EP0376926B1 - Device for filling spacer frames for double glazing - Google Patents

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EP0376926B1
EP0376926B1 EP90102447A EP90102447A EP0376926B1 EP 0376926 B1 EP0376926 B1 EP 0376926B1 EP 90102447 A EP90102447 A EP 90102447A EP 90102447 A EP90102447 A EP 90102447A EP 0376926 B1 EP0376926 B1 EP 0376926B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/66—Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
    • E06B3/673—Assembling the units
    • E06B3/67304—Preparing rigid spacer members before assembly
    • E06B3/67317—Filling of hollow spacer elements with absorbants; Closing off the spacers thereafter
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/66—Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
    • E06B3/673—Assembling the units
    • E06B3/67365—Transporting or handling panes, spacer frames or units during assembly
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/66—Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together
    • E06B3/673—Assembling the units
    • E06B3/67365—Transporting or handling panes, spacer frames or units during assembly
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  • the invention relates to a device for filling spacer frames for insulating glass, preferably of integrally curved spacer frames, with hygroscopic material, with at least one filling station with two filling heads for filling the spacer frames with hygroscopic material
  • Such a device is known from AT-B-383 582.
  • the known device has two filling heads, each of which has a drill for creating an opening in one leg of the spacer frame, a device for filling hygroscopic material (e.g. molecular sieve) into the interior of the spacer frame, and a device for closing the previously created opening is preferably designed as a device through which a plug of a plastic and hardening sealing compound is pressed into the opening.
  • the spacer frames are usually hung up by hand on hooks which are arranged above the two filling heads before being processed in the filling device.
  • a device for filling spacer frames which has at least one filling head and which has a holder for laterally supporting the spacer frame to be filled, at the upper end of which the filling head is provided.
  • the device known from GB-A-2 118 605 furthermore has lifting members with the aid of which a spacer frame can be lifted up from the filling head.
  • the invention is based on the object of developing the device known from AT-B-383 582 in such a way that the transport and removal of the spacer frames to be processed can take place largely automatically.
  • the device of the type mentioned above is characterized in that the device has a lateral support for the spacer frame, on the upper edge of which the filling heads are provided, that a linear conveyor for the device extends along the lower edge of the lateral support Spacer frame is provided that the section of the linear conveyor provided in the area of the filling station can be raised along the lateral support in order to raise the upper area of the spacer frame to be filled to the filling heads of the filling station, that an endless conveyor element is provided on the lifting section of the linear conveyor and that Drive motor for the endless conveyor element can be raised together with the section of the linear conveyor.
  • the spacer frames are guided by the lateral support, moved to the filling heads and then fed to further processing after another linear transport.
  • This further processing can be, for example, the coating of spacer frames with sealant or adhesive (e.g. butyl rubber), as is known from AT-B-356 832.
  • a device shown in FIG. 1 for filling spacer frames of insulating glass with hygroscopic material (eg molecular sieve), as shown in FIG. 1 comprises several device parts.
  • a device 1 is provided for pivoting the spacer frames by 90 °.
  • two filling stations 2 and 3 are provided in the device, in which the spacer frames are filled with hygroscopic material.
  • a section 4 is provided in which the spacer frames are conveyed linearly to a device 5, in which they are transferred to a horizontal overhead conveyor 6.
  • the horizontal conveyor 6 transports the spacer frames to a device 7 in which the spacers are removed from the overhead conveyor 6.
  • a welding station 8 is provided in front of the turning device 1, in which the free ends of the bending device known, for example, from DE-C-3 223 881 a spacer frame bent hollow profile strips are butt welded together.
  • a welding device is known for example from EP-A-192 921.
  • the turning station 1 comprises a turning gripper, each having a pair of clamps 9 and 10 on two mutually perpendicular arms.
  • the pairs of clamps 9 and 10 of the reversible gripper grip two mutually perpendicular legs of the spacer, and hold them firmly during the pivoting movement of the reversible gripper.
  • the clamping jaws can be pivoted from a standby position, in which they extend parallel to a support wall 11 provided in the device and serve as lateral support and are arranged behind this, into an active position in which they are attached to the frame legs of the spacer to be detected from both sides abut and project forward through an arcuate slot 12 provided in the support wall 11, pivotable.
  • Such a reversible gripper is in principle from AT-B-356 832 known.
  • the purpose of turning the spacer frames by 90 ° is to place the spacer frames, which are aligned in the welding station 8 (from the upstream bending device) so that their longer legs are aligned horizontally, on the linear conveyor 17 so that the longer legs are vertical run.
  • Each of the two filling stations 2 and 3 comprises two filling heads 13 and 14, which can have the design known from AT-B-383 582.
  • Each filling head 13, 14 comprises a clamp for holding the spacer frame during the filling process, a drill for creating an opening in one leg of the spacer frame, preferably in a leg which is essentially perpendicular during the filling process, a nozzle from which the hygroscopic material flows into the Inside the spacer frame is introduced and a device for closing the previously created openings in the spacer frame.
  • the filling heads 13 and 14 of the filling stations 2 and 3 are displaceable along the upper edge of the support wall 11 so that they can be aligned opposite the vertical legs of the spacer frames to be filled.
  • guides 15 for the upper section of the spacer frame to be filled are provided at a distance from the front of the support wall 11.
  • the sections of the linear conveyor 17 provided below the filling stations 2 and 3 are designed as liftable conveyor track parts 18.
  • the conveyor track parts 18 are designed as endless belt conveyors and can be raised together with their drive motor 19 by means not shown in detail.
  • clamps 20 are also assigned to them, which press the lower horizontal leg of the spacer frames against the conveyor track parts 18.
  • the clamps 20 can be swung up behind the support wall 11 during the transport of the spacer frames.
  • the device 5 for transferring filled spacer frames to the overhead conveyor 6 comprises two lifting cams 21 which can be raised in slots 22 of the support wall 11.
  • the lifting cams 21 are guided so that they are arranged in their lower ready position below and / or behind the support wall 11 so that they do not interfere with the transport of spacer frames.
  • the station 5 there is also a slide 23 which is arranged between the slots 22 and can be pushed back and forth in the direction of the double arrow 24.
  • the slider 23 is essentially hook-shaped and, with its horizontal support 25, takes over a spacer frame raised by the lifting cams 21 in order to push it onto a pair of hooks 26 of the overhead conveyor 6.
  • they are equipped with a bevel 27. After the spacer frames have been transferred from the slide 23, the spacer frames hang in a recess 28 of the hooks 26.
  • hooks 26 in FIG. 2 are disproportionate are shown large in order to better illustrate their structure.
  • the hooks 26 are preferably designed such that they clamp the upper, horizontal leg of the spacer frame arranged in the hook 26 with a horizontal and straight section (see FIG. 3), so that pendulum movements of the spacer frame are damped or suppressed.
  • a support wall 30 is also provided on the discharge side of the overhead conveyor 6, at the lower end of which a linear conveyor 31 is arranged.
  • the length of a step (stroke) of the overhead conveyor 6 is such that there is a pair of hooks 26 after the step is carried out behind the support wall 30, so that the spacer frames are pulled off a pair of hooks 26 and with their upper horizontal leg on a pair of lifting cams 32 rest.
  • the lifting cams 36 are moved down until, for example, as indicated by the curved arrow in FIG. 2, they have been moved under and / or behind the support wall 30.
  • the spacer frame is now leaning against the support wall 30 on the linear conveyor 31 and can be further processed, e.g. the coating with sealant or adhesive can be supplied.

