CN1615242A - Apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for forming sheet material in order to obtain containers comprises conveying means arranged for advancing the sheet material, a welding unit arranged for welding the sheet material along peripheral edges of the containers to be formed, a forming unit arranged for forming the sheet material in order to obtain the containers, at least one of said units being mounted on guiding means so that it is possible to adjust the longitudinal position of the at least one unit with respect to the other unit(s).

Description

Equipment and method

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of plates forming equipment that is used to make container.

Background technology

Prior art comprises the thermal forming device that is used for sheet material, and it comprises that a conveyer by a welding unit, progressively advances sheet material, wherein a pair of film, and perhaps the end face of identical film is along the outside welding of the pre-template of the definition of making container.

The part that the outside of being finished by welding unit is welded on the outside is interrupted, and a hole is arranged herein, is used to introduce product, and this product can be used for the moulding or the filling of container.

Known device also comprises next flow process of welding gear, and a Heat forming unit is heated at this film.

The liquid that injects pressurization by described hole is used to make film to contact with mould to each pre-template then, just can cast out described film.

A last flow process of welding unit, known device may comprise and be used to heat the film heating unit, for the welding and the molding procedure of back are prepared.

The former of use sheet material that is used to make container and suppository is by the aluminium thin film fabrication of moulding, comprise a forming unit simultaneously, wherein film produces plastic deformation by mechanical-moulded device, for example by deep draw, is used to make half half housing of a container.

This equipment also comprises next flow process of forming unit, a welding unit, and the wherein the first film and second film welding, the first film place produces a plurality of the first half housings, and the second film place produces a plurality of the second half housings.

The first film and second film are along a lateral surface weld together in the definition of the edge of container.The place, a hole that is welded on of outside is interrupted, and this hole is used to introduce the inside of product to container for moulding in filling work procedure thereupon.

A shortcoming of equipment described above is that welding unit, forming unit and heating unit are installed in the desired location of device framework, can not adjust mutually.

The mould of the container of suitable welding and moulding predetermined number is relevant with described each unit, and mould has certain length, by the number and the size decision of container.It is designed to produce in each step of sheet material advances.

When needs change the size of the container of producing, following situation will take place, use the mould of same size, at each container that advances the step generation, will stay the part film of not moulding, like this because the serious waste of raw material will cause the reduction of plant efficiency.

In addition, in known equipment, each mould comprises a pair of half, relatively moves or removes.

First half is installed on the support unit that firmly is assemblied on the device framework, second half is connected with a movable support unit simultaneously, this element drives second half and first half is harmonious so that film welding or moulding, in case welding or moulding are finished, to move second half, and make it away from first half.

Movable support unit is driven by an actuating device, and it is slided on pilot bar, for example is assemblied in the air cylinder on the device framework.

Therefore, another shortcoming of known device is exactly that the framework of equipment is controlled by very big pressure, and this will jeopardize its structural strength.

Another shortcoming is, each half is assemblied on separately the support unit in known device, like this, needs a repeatedly disassembling section for a long time if half moved from support unit.When half need change, for example need to be varied to the container of producing the change size from the container of producing certain size, equipment will stop for a long time, and this will reduce productive force greatly.

For above-mentioned reasons, the equipment of prior art is difficult to finish the cross-check sum control of half.

In the equipment of prior art, be used for progressively advancing the conveyer of sheet material to comprise the grab bucket unit, it will catch the stub area of sheet material so that transmit.

The grab bucket unit carries out reciprocal straight-line motion along the direction that sheet material advances.

This grab bucket unit can be open quiescence, and jaw can not contact with sheet material, can be closed mode of operation yet, and jaw can be firmly grasped sheet material.

The number of grab bucket unit is predefined, can not change.And they can only be installed in the presumptive area of equipment, for example, in thermal forming device welding unit on next flow process of a flow process and forming unit.

Therefore, the grab bucket unit that another shortcoming of known device provides is for the sheet material of different nature of processing, and the number and the position that relate to them are not suitable for changing.

Especially, in the equipment of prior art, the grab bucket unit is not suitable for the sheet material of particularly soft, and large-scale horizontal expansion can not be provided.

Equipment by moulding aluminium film production suppository comprises described deep draw unit, and anamorphic attachment for cinemascope is used for producing product and the deep draw of forming suppository and produces a plurality of transverse folds at film before.This fold comprises the extra material that is used to form die cavity; In fact, do not have these extra materials, the aluminium film can not bear very big elastic deformation, and fracture and destruction will be taken place in the deep draw process.

Yet the material that comprises fold does not draw back along the whole horizontal expansion of film, and only at centre portion, for example, in the position of mold cavity forming.

Thereby the end of fold remains and takes shape in the welding film tape, after container formation, and this terminal appendage that forms.

These appendages will cause container improper in use, and they are compressed subsequently, so they are smooth, and infringement being reduced to minimum.

The sheet material bar will be cut, and realize by a cutter sweep, produce unstable line, be separated from each other along this line container.

Another shortcoming of known device is, when the sheet material bar was cut, cutter sweep and appendage effect produced a large amount of aluminium chips, and this is potential danger, because they may injure the user.

Above-mentioned fold has the different degree of depth, and this depends on and produces the required material quantity of die cavity and the size of die cavity.

In order to change the degree of depth of fold, can adjust the stroke of anamorphic attachment for cinemascope.

Anamorphic attachment for cinemascope is driven in order to produce reciprocal straight-line motion by cam mechanism.

Another shortcoming of known device is that the stroke of anamorphic attachment for cinemascope is difficult to adjust.

In fact, the number of runs at separately position change anamorphic attachment for cinemascope replaces to the cam on the cam mechanism on the cam with different stroke profiles.

Known device also comprises next flow process of filler cells, is used for the delivery unit of filling containers.This delivery unit is used to produce container and suppository in equipment, it is by the container of the filling of a cooling unit propelling moulding, and cooling unit makes the product of forming suppository be become solid-state by liquid state.

Delivery unit comprises a plurality of guide wall, and it defines track, and sheet material advances by the chain of a support belt, and sheet material comprises a band, and container formation is in band.

Chain is installed in the bottom of track, moves by a suitable electric device.

What link some chains is cork, and it is stretched out by link, towards the interior zone of the track that comprises chain.This cork and band influence each other, particularly appendage.

Another shortcoming of known device is the dilatory mutual action of giving the credit between the cork of band, is arranged in the desired location of chain, and appurtenances is partly pushed, and therefore has a large-scale size to cause controlling very poor.

Under accidental fully situation, when producing coupling between cork and the appendage separately, for the cork of definite some and the appendage engagement of respective numbers, the transmission that produces band need provide a large amount of corks.

To cause with the danger that may on chain, slide like this, thereby cause destroying.

Known device also provides a cutter unit, and wherein, in case container formation, filling and sealing, the band of moulding will be in a plurality of part segmentations thus, and each all comprises the container of a predetermined quantity.

As previously mentioned, known device comprises a last flow process of cutter unit, and an otch unit wherein is with by otch, in the insertion zone of a container and another container, thereby obtains unstable line, and splitting along this line to make container and other container separate.

Another shortcoming of known device is that the disengagement gear that cutter unit provides overlaps with band in the zone of a cut line, produces " cut-on-cut " effect.This operation produces and comprises the short grained iron filings of sheet material in a large number, if these iron filings do not have suitable removal, will have potential danger.

The removal of iron filings needs specialized apparatus, promotes the complexity of product and the use of known device.

Cutter unit also comprises the collecting device of a receiving vessel part, produces the group cover of the stacked containers that comprises predetermined number, transmits above-mentioned group and is set to the sealed in unit that is arranged in next flow process.

Another shortcoming that the equipment of prior art exists is the shape that has part truncation cone when container, for example is used for the container of suppository, and the group cover is made up of the container of arranging with " fan-shaped ", for example, the truncation cone of big bottom is arranged in being in contact with one another.It is dumb that this " fan-shaped " arranges relative those group covers, its poor stability, and the obstruction that generation is not expected in the group cover.

The otch unit comprises the cutter sweep that some cutters are provided, and the number of cutter is suitable with the number of container, comprises any part, at least one.

Another shortcoming of known device is the low flexibility of otch unit.

In fact, when expectation from the container of producing some become the container of producing different numbers the time, must upgrade notching device so that the cutter of suitable number to be provided.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to improve the former that is used to make the sheet material container.

According to a first aspect of the invention, equipment comprises a plurality of operating units that are used for container molding, wherein at least one operating unit is installed on the pilot unit, can regulate the lengthwise position of above-mentioned at least one operating unit like this with respect to adjacent operating unit.

Control apparatus preferably can move above-mentioned at least one operating unit along guide piece.

In better version, control apparatus comprises a thread rod, and it can accurately regulate the position of above-mentioned at least one operating unit.

