EP0010566B1 - Collecting device for flat goods, particularly cards - Google Patents

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EP0010566B1
EP0010566B1 EP79100741A EP79100741A EP0010566B1 EP 0010566 B1 EP0010566 B1 EP 0010566B1 EP 79100741 A EP79100741 A EP 79100741A EP 79100741 A EP79100741 A EP 79100741A EP 0010566 B1 EP0010566 B1 EP 0010566B1
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Jean-Marie De Somer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
    • B65H29/38—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by movable piling or advancing arms, frames, plates, or like members with which the articles are maintained in face contact
    • B65H29/40—Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/30—Arrangements for removing completed piles
    • B65H31/3081—Arrangements for removing completed piles by acting on edge of the pile for moving it along a surface, e.g. by pushing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H39/00—Associating, collating, or gathering articles or webs
    • B65H39/02—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources
    • B65H39/06—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams
    • B65H39/065—Associating,collating or gathering articles from several sources from delivery streams by collecting in rotary carriers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/42—Piling, depiling, handling piles
    • B65H2301/421—Forming a pile
    • B65H2301/4217—Forming multiple piles
    • B65H2301/42172—Forming multiple piles simultaneously
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
    • B65H2404/65—Other elements in face contact with handled material rotating around an axis parallel to face of material and perpendicular to transport direction, e.g. star wheel
    • B65H2404/653—Other elements in face contact with handled material rotating around an axis parallel to face of material and perpendicular to transport direction, e.g. star wheel having 3 or 4 elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/70—Other elements in edge contact with handled material, e.g. registering, orientating, guiding devices
    • B65H2404/73—Means for sliding the handled material on a surface, e.g. pushers
    • B65H2404/732—Means for sliding the handled material on a surface, e.g. pushers in a direction perpendicular to a feeding / delivery direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
    • B65H2404/70—Other elements in edge contact with handled material, e.g. registering, orientating, guiding devices
    • B65H2404/73—Means for sliding the handled material on a surface, e.g. pushers
    • B65H2404/733—Means for sliding the handled material on a surface, e.g. pushers reciprocating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/10—Cassettes, holders, bins, decks, trays, supports or magazines for sheets stacked substantially horizontally
    • B65H2405/11—Parts and details thereof
    • B65H2405/111—Bottom
    • B65H2405/1115—Bottom with surface inclined, e.g. in width-wise direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/19—Specific article or web
    • B65H2701/1914—Cards, e.g. telephone, credit and identity cards

