EP0359616B1 - Maschine zum Verschliessen von Behältern - Google Patents

Maschine zum Verschliessen von Behältern Download PDF

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EP0359616B1
EP0359616B1 EP89402359A EP89402359A EP0359616B1 EP 0359616 B1 EP0359616 B1 EP 0359616B1 EP 89402359 A EP89402359 A EP 89402359A EP 89402359 A EP89402359 A EP 89402359A EP 0359616 B1 EP0359616 B1 EP 0359616B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/20—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by folding-down preformed flaps

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  • the present invention relates to a machine for closing receptacles, in particular made from blanks of cardboard or similar material and made up of a plurality of flaps hinged to each other around fold lines and hinged lower and upper end flaps. respectively to the flaps around fold lines.
  • each receptacle Before their introduction into such a machine, each receptacle has a configuration for which the flaps are folded to form the lateral belt of the receptacle, as well as the lower end flaps to form the bottom of said receptacle, while the upper end flaps , intended to form the upper face, opposite the bottom, of the receptacle, are in the extension of the flaps forming the belt. Products are then generally placed in the receptacle, the upper face of which is open.
  • the receptacles are transferred to the machine, the purpose of which is notably to fold the upper end flaps to close the receptacle and form the upper face parallel and opposite to the bottom.
  • a machine of this type comprises a feed system, driving one by one each receptacle by its bottom which slides on a transport track, and a mechanism for closing the upper end flaps.
  • the advance system comprises, for example, two side chains respectively disposed on either side of said transport track and capable of being moved by a drive member (see document US-A-4,173,921).
  • the two side chains are connected together by bars arranged transversely to the direction of movement of the receptacles and regularly spaced from each other, each of the bars being thus susceptible to come into contact with the rear face of the lateral belt of the receptacle to drive it along the track.
  • a synchronization mechanism connects the advance system to the closing mechanism so that, during the movement of each of the receptacles pushed by one of the transverse bars on the transport track, the closing mechanism acts on the upper flaps to fold them, closing the receptacle.
  • each receptacle to facilitate the movement of each receptacle and to avoid deformation thereof, it is preferable that the corresponding bar comes into contact with the rear face of the lateral belt at a low level of said face, close to the bottom of the receptacle. Despite this, it happens that the side faces of the belt are deformed. In addition, when the closure means act on the upper flaps of each receptacle to fold them back, the front and rear lateral faces of the belt tend to tilt backwards relative to the direction of movement, by deforming .
  • the receptacles obtained then have a deformed appearance which is detrimental to their presentation.
  • the edges of the upper flaps may, once folded, overlap which also affects the quality of presentation of said receptacles.
  • the deformation of the lateral faces may possibly cause damage to the products contained in the receptacles.
  • this type of machine only solves partially the following drawback, generally encountered with the receptacles described above.
  • the receptacles made of cardboard material are flat, that is to say that the lateral belt of each of them is folded, so that the four flaps constituting the belt form two angles substantially zero opposites and two substantially flat opposite angles.
  • each of the bars acting against the rear flap of the receptacle near its bottom makes it possible to straighten the lower part of the receptacle so that its section is, at this level, rectangular.
  • the receptacle always has, at its upper part, a parallelepiped section, the four vertical flaps of each receptacle having a sort of helix profile.
  • the present invention particularly aims to overcome these drawbacks and relates to a machine for closing receptacles by which the receptacles obtained, after folding the upper flaps, have a regular and neat appearance.
  • each of the receptacles moves on the transport track thanks to two transverse bars applying against the rear face of the receptacle at two distinct levels thereof, the lateral faces of the belt of the receptacle do not deform and remain orthogonal to the bottom while being perpendicular to each other. In this way, we obtain, at the machine outlet, closed receptacles whose external appearance, and therefore the presentation, is regular, clean and without deformation.