Because in this respect of the present invention, it may use in each unit, mould can comprise the exact number of the container of certain size by longitudinal extension, thereby uses minimum raw material, reduces the waste of non-distortion raw material especially.

Mobile unit is nearer or farther, makes mould that suitable position be arranged, and does not have boundary between the mould of adjacent cells.

The unit can transmit along pilot unit, and is not jeopardizing the situation down conversion form of plant efficiency.

According to a second aspect of the invention, equipment comprises that at least one operating unit is used for overlapping with sheet material effectively, be used for from described sheet material container molding, wherein said operating unit provides mould, mould drives by thermo-mechanical drive, shift near mutually or remove, be used to clamp and discharge described sheet material.

In better version, mechanical actuation device comprises an electrical motor, and brushless motor is advisable, and drives a screw-threaded engagement in nut, controls moving of mould part.

Nut is connected with a plate, first bar is installed in order to control first stay bearing plate on it, simultaneously the first of installation mold; Second bar is installed in order to control second stay bearing plate on it, simultaneously the second portion of installation mold.

First and second parts of mould move together in translatory movement, separate by the post that is installed on the same device framework.

Because in this respect of the present invention, a framework can be provided for the equipment of formed material, it is not subjected to the constraint of the power that the mobile device by mould part transmits.

In the welding and forming process of raw material, the first of mould moves to second portion, and overlaps with second portion, therefore has only the stressed constraint of mechanical actuation device, rather than frame part.

Therefore simultaneously, mechanical actuation device may be strained mould part by high pressure, can reduce the danger of structural failure, and mechanical actuation device, particularly screw thread, bar and bar be power and only being stressed and pulling force by bending not.

According to a third aspect of the invention we, the equipment that provides comprises that at least one operating unit overlaps effectively with sheet material, and in order to obtain container from described sheet material, wherein said operating unit provides a mould part by hinge and support and connection.

Easily, hinge comprises a ball-and-socket type joint.

Because in this respect of the present invention, described at least one mould part can rotate to a horizontal static position completely by the operating position that contacts with sheet material, wherein operating personal can be controlled at least one mould part, is used for checking and/or maintenance or replacing.

According to a forth aspect of the invention, the equipment that provides comprises a conveyer that is used to advance sheet material, at least one operating unit is used for obtaining container from described sheet material, and wherein said conveyer comprises a bracing or strutting arrangement that can move, and links to each other with a grab bucket device.

In better version, bracing or strutting arrangement drives by being fixed on to slide on the guides on the device framework, carries out reciprocal straight-line motion.

In another better version, bracing or strutting arrangement extends by at least one operating unit.

Because at least one operating unit may provide die device, be fixed on the mould bracing or strutting arrangement, connect and separate by the device that reciprocally moves moulds, bracing or strutting arrangement can be installed in the end face part of mould bracing or strutting arrangement, zone on the mould bracing or strutting arrangement is not connected with die device.

In another better version, the grab bucket device comprises a plurality of independent grab buckets unit, and each independently comprises the jaw device that pneumatically drives in the unit.

Therefore, can on bracing or strutting arrangement, place each device of independently grabbing bucket, particularly indeformable position when container molding arbitrarily.When equipment is ready to, for the container from the certain type of moulding transforms to moulding difformity and/or not isometric container, the grab bucket device is positioned at the zone that sheet material is not deformed, and by moving along the simple of bracing or strutting arrangement, the grab bucket device can move to more correct position.

Another possible position of grab bucket device is used to support dissimilar and sheet material size.

And, can select the number of the grab bucket device that links to each other with bracing or strutting arrangement according to the attribute that uses sheet material.Can prevent that like this sheet material from forming curved surface, obtains correct result in welding and/or forming operation.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, the equipment that provides comprises a transmission chain, by cutting device, and in its position effect of boundary vicinity, transfer sheet materials, wherein said cutting device comprises a fixing device.

In a better version, fixing device is fixed on the connecting rod of chain.

In another better version, fixing device comprises a pair of hinge jaw together, and around the axle swing, in dead position, fixing device opens between dead position and control position for it, does not contact with sheet material, and at control position, the fixing device closure is to firmly grasp sheet material.

In another better version, first jaw in a pair of jaw provides a hole, and end and second jaw outstanding at threaded pin screw.

Since in this respect of the present invention, can reduce even eliminate the damage of sheet material in transport process.

In fact, fixing device is firmly grasped sheet material in whole transport process, thereby prevents that the following relatively chain device of sheet material from sliding.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, the equipment that provides comprises that at least one is used for from sheet material container molding operating unit, described at least one operating unit comprises that an anamorphic attachment for cinemascope is in order to produce the fold of horizontal expansion in sheet material, wherein said apparatus also comprises a cut cells, after the described container of moulding, remove the sheet material appendage.

In a preferred version, described cut cells comprises a shearing die device.

Since in this respect of the present invention, an equipment is arranged, wherein appendage comprises the fold of material forming, it can not be used for the moulding die cavity, removes before container molding is filled.

In the zone that appendage is removed, in sheet material, obtain the preferable separate zone, can impel container to separate in the same position of sheet material with remaining container.

Use this equipment, when container is opened, can obtain container and do not produce sharp-pointed iron filings.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, the equipment that provides comprises a receiving device, be used to receive the sheet material that produces by the sheet deformation zone, interconnect with the non-deformation zone territory, an induction installation, in the non-deformation zone territory, the position of the predetermined separation line of described container provides one and separates indication, and wherein said induction installation selectively acts on described zone rather than in other zones.

In a preferred version, induction installation comprises an attenuate device.

In another preferred version, induction installation comprises a notching device.

In another preferred version, notching device comprises cutter, and their position can be regulated, do not contact at the dead position cutter with sheet material, at control position, cutter contacts with sheet material in order to sheet material is cut or bore a hole, and cutter can move between these two positions.

In another preferred version, cutter comprises with movable tool and is connected and fixed cutter that each movable tool and corresponding fixed cutting tool cooperation are in order to produce cut line in sheet material.

In another preferred version, notching device also comprises next flow process of cutter, and disengagement gear in some regional cuts sheet material, is isolated the described sheet material part that comprises the predetermined number container from sheet material.

Because in this respect of the present invention, equipment can be formed the sheet material of container in the cutting of sheet material zone, line of cut does not provide in advance.

Use this equipment by obtain the container of predetermined number from the cutting of sheet material remainder, this cutting can be not overlapping fully, more can not overlap, and the sheet material zone between two adjacent containers is cut indiscriminately or bored a hole.

Therefore, compare with the exemplary apparatus of prior art, equipment can limit even stop the generation of iron filings.

Equipment can easily transform to the production that comprises different number containers from the production that comprises some containers, because equipment can be selected the number of movable tool in any processing step of cycle of operations.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, a kind of method is provided, comprise and provide sheet material to obtain container in order to deformed region from described sheet material, non-deformation zone territory by described sheet material interconnects, the predetermined separation line that shows described container in described non-deformation zone territory, wherein said indication comprise and optionally act on some described zone rather than remaining areas.

In a preferred version, optionally effect comprises the described sheet material of attenuate.

In another preferred version, optionally effect comprises cuts sheet material, in order to produce cut line in some zones.

In another preferred version, optionally effect comprises the sheet material punching, is used for producing perforated lines in some zones.

In another preferred version, method comprises that the operation notching device makes it overlap with sheet material.

In another preferred version, when producing otch or perforated lines, cut in some zones, make it separate the container of forming predetermined number from sheet material.

Owing in this respect of the present invention, can produce the container of predetermined number, partly provide cut line between the container whenever, cut line is fit to make container to separate from rest parts.The method can stop the generation of sheet material iron filings.

Because ground, this aspect in this respect, can easily transform to the production that comprises different number containers from the production that comprises some containers.

According to a ninth aspect of the invention, provide a belt to comprise a plate forming, so present a plurality of containers, there is predetermined defiber in the zone between the adjacent container of described belt, with the separation of convenient described container, wherein only there is predetermined separation line in more described zones.

In a preferred version, predetermined defiber comprises cut line

In another preferred version, predetermined defiber comprises perforated lines.

In another preferred version, the zone of respectively organizing of predetermined number provides cut line, and they are arranged along belt regularly and open, and each group separates by the zone without any cut line.

Since in this respect of the present invention, a belt can be obtained, between two adjacent containers, insert non-cutting zone, insert the container of similar number at two continuous non-cutting zones.

This makes that the part of sheet material can be by simply cutting the container that obtains predetermined number at each non-cutting zone.

Thereby, can stop " cut-on-cut " effect, and then reduce widely, even the generation of iron filings when eliminating plate forming fully to the representative type known device.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the equipment that provides comprises at least one operating unit, be used for from the sheet material container molding, a cutting equipment, be used for isolating the container of predetermined number from described sheet material part, wherein equipment also comprises a gathering-device, is used to collect the group cover that described part constitutes the described part that comprises some.