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1. Device for transporting spacer frames for insulating glass, from a first linear conveyor (17) which extends along the lower edge of a lateral support (11) for the spacer frames, to a second linear conveyor (31) for spacer frames which extends parallel to the first linear conveyor (17) along the lower edge of a lateral support (30) for the spacer frames, wherein the lateral supports (11, 30) are preferably formed by a substantially continuous sliding wall (11), with a suspension conveyor (6) for the spacer frames preferably moving transverse to the lateral supports (11, 30) and on which a plurality of hook pairs (26) are provided, characterized in that there is provided a device (5) for transferring spacer frames to the suspension conveyor (6), which device comprises at least two carriers (21) in the lateral support (11), projecting forwardly beyond this and adapted to rise to lift the spacer frames along the lateral support (11) up to the height of the suspension conveyor (6), and a slider (23) movable to and fro transverse to the lateral support (11) and which in one of its end positions engages a spacer frame hanging on the carriers (21) and in its other end position is associated with a hook pair (26) of the suspension conveyor (6), and in that, on the outfeed side of the suspension conveyor (6), carriers (36) projecting beyond the support (30) are movable in the lateral support (30) of the second linear conveyor (31), for lowering a spacer frame to the second linear conveyor (31), and in that, after each stroke of the suspension conveyor (6) a hook pair (26) of the same is located behind the lateral support (30).