  • the auxiliary drive system is located above and in correspondence with the advance system, the transverse bars of the drive system being capable of coming into contact with the rear face of the receptacles at a high level, close to the fold line of the corresponding end flap while the transverse bars of the advance system are likely to come into contact with the rear face of the receptacles at a low level, close to the bottom of the receptacles.
  • This arrangement providing an appropriate spacing between the transverse bars of the advance and drive systems which act on the rear face of the receptacles, promotes the displacement of the latter along the transport path while preventing their deformation.
  • the means for synchronizing said advance system with the auxiliary drive system comprise the same drive member and a transmission by chains and toothed wheels connecting said drive member to each system.
  • the machine can include means for adjusting the phase between the advance system and the auxiliary drive system.
  • phase shifting means to move the feed system backward, simultaneously causing the bars to move backwards, so that the bar pushing the rear face of the receptacle to a low level is in phase with that of the drive system auxiliary, the receptacle then being pushed again by the two bars.
  • said means for adjusting the phase between the advance system and the auxiliary drive system act on the advance system.
  • said means for adjusting the phase comprise a controllable threaded rod capable of acting, by means of a compass, pivoting around one of the axes of said transmission, and of intermediate sprockets driven by a chain, on said transmission, so as to impart a movement relative to the chains of said advance system while not driving in this movement the chains of said auxiliary drive system.
  • the advance system and the auxiliary drive system can be moved relative to each other by means of control means, so that the distance separating the bars of each system, when these drive a receptacle, is adjustable.
  • control means act on the auxiliary drive system.
  • said control means comprise a motor driving a screw-nut system to which is linked a chassis carrying the auxiliary drive system.
  • said mechanism for closing the upper end flaps of said receptacles is advantageously associated with the auxiliary drive system.
  • said closing mechanism may comprise two plates, converging in the direction of movement of the receptacles and orthogonal to the transport path, making it possible to fold the end flaps of the faces of the receptacle parallel to the direction of movement, a plate inclined in the direction of movement direction and making it possible to fold the end flap of the front face of the receptacle, orthogonal to the direction of movement, and a set of controllable articulated connecting rods making it possible to fold the end flap of the rear face of said receptacle.
  • said set of articulated connecting rods is advantageously mounted, at one end, on an axis connected, in a parallel and eccentric manner, to an axis of a toothed wheel, which is driven and synchronized with the transmission by chains and toothed wheels.
  • moving said auxiliary drive system and is provided at its other end with a member capable of acting on the upper end flap extending the rear face of each receptacle in order to fold it up.
  • the machine according to the invention may include a system for supplying said receptacles to the transport path.
  • the feed system advantageously comprises a plurality of rollers parallel to each other and orthogonal to the direction of movement of receptacles on the transport track, said rollers being driven in movement by at least one belt surrounding them.
  • This arrangement increases in particular the adhesion of the receptacles on the rollers linked together by the belt and makes it possible to increase, consequently, the rate of dispatch of the receptacles towards the transport track.
  • said rollers are carried by a tilting support which can occupy two distinct positions under the action of a power member, said support being articulated around a fixed axis so that, when the power member is inactive, said rollers are at a lower level of a stop, preventing the transfer of the receptacles towards the transport track, and, when the power member is active, said rollers are at a level higher than that of the stop, allowing the transfer of receptacles to the transport route.
  • FIG. 1 represents a schematic and partially cutaway plan view of an embodiment of the machine according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 shows, on an enlarged scale, the drive member and the transmission by chains and cogwheels of the advance system and the auxiliary drive system of said receptacles, as well as the means for adjusting the phase shift between the advance and the auxiliary drive system.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are views respectively according to arrow F in FIG. 2 and along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 5 represents a part of said transmission between the advance system and the drive system.
  • FIG. 6 is a section of said transmission part along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 represents a plan view on an enlarged scale of the system for bringing the receptacles to the transport path illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 8 partially shows a top view of the supply system according to arrow F1 in FIG. 7.
  • Figure 9 shows a roller system for pressing the end flaps once folded.
