CN1047563C

CN1047563C - A device for feeding stacks of die-cuts to a user machine automatically

Info

Publication number: CN1047563C
Application number: CN94104617A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 亚利山德罗·米纳利
Original assignee: GD SpA
Current assignee: GD SpA
Priority date: 1993-04-15
Filing date: 1994-04-14
Publication date: 1999-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2014-04-14
Also published as: ITBO930149A0; ITBO930149A1; GB2277078A; CN1096002A; GB9405910D0; DE4410838A1; IT1264119B1; GB2277078B; JPH0717623A

Abstract

Stacks (7) of die-cut blanks (4), each partly enveloped by a respective wrapping paper (16), are fed to a packaging machine (1, not shown) automatically by means of a device (6) comprising a conveyor (8), a pivoted platform (17) onto which the stacks are directed from the conveyor, and a transfer mechanism (32) by which the stacks (7) are redirected in succession from the platform to a hopper serving the machine (1); a blade (33) associated with the transfer mechanism (32) traverses across one face of the stack (7) to cut the wrapping paper (16), which is removed and discarded by a suction cup (27). Thereafter the platform is raised to 45 degrees and the transfer mechanism makes a second traverse in the opposite direction, distancing the stack from the platform (17) and feeding it to the machine hopper.

Description

Die-cut material is piled up the device that is sent to the use machine automatically

The present invention relates to a kind of device that is sent to the use machine automatically that die-cut material is piled up.

Especially suitable die-cut material is piled up of device of the present invention is sent to wrapping machine automatically, when it is used for using with the cigarette packaging machine.

Primary and foremost purpose of the present invention is to eliminate in following defective that exists generally speaking and shortcoming consuming time by simple and economical method, this general run of thins refers to that die-cut material piles up the use machine that is sent to the above-mentioned type with manual type, and will make in the said method all operations realize automation.

Another object of the present invention is to remove local wrapping paper tape with simple automated manner, this paper tape is often packed a die-cut material and is piled up, and so just can prevent the location of mistake before using for the use machine of die-cut material.

According to the present invention, above-mentioned purpose can be piled up the device that is sent to the use machine automatically with die-cut material and realizes by following, this device comprises forwarder, pile up by the die-cut material of corresponding annular strap wrapping by this forwarder and to be sent to the loading station continuously, support, this support directly and continuously is connected with described forwarder, be positioned at the loading station, it is used for admitting the die-cut material from forwarder to pile up, pile up from support by the die-cut material of this driver and to be sent to the feed station of using for the use machine continuously, cutter, it is used for cutting off the strap that is continuous, grasping device, and the strap that cuts off by this grasping device is piled up with die-cut material and is separated, it is characterized in that support can load station and cut between the station and move, the position when above-mentioned cutting station is cutter work.

Best, in the device of above-mentioned feature, support also can move between cutting station and dismounting station, piles up with support by the die-cut material of driver at above-mentioned dismounting station to break away from.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, driver and cutter cooperatively interact and move at the same time by corresponding actuator.

Describe the present invention by example below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1-4 has for clarity sake omitted some parts in the drawings for most preferred embodiment of the present invention is in the front elevation of 4 different operating states;

Fig. 5-8 is apparatus of the present invention, is in the lateral plan of state shown in Fig. 1-4 respectively, has for clarity sake omitted some parts in the drawings;

Fig. 9 is along the local figure of the vertical cross section of IX-IX line among Fig. 8;

Figure 10 is the partial enlarged drawing of above-mentioned accompanying drawing shown device, and this device is an alternative embodiment of the invention.

