EP0761539B1 - Vorrichtung zum Fördern von Packungen - Google Patents

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EP0761539B1
EP0761539B1 EP96112395A EP96112395A EP0761539B1 EP 0761539 B1 EP0761539 B1 EP 0761539B1 EP 96112395 A EP96112395 A EP 96112395A EP 96112395 A EP96112395 A EP 96112395A EP 0761539 B1 EP0761539 B1 EP 0761539B1
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Heinz Focke
Hans-Jürgen Bretthauer
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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
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/22—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
    • B65B19/223—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers in a curved path; in a combination of straight and curved paths, e.g. on rotary tables or other endless conveyors
    • B65B19/226—Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers in a curved path; in a combination of straight and curved paths, e.g. on rotary tables or other endless conveyors using endless conveyors having pockets, each pocket being provided with separate members, e.g. folders
    • 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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/002—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for drying glued or sealed packages

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  • the invention relates to a device for conveying Packs in connection with a packaging machine and for Delivery of the packs from a first revolver, e.g. a folding turret to a second revolver e.g. a dry turret, the Find packs in pack holders designed as bags and can be transported with these, whereby the first turret and the second turret parallel to the axis arranged to each other and also in Axial direction are arranged in offset planes.
  • a first revolver e.g. a folding turret to a second revolver e.g. a dry turret
  • the invention is concerned with the topic of handling, namely especially the transport of the packs within one Packaging machine, especially when handing over a folding turret to another treatment turret, namely to a dry turret.
  • the movement path of the packs is such that the packs in one movement cycle to a unit opposite the dispensing unit axially parallel, but arranged in an offset plane, receiving aggregate are transferred.
  • the pack holder or bags are part of a rotating movable conveyor, namely the transfer turret.
  • the pockets or the like are axially parallel Guides of the transfer turret are slidably mounted, especially on support rods, such that in the (continuous) Rotation of the transfer turret analogous to the pockets a shift in the longitudinal direction, that is in the axis parallel Direction of the transfer turret.
  • this movement in the axial direction by using the pockets (Indirectly) connected touch organs causes that in a fixed circumferential guide or tax groove occur.
  • the pockets are also designed in a special way, such that they are with the pockets of the handing revolver and interact with pockets of the dry turret at the Collection and handover of the packs.
  • the embodiment shown is about handling of cuboid packs 10. It can be about Trade soft cigarette packs of cigarette packs. It is about moving these packs 10 from one aggregate to another subsequent unit within a packaging machine transport.
  • the dispensing unit can be act a folding turret 11. In the production of packages 10 of the soft cup type serves the folding turret 11 Making the cup wrapper.
  • the organ receiving the packs 10 can be act a drying turret 12. This is with pack shots (not shown) in which the packs 10 for setting glue spots and for stabilizing the contour the packs 10 are held.
  • the drying turret 12 is preferably in and shown in EP 0 605 838 described manner.
  • the folding turret 11 can embodiment described and illustrated in EP 0 226 872 correspond.
  • Folding turret 11 and drying turret 12 are in vertical Arranged levels, so with a horizontal axis of rotation and preferably continuous drive.
  • the organs mentioned are arranged at an axial distance from one another such that an average movement path 13 of the packs 10 in the area of the folding turret 11 from a corresponding middle Movement path 14 of the packs 10 in the area of Drying turret 12 has a distance.
  • Another specialty is that folding turret 11 and drying turret 12 arranged offset to one another in the axial direction are.
  • the upright level of the folding turret 11 accordingly has in Axial direction a distance from the upright plane of the Drying turret 12.
  • the packs 10 should be in one movement or conveying cycle from the folding turret 11 to the Dry turret 12 are handed over. There is a handover turret for this 15 is provided as a conveyor for the packs 10.
  • the transfer turret 15 is an intermediate conveyor for the Packs 10. This takes the packs 10 from the folding turret 11 and transports them along an arc and additionally in the axial direction of the drying turret 12.
  • the transfer turret 15 has at least one holder provided for a pack 10, in the present case with a Plurality of along the circumference at equal intervals from each other arranged pockets 16.