  • FIG. 10 is a side view of said system of FIG. 9.
  • Figures 11a, 11b and 11c schematically show the different phases for straightening a receptacle from the means for adjusting the phase between the advance system and the auxiliary drive system.
  • the machine 1 according to the invention is particularly intended, in this embodiment, for the closure of receptacles 2 made from cardboard blanks and having a parallelepiped shape.
  • the receptacle 2 when it is introduced into the machine 1, has four lateral faces 3, opposite in pairs, forming the lateral belt of the receptacle, and a bottom 4 obtained after folding around fold lines of lower end flaps.
  • the upper end flaps 6 are in the extension respectively of the side faces 3 and are intended, thanks to the machine 1, to be folded down so as to obtain a closed upper face 7, opposite the bottom 4, like the shows receptacle 2A.
  • the machine 1 comprises an advance system 10 capable of causing the displacement, one by one, of the receptacles 2 by their bottom 4 along a transport path 11.
  • the system of feed 10 comprises two lateral chains 12 respectively disposed on either side of the transport track 11 and capable of being moved by a drive member 14.
  • the chains 12 are connected together by bars 16, arranged transversely to the direction of movement D of the receptacles 2 on the transport track 11 and regularly spaced from one another.
  • five transverse bars 16 are provided, each of them being capable of coming into contact with the rear face 3a of the receptacle belt at a low level of the face 3a, close to the bottom 4.
  • Each receptacle is thus pushed along track 11 by a transverse bar 16, as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the machine has a rigid structure 18 made up of side members and cross-members assembled, in an appropriate manner, to each other and on which the various constituent elements of the machine are mounted.
  • the machine 1 comprises an auxiliary drive system 20 of a design similar to the feed system 10.
  • the drive system 20 comprises two side chains 21 connected to each other by bars 22, arranged transversely to the direction of movement D and regularly spaced from one another, similar to the bars 16 of the advance system 10.
  • Each bar 22 of the drive system 20 is capable of coming into contact with the rear face 3a of a receptacle 2, at a different level from the corresponding bar 16 of the advance system 10. While the bars 16 come into contact respectively of the rear faces 3a of the receptacles at a low level, close to the bottom of these, the bars 22 of the drive system 20 come into contact respectively with the rear faces 3a at a high level, close to the fold line of the flap upper 6a extending each rear face 3a.
  • the auxiliary drive system 20 is located above and in correspondence with the feed system 10.
  • the drive of the two systems 10 and 20 is carried out, simultaneously, by synchronization means 9, comprising the motor 14 and a transmission 15 by chains and toothed wheels, so that each receptacle is pushed along the transport track by two bars, respectively 16 and 22.
  • synchronization means 9 comprising the motor 14 and a transmission 15 by chains and toothed wheels, so that each receptacle is pushed along the transport track by two bars, respectively 16 and 22.
  • each receptacle is held and driven by two bars acting on two distinct levels on the rear face 3a of said receptacle, preventing it from deforming and straightening the faces of the lateral belt of said receptacle if these have a rectangular section before their introduction in the machine, so as to present a rectangular section.
  • the drive system 20 is also mounted on a frame 24 which can be moved between two crosspieces vertical 25 of the structure 18 of the machine 1, orthogonally to the transport track 11.
  • control means 26 are provided and include an electric motor 27 fixed to one of the crosspieces 25 and driving a screw-nut system 28 associated with each cross member and to which the chassis 24 is linked.
  • the two screw-nut systems 28 are, for example, driven by a chain 29.
  • the drive system 20 can be positioned as a function of the height. receptacles which can be variable from one series of receptacles to another.
  • the spacing between the bars 22 of the system 20 and the bars 16 of the system 10 is adapted to the height of said receptacles.
  • chassis 24 carrying the drive system 20 also has a closing mechanism 30, intended, as will be seen in more detail later, to fold the end flaps around their fold line 6 to close the receptacles.