As accompanying drawing, particularly shown in Figure 9, wrapping machine (integral body) 1 comprises loading bay 2, and this loading bay 2 mainly is made of the hopper 3 of band discharging opening (not shown), and the interior die-cut material 4 of cavity that is stacked in hopper 3 can withdraw from from discharging opening continuously by coventional type device (not shown).Particularly can know from Fig. 8 and 9 and find out that hopper 3 has skewed slot, it extends to the bottom discharge mouth from its top feed mouth 5, and it and vertical direction are preferably at 45 or about 45 °.The inlet point 5 of hopper 3 is communicated with operatorless device 6, by device 6 die-cut material is piled up 7 and is sent to wrapping machine 1.Said apparatus 6 comprises belt conveyer 8, this forwarder 8 comprises belt conveyor 9, and it is wound on two

rollers

10 and 11, and above-mentioned

rollers

10 and 11 is contained in two ends respectively (shown in Fig. 1-4, lay respectively at the left side and the right), the axle of above-mentioned rollers is along being horizontally disposed with and being parallel to each

other.Roller

10 and 11 usefulness keys are fixed on

corresponding axis

12 and 13 with coaxial manner, and at least one in the above-mentioned axle is movable, and it can be by actuator around axis periodic rotary along clockwise direction, and as shown in Figure 1, actuator 14 is used box indicating among the figure.

Belt conveyer 8 has the horizontal component 15 that is positioned at topmost, 4 pile 7 in die-cut material is delivered on this horizontal component 15 continuously by common feeding device (not shown), and it is 7 side by side placed side by side and along moving with the axial parallel direction of horizontal component 15 that die-cut material is piled up.Shown in Fig. 1-8, each die-cut material is piled up 7 and is parallelepiped-shaped substantially, encases core by packing paper tape 16.

Roller shaft 13 is also supporting support 17, die-cut material of these support 17 receivabilities piles up 7, support 17 is hinged with axle 13, and can be by common actuator according to the relative corresponding horizontal axle swing of the following mode that will describe, and above-mentioned actuator 18 is used box indicating in Fig. 1.With reference to Fig. 1-8, support 17 comprises platform 19, and this 19 is parallelepiped shape substantially, and it has two

sides

20 and 21, and this side parallels with the axis of roller shaft 12 and 13.Platform 19 is hinged with axle 13 by the part adjacent with side 20, this side 20 parallels with the axis of axle 13, platform 19 is installed on the relevant position near 21 two ends, side relative with side 20, this side 21 has two identical backing blocks 22, and the bearing of trend of this backing block 22 and plane, platform 19 place are perpendicular.Can obviously find out from Fig. 1 and 5, the backing block 22 that is in the device 6 of first mode of operation protrudes upward, it is connected with each other away from a limit by rectangular substantially stop flat board 23, the end of platform 19, and this stop dull and stereotyped 23 is with platform 19 place plane keeping parallelism and towards its upper surface.Actuator 18 drives by following mode, and this mode can make platform 19, and then makes as a whole support 17 be 90 ° two at angle to rotate before and after limiting between the positions; Limit position table 19 first and be in horizontality (shown in Fig. 1 and 5), limit position (shown in Fig. 2,3 and 6) second, platform 19 stretches out and is positioned at vertical plane surface down.The outermost surface 21 of platform 19 is supported with actuator 24, the output shaft 25 of this actuator 24 is along being rigidly connected with the direction setting of

roller shaft

12 and 13 parallel axes and with a horizontal sides of rectangular substantially plate 26, and is more precisely rigidly connected with the bottom level edge of the device 6 that is in the state shown in Fig. 1 and 5.Plate 26 is a moving-member, it is by support 17 supportings, can between the first qualification position and the second qualification position, rotate around corresponding axle 25 by actuator 24 these plates 26, this first qualification position (shown in Fig. 1 and 5) is positioned at the plane at backing block 22 places substantially, and this second qualification plane, place, position (as Fig. 3 and 7) is basic and plane, backing block 22 place is perpendicular.

Plate 26 is supported with the vacuum grip device, and it comprises two suction bases 27, and this suction base is connected with the negative pressure source shown in Fig. 3 by the valve (not shown).In the device 6 that is in state shown in Fig. 1 and 5, suction base 27 is between backing block 22, and it is provided with by following mode, and promptly its grip surface is towards belt conveyer 8.

