EP0352841A1 - Procédé et appareil pour remplir un conteneur avec des articles - Google Patents

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EP0352841A1
EP0352841A1 EP89201836A EP89201836A EP0352841A1 EP 0352841 A1 EP0352841 A1 EP 0352841A1 EP 89201836 A EP89201836 A EP 89201836A EP 89201836 A EP89201836 A EP 89201836A EP 0352841 A1 EP0352841 A1 EP 0352841A1
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Jan Antoon De Greef
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De Greefs Wagen Carrosserie en Machinebouw BV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/101—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
    • B65B25/04—Packaging fruit or vegetables
    • B65B25/046—Packaging fruit or vegetables in crates or boxes

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  • the invention relates to a method for filling a holder with objects, in particular for filling a holder with market garden and agricultural produce, whereby the holder is moved subject to a degree of filling between an empty position and a full position relative to a produce feed.
  • the intention is to allow the produce to cover a small rolling path and in particular a small - preferably no - falling path from the feed.
  • the invention has for its object to reduce the risk of damage to produce. To this end the characteristic of claim 1, 2 and/or claim 3 is applied.
  • the invention also provides a device which is designated in particular in claim 4.
  • Preferred em­bodiments are designated in claims 5 and following.
  • the device 1 from fig. 1-5 comprises a frame 2 and two rollers 3 and 4 of an endless conveyor belt 5 fixedly mounted on the frame 2, of which the roller 3 contains an internal electric motor.
  • the roller 6 further serves for directing the conveyor belt 5.
  • the bearing 7 of the roller 6 is moveable by means of an adjusting member 8 (fig. 1).
  • the roller 4 can have a small diameter, for example 16 mm, as a result of the fact that the conveyor belt 5 is made of thin material, namely reinforced PVC, and the ends are mutually sealed in one and the same plane with zigzag glass 9.
  • an elon­gate flexible element 10 preferably in the form of an elastic wire, for example of an elastic plastic.
  • a frame 11 is mounted for vertical up and downward movement on the frame 2 by means of two parallel pivot frames 12. The frame 11 rests via a vertically moveable support member 13 on a weighing means 14 carried by the frame 2.
  • a first holder bearer 15 is mounted for swivelling about a shaft 16 which contains a swivel angle measuring device 17, for example a potentio­meter, with which the swivel position a (fig. 3) of the first holder bearer 15 is measured.
  • the stop element 20 is formed as an angle plate against which a bottom 22 and a long side wall 23 of a rectangular holder 24 support.
  • the swivel frame 15 (in fig. 2) has on its underside a protrusion 25 on which a piston rod 26 of a pneumatic cylin­der 27 connected to the frame 11 grips for pivoting.
  • the first swivel frame 15 is coupled for swivelling via an angle lever 28, a pivot lever 29 and a sleeve 30 sliding around the pivot lever 29 to a seesaw member 31 which is pivotably sup­ported around bearing shaft 32 by a support 33 which is guided in a vertical direction by means of rollers 34 in U-shaped guiding rails 35 of the frame 11 and the level of which can be changed via a vertical screwed rod 36 and a bevel gear 37 by means of a rotatable handle 38.
  • the screwed rod 36 co-acts for screwing with a threaded piece 40 of the frame 11.
  • the seesaw member 31 consists of two roller elements 41 each of which, as reckoned from the free end, consist of a roller 42, a smooth plate 43 and a series of rollers 44.
  • This seesaw member 31 forms a second holder bearer 39 which accom­modates the first holder bearer 15 between the roller elements 41 in a later filling stage of fig. 3 and 4.
  • the stop element 20 of the first holder bearer 15 has a narrowed lower piece 40 in contrast to a broad upper part 45, against which the holder 24 supports over a considerable length.
  • the roller elements 41 have a stop element 49 which is adjustable in the direction of arrow 46 by means of adjusting means 51 comprising a wing nut 50 for the adapting to the breadth b of the holder 24.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 27 serves as a control cylin­der which controls the swivel movement of the first holder bearer 15 and thereby the movement of the holder 24.
  • the first holder bearer 15 swivels downwards while produce 47 enters the holder 24 until the bottom edge 48 of the holder 24 ar­rives at the smooth surface 43 and is tilted as a result relative to the first holder bearer 15.
  • the holder 24 is increasingly taken over by the second holder bearer 39 until the holder 24 strikes against the stop element 49, whereby the filled position of the holder 24 shown in fig. 4 is reached after the second holder bearer 39 has executed another tilting around the shaft 32 as a result of the coupling with the first holder bearer 15.
  • Produce 47 is carried as according to arrow 52 onto the conveyor belt 5 and transported by the conveyor belt to the produce feed 53 where it is held back somewhat by a flex­ible flap 54 of transparent material, the location of which is moveable in the direction of arrow 55 by means of adjusting means 62.
  • a flexible flap 65 which is connected to the flex­ible element 10 ensures that produce can roll into the holder 24 without being damaged and prevents produce 47 unexpectedly rolling out of the holder 24 over the edge 72.
  • the pneumatic cylinder 27 is controlled automatically by means of a microprocessor 56 (fig. 5).
  • a holder 24 is filled and instructions are given each time on a keyboard 57, in each case for a small degree of lowering, until the holder 24 is lowered such that holder 24 is filled with the least possible rolling and falling of produce 47.
