EP0562319B1 - Transporteinrichtung - Google Patents

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EP0562319B1
EP0562319B1 EP93103426A EP93103426A EP0562319B1 EP 0562319 B1 EP0562319 B1 EP 0562319B1 EP 93103426 A EP93103426 A EP 93103426A EP 93103426 A EP93103426 A EP 93103426A EP 0562319 B1 EP0562319 B1 EP 0562319B1
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Karl-Heinz Strasser
Martin Dipl.-Ing. Röck (FH)
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Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/46—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by rotary conveyors

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  • the invention relates to a device for the controlled transfer of transport containers from a loading station to an unloading station, in particular for the packaging-appropriate transfer of fresh sausages portioned and twisted in a sausage filling machine to a packaging machine, with a means of transport with which the transport containers can be connected in a controlled manner.
  • DE-A 40 07 800 discloses a transport device of this type for the mechanical transfer of sausages portioned in a sausage filling machine to a packaging machine.
  • Two are spaced apart as carriers rails arranged vertically one above the other, between which the transport wheel engages.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a transport device with which it is possible to achieve not only the advantages of the known device, namely, the sausages portioned and twisted in a sausage filling machine in a mechanical manner and without them being touched by people must be placed in the packaging containers of a packaging machine, but the transport containers should can be coupled and uncoupled extremely precisely when taking along and also when stopping, so that the goods to be transported are transported gently. Furthermore, the construction effort required for this and the operating costs are to be kept low, and the working speeds of two machines which are linked to one another should also be matched without difficulty by storing transport containers in the transport device. Above all, however, the aim is to ensure that the transport containers do not bump into one another during operation and also do not drive against a stop without being braked, so that the operating noises can be reduced and gentle handling of the conveyed goods is guaranteed.
  • this is achieved in a device for the controlled transfer of transport containers from a loading station to an unloading station in that the means of transport is formed by a continuously drivable transport disc and a stationary brake ring arranged concentrically therewith, with which the transport containers can be alternately coupled, and that the transport containers are each mounted on a support arm, which are rotatably mounted concentrically to the driven transport disc.
  • transport disc and the brake ring of the means of transport with a small lateral distance from one another in one plane, to drive the transport disc about a vertically directed axis and the, for example, Z-shaped support arms vertically one above the other on a stationary shaft, preferably together with the driven transport disc, individually rotatable.
  • the shaft and the support arms with interconnected lines for supplying the pressure medium to the pressure chambers of the brake pistons and the pressure chambers of the brake pistons of a support arm each with a control valve inserted into a common supply line, preferably arranged in the housing accommodating the brake pistons upstream, which can be controlled by adjustable stops of the transport device and / or stop flags attached to the support arms.
  • the control valve can be switched over in a simple manner with the aid of a control cam which is preferably formed on a rotatably mounted transport disc and which, against the force of a spring, can be adjusted by an adjusting lever which interacts with an deliverable stop or a stop lug of a support arm and which is equipped with an overrun roller and via the front end face of the housing should protrude in the adjustment direction.
  • a control cam which is preferably formed on a rotatably mounted transport disc and which, against the force of a spring, can be adjusted by an adjusting lever which interacts with an deliverable stop or a stop lug of a support arm and which is equipped with an overrun roller and via the front end face of the housing should protrude in the adjustment direction.
  • the stops of the transport device can easily by the adjustment movements of the support arms and in Depending on the operating sequence in the loading station and / or unloading station of the transport device can be controlled.
  • the stops are each formed by a pivotally mounted angle lever, preferably provided with an adjustable actuator, and that a servo device is assigned to it, for example in the form of a piston inserted into a cylinder and pressurized on both sides by means of which the stops can be pivoted in a controlled manner.
  • the support arms should each be provided with a stop bar that interacts with the stops.
  • the stop flags can be formed by a lever fixedly attached to the support frame, preferably on the housing arranged thereon, which protrude beyond the rear end face of the housing and are provided with a run-up slope for actuating the run-up roller of the actuating lever acting on the control valve of a subsequent support frame .
  • the support arms can each be provided on the mutually facing end faces with at least one damping element, preferably inserted into the housing accommodating the control valve and the brake pistons.
  • a transport device is formed in that the transport means are formed by a continuously drivable transport disc and a brake ring arranged concentrically to the latter, with which the transport containers attached to a rotatably mounted support arm can alternately be coupled by means of brake pistons acted upon by pressure medium a mechanical and continuous mode of operation with little operating effort and, above all, always gentle handling of the goods to be transported, in particular sausages.