  • the drive member 14, such as an electric motor, drives via the transmission 15, which will be described later, both the chains 12 and 21 located on the same side of the machine 1, and the chains 12 and 21 located on the other side of the machine.
  • the two chains 12 of the advance system 10 and the two chains 21 of the auxiliary drive system 20 are thus synchronized in their movement.
  • the machine 1 comprises means 32 making it possible to adjust the phase between the two systems, so that the transverse bars connecting the two chains of a system can be phase shifted forward or backward relative to the transverse bars connecting the two chains from the other system.
  • the phase adjustment means 32 act, via the transmission 15, on the advance system 10.
  • the chains 12 can, by actuating the means 32, move, in a limited manner, with a relative movement then causing the phase shift of the bars 16 relative to the bars 22 linked to the chains 21 of the auxiliary drive system 20.
  • These means 32 allow an operator to be able to straighten the receptacles in the event that they tend to tilt, causing the lateral belt of said receptacles to deform. The operator can thus control the shape of the receptacles moving along the track by possibly acting on the means 32.
  • the bars 16 and 22 of the systems 10 and 20 are, when they push a receptacle along the transport track 11, in the same vertical plane, orthogonal to the track 11, as shown in FIG. 1, the bars 16 can be slightly in front of or behind the corresponding bars 22. An example of operation of said means 32 will be described later.
  • the drive member 14 can drive, by means of a pinion 33 mounted on its rotation shaft 34 and a transmission chain 35 cooperating with the pinion 33, a toothed wheel 36 mounted on an axis 37, parallel to the shaft 34 and linked to a casing 38 which is fixed to the structure of the machine.
  • a toothed wheel 36 mounted on an axis 37, parallel to the shaft 34 and linked to a casing 38 which is fixed to the structure of the machine.
  • On this drive axis 37 is also mounted, outside the casing 38, a toothed wheel 39 on which one of the chains 12 of the advance system meshes.
  • the axis 37 partially shown on FIG. 3 extends to carry, in the vicinity of its other end, not shown, a toothed wheel, similar to wheel 39, on which the other chain 12 of the advance system 10 meshes.
  • a toothed wheel 41 free to rotate around the shaft 40 and with which the chain cooperates again. 12 corresponding.
  • the other end of this axis carries a toothed wheel similar to the toothed wheel 41 and on which the other chain 12 meshes.
  • the axis 40 is provided with a toothed wheel 43 for example, external to the casing in this embodiment, with which a chain 44 meshes, the part of which this cooperating with the wheel 43 is shown in FIG. 2, while the other part of the chain 44, then cooperating with a toothed wheel 45, is shown in FIG. 5.
  • the wheels 43 are linked in rotation to the 'axis 40.
  • the toothed wheel 45 is mounted, by means of bearings 46, on an axis 47. This is carried at its ends by two arms 48 which are also mounted around the axis 40 ( Figures 1 and 2). In FIG. 6, the axis 47 and the arms 48 can slide in slots 50 formed in a support 51 disposed between the arms 48 and enclosing the toothed wheel 45.
  • the bearings 46 also carry a toothed wheel 52, paired with the wheel 45.
  • the rotation of the toothed wheel 52 drives, via a chain 53, that of a toothed wheel 54, housed in the support 51 and mounted on a rotating axis 55.
  • the axis 55 is carried by the support 51 by means of bearings 56 and it is linked also to the chassis 24 into which it opens.
  • a toothed wheel 58 disposed in the chassis 24 and on which the corresponding chain 21 of the auxiliary drive system 20 meshes.
  • the axis 55 is partially shown but extends to carry at its other end a toothed wheel, similar to wheel 58, with which the other chain 21 of the drive system 20 cooperates.
  • the means 32 for adjusting the phase of the advance system 10 relative to the auxiliary drive system 20 comprise a threaded rod 60, mounted at one end, around a ball joint 61 , on the structure 18 of the machine, and on which can be moved, by means of a threaded ring 62, an articulated compass 63 mounted pivoting about the axis 40.