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Abstandhalterrahmen für Isolierglas, vorzugsweise von einstückig gebogenen Abstandhalterrahmen, mit hygroskopischem Material,mit wenigstens einer Füllstation mit zwei Füllköpfen zum Füllen der Abstandhalterrahmen mit hygroskopischem MaterialThe invention relates to a device for filling spacer frames for insulating glass, preferably of integrally curved spacer frames, with hygroscopic material, with at least one filling station with two filling heads for filling the spacer frames with hygroscopic material

Eine derartige Vorrichtung ist aus der AT-B-383 582 bekannt. Die bekannte Vorrichtung besitzt zwei Füllköpfe, von denen jeder einen Bohrer zum Erzeugen einer Öffnung in einem Schenkel des Abstandhalterrahmens, eine Einrichtung zum Einfüllen von hygroskopischem Material (z.B. Molekularsieb) in das Innere des Abstandhalterrahmens, und eine Vorrichtung zum Verschließen der vorher erzeugten Öffnung, die vorzugsweise als Einrichtung ausgebildet ist, durch welche ein Pfropfen aus einer plastischen und erhärtenden Versiegelungsmasse in die Öffnung eingepreßt wird. Bei der bekannten Vorrichtung werden die Abstandhalterrahmen vor ihrer Bearbeitung in der Füllvorrichtung in diese für gewöhnlich von Hand aus auf Haken aufgehängt, die oberhalb der beiden Füllköpfe angeordnet sind.Such a device is known from AT-B-383 582. The known device has two filling heads, each of which has a drill for creating an opening in one leg of the spacer frame, a device for filling hygroscopic material (e.g. molecular sieve) into the interior of the spacer frame, and a device for closing the previously created opening is preferably designed as a device through which a plug of a plastic and hardening sealing compound is pressed into the opening. In the known device, the spacer frames are usually hung up by hand on hooks which are arranged above the two filling heads before being processed in the filling device.

Aus der GB-A-2 118 605 ist eine Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Abstandhalterrahmen bekannt, die wenigstens einen Füllkopf aufweist und die eine Halterung zum seitlichen Abstützen des zu füllenden Abstandhalterrahmens aufweist, an deren oberen Ende der Füllkopf vorgesehen ist. Die aus der GB-A-2 118 605 bekannte Vorrichtung besitzt weiters Hebeglieder mit deren Hilfe ein Abstandhalterrahmen zum Füllkopf angehoben werden kann.From GB-A-2 118 605 a device for filling spacer frames is known which has at least one filling head and which has a holder for laterally supporting the spacer frame to be filled, at the upper end of which the filling head is provided. The device known from GB-A-2 118 605 furthermore has lifting members with the aid of which a spacer frame can be lifted up from the filling head.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, die aus der AT-B-383 582 bekannte Vorrichtung in der Richtung weiterzubilden, daß der Antransport und der Abtransport der zu bearbeitenden Abstandhalterrahmen weitgehend selbsttätig erfolgen kann.The invention is based on the object of developing the device known from AT-B-383 582 in such a way that the transport and removal of the spacer frames to be processed can take place largely automatically.