In a better version, gathering-device comprises slewing arrangement, and described part is rotated along the center longitudinal axis.

Since in this respect of the present invention, the group cover of sheet material part can be produced, and wherein each part comprises the container of predetermined number.The direction of container may be different in each part.Under the situation of the container that the truncation cone shape is arranged, the group cover has high stability and limited obstruction, a because zone of container, link to each other with the zone of another container, region in front belongs to the part of sheet material, have bigger extension radius, the zone of back belongs to another part of sheet material, has less extension radius.

Especially, by the insertion between two parts in raw material ground, their container has identical direction, and the part of sheet material is included in opposite direction upper container, can eliminate " fan-shaped " synergistic effect, according to the tank capacity generation stack of prior art ground device fabrication.

According to an eleventh aspect of the invention, the equipment that provides comprises that at least one operating unit is used for from the sheet material container molding, described at least one operating unit comprises that anamorphic attachment for cinemascope is used for producing at described sheet material the fold of horizontal expansion, and wherein said equipment comprises that also an actuating device is used for driving independently in succession anamorphic attachment for cinemascope.

In a better version, actuating device comprises gas actuating device.

In another better version, equipment also comprises position reference device, is used to regulate the operational stroke of this anamorphic attachment for cinemascope.

Because in this respect of the present invention, the fold that equipment has a certain depth from production is transformed into to be produced the fold with different depth and becomes simple relatively.

For achieving the goal, the position reference device of regulating anamorphic attachment for cinemascope gets final product.

This makes and equipment is carried out under the complicated situation of regulating need not that equipment can be processed the sheet material with different performance, particularly different deformability.

This also will allow to produce the container of different size, thereby can make the fold of different depth in sheet material.

According to a twelfth aspect of the invention, the equipment that provides comprises a plurality of operating units, be used for promoting sheet material with the filling molding container along certain path, described operating unit comprises a filler cells, it is placing a sizer between line position and off-line position, be used for transmitting liquid product to container at line position, the off-line position is used for transmitting liquid product and checks container at least one.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the invention, a kind of method is provided, comprise container molding from sheet material, operate a sizer and transmitting liquid product to described container at line position, place described sizer in the off-line position, operate described sizer and transmit liquid product at least one inspection container in described off-line position.

Because these aspects of the present invention, can use accurate, cleaning with the failure-free method, the quantitative volume of each nozzle or quantitative weight in row's nozzle are checked.When sizer is packed the weighting material of aseptic or sterilization into, in the whole transmission of sizer special advantage is arranged.

Description of drawings

Additional features of the present invention and advantage will be from following about showing the description of drawings, and it provides in the mode of indefiniteness example and wherein fully:

Fig. 1 represents to be suitable for being formed by sheet material the planar view of the equipment of container,

Fig. 2 presentation graphs 1 partial enlarged view highlights the device that is used for film forming, is used to obtain the shaped device of container and the filling device of container molding,

Fig. 3 represents the front elevation of belt, constitutes by a pair of film that is welded to each other, and has wherein formed a plurality of containers,

The cross sectional view of Fig. 4 presentation graphs 3 IV-IV along the line,

Fig. 5,6,7 and 8 expressions are along the view of the horizontal surface of first module, and this first module is equipped with a deep draw mould and is used for obtaining container from the aluminium film, four continuous processing steps of expression first module film plasticity deformation operation,

Fig. 8 A represents the front elevation of pressure band plate in the first module,

Fig. 9 presentation graphs 1 partial enlarged view highlights the cooling mechanism that is used for moulding and filling containers and the sealing arrangement of same containers filler opening,

Figure 10 represents the view similar to Fig. 2, but highlights the shaped device under the different configurations, and device wherein is particularly suitable for obtaining container by the aluminium film forming,

Figure 11 is illustrated in the front elevation of the aluminium film of the outlet of deep draw unit in the shaped device of Figure 10,

Figure 12 represents the cross sectional view of Figure 11 XII-XII along the line,

The partial side view of device highlights the film unwinding device in Figure 13 presentation graphs 2, shaped device and filling device,

The lateral plan of Figure 14 indication equipment, this equipment are used for belt is cut, piles up and punches, can obtain moulding, fill with the leak free container,

The front elevation on Figure 15 presentation graphs 1 right side highlights the film unwinding device,

The cross sectional view of Figure 16 presentation graphs 2 XVI-XVI along the line highlights the first module of shaped device,

Figure 16 A represents the vertical transverse section view of the weld mold in the first module,

Figure 17 represents the front elevation of first module in the shaped device among Figure 16,

Figure 18 represents the partial enlarged view of first module bottom,

Figure 19 represents the lateral plan of the shaped device of first configuration,

Figure 20 represents the view similar to Figure 19, highlights to be used to produce the more shaped device of second configuration of large scale container,

Figure 21 is illustrated in the local amplification profile of lower part in the shaped device,

The cross sectional view of Figure 22 presentation graphs 2 XXII-XXII along the line highlights the filling device that is used for container molding,

The cross sectional view of Figure 23 presentation graphs 9 XXII-XXII along the line highlights cooling mechanism,

The cross sectional view of Figure 24 presentation graphs 3 XXIV-XXIV along the line highlights the sealing arrangement in vessel filling hole,

Figure 25 represents the cross sectional view of Figure 13 XXV-XXV along the line, highlights driven roller, is used for the moulding belt, fill and airtight container,

Figure 26 represents the partial enlarged view of the core that Figure 23 goes up most,

Figure 27 represents the nail extractor device, transmits belt by cooling mechanism,

Figure 28 represents the planar view of nail extractor device among Figure 27, is illustrated as open position,

Figure 29 represents the planar view of nail extractor device among Figure 27, is illustrated as closed position,

Figure 30 represents the planar view that the nail extractor device separates among Figure 27,

Figure 31 represents the view similar to Figure 28, being connected of expression nail extractor and pressure apparatus, nail extractor from the open configuration to the closure state,

Figure 32 represents the view similar to Figure 29, being connected of expression nail extractor and branching device for multi, nail extractor from the closure state to the open configuration,

Figure 33 represents the cross section sketch along the vertical plane surface of cooling mechanism, and the expression belt enters the zone of cooling mechanism,

Figure 34 represents the cross section sketch along the vertical plane surface of cooling mechanism, and the expression belt leaves the zone of cooling mechanism,

Figure 35 represents along the cross sectional view of the horizontal plane of belt driving device on the welder,

Figure 36 represents the front elevation of container, represents that it leaves cutting, piles up the position with perforating device in Figure 14,

Figure 37 represents along the cross sectional view of shearing equipment vertical plane surface, offers cutting among Figure 14, piles up and perforating device,

Figure 38 represents the lateral plan of driving device, is used for the parts of receiving vessel,

Figure 39 represents the planar view of driving device among Figure 38,

Figure 40 represents the lateral plan according to three container stack of first method,

Figure 41 represents the lateral plan according to three container stack of first method,

The oblique enlarged view of XLII-XLII along the line among Figure 42 presentation graphs 8A is installed in the pressure band plate on first device relatively,

Along the oblique enlarged view of face XLIII-XLIII, be installed in the pressure band plate on first device relatively among Figure 43 presentation graphs 8A,

The cross sectional view of XLIV-XLIV along the line among Figure 44 presentation graphs 16A,

Figure 45 represents the front elevation of two welding half shown in Figure 16 A or 44,

The vertical cross-section of the sheet material heating mould that provides in Unit second is provided Figure 46,

The vertical cross-section of the plate forming mould that provides in Unit the 3rd is provided Figure 47,

The vertical cross-section of the shear that provides in Unit the 4th is provided Figure 48,

Figure 49 represents the front elevation of belt, it for fill and the sealing moulding container provide the lateral separation line and

The general view of the another kind of form of Figure 50 indication equipment.

The specific embodiment

With reference to figure 1, equipment 1 is used for container molding 3, and it is used to accept a kind of liquid product, is designed for the suppository of type medically.As shown in figure 15, device comprises an expanding unit 19, and it comprises first coil 21, and the first film 5 unclamps in it, and second film 7 unclamps from second coil 23.First coil 21 and second coil 23 interconnect by first guide piece 25, and each guide piece provides a plurality of idle running rollers, are used to strain the first film 5 and second film 7, allow film 5 and 6 suitably to unclamp from coil separately.

First guide piece 25 and second guide piece 27 also comprise first steering hardware 29 and second steering hardware 31 separately.Steering hardware 29 and 31 and the first film and second film respectively have 90 degree rotations of one's own, for drive they in the outlet of expanding unit 19 from a substantially horizontal position to a complete vertical position.