  • the different working speeds of the machines connected to one another can also be compensated for, since the transport containers can be stowed in front of the unloading station and the transport device thus acts as a storage device for a packaging machine, so that it is continuous, even when the casing is changed conditional downtimes of the sausage filling machine can work.
  • the transport device has a high performance and can also be adjusted to different products, since the transport containers are easy to replace, a high degree of flexibility and a capacity that can be planned are therefore provided. And since the sausages are not touched by people during transfer and therefore no manual activities are necessary, hygienic handling is also guaranteed. The sausage production can therefore be automated from the filling machine to the packaging with little construction effort.
  • the coupling of the transport containers to the circumferential transport rail as well as their braking by coupling to the brake ring is accomplished here by means of the brake pistons, which can be acted upon by pressure medium, so that the transport containers in the loading station as well as in the unloading station are positioned extremely precisely and decelerated in a corresponding manner can be.
  • the brake pistons can be acted upon by pressure medium, so that the transport containers in the loading station as well as in the unloading station are positioned extremely precisely and decelerated in a corresponding manner can be.
  • the braking distances can rather be set, for example, depending on the pressure of the pressure medium or the switching times of the valves, and accordingly to the particular circumstances, and also to the goods to be transported.
  • the device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and designated 1 is used for the controlled transfer of transport containers 35 from a loading station 11 to an unloading station 21 in order to mechanically transport fresh sausages 10 portioned and twisted in a sausage filling machine to a packaging machine 22 .
  • the transport containers 35 are here in the loading station 11 Equipped in accordance with the production volume and emptied in the unloading station 21 in time with the packaging machine 22, so that different working speeds of the machines linked by these are compensated for by the transport device 1.
  • the loading station 11 comprises a rotating conveyor belt 12 arranged on supports 13 and a lifting member 15, by means of which the sausages 10 can be introduced into the transport container 35.
  • the sausages 10 placed on the conveyor belt 12 from a sausage filling machine are jammed by a stop 14 and inserted into the transport container 35 formed from two pivotably mounted shells by the lifting member 15 provided with a servo device 16 which passes through the comb-shaped conveyor belt 12.
  • servo devices 36 and 37 With the help of servo devices 36 and 37, the transport containers 35 are opened above the lifting member 15 and the packaging machine 22 against the forces of return springs.
  • a transport means 31 which consists of a continuously drivable transport disc 32 and a stationary brake ring 33 arranged concentrically therewith, with which the transport container 35 can be alternately coupled.
  • the transport disk 32 is, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 3, firmly connected to a toothed belt pulley 58 which is rotatably mounted on a shaft 38 by means of bearings 60.
  • the shaft 38 is in turn stationary on an intermediate wall 3 the transport device 1 supporting machine frame 2 held.
  • the energy required to drive the transport disk 32 is supplied to the latter via a toothed belt 59 connected to a drive motor (not shown).
  • the transport containers 35 are individually attached to support frames 34, 34 ', 34' '..., which are also rotatably mounted on the shaft 38.
  • the support arms 34, 34 ', 34' '... are supported on one another by means of roller bearings 75 in order to enable a space-saving arrangement.
  • further housings 41 are placed, which can be aligned in the longitudinal direction of the support arms 34, 34', 34 '' ... and each have two brake pistons 44, 45 arranged opposite one another or 50, 51, between which the transport disk 32 extending in one plane or the brake ring 33 of the transport means 31 are passed.
  • the brake pistons 44, 45, 50, 51 are each inserted in a bore 42, 43, 48, 49 machined into the housing 41, so that pressure chambers 46, 47, 52, 53 are formed, around which the brake pistons 44, 45 or 50, 51 to press alternately against the transport disk 32 or against the brake ring 33 suspended from the intermediate wall 3 of the machine frame 2 by means of holder 57, pressure medium is to be supplied.
  • a longitudinal bore 39 to which a compressed air line 40 is connected, and transverse bores 54, which each open into an annular groove 55, are machined into the shaft 38.
  • the support arms 34, 34 ', 34''... are also provided with transverse bores 56 communicating with the annular groove 55, so that pressure medium can be continuously transferred into the individual support arms 34, 34 ', 34''...