Device 6 also comprises cutting one thrust unit 28, and this device 28 is positioned at the outside of belt conveyer 8 and near support 17, device 28 is along the moving direction setting of the horizontal component 15 of forwarder.This device 28 comprises linear actuator 29, and this actuator 29 is supported on the base (not shown) of wrapping machine 1 and is located at the fixed position of elevation-over of 4 pile 7 in the die-cut material of walking on the belt conveyer 8.The output block of linear actuator 29 comprises bar 30, these bar 30 along continuous straight runs settings and with the axial keeping parallelism of

roller shaft

12 and 13, this bar 30 links to each other with the top of cutting one push mechanism 31, these parts 31 comprise transfer member, these parts can be the bar among the figure 32, and this bar 32 extends along the angle direction in vertical direction with about 45 ° or 45 °.As shown in Figure 1, bar 32 is to hang like this to be provided with, its bottom is positioned at the right side of adjacent axle 13, on the absolute altitude position of the respective axis of axle 13, the axis of plane of living in, above-mentioned bar 32 bottoms and

roller shaft

12 and 13 is perpendicular, and the top of bar 32 is positioned at the right side of support 17, as shown in Figure 1, the bottom of bar 32 has the cutter that is made of blade 33, and this blade 33 is provided with down, and its place vertical plane surface parallels with the axis of

roller shaft

12 and 13.

Shown in Fig. 8 and 9, base support in the wrapping machine 1 has transfer station 34, this transfer station 34 has fixed surface, this surface along laterally at 45 or 45 ° tilt, one end of platform 34 is near a side of support 17 (particularly as shown in Figure 8), the other end of platform 34 is near an edge of inlet point 5 in the hopper 3, the bottom longitudinal edge of platform 34 is rigidly connected with chimb 35 (as shown in Figure 8) up, and this chimb 35 extends to the other end and perpendicular with above-mentioned inclined surface from an end on vertical limit of platform 34.

Shown in Fig. 6 and 7, the wrapping machine base also is supported with linear actuator 36, and this actuator 36 is along station 51, is the avris setting of cutting station specifically, when platform 19 when perpendicular is provided with down, the position of cutting station 51 is occupied by support 17.Bar 38 in the above-mentioned linear actuator 36 is supported with L-shaped substantially location or pressure-producing part 39, the galianconism of these parts 39 or appendage 40 can be arranged in below the bight of 4 pile 7 in the die-cut material that is arranged on support 17, as shown in Figure 7, this moment, support 17 was positioned at cutting station 51, and this point will be described at once.

Wrapping machine 1 base also is supported with fixed type reaction member 41, and it is made of horizontally disposed track, the end relative with pressure-producing part 39 that these parts 41 are positioned at support 17 that cutting is positioned at platform 19 during station 51.

In when work, 4 pile 7 in die-cut material is carried towards loading station 50 along belt conveyer 8 with discontinuous step, and when platform 19 was in horizontality, this station 50 was in the position (shown in Fig. 1 and 5) of support 17.In each step that produces by forwarder 8 guiding, each die-cut material is piled up 7 and is sent to platform 19 and moves to following position, two surfaces of piling up in 7 at the die-cut material in this position contact with backing block 22 and stop flat board 23 respectively, comprise and be with 16 to abut on the suction base 27, here suction base 27 is communicated with aforesaid negative pressure source (not shown) by valve.

Support 17 is rotated in a clockwise direction 90 ° (as shown in Figure 1) by actuator 18, support is just around the rotational of axle 13 and be in Fig. 2 and the position shown in 6 like this, pile up 7 at the die-cut material in this position and be positioned at the position of cutting station 51, and a lateral edges of die-cut material 4 is towards the top.In the device 6 that is in this mode of operation, making linear actuator 36 pile up 7 from the die-cut material of its former punctured position towards being arranged at support 7 stretches out, pressing means 39 is moved, thereby galianconism 40 just be positioned at die-cut material pile up 7 side direction part below, and die-cut material 4 just abuts on the fixed type reaction member 41 (as shown in Figure 7).At this moment, move along the direction that parallels with the axis of roller shaft 12 and 13 (as Fig. 6 and 7) by linear actuator 29 bars 32, thereby make blade 33 between the edge up of two adjacent die-cut material 4, the die-cut material that this die-cut material 4 is arranged in the support 17 of packing into piles up 7, wrapper band 16 will be cut like this.Above-mentioned moving can make bar 32 remove from hopper 3.