With reference to figure 2,3 and 4, equipment 1 comprises a shaped device 9, and expanding unit 19 is arranged in next flow process relatively, wherein obtains container 3 from the first film 5 and second film 7, faces to form a continuous belt 43 mutually.This container 3 comprises pair of shells 51a and 51b, 47 is welded along the outside by film 5 and 7 separately.

Equipment 1 also comprises a conveyer 129, progressively advances the first film 5 and second film 7 by shaped device 9.

As shown in figure 13, conveyer 129 comprises a plurality of nail extractors 131, and the jaw that it has pneumatically to drive is used for regional 43a in the above and following regional 43b firmly grasps belt 43.

Conveyer 129 comprises a support frame 133, and nail extractor is installed on it.

Support frame 133 comprises a pair of rotor 133a, interconnects endways by bar, does not indicate in detail, in order to form a rectangular frame, is positioned at vertical plane surface.

Framework 133 is fixedly mounted on the wheel trolley 135, by the cam driving gear 139 that right electrical motor 140 provides, uploads movable property at guides 137 and gives birth to reciprocal straight-line motion.

Therefore, nail extractor 131 may be placed on continuous longitudinal region with 43 in the edge, and the quantity of nail extractor 131 is by the raw material properties decision of forming the first film 5 and second film 7, by the lateral dimension decision of film 5 and 7.

Especially, nail extractor 131 can be placed on the midway location of former 9, for example between the end face of all unit that provided by shaped device.This arrangement is unallowed in known equipment, and the relative shaped device with driving device of grabbing bucket only provides next flow process and a last flow process.

Equipment 1 comprises filling device 11, and it is next flow process of shaped device 9, liquid and semi-liquid product is imported in the container 3 by top hole 49 at this, and the interruption that 47 welding is extended along the outside is determined by the part of film.

Equipment 1 also provides cooling mechanism 13, and it is next flow process of filling device 11, is cooled at this product that imports container 3.When equipment was used to produce suppository or similar products, cooling can make the liquid form product importing present solid-state.

Equipment 1 also comprises welder 15, and it is next flow process of cooling mechanism 13, is used to seal the hole 49 that imports product.

As shown in figure 14, equipment provides shear 17, and it is next flow process of welder 15, arranges container at this, and it comprises separates the container 3 of predetermined number from the remainder of belt 43.In shear 17, container 3 is separated from each other between adjacent container 3 and will punches to belt 43 in due course for convenience.In shear 17, the container of shearing piles up generation, thereby, for pretreatment is carried out in the encapsulation of back, for example in cabinet interior.With reference to figure 2 and 10, shown two different configurations of shaped device 9, in the middle of each, the operating unit that is provided by shaped device 9 contacts with second film 7 with the first film 5 for therefrom obtaining container.

As shown in Figure 2, in first configuration, shaped device 9 is used for the first film 5 and second film 7 that moulding is made by plastic material.

Next flow process of shaped device 9 is an inflector assembly 33, and it contacts to form belt 43 the first film 5 with second film 7.

Shaped device 9 comprises first module 35, for the first film 5 and second film 7 along outside 43 weld togethers of making container 3 provide suitable mould.Mould merges together, and the part that the Special Areas in the outside keeps not welding forms hole 49, and air is injected in its inside.

Shaped device 9 comprises second unit 37, and it is next flow process of first module, comes the preheating the first film 5 and second film 7 at this by injecting air, for the moulding of film 5 and 7 is prepared.This is infused in the 3rd unit 39 and carries out, and it is next flow process of second unit 37.

Shaped device 9 also comprises the 4th unit 41, and it is next flow process of the 3rd unit 39, will remove from belt 43 in this part 45, thereby form weakness zone, and it can make container 3 take apart from comprising the belt that remains container 3 easily.

With reference to figure 16A, 44 and 45, on equipment 1, be fit to first device, 35 bonded assembly weld molds 333 as shown in the figure.

Weld mold 333 comprises a pair of half 333a and 333b, shifts near mutually or removes along the arrow F2 shown in the figure.

Each half 333a and 333b comprise a plate 334, outstanding ridge 335 on it.Ridge 335 is of similar shape with the moulding outside of container 3.

When the first half 333a and the second half 333b shifted near, their ridges 335 separately contacted with second film 7 with the first film 5 respectively, produced the welding 336 by the limit of the containers 3 of film 5 and 7 definition.

As shown in figure 45, ridge 335 is opened in zone 337, can obtain a hole at this, and in second unit 37, fluid under pressure will import between the first film 5 and second film 7 in the nozzle.

With reference to Figure 46, heating mould 337 is installed by its equipment second as shown in the figure.

Heating mould 337 comprises the first half 337a and the second half 337b, shifts near mutually or removes along the arrow F13 shown in the figure.

The first half 337a and the second half 337b comprise an active-surface 338 respectively, and it is very smooth, are used to heat the first film 5 and second film 7, connect each several part by welding 336, and the heating period is that the abundant moulding of film is prepared.

With reference to Figure 47, forming mould 339 as shown in the figure, its be fit to equipment in the 3rd install 39 and be connected.

Forming mould 339 comprises one the first half model 339a and the second half model 339b, shifts near mutually or removes along the arrow F142 shown in the figure.

The first half model 339a and the second half model 339b comprise body 340 respectively, and it provides die cavity 341 at inside face, half of its shape definition container 3.

In each body 340, provide pedestal, be used to receive the heating arrangement of the heating the first film 5 and second film 7.

Shaped device 339 also comprises an injection device 342, and when the first and second half 339a and 339b moved together, injected material was to form a kind of shape between the first film 5 and second film, and this shape is by die cavity 341 decisions.

Injection device comprises a main body 343, and this main body comprises a pair of surperficial 334 wedge shapes that form, and this wedge shape is fit to be inserted between first and second films.

Main body 343 comprises a groove 345, is used for providing fluid under pressure to nozzle 346, and each nozzle 346 container hole suitable and separately is connected.

As shown in figure 10, in second configuration, shaped device 9 is used for the moulding the first film 5 and second film 7, comprises the sheet bonded assembly aluminium flake with at least one plastic material, for example ethene.

Shaped device 9 comprises first module 35a, and mould 301 (Figure 42) is provided, and it is fit to make the first film 5 and 7 distortion of second film by deep draw, thereby obtains housing 51a separately, and 51b defines half of container respectively.

In this configuration, first module 35a separates with the second unit 37a, next flow process is provided, between the first film 5 and second film 7, insert the double-type deep draw of many groups hole, each described hole and matrix cooperation separately, make the first film 5 and second film 7 produce distortion, obtain housing 51a, 51b (Fig. 5-8).

Shown in Fig. 5-8, matrix 55 comprises a plurality of adjacent primary cavity 57, makes a deformation of thin membrane, the situation shown in the first film 5, and in order to obtaining housing 51a, 51b and a plurality of housing 59, it is inserted between each double-type adjacent primary cavity 57.

Staking punch 53 links to each other with each primary cavity 57.

Band pressure device 61 also links to each other with matrix, is connected to by spring 63 on the body of mould 301.Will be hereinafter introduce in more detail, the band pressure device is used in the deep-draw operations position of the first film 5.

A plurality of anamorphic attachment for cinemascopes 65 also link to each other with matrix, and each decompressor is cooperated with second die cavity 59 separately; Anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 obtains a plurality of folds 67 in the first film 5, this fold 67 can suitably form housing 51a, and 51b is as described below.

Anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 does not contact with the first film 5 at one time, but according to predetermined order.Especially, when arrow F direction advanced shown in the first film 5 edges, in first module 35 inside, anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 contacted with film 5 and be positioned at next flow process for the first time, and then, direction of propulsion F anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 is positioned at a flow process relatively.

Thereby, when anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 is inner on second die cavity, 59 ground separately, need not to destroy the material of the first film 5, can obtain the predetermined extension of film 5.In addition, form housing 51a by staking punch 53,51b will cause tearing of the first film 5 or attenuate, compare with the elastic limit of the aluminium that allows, and film 5 more is subject to distortion.

In order to remove this shortcoming, fold 67 is made by the first film 5, with the front describe method, when staking punch 53 imported primary cavity 57, the raw material that forms fold 67 retracted to described die cavity, cooperation forms housing 51a and 51b with it.

As shown in figure 11, by the deep draw moulding obtain belt 43 at last, produce a plurality of housing 51a and 51b.Be inserted between two adjacent housings belt 43 part is determined first central area 69 be used to form housing owing in forming process, form the raw material of fold 67, so very flat.The first and the 3rd end regions 71a and 71b are made up of remainder 67a and 67b, and 67a and 67b can determine fold 67.The second and the 3rd end regions 71a and 71b are positioned at belt 43 and get outer region, are not pulled in the deep draw process.

Anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 is by actuating device transmission between the dead position of projection, and anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 does not overlap with the first film 5, and anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 inserts second die cavity 59 at a low operating position.

