EP0854090A1 - Vorrichtung zur Prüfung von (Zigaretten-) Packungen - Google Patents
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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
- B65B19/28—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
- B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
- B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
- B07C5/3404—Sorting according to other particular properties according to properties of containers or receptacles, e.g. rigidity, leaks, fill-level
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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
- B65B35/10—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
- B65B35/24—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains
- B65B35/243—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains using cooperating conveyors engaging the articles simultaneously
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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
- B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
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- the invention relates to a device for optoelectronic Testing of cuboid (cigarette) packs in particular after leaving a packaging machine, the packs Can be transported by a conveyor in the area of a test track and during transport by optoelectronic monitoring devices, especially by cameras, regarding correct Training can be checked and faulty packs can be rejected are.
- the invention is therefore based on the task of monitoring or checking packs, especially cigarette packs to be designed in such a way that monitoring bodies, especially cameras, for an exact error-free Examination are positioned.
- the device according to the invention is used to achieve this object characterized in that the packs in the area of the (horizontal) Test track can only be transported by conveyor belts are with a support strand of sideways, opposing packing surfaces, namely on a bottom surface on the one hand and on a front surface on the other hand, issue.
- the conveyor belts for the packs are included a small cross-section, especially as round cords, such that only small areas of the packing area are covered by the conveyor belts, according to the invention each a camera above and below the trajectory of the Packs is positioned such that the longitudinal axes of the Cameras or optics at an angle to the plane of the movement path the packs are directed and diametrically opposite each other opposite surface areas of the packs through one and other camera are optically detectable.
- the device according to the invention is of a simple construction and through precise, non-positive conveyance of the packs marked between opposing conveyor belts.
- the packs are in a certain relative position, namely with the small surfaces (front surface, floor surface) sideways and with narrow side faces up and transported below. In this position the coming from a packaging machine or a drying unit Packs are delivered and transported after the test. There is no change in the relative position.
- Another special feature of the invention is that the Checking the packs to the greatest possible exclusion of ambient light is carried out.
- the cameras are at least partially, namely their beam path to the test object and / or an area of the test track with the packs and the funding bodies in completely or partially closed rooms or housings arranged.
- a test housing is designed so that the conveyor with the packs on one side into the closed test housing and on the opposite one Side can exit from this.
- Fig. 1 to Fig. 9 deals deal with the handling of cuboid packs 10, namely cigarette packs. It can be packs Act 10 of the folding box or soft cup type.
- Fig. 1 shows essential parts of a conveyor unit for transporting the Packs 10 over a horizontal conveyor line.
- the packs 10 come, for example, from a (first) drying turret 11. This can be shown and described in US 4,942,715 Be trained.
- the packs 10 are after leaving the drying turret 11 taken over by a transfer conveyor, in the present case from a continuously rotating star wheel 12. This is provided with a plurality of protruding fingers 13, each capture a pack 10 and insert it into the conveyor unit.
- the packs 10 are in the area of the conveyor unit in one certain relative position transported.
- a large area Front 14 is forward in the direction of transport and one accordingly trained back 15 directed backwards.
- Elongated, narrow side surfaces 16 and 17 lie above and below, while bottom surface 18 and end surface 19 point sideways.
- the packs 10 are through the star wheel 12 in a pre-conveyor 56 introduced, consisting of an upper flange 20 and a lower flange 21 exists.
- Upper flange 20 and lower flange 21 have drivers 22, 23, the packs 10 on the top and bottom of the Back 15 capture and an exact distance between successive Define packs 10.
- Upper chord 20 and lower chord 21 are guided over pulleys 24 and 25, respectively. This are arranged so that the packs 10 facing horizontal Funding dreams are formed, namely upper run 26 and lower run 27.
- the upper run 26 lies on the upward-facing packing surface on, namely on the side surface 16 and the lower run 27 on a lower packaging surface, namely on the lower side surface 17th
- the lower conveyor that is the lower flange 21, divided, namely consists of two at a distance Individual belts 28, 29 arranged from one another.
- the star wheel 12 is positioned so that it is between the individual belts 28, 29th runs and thereby the packs 10 in an exact position between Upper run 26 and lower run 27 can introduce.