  • These instructions go as arrow 58 to the micro­processor 56 which immediately carries out these instructions by rapidly moving the valve 79 back and forth a number of times with valve 59 opened which enables alternatingly a very small quantity of air to flow from the cylinder chamber 60 to the cylinder chamber 61 and air to flow from the cylinder chamber 61 to the outer air.
  • the instructions 58 are stored in the microprocessor and linked to the momen­tary angular position a of the first holder bearer 15 measured by the angular position measuring device 17 and linked to the momentary weight G minus the tare weight measured by the weigher 14.
  • the microprocessor 56 in the learning program is the information about the holder type T.
  • this required weight G t is supplied to the microprocessor whereby the instruction is supplied each time for stopping the motor 63 of the conveyor belt 5 when the filling weight G t is rea­ched.
  • the momentary weight G is shown on the display 64, this being the weight in produce that is added during the filling process.
  • the microprocessor After placing of the empty holder 24 the microprocessor reads the tare weight then measured by the weigher 14 and thereafter the microprocessor 56 controls the device 1 subject to the weight difference G relative to the tare weight. A variation of the tare weight of a holder 24 does not therefore influence the filling process.
  • the microprocessor 56 causes a warning lamp 67 on the display 64 to light up via an output signal 66 so that it becomes apparent that the full holder 24 of this device 1 can be replaced with another empty one.
  • the weigher 14 can be calibrated by for example placing a standard weight 68 of 15 kg.in the holder 24, where­by the microprocessor is then informed by means of the key­board 57 that the weight being presently measured is the standard weight of for example 15 kg.
  • the microprocessor 56 which determines the lack of a weight, resets the first holder 15 into the "empty position" by connecting the chamber 60 to a compressed air source 80.
  • a communal microprocessor 56 can be sufficient. It is conceivable that the learning program is entered into only one of the devices 1 with a particular sort of produce 47 for processing and that this program 69 is also used for the other devices 1 via the connections 74.
  • a correction on the one device 1 is - if desired - also then applied to the other devices 1 as a cor­rected control program 69.
  • Fig. 9 to 11 show various holders 24, 124, 224, 324 and 424 to be filled with fruit, whereby the dimensions are given in cm.
  • the holder 324 is for example manufactured from thick-walled material.
  • the holder 424 is manufactured from thin-walled material, for example cardboard, although the top side has a horizontal upper surface 71 with a filling opening 70, that is, it has a considerable edge-width n of for instance 3.5 cm.
  • the holder 24 can be displaced reciprocally in arrow direction 78 by means of a motor 75, a screwed rod 76, a nut 77 and a table 90 fixed to a stop element 49, with the result that the produce 47 is better distributed over the surface of the holder 24.
  • This is particularly important in the case of holders 24 with a large breadth b . In this case it is concei­vable that the holders are filled from a short side and are spread out over the length of the holder 24, whereby the movement of the stop element 49 is also controlled by the microprocessor 56.
  • the device 111 from fig. 13 corresponds substantial­ly with the device 1, with the understanding that the conveyor belt 115 has a produce feed 116 which is moveable in the direction of arrow 117 by means of two drive components 118.
  • the conveyor belt 115 has two fixed reversing rollers 119 and 120 and two reversing rollers 121 and 122 that are slidable by means of the hydraulic cylinders 118. In this manner the produce is controlled by the microprocessor 56 and distributed still better over the width b of the holder 24.
  • Fig. 14-19 show diagrammatically a device 81 in the two extreme positions, whereby the pivot shaft 82 moves during pivoting by means of a pinion 83 which runs along racks 84 and 85 each of which is driven selectively by means of a respective cylinder 86 and 87.
  • the figures 14-19 show how by selection of the movement of the racks 84 and/or 85 the holder bearer 89 dis­places in the lengthwise direction of the cylinders 86, 87.
  • a holder bearer 102 pivots around a pivot shaft 103 which is located at a higher level than the conveyor belt 105.
  • the holder 24 in the filled position comes less deeply beneath the conveyor belt 105 whereby the height of drop is then small.
  • the level of the pivot shaft 103 is preferably adaptable to the depth of holders 24 by means of a screwed rod 106 and a motor 107.
  • a frame 122 with a screwed rod 123 swivels around a fixed axis 125.
  • a motor 126 attached to the frame 122 moves an auxiliary frame 127 along the screwed rod 123.
  • the auxiliary frame 127 carries an elec­tromotor 128 which moves a bearer 130 for a holder via a screwed rod 129.
  • the swivelling movement of the frame 122 by means of a cylinder 131 and the drivings of the motors 126 and 128 are controlled in order to displace the holder rela­tive to a produce feed 133.
  • the holder bearer 142 for swivelling around a shaft 143 by means of a cylinder assembly is moveable in a variety of ways depending on the various holders.
  • the pivot shaft 143 is guided in a horizontal guiding 144 and can if required be fixed in a chosen position.
  • the shaft 143 bears a pinion 145 which co-­acts with gear racks 146 or 147 respectively above and below this shaft 143.
  • gear racks 146 or 147 respectively above and below this shaft 143.
  • a low, broad holder is being fil­led.
  • the rack 146 is then fixed in place and the rack 147 is released. With downward swivelling the shaft 143 moves to the left relative to the produce feed 150.