  • the cuboid packs 10 lie during transport through the transfer turret 15 on a pocket bottom 17, with a large one Packing surface, for example the front surface 18, so that a opposite rear surface 19 directed radially outwards is.
  • the pocket 16 is laterally delimited by pocket walls 20, 21. These are when the pocket 16 is closed (FIG. 1 or Fig. 4) on narrow, elongated side surfaces 22, 23 of the Pack of 10.
  • the side walls 20, 21 of the pockets 16 are arranged to be movable, namely pivotally mounted. In the closed position the side walls 22, 23 are directed approximately parallel to one another. In the open position for takeover or delivery A pack 10 contains the pocket walls 20, 21 in one Spread position (Fig. 1). As can be seen from Fig. 2, there is each pocket wall 20, 21 from spaced apart Fingers 24, 25 Gap 26.
  • This design of the pockets 16 or pocket walls 20, 21 enables a special way of delivering the packs of one revolver to another.
  • Pockets of the folding turret 11 on the one hand and the drying turret 12 on the other hand are with Sidewalls provided with regard to the fingers and gaps correspond with the fingers 24, 25 and the gap 26 of the pockets 16.
  • the forked or comb-shaped pocket walls of the Revolvers can thus be moved past each other without mutual Contact. This makes it possible to get the packs 10 from one turret to another without radial movement to hand over.
  • the in the area of the folding turret 11 along the Movement path 13 promoted packs 10 are opened Pocket 16 from the transfer turret 15 without radial displacement the pack 10 taken over (Fig. 1).
  • the pockets 16 convey the packs 10 along a partial circular path, namely a semicircular path. Furthermore the pockets 18 are moved in the axial direction of the revolvers, by an offset between folding turret 11 and dry turret 12 to overcome in the axial direction.
  • everyone is Pocket 16 arranged on a carrier, namely on one Axially parallel support rod 28. Each support rod 28 is with the attached pocket 16 slidable in the axial direction during the rotation of the transfer turret 15. Die Pocket 16 thereby arrives from the one shown in FIG. 2 above Starting position in the end position shown below. This Relative positions correspond to the axial offset of the folding turret 11 and drying turret 12.
  • the support rods 28 are displaceable in one in the longitudinal direction Support member mounted in the embodiment shown in a support body 29 in the form of a disk, preferably with circular cross section.
  • the support rods 28 are in Bores of the support body 29 slidably from a Position according to FIG. 2 above in the one shown below.
  • the axial movement of the support rods 28 is in the present Case caused by a fixed control groove 30.
  • the control groove 30 is curved shaped so that when the transfer turret 15 rotates relatively to the control groove 30 in this running roller 31 Shape of the control groove 30 corresponding reciprocating Axial displacement of the support rods 28 cause. 2 is half of the tax groove 30 can be seen.
  • the not shown corresponding section causes the return movement of the Support rods 28.
  • the control groove 30 is on the inside of a fixed one Housing 32 formed. This surrounds the control or actuation area the transfer turret 15 like a one-sided open Pot.
  • a shaft 33 enters in the area of a floor the housing 32 a. In the area of the open side, the Support body 29 a closure of the housing 32 so that this with the help of suitable seals as an oil container permanent lubrication of the moving parts can.
  • each sled is 34 slidably mounted on a guide, in the present case each on two spaced-apart guide rods 35, 36. These are at one end with the support body 29 and at the opposite end with a transverse axial directed holding disc 37 connected.
  • the pockets 16 are designed in a special way to the described and perform other functions.
  • the side Pocket walls 20, 21 are each on rotary shafts 38, 39 stored to perform the pivoting movements.
  • At one end each rotary shaft 38, 39 is a transverse pivot lever 40, 41 attached.
  • These are positioned so that they in Area of the pocket opening, i.e. with spread pocket walls 20, 21, run on control segments 44, 45. It deals fixed actuators for the pocket walls 20, 21, which are only in those areas of Rotation of the transfer turret 15 take effect in which the pockets 16 are to assume an open position for Collection or delivery of a package 10.