- the inlet-side conveying area formed by the pre-conveyor 56 is of limited length. It connects to a test track 30. In the area of the packs 10 during the continued, continuous transport of an examination with regard to the external design. Faulty Packs 10 are identified and discarded.
- the Packs 10 facing conveyor strands 33 and 34 of these intermediate belts 31, 32 lie in an upper region of the packs 10, at least above an imaginary horizontal median plane 35, on the packs 10, namely on the sideways Surfaces - bottom surface 18 and end surface 19.
- the packs 10 have no further support or support from funding bodies, but are only "hanging" between the Conveyed strands 33, 34 transported.
- the intermediate belts 31, 32 extend on the inlet side up to the area of the pre-conveyor 56. End rollers 36, 37 for deflection the intermediate belts 31, 32 are in the area of the upper belt 20 and Lower flange 21 is mounted next to these. On the opposite Side extend the intermediate belts 31, 32 to in the area of a final conveyor or discharge conveyor 38 for the Packs 10. End rollers 39, 40 for the intermediate belts 31, 32 are stored in the area of the conveyor 38, and likewise to the side of this.
- the conveyor dreams 33, 34 of the intermediate belts 31, 32 are with guides or supports that make the transmission more precise Ensure pressing forces on the packs 10 during transport. It is a number of the same Pressure rollers 41, 42 arranged at intervals from one another both sides of the packs 10. The rotating in horizontal planes, moving pressure rollers 41 on one side are offset to the pressure rollers 42 on the other side of the Conveyor line arranged so that the pressing forces offset, at least not in the same transverse planes, on the packs 10 be transmitted.
- the intermediate belts 31, 32 are on as independent conveying bodies attached to a bracket, namely on horizontal, Support webs 43, 44 formed from flat material. These are in suitably with a support frame for the entire conveyor connected.
- the rollers for the intermediate belts 31, 32 are arranged on the underside of the supporting webs 43, 44.
- the intermediate belts 31, 32 are driven in a supportive sense, starting from a main gearbox of the packaging machine.
- the drive is placed on appropriately positioned pulleys 45, 46, 47 - with horizontal axis of rotation - in a suitable Transferred way.
- the packs 10 are optoelectronic Inspection bodies checked during transport. It are (two) cameras 48, 49 above and below the movement path of the packs 10 in the area of Test section 30 are positioned stationary. The cameras 48, 49 are arranged offset to each other in the conveying direction. The lower one In this example, camera 49 is closer to the input side of the conveyor unit. The cameras 48, 49 are in a common, vertical center plane of the test track 30 arranged, at an angle to the (horizontal) conveying plane of the packs 10. The angle of inclination of the cameras is between 30 ° and 60 °, preferably 45 °, so that the packs 10 viewed from above and from below "around corners".
- the upper Camera 48 mainly records the forward in the direction of transport facing front 14 and the upper side surface 16 of the Packs 10, while the lower camera 49, the back 15 and the lower side surface 17 receives.
- the lower camera 49 can - if it makes sense for spatial or other reasons - also positioned with a backward slant be (dash-dotted in Fig. 5). In this case the described packaging areas over an appropriately positioned Mirror 50 detected.
- Faulty packs 10 are still in the area of the test track 30, ie in the area of the intermediate belts 31, 32, from the conveying flow discarded.
- the movement path of the packs 10 (Mechanical) ejector 51 arranged. This one is on here an upright support arm 52 mounted on the support web 44, and in an oblique relative position.
- the ejector 51 is made from a pressure medium or pneumatic cylinder 53.
- a piston rod with an ejector head 54 becomes discard a defective package 10 from the one drawn out in FIG Lines shown upper position extended down (dash-dotted). This will make the pack in question gripped at an upper side edge or corner and pressed down.
- the pack 10 is removed from the holder between the conveying strands 33, 34 pushed out and falls into a collecting container 55.
- the Ejector 51 positioned so that on the opposite Page no pressure roller 41 is present, the ejector 51 is located between two on the opposite side adjacent pressure rollers 41.