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  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
EP89201836A 1988-07-12 1989-07-10 Procédé et appareil pour remplir un conteneur avec des articles Expired - Lifetime EP0352841B1 (fr)

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AT89201836T ATE99244T1 (de) 1988-07-12 1989-07-10 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum fuellen eines behaelters mit gegenstaenden.

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NL8801769A NL8801769A (nl) 1988-07-12 1988-07-12 Werkwijze en inrichting voor het met voorwerpen vullen van een houder.
NL8801769 1988-07-12

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EP0464944A1 (fr) * 1990-07-02 1992-01-08 Adrianus Wilhelmus Tas Dispositif pour remplir des récipients avec des produits tels que des fruits
GB2246106A (en) * 1990-06-27 1992-01-22 Downs E W & Son Ltd Box filling machine
FR2686314A1 (fr) * 1992-01-17 1993-07-23 Caustier Claude Dispositif de remplissage de caisses avec des objets fragiles en vrac.
EP0641716A1 (fr) * 1993-09-07 1995-03-08 T.N.T. KNOW HOW APPLICATIONS AND TRADING S.r.l. Machine automatique pour remplir des conteneurs avec des produits en vrac, en particulier des fruits et des légumes
ES2114401A1 (es) * 1994-07-27 1998-05-16 Espan Food Mach Maquina automatica llenadora de contenedores de fruta.
US5772004A (en) * 1995-04-18 1998-06-30 Main; Scott C. Apparatus for filling a bin
WO1998034834A1 (fr) * 1997-02-05 1998-08-13 Gordon & Innes Limited Appareil de remplissage de conteneur
FR2822133A1 (fr) 2001-03-14 2002-09-20 Caustier France Dispositif et procede de remplissage de caisse automatique
EP1327585A1 (fr) * 2001-12-05 2003-07-16 Gerrit Postmus Dispositif de remplissage et de vidage de caisses
US7475520B2 (en) * 2005-02-16 2009-01-13 Lockheed Martin Corporation Tray positioning device for stacking of product
US20160107777A1 (en) * 2013-06-11 2016-04-21 Unitec S.P.A. Improved apparatus for filling containers with horticultural products and relative method

