EP0267863B1 - Automatische Verpackungsmaschine für Flaschen in einzelnen Hülsen - Google Patents

Automatische Verpackungsmaschine für Flaschen in einzelnen Hülsen Download PDF

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EP0267863B1
EP0267863B1 EP87450021A EP87450021A EP0267863B1 EP 0267863 B1 EP0267863 B1 EP 0267863B1 EP 87450021 A EP87450021 A EP 87450021A EP 87450021 A EP87450021 A EP 87450021A EP 0267863 B1 EP0267863 B1 EP 0267863B1
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Jean-Michel Deguil
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • the present invention relates to a machine intended to be integrated into a bottling line and to allow the insertion of the bottles into individual cases shaped, filled, then closed completely automatically.
  • GB-A-2,049,608 there is known an automatic bottle holing installation comprising a first barrel picking one by one the bottles brought by a conveyor and placing them on a circular carousel with two floors where they receive, at the lower floor, an enveloping interior trim, then lifted to the upper floor to be introduced into a case by the bottom thereof. After which, the filled cases are transferred by a second barrel to an evacuation conveyor completely separate from the bottle supply conveyor.
  • the invention aims to provide a simpler, more compact, more flexible packaging machine and in particular designed to connect at will to an existing conveyor chain with reinsertion or not on the latter of the bottles.
  • the invention relates to an automatic packaging machine for bottles in individual cases, comprising a sampling barrel on the bottling and drive chain one by one of the bottles to an insertion station in an individual case previously shaped, means for removing and shaping said individual cases, means for bringing said formed cases one by one said insertion station and then evacuate them after filling and means for closing the case filled during its evacuation from the insertion station, characterized in that said barrel is supplied by a movable bypass gaulotte capable of being connected to the conveyor of the bottling line, said barrel being mounted movable in rotation about a vertical axis, step by step, with a view to bringing each bottle vertically in line with an individual case previously shaped, in that the means to take and shape the individual cases, bring them, trained, to said insertion station, then evacuate them after filling, are constituted by a suction cup system driven by a jack horizontal picking up the cases stored in the folded state, forcing them to pass through a shaper and placing them in a vertical position between two studs of a
  • the closing means of the stuffed case are constituted for example by fixed or movable members for folding the legs, forming and closing the flap of the case, arranged at the top and above said conveying system, downstream of the insertion station.
  • Such a machine makes it possible to condition individual bottles, in particular taken from existing bottling lines, in individual cases, without any human intervention, except to replenish the case store, and without any impact on the normal rates of said chains.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 schematically and in principle represent a machine according to the invention arranged next to a conventional bottling line symbolized at 1 in FIG. 2.
  • the machine comprises a barrel 2 for withdrawing the bottles 3 brought in by the conveyor of the chain 1 and diverted therefrom by a bypass chute 4.
  • the barrel 2 is disposed at the height of the chain 1 and above a horizontal conveyor 5 provided, at one of its ends, with a sampling station 6 and shaping one by one of the individual cases 7, in this case boxes with automatic bottom, stored in the vertically folded state in a store 8.
  • the station 6 is arranged so as to bring the box formed, after passing through a ski shaper 9, between two studs 10 and 11 of two series of studs integral with two endless horizontal belts 12 and 13 constituting said conveyor 5.
  • the barrel 2 drives the bottles 3, which slide on a fixed horizontal plate 14, on a rotation by a certain angle up to the vertical line of a station designated by the general reference 15, for inserting the bottles each in a case 7 formed, conveyed by the belts 12 and 13 in synchronism with the rotation of the barrel 2.
  • the bottles 3 are held on the plate 14 in contact with the barrel 2 using a railing 14a (FIG. 3) fixed at the periphery of the plate 14.
  • an evacuation station designated by the general reference 16, and consisting of a vertical elevator 17 disposed opposite a horizontal jack 18 for transferring each packed case 7 on the elevator.
  • each case is then pushed by a horizontal cylinder 19 on a chute 20 lateral to the conveyor 5 and disposed at the height of the chain 1. Finally, each case is taken up from the chute 20, by a horizontal cylinder 21 perpendicular to the chain 1 and pushed on the latter via a chute 22.
  • FIGs 5 to 7 show in more detail various parts of the machine shown diagrammatically in Figures 1 to 4.
  • the station 6 for shaping and positioning of the cases 7 on the conveyor 5 comprises (FIG. 5) a horizontal jack 23 disposed between the two belts 12 and 13.
  • the rod of the jack comprises suction cups 24 coming to take charge of the first folded case 7 of the magazine 8.
  • the box 7 is formed by the skis 9, in the known manner, and, at the end of the withdrawal stroke of the cylinder rod, the shaped box 7 re poses on a fixed horizontal sheet 25, between two pairs of drive studs 10 and 11, one in the upper part of the case (belt 12) and the other in the lower part (belt 13).
