the turned upside down position towards paste position;

(f) at said paste position; With said reinforcing member edge or the basic sidewall that pastes said cup along said central vertical shaft; The top of wherein said reinforcing member is aimed at the bottom of said cup basically; The bottom margin of said reinforcing member is aimed at the top of said cup basically, and said reinforcing member is with the said sidewall of angles corresponding to said plastic foam cup sidewall angle;

(g) at said cup of first direction rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting, paste the sidewall of said cup with rear portion with said reinforcing member, wherein said rear portion comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to rear part edge; With

(h) at said cup of second opposite sense rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting; Partly paste the sidewall of said cup with the head with said reinforcing member, wherein said head branch comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to the head edge.

35. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 34, wherein said first direction are conter clockwise, said second direction is a cw.

36. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 34, it is included in the outside face of the said diapire of said sidewall slope partial sum of the bottom margin of the said sidewall outside face that engages contiguous said bottom under the pressure, said sidewall, contiguous said bottom.

37. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 34, wherein said reinforcing member comprise at least one lining cement alleviation edge.

38. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 34, it comprises from supplying with volume provides said reinforcing member.

39. the method for manufacturing plastic foam cup according to claim 34, it comprises from a folded cup provides said cup.

40. a method of making the reinforced plastics foam cup, said method comprises:

(a) the plastic foam cup is provided, has:

(i) bottom,

(ii) conical side wall with the at one end integrated formation of said diapire, and extends to the top from said diapire,

(iii) said sidewall has inside face and outside face, and said diapire and said sidewall form inner chamber,

(iv) said top forms the opening of said inner chamber,

(v) said top has bigger diameter than said bottom;

(vi) outward extending flange, with the integrated formation in the top of said sidewall and

(,, and extend to said diapire below with the integrated formation of said sidewall vii) to the flange that extends below;

(b) said cup is arranged in the turned upside down position, so that the top of said cup is positioned at the below, bottom of said cup;

(c) with acute angle reinforcing member is set with respect to vertical plane surface and corresponding to the Sidewall angles of said cup, said reinforcing member has:

(i) center shaft, it extends through the center-point of recessed shape top of said reinforcing member and protrusion shape bottom margin,

(ii) said center-point is limited the concave point of the female shape top and the summit of protrusion shape bottom margin,

(iii) inside face,

(iv) outside face and

(v) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, it covers said total inner surface basically;

(d) move said cup and said reinforcing member towards paste position;

(e) at said paste position; With said reinforcing member edge or the basic sidewall that pastes said cup along said central vertical shaft; The top of wherein said reinforcing member is aimed at the bottom of said cup basically; The bottom margin of said reinforcing member is aimed at the top of said cup basically, and said reinforcing member is with the said sidewall of angles corresponding to said plastic foam cup sidewall angle;

(f) rotate said cup and the reinforcing member of pasting in the counterclockwise direction, paste the sidewall of said cup with the rear portion with said reinforcing member, wherein said rear portion comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to rear part edge; With

(g) rotate said cup and the reinforcing member of pasting in the clockwise direction; Partly paste the sidewall of said cup with the head with said reinforcing member, wherein said head branch comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to the head edge.

41. according to the method for the described manufacturing plastic foam of claim 40 cup, wherein said reinforcing member comprises at least one lining cement alleviation edge.

42. according to the method for the described manufacturing plastic foam of claim 40 cup, it comprises from supplying with volume provides said reinforcing member.

43. according to the method for the described manufacturing plastic foam of claim 40 cup, it comprises from a folded cup provides said cup.

44. a method of making the reinforced plastics foam cup, said method comprises:

(a) the plastic foam cup is provided, has

(i) bottom,

(ii) conical side wall with the at one end integrated formation of said diapire, and extends to the top from said diapire,

(iii) said sidewall has inside face and outside face, and said diapire and said sidewall form inner chamber,

(iv) said top forms the opening of said inner chamber,

(v) said top has bigger diameter than said bottom;

(vi) outward extending flange, with the integrated formation in the top of said sidewall and

(,, and extend to said diapire below with the integrated formation of said sidewall vii) to the flange that extends below;

(b) said cup is arranged in the turned upside down position, so that the top of said cup is positioned at the below, bottom of said cup;

(c) with acute angle reinforcing member is set with respect to vertical plane surface and corresponding to the Sidewall angles of said cup, said reinforcing member has:

(i) center shaft, it extends through the center-point of recessed shape top of said reinforcing member and protrusion shape bottom margin,

(ii) said center-point is limited the concave point of the female shape top and the summit of said protrusion shape bottom margin,

(iii) inside face,

(iv) outside face and

(v) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, it covers said total inner surface basically;

(d) move said cup and said reinforcing member towards paste position;

(e) at said paste position; With said reinforcing member edge or the basic sidewall that pastes said cup along said central vertical shaft; The top of wherein said reinforcing member is aimed at the bottom of said cup basically; The bottom margin of said reinforcing member is aimed at the top of said cup basically, and said reinforcing member is with the said sidewall of angles corresponding to said plastic foam cup sidewall angle;

(f) at said cup of first direction rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting; With with the part of said reinforcing member but not every head partly pastes the sidewall of said cup, wherein said head branch comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to the head edge; With

(g) at said cup of second opposite sense rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting, paste the sidewall of said cup with rear portion with said reinforcing member, wherein said rear portion comprises the zone of said reinforcing member from the central vertical shaft of said reinforcing member to rear part edge;

(h), paste the sidewall of said cup with other parts with said reinforcing member residue head part at said cup of first direction rotation and the reinforcing member of pasting.