In Lösung dieser Aufgabe ist Vorrichtung der oben genannten Gattung dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Vorrichtung eine seitliche Abstützung für die Abstandhalterrahmen aufweist, an deren oberen Rand die Füllköpfe vorgesehen sind, daß ein sich durch die Vorrichtung entlang des unteren Randes der seitlichen Abstützung erstreckender Linearförderer für die Abstandhalterrahmen vorgesehen ist, daß der im Bereich der Füllstation vorgesehene Abschnitt des Linearförderers entlang der seitlichen Abstützung anhebbar ist, um den oberen Bereich des zu füllenden Abstandhalterrahmens zu den Füllköpfen der Füllstation zu heben, daß am anhebbaren Abschnitt des Linearförderers ein Endlosförderorgan vorgesehen ist und daß der Antriebsmotor für das Endlosförderorgan zusammen mit dem Abschnitt des Lineärförderers anhebbar ist.In order to achieve this object, the device of the type mentioned above is characterized in that the device has a lateral support for the spacer frame, on the upper edge of which the filling heads are provided, that a linear conveyor for the device extends along the lower edge of the lateral support Spacer frame is provided that the section of the linear conveyor provided in the area of the filling station can be raised along the lateral support in order to raise the upper area of the spacer frame to be filled to the filling heads of the filling station, that an endless conveyor element is provided on the lifting section of the linear conveyor and that Drive motor for the endless conveyor element can be raised together with the section of the linear conveyor.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung, die mit besonderem Vorteil im Anschluß an eine Station zum Biegen von Hohlprofilleisten zu Abstandhalterrahmen für Isolierglas und einer diesen nachgeschalteten Vorrichtung zum Stumpfverschweißen der beiden freien Enden der zum Abstandhalterrahmen gebogenen Hohlprofilleisten angeordnet ist, werden die Abstandhalterrahmen von der seitlichen Abstützung geführt, zu den Füllköpfen bewegt und hernach nach einem weiteren Lineartransport der weiteren Bearbeitung zugeführt. Diese weitere Bearbeitung kann beispielsweise die Beschichtung von Abstandhalterrahmen mit Dicht- bzw. Klebemittel (z.B. Butylkautschuk) sein, wie sie aus der AT-B-356 832 bekannt ist.In the device according to the invention, which is arranged with particular advantage following a station for bending hollow profile strips to form spacer frames for insulating glass and a device downstream thereof for butt welding the two free ends of the hollow profile strips bent to form the spacer frame, the spacer frames are guided by the lateral support, moved to the filling heads and then fed to further processing after another linear transport. This further processing can be, for example, the coating of spacer frames with sealant or adhesive (e.g. butyl rubber), as is known from AT-B-356 832.

Weitere Merkmale und Einzelheiten der Vorrichtung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen sowie der nachfolgenden Beschreibung der in den Zeichnungen wiedergegebenen Ausführungsform. Es zeigt

  • Fig. 1 eine Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Abstandhalterrahmen für Isolierglas in Ansicht,
  • Fig. 2 in Seitenansicht die Einrichtung zum Übergeben der Abstandhalterrahmen an einen Hängeförderer, sowie eine Einrichtung zum Abnehmen der Abstandhalterrahmen von diesem (nicht maßstäblich gezeichnet) und
  • Fig. 3 eine Einzelheit des Hängeförderers.
Further features and details of the device result from the subclaims and the following description of the embodiment shown in the drawings. It shows
  • 1 shows a device for filling spacer frames for insulating glass in view,
  • Fig. 2 in side view of the device for transferring the spacer frame to a overhead conveyor, and a device for removing the spacer frame from this (not drawn to scale) and
  • Fig. 3 shows a detail of the overhead conveyor.