With reference to figure 8A, 42 and 43, show being connected of mould 301 and band pressure device 61 in greater detail.

Mould 301 comprises that a matrix 55 first plates 302 are installed on the guide rod 303 movably, are connected with the body 304 of mould 301

In matrix 55, can obtain a plurality of primary cavity 57.

Mould 301 comprises that also a plurality of staking punch 53 link together securely with body 304.

Band pressure device 61 in the time of between matrix 55 and staking punch 53, it comprises one second plate 306, forms with guide rod movably to be connected, and by spring 63 itself and body is maintained a certain distance.

Second plate 306 provides first groove 307, allows staking punch to pass through, and guarantees the plastic deformation of the first film 5.Second plate 306 also provides second groove 308, and described second groove 38 is between two first adjacent grooves 307.Second groove 308 is that staking punch 65 can pass through them for when driving decompressor 65 and enter separately second die cavity 59 fold 67 is risen.

In use, first plate 302 moves a certain distance X1 towards body 304, and the first film 5 supports by the support unit 309 that firmly is installed on the band pressure device 61, pressurization between first plate 302 and second plate 306.

First plate 302 provides pedestal 310, receives support unit 309 when first plate 302 contacts with second plate 306.

Then, comprise first plate 302, the equipment of band pressure device 61 and the first film between them 5 moves a certain distance X2 again, makes staking punch 53 enter separately primary cavity 57 to finish the deep draw of sheet material.

Second plate 306 provides hollow space 311, by roller 312 it is formed movably with anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 and combines.

Pressure device comprises Pneumatic cylinder device 313 by actuating device 300 operations, supplies with gas-pressurized by managing 314, and the slides within the hole is stretched out its part.

Use the method, each anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 can be driven independently, allows anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 according to predetermined operation in tandem, as previously mentioned, and each distance that moves expectation.

Each support unit 309 provides handle 315, occupies the part of hollow space 311 separately, is used to the piston 316 of Pneumatic cylinder device 313 that a stops is provided.

Owing to the existence of handle 315, can conveniently accurately change the stroke of anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 in second die cavity, 59 inside, in order to the fold 57 that obtains desired depth, thereby use the raw material of predetermined quantity to produce fold.

Even film adopts the aluminium sheet of different elastically deformable attributes, also can obtain the ideal form of housing 51a and 51b, especially, have when aluminium sheet under the situation of very big deformability, also can produce the fold 67 of certain depth, yet have at aluminium sheet under the situation of less deformability, the degree of depth of producing fold is darker.

This rule is difficult to be obtained by known equipment, because in the sort of equipment, anamorphic attachment for cinemascope is mechanically driven by cam structure, thereby must replace cam to take advantage of for the stroke that changes texturing machine in pedestal separately and has differently contoured ground cam.

In the time need transforming to production different size ground container 3 from the container 3 of production preliminary dimension, the anamorphic attachment for cinemascope 65 of use pneumatically control is the degree of depth of conversion fold 67 quickly and easily, thereby produces the container of relative dimensions.

Shaped device 9 also comprises the second unit 37a, in configuration, be static as Figure 10, next flow process of the second unit 37a is the 3rd unit 39a, and in 47 and second film, 7 welding along the outside of this first film 5, limit 47 reservation parts are not welded to form a filler opening 49 in each container 3.

Between the first module 35a and the second unit 37a is inflector assembly 33, and it contacts to form belt 43 the first film 5 with second film 7, and the first film 5 obtains housing 51a, and second film 7 obtains housing 51b.

Shaped device 9 comprises the 4th unit 41, and it is next flow process of the 3rd unit 45, will remove from belt 43 in this part 45, and part 45 comprises the reserve part 67a and the 67b (as shown in figure 11) of fold 67.Under formation plastic material film ground situation, described, and removed part 45 and can form weakness zone, can take container 3 easily apart.

With reference to Figure 48, shearing die 347 is assemblied on the 4th unit 41 as shown in the figure.

Shearing die 347 comprises the first half 347a and the second half 347b, shifts near mutually or removes along the arrow F15 shown in the figure.

The first half 347a comprises body 348, connects a pair of shear 349 on it securely, and each described shear 349 receives in the pedestal 350 of moulding in the second half 347b.

The second half 347b comprises a matrix 351, and there is the pipe 372 of a cleaning its inside, is used for collecting the sheet material part of removing from matrix 350 45.

The second half 347b also provides a plurality of die cavities 352, is used at shearing manipulation receiving vessel 3.

Shown in Figure 16-21, each unit 35,37,39,41 comprises an electrical motor 73, and brushless motor is advisable, and it operates screw rod 75, and it is connected with nut 77, and nut is connected with plate 79.

First end 81a of first bar 81 and the first end 83a of second bar 83 respectively with plate 79 on two ends 79a and 79b hinged.

The second end 81b of first bar 81 is connected by post 87 with movable platen 85, and the first mould stay bearing plate 91 is fixed on first half 93.

Post 87 is slidingly connected with bracing or strutting arrangement 93 and 95 and is connected with the framework of equipment 1.

The second end 83b of second bar 83 is connected with the second mould stay bearing plate 93, and it is installed on second half 99.

The second mould stay bearing plate and post 87 sliding block joints, it will guide it to shift near or remove the first mould stay bearing plate 91.

When motor 73 rotatable transmission screws 75, plate 79 moves in the direction shown in figure arrow F1, and from its higher authorities center, as Figure 16, shown in 19,20 and 21, this position is separated maximum position with first half 93 and conformed to from second half 99.

Second bar 83 promotes the second mould stay bearing plate 97 in this case, and its direction along arrow F4 is moved.

First bar 81 promotes movable platen 85 along the direction of arrow F3 simultaneously.Movable platen 85 promotes the first mould stay bearing plate 91 successively, and its direction along arrow F5 is moved.

Therefore the first mould stay bearing plate 91 and the second mould stay bearing plate 97 do relative motion, and the first half device 93 is contacted with the second half device 99.

Each unit 35,37,39,41 also provides an appendage 103 in a lower zone 101, forms a hole 105 on it.

As shown in figure 17, thread rod 107 is by framework firm link together of hole 105 with equipment 1.

Described unit 35,37,39,41 is along moving as arrow F7 indicated direction in Fig. 2 and 10, and the framework by slip on a pair of guides 109 and 111 and equipment 1 links together.

Therefore, unit 35,37,39,41 shifts near mutually or removes according to first half 93 and second half, 99 ground longitudinal sizes.

What link to each other with appendage 103 is first nut 115, combines with first end face 113 of appendage 103, and second nut 115 combines with second end face of appendage 103.

Each unit 35,37,39,41 can be at an easy rate along vertical placement of guides 109 and 111, only need unscrew first nut 113 and second nut 115, unit 35,37,39,41 is moved to the position of expectation, and then tighten first nut 113 and second nut 115, combine with the end face of separately appendage 103.

In the version of the equipment shown in Figure 19 and 20 1, thread rod 107 comprises four parts 317,318,319,320, and they have different tooth pitches.

And second portion 318, the tooth pitch of third part 319 and the 4th part 320 is 2 times, three times and four times of first 317 successively.Therefore when by wheel 325 rotation motion thread bars 107, fully equidistantly delivery unit 35,37,39,41.

And, by configuration B1 as shown in figure 19, unit 35,37,39,41 spacing distances are H1, and equipment mould 321,322,323,324, its fore-and-aft distance is Z1, configuration B2 as shown in figure 20, wherein unit 35,37,39,41 is removed, and the distance of formation is H2, therefore, equip other mould 321a, 322a, 323a, 324a, its fore-and-aft distance is Z2, greater than the fore-and-aft distance Z1 of mould 321,322,323,324.

As shown in figure 21, each appendage 103 links together by a part that is connected with lining 117 with thread rod 107.

Lining 117 comprises an individuality 326, a shoulder 327 is arranged, as the reference of appendage 103 on it.

Figure 32 6 comprises first end face 328, has hexagonal part 378, can make first end face be fit to be connected with spanner, is used to control lining 117, and it is moved along thread rod 107.

Body 326 comprises second end face, and an outside face is provided, and screw thread 329 is arranged on it, is twisting a nut 330 above, makes appendage 103 prop up shoulder 327.

A packing ring 333 is arranged between nut 330 and appendage 103,, allow the rotation of lining 117 that certain interval is arranged in thread rod 107 adjustment units 35,37,39,41 positions.

Appendage 103 comprises a thread rod 331 in lower part, connects a pressurizing nut 332 on it, when described adjustment is finished, is used for fixing appendage 103 to lining 117.

By the lining 117 of outwarding winding, can obtain the exact location of unit 35,37,39,41, to eliminate the error that the spacing of different tooth pitches causes between part 317,318,319,320.

