EP0003573B1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Zusammenführen von Gegenständen in einer Verpackungsmaschine - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Zusammenführen von Gegenständen in einer Verpackungsmaschine Download PDF

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EP0003573B1
EP0003573B1 EP79100309A EP79100309A EP0003573B1 EP 0003573 B1 EP0003573 B1 EP 0003573B1 EP 79100309 A EP79100309 A EP 79100309A EP 79100309 A EP79100309 A EP 79100309A EP 0003573 B1 EP0003573 B1 EP 0003573B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/22Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
    • B65B19/223Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers in a curved path; in a combination of straight and curved paths, e.g. on rotary tables or other endless conveyors
    • B65B19/225Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers in a curved path; in a combination of straight and curved paths, e.g. on rotary tables or other endless conveyors the conveyors having continuous movement
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/12Inserting the cigarettes, or wrapped groups thereof, into preformed containers
    • B65B19/18Inserting the cigarettes, or wrapped groups thereof, into preformed containers into drawer-and-shell type boxes or cartons
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/12Inserting the cigarettes, or wrapped groups thereof, into preformed containers
    • B65B19/20Inserting the cigarettes, or wrapped groups thereof, into preformed containers into boxes with hinged lids

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  • the invention relates to a method and a device for bringing objects together in a packaging machine, in particular for introducing the contents of the package into a package.
  • the problem of bringing objects together is very diverse in the packaging industry. It is mainly a question of introducing the contents of the package into a partially finished or one-sided open package.
  • the completion of cigarette packs of the "pusher and sleeve" type can be cited as an exemplary field of application.
  • the process of bringing two objects together is to insert the slide filled with the contents of the package into the erected sleeve.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a method and an apparatus for the continuous merging of objects, in particular for the continuous introduction of the package contents into an at least partially open package.
  • the advantage of the invention lies in the continuous mode of operation, which always results in a higher performance of the packaging machine that is being carried out.
  • the invention allows a compact construction of the packaging machine, although the merging of the objects extends over a longer circulation area of the revolvers used according to the invention.
  • the device shown in the drawings consists of several interacting individual units that interact optimally with one another, but can also be used in other contexts.
  • Objects can be combined with one another in a continuous movement sequence by means of a merging unit 10.
  • these objects are a sleeve 11 on the one hand and a filled slide 12 of a cigarette packet of the type "slide and sleeve" shown as an example in FIG. 1.
  • a transfer device 13 is used to feed objects - in the present case the filled slide 12 - to a revolver rotating. This transfer device 13 is preceded by a lifting device 14, through which objects are transferred to the lifting device 14 from a conveyor 15, which in the present case runs in a straight line.
  • FIG. 11 shows details of a rocker 16 which is moved in a special way, likewise for transferring objects to a revolving revolver. In the present case, these are flat blanks for forming the sleeve 11. Finally, an erector 17, likewise shown in FIG. 11, is to be emphasized, by means of which blanks received by the turret during the movement thereof, in particular for the sleeve 11, can be folded out are.
  • the merging unit 10 (see in particular FIG. 4) is a very compact structure.
  • Two revolvers 19 and 20 are rotatably mounted on a common main axis 18. Each of these revolvers 19, 20 serves to hold objects that are to be combined with one another.
  • the revolver 19 takes the pocket 21 Slide 12 with the cigarettes while the sleeves 11 are transported in holders 22 of the revolver 20.
  • the two revolvers 19 and 20 run continuously and at the same speed, such that pockets 21 and holder 22 are opposite to each other in the axial direction.
  • the combination takes place in such a way that the slides 12 are pushed out of the pockets 21 in the axial direction by means of plungers 23 and are inserted into the open sleeves 11 in the holders 22 of the revolver 20. Accordingly, during the rotation of the revolvers 19, 20, the slide 12 is axially displaced.
  • the revolver 19 is formed by pockets 21, which consist only of two lateral U-shaped side walls 24 and 25 (FIG. 2).
  • a side wall 24 is arranged stationary, while the side wall 25 is part of a pivot lever 26.
  • This is rotatably mounted between stops 27 on a support rod 28.
  • a plurality of support rods 28 are arranged concentrically with the main axis 18 at a distance therefrom.
  • the movable side wall 25 can be retracted by corresponding movement of the pivot lever 26.
  • This opening and closing movement of the pocket 21 or the pivot lever 26 can be controlled by an extension 29 of the pivot lever 26.