Eine in Fig. 1 gezeigte Vorrichtung zum Füllen von Abstandhalterrahmen von Isolierglas mit hygroskopischem Material (z.B. Molekularsieb), wie sie in Fig. 1 gezeigt ist, umfaßt mehrere Vorrichtungsteile. So ist eine Einrichtung 1 zum Verschwenken der Abstandhalterrahmen um 90° vorgesehen. Im Anschluß an diese Vorrichtung sind in der Vorrichtung zwei Füllstationen 2 und 3 vorgesehen, in welchen die Abstandhalterrahmen mit hygroskopischem Material gefüllt werden. Nach der zweiten Füllstation 3 ist ein Abschnitt 4 vorgesehen, in dem die Abstandhalterrahmen linear zu einer Einrichtung 5 gefördert werden, in der sie auf einen Horizontalhängeförderer 6 umgesetzt werden. Der Horizontalförderer 6 transportiert die Abstandhalterrahmen zu einer Vorrichtung 7, in der die Abstandhalter vom Hängeförderer 6 abgenommen werden.A device shown in FIG. 1 for filling spacer frames of insulating glass with hygroscopic material (eg molecular sieve), as shown in FIG. 1 comprises several device parts. A device 1 is provided for pivoting the spacer frames by 90 °. Following this device, two filling stations 2 and 3 are provided in the device, in which the spacer frames are filled with hygroscopic material. After the second filling station 3, a section 4 is provided in which the spacer frames are conveyed linearly to a device 5, in which they are transferred to a horizontal overhead conveyor 6. The horizontal conveyor 6 transports the spacer frames to a device 7 in which the spacers are removed from the overhead conveyor 6.

Aus Fig. 1 ist noch ersichtlich, daß bei der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung, bezogen auf die Arbeitsrichtung, vor der Wendevorrichtung 1 eine Schweißstation 8 vorgesehen ist, in der die freien Enden der beispielsweise in einer aus der DE-C-3 223 881 bekannten Biegevorrichtung zu einem Abstandhalterrahmen gebogenen Hohlprofilleisten miteinander stumpf verschweißt werden. Eine derartige Schweißvorrichtung ist beispielsweise aus der EP-A-192 921 bekannt.From Fig. 1 it can still be seen that in the device according to the invention, based on the working direction, a welding station 8 is provided in front of the turning device 1, in which the free ends of the bending device known, for example, from DE-C-3 223 881 a spacer frame bent hollow profile strips are butt welded together. Such a welding device is known for example from EP-A-192 921.

Die Wendestation 1 umfaßt einen Wendegreifer, der an zwei zueinander senkrecht stehenden Armen je ein Klemmenpaar 9 und 10 aufweist. Die Klemmenpaare 9 und 10 des Wendegreifers erfassen zwei zueinander senkrecht stehende Schenkel des Abstandhalters, und halten diesen während der Schwenkbewegung des Wendegreifers fest. Die Klemmbacken sind aus einer Bereitschaftslage, in der sie sich parallel zu einer in der Vorrichtung vorgesehenen, als seitliche Abstützung dienenden Stützwand 11 erstrecken und hinter dieser angeordnet sind, in eine Wirklage verschwenkbar, in der sie von beiden Seiten an den zu erfassenden Rahmenschenkeln des Abstandhalters anliegen und durch einen in der Stützwand 11 vorgesehenen kreisbogenförmigen Schlitz 12 nach vorne ragen, verschwenkbar. Ein derartiger Wendegreifer ist im Prinzip aus der AT-B-356 832 bekannt. Das Wenden der Abstandhalterrahmen um 90° hat den Zweck, die Abstandhalterrahmen, die in der Schweißstation 8 (von der vorgeschalteten Biegevorrichtung) so ausgerichtet sind, daß ihre längeren Schenkel horizontal ausgerichtet sind, so auf den Linearförderer 17 zu stellen, daß die längeren Schenkel vertikal verlaufen.The turning station 1 comprises a turning gripper, each having a pair of clamps 9 and 10 on two mutually perpendicular arms. The pairs of clamps 9 and 10 of the reversible gripper grip two mutually perpendicular legs of the spacer, and hold them firmly during the pivoting movement of the reversible gripper. The clamping jaws can be pivoted from a standby position, in which they extend parallel to a support wall 11 provided in the device and serve as lateral support and are arranged behind this, into an active position in which they are attached to the frame legs of the spacer to be detected from both sides abut and project forward through an arcuate slot 12 provided in the support wall 11, pivotable. Such a reversible gripper is in principle from AT-B-356 832 known. The purpose of turning the spacer frames by 90 ° is to place the spacer frames, which are aligned in the welding station 8 (from the upstream bending device) so that their longer legs are aligned horizontally, on the linear conveyor 17 so that the longer legs are vertical run.

