EP0075370B1 - A method and apparatus for protecting a fodder press against jamming - Google Patents
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- B30—PRESSES
- B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
- B30B11/00—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses
- B30B11/20—Roller-and-ring machines, i.e. with roller disposed within a ring and co-operating with the inner surface of the ring
- B30B11/201—Roller-and-ring machines, i.e. with roller disposed within a ring and co-operating with the inner surface of the ring for extruding material
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- B30—PRESSES
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- B30B15/00—Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing
- B30B15/28—Arrangements for preventing distortion of, or damage to, presses or parts thereof
- B30B15/281—Arrangements for preventing distortion of, or damage to, presses or parts thereof overload limiting devices
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- the invention relates to a method and apparatus for protecting a fodder press against jamming, the fodder press comprising a press chamber having a rotary die and a plurality of pressure rolls positioned within the die, each being rotatable about a shaft, a motor for driving the die, as well as a door positioned before the press chamber said door being coupled to a supply opening for raw material.
- Such a fodder press is disclosed in Dutch patent application 281.048.
- the raw material such as ground fodder
- said raw material is mixed with steam.
- the steam provides on the one hand a lubricating effect during the pressing through the die and on the other hand provides a sufficient binding force to the lump eventually formed from the ground fodder.
- the supply of steam should be carefully adjusted to the nature and the quantity of the raw material in order to ensure that the pressing through the die takes place with optimally low energy consumption and an optimally high production. If excessive steam in relation to a given quantity. of raw material is supplied, the fodder in the press will obtain a gelatin form and this gelatin formation will block the press, which will increasingly load the drive motor and likewise lead to a substantially lower efficiency.
- the invention to this effect provides a method of protecting a fodder press of the above mentioned type against jamming, in which the magnitude of the electric current flowing towards the motor is measured and when a predetermined current value is exceeded a control signal is generated by which control signal means are set in operation for opening the door positioned before the press chamber.
- the invention likewise provides an apparatus for performing the method according to the invention, there being provided means for measuring the electric current flowing towards the motor, means for generating a control signal when a predetermined current value is exceeded and means for opening upon command of said control signal the door positioned before the press chamber.
- German Offenlegungsschrift 2,013,272 describes a method and an apparatus for comparing the momentary current flowing to the motor of a press with the current that under normal circumstances has to flow to said motor. This comparison is carried out when the motor is in an unloaded condition or when the motor carries out one specific function. When the momentary current is not equal to the current which flows under normal conditions, this is an indication that something is wrong with the motor and the motor is disconnected. In the power lines to the motor also overload fuses can be inserted, to cut off the power when the motor is in an overload condition.
- Figures 1 and 2 show a fodder press comprising a housing 1 having at its front a press chamber 2 with mounted therein three pressure rolls 3,4 and 5, each being rotatable about a stationary shaft.
- the pressure rolls coact with the inside of a perforated annular die 6 enclosing said rolls, which die is mounted on the one end of a hollow rotatably mounted shaft 7, which at the other end carries a drive disk 8.
- the drive disk 8 is coupled to the drive motor 9 via a belt.
- a door 10 Before the die 6 there is attached to the housing a door 10 which is adapted for rotation about a pivot 10a.
- the supply of raw material to the press chamber takes places via a suitable opening in the door through a supply 11.
- the door is provided with an extended attachment member 12 and the housing is provided with an attachment point 13 situated beside the press chamber at the exterior of the housing. Between the free end of the attachment member 12 and the attachment point 13 there is provided an air cylinder 14 which is actuated upon command of a control signal and being adapted to displace the door 10 from the closed position shown in fig. 2 in full lines towards the open position shown in dotted lines.
- an air cylinder instead of an air cylinder other members may be used which under influence of a control signal ensure the required opening of the door.
- Fig. 3 diagrammatically shows an electric circuit for generating the control signal for the air cylinder 14.
- a transducer 20 which is connected to a device 21.
- the device 21 is adapted to produce a control signal when the current that flows through the line T exceeds an adjustable predetermined value.
- a device 21 may for instance be a contact ammeter having an adjustable response value, as marketed under the tradename Fotact.
- the control signal of the device 21 is supplied to a relay 22 a contact 22a of which is incorporated in the feed line for the air cylinder 14, which is diagrammatically shown.