  • the compass 63 consists of two pairs of arms, respectively 63a and 63b, connected to each other by pins 64.
  • the ring 62 disposed between the two arms 63a, is linked to these- ci by two pins 65.
  • the arms 63a of the compass are pivotally mounted, by means of bearings 66, on the axis 40.
  • a pinion 67 is carried by an axis 68 connecting the arms 63a
  • a pinion 69 is carried by a pin 70 connecting the arms 63b.
  • a toothed wheel 71 is mounted around the axis 40, being arranged between the arms 63a.
  • toothed wheels and rollers 74 are distributed in different locations of the feed 10 and drive 20 systems so that the chains 12 and 21 respectively of said systems are properly guided and tensioned.
  • a spring 75 is provided connecting around an axis 75a the arms 63a of the compass to the arm 63b around an axis 75b. The spring makes it possible to automatically tension the chains 12 of the advance system, since the arms 63a and 63b of the compass 63 can pivot around the pins 64.
  • a receptacle 2B originating from a supply system 10 which will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, is driven by its bottom 4 along the transport path 11.
  • the receptacle 2B has an inclination, for example, towards the front so that, when the bars 16 and 22 respectively of the advance system 10 and the auxiliary drive system 20, both synchronized, arrive to push the receptacle 2B, only the bar 16 comes into contact with the rear face 3a of the receptacle 25 at a low level.
  • the operator realizing this, acts on the phase adjustment means 32.
  • the rotation of the rod 60 causes, through the ring 62, the pivoting of the compass 63 relative to the axis 40 by means of the bearings 66.
  • the chain 72 by the pinions 67,69 and the toothed wheel 71, imparts a movement to the toothed wheel 73 mounted on the axis 37 which transmits it to each toothed wheel 39 driving the corresponding chain 12.
  • the chains 12 will, in the case illustrated in FIG. 11b, advance in the direction of arrow F, in a limited manner, so that the bars 16 connecting these will also advance.
  • the bar 16 shown in FIG. 11b advances to act on the rear face 3a of the receptacle which, under the action of the bar, straightens up to occupy the position illustrated in the figure. We therefore see that a phase difference appears between the bars 16 and 22.
  • This operation does not involve any modification on the chains 22 of the drive system 20 since these are moved by the toothed wheels 43 linked to the axis 40 while the toothed wheels 41, with which the chains 12 cooperate, are crazy climbs on axis 40.
  • the operator can act in the opposite direction on the means 32 in order then to move the chains 12 of the advance system 10 according to a relative movement.
  • the arrow F1 so that the rear face 3a of the receptacle 2B is pushed by the transverse bars 16 and 22 (FIG. 11C).
  • the upper end flaps 6 can be folded down by the mechanism 30.
  • the closing mechanism 30 of the upper end flaps 6 of the receptacles, associated with the chassis 24, comprises, for example, two plates 80 converging in the direction of the direction of movement D of the receptacles 2 along the track. transport 11 and fixed to the chassis 24. As each receptacle 2 moves, the two plates act on the flaps 6 arranged parallel to the direction D , which flaps fold around their respective fold lines.
  • the mechanism 30 also includes a plate 81 linked to the chassis 24 and inclined towards the direction of movement D.
  • the plate 81 acts on the front end flap 6 which extends the front face 3 of each receptacle, to be gradually folded around its fold line.
  • the mechanism 30 includes a set of articulated connecting rods 82 which makes it possible to fold, around its fold line, the rear end flap 6a extending the rear face 3a of each receptacle.
  • a pinion 83 is mounted on the drive shaft 55 chains 21 and said pinion 83 is connected, via a chain 78, to another pinion 84, mounted on an axis 85 to the chassis 24.
  • the end of a connecting rod 86 of the assembly 82 is fixed around an axis 87 to a lug 79 mounted on the axis 85.
