EP0263359A1 - Dispositif à coupe transversale - Google Patents

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EP0263359A1
EP0263359A1 EP87113899A EP87113899A EP0263359A1 EP 0263359 A1 EP0263359 A1 EP 0263359A1 EP 87113899 A EP87113899 A EP 87113899A EP 87113899 A EP87113899 A EP 87113899A EP 0263359 A1 EP0263359 A1 EP 0263359A1
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Walter Pohl
Arthur Dirks
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Peters Maschinenfabrik GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/26—Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting member; Means for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
    • B26D7/2628—Means for adjusting the position of the cutting member
    • B26D7/265—Journals, bearings or supports for positioning rollers or cylinders relatively to each other
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/56—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which travels with the work otherwise than in the direction of the cut, i.e. flying cutter
    • B26D1/62—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which travels with the work otherwise than in the direction of the cut, i.e. flying cutter and is rotating about an axis parallel to the line of cut, e.g. mounted on a rotary cylinder
    • B26D1/626—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which travels with the work otherwise than in the direction of the cut, i.e. flying cutter and is rotating about an axis parallel to the line of cut, e.g. mounted on a rotary cylinder for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/08—Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting
    • B26D7/14—Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting by tensioning the work
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/26—Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting member; Means for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
    • B26D7/2628—Means for adjusting the position of the cutting member
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/465—Cutting motion of tool has component in direction of moving work
    • Y10T83/4766—Orbital motion of cutting blade
    • Y10T83/4795—Rotary tool
    • Y10T83/4824—With means to cause progressive transverse cutting
    • Y10T83/4827—With helical cutter blade
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/465—Cutting motion of tool has component in direction of moving work
    • Y10T83/4766—Orbital motion of cutting blade
    • Y10T83/4795—Rotary tool
    • Y10T83/483—With cooperating rotary cutter or backup
    • Y10T83/4833—Cooperating tool axes adjustable relative to each other
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/465—Cutting motion of tool has component in direction of moving work
    • Y10T83/4766—Orbital motion of cutting blade
    • Y10T83/4795—Rotary tool
    • Y10T83/483—With cooperating rotary cutter or backup
    • Y10T83/4836—With radial overlap of the cutting members