45. according to the method for the described manufacturing plastic foam of claim 44 cup, wherein said first direction is a conter clockwise, said second direction is a cw.

46. according to the method for the described manufacturing plastic foam of claim 44 cup, wherein said reinforcing member comprises at least one lining cement alleviation edge.

47. according to the method for the described manufacturing plastic foam of claim 44 cup, it comprises from supplying with volume provides said reinforcing member.

48. according to the method for the described manufacturing plastic foam of claim 44 cup, it comprises from a folded cup provides said cup.

49. the Enhancement Method of a plastic foam cup, said method comprises:

(a) provide a kind of plastic foam conical main body, it has:

(i) open top comprises the flange of outside volume,

(ii) closed bottom, have less than the diameter on said top and

(iii) conical wall extends to said top from said bottom, and said conical wall has outside face and inside face; And

(b) a kind of straight reinforcing member is provided, has:

(i) rigid material layer has inside face and outside face,

(ii) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, it covers the total inner surface of said material layer basically,

(iii) recessed edge,

(iv) cocked bead, the concave point at wherein said recessed edge is aimed in identical plane with the summit of said cocked bead,

(v) head edge, said flat transverse be in said reinforcing member,

(vi) discern the edge, said head edge and identification edge extend between the female at said material layer one end place and cocked bead,

(vii) rear part edge and

(viii) lining cement is alleviated the edge; Said rear part edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and between the female at place, said material layer opposite end and cocked bead, are extended; Said head edge and rear part edge extend in intersecting plane, and said identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in substantially parallel plane, extended; With

(c) with overlap mode the outside face of said conical wall is pasted around the said conical wall, so that:

(i) the closed bottom of the conical main body of the contiguous said plastic foam cup in the female edge,

The open top of the conical main body of the contiguous said plastic foam cup of (ii) said cocked bead,

(iii) said head edge and rear part edge in substantially parallel plane, extend and

(iv) said identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in intersecting plane, are extended.

50. according to the Enhancement Method of the described plastic foam cup of claim 49, it comprises the figure on the said reinforcing member.

51. according to the Enhancement Method of the described plastic foam cup of claim 49, it comprises the figure that is printed on the said rigid material layer outside face.

52. according to the Enhancement Method of the described plastic foam cup of claim 49, wherein said lining cement is alleviated the edge and said identification edge has essentially identical height.

53. the Enhancement Method of a plastic foam cup, said method comprises:

(a) a kind of plastic foam cup is provided, has:

(i) diapire,

(ii) conical side wall with the integrated at one end formation of said diapire, and extends to the top from said diapire; Said sidewall has inside face and outside face, and said diapire and sidewall form inner chamber, and said top forms the opening of said inner chamber; Said top has bigger diameter than said bottom

(iii) outward extending flange is with the integrated formation in said top of said sidepiece; With

(iv),, and extend to said diapire below with the integrated formation of said sidewall to the flange that extends below,

(b) a kind of reinforcing member is provided, comprises:

(i) the paper wood bed of material has inside face and outside face,

(ii) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, it covers the total inner surface of the said paper wood bed of material basically,

(iii) recessed edge,

(iv) cocked bead, the concave point at wherein said recessed edge is aimed in identical plane with the summit of said cocked bead, and said flat transverse is in said reinforcing member,

(v) head edge,

(vi) discern the edge, said head edge and identification edge extend between the female at said material layer one end place and cocked bead,

(vii) rear part edge and

(viii) lining cement is alleviated the edge; Said rear part edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and between the female at place, said material layer opposite end and cocked bead, are extended; Said head edge and rear part edge extend in intersecting plane, and said identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in substantially parallel plane, extended; With

(c) with overlap mode said reinforcing member is pasted the external surface peripheral of said sidewall, so that:

(i) bottom margin of the contiguous said downward stretch flange formability in the female edge,

The contiguous said outward extending flange of (ii) said cocked bead,

(iii) said head edge and rear part edge in substantially parallel plane, extend and

(iv) said identification edge and lining cement are alleviated the edge and in intersecting plane, are extended.

54. according to the Enhancement Method of the described plastic foam cup of claim 53, it comprises the figure on the said reinforcing member.

55. according to the Enhancement Method of the described plastic foam cup of claim 53, it comprises the figure that is printed on the said rigid material layer outside face.

56. according to the Enhancement Method of the described plastic foam cup of claim 53, wherein said lining cement is alleviated the edge and said identification edge has essentially identical height.

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