- the correctly formed packs 10 are following the test track 30 from the conveyors in the area of the same, that is transferred from the intermediate belts 31, 32 to the removal conveyor 38.
- the packs 10 are without changing the relative position through the intermediate belts 31, 32 into the area of Abierers 38 transported, such that the upper chord 57 and lower chord 58 the packs 10 in the area of the up and down detect facing side surfaces 16 and 17.
- the packs 10 can one be further processed. That is advantageous Transfer to a second drying unit, as in U.S. 4,636,186.
- the conveyor 38 transports the Packs 10 immediately into the area of another Dry turret (not shown). In the end area of the conveyor 38, the packs 10 are dammed up to form a sealing layer.
- FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 An important special feature is in FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 shown. It is about the optoelectronic testing of the Packs 10 turn off the inclusion of extraneous light. To for this purpose are those involved in the optoelectronic test Encapsulated organs and a portion of the test section 30 and thus protected against the effects of extraneous light.
- the upper camera 48 and the lower camera 49 are each in an elongated housing or shaft 59 and 60 arranged. It is an elongated cross section rectangular housing-like structure in which the camera 48, 49 is attached, specifically here on a side wall 61, 62 of the respective shaft. Each shaft 59, 60 is closed on all sides except for one of the objects to be checked, namely Packs 10, facing opening 63 packs 10 passing by are captured by the respective camera will.
- an area of the test track 30 is in a housing 64 housed.
- the housing surrounds you Conveyor section of the belts for the transport of the packs 10, namely the intermediate belts 31, 32.
- Side walls 65, 66 are provided with openings (not shown), which the passage of the conveyor organs - intermediate belts 31, 32 - with enable the packs 10, that is to say the entry into the housing 64 and the exit from this.
- the housing 64 is on all sides closed except for the openings 63.
- the shafts 59, 60 connect to this housing 64, are connected to it (Fig. 11).
- the cameras 48, 49 are in a special way inside the housing or shafts 59, 60 positioned.
- a translucent Partition namely a glass plate 67 (or a partition made of another material) limits a closed one Chamber for receiving the respective camera 48, 49. This will protected against dust and other influences by the glass plate 67.
- the glass plate is in one with the shaft 59, 60 connected version 68 arranged.
- the flap 70 is located in an area outside the closed chamber for the camera 48, 49.
- the light sources 72, 73 are preferably the Ends of fiber optic bundles. These are with a not shown distant light source connected, which preferably emits the light intermittently, i.e. in a flash.
- light sources can be in the housing 64 be arranged.
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- eine Fördervorrichtung mit Prüforganen für Packungen in schematischer Seitenansicht,
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- die Vorrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 im Grundriß,
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- einen Anfangsbereich der Vorrichtung in Seitenansicht, bei vergrößertem Maßstab,
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- die Einzelheit gemäß Fig. 3 im Grundriß,
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- ein Bereich der Prüfstrecke als mittlerer Bereich der Fördereinrichtung in Seitenansicht, ebenfalls in vergrößertem Maßstab,
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- eine Grundrißdarstellung zu Fig. 5,
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- einen Querschnitt der Vorrichtung im Bereich der Prüfstrecke,
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- einen austrittsseitigen Bereich der Fördereinrichtung in Seitenansicht,
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- die Einzelheit der Fig. 8 im Grundriß,
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- einen Bereich einer Prüfstelle für Packungen einer anderen Ausführungsform der Vorrichtung in Seitenansicht, teilweise geschnitten,
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- eine Einzelheit der Fig. 10 in einem Längsschnitt, in nochmals vergrößertem Maßstab,
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- eine Ansicht der Einzelheit gemäß Pfeil XII in Fig. 10.