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  • the invention relates to a cross cutter for cutting web-like material, in particular corrugated cardboard, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Knife shaft pairs are usually used in cross cutters for corrugated cardboard production plants, in which each shaft holds at least one knife with a continuously running cutting edge which is at the same distance from the shaft axis.
  • the knife blade either runs parallel to the shaft axis or it is arranged helically.
  • the helical arrangement has the advantage that during the cutting process in a single Only a short section of the cutting edges is in engagement with one another at a time, which keeps the load on the knives, the knife holder and the shafts low.
  • the cutting edges of the knives describe circles that intersect slightly.
  • the cutting edge of one knife lies in the leading and the other in the trailing area of the knife blade.
  • the circumferential radius of the cutting edge in the trailing area is chosen to be somewhat larger than the radius of the other cutting knife, so that only one touch of the cutting edges takes place during one revolution and after this contact the cutting edges move relatively quickly apart.
  • the knife of at least one shaft is adjustably attached at a number of points. If wear on the knife edges is no longer guaranteed, at least one knife must be readjusted. This process requires an interruption in production and is very time-consuming. In the case of tough material or a certain grammage of the corrugated cardboard or also with moist or coated corrugated cardboard, a not inconsiderable preload between the knives must be set in order to obtain a perfect cut. A larger preload requires high cutting forces. In turn, high cutting forces occur at relatively short intervals readjustment of the knives required, which leads to undesired production interruption. High cutting forces also lead to rapid wear of the knives. Since heavy material to be sliced is not so common, it would be more economical to reset the high preload once the knife has been in service.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a cross cutter for cutting web-like material, in particular corrugated cardboard, in which an extension of the service life of the knives is achieved.
  • the shafts or knife bars carrying the knives span a considerable length. It is therefore known to store the cutter bars in a tube-like manner on a fixed core.
  • the fixed core is fixed in the machine frame and increases the bending stiffness required for cutting without increasing the mass moment of inertia of the cutter bar.
  • a bending moment is applied to at least one end of a core, with the aid of a suitable force unit which can act mechanically, hydraulically, pneumatically or electromechanically.
  • the direction of the force is such that the deflection of the core and thus also the knife shaft results in an increase in the pretension.
  • the direction of bending of the core is therefore approximately parallel to the direction of adjustment of the knives.
  • the direction of loading of the force unit can be changed to change the bending direction.
  • a force unit acts on both ends of a core as far as possible in order to obtain a uniform deflection.
  • the force to be applied to a core for a desired prestress can be halved in this way.
  • the knives on the knife shafts can be adjusted by means of their adjusting screws so that the usual light cardboard qualities are cut. This means special protection of the knives and thus an increased service life. Should be heavy cardboard with the cross cutter would be cut, the knives would usually be set hard.
  • the application of a bending moment to the core of the cutter bars pre-bends such that a desired cutter bias is generated.
  • the size of the preload can be made dependent on the quality of the material to be cut. A production interruption is not necessary. Just as quickly as a desired preload can be applied, it can be made to disappear again by eliminating the load from the power unit.
  • the force unit is expediently controlled by a suitable control device, which in turn can also be programmed in order to ensure a corresponding bending stress at the core of the cutter bar when different qualities are obtained.
  • the desired deflection may only need to be a fraction of a millimeter to set a desired prestress.
  • the deflection will naturally be greatest in the middle of the cutter bar. This effect is not disadvantageous, on the contrary, the cutting process is particularly critical in this area, so that a relatively large bias always ensures a perfect cut.
  • Two cores 11, 12 are arranged in a machine frame 10 of a cross cutter. They support with the help of roller bearings 13 and 14 hollow shafts 15, 16.
  • the hollow shafts 15, 16 carry gears 17 and 18 at the ends, so that the hollow shafts 15, 16 are coupled in a rotationally rigid manner.
  • the drive of the gears 17, 18 is not shown.
  • Knives 19, 20 are connected to the hollow shafts 15, 16. For the sake of simplicity, they are shown as knives that run parallel to the shaft axis. Knives with helical shapes are usually attached to cross cutters running cutting edge.
  • the knife 19 of the upper shaft 15 is firmly attached to a holder 21.
  • the lower knife 20 can be adjusted relative to its holder 22 in order to bear against the upper knife 21 when the knife edges touch.
  • the lower core 12 is movably supported in the machine frame 10 by means of self-aligning bearings 23, 24. Its ends protrude to a certain extent on both sides. With the help of a force unit, not shown, pressure can be exerted on both ends, as indicated by the arrows 25. In this way, a bending moment is applied to the core 12 from both sides, the moment arm being denoted by m.
  • the direction of the deflection is indicated by arrow 26 in FIG. 2.
  • the bending direction is approximately parallel to the adjustment knife of the lower knife 20.
  • the corresponding bending is indicated in FIG. 2 by the dashed line 27. Both in Fig. 1 and in Fig. 2, the deflection of the knife shaft 26 is shown greatly exaggerated.
  • the knives 19, 20 lie against one another with an increased pretension when they touch. This pretension depends on the extent of the deflection and this depends on the applied bending force. If a bending moment is applied to both cores 11, 12, redu the bending force is halved.
  • the application of the bending moment can be accomplished by any suitable force device that is operated pneumatically, hydraulically, mechanically, electromechanically or the like.

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EP87113899A 1986-10-08 1987-09-23 Dispositif à coupe transversale Expired - Lifetime EP0263359B1 (fr)

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EP0600220A1 (fr) * 1992-11-30 1994-06-08 BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH Dispositif de coupe transversale pour un matériau en nappe, en particulier pour une bande de carton
EP1974878A1 (fr) 2007-03-30 2008-10-01 Wilhelm Aichele Dispositif de coupe rotatif

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DE2817983A1 (de) * 1977-05-02 1978-11-09 Burroughs Corp Magnet zur erzeugung des magnetisierungsfeldes fuer einen magnetischen blasenspeicher sowie verfahren zu dessen herstellung
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EP0600220A1 (fr) * 1992-11-30 1994-06-08 BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH Dispositif de coupe transversale pour un matériau en nappe, en particulier pour une bande de carton
EP1974878A1 (fr) 2007-03-30 2008-10-01 Wilhelm Aichele Dispositif de coupe rotatif

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JPS63245391A (ja) 1988-10-12
US4756219A (en) 1988-07-12
DE3770106D1 (de) 1991-06-20

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