EP0670266A1 - Vorrichtung zum Verpacken zusammengepresster Güter - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Verpacken zusammengepresster Güter Download PDF

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EP0670266A1
EP0670266A1 EP95102492A EP95102492A EP0670266A1 EP 0670266 A1 EP0670266 A1 EP 0670266A1 EP 95102492 A EP95102492 A EP 95102492A EP 95102492 A EP95102492 A EP 95102492A EP 0670266 A1 EP0670266 A1 EP 0670266A1
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Giuliano Anidriti
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Amotek Am Oltremare Srl
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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
    • B65B63/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged
    • B65B63/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for packaging compressed products such as diapers, sanitary napkins, rolls of absorbent paper for various uses, cellulose derivatives, and products having a soft compressible consistency.
  • the current method of packaging products of the above-mentioned type entails the formation of stacks whose volume is reduced to facilitate their insertion in a containment package.
  • the stacks are accordingly compressed between two jaws and are pushed, in this condition, inside the package by a pusher.
  • the high compression produces high friction forces between the faces of the jaws that are in contact with the laterally located products, causing said products to deform and be damaged during the motion for transferring them into the package.
  • the belt supporting structures are constructively complicated, as they have to withstand the considerable forces that occur during compression.
  • a principal aim of the present invention is to provide an apparatus which assuredly presses and transfers the products without damaging them in any way and at the same time entails structural solutions which are constructively simple and as such are economically advantageous.
  • an apparatus for packaging compressed products such as diapers, sanitary napkins, rolls of absorbent paper for various uses, cellulose derivatives, and products having a compressible soft consistency, characterized in that it comprises: a supporting surface for a plurality of products arranged so as to form a pack that can be compressed along an axis; a pair of opposite walls that rise at right angles from said supporting surface and lie at right angles to said compression axis; means for actuating said pair of walls between a spaced position, in which the pack of products is arranged between said walls in uncompressed condition, and a closer position, in which the pack of products is compressed and said walls form a channel for conveying the pack of compressed products; pusher means for making said pack of compressed products advance along said conveyance channel and for inserting it in a package located at the end of said conveyance channel; a plurality of holes being formed in said walls and being connected to a source of compressed air, said holes having openings which lead onto the opposite faces of said walls and are distributed so as to form, between said walls
  • the apparatus comprises a footing 1 which supports, by means of shoulders 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, a horizontal surface 3 for supporting the products 4 to be packaged.
  • the products 4 to be packaged are arranged edgeways and are aligned so as to form a pack or stack 5 whose axis is designated by the letter A.
  • Two threaded rods 6 and 7 are rotatably supported in the shoulders 2a, 2c and 2b, 2d and are mutually aligned along the direction B.
  • the rods 6 and 7 have opposite threads and respective end portions that are arranged in the space between the shoulders 2a and 2b. Toothed pulleys 8 and 9 are keyed on said end portions, and toothed belts 10 and 11 surround said pulleys and are closed in a loop around sprockets 12 and 13 which are in turn keyed on the opposite ends of an output shaft of a drive unit 14.
  • the drive 14, which is provided with a flange below the footing 1, can be of any kind.
  • Two bushes 15 and 16 are engaged on the threaded rods 6 and 7 along the portions that lie between the shoulders 2a, 2c and 2b, 2d by means of a female thread or a similar ball-bearing system; a bracket 17 and 18 is rigidly coupled to each one of said bushes in an upward region.
  • the bracket 17 is provided, in a downward region, with two sliding blocks 19 and 20 that slide in respective guides 21 and 22 which are fixed to the footing 1 and are parallel to the rods 6 and 7.
  • the bracket 18 also has identical guiding means which are not shown in the drawings but are fully evident.
  • Two respective angular sliders are fixed to the brackets 17 and 18 by means of spacer strips 23 and 24.
  • the strips 23 and 24 cross the surface 3 at slots 27 and 28 that run in the direction B, that is to say, parallel to the guides 19 and 20, to allow the brackets 17 and 18 to slide, as will become apparent hereinafter.
  • Each angular element 25 and 26 comprises a base 29 and 30 which is fixed to the strips 23 and 24 and a vertical wall 31 and 32 which is fixed at right angles to the front edge of the base 29 and 30 and is reinforced at the rear by lateral ribs 33 and 34.
  • the walls 31 and 32 form a channel 35 for conveying the stack 5 in the direction C, at right angles to direction B, and have a plurality of holes 36 which are distributed along a plurality of horizontal rows (two in the illustrated example) and lead into the channel 35 with their openings.
  • Bars 37 are applied to the rear of the walls 31 and 32 at the holes of each row; channels 38 are formed in said bars and are adapted to connect the holes of each row.
  • the channels 38 are in turn connected to a source of compressed air by means of flexible ducts which are connected to the bars 37.
  • a device Downstream of the angular sliders 25 and 26, a device, generally designated by the reference numeral 39, is provided which is meant to open the mouth of the packages that must receive the stacks 5 of products.
  • Said device comprises a shaft which is rotatably supported in the shoulders 2a-2d and has two threaded portions 41 and 42 with opposite threads that run between the shoulders 2a, 2c and 2b, 2d respectively.
  • Female-thread bushes 43 and 44 are coupled to the portions 41 and 42, and respective platforms 45 and 46 are fixed above said bushes.
  • Each platform rigidly supports a vertical plate 47 and 48 which is surmounted by an arm 49 and 50 which runs towards the centerline plane D of the apparatus.
  • the platforms 45 and 46, the vertical plates 47 and 48, and the arms 49 and 50 form two sliders 51 and 52 which can be moved mutually closer or further apart by screwing in one direction or the other the shaft 40 with opposite threads by means of the handwheel 53.
  • Respective vertical pivots 54 and 55 are fixed between the inner ends of the platforms 45 and 46 and of the arms 49 and 50; two bodies 58 and 59 for the coupling of a pair of vertical plates 60 and 61 are rotatably mounted on said pivots by means of bearings 56 and 57.
  • the bodies 58 and 59 have wings 62 and 63 to which the stems of hydraulic jacks 64 and 65 are articulated; the cylinders of said jacks are pivoted to the plates 47 and 48.
  • the jacks 64 and 65 are actuated between a position in which the plates 60 and 61 are arranged substantially transversely to the channel 35 and a parallel position in which the plates 60 and 61 are co-planar with respect to the walls 31 and 32.
  • the co-planar condition is referred to the position of the walls 31 and 32 at the end of their mutual approach stroke.
  • the described apparatus is completed by a pusher 66 which is adapted to push the stack 5 in the direction C.
  • the sliders 51 and 52 are also spaced by such an extent that when the plates 60 and 61 are moved into the parallel position they are co-planar with respect to the walls 31 and 32.
  • a stack of uncompressed products, aligned along the axis A, is then placed between the walls 31 and 32.
  • the motor 14 is activated so as to cause the mutual approach of the sliders 25 and 26 and accordingly compress the products 4 of the stack. Simultaneously, compressed air starts to be supplied to the holes 36, so that air cushions form between the walls 31 and 32 and the products 4 that are adjacent to them, keeping the products substantially spaced from said walls.
  • the stack 5 of compressed products is made to advance along the channel 35 with no appreciable friction between the products and the walls.
  • the plates 60 and 61 are rotated, by means of the actuation of the jacks 64 and 65, from their transverse position into the position in which they are parallel to the walls 31 and 32, at which they are inserted in the mouth of a package 67 which is meant to receive the products, so as to facilitate the insertion of the products in the package.
  • the pusher 66 is returned to the initial position, the walls 31 and 32 are spaced again, and the cycle can resume in the above described manner in order to insert a new stack of products.
  • the apparatus according to the invention achieves the intended aim.
  • the walls 31 and 32 are moved towards each other so that they are closer than the plates 60 and 61, so that by taking advantage of the delay with which the stack tends to expand when it passes between the plates 60 and 61 it is possible to push it into the package with minimal friction.
  • said plates are provided with rows of holes 68 which lead onto the conveyance channel 35 and are connected to a source of compressed air by means of channels 69 formed in the plates (see enlarged-scale detail view of figure 4).
  • the channels 38 are divided in a linear fashion into several independent portions which are controlled sequentially to allow the supply of air only through the holes in front of which the stack is located during its advancement.
  • the movement of the compression walls 31 and 32 can be provided by means of hydraulic jacks that act directly or with the interposition of suitable lever systems instead of being provided by means of a screw-and-nut mechanism as shown in the figures.