As shown in figure 16, bar 87 comprises a pair of low bar 87b, and the 119a of first of joint 119 is connected with end face 119, and second portion 119b is fixed on the first mould stay bearing plate 91.

Bar 87 also comprises a pair of higher bar 87a, and a screw thread end face 123 is provided, and it combines with captive nut by the hole 125 in the first mould stay bearing plate 91.

After screw thread end face 125 was removed, the first mould stay bearing plate 91 can rotate along arrow R indicated direction around X-axis at nut 127, and therefore first half 93 and second half 99 can be easily approaching.

Next flow process of shaped device 9 is the filling device 141 that is used for container molding 3.

As shown in figure 22, filling device 141 comprises a bucket 143, is used to deposit the liquid that imports container 3, and liquid can be by 49 importings from the hole of quantitative nozzle.Bucket 143 comprises a mixer 143a as can be seen from Figure 22, and motor 143 drives it by change speed gear box 143a and rotates along vertical axis.Liquid product is sent to sizer from bucket 143, a framework 144a is installed on it, there is a pump 144b to be connected above with quantitative nozzle 145, piston-cylinder drive motor 144c is used for pump 144b, rocking bar 144d is used for lifting or reduces nozzle makes its horizontal channel from belt 43 enter or withdraw from, piston-cylinder drive motor 144e is used for around horizontal shaft rebellion rocking bar 144d, sizer 144 comprises 144a every to 144e, with a normalizing piston cylinder device motor 146 along this path movement, it is along fixing horizontal guides 146a sliding frame, sizer can forward the off-line position at line position from shown in Figure 22, the top direct mount nozzle 145 of a fixing bracket 146b, liquid product enters container by nozzle 145.The filling tape subdivision is removed from bracket 146b, is used for Measuring and testing.

As shown in figure 13, use roller 147 to transmit container 3 by filling device 141, groove 148 as shown in figure 25 is provided, be used to receive housing 51a, one of 51b also provides crestal surface 151, is the non-deformation zone territory of belt 43 on it.

Roller 147 is connected (as shown in figure 13) securely with pulley 149, links together tension between pulley 149 and another pulley 153 with a band tooth ground belt 151.

What link to each other with belt 151 is nail extractor 155, and it is connected along guides 159 with slide block 157 and moves.

In the forward stroke of slide block 157, nail extractor 155 is a closure state, and it firmly grasps and drag belt 151.In the backward travel of slide block 157, nail extractor 155 is an open configuration, does not contact with belt 151.

Slide block 157 carries out reciprocal straight-line motion by a lever transmission, by same motor 140 controlling and driving cam gears 139.

Therefore, the rotation of roller 147 is identical by the amplitude that shaped device 9 and filling device 141 promote with belt 43.

Next flow process of cooling mechanism 161 is a filling device 141, and wherein the liquid charging stock of filling containers 3 is solid-state.

As Fig. 9, shown in 23,26, cooling mechanism 161 comprises three cooling mechanisms: the first cooling mechanism 161a, and the second cooling mechanism 161b and the 3rd cooling mechanism 161c, each all comprises a chamber 163, partition wall 165 is arranged on it, limit guide groove 167 and be used to receive belt 43.Groove 167 is belt 43 definition double helix paths, and therefore adjacent groove 167 can move in the opposite direction.

Belt 43 uses for a long time and moves on the zigzag path of cooling mechanism 161 in-to-in walls 165 definition: before container 3 was gone out from filling device 161, the product that allows to be filled in the container 3 was finished from liquid state to solid-state conversion.

Chain 169 is installed in the bottom of groove 16, by gear 171 transmissions, by transmission gear 173 change of directions.

On chamber 163, be lid 175, cooling room 177 and external environment condition are isolated.

Each cooling mechanism 161a, 161b, 161c include a fan 179, are used for from box 177 discharged air, through after a plurality of filters 183, directly enter heat exchange rig 181 at air.

Shown in Figure 27 and 34, nail extractor device 185 is connected with connecting rod 187 on the chain 169, and nail extractor device 185 is used at its progradation belt 43 promptly, and nail extractor device 185 is separated from each other by the connecting rod of predetermined number.

Each nail extractor device 185 includes the jaw 185a of a pair of mutual hinge, 185b, and between dead position and operating position, swing around Y-axis, dead position as shown in figure 28, wherein nail extractor device 185 is open, does not contact with belt 43, as shown in figure 29 operating position, nail extractor is closed, and firmly grasps belt 43.

As shown in figure 30, the first jaw 185a in a pair of jaw provides a hole 189, is used to receive the tip 193 of threaded pin 191 to screw the second jaw 185b.

At operating position, when nail extractor device 185 closures, after belt 43 was than the lower boundary punching, most advanced and sophisticated 193 penetrated in the hole 189.

As shown in figure 33, at each cooling mechanism 161a, 161b, the entrance area 195 of 161c, chain 169 slide on the plate 197 that is inclined upwardly, and are positioned at the lower position of container.

Shown in figure 32, at the end of plate 197 that is inclined upwardly, nail extractor device 185 pockets 167, it is by cutting apart apart from the d1 that is that wall 165 limits, so the nail extractor device is in open configuration.

In order to guarantee that the first jaw 185a and the second jaw 185b have suitable distance, for can between them, holding belt 43, provide an inflector assembly 207, be used for contacting with the end 208 of the first jaw 185a and the second jaw 185b.

Next flow process of inflector assembly 207, belt 43 is placed on the chain 269, so that move along Figure 32 arrow F6 indicated direction.

The vertical near zone of placing sheet material provides a pair of roller 199 on the chain 169, as shown in figure 31, is used for the first jaw 185a and pressurizes to the second jaw 185b, so that they are contacted with belt 43.

In the zone identical with roller 199, their next flow process, wall 165 less than spacing d1, is used for holding and holding nail extractor device 185 with the spacing spaced apart grooves 167 of d2 under closed configuration.

In case most advanced and sophisticated 193 penetrate hole 189, the nail extractor device keeps its control position, and most advanced and sophisticated 193 block belt 43.

Provide certain clearance 201 between nail extractor device 185 and wall 165, it will hinder jaw 185a and the slip do not expected of 185b on wall 165.

As shown in figure 34, at each cooling mechanism 161a, 161b, the exit region of 161c, chain 169 slide on the swash plate 205 that dips down, and belt 43 is broken away from from nail extractor device 185.

In order to break away from, in the zone that dips down between the swash plate 205, provide groove 167, it has enough width that the first jaw 185a and the second jaw 185b can be removed mutually.

Next flow process of cooling mechanism 161 is a sealing arrangement 209, in these hole 49 closures, finishes the embossing operation on belt 43, carries out punching press then on belt, prints off coding thereon, comprises the information that relates to encapsulating products, for example uses the date.

As shown in Figure 9, sealing arrangement 209 comprises a preheating device 211, is used to heat the material that constitutes the first film 5 and second film 7, for welding is prepared.Preheating device 211 provides first mould, 213, the second moulds 215 and the 3rd mould 217, by their containers 3 moulding and filling, uses the method can further heat the first film 5 and second film 7.

Next flow process of preheating device 211 is a welding unit 219, and 49 the zone welding the first film 5 and second film 7 make container closure in the hole.

Next flow process of welding unit 219 is embossing and perforation unit 221, and wherein belt 43 produces plastic deformation, obtains having the embossing and the coding of encapsulating products information with the outside face at it.

As shown in figure 24, unit 35,37,39,41 structural similitudies of preheating unit 211 and described shaped device 9.

As shown in figure 24, preheating device 211 comprises the first mould stay bearing plate device 223 and the second mould stay bearing plate device 225, the former and the first half device 215a, and 217a firmly is connected with 219a, the latter and the second half device 215b, 217b firmly is connected with 219b.

The first mould stay bearing plate device 223 links to each other with movable platen device 227, by framework 228 sliding block joints of pilot bar device 229 with preheating device 211.First reference unit 233 is connected with movable platen device 227 with first air cylinder device 231, and first reference unit 233 rotatable support first small roller hunting gear 235 is used for being connected with first cam mechanism 237, and this will be described in detail later.

Equally, second reference unit 241 is connected with the second mould stay bearing plate device 225 by second air cylinder device 239, and second reference unit 241 rotatable support second small roller hunting gear 243 is used for being connected with second cam mechanism 245.

First cam mechanism 237 and second cam mechanism 245 are by a common electric machine rotation, do not indicate among the figure, has the opposite profile of symmetry, in the machine operation process, first cam mechanism 237 and second cam mechanism 245 cause the first mould stay bearing plate 223 and the second mould stay bearing plate 225 to shift near mutually or remove.

The use of first air cylinder device 231 and second air cylinder device 239 allows the damping of gripping power in needs, this will stop at the first half device 215a, 217a, the 219a and the second half device 215b, the too much load on 217b and the 219b.