Afterwards, make the axis half-twist (as shown in Figure 3) of plate 26 around axle 25 by driving association's device 24, so just can be by suction base 27 with paper tape 16 and be positioned at die-cut material on the platform 19 and pile up and opened in 7 minutes, at this moment, suction base 27 is thrown off with negative pressure source, and strap is just decontroled like this, thereby falls in the not shown case.Afterwards, on the position that plate 26 returns to substantially and backing block 22 aligns, make support 17 rotate about 45 ° around the axis of adjacent shaft 13 in the counterclockwise direction by actuator 18 simultaneously, thereby make it enter dismounting station 52 (as shown in Figure 4), the surface 42 of platform 19 is directly piled up 7 with die-cut material and is contacted, this die-cut material pile up 7 present positions substantially and bar 32 perpendicular.At above-mentioned state, in the free insertion groove 43 of the limited portion of bar bottom, the direction that this groove 43 parallels according to the axis with

roller shaft

12 and 13 is extended along the surface 42 of platform 19.Afterwards, by linear actuator 29 bar 32 is moved once more along the axis direction of bar 30, the sense of motion of this moment is opposite with the direction of forward stroke, consequently die-cut material is piled up 7 and is broken away from straps 16 and slide and pass the inlet point 5 of hopper 3 along transfer station 34, when each die-cut material piles up 7 when entering hopper 3, from the embodiment of Fig. 9 as can be seen, hopper 3 is provided with operating control 45, this installs 45 belows near belt conveyor 34, this device 45 is a pair of horizontally disposed tooth in the drawings, this tooth slides and passes two arms that are oppositely arranged 44, and this tooth inserts or is recovered in the hopper 3 by linear actuator 46.When the effect by bar 32 makes each die-cut material pile up 7 inlet points 5 to hopper 3 to move, above-mentioned tooth 45 just is arranged in hopper 3, pile up after top in 7 delivers to below the residing position of tooth itself at previous die-cut material, above-mentioned tooth 45 will be packed in the hopper 3 early than die-cut 4 some times of material of above-mentioned top by general fashion.Originally the die-cut material that enters hopper 3 piles up 7 is to be positioned on the tooth 45, and part is supported, thereby can prevent long uncontrolled slump, behind the time-out that is fit to by operated drive 46, make this die-cut material pile up 7 and slowly fall on the following die-cut material 4.

Make support 17 rotate 45 ° again around the axis of roller shaft 13 in the counterclockwise direction by actuator 18, like this, this support 17 is just got back to initial position shown in Figure 1.

Whenever new die-cut material is piled up 7 and made and can repeat above-mentioned steps by the same manner when installing on the support 17.

Learn easily that from top description this specification sheets begins described purpose and can realize by said apparatus 6, green phase can be piled up 7 with die-cut material as much as possible to the low full automatic method of simple cost and be transported to wrapping machine 1 place, and said method also can be wrapped up the part each die-cut material and pile up 7 strap 16 and get rid of.

Another embodiment of Figure 10 indication device 6, wherein the recess of offering on the suction base 27 free load plates 26 26 ', " this suction base 27 axially moves back and forth along it; this actuator 26 " is contained in (not shown) on the plate 26 by general fashion by linear actuator 26, in these cases die-cut material pile up 7 itself move along transfer station 34 by joystick 32 before, can at once suction base 27 be piled up 7 with the die-cut material on being contained in platform 19 separates, wearing and tearing with regard to having avoided producing like this to suction base 27 owing to friction, and can prevent that suction base 27 from disturbing die-cut material to pile up the danger of 7 motions by friction.

In another embodiment of device 6, it is not shown in the drawings, a plurality of die-cut material are housed in the platform 19 pile up 7, these a plurality of die-cut material are piled up 7 and are aligned along the horizontal cross that parallels with the axis of

roller shaft

12 and 13, and each step of carrying out along with belt conveyer 8 guiding moves.At this moment, the above-mentioned sport that the bar 32 and the distance of hopper 3 are drawn back makes the strap 16 of all piles 7 that are provided with in blade 33 cutting tables 19, after this bar 32 moves in opposite direction continuously, the upperlimit of the die-cut material 4 on the direction that its each movable length equals to parallel along the axis of

roller shaft

12 and 13, this moves and can make piles 7 to move the material bin 3 of going forward side by side by above-described mode along platform 34.In another embodiment of the invention described above device, the quantity of suction base 27 and position are to determine that so promptly the forward stroke each time of blade 33 can remove all straps 16.In device another possible embodiment of 6, this embodiment is not shown equally in the drawings, and bar 32 and die-cut material are piled up 7 and contacted and also supported by belt conveyer 8.At this moment, the shape of bar 32 is like this, and promptly this shape blank of avoiding liquidating in the forward stroke process of blade 33 is piled up 7 motions and produce to be hindered.

