EP0098247A2 - Verfahren und Maschine zum automatischen Herstellen von Futterstäben für Haustiere - Google Patents

Verfahren und Maschine zum automatischen Herstellen von Futterstäben für Haustiere Download PDF

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EP0098247A2
EP0098247A2 EP83830119A EP83830119A EP0098247A2 EP 0098247 A2 EP0098247 A2 EP 0098247A2 EP 83830119 A EP83830119 A EP 83830119A EP 83830119 A EP83830119 A EP 83830119A EP 0098247 A2 EP0098247 A2 EP 0098247A2
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Ercole Della Rossa
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B15/00—Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing
    • B30B15/0082—Dust eliminating means; Mould or press ram cleaning means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B30B11/02—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space
    • B30B11/14—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space co-operating with moulds on a movable carrier other than a turntable or a rotating drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B30B11/34—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses for coating articles, e.g. tablets

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  • the present invention relates to a method and machine for producing automatically pet feeding-sticks, of the type particularly suitable as pre-packed feeding means for birds and other pet animals kept inside cages where said feeding-sticks can be fixed to a wall.
  • the invention as claimed is intended to provide a remedy. It solves the problem by carrying out an operative method utilizing a completely automatic machine for the mass production of said pet feeding-sticks, said machine including essentially a continuous conveyor belt which is supplied with a plurality of shaping dies with various impressions for housing the sticks; the conveyor with the relevant movable dies is associated with a plurality of fixed treating stations in the relative path, which consist respectively: in a first advancing position on the upper portion of the conveyor, of a first feed filling station of said housings and alongside this one of a station for inserting axially the sticks in said side housings; in a second advancing position on the upper portion of the conveyor belt, of a shaping station with a movable upper die of the dies proceedinging from said first position, being this station associated with a collateral station for alternately washing the movable upper die; in a third position placed under the conveyor in the reversal path, of an unloading station for expelling the feeding-sticks as finished products; in a fourth position
  • the advantages offered by the invention are mainly that with such a machine it is possible to carry out an automatic mass production of said feeding-sticks with a very low cost, and at the same time the machine is extremely simplified, reliable and provided with operative mechanical means structured so that it does not require excessive maintenance. Moreover, the space taken by the machine is extremely reduced and this is a further advantage if related to the possibility of automatic production of said large quantities of feeding-sticks.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic side view of the whole machine in which the operative stations placed on the plane of the conveyor belt are sectioned for visualizing their structuration;
  • Figure 2 is a schematic sectional vertical front view,transversally to the belt, of the first operative station of stick shaping (in partial view) and inserting, with respect to the plane X-X of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a sectional transversal view of the conveyor belt like the preceding one, but in correspondence to the successive pressing station with respect to the plane Y-Y of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a sectional transversal view of the conveyor belt like the preceding ones, in correspondence to the unloading station of the finished feeding-sticks with respect to the plane Z-Z of Figure 1.
  • This type of pet feeding-stick “p” consists of a stick "b” into which a fixing head “s” is inserted for fixing the feeding-stick to the cage and at whose free end the feed "m” is shaped and pressed (see Figure 3).
  • the machine includes a frame "0" which supports an endless continuous conveyor belt with a chain 3 stretched with well known means between two stretching pulleys 1,2 , said conveyor belt supports a plurality of shaping dies 4 with a number of grooves, in the specific case four, in outwards open opposite couples 4' and comprising a side semiannular groove 4" which determines a sideward opening with respect to the more hollowed holding seats 4', which have a semicylindrical shape with rounded edges, placed parallel in transversal direction with respect to the belt chain 3.
  • auxiliary treating station "A” After a first free checking position or a possible installation of an auxiliary treating station "A", two stations are installed in a first operative position, respectively one placed exactly mating on the conveyor belt for receiving under it in adhesion a couple of dies 4, step by step, and constituting the shaping station "B1" for delivering the feeding mixture on the dies and another station "B2", placed sideways and acting transversally in order to insert the feeding-sticks in the respective seats 4' of the dies 4 after the feed delivering in the first station "Bl".
  • a third station "C” is placed for pressing the feeding mixture around the sticks inserted in the underlying pre-shaped die 4, being this station associated with an adjacent station "D” for washing the upper die alternately in the transferring step of the underlying die.
  • a station for unloading the shaped feeding-sticks on a collecting plane "V" is placed; finally, still under the conveyor belt, after the unloading station, a washing station "F” for washing from the bottom upwards the dies unloaded of the finished products, and more particularly for the complete cleaning of the seats 4' for the successive shaping.
  • the shaping machine of the shaping station “Bl” includes a feedbox 9 for conveying the pasty mixture of feed with glue into a blendor "m” provided with two couples of motorized axles 10 with mixing blades rotating in opposed couple, in which the upper couple rotates in a double number of turns than the lower couple and in opposite direction, being each couple rotating also in opposite direction and so that the lower couple rotates with the mixing blades which move downwards when they are in the inside adjacent position, as shown by the arrows of Figure 1.
  • at least one of said axles will be motorized and will transmit the respective equal or double number of turns to the adjacent axles by means of gear wheels placed sideways 10'.
  • the mixing blades will preferably consist of sleepers parallel to each rotating axle 10 and suitably spaced from same, being the upper mixing blades in feathered position in only one direction, whereas in the lower couple they are placed in contraposition.
  • the blendor "m" has at the bottom a smoothing means 11 cooperating with pressure spring systems in order to adhere on the upper surface of the lower dies 4 passing in adjacent couple, smoothing the excess of material when the transferring of said dies 4 has to be carried out from one station to the other.
  • the flanked station "B2" includes a loader 19 of heads "s" to be fixed at the cages and of sticks "b” associated respectively with a stake 20 and with a lever 21 for unloading one by one said pieces into an underlying inserting station, which comprises a receiving plane of the two pieces axially associated with two jaws 24,24' which tighten the stick "b", said receiving plane supporting by means of supports 27, fixable in a sliding position 28, a fluid-dynamic cylinder 22 whose stem end 22' is placed at the end of the head "s" to be inserted in the respective inserting stick "b”, and the assembly is further supported by means of stirrups 26 on a transversal horizontal guide sliding system 25 for moving in to-and-fro oscillation toward the shaping station "Bl", being said movement operated by the stem 23' of a fluid-dynamic cylinder 23.
  • the successive pressing station “C” comprises a press with a vertically movable in upper contrapositioii die 13 with vertical lateral guides 30 of the respective supports 31, by means of fluid-dynamic air-operated cylinder 32, with the further characteristic that each seat 33 of the counterdie 13 has a plurality of holes 34 connected to an air inlet for unloading and cleaning with alternate jets these upper seats between a pressing step and the following one, being the pressing structure supported by a supporting bridge frame 29,12.
  • Said pressing station “C” is associated with an adjacent washing station “D” which comprises a fluid-dynamic cylinder 4 which operates an alternately movable valve 15 provided with a linkage in association with said movement which operates a set of upper sprayers 16 in upward lifting while these ones are taken under the movable upper die 13 when said die is upward lifted, tightening airtight against it, for the relative washing of the respective pressing countergrooves 33 while the underlying die 4 with the pressed feeding-sticks gets out and advances toward the successive station.
  • a fluid-dynamic cylinder 4 which operates an alternately movable valve 15 provided with a linkage in association with said movement which operates a set of upper sprayers 16 in upward lifting while these ones are taken under the movable upper die 13 when said die is upward lifted, tightening airtight against it, for the relative washing of the respective pressing countergrooves 33 while the underlying die 4 with the pressed feeding-sticks gets out and advances toward the successive station.
  • the successive station "E” for unloading the pressed pieces is placed below, in the return step of the conveyor belt 3 with the dies 4 overturned, and said station includes a fluid-dynamic cylinder 17 which operates a head alternately movable downward 35, which is connected to an air delivery duct and mates with an axial hole of the die 4 placed centrally and communicating with a plurality of microholes 4"' which are in communication with the housing seats 4' of the sticks "p".
  • the step by step advance of the chain 3 is determined by an alternate movement mechanism consisting of a fluid-dynamic stem 7 which determines the reciprocating sliding of a hooking tooth 8 for each mesh 3' along the guide system 5,6.
  • the final station "F" placed below in the return step of the conveyor belt 3, comprises a washing box with a water jet duct and a plurality of sprayers 18 for delivering a suitable jet of pressurized water from the bottom upward in the respective housing seats 4' of the overturned dies 4, thus cleaning and preparing them for the successive shaping.
  • a further important characteristic of the pressing station consists in that the upper portion of the countergroove 33 of the respective movable die 13 penetrates, during the pressing, into the opposite seat 4' of the underlying die 4. Udine, July 1, 1983.