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  • the invention relates to a collecting device for flat goods, particularly cards.
  • US Patent 3,088,604 describes an apparatus which comprises an endless conveyor with at least one conveying strip for the goods, at least one collecting member which is mounted facing one end of the endless feed conveyor to collect the goods, which are fed on the top side of this feed conveyor, which collecting member comprises a portion which at least during the collecting of the goods, forms a stop therefor and a portion which stands on the preceding portion and at least during the collecting of the goods, makes with respect to the top side of the respective conveying strip, an angle with the direction of movement of this top side and has a free end which is located at a height different from this top side, to cause the goods fed along this top side to tilt around an axis directed crosswise to their movement direction.
  • the apparatus according to this patent has only for an object to stack newspapers or similar flat documents without having to turn the stacked papers over more than 90°, as is necessary in a collecting device for cards such as playing cards.
  • the apparatus according to the above US Patent is thus of no use for collecting cards such as playing cards and the like.
  • the cut-out playing cards are located in one or more rows on the top portion of an endless conveyor band.
  • the collecting device does not allow obtaining separate packages corresponding to a card set; there is obtained a continuous row of vertically piled cards which have then to be distributed manually in packages corresponding to a set.
  • a second drawback lies in the collecting occurring with a limited speed so that the manufacturing speed is not only limited by a linear speed not to be exceeded when cutting, but also due to the collecting operation.
  • the collecting member comprises a clamping mechanism to retain the goods collected against the stop-forming portion, at least temporarily against the other portion.
  • the collecting device comprises a plurality of endless conveying strips running in parallel relationship, for a plurality of goods rows, and facing the one end of each such strips lies at least during the collecting of goods, a collecting member.
  • the collecting member is so arranged as to be swingable facing the one end of the conveying strip and the collecting device comprises means to swing said collecting member at intervals and to retain same in position facing the one end of the conveying strip when collecting.
  • the feed conveyor 1 lies in the topmost position thereof and against the discharge punch in such a way that the discharged cards 3 are directly positively sucked by the suction belts 2 and consequently always take an accurately determined position in which they remain during the movement thereof.
  • the collecting device comprises facing the discharge end of each suction belt 2, three collecting members 9 which are rotatable about a horizontal geometric axis which is directed cross-wise to the movement direction of the suction belts 2 as shown by arrow 8.
  • Said three collecting members 9 are made fast to a horizontal shaft 10 which thus runs in the direction of the rotation axis.
  • Said three collecting members 9 are evenly distributed over the circumference of said shaft 10 and they all lie in a plane which is directed at right angles to the rotation axis.
  • the axis is common to all of the series of three collecting members 9 facing the various suction belts 2 in such a way that said shaft 10 thus runs over the whole width below the discharge end of the feed conveyor 1.
  • Said shaft 10 is supported with ends of smaller cross-section 11 in the above-mentioned main frame, not shown in the figures.
  • Each one of said collecting members 9 comprises two bent fingers 13 of L-shape which lie next to one another along the lengthwise direction of shaft 10, with a spacing which is somewhat larger than the width of the corresponding suction belt 2. Said fingers 13 are however so located that due to the rotation of shaft 10, the revolution direction of which is shown in Figure 1 by arrow 12, they move on either side of the corresponding suction belt 2 and consequently also of the wheel 4 and the auxiliary frame 5 which supports said belt at the discharge end thereof.
  • a following card 3 which is fed by suction belt 2 will be slipped automatically below said latter-mentioned card 3 whereafter also this card 3 will be forced by portions 15 of member 9 to take a slanting position and to lie against the preceding card 3.
  • a series of cards 3 fed by one suction belt 2 is collected in succession into a small package whereby each time a following card is slipped below a preceding card.
  • each collecting member 9 further comprises a clamping mechanism which is shown generally in 16.
  • Said clamping mechanism comprises for each finger 13 of the collecting member 9, a spring wire which is fast to portion 14 and which extends along portion 15 of finger 13.
  • Said conveyor 17 comprises for each suction belt 2 of the feed conveyor 1, a pair of endless chains 18 between which are secured small boxes formed by a bottom 20 and two walls 21 standing thereon.
  • the walls 21 are directed outwards relative to the conveyor 17 and stand cross-wise to the endless chains 18.
  • the boxes 20, 21 are consequently open sideways relative to the lengthwise direction of the chains 18.
  • the boxes 20, 21 are secured with the bottom 20 thereof through hinges 19 to the links of the chains 18.
  • Said endless chains 18 from each pair each run at both ends of the conveyor 17 over a chain wheel 22 which is made fast by means of circlips 23 to a shaft 24.
  • the topmost portion of the endless conveyor 17 is thus comprised of as many rows of boxes 20, 21 running along the movement direction of the chains 18 as there are suction belts 2, whereby each row is located below a suction belt 2 and runs further way along the same direction as the suction belt 2.
  • the collecting device comprises twelve suction belts 2, it also comprises twelve rows of small boxes 20, 21. Said boxes 20, 21 from adjacent rows also lie directly next to one another in such a way that columns are thus formed.
  • the number of columns, that is thus the number of boxes 20, 21 present in one row completely on the topmost portion of a pair of endless chains 18, is one more than the number of rows.
  • a package of cards 3 from a collecting member 9 is collected in each box 20, 21 of that box column that lies at the end lying below shaft 10 of the topmost portion of endless conveyor 17.
  • the conveyor 17 lies stationary.
  • the card package is pushed away from the portion 15 of both fingers 13 from a collecting member 9, through a wall 21 of a box 20, 21 proper during a revolution of the collecting member unit.
  • the length of wall 21 is always approximately equal to the width of a suction belt 2 and consequently may fit precisely between both fingers 13 from member 9.
  • portion 1 from a collecting member 9 in the lowermost position thereof is located below the lowermost edge of the back wall 21 of that box 20, 21 which lies precisely below said collecting member 9 at the top side of conveyor 17.
  • Said bringing together occurs by means of fingers 27 which are secured to a bearing plate 28.
  • Said bearing plate 28 runs in parallel relationship above the topmost portion of endless conveyor 17 and is alternately movable at right angles to the movement direction of said topmost portion as shown by arrow 26.
  • Said bearing plate 28 lies with both sides thereof which are directed at right angles to the movement direction thereof, slidingly on two shafts 29 which are thus directed along the movement direction of the bearing plate 28 and thus run in parallel relationship to shafts 24.
  • Said shafts 29 are fast to the frame 25.
  • the alternating sliding of the bearing plate 28 may be obtained in any known suitable way.
  • the bearing plate 28 may for instance be secured to a tube which fits on a rotating shaft which is provided with a sinusoidal groove, while a pin goes through the tube to enter with one end thereof said groove to thus follow said groove path during the revolution of said shaft.
  • the number of fingers 27 which are fast to the lower side of bearing plate 28 is equal to the number of rows of small boxes 20, 21 but one. All of the fingers 27 lie on one line which lies in diagonal above the topmost portion of the endless conveyor 17. In the rest position a finger lies precisely next to that box 20, 21 which lies in the second position as considered along the box movement direction, on the topmost portion of an outermost box row and a following row of boxes 20, 21, directly next to the third box 20, 21 from the latter-mentioned row. The following third finger lies between the latter-mentioned row and the third row of boxes 20, 21, directly next to the fourth box 20, 21 from the latter-mentioned row, etc.
  • the alternating movement of the bearing plate 28 with the fingers 27 is precisely equal to the width of a box row.
  • a finger 27 can push a card package from a box 20, 21 from the first row towards the adjacent box from the following row. None happens during the return movement.
  • the possibility for the fingers 27 to push card packages away from the boxes 20, 21 results from said boxes being open in the movement direction of said fingers 27, that is thus along the width direction of endless conveyor 17, and from said fingers reaching down to the box bottom 20.
  • Said box bottom 20 is provided for this purpose with a groove 30 running along the finger movement direction, in such a way that the lowermost end of a finger running therethrough can surely reach down to below the lower side of the card package laying on said bottom 20.
  • the top side of bottom 20 in all of the boxes 20, 21 slants along the movement direction of the fingers 27, but for groove 30, upwards along the movement direction of the fingers 27 as they take along a card package.
  • the collecting device does not have necessarily to collect playing cards, it may also be used collect beer pads or other flat goods.
  • the collecting members should not necessarily either be mounted to swing about a horizontal axis. They could also be swingable about a vertical axis and they might even not be swingable at all. In that case where the collecting members are fixed, other means should of course be provided to push the goods collected by the collecting member away therefrom in place of the described means. Such pushing away may for example be performed with a movable punch.
  • That portion of the collecting members which causes the collected members to tilt should not absolutely either run downwards away from the feed conveyor. Said portion might also slant in the other direction.

