EP0557933A1 - Zuführ- und Speichervorrichtung für stangenförmige Gegenstände - Google Patents

Zuführ- und Speichervorrichtung für stangenförmige Gegenstände Download PDF

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EP0557933A1
EP0557933A1 EP93102773A EP93102773A EP0557933A1 EP 0557933 A1 EP0557933 A1 EP 0557933A1 EP 93102773 A EP93102773 A EP 93102773A EP 93102773 A EP93102773 A EP 93102773A EP 0557933 A1 EP0557933 A1 EP 0557933A1
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Isao Endo
Shinichi Arima
Kunihiro Konishi
Shinji c/o Japan Tobacco Inc. Tanaka
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/35—Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine

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  • the present invention is generally directed to a feeding/storing apparatus for rods or rod-shaped articles, such as filter-cigarettes, filterless cigarettes, or filter-plugs.
  • the apparatus is provided in a process for feeding built-up rods in order by conveyors from a pre-processing machine, such as a cigarette fabricating machine, to a post-processing machine, such as a packaging machine.
  • the present invention is directed to a feeding/storing apparatus including a stationary conveyor communicating with a feeding-out port which is provided under a horizontally movable conveyor, which communicates with a feeding-in port in parallel relation thereto.
  • a turning passage is movable with the movable conveyor, which is formed over the distance from the leading edge of an upper compartment, which is defined on the movable conveyor, to the end of a lower compartment, which is defined on the stationary conveyor.
  • the capacities of the upper compartment and the lower compartment are increased and decreased by horizontal movement of the movable conveyor according to the difference between a feeding-in amount from the feeding-in port to the movable conveyor and feeding-out amount from the stationary conveyor to the feeding-out port.
  • a conventional feeding/storing apparatus for rods of this type is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. SHO 59-46558.
  • a movable conveyor and a stationary conveyor are linearly formed.
  • Cigarettes which are built-up by the movable conveyor are horizontally press-fed from the leading edge of an upper compartment to a guide plate, while abutting each other in the feeding direction. The cigarettes are then turned downwardly along a turning passage and fed to the end of a lower compartment.
  • the movable conveyor is linearly moved in the direction of increasing the capacities of the upper compartment defined on the movable conveyor and the lower compartment defined on the stationary conveyor, thereby increasing the stored amount.
  • the stored amount thus reaches the maximum
  • the cigarette fabricating machine is stopped.
  • the movable conveyor is stopped and only the stationary conveyor is operated
  • the movable conveyor is linearly moved in the direction of reducing the capacities of the upper compartment and the lower compartment, thereby reducing the stored amount.
  • a packaging machine as a post-processing machine, is stopped.
  • a storage conveyor is branched from the midway of a feeding conveyor for directly supplying cigarettes from a cigarette fabricating machine, as a pre-processing machine, to a packaging machine, as a post-processing machine.
  • the conventional feeding/storing apparatus for rods have the following disadvantages.
  • the stored amount is increased and decreased by linear movement of the movable conveyor over the stationary conveyor. Accordingly, to further increase the stored amount, the lengths of the movable and stationary conveyors must be further enlarged in the longitudinal direction.
  • both machines must be separated from each other by the extent required for increasing the stored amount. This presents the problem of enlarging the size of the entire apparatus.
  • the first apparatus is inconvenient.
  • the outside of the filter is slightly larger than that of the cigarette. Accordingly, when the cigarettes are stacked in multi-levels on the linear conveyor, the filter side portions thereof abut each other and are thus firmly built-up; however, the opposite leading edge side portions thereof are built-up so that horizontal gaps are formed between the cigarettes. Consequently, the leading edges of the cigarettes are liable to slip due to vibrations caused during the feeding operation, thereby degrading the quality of the cigarettes, such as by damage to the cigarettes or loss of tobacco.
  • the second apparatus is disadvantageous, since the cigarettes which are first fed on the storage conveyor are fed out last therefrom. Accordingly, the first stored cigarettes are stored for a long time in the storage conveyor, thereby significantly degrading the quality of the cigarettes.
  • the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor are respectively formed in circular-arc shapes.
  • the circular-arc shaped movable conveyor is horizontally turned along the circular-arc orbital path of the stationary conveyor according to the difference between the feeding-in amount from the feeding-in port to the movable conveyor and the feeding-out amount from the stationary conveyor to the feeding-out port.
  • This makes it possible to increase and decrease the capacities of the upper compartment defined on the movable conveyor and the lower compartment defined on the stationary conveyor.