Jede der beiden Füllstationen 2 und 3 umfaßt zwei Füllköpfe 13 und 14, welche die aus der AT-B-383 582 bekannte Bauform haben können. Jeder Füllkopf 13, 14 umfaßt eine Klemme zum Festhalten der Abstandhalterrahmen während des Füllvorganges, einen Bohrer zum Erzeugen einer Öffnung in einem Schenkel des Abstandhalterrahmens, vorzugsweise in einem während des Füllvorganges im wesentlichen lotrecht ausgerichteten Schenkel, eine Düse, aus der das hygroskopische Material in das Innere des Abstandhalterrahmens eingebracht wird und eine Vorrichtung zum Verschließen der zuvor erzeugten Öffnungen im Abstandhalterrahmen.Each of the two filling stations 2 and 3 comprises two filling heads 13 and 14, which can have the design known from AT-B-383 582. Each filling head 13, 14 comprises a clamp for holding the spacer frame during the filling process, a drill for creating an opening in one leg of the spacer frame, preferably in a leg which is essentially perpendicular during the filling process, a nozzle from which the hygroscopic material flows into the Inside the spacer frame is introduced and a device for closing the previously created openings in the spacer frame.

Wie durch Pfeile in Fig. 1 angedeutet, sind die Füllköpfe 13 und 14 der Füllstationen 2 und 3 entlang des oberen Randes der Stützwand 11 verschiebbar, damit sie den vertikalen Schenkeln der zu füllenden Abstandhalterrahmen gegenüberliegend ausgerichtet werden können.As indicated by arrows in Fig. 1, the filling heads 13 and 14 of the filling stations 2 and 3 are displaceable along the upper edge of the support wall 11 so that they can be aligned opposite the vertical legs of the spacer frames to be filled.

An den Füllköpfen 13 der Füllstationen 2 und 3 sind im Abstand vor der Vorderseite der Stützwand 11 nach unten weisende Führungen 15 für den oberen Abschnitt des zu füllenden Abstandhalterrahmens vorgesehen.On the filling heads 13 of the filling stations 2 and 3, guides 15 for the upper section of the spacer frame to be filled are provided at a distance from the front of the support wall 11.

Zum Anheben der Abstandhalterrahmen, die entlang des unteren Randes der Stützwand 11 in Richtung des Pfeiles 16 auf einem Linearförderer 17 herangefördert werden, sind die unterhalb der Füllstationen 2 und 3 vorgesehenen Abschnitte des Linearförderers 17 als anhebbare Förderbahnteile 18 ausgebildet.To lift the spacer frames, which are conveyed along the lower edge of the support wall 11 in the direction of arrow 16 on a linear conveyor 17, the sections of the linear conveyor 17 provided below the filling stations 2 and 3 are designed as liftable conveyor track parts 18.