The structure of welding unit 219 and embossing and perforation unit 221 and operation are similar to described preheating unit 211.

As shown in figure 35, belt 43 uses towed equipment 247 to advance by heating arrangement 209, and it comprises first roller means 249, a last flow process of preheating unit 211, second roller means 251, next flow process of embossing and coding unit 221.First roller means 249 and second roller means 251 provide hole 253, are used for and the housing 51a that constitutes container 3, and 51b connects.First belt dressing 255 and 257 transmissions of second belt dressing that first roller means 249 and second roller means 251 are passed through separately are simultaneously by vehicularized pulley gear 259 transmissions.

With reference to Figure 14,36 and 37, equipment 1 comprises next flow process of welder 209, and sealing arrangement 261 wherein is sheared in order therefrom to obtain part 263 belts 43, and each all comprises the container 3 of predetermined number.

In sealing arrangement 261, in order to obtain the zone 265 between two adjacent containers 3, part 263 is sheared, and perforation 267 can be taken container 3 apart in use easily from part 263.

A last flow process of sealing arrangement 261 is steering hardwares, does not mark, and holds belt 43 in the position of welder 209 outlets under vertical fully condition, and the angle of rotating belt 43 is approximately 90 degree, is in the condition of complete level in order to make it.

Sealing arrangement 261 comprises a water-tight equipment 269, and low cutter 271a is provided, 271b, and 271c, 271d, 271e is fixed on the fixed pedestal pedestal 273 of water-tight equipment 269.

Sealing arrangement also comprises higher cutter 275a, 275b, and 275c, 275d, each is fixed on the support unit 277, is inserted on the pedestal 279 separately, and pedestal 279 provides the movable rood beam 281 on the water-tight equipment 269.

Sealing arrangement also comprises a higher cutter 275e, at cutter 275a, and 275b, 275c, next flow process of 275d.

Higher cutter 275e is fixed on the movable rood beam 281.The movable relatively rood beam 281 in the position of higher cutter 275e is fixed, unlike cutter 275a, and 275b, 275c, 275d can not regulate.

Expansion screw 281 is connected with support unit 277, and its rotation can make support unit 277 in pedestal 279, moves along the direction shown in the arrow F9: can adjust the position of each support unit 277, and need not to consider the position of other support units 277.

Water-tight equipment 269 also comprises actuating device 283, and it comprises an eccentric wheel 285 that drive of motor is arranged, and makes movable rood beam 281 do linear reciprocating motion, moves higher cutter 275a, 275b, 275c, 275d, 275e along the direction of arrow F10.

Water-tight equipment 269 is finished the cutting of belt 43 to obtain perforated lines 267 Hes, cuts belt 43 at the same time to obtain part 263.

In sealing arrangement shown in Figure 37, comprise the first lower cutter 271a, the second lower cutter 271b, low cutter 271c and the 4th lower cutter 271d in the depth of the night of, the first higher cutter 275a, the second higher cutter 275b, high cutter 275c and the 4th higher cutter 275d finish the cutting of belt separately in the depth of the night of.Low just before dawn cutter 271e and high just before dawn cutter 275e produce separation cuts.

If expectation production part 263 comprises, for example, four containers, by rotation expansion screw 281, the first higher cutter 275a can remove from the first lower cutter 271a, when movable rood beam 281 when pedestal 273 moves, belt 43 does not have otch in the first lower cutter 271a and the first higher cutter 275a.

Therefore in the propelling technology of thereupon belt 43, insert between two adjacent containers 3 in the zone 265 of belt 43, arrive the zone of the first lower cutter 271a and the first higher cutter 275a, zone 265 does not comprise otch, therefore can avoid " cut-on-cut " effect of not expecting, the zone of the perforated lines 267 that provides in advance at belt 43 for example is provided finish.

In the equipment of prior art, the trend that prevents to produce iron filings is arranged, especially, under the situation that forms the aluminium film, because the waste product particle size that produces is minimum, and quantity is very big, is difficult to be removed.

Also be concerned about very much cutting in the equipment of prior art, in cutter sweep, all insert the zone that adjacent container is seen, next flow process of cutter sweep is separated from the belt of container part, and this separation causes cutting with previous otch overlapping.

Allow the higher cutter 275a of vertical shifting, 275b, 275c, 275d, 275e is when the part 263 comprise low number container 3 is more produced in expectation, the NOT operation compensation of the higher cutter of respective number: use the method, equipment 1 is general-duty, because it allows the size of Fast transforms part 163.

Obviously, water-tight equipment 269 the lower of equipment are different with the number of higher cutter, and are more than the number of lower and higher cutter shown in Figure 37.

With reference to Figure 50, shown the modification of equipment 1, wherein sealing arrangement 269a is connected with coding unit 221 with embossing to previously described similar.Embossing and coding unit 221 comprise a pair of half, and one of them links to each other with fixed cutting tool, and another links to each other with movable tool, and its position is regulated by described method.Fixed cutting tool and movable tool are used to cut belt 43 to obtain perforated lines 267.

Next flow process of embossing and coding unit 221 is a cutter sweep, and the cutter separation belt 43 by predetermined number obtains part 263.

As Figure 49, shown in 50, belt 43 obtains container 3, will come by sealing arrangement 269a from belt 43, to separate in part 163 inner groupings,

The zone 362 of perforated lines 267 between adjacent container 3 produces, and is intended to belong to same packing chest 163.

On the contrary, do not have perforated lines 267, be intended to belong to different piece 163, because in this zone, cutter sweep will be from the remainder cutting out partial 163 of belt 43 in zone, container 3 ground 353.

Part 163 enters next flow process of cutter sweep, sealed in unit in case separation from belt 43 will be collected in the container 354.

Therefore, at the equipment that is used for encapsulating suppository, moulding in gnotobasis, interpolation and airtight container.The part that comprises container also is gnotobasis from the belt separation, and part is therefrom removed then, for example passes through operating personal.

The encapsulation of part can be at non-sterile environment, and productive costs is an acceptable like this.

And sealing arrangement 269a is connected with coding unit 221 with embossing, owing to do not need special water-tight equipment, the cost of equipment is an acceptable.

As Figure 14, shown in 38,39, next flow process of water-tight equipment 269 is a sealing arrangement 261, comprises a collecting device 287, is used for holding the part 263 that obtains from belt 43.

Collecting device 287 comprises a pair of C type guides 289, is used for holding portion 263.

Guides 289 is promptly moving between position A and the releasing position B shown in Figure 17 and 18, the A position is shown in solid line among Figure 38, guides 289 is at this position retaining part 263, the B position shown in the dotted line among Figure 38, guides 289 this position translator unit 263 to below collection drawer 291 (as shown in figure 14).Gathering-device also comprises electromagnetic actuator device 293, is used for guides 289 is sent to releasing position B from firmly grasping position A, and vice versa.

Guides 289 is fixed on the wheel 295, by motor 297 driven in rotation: therefore can be stored in part 263 in the drawer 291 by the Rotate 180 degree.

Under the situation of a part of shape of container 3 such as truncation cone, for example be used for the container of suppository, be to stop " fan-shaped " effect, allow to reduce the shared space of one group of lap 263, as shown in figure 40.

As shown in figure 41, in operation, guides 289 can be collected the 263a of first and it is stored in the drawer 291, need not rotate.Then guides 289 is after the Rotate 180 degree, can collect second portion 263 and it is stored in the drawer 291.Guides 289 can be collected third part 263c and it is stored in the drawer 291 then, need not rotate.Make and to form piling up of the lap 263 that comprises predetermined number in this way.

Therefore, axle 295 whenever pushes away further at belt by sealing arrangement 261, makes guides 289 with regard to the Rotate 180 degree.

Equipment 1 is fit to make bottle or medicine bottle with plastic films.As shown in Figure 2, shaped device 9 comprises in this case:

First module 35 is preheated at this first film 5 and second film 7, along the pre-template of 47a welding in outside with definition container 3.

Second unit 37 is in the bead cooling hardening of the outside of this corresponding pre-template 47a.In device 37, along outside 47a pre-template 301 is carried out punching press simultaneously; This punching press does not comprise the extension of all outside 47a: the part 301 of described outside 47a in fact still is fixed on the belt 43, for the pre-template 229 of transmission can be arranged, forms container then.

Prepare for the moulding of back at this heating the first film 5 and second film 7 in the 3rd unit 39; With

The 4th unit 41 injects pre-template 299 at this pressure gas, to obtain container 3a from pre-template 299.

Especially, equipment can be used for the described container 3a of production European patent EP-A-0719630.

Claims (52)

1. equipment comprises a plurality of operating units that are used to form container, it is characterized in that at least one operating unit is installed on the guide piece, so that operating unit that may be adjacent is relatively adjusted the lengthwise position of described at least one operating unit.