  • the support rods 28 run along a circular path around the main axis 18. During this cycle, the opening and closing movements of the pocket 21 are derived from the control groove 31 by the feeler roller 30.
  • Guide rods 33 are arranged at a distance from and parallel to the support rods 28. This and the support rods 28 each serve to slide the plunger 23 or a leg 34 of the same. The plunger 23 can thus be moved exclusively in the axial direction on the support rod 28 and the guide rod 33.
  • the end of the leg 34 is equipped with a sensing roller 35, which is formed in a control groove 36 on the circumference of a control cylinder 37.
  • This control cylinder is also firmly mounted on the main axis 18.
  • the plunger 23 or its plunger head 38 is dimensioned such that this part can be moved between the side walls 24 and 25 of the pocket 21.
  • the turret 20 is formed by a turret disk 39 which is rotatably mounted on the main axis 18.
  • the holders 22 are formed on the outer circumference of the turret disk 39 in the same arrangement and relative position.
  • these consist of a bearing base 40 which is attached directly to the turret disk 39 and are used for receiving, namely, contacting the relevant objects, in this case the sleeves 11.
  • a radially outward surface of the bearing base 40 is equipped with suction bores 41 which are connected to a central vacuum source via suction lines 42.
  • the angled suction lines 42 of each bearing base 40 lead to a ring line 43 of a fixed counter disc 44 which bears against the turret disc 39. This is in turn arranged fixed on the main axis 18.
  • the counter disc 44 also forms the lateral end of the merging unit 10 on this side.
  • the brackets 22 each have a side limiter 45 that can be moved in the radial direction relative to the bearing pedestals 40 and has two support legs 46 and 47 entry. This is designed so that the side delimiters 45 are moved radially outwards or inwards during the rotation of the turret 20.
  • the push rods 48 are each guided in a bearing piece 51 of the turret disk 39.
  • the support legs 46, 47 can be withdrawn completely inwards (lower region of FIG. 3), so that the outward-facing surfaces of the bearing pedestal 40 are exposed for receiving objects. It is therefore possible to accommodate objects whose transverse dimensions are greater than the distance between the support legs 46, 47. This is the case here when the sleeves 11 are supplied to the bearing bases 40 in a flattened configuration and are received by them. Only after the uprighting of the sleeve 11 1 in a three-dimensional, namely cuboid shape, the side delimiters 45 are moved radially outward and now include the object, namely the sleeve 11, with the support legs 46, 47 also in the region of the sides.
  • the (immovable) side walls 24 of the pockets 21 of the turret 19 are also attached to the turret disk 39.
  • the sleeves 11 are each assigned a circumferential insertion aid.
  • This consists of four corner guides 52 which are pivotally mounted in the corners of the sleeve 11 on the inlet side thereof. Pivot axes 53 for these corner guides 52 are arranged in a corner, so that the corner guides 52 can be pivoted from a pivoted-back position into the corners of the sleeve 11 (see FIGS. 9 and 10).
  • the entry Movement of the corner guides 52 in the mouth of the sleeve 11 consists of a superimposed pivoting movement and axial movement. The former is carried out by the slider 12 which is moved past the corner guides 52.
  • a hereby synchronous movement of the corner guides 52 in the axial direction into the sleeve 11 is brought about by a carrier 54 which is connected to the guide rod 33 which is movable in the axial direction.
  • the movement is controlled in that the carrier 54, with a feeler roller 55 arranged at the lower or radially inner end, enters an associated control groove 56 on the outer circumference of the control disk 32.
  • the carrier 54 is, moreover, slidably supported on the support rod 28 and thereby guided for exclusive axial movements.
  • the movements of the individual moving parts of the merging unit 10 are effected by a common drive.
  • This consists here of a drive wheel 57 mounted on the main axis 18, to which a drive disk 58, which is also connected with a rotating wheel, is connected.
  • the drive disk 58 is fixedly connected to the turret disk 39 acting as a counterpart by the axially parallel support rods 28.
  • the ends of the guide rods 33 are slidably axially displaceable both in the drive disk 58 and in the turret disk 39.

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  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
EP79100309A 1978-02-15 1979-02-02 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Zusammenführen von Gegenständen in einer Verpackungsmaschine Expired EP0003573B1 (de)

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DE2806263A DE2806263C2 (de) 1978-02-15 1978-02-15 Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Schiebepackungen für Zigaretten
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EP0034377A3 (en) 1981-09-02
DE2806263C2 (de) 1986-08-14
JPH0212805B2 (xx) 1990-03-28
JPS54117290A (en) 1979-09-12
BR7900923A (pt) 1979-09-11
CA1136537A (en) 1982-11-30
EP0034377B1 (de) 1984-11-07
EP0003573A2 (de) 1979-08-22

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