  • the spacing between two pads 10 and 11 can be adapted to cases of different widths thanks to removable wedges 26 fixed for example on the pads 11.
  • FIG. 6 represents the drive structure in synchronism and step by step, of the barrel 2 and of the conveyor 5.
  • the barrel 2 consists of two superimposed scalloped discs, wedged on a vertical drive shaft 27 passing through the fixed horizontal plate 14 on which the bottles 3 driven by the barrel 2 slide.
  • the plate 14 is level with the bottom of the chute 4 and the chain conveyor 1.
  • the plate 14 is interrupted directly above the insertion station 15 to allow the bottle to fall by gravity into the case in below.
  • the shaft 27 is driven from a motor 28 fixed to the frame 29 of the machine, which motor also drives, at one end of the conveyor 5, a vertical shaft 30 for driving pulleys 31 carrying the belts 12 and 13.
  • the conveyor 5 is mounted between two fixed horizontal plates, one, 32, upper, and the other, 25, lower, supporting the filled cases 7.
  • the cases 7 do not rest not directly on the lower plate 25, but, indirectly, by means of a sheet metal strip 33, with interposition, between the latter and the plate 25, of an elastic lining 34 intended to absorb the shock of the bottles in case back at the insertion station 15.
  • Figure 7 shows in more detail the evacuation station 16 with its elevator 17 consisting of an endless belt 35 provided with lifting pallets 36 located at a distance from each other.
  • the jack 18 pushes the case 7 opposite said pallet, by means of pushers 37 mounted at the end of the rod of the jack 18.
  • the elevator 17 one step ahead, that is to say that the pallet 36 loaded with the case 7 is brought into the high position shown at 36 ⁇ in FIG. 7.
  • the frame of the elevator is integral with the frame 29 and the endless belt 35 is controlled step by step in synchronism with the step-by-step movement of the conveyor 5 and the barrel 2.
  • one of the drums of the elevator is driven by an indexing system 38 formed by shafts, pulleys and belts, itself driven by the motor 28.
  • the jack 19 (parallel to the axes of the drive drums of the belt 35 of the elevator 17) pushes the case 7 ⁇ on the chute 20 (FIG. 2) then on the chute 22 where the cases are taken up by the jack 21 to be reinserted on the chain 1.
  • Guiding sheets or skis are of course provided on the chutes as well as at the right of transfers between the conveyor 5 and the elevator 17 and between the latter and the chute 20.
  • the cylinders 23, 18, 19 and 21 are of course synchronized with the movements of the conveyor 5 and the elevator 17.
  • FIGS 8 to 11 illustrate the means for closing the case 7 once filled.
  • These means comprise a fixed horizontal ski 39 for closing the upstream tab 40 of the case (FIG. 8), disposed above the trajectory of the cases, a lever 41 articulated around a fixed horizontal axis 42 orthogonal to the trajectory cases 7 and moved by a jack 43 in order to close the downstream tab, or second tab 44 of the case, and (FIG. 9) a system for pre-pressing the tab 45 of the flap 46.
  • This system comprises a lever 47 arranged at the height of the lever 41, articulated around a horizontal fixed axis 48 parallel to the path of the cases 7, and moved by a vertical jack 49 so as to fold inward the tab 45 relative to to the flap 46, held substantially vertically by two skis 50.
  • the latter ensure the guiding of said flap 46 between the means (39, 41) for closing the tabs and the lever 47.
  • the pre-crushing system is completed immediately downstream by a device ( Figures 10 and 11) for closing the flap 46 with its pre-cracked tab 45.
  • This device comprises, on the one hand, a lever 51 provided at its end with fingers 52, articulated around a fixed axis 53 parallel to said axis 48 and moved by a vertical jack 54 and, on the other hand, a guide fork arcuate 55, between the fingers of which pass the fingers 52 of the lever 51, intended to guide the flap 46 in its closed position.
  • a guide fork arcuate 55 between the fingers of which pass the fingers 52 of the lever 51, intended to guide the flap 46 in its closed position.
  • the lower edge 55a of the fork is slightly offset in the direction of the case 7 and slightly overhangs the edge of the latter in order to facilitate the insertion of the tab 45.
  • the bypass chute 4 is removable or retractable laterally to the chain 1 so that it can operate at any time with or without the machine according to the invention.
  • the filled cases are reintegrated on the chain 1 but we could just as easily not do it and eject the cases fitted with the conveyor 5 on an appropriate conveying system bringing the cases to a grouping and shipping station for example.
  • the machine is fully automatic and requires no labor except possibly to supply the store 8 with automatic bottom boxes.
  • the magazine 8 has a curved shape to take account of the fact that the cases 7 in the folded state have in the lower part, at the bottom, an excess thickness thus compensated by the curved part of said store.