  • the lug 79 and the axis 85 form a crank, the axis 87, to which the connecting rod 86 is linked, being eccentrically parallel to the axis 85.
  • the connecting rod 86 is connected by its other end to a lever 88 around an axis 89.
  • the lever 88 can pivot around a fixed axis 90 linked to the chassis 24.
  • One end of another connecting rod 91 is linked by an axis 92 to the lever 88, while the other end of the connecting rod 91 is mounted, around an axis 93, on a bent member 94.
  • This can pivot around a fixed axis 95 linked to the chassis 24, as indicated by the two positions respectively in solid lines and in broken lines illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • each receptacle 2 pushed by its rear face 3a respectively by a bar 16 to the advance system 10 and by a bar 22 of the drive system 20, are gradually folded by the plates 80 and 81 and the member 94 to form the upper face 7 of the receptacle, opposite the bottom 4.
  • the flaps can be glued beforehand so, once folded, to be secured to each other.
  • the machine 1 can include a system for bringing said receptacles 2 to the transport path 11.
  • the supply system 100 shown in particular in FIGS. 7 and 8, comprises a plurality of rollers 101 parallel to each other and orthogonal to the direction of movement D.
  • the receptacles not shown in the figures, rest by their bottom 4 on the rollers 101.
  • rollers 101 are rotated by a belt 102 surrounding them and provided at each end of the rollers.
  • the belts 102 can be moved by means of a chain transmission 103 cooperating with one of the toothed wheels driving the chains 12 of the advance system 10 (FIG. 1).
  • the arrangement of the belts 102 increases the adhesion of the receptacles on the rollers, makes it possible to distribute the pressure exerted by each receptacle on several rollers linked together in rotation, and, increases the rate of introduction of the receptacles towards the transport track 11 of the machine.
  • the five rollers are carried by a tilting support 104 which can occupy two distinct positions under the action of a jack 105, the support 104 being pivotally mounted around a fixed axis 106 linked to the system 100.
  • rollers 101 are located above a fixed stop 107, so that the receptacles can pass to the transport path 11 of the machine and then being driven , one by one, by the bars 16 and 20 of the advance 10 and drive 20 systems.
  • the rollers 101 are located below the stop since the support 104, under the action of the jack 105, has pivoted about the axis 106 downwards. In this way, the receptacle comes into contact with the stop 107.
  • the actuation of the jack can advantageously be synchronized with the advance and drive systems.
  • the machine 1 also has series of upper rollers 110 which act on the upper end flaps, then folded, in order to obtain at the outlet of the machine a receptacle whose upper face 7 has a clean and regular appearance.
  • rollers 110 are carried by arms 111 pivotally mounted around axes 112 fixed to the chassis 24.
  • a receptacle 2 is shown, the upper face 7 of which is, at this time, in contact with the last three rollers 110, which press the flaps 6 against each other.
  • the chain transmission 78 synchronizing the auxiliary drive system 20 with the set of connecting rods 82 of the closing mechanism 30.
  • rollers 115 pivoting about axes 116 connected to the chassis 24. These rollers 115 act on the faces orthogonal to the front and rear faces of the receptacles. Also, in FIG.
  • each receptacle 2 is, at this level of the machine, in contact with the rollers and rollers which allow regular shaping of each receptacle 2.
  • a mechanism 120 for pressing the lower end flaps of the bottom 4 of each of the receptacles comprises a flat support 121 articulated to the structure of the machine and able to occupy two distinct positions under the action of a jack 122.
  • the mechanism shown in FIG. 1, is in a position for which the support does not act against the flaps forming the bottom 4.
  • the support 121 pivots to come into contact with the bottom 4 and pressing the flaps constituting it, so, on the one hand, to join them together, in the event that they tend to come off, and, on the other hand, to suitably present the receptacles along the elements constituting the transport route 11.