  • the imbalance between the demand to the post-processing machine and the supply from the pre-processing machine can be adjusted.
  • the rods carried from the feeding-in port can be fed to the feeding-out port while sequentially passing through the upper compartment and the lower compartment.
  • the above-described apparatus has the following disadvantage. Since the rods which are built-up on the movable and stationary conveyors, respectively, are formed in circular-arc shapes, sector-shaped gaps are respectively formed in the feeding direction. Accordingly, for example, when the rods are linearly press-fed from the leading edge of the movable conveyor in the feeding direction to the guide plate while abutting each other, the sector-shaped gaps between the rods are compressed and the rods are crushed in the feeding direction, and simultaneously, are pushed while abutting each other over the whole axial length thereof. Thus, the rods are liable to axially slip toward the low pressure sides in which the sector-shaped gaps are larger. This brings about not only disorder of the rods, but also the obstruction of the group of rods from being linearly press-fed at high efficiency.
  • An object of the present invention is to first feed the rods which are first stored while increasing the stored amount without significantly lengthening a movable conveyor and a stationary conveyor in the direction between a pre-processing machine and a post-processing machine.
  • Another object of the present invention is to push the rods from the movable conveyor to the stationary conveyor while maintaining the alignment of the rods.
  • a further object of the present invention is to push the rods from the stationary conveyor to a feeding-out port while maintaining the alignment of the rods.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to firmly build-up filter-cigarettes, as the rods, by horizontally abutting the filter side portions on the opposed leading edge side portions.
  • a movable conveyor and a stationary conveyor are respectively formed in circular-arc shapes having the same curvature.
  • the center of the circular-arc of the stationary conveyor is arranged directly under that of the movable conveyor.
  • the movable conveyor is horizontally turnable, and the feeding surfaces of the movable and stationary conveyors are oppositely movable in the circular-arc directions with respect to each other.
  • a guide plate may be located separately from the leading edge of the movable conveyor in the feeding direction; a linear part is located at the leading edge of the movable conveyor in the feeding direction so as to be transverse to the guide plate at right angles; and the lower portion of the guide plate is inclined downwardly with respect to the feeding direction of the stationary conveyor by the horizontal length of the linear part.
  • a linear part may be located at the leading edge of the stationary conveyor in the feeding direction so as to be directed toward the feeding-out port.
  • the cigarettes may be fed in such a manner that the filter side portions of the cigarettes are directed to the outer peripheral sides of the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor.
  • the circular-arc shaped movable conveyor is horizontally turned along the circular-arc orbital path of the stationary conveyor according to the difference between the feeding-in amount from the feeding-in port to the movable conveyor and the feeding-out amount from the stationary conveyor to the feeding-out port.
  • This makes it possible to increase and decrease the capacities of the upper compartment defined on the movable conveyor and the lower compartment defined on the stationary conveyor.
  • the imbalance between the demand to the post-processing machine and the supply from the pre-processing machine can be adjusted.
  • the rods fed from the feeding-in port can be fed to the feeding-out port while sequentially passing through the upper compartment and the lower compartment.
  • the rods fed on the movable conveyor from the feeding-in port are fed in a circular-arc direction by the movable conveyor, and are then linearly fed at the linear part while being transverse to the guide plate.
  • the rods are parallel to each other and the sector-shaped gaps therebetween are eliminated.
  • the rods are horizontally pushed from the leading edge of the upper compartment to the guide plate.
  • the rods are linearly fed to the feeding-out port at the linear part.
  • the rods are parallel to each other since the sector-shaped gaps between the rods are eliminated, and the rods are horizontally pushed from the leading edge of the lower compartment to the feeding-out port.
  • the cigarettes are fed in such manner that the filter side portions are directed to the outer peripheral sides of the circular-arc shaped movable and stationary conveyors. Accordingly, the cigarettes are stacked radially around the circular-arc center of the movable and stationary conveyors, respectively.
  • a feeding/storing apparatus for rod-shaped articles includes a stationary conveyor communicating with a feeding-out port, and a horizontally movable conveyor being provided over the stationary conveyor and communicating with a feeding-in port.
  • the stationary conveyor and the movable conveyor are in parallel and spaced relation with each other.
  • a turning passage is movable with the movable conveyor, the turning passage being formed over the distance from the leading edge of an upper compartment defined on the movable conveyor to the end of a lower compartment defined on the stationary conveyor.
  • the capacities of the upper compartment and the lower compartment are increased and decreased by horizontal movement of the movable conveyor according to the difference between a feeding-in amount from the feeding-in port to the movable conveyor and a feeding-out amount from the stationary conveyor to the feeding-out port.