Die Förderbahnteile 18 sind als Endlosbandförderer ausgebildet, und zusammen mit ihrem Antriebsmotor 19 durch nicht näher gezeigte Mittel anhebbar. Um die Abstandhalterrahmen während des Hebevorganges an den Förderbahnteilen 18 zu halten, sind diesen noch Klemmen 20 zugeordnet, die den unteren horizontalen Schenkel der Abstandhalterrahmen gegen die Förderbahnteile 18 drücken. Die Klemmen 20 sind während des An- und Abtransportes der Abstandhalterrahmen hinter die Stützwand 11 hochschwenkbar.The conveyor track parts 18 are designed as endless belt conveyors and can be raised together with their drive motor 19 by means not shown in detail. In order to keep the spacer frames on the conveyor track parts 18 during the lifting process, clamps 20 are also assigned to them, which press the lower horizontal leg of the spacer frames against the conveyor track parts 18. The clamps 20 can be swung up behind the support wall 11 during the transport of the spacer frames.

Die Einrichtung 5 zum Übergeben von gefüllten Abstandhalterrahmen an den Hängeförderer 6 umfaßt zwei Hebenocken 21, die in Schlitzen 22 der Stützwand 11 anhebbar sind. Dabei sind die Hebenocken 21 so geführt, daß sie in ihrer unteren Bereitschaftsstellung unterhalb und/oder hinter der Stützwand 11 angeordnet sind, so daß sie den Antransport von Abstandhalterrahmen nicht stören.The device 5 for transferring filled spacer frames to the overhead conveyor 6 comprises two lifting cams 21 which can be raised in slots 22 of the support wall 11. The lifting cams 21 are guided so that they are arranged in their lower ready position below and / or behind the support wall 11 so that they do not interfere with the transport of spacer frames.

In der Station 5 ist weiters ein Schieber 23 vorgesehen, der zwischen den Schlitzen 22 angeordnet ist und in Richtung des Doppelpfeiles 24 vor- und zurückgeschoben werden kann. Der Schieber 23 ist im wesentlichen hakenförmig ausgebildet und übernimmt mit seiner horizontalen Auflage 25 einen von den Hebenocken 21 angehobenen Abstandhalterrahmen, um diesen auf ein Paar Haken 26 des Hängeförderers 6 zu schieben. Um das Einsetzen der Abstandhalterrahmen in die Haken 26 des Hängeförderers 6 zu vereinfachen, sind diese mit einer Schräge 27 ausgestattet. Nachdem die Abstandhalterrahmen vom Schieber 23 übergeben worden sind, hängen die Abstandhalterrahmen in einer Vertiefung 28 der Haken 26. Sobald ein Abstandhalterrahmen in ein Hakenpaar 26 des Hängeförderers 6 eingehängt worden ist, bewegt sich dieser in Richtung des Pfeiles 29 um einen Schritt weiter, und der Schieber 23 bewegt sich zurück, so daß das nächste Hakenpaar zur Übernahme des nächsten Abstandhalterrahmens vom Schieber 23 bereit ist.In the station 5 there is also a slide 23 which is arranged between the slots 22 and can be pushed back and forth in the direction of the double arrow 24. The slider 23 is essentially hook-shaped and, with its horizontal support 25, takes over a spacer frame raised by the lifting cams 21 in order to push it onto a pair of hooks 26 of the overhead conveyor 6. In order to simplify the insertion of the spacer frames into the hooks 26 of the overhead conveyor 6, they are equipped with a bevel 27. After the spacer frames have been transferred from the slide 23, the spacer frames hang in a recess 28 of the hooks 26. As soon as a spacer frame has been suspended in a pair of hooks 26 of the overhead conveyor 6, it moves one step further in the direction of arrow 29, and the Slider 23 moves back so that the next pair of hooks is ready to take over the next spacer frame from slider 23.

Es ist noch anzumerken, daß die Haken 26 in Fig. 2 überproportional groß dargestellt sind, um deren Aufbau besser darzustellen.It should also be noted that the hooks 26 in FIG. 2 are disproportionate are shown large in order to better illustrate their structure.

Die Haken 26 sind bevorzugt so ausgebildet, daß sie den oberen, horizontalen, in den Haken 26 angeordneten Schenkel der Abstandhalterrahmen mit einem horizontalen und geraden Abschnitt federnd klemmen (vgl. Fig. 3), so daß Pendelbewegungen der Abstandhalterrahmen gedämpft bzw. unterdrückt werden.The hooks 26 are preferably designed such that they clamp the upper, horizontal leg of the spacer frame arranged in the hook 26 with a horizontal and straight section (see FIG. 3), so that pendulum movements of the spacer frame are damped or suppressed.