- the relay 22 under influence of the control signal of the device 21 is responsive, the contact 22a is closed and the cylinder is energized in such a way that the door 10 of the press is opened.
- the method according to the invention is performed as follows.
- the device 21 is set in such a way that it produces a control signal when a predetermined current value is exceeded, e.g. at a value which is 20% higher than the value upon normal operation.
- This current value is chosen in such a way that at the predetermined current value an initial gelatin formation in the press chamber 2 occurs.
- the device 21 produces the control signal and the air cylinder 14 is energized through relay contact 22a and opens the door 10 of the press. All the raw material still present in the supply 11 and at the inside of the door falls downwardly and can no longer reach the press chamber 2.
- the loose, raw material still present in the press chamber 2 can also fall out of the press chamber, while the raw material still present between the pressure rolls and the die is pressed through the die, so.that the press therefore is completely self-cleaned without human intervention.
Description
- The invention relates to a method and apparatus for protecting a fodder press against jamming, the fodder press comprising a press chamber having a rotary die and a plurality of pressure rolls positioned within the die, each being rotatable about a shaft, a motor for driving the die, as well as a door positioned before the press chamber said door being coupled to a supply opening for raw material.
- Such a fodder press is disclosed in Dutch patent application 281.048. Before the raw material, such as ground fodder, is supplied to the press, said raw material is mixed with steam. The steam provides on the one hand a lubricating effect during the pressing through the die and on the other hand provides a sufficient binding force to the lump eventually formed from the ground fodder. The supply of steam should be carefully adjusted to the nature and the quantity of the raw material in order to ensure that the pressing through the die takes place with optimally low energy consumption and an optimally high production. If excessive steam in relation to a given quantity. of raw material is supplied, the fodder in the press will obtain a gelatin form and this gelatin formation will block the press, which will increasingly load the drive motor and likewise lead to a substantially lower efficiency. If no reduction of steam supply or increase in the quantity of supplied raw material takes place, the formation of gelatin will continue to increase until the press automatically stops since the maximum motor power is exceeded. In practice it is found that the protection of the motor often reacts even so slowly that the driving belts for the press burn out before the motor stops. After the jamming of the press, the space containing the pressure rolls and the die has to be cleaned before the press can be put in operation again.
- It has already been proposed to prevent the jamming by detecting the formation of gelatin in a very early stage and subsequently to stop the supply of raw material, for instance by automatically closing a valve in the supply opening of the raw material. However, it has been found that the jamming process takes place so rapidly that the quantity of raw material still present upon the closure of such a valve between said valve and the press chamber is sufficient to produce a complete jamming of the press, so that the press will still have to be stopped and cleaned.
- It is the object of the invention to provide a method and an apparatus for protecting a fodder press against jamming, said method being highly reliable and said apparatus being adapted to be simply applied without high cost on existing presses.
- The invention to this effect provides a method of protecting a fodder press of the above mentioned type against jamming, in which the magnitude of the electric current flowing towards the motor is measured and when a predetermined current value is exceeded a control signal is generated by which control signal means are set in operation for opening the door positioned before the press chamber.
- The invention likewise provides an apparatus for performing the method according to the invention, there being provided means for measuring the electric current flowing towards the motor, means for generating a control signal when a predetermined current value is exceeded and means for opening upon command of said control signal the door positioned before the press chamber.
- It has been found that the jamming of a fodder press by means of the features according to the invention can be completely prevented. When the fodder press threatens to become jammed, the motor power input, and hence the current flowing to the motor, rapidly increases. This current increase can be detected and upon excess of a predetermined value, a control signal for opening the door can be generated. Since the door positioned before the press chamber is opened, in which door there is provided the supply opening for raw material, the supply of even the smallest quantity of raw material is prevented, while likewise the loose raw material still present in the press chamber can fall out of the machine. The pressure rolls press the other raw material still present, which did not fall out of the press chamber, through the die. It is supposed that not only the complete stopping of the supply of raw material is favourable to prevent gelatin formation, but that likewise the sudden entry of relatively cool ambient air into the press chamber favourably affects the processing by the pressure rolls of the raw material still present.
- German Offenlegungsschrift 2,013,272 describes a method and an apparatus for comparing the momentary current flowing to the motor of a press with the current that under normal circumstances has to flow to said motor. This comparison is carried out when the motor is in an unloaded condition or when the motor carries out one specific function. When the momentary current is not equal to the current which flows under normal conditions, this is an indication that something is wrong with the motor and the motor is disconnected. In the power lines to the motor also overload fuses can be inserted, to cut off the power when the motor is in an overload condition.