2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one operating unit method are as described installed so that along described guide piece, can be independent of described adjacent operating unit and regulate.

3. equipment as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said guide piece comprise a threaded bar and nut apparatus, are used for accurately regulating the position of described at least one operating unit.

4. equipment comprises at least one operating unit, is used for forming container with the sheet material mutual action and by described sheet material effectively, it is characterized in that, described operating unit provides mould part, and this mould part is driven by thermo-mechanical drive and shifts near mutually and remove, so that respectively promptly and discharge described sheet material.

5. equipment as claimed in claim 4, wherein said thermo-mechanical drive comprise a motor-driven screw rod, and this screw rod meshes in an inner screw member.

6. equipment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said motor comprise a brushless motor.

7. as claim 5 or 6 described equipment, wherein said inner screw member is connected securely with a plate, fix first bar and second bar on this plate, first bar is controlled first stay bearing plate, fix the first of described mould part on this first stay bearing plate, second bar is controlled second stay bearing plate, fixes the second portion of described mould part on this second stay bearing plate.

8. equipment as claimed in claim 7, wherein first mould part and second mould part drive and shift near mutually and remove by the elongated member with the framework sliding block joint of described equipment.

9. equipment comprises at least one operating unit, is used for effectively and the sheet material mutual action,, it is characterized in that described operating unit provides one by hinge and supporter bonded assembly mould part so that form container by described sheet material.

10. equipment as claimed in claim 9, wherein said hinge apparatus comprise a ball-and-socket type joint.

11. equipment, comprise conveyer and at least one operating unit that is used to advance sheet material, this operating unit is used for forming container by described sheet material, it is characterized in that, described conveyer comprises a movable bracing or strutting arrangement, and this bracing or strutting arrangement is connected with the grab bucket device of described sheet material.

12. equipment as claimed in claim 11, wherein said bracing or strutting arrangement extends by described at least one operating unit.

13., comprise that also is used to drive the motor that described bracing or strutting arrangement is done linear reciprocating motion as claim 11 or 12 described equipment.

14. as each described equipment in the claim 11 to 13, also comprise a guide piece that is fixed on the described device framework, bracing or strutting arrangement slides thereon.

15. as each described equipment in the claim 11 to 14, wherein said grab bucket equipment comprises a plurality of independent grab bucket unit.

16. device as claimed in claim 15, the unit of wherein grabbing bucket comprise the jaw that pneumatically drives.

17. as each described equipment in the claim 11 to 16, wherein said grab bucket device is fit to move so that be positioned at preposition along described bracing or strutting arrangement.

18. equipment comprises a transmission chain, transfer sheet materials is characterized in that this transmission chain by being acted in the zone of its boundary vicinity by cutting device, and described cutting device comprises a fixing device.

19. equipment as claimed in claim 18, wherein said fixing device is fixed on the connecting rod of described transmission chain.

20. as claim 18 or 19 described equipment, wherein said fixing device comprise a pair of hinge together, and can be between dead position and control position around the jaw of axle swing; In dead position, fixing device opens not and the sheet material mutual action, at control position, and the closed and sheet material promptly of fixing device.

21. equipment as claimed in claim 20, first jaw in the wherein said a pair of jaw is provided with a hole, and this hole is used to hold a tip with the second jaw bonded assembly device of described a pair of jaw.

22. equipment as claimed in claim 21, wherein said device comprise a threaded pin that screws with described second jaw.

23. as each described equipment in the claim 20 to 22, also comprise a pressure device, be used for and described a pair of jaw mutual action, so that make described fixing device take described control position to from described dead position.

24. equipment as claimed in claim 23, wherein said pressure device comprise a roller.

25. as each described equipment in the claim 18 to 24, wherein said transmission chain promotes described fixing device in the guide groove device.

26. equipment as claimed in claim 25 wherein provides a gap between described fixing device and described guide groove device.

27. equipment, comprise at least one operating unit, be used for forming container by sheet material, described at least one operating unit comprises an anamorphic attachment for cinemascope, be used for producing the horizontal expansion fold, it is characterized in that described equipment also comprises a cut cells at described sheet material, be used for after described container formation, from the appendage of the described sheet material that produces by described fold, remove.

28. equipment as claimed in claim 27, wherein said cut cells comprises the shearing die part.

29. equipment comprises a receiving device, is used to receive by described sheet deformation zone sheet material that obtain, that have container, and is interconnected by the non-deformation zone territory of described sheet material; Be used to respond to the induction installation that separates indication with one, be used for indicating the predetermined separation line of described container, it is characterized in that described induction installation meets, selectively act on some zones in described zone rather than in other zones in the non-deformation zone territory.

30. equipment as claimed in claim 29, wherein said induction installation are used to make described sheet material attenuate.

31. as claim 29 or 30 described equipment, wherein said induction installation comprises a cutter sweep.

32. equipment as claimed in claim 31, wherein said cutter sweep comprises a cutter arrangement, the state of this cutter arrangement can be conditioned, thereby described cutter arrangement moves between dead position and control position, do not interfere at the dead position cutter, interfere at control position cutter and described sheet material with described sheet material.

33. equipment as claimed in claim 32, wherein said cutter comprise and movable tool bonded assembly fixed cutting tool that each movable tool and corresponding fixed cutting tool cooperation are in order to produce described predetermined separation line.

34. as claim 32 or 33 described equipment, wherein said cutter sweep also comprises a disengagement gear in next flow process of described cutter arrangement, this disengagement gear is used for a few regions cuts sheet material in described zone, partly separates so that comprise the described sheet material of the container of predetermined number from sheet material.

35. method comprises sheet material is provided, this sheet material has the container by the deformed region acquisition of described sheet material, and is interconnected by the non-deformation zone territory of described sheet material; And the predetermined separation line of indicating described container in the non-deformation zone territory, it is characterized in that described indication comprises some zones that optionally act on described zone and do not act on other zones.

36. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said optionally effect comprises the described sheet material of attenuate.

37. as claim 35 or 36 described methods, wherein said optionally effect comprises that the described sheet material of cutting produces predetermined separation line with a few regions in described zone.

38., comprise described optionally effect time as each described method in the claim 35 to 37, also be included in the described sheet material of cutting in a few regions in described zone, partly separate so that from sheet material, comprise the described sheet material of the container of predetermined number.

39. belt comprises the sheet material that forms a plurality of containers, and the zone between the adjacent container of described belt exist so that separate the predetermined separation line of described container, it is characterized in that described predetermined separation line only exists in some zones in described zone.

40. belt as claimed in claim 39, wherein said predetermined separation line comprises line of cut.

41. belt as claimed in claim 40, wherein said predetermined separation line comprises perforated lines.

42. as each described belt of claim 39 to 41, wherein, in described belt, each all is provided with predetermined separation line and is linked in sequence by the group that the zone of predetermined number forms, and these groups by the single area that does not have predetermined separation line separately.

43. equipment comprises at least one operating unit, is used for forming container by sheet material; With a cutter sweep, be used for it is characterized in that comprising that the described sheet material of the described container of predetermined number partly separates this equipment also comprises a gathering-device, is used to collect described part, so that form the stacking material of the described part that comprises predetermined number.

44. equipment as claimed in claim 43, wherein said gathering-device comprise a slewing arrangement, are used for rotating described part along the longitudinal axis separately.

45. equipment, comprise at least one operating unit, be used for forming container by sheet material, described at least one operating unit comprises an anamorphic attachment for cinemascope, be used for producing the horizontal expansion fold at described sheet material, it is characterized in that this equipment also comprises an actuating device, be used for driving respectively described separately anamorphic attachment for cinemascope.

46. equipment as claimed in claim 45, wherein said actuating device comprise a compressed-air controlled drive assembly.

47. as claim 45 or 46 described equipment, also comprise a position reference device, be used to adjust the operational stroke of at least one described anamorphic attachment for cinemascope.

48. equipment, comprise a plurality of operating units, be used for forming filling containers by the sheet material that advances along a path, described operating unit comprises a filler cells, this filler cells comprises one at sizer movably between line position and off-line position, described sizer can be sent to liquid product in the described container when being in line position, and described sizer can be sent to such liquid product at least one inspection container when being in the off-line position.

49. equipment as claimed in claim 48 also comprises a bracket, is used for preparing the described inspection container of filling condition lower support.

50. method, comprise by sheet material and form container, the operation sizer is being sent to liquid product in the described container at line position, and the Moveable packings device is to the off-line position, and the operation sizer is sent to such liquid product at least one inspection container in the off-line position.

51. equipment comprises any two or more claim 1, any combination of one of 4,9,11,18,27,29,43,47 and 48 described apparatus characteristics.

52. method comprises any combination of any method step in claim 35 and 50.

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