  • the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor are respectively formed in circular-arc shapes having the same curvature, the center of the circular-arc of the stationary conveyor being arranged directly under the center of the circular-arc of the movable conveyor; the movable conveyor being horizontally turnable; and supporting surfaces of the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor being moved in the opposite circular-arc directions to each other.
  • a guide plate is positioned separately from the leading edge of the movable conveyor in the feeding direction, and a linear part is positioned at a leading edge of the movable conveyor in the feeding direction in such a manner as to be transverse to the guide plate at right angles.
  • a lower portion of the guide plate is inclined downwardly with respect to the feeding direction of the stationary conveyor by the horizontal length of the linear part.
  • a linear part is positioned at a leading edge of the stationary conveyor in the feeding direction so as to be directed toward the feeding-out port.
  • the rod-shaped articles comprise filter cigarettes, the cigarettes being fed in such a manner that the filter side portions thereof are directed to outer peripheral sides of the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor.
  • the feeding/storing apparatus for rod-shaped articles includes a stationary conveyor, and a horizontally movable conveyor being provided over the stationary conveyor.
  • the stationary conveyor and the movable conveyor are in parallel and spaced relation with each other.
  • a turning passage is movable with the movable conveyor, the turning passage communicating with an upper compartment defined on the movable conveyor and a lower compartment defined on the stationary conveyor.
  • the capacities of the upper compartment and the lower compartment are increased and decreased by horizontal movement of the movable conveyor according to the difference between a feeding-in amount from the feeding-in port to the movable conveyor and a feeding-out amount from the stationary conveyor to the feeding-out port.
  • the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor are respectively formed in circular-arc shapes having the same curvature, the center of the circular-arc of the stationary conveyor being arranged directly under the center of the circular-arc of the movable conveyor.
  • the movable conveyor is horizontally turnable, and supporting surfaces of the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor are moved in the opposite circular-arc directions to each other.
  • a guide plate is positioned adjacent a leading edge of the movable conveyor in the feeding direction, and a linear part is positioned at a leading edge of the movable conveyor in the feeding direction in such a manner as to be transverse to the guide plate at right angles.
  • a lower portion of the guide plate is inclined downwardly with respect to the feeding direction of the stationary conveyor by the horizontal length of the linear part.
  • a linear part is positioned at a leading edge of the stationary conveyor in the feeding direction so as to be directed toward the feeding-out port.
  • a method for feeding/storing rod-shaped articles includes the steps of: providing a stationary conveyor for communicating with a feeding-out port which is provided under a horizontally movable conveyor and communicating with a feeding-in port; providing a turning passage movable with the movable conveyor, the turning passage being formed over the distance from the leading edge of an upper compartment defined on the movable conveyor to the end of a lower compartment defined on the stationary conveyor; changing the capacities of the upper compartment and the lower compartment by horizontally moving the movable conveyor according to the difference between a feeding-in amount from the feeding-in port to the movable conveyor and a feeding-out amount from the stationary conveyor to the feeding-out port; forming the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor are respectively in circular-arc shapes having the same curvature, the center of the circular-arc of the stationary conveyor being arranged directly under the center of the circular-arc of the movable conveyor; and horizontally turning the movable conveyor, thereby moving the supporting surfaces of the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor
  • the method also includes feeding the cigarettes in such a manner that the filter side portions thereof are directed to outer peripheral sides of the movable conveyor and the stationary conveyor.
  • FIGs. 1 and 2 illustrate one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the rods are illustrated as filter cigarettes T.
  • a feeding-in conveyor 1 includes a horizontal part 1a and an inclined part 1b and extends from an outlet A1 of a cigarette fabricating machine A, as a pre-processing machine, to a feeding-in port 2 provided over a movable conveyor 3.
  • the feeding-in conveyor 1 feeds a group of cigarettes T from outlet A1 to feeding-in port 2 in such a manner that the filter side portions T1 are directed to the outer periphery sides of movable conveyor 3 and stationary conveyor 5.
  • a feeding-out port 6 is formed between the leading edge of stationary conveyor 5 in the feeding direction and guide 6a which is separated from stationary conveyor 5.
  • feeding-out conveyor 7 extends from the feeding-out port 6 to inlet B1 of packaging machine B, as a post-processing machine.
  • feeding-out conveyor 7 carries the group of cigarettes T from the feeding-out port 6 to inlet B1 of packaging machine B.