  • the opening movement the pocket walls 20, 21 is rotated by a Rotary shafts 38, 39 triggered in the opposite direction as soon as the rollers 42, 43 the outer raceway of the control segments Reach 44, 45.
  • the pocket walls 20, 21 are two-armed in the present case Lever trained.
  • a wall extension 46, 47 extends radially inward beyond the rotary shafts 38, 39.
  • the Wall extensions 46, 47 are supported on elastic pressure elements, in the present case on compression springs 48, 49. Die prestressed compression springs 48, 49, if applicable, each load Pocket wall 20, 21 in the closed position (Fig. 4). The opening movement accordingly takes place against the effect of this Compression springs 48, 49.
  • the pocket bottom 17, which is roof-shaped in cross section is trapezoidal at the ends with in the present case End walls 50, 51 provided. These are pending End walls 52, 53 of the packs 10.
  • the pocket bottom 17 is spaced radially inwards over two Carrier webs 54, 55 arranged from one another on a connecting piece 56 supported. This is used to attach the Pockets 16 on the side, that is to say off-center, on the support rod 28.
  • two are located on the connector 56 at a distance connecting webs 57 arranged from one another. These are each with an open, approximately U-shaped recess in cross section 58 provided. Their dimensions, especially their Width corresponds to the transverse dimension of the support rod 28.
  • the retaining screw 59 passes through a Bore 60 in the area of the connecting piece 56 or the connecting webs 57 through.
  • the ends of the rotary shafts 38, 39 are rotatable in the Support bars 54, 55 mounted.
  • the rotary shafts 38, 39 In the area of connection with the Pocket walls 20, 21 are the rotary shafts 38, 39 with one angular or rectangular cross section formed (Fig. 4).
  • a portion of the rotary shaft 38, 39 is in a corresponding Recess 61 of the pocket wall 20, 21 mounted appropriately.
  • a transverse connecting screw 62 holds the mentioned parts together.
  • the two control segments 44 and 45 are part of a fixed one Support piece 63. Furthermore, one is on the support body 29 subsequent shaft piece 64 rotatable in this support piece 63 stored.
  • the position and shape or dimension of the control segments 44 and 45 is matched to the shape of the control groove 30.
  • the movements are chosen so that the support rods 28 and the pockets 16 only in the turning area of the transfer turret 15 moved between the control segments 44, 45 in the axial direction become. Which are in the area of the control segments 44, 45 pockets 16 are therefore not in the axial direction moved, but only in the circumferential direction, so that an exact Relative position with pockets of the neighboring revolvers 11, 12 is guaranteed for the delivery of the packs 10.
  • Form the control groove 30 enables this movement characteristic.
  • the pockets 16 are in a special way the support rods 28 attached.
  • the support rods 28 are in one Provide partial area with a one-sided flattening 65. This extends at least in the area of the pocket 16 or the connecting webs 57 on the rest with a round, circular cross-section formed support rod 28.
  • the flattening 65 forms a flat bearing surface, the fitting, form-fitting on an inner surface 66 of the recess 58 abuts in the connecting webs 57.
  • the feeler rollers 31 are on the support rods 28 attached laterally that an exact, predetermined Angular position is guaranteed with certainty.
  • the end regions of the support rods 28 are in bores 67 of the sled 34 mounted, which is also a non-circular Have cross-section.
  • it is a flattening 68, with a corresponding flattening of the support rod 28 corresponds.
  • the relative or angular position between the End of the support rod 28 on the one hand and the carriage 34 on the other is always by flattening the flats 68 exactly specified.
  • the connection is made here by a Radial screw 69 causes that in the area of the flattening 68 is passed through the carriage 34 and into the Support rod 28 enters. On the radial screw 69 is in in the present case, the feeler roller 31 is mounted.
  • the free ends of the support rods 28 are in certain areas during the rotary movement of the transfer turret 15 in the radial direction supported, namely against loads in the radial direction to the outside, especially to absorb centrifugal forces.
  • the principle of the transfer turret 15 can also be used for others Purpose of objects with superimposed movement used become. Furthermore, there are other actuators possible for the support rods 28.

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