An der Abgabeseite des Hängeförderers 6 ist ebenfalls eine Stützwand 30 vorgesehen, an deren unterem Ende ein Linearförderer 31 angeordnet ist. Die Länge eines Schrittes (Hubes) des Hängeförderers 6 ist so bemessen, daß sich jeweils ein Hakenpaar 26 nach Ausführung des Schrittes hinter der Stützwand 30 befindet, so daß die Abstandhalterrahmen von einem Hakenpaar 26 abgezogen werden und mit ihrem oberen horizontalen Schenkel auf einem Paar Hebenocken 32 aufliegen. Nachdem dies geschehen ist, werden die Hebenocken 36 nach unten bewegt, bis sie z.B., wie durch den gebogenen Pfeil in Fig. 2 angedeutet, unter und/oder hinter die Stützwand 30 bewegt worden sind. Der Abstandhalterrahmen steht nun an der Stützwand 30 lehnend auf dem Linearförderer 31 auf und kann der weiteren Bearbeitung, z.B. der Beschichtung mit Dicht- bzw. Klebemittel zugeführt werden.A support wall 30 is also provided on the discharge side of the overhead conveyor 6, at the lower end of which a linear conveyor 31 is arranged. The length of a step (stroke) of the overhead conveyor 6 is such that there is a pair of hooks 26 after the step is carried out behind the support wall 30, so that the spacer frames are pulled off a pair of hooks 26 and with their upper horizontal leg on a pair of lifting cams 32 rest. After this has been done, the lifting cams 36 are moved down until, for example, as indicated by the curved arrow in FIG. 2, they have been moved under and / or behind the support wall 30. The spacer frame is now leaning against the support wall 30 on the linear conveyor 31 and can be further processed, e.g. the coating with sealant or adhesive can be supplied.

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  1. Apparatus for filling spacer frames for insulating glazing panels, preferably spacer frames bent from a single piece, with hygroscopic material, having at least one filling station (2, 3) with two filling heads (13, 14) for filling the spacer frames with hygroscopic material, characterised in that the apparatus has a lateral support (11) at whose upper edge the filling heads are provided, a linear conveyor (17) extending through the apparatus along the bottom edge of the lateral support (11) is provided for the spacer frames, that section (18) of the linear conveyor (17) which is provided in the region of the filling station can be raised along the lateral support (11) in order to lift the top zone of the spacer frame to be filled up to the filling heads (13, 14) of the filling station (2, 3), an endless conveying means is provided at the raisable section (18) of the linear conveyor (17), and the driving motor (19) for the endless conveying means can be raised together with the section (18) of the linear conveyor (17).
  2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the lateral support is formed by a substantially continuous sliding wall (11).
  3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,characterised in that looking in the direction of movement of the spacer frames through the apparatus, a device (1) serving to swing the spacer frames through 90° is provided ahead of the raisable section (18) of the linear conveyor (17) in order to orient the spacer frames so that their longer side is substantially vertical.
  4. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that two filling stations (2, 3), each with two filling heads (13, 14), are provided at the upper edge of the lateral support (11) and a raisable section (18) of the linear conveyor (17) is provided in the region of each filling station (2, 3).
  5. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that a clamq (20) for retaining the spacer frame is provided at the raisable section (18) of the linear conveyor (17) and is swingable about an axis substantially parallel to the conveying direction (16) of the linear conveyor (17) into its position pressing the lower horizontal side of the spacer frame against the section (18) of the linear conveyor (17).
  6. Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that a guide plate (15) projecting downward along the front of the lateral support (11) is provided at at least one filling head (13) of the filling station (2, 3) for guiding the spacer frame until the same is gripped by the clamps of the filling heads (13, 14) of the filling station (2, 3).
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