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1. Maschine zum Verschließen von Behältern mit Seitenwänden (3), die eine Umrandung bilden, einem Boden (4) und oberen Endklappen (6), die in der Verlängerung der Seitenwände angebracht sind, um die Deckenseite des Behälters zu bilden, wobei die Maschine folgende Merkmale umfaßt:
- ein erstes Fördersystem (10), das dazu geeignet ist, eine Verschiebung der Behälter einer nach dem anderen auf ihrem Boden entlang einer Transportbahn (11) zu bewirken, wobei das Fördersystem zwei seitliche Ketten (12) umfaßt, die auf beiden Seiten der Transportbahn (11) angebracht und so ausgebildet sind, daß sie von einem Motor (14) angetrieben werden, und die durch Stangen (16) untereinander verbunden sind, die quer zur Verschiebungsrichtung der Behälter (2) auf der Transportbahn (11) angeordnet sind und sich in gleichmäßigem bestand zueinander befinden, wobei jede Stange so ausgebildet ist, daß sie mit der Rückseite (3a) der Umrandung eines Behälters in Berührung kommen kann, um ihn entlang der Transportbahn anzutreiben;
- einen Schließmechanismus (30) für die Endklappen (6) der Behälter; und
- einen Synchronisationsmechanismus, der das Fördermittel mit dem Schließmechanismus verbindet, damit während der Verschiebung jedes Behälters auf der Transportbahn aufgrund des Druckes einer der Stangen der Schließmechanismus auf die Endklappen des Behälters einwirkt, um sie einzuklappen;
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie ein Hilfsantriebssystem (20) als zweites Fördersystem umfaßt, das zwei seitliche, durch Stangen (22) untereinander verbundene Ketten (21) beinhaltet, die ebenso wie die Stangen des ersten Fördersystems quer und zueinander mit gleichmäßigem bestand angeordnet sind, wobei jede Stange (22) des Hilfsantriebssystems mit der Rückseite (3a) eines Behälters in einer Höhe in Berührung kommen kann, die von der Höhe einer zum ersten Fördersystem (10) gehörenden Stange (16) verschieden ist und daß Synchronisationsmittel zwischen dem ersten Fördersystem und dem Hilfsantriebssystem (20) so vorgesehen sind, daß zwei querliegende Stangen, von denen eine zum ersten Fördersystem und die zweite zum Hilfsantriebssystem gehört, sich an die Rückseite (3a) der Umrandung eines der Behälter (2) in zwei bestimmten Höhen anlegen, um diesen entlang der Transportbahn (11) zu verschieben.
2. Maschine nach Anspruch 1
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Hilfsantriebssystem (20) sich oberhalb des ersten Fördersystems (10) befindet und an dieses angeschlossen ist, wobei die querliegenden Stangen (22) des Hilfsantriebssystems so ausgebildet sind, daß sie mit der Rückseite (3a) der Behälter (2) oben in der Nähe der Knicklinie der entsprechenden Endklappe (6) in Berührung kommen, während die Querstangen (16) des ersten Fördersystems (10) so ausgebildet sind, daß sie die Rückseite (3a) der Behälter unten in der Nähe des Behälterbodens (4) berühren.
3. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Synchronisationsmittel (9) zwischen dem ersten Fördersystem und dem Hilfsantriebssystem den gleichen Motor (14) und eine Antriebsvorrichtung mit Retten und Zahnrädern (15) umfassen, die den Motor mit jedem System verbindet.
4. Maschine nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Mittel (32) zur Regelung der Phase zwischen dem ersten Fördersystem (10) und dem Hilfsantriebssystem (20) umfaßt.
5. Maschine nach Anspruch 4
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Phasenregelungsmittel (32) auf das erste Fördersystem (10) einwirken.