Should know at last, under the situation that does not have strap 16, also can form die-cut material and pile up 7.Among another embodiment of unshowned in the drawings device 6, die-cut material piles up 7 in loading station 50 is packed support 17 into, then delivers to dismounting station 52, carries towards hopper 3 along platform 34 by bar 32 then, does not have blade 33 on the bar 32 in this case.

Claims

1. die-cut material piled up the device that is sent to the use machine automatically for one kind, this device comprises forwarder (8), by this forwarder, the die-cut material (4) pile (7) of ringwise strap (16) wrapping is sent to continuously and loads station (50), support (17), this support directly and continuously is connected with described forwarder (8), be positioned at and load station (50), be used for admitting die-cut material (4) pile (7) from forwarder (8), forwarder (32), be sent to the feed station of using for use machine (1) (3) continuously from support (17) by the die-cut material of this driver (4) pile (7), cutter (33), this cutter (33) is used for cutting off continuous strap (16), grasping device (27), cut off strap (16) by this grasping device (27) and separate with die-cut material (4) pile (7), it is characterized in that: support (17) can load motion between station (50) and the cutting station (51), present position when above-mentioned cutting station (51) is cutter (33) action.

2. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: support (17) also can move between cutting station (51) and dismounting station (52), passes through die-cut material of driver (32) (4) pile (7) and support (17) disengaging at this dismounting station (51).

3. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: driver (32) and cutter (33) cooperatively interact and move at the same time by common actuator (29).

4. device according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: the corresponding following state in support (17) present position when support (17) is positioned at dismounting station (52), the die-cut material (4) that is support (17) supporting is piled up the work area that (7) are positioned at driver (32), the corresponding following state in support (17) present position when support (17) is positioned at cutting station (51), the selected part of the strap (16) that promptly die-cut material (4) pile (7) upward forms is positioned at the actuation range of cutter (33).

5. device according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: die-cut material (4) pile (7) is loaded in the support (17) by its supporting, and be positioned on the platform (19), area supported (42) in these (19) becomes horizontal direction substantially when support (17) is positioned at loading station (50), it is basic and horizontal direction is perpendicular when (51) to be positioned at the cutting station at support (17), support (17) be positioned at the dismounting station when (52) substantially from the horizontal by 45, above-mentioned die-cut material (4) pile (7) is sent to use machine (1) by feed station from support (17), this feed station mainly comprises hopper (3), and the feed longitudinal axis of this hopper is substantially in vertical direction with 45.

6. device according to claim 3, it is characterized in that driver comprises bar (32), this bar (32) tilts in vertical direction with 45 substantially, and be positioned at the perpendicular that parallels with the feed direction of forwarder (8), cutter comprises blade (33), the bottom cooperating of it and bar (32).

7. the described device of claim 6 is characterized in that: bar (32) is by actuator (29) control, and the feed direction of its vibration-direction and forwarder (8) is perpendicular.

8. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: it also comprises steady arm (39), and die-cut material (4) pile (a 7) along continuous straight runs that is contained on the support (17) by this steady arm (39) is posted by on the fixed type reaction member (41).

9. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: grasping device comprises suction base (27), and it links to each other with negative pressure source (27 ').

10. device according to claim 9 is characterized in that: suction base (27) is located on the movable part (26), and these parts (26) are fixed on the support (17), and suction base (27) is done controlled motion by second actuator, 24 relative supports (17).

11. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: support (17) supports constantly at any one and is equiped with a die-cut material (4) pile (7).

12. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: support (17) supports at the same time and is equiped with a plurality of die-cut material (4) pile (7).