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Cited By (5)

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DE19608584A1 (de) * 1996-03-06 1997-09-11 Gevas Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh Verpackungsmaschine für hochzukomprimierende Hygieneartikel, insbesondere Windeln im Paket und Verfahren zur Durchführung des Verpackungsvorganges
WO2000050224A1 (en) * 1999-02-22 2000-08-31 Glenn Gustafsson Device for stacking and compressing soft elements
DE19959408A1 (de) * 1999-12-10 2001-06-13 Buehler Optima Maschf Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Einschieben von Gegenständen in einen geöffneten Beutel
EP1619128A1 (de) * 2004-07-10 2006-01-25 Kaibel & Sieber GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Vorrichtung zum Pressen und Verpacken
CN109436419A (zh) * 2018-11-12 2019-03-08 芜湖清雅纸业有限公司 一种生活用纸包装用装填装置

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EP0400598A1 (de) * 1989-06-01 1990-12-05 Optima-Maschinenfabrik Dr. Bühler GmbH & Co. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken komprimierter Gegenstände
DE3935457A1 (de) * 1989-10-25 1991-05-02 Mako Sondermaschinenbau Gmbh Vorrichtung zum verpacken eines gutes, insbesondere von windeln, in zusammengepresstem zustand

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0400598A1 (de) * 1989-06-01 1990-12-05 Optima-Maschinenfabrik Dr. Bühler GmbH & Co. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verpacken komprimierter Gegenstände
DE3935457A1 (de) * 1989-10-25 1991-05-02 Mako Sondermaschinenbau Gmbh Vorrichtung zum verpacken eines gutes, insbesondere von windeln, in zusammengepresstem zustand

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE19608584A1 (de) * 1996-03-06 1997-09-11 Gevas Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh Verpackungsmaschine für hochzukomprimierende Hygieneartikel, insbesondere Windeln im Paket und Verfahren zur Durchführung des Verpackungsvorganges
WO2000050224A1 (en) * 1999-02-22 2000-08-31 Glenn Gustafsson Device for stacking and compressing soft elements
US6571694B1 (en) 1999-02-22 2003-06-03 Glenn Gustafsson Device for stacking and compressing soft elements
DE19959408A1 (de) * 1999-12-10 2001-06-13 Buehler Optima Maschf Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Einschieben von Gegenständen in einen geöffneten Beutel
EP1619128A1 (de) * 2004-07-10 2006-01-25 Kaibel & Sieber GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Vorrichtung zum Pressen und Verpacken
CN109436419A (zh) * 2018-11-12 2019-03-08 芜湖清雅纸业有限公司 一种生活用纸包装用装填装置

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