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Claims (11)
- Vorrichtung zur optoelektronischen Prüfung von insbesondere quaderförmigen (Zigaretten-)Packungen (10) nach Verlassen einer Verpackungsmaschine, wobei die Packungen (10) im Bereich einer Prüfstrecke (30) durch einen Förderer transportierbar und während des Transports durch optoelektronische Überwachungsorgane, insbesondere durch Kameras (48, 49), hinsichtlich korrekter Ausbildung überprüfbar sowie fehlerhafte Packungen (10) aussonderbar sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Packungen (10) im Bereich der (horizontalen) Prüfstrecke (30) ausschließlich durch Fördergurte (31, 32) transportierbar sind, die mit einem Fördertrum (33, 34) an einander gegenüberliegenden, seitwärtsgerichteten Packungsflächen, nämlich an einer Bodenfläche (18) einerseits und an einer Stirnfläche (19) andererseits, anliegen.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Fördergurte Zwischengurte (31, 32) sind, insbesondere Rundschnüre, die in einem oberen Bereich der Packungen (10) bzw. der seitwärtsgerichteten Packungsflächen an diesen anliegen - oberhalb einer gedachten Mittelebene der Packungen -, derart, daß die Packungen zwischen den Fördergurten (31, 32) hängend transportierbar sind.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß je eine Kamera (48, 49) oberhalb und unterhalb der Bewegungsbahn der Packungen (10) positioniert ist, insbesondere derart, daß die Längsachsen der Kameras (48, 49) bzw. der Optik derselben unter einem Winkel zur Ebene der Bewegungsbahn der Packungen (10) gerichtet sind, derart, daß einander diametral gegenüberliegende Flächenbereiche der Packungen (10) durch die eine und andere Kamera (48, 49) optisch erfaßbar sind.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder einem der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß fehlerhafte Packungen (10) aus dem Förderfluß der Packungen (10) durch einen Auswerfer (51) im Bereich der Prüfstrecke (30) im Anschluß an die Kameras (48, 49) aussonderbar sind.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4 oder einem der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Auswerfer (51) einen vorzugsweise durch einen Zylinder (53) bewegbaren Auswerferkopf (54) aufweist, der durch abwärts gerichtete Bewegung gegen die auszuwerfende Packung (10) fahrbar ist, insbesondere in einer geneigten Bewegungsrichtung gegen eine obere seitliche Ecke bzw. Kante der Packung (10).
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder einem der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Packungen (10) im Bereich der Prüfstrecke (30) durch zu beiden Seiten der Bewegungsbahn angeordnete Stützorgane abstützbar sind, insbesondere durch Andrückrollen (41, 42), die im Bereich der Prüfstrecke (30) an den Fördertrumen (33, 34) der Zwischengurte (31, 32) anliegen.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder einem der weiteren Ansprüche, gekennzeichnet durch einen den Zwischengurten (31, 32) vorgeordneten Vorförderer (56) und durch einen an die Zwischengurte (31, 32) anschließenden Abförderer (38), wobei die Packungen (10) im Bereich des Vorförderers (56) und des Abförderers (38) an nach oben und unten gerichteten Packungsflächen anliegen, insbesondere an (schmalen) Seitenflächen (16, 17).
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder einem der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Packungen (10) in einem gegen Fremdlicht abgeschirmten Bereich der Prüfstrecke (30) prüfbar sind.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8 oder einem der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kameras (48, 49) vorzugsweise vollständig in einem geschlossenen Gehäuse angeordnet sind, insbesondere in einem langgestreckten Schacht (59, 60), der auf der den zu prüfenden Packungen (10) zugekehrten Seite eine Öffnung (63) aufweist.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Bereich der Prüfstrecke (30) in einem Gehäuse (64) verläuft, das im Bereich von Seitenwänden (65, 66) Öffnungen für den Durchtritt der Packungen (10) einschließlich der Förderorgane aufweist, wobei die Kameras (48, 49) in dem Gehäuse (64) angeordnet oder die Schächte (59, 60) mit dem Gehäuse (64) verbunden sind.
- Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder einem der weiteren Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß den Kameras (48, 49) Lichtquellen (72, 73) zugeordnet sind, insbesondere innerhalb der Schächte (59, 60) bzw. des Gehäuses (64).
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DE19701618A DE19701618A1 (de) | 1997-01-17 | 1997-01-17 | Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Zigaretten-Packungen |
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CN (1) | CN1123490C (de) |
BR (1) | BR9800351A (de) |
DE (2) | DE19701618A1 (de) |
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