- One embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
- fig. 1 is a partially exploded front view of a fodder press provided with the apparatus according to the invention;
- fig. 2 is a top view of the press according to fig. 1, in which the door is shown in a closed and an opened position and
- fig. 3 is a diagramatic view of the control circuit for the apparatus according to the invention.
- Figures 1 and 2 show a fodder press comprising a housing 1 having at its front a
press chamber 2 with mounted therein threepressure rolls 3,4 and 5, each being rotatable about a stationary shaft. The pressure rolls coact with the inside of a perforated annular die 6 enclosing said rolls, which die is mounted on the one end of a hollow rotatably mountedshaft 7, which at the other end carries adrive disk 8. Thedrive disk 8 is coupled to thedrive motor 9 via a belt. Before the die 6 there is attached to the housing adoor 10 which is adapted for rotation about apivot 10a. The supply of raw material to the press chamber takes places via a suitable opening in the door through asupply 11. The door is provided with an extendedattachment member 12 and the housing is provided with anattachment point 13 situated beside the press chamber at the exterior of the housing. Between the free end of theattachment member 12 and theattachment point 13 there is provided anair cylinder 14 which is actuated upon command of a control signal and being adapted to displace thedoor 10 from the closed position shown in fig. 2 in full lines towards the open position shown in dotted lines. Instead of an air cylinder other members may be used which under influence of a control signal ensure the required opening of the door. - Fig. 3 diagrammatically shows an electric circuit for generating the control signal for the
air cylinder 14. To one of the feed line T of themotor 9, which in the case shown in connected to a three- phase (R, S, T) supply voltage, there is coupled atransducer 20 which is connected to adevice 21. Thedevice 21 is adapted to produce a control signal when the current that flows through the line T exceeds an adjustable predetermined value. Such adevice 21 may for instance be a contact ammeter having an adjustable response value, as marketed under the tradename Fotact. The control signal of thedevice 21 is supplied to arelay 22 acontact 22a of which is incorporated in the feed line for theair cylinder 14, which is diagrammatically shown. When therelay 22 under influence of the control signal of thedevice 21 is responsive, thecontact 22a is closed and the cylinder is energized in such a way that thedoor 10 of the press is opened. - The method according to the invention is performed as follows. The
device 21 is set in such a way that it produces a control signal when a predetermined current value is exceeded, e.g. at a value which is 20% higher than the value upon normal operation. This current value is chosen in such a way that at the predetermined current value an initial gelatin formation in thepress chamber 2 occurs. When the predetermined current value is exceeded, thedevice 21 produces the control signal and theair cylinder 14 is energized throughrelay contact 22a and opens thedoor 10 of the press. All the raw material still present in thesupply 11 and at the inside of the door falls downwardly and can no longer reach thepress chamber 2. The loose, raw material still present in thepress chamber 2 can also fall out of the press chamber, while the raw material still present between the pressure rolls and the die is pressed through the die, so.that the press therefore is completely self-cleaned without human intervention. - When the door is opened an alarm signal is produced on behalf of an operator, while naturally also the supply of raw material is stopped. After the press has cleaned itself in the above described manner, the door is closed by the operator, the steam supply is slightly reduced, the press is put in operation and the supply of raw material is resumed. The protection against jamming according to the invention is therefore effected completely automatically, while the replacing in operation of the press can take place very quickly, since the time-consuming manual cleaning of the press chamber is superfluous.
- It will be clear that many modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. For instance, instead of one cylinder two cylinders may be applied, while the door of the press no longer rotates about a fixed point but is advanced by cylinders on either side of the door parallel to the front face of the press. Since in such a case a uniform displacement of the door is highly important, preferably so-called electrocylinders are employed which are provided with a threaded drive shaft and a motor for moving such shaft.
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NL8104343A NL8104343A (en) | 1981-09-21 | 1981-09-21 | FASTENING PROTECTION. |
NL8104343 | 1981-09-21 |
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EP0075370A1 EP0075370A1 (en) | 1983-03-30 |
EP0075370B1 true EP0075370B1 (en) | 1985-02-13 |
EP0075370B2 EP0075370B2 (en) | 1990-01-24 |
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