  • a control valve 81 is used, which is designed as a 5/2-way valve and by means of which a control line 86 connected to the support arm 34, 34 ', 34' '... or the bore 56, depending on the switching position of the control valve 81, can be connected to a line 87 leading to the pressure spaces 46, 47 or to a line 88 connected to the pressure spaces 52, 53.
  • the control valve 81 can be actuated against the force of a spring 83 acting on it, with the aid of a plunger 84 likewise inserted into the bore 82, which can be adjusted by means of a rotatable control disk 92.
  • the control disk 92 which is provided with a control cam 93 and is fixedly connected to a shaft 90 which is rotatably mounted in the housing 41, can be rotated with the aid of an adjusting lever 89 which is likewise fixedly connected to the shaft 90.
  • a tension spring 96 which is arranged in a bore 95 closed by a stopper 97 and is attached to the stopper 97 and the adjusting lever 92, is used for returning the adjusting lever 89 equipped with an idler roller 91.
  • a pivotable stop 101 is provided in the region of the loading station 11 and a further pivotable stop 102 is provided in the region of the unloading station 21, through which the stops 41, 34 of the support arms 34, 34 ', 34' '... each protruding lever 89 can be actuated.
  • the stops 101 and 102 consist, as is shown in particular in FIGS. 3 and 4, of one pivotably mounted angle lever 105, which is fastened to a shaft 107 rotatably mounted in a sleeve 106 and is provided with an actuator 108.
  • the sleeves 106 are supported on an intermediate wall 3 of the machine frame.
  • a further lever 109 is attached to the shafts 107, on which a servo device 108 acts. With the help of the servo device 108, the angle lever 105 can thus be pivoted into an end position in such a way that the actuating lever 89 swings in and the control valve 81 is actuated by the actuator 108 which interacts with the idler roller 91.
  • sensors 71 and 72 are arranged in the area of the loading station 11 and the unloading station 21, by means of which the servo devices 109 adjusting the stops 101 and 102 can be actuated, as well as further stops 103 and 104 to be designed in the same way.
  • the stops 103 and 104 ensure that the arriving transport containers are stopped at such a distance in front of the loading station 11 or the unloading station 12 that the shells of the transport containers 35 can be opened without hindrance.
  • a stop lug 111 is attached to each of them, which is formed by a lever 112 that protrudes rearward and is provided with a ramp slope 113.
  • the stop lugs 111 also interact with the run-up rollers 91 of the subsequent support arms 34, 34 ', 34''... so that in time before a stationary transport container 35 is touched, the connection of the subsequent support arm to the transport disk 32 is released and this is coupled to the brake ring 33 of the transport means 31.
  • the servo device 109 of the stop 101 is controlled via the sensor 71 arranged in front of the latter in such a way that this is pivoted into the adjustment range of the control lever 89 and the arriving transport container 35 is stopped in a position-oriented manner.
  • the brake pistons 44 and 45 which cooperate with the transport disk 32 are thereby released from it, the brake pistons 50 and 51, however, are acted upon and thus actuated.
  • a subsequent support arm 34, 34 ', 34' '... is stopped in the same way with the aid of the pivoted-in stop 103, so that loading in the loading station 11 can be carried out without hindrance.
  • a corresponding signal is fed to the servo device 109 via a machine control (not shown) and the angle lever 105 of the stop 101 is pivoted out, the transport container filled with sausages 10 or the carrying arm carrying it becomes thereby, because the Control valve 81 is switched over automatically, coupled to the transport disk 32 and supplied to the unloading station 21.
  • a transport container waiting in front of the loading station 11 since the stop 103 is also pivoted, is in turn connected to the transport disc 32 and to the loading station 12 brought up.
  • the angle lever 105 of the stop 101 is pivoted in again, so that the advancing support arm is decoupled in the same way in the loading station 11 from the transport disk 32.
  • the arriving support arm is uncoupled from the transport disk 32 with the aid of the sensor 72, so that the transport container can be emptied onto the packaging machine 22.
  • Any support arm that may follow at short notice is stopped with the aid of the stop 104, which can also be controlled as a function of the signals picked up by the sensor 72, at a distance from the unloading station 21 and can only be moved into it when there is no longer a transport container .
  • stop strips 73 are attached to these, which cooperate with the angle levers 105 of the stops 101, 102, 103 and 104. Furthermore, damping members 74 are provided on the front end faces of the housing 41, by means of which the shock can additionally be damped when the housing 41 is placed against one another.

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US5303812A (en) 1994-04-19
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