  • Movable conveyor 3 and stationary conveyor 5 are formed by using a chain-conveyor such as disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent No. HEI 2-334605.
  • the feeding surface can be freely curved in vertical and horizontal directions transverse to the feeding direction.
  • the flat surfaces of both conveyors 3 and 5 are respectively formed in circular-arc shapes having the same curvature.
  • center shaft 3b extends upwardly at the center of stationary conveyor 5, and the center of movable conveyor 3 is horizontally pivotally supported by center shaft 3b.
  • the circular-arc center of stationary conveyor 5 is disposed directly under the center of movable conveyor 3.
  • supporting surface 3a of movable conveyor 3 can be moved in a circular-arc direction which is continuous with the feeding direction of feeding-in conveyor 1 and supporting surface 5a of stationary conveyor 5 can be moved in the opposite circular-arc direction.
  • a turning part 3c of movable conveyor 3 is connected to turning drive unit 3d, which may be, for example, a servomotor.
  • Turning drive unit 3d communicates with a control unit (not shown) and is thereby operated.
  • control unit not shown
  • supporting surface 3a is turned in free reciprocating horizontal motion along the circular-arc orbital path of stationary conveyor 5.
  • turning part 3c is connected to turning drive unit 3d with a belt 3e.
  • an upper compartment 3' is defined over the distance from the feeding-in port 2 which is substantially equivalent to the outlet position of the above feeding-in conveyor 1 to the leading edge of conveyor 3 in the feeding direction.
  • a lower compartment 5' is defined over the distance from the lower position of the leading edge of movable conveyor 3 in the feeding direction to the leading edge of stationary conveyor 5 in the feeding direction.
  • a guide plate 4 is positioned in such a manner as to be oppositely separated from and transverse to the leading edge of movable conveyor 3.
  • the lower portion 4a of guide plate is inclined downwardly with respect to the feeding direction of stationary conveyor 5.
  • the lower end 5b is close to supporting surface 5a of stationary conveyor 5.
  • a detector 8a is provided for detecting the height of built-up cigarettes T in the vicinity of outlet A1.
  • the detector 8a communicates with the above control unit, and controls feeding-in conveyor 1 and cigarette fabricating machine A through the control unit.
  • four detectors 8a are vertically disposed over horizontal part 1a of feeding-in conveyor 1 at different positions.
  • the uppermost detector 8a detects the height of built-up cigarettes T and actuates the ON state
  • the operations of feeding-in conveyor 1 and cigarette fabricating machine A are both stopped.
  • the second detector 8a actuates the ON state
  • feeding-in conveyor 1 is switched into a high speed mode.
  • the third detector 8a actuates the ON state
  • feeding-in conveyor 1 is switched into a low speed mode.
  • the lowermost detector 8a actuates the ON state
  • feeding-in conveyor 1 is started at a low speed, and when the detector actuates the OFF state, the operation of feeding-in conveyor 1 is stopped.
  • a detector 8b is provided for detecting the height of cigarettes T fed from feeding-in conveyor 1 and built-up near feeding-in port 2.
  • Detector 8b communicates with the above control unit and controls feeding operation of movable conveyor 3 through the control unit.
  • detector 8b detects the height of the built-up cigarettes T to be a specified height
  • the feeding operation of movable conveyor 3 is started.
  • the feeding speed of movable conveyor 3 is increased.
  • the feeding operation of movable conveyor 3 is stopped.
  • a detector 8c is provided for detecting the height of the cigarettes T fed from stationary conveyor 5 and built-up in the vicinity of feeding-out port 6.
  • the detector 8c communicates with the control unit and controls stationary conveyor 5 and feeding-out conveyor 7 through the control unit.
  • a detector 8d is provided for detecting the height of the cigarettes T built-up in the vicinity of inlet B1. Detector 8d communicates with the control unit and controls feeding-out conveyor 7 and packaging machine B.
  • detector 8d detects the height of the built-up cigarettes T to be a specified height
  • the feeding operation of feeding-out conveyor 7 is started.
  • the feeding operation of feeding-out conveyor 7 is stopped.
  • the operation of packaging machine B is stopped.
  • This control unit detects the feeding-in amount of the cigarettes T from the feeding-in port 2 to movable conveyor 3 on the basis of the operational speed of cigarette fabricating machine A.
  • the control unit also detects the feeding-out amount of the cigarettes T from stationary conveyor 5 to the feeding-out port 6 on the basis of the operational speed of packaging machine B.
  • the control unit may correctively control the above driven direction of movable conveyor 3.