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EP83830119A 1982-06-24 1983-06-14 Verfahren und Maschine zum automatischen Herstellen von Futterstäben für Haustiere Withdrawn EP0098247A3 (de)

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IT8283416A IT1210036B (it) 1982-06-24 1982-06-24 Metodo e macchina per produrre automaticamente bastoncini con mangime.

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EP0999024A1 (de) * 1998-11-06 2000-05-10 Christopher James Whiteley Verbesserungen bezüglich Formpressen
CN114834081A (zh) * 2022-03-25 2022-08-02 泗洪新创源木业有限公司 一种绿色建材制备用复合型防火板材的安全热压装置
CN115177013A (zh) * 2022-08-02 2022-10-14 安徽宏亮饲料科技有限公司 一种添加有中草药保健的猪饲料制备系统及其制备方法

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GB190929438A (en) * 1909-12-16 1910-12-16 Thomas Macdonald Improvements in Means for Manufacturing Feeding Cakes or the like for Animals and for Extracting Oil from the Seeds used therefor.
US1959612A (en) * 1932-05-07 1934-05-22 Auto Mold Inc Apparatus for manufacturing articles from plastic composition materials
GB1144261A (en) * 1965-05-06 1969-03-05 Chambon Ltd Improvements in or relating to method and machine for manufacturing pellets
EP0021052A2 (de) * 1979-06-13 1981-01-07 Alfred Merkl Blockartiger Vogelfutterkörper

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GB190929438A (en) * 1909-12-16 1910-12-16 Thomas Macdonald Improvements in Means for Manufacturing Feeding Cakes or the like for Animals and for Extracting Oil from the Seeds used therefor.
US1959612A (en) * 1932-05-07 1934-05-22 Auto Mold Inc Apparatus for manufacturing articles from plastic composition materials
GB1144261A (en) * 1965-05-06 1969-03-05 Chambon Ltd Improvements in or relating to method and machine for manufacturing pellets
EP0021052A2 (de) * 1979-06-13 1981-01-07 Alfred Merkl Blockartiger Vogelfutterkörper

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0999024A1 (de) * 1998-11-06 2000-05-10 Christopher James Whiteley Verbesserungen bezüglich Formpressen
CN114834081A (zh) * 2022-03-25 2022-08-02 泗洪新创源木业有限公司 一种绿色建材制备用复合型防火板材的安全热压装置
CN115177013A (zh) * 2022-08-02 2022-10-14 安徽宏亮饲料科技有限公司 一种添加有中草药保健的猪饲料制备系统及其制备方法
CN115177013B (zh) * 2022-08-02 2023-08-22 安徽宏亮饲料科技有限公司 一种添加有中草药保健的猪饲料制备系统及其制备方法

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