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BE191511A BE871738A (nl) 1978-11-03 1978-11-03 Verzamelinrichting voor platte voorwerpen, in het bijzonder kaarten.
BE191511 1978-11-03

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BR (1) BR7907137A (pt)
CA (1) CA1137128A (pt)
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DE (1) DE2964398D1 (pt)
DK (1) DK464979A (pt)
FI (1) FI66577C (pt)
GR (1) GR73599B (pt)
HK (1) HK5285A (pt)
HU (1) HU182908B (pt)
IE (1) IE48862B1 (pt)
NO (1) NO147790C (pt)
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US3088604A (en) * 1959-05-21 1963-05-07 Bonnierfoeretagen Ab Apparatus for stacking newspapers and the like
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FI793391A (fi) 1980-05-04
ATA703279A (de) 1983-07-15
PT70403A (en) 1979-12-01
IE48862B1 (en) 1985-05-29
HK5285A (en) 1985-01-25
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CA1137128A (en) 1982-12-07
IE792079L (en) 1980-05-03
HU182908B (en) 1984-03-28
FI66577B (fi) 1984-07-31
AT373845B (de) 1984-02-27
DK464979A (da) 1980-05-04
NO147790C (no) 1983-06-15
DE2964398D1 (en) 1983-02-03
FI66577C (fi) 1984-11-12

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