  • a detector 8e communicating with the control unit is provided in the vicinity of the leading edge of upper compartment 3' on movable conveyor 3. This detector 8e detects the height of the cigarettes T built-up in the vicinity of the leading edge of upper compartment 3'.
  • movable conveyor 3 may be correctively controlled in its driven direction.
  • a plurality of detectors 8e are vertically disposed at different positions.
  • the driven direction of movable conveyor 3 is switched to the feeding direction.
  • the driven direction of movable conveyor 3 is switched to the direction opposite to the feeding direction.
  • a group of cigarettes T which were fed from inlet A1 of cigarette fabricating machine A is fed to feeding-in port 2 by feeding-in conveyor 1, and thus built-up in upper compartment 3' which is defined on movable conveyor 3.
  • the group of cigarettes T is fed in the circular-arc direction by movable conveyor 3, by being pushed from the leading edge of upper compartment 3' to the guide plate 4, and is fed to the end of lower compartment 5', which is defined on stationary conveyor 5, through turning passage 4'.
  • the group of cigarettes T is fed in the circular-arc direction by stationary conveyor 5, and is pushed from the front end of lower compartment 5' to guide 6a.
  • the group of cigarettes T is fed in such a manner that the filter side portions T1 are directed to the outer peripheral sides of movable conveyor 3 and stationary conveyor 5, and have the same circular-arc shape. Accordingly, the cigarettes T are built-up radially around the circular-arc center of movable conveyor 3 and stationary conveyor 5. Consequently, the filter side portions T1 and the opposed cigarette-leading edge portions T2 horizontally abut each other, respectively, and thus the cigarettes T are firmly built-up.
  • the cigarette-leading edge portions T2 never roll or slip due to vibrations during the feeding operations of movable conveyor 3 and stationary conveyor 5.
  • movable conveyor 3 and guide plate 4 are turned in the direction opposite to the feeding direction of movable conveyor 3 according to the difference between the feeding-in amount and the feeding-out amount. This decreases the capacities of upper compartment 3' and lower compartment 5', thereby feeding-out and supplying the stored cigarettes T.
  • the spacing between the cigarette fabricating machine A and the packaging machine B is not changed.
  • the group of cigarettes T is fed to the feeding-out port 6, and is fed from the feeding-out port 6 to inlet B1 of packaging machine B by feeding-out conveyor 7.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate another embodiment of the present invention.
  • a linear part 3f is positioned at the leading edge of movable conveyor 3 in the feeding direction in such a manner as to be transverse to guide plate 4 at right angles.
  • the group of cigarettes T fed by movable conveyor 3 having the circular-arc shape is linearly fed for a suitable length in the horizontal direction, and is then horizontally pushed to guide plate 4.
  • the lower portion 4a of guide plate 4 is inclined downwardly with respect to the feeding direction of stationary conveyor 5 along the lower side of linear part 3f for the horizontal length of linear part 3f.
  • a linear part 5b is positioned at the leading edge of stationary conveyor 5 in the feeding direction in such a manner as to be transverse to guide 6a at right angles.
  • the group of cigarettes T fed by circular-arc shaped stationary conveyor 5 is linearly fed for a suitable length in the horizontal direction, and is then horizontally pushed to guide 6a.
  • a feeding-in conveyor 1 is provided over the distance from outlet A1 of cigarette fabricating machine A, as the pre-processing machine, to feeding-in port 2 provided over movable conveyor 3, and feeding-out conveyor 7 is provided over the distance from feeding-out port 6 to inlet B1 of packaging machine B.
  • outlet A1 of the cigarette fabricating machine A may directly communicate with feeding-in port 2 and feeding-out port 6 may directly communicate with inlet B1 of packaging machine B without interposing feeding-in conveyor 1 and feeding-out conveyor 7.
  • pre-processing machine A and post-processing machine B are not limited to the cigarette fabricating machine A and the packaging machine B, but may include the other respective machines.
  • feeding-in conveyor 1 and feeding-out conveyor 7 are linearly arranged in a plan view; however, they are not limited thereto, but may be arranged in other shapes, such as a "dog-legged" shape depending on the space provided for the arrangement.
  • the cigarettes T are fed in such a manner that the filter side portions T1 are directed to the outer peripheral sides of movable conveyor 3 and stationary conveyor 5; however, the cigarettes T may be fed in such manner that the filter side portions T1 are directed to the inner peripheral sides of movable conveyor 3 and stationary conveyor 5.
  • the rods of the present invention may include filterless cigarettes or cylindrical filter plugs.

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