6. Maschine nach Anspruch 5
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Phasenregelungsmittel (32) eine steuerbare Gewindestange (60) umfassen, die so ausgebildet ist, daß sie über einen zweiarmigen, um eine Achse (40) der Antriebsvorrichtung (15) drehbaren Hebel (63) und über Zwischenkettenräder (67, 69, 71 und 73), die von einer Kette (72) angetrieben werden, auf die Antriebsvorrichtung (15) dergestalt einwirken kann, daß eine Bewegung der Ketten (12) des ersten Fördersystems bewirkt wird, wobei die Ketten (21) des Hilfsantriebssystems (20) von dieser Bewegung unberührt bleiben.
7. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1-6
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das erste Fördersystem (10) und das Hilfsantriebssystem (20) über Steuermittel (26) gegenseitig so verschiebbar sind, daß der bestand zwischen den Stangen der beiden Systeme regelbar ist, wenn diese einen Behälter antreiben.
8. Maschine nach Anspruch 7
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuermittel (26) auf das Hilfsantriebssystem (20) einwirken.
9. Maschine nach Anspruch 8
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuermittel (26) einen Motor (27) umfassen, der ein Spindel-Mutter-Antriebssystem (28) antreibt, das mit dem Rahmen (24) verbunden ist, der das Hilfsantriebssystem (20) trägt.
10. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1-9
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schließmechanismus (30) der oberen Endklappen (6) der Behälter (2) mit dem Hilfsantriebssystem (20) verbunden ist.
11. Maschine nach Anspruch 10
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schließmechanismus (30) zwei Platten (80), die in der Verschiebungsrichtung der Behälter konvergieren und orthogonal zur Transportbahn (11) stehen, wodurch das Einklappen der Endklappen der parallel zur Verschiebungsrichtung stehenden Behälterseiten ermöglicht wird, eine in der Verschiebungsrichtung geneigte Platte (81), die das Einklappen der Endklappe der senkrecht zur Verschiebungsrichtung stehenden Vorderseite des Behälters erlaubt und eine Anordnung (82) beweglicher und steuerbarer Treibstangen umfaßt, die das Einklappen der Endklappe (6a) der Rückseite des Behälters ermöglicht.
12. Maschine nach Anspruch 11
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Anordnung (82) beweglicher Treibstangen an einem Ende an eine Achse (87) montiert ist, die parallel und exzentrisch mit einer Achse (85) eines Zahnrades (84) verbunden ist, das durch Retten und Zahnräder (15) angetrieben und mit der Antriebsvorrichtung synchronisiert wird, die das Hilfsantriebssystem (20) bewegt, und an ihrem anderen Ende mit einer Vorrichtung (94) versehen ist, die so ausgebildet ist, daß sie auf die obere Endklappe (6a) in der Verlängerung der Rückseite (3a) eines jeden Behälters einwirkt, um diese einzuklappen.
13. Maschine nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1-12 mit einem Zuführungssystem (100) der Behälter (2) zur Transportbahn (11),
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Zuführungssystem (100) eine Vielzahl von Walzen (101) umfaßt, die zueinander parallel und rechtwinklig zur Verschiebungsrichtung der Behälter auf der Transportbahn sind, wobei die Walzen von wenigstens einem sie umlaufenden Riemen (102) in Bewegung versetzt werden.
14. Maschine nach Anspruch 13,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Walzen (101) von einer schwenkbaren Halterung (104) getragen werden, die zwei bestimmte Positionen mit Hilfe einer Betätigungsvorrichtung (105) einnehmen kann, wobei die Halterung (104) um eine feste Achse (106) derartig schwenkbar ist, daß sich die Walzen (101) auf einem unteren Niveau eines Anschlags (107) befinden, wenn die Betätigungsvorrichtung nicht betätigt ist, wobei die Übergabe der Behälter (2) verhindert wird und daß sich die Walzen auf einem oberen Niveau des Anschlags (107) befinden, wenn die Betätigungsvorrichtung betätigt ist, wobei die Übergabe der Behälter zur Transportbahn freigegeben ist.
EP89402359A 1988-09-12 1989-08-30 Maschine zum Verschliessen von Behältern Expired - Lifetime EP0359616B1 (de)

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