  • the speed of the machine is obviously adjustable and can be adapted to that of chain 1.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment shown and described above but on the contrary covers all variants within the framework defined by the claims, in particular as regards the structure and arrangement of the station 6 for shaping the cases, the conveyor 5 and the elevator 17 as well as those for removing and bringing the bottles 3 to the station for inserting and closing the case after removing the bottles.

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  1. Automatische Verpackungsmaschine für Flaschen (3) in einzelnen Behältern (7), umfassend eine Trommel (2) für eine Entnahme auf dem Flaschenabfüllband (1) und zum Transport der Flaschen eine nach der anderen zu einer Stelle (15) zum Einsetzen in einzelne, vorgeformte Behälter (7), Mittel (6) zum Entnehmen und Formen der einzelnen Behälter (7), Mittel (5) zum Führen der geformten Behälter (7) einer nach dem anderen zur Einsetzstelle (15), dann Austragen derselben nach Bestückung und Mittel (39 bis 55) zum Verschließen des bestückten Behälters während seines Austrags von der Einsetzstelle, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Trommel (2) gespeist wird von einer an den Förderer des Flaschenabfüllbandes (1) anschließbaren, mobilen Ableitungsschurre (4), die Trommel um eine vertikale Achse drehbeweglich angeordnet ist, Schritt für Schritt angesichts des Zuführens jeder Flasche in lotrechter Stellung für einen einzelnen vorgeformten Behälter (7), daß die Mittel zum Entnehmen und Formen der einzelnen Behälter (7), sie zuführen, geformt bei der Einsetzstelle (15), dann ausgetragen nach Bestükkung, gebildet werden von einem durch einen Horizontalzylinder (23) bewegten Saugsystem, das die gespeicherten Behälter in gefaltetem Zustand entnimmt, sie zwingt quer durch eine Richtvorrichtung (9) zu laufen und sie in senkrechter Stellung bringt zwischen zwei Führungsstücke (10, 11) eines endlosen Horizontalförderers (5), angeordnet unter der Trommel (2), wobei letztere in Drehung Schritt für Schritt angetrieben wird ebenso wie das Fördersystem (5) und synchron mit diesem, daß das Fördersystem (5) gebildet wird von zwei übereinanderliegenden endlosen Horizontalbändern (12, 13), jedes ausgestattet mit Paaren beabstandeter, gegenüberstehender Führungsstücke (10, 11), geeignet zur Aufnahme eines geformten Behälters (7) zwischen ihnen, wobei der Abstand zwischen den Führungsstücken jedes Paares verstellbar ist, und das Fördersystem (5) des weiteren an seinem stromabwärtigen Ende ausgestattet ist mit einem Auswerfzylinder (18), der jeden bestückten Behälter (7) auf ein Austragsystem schiebt.
  2. Maschine nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Mittel (14) enthält zum provisorischen Solidarisieren der Flaschen (3) für die Trommel (2) während des Einsetzens (15), gebildet durch eine feststehende horizontale Trägerplatte (14), auf der die durch die Trommel mitgeführten Flaschen (3) gleiten, wobei die Platte geradlinig der Einsatzstelle (15) unterbrochen ist, und durch ein am Rand der Platte (14) angeordnetes kreisförmiges Geländer (14a).
  3. Maschine nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel zum Schließen des bestückten Behälters gebildet werden von festen oder mobilen Einrichtungen (39 bis 55) zum Umklappen der Laschen (40, 44), zum Formen und Schließen der Klappe (46) des Behälters, angeordnet an den Oberteil und oberhalb des Fördersystem (5) stromabwärts der Einsetzstelle (15).
  4. Maschine nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verschließmittel gebildet werden von einer feststehenden Kufe (39) zum Umklappen der ersten Lasche (40), einem einziehbaren Hebel (41) zum Umklappen der zweiten Lasche (44) und einem System zum Umbiegen der Lasche (45) der Klappe (46) und zum Einsetzen der letzteren in den Behälter (7).
  5. Maschine nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das System zum Umbiegen und Einsetzen umfaßt ein Paar Vertikalführungskufen (50) für die Klappe (46), einen Umbiegehebel (47) für die Lasche (45) der Klappe und direkt stromabwärts des letzteren, einen Umklapphebel (51) für die Klappe, der mit einer bogenförmigen Führungsgabel (55) zusammenwirkt, und der Hebel und die Gabel sind gegenüberstehend beidseits der Laufbahn der Behälter auf dem Förderer (5) angeordnet.
  6. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Austragsystem einen Aufzug (17) und einen Auswerfzylinder (19) teilweise oberhalb des Aufzugs zum Schieben der Behälter auf eine Vorrichtung (20, 21, 22) für ein Wiedereinsetzen der verpackten Flaschen auf das Flaschenabfüllband (1) umfaßt.
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