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US2827082A (en) * 1956-10-29 1958-03-18 Fruit Ind Res Foundation Carton loader
US2896384A (en) * 1958-03-20 1959-07-28 Earl W Carlsen Automatic box filler
DE1906517A1 (de) * 1968-02-14 1969-12-04 De Greef Jan Antoon Einrichtung zum Fuellen einer Packung mit Landwirtschafts- oder Gartenbauprodukten
FR2228673A1 (en) * 1973-05-08 1974-12-06 Paillet Rene Method of filling boxes with set number of fruit - boxes are supported on tray tilted in response to number of counted fruit

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US2827082A (en) * 1956-10-29 1958-03-18 Fruit Ind Res Foundation Carton loader
US2896384A (en) * 1958-03-20 1959-07-28 Earl W Carlsen Automatic box filler
DE1906517A1 (de) * 1968-02-14 1969-12-04 De Greef Jan Antoon Einrichtung zum Fuellen einer Packung mit Landwirtschafts- oder Gartenbauprodukten
FR2228673A1 (en) * 1973-05-08 1974-12-06 Paillet Rene Method of filling boxes with set number of fruit - boxes are supported on tray tilted in response to number of counted fruit

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GB2246106A (en) * 1990-06-27 1992-01-22 Downs E W & Son Ltd Box filling machine
GB2246106B (en) * 1990-06-27 1994-06-29 Downs E W & Son Ltd Box filling machine
EP0464944A1 (fr) * 1990-07-02 1992-01-08 Adrianus Wilhelmus Tas Dispositif pour remplir des récipients avec des produits tels que des fruits
US5159796A (en) * 1990-07-02 1992-11-03 Tas Adrianus W Apparatus for filling container with products such as fruits
FR2686314A1 (fr) * 1992-01-17 1993-07-23 Caustier Claude Dispositif de remplissage de caisses avec des objets fragiles en vrac.
EP0641716A1 (fr) * 1993-09-07 1995-03-08 T.N.T. KNOW HOW APPLICATIONS AND TRADING S.r.l. Machine automatique pour remplir des conteneurs avec des produits en vrac, en particulier des fruits et des légumes
ES2114401A1 (es) * 1994-07-27 1998-05-16 Espan Food Mach Maquina automatica llenadora de contenedores de fruta.
US5772004A (en) * 1995-04-18 1998-06-30 Main; Scott C. Apparatus for filling a bin
WO1998034834A1 (fr) * 1997-02-05 1998-08-13 Gordon & Innes Limited Appareil de remplissage de conteneur
FR2822133A1 (fr) 2001-03-14 2002-09-20 Caustier France Dispositif et procede de remplissage de caisse automatique
ES2220167A1 (es) * 2001-03-14 2004-12-01 Claude Caustier France Dispositivo y procedimiento de llenado automatico de cajas.
EP1327585A1 (fr) * 2001-12-05 2003-07-16 Gerrit Postmus Dispositif de remplissage et de vidage de caisses
US7475520B2 (en) * 2005-02-16 2009-01-13 Lockheed Martin Corporation Tray positioning device for stacking of product
US20160107777A1 (en) * 2013-06-11 2016-04-21 Unitec S.P.A. Improved apparatus for filling containers with horticultural products and relative method

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