EP0934226B1 - Device and process for laying band or strip material - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention concerns a device for laying band or strip material (1) with a supporting structure (2) and a platform (3), with at least one of device for laying the material (4) associated with the supporting structure (2), with at least one material feed (5) associated with the device for laying the material (4) and with at least one receptacle (6) associated with the platform (3) for the material (1) to be laid by the device for laying the material (4). The platform (3) and the laying arm (7) are movable at least horizontally and mutually perpendicular and with a reversible orientation. It is therefore possible to lay band or strip material of different widths without having to mechanically adjust the device. Despite the differing widths, the device delivers optimal use of measurements determined by a feed. Said device is characterised in that the feed of material (5) can be moved in the horizontal direction (B) of the platform (3) but also in reverse orientation to the platform (3). The laying arm (7) has a horizontal material-feed area over the entire breadth (8) of which the material (1) can be transported. In addition, a process is described which carries out the above measures using the device of the disclosure.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for laying tape or strip-shaped material with a supporting structure and a platform, with at least one laying device assigned to the supporting structure for Laying of the material with at least one of the laying devices Material feed and with at least one assigned to the platform Recording for the material to be laid by the laying device, the Laying device comprises a laying arm assigned to the receptacle and wherein the platform and the laying arm at least horizontally, each relative to the other are movable orthogonally and with reversible orientation,

Ribbon or strip material is used in many areas of industrial Processing used. Especially textile fabrics such as woven fabrics, knitted fabrics and nonwovens, but also paper, natural, plastic or metal products or composite materials or composites thereof, for example in the form of foils, foamed and / or coated and / or fibrous products processed in tape or strip form.

One way the strip or strip material for further processing To provide is the direct processing of a role. Roles are however, a problematic source material for further processing, because it is difficult to wind tapes or strips of small width on rolls. The narrower and thicker the strip or strip material, the less is the achievable and manageable roll cross-section or diameter. As a result, there is only a small length of material that can be unwound from the roll or strip can be realized.

Alternatively or additionally, the material or strip material is therefore in Receptacles or zigzag-shaped on receptacle plates, in several Layers inlaid or removed, with significantly more running meters of material can be accommodated than when winding on reels. This material or Strip laying process is there under the name "Festooning" associated device under the name "Festooner", for example, from the US-PS 5 087 140 known. The device there comprises a frame and a Platform, which are movable relative to each other. The platform becomes concrete used as a support for the installed material and is by means of a carriage in the transverse direction, below a laying device assigned to the frame, moved back and forth. The laying device essentially comprises a Longitudinal swiveling arm and a material feed to the laying arm. The horizontal directions of movement of Legearm and platform are orthogonal to each other. The material feed is rigid Attached frame and consists essentially of a rear and a front roller, through which the material is guided to the laying arm. The movement the rollers of the material feed and the swiveling laying arm are implemented using complex mechanics. In addition to one Belt drive for rotating the rollers of the material feed coupled to it Gears for transmitting the rotary motion to a pneumatic one Drive provided for generating the pivoting movement of the laying arm.

The rollers of the material feed and the unfolding parts of the laying arm, only one cover between which the material is directed for recording small area of application from tape or strip material. To the One is the material thickness due to the small distance between a contact roller and the front roller of the material feed and by the distance of the inflexible unfolding parts of the laying arm, on the other hand the Material width by the distance from leading side edge areas on the rear roller of the material feed and by the width of the unfolding parts of the laying arm. In practice, with regard to an exact Management and laying of the material, an identity of the widths of the material, the material feed rollers and the unfolding parts of the laying arm. For example, material would be laid less than the specified width would be an insufficient use of the dimensions of the Take place. Depending on where the material from the laying device emerges, would at least be a distance in relation to the limitation of the recording remain, which affect the installation quality and quantity and would cause the installed material to slide together. The foregoing clarifies that the known device when changing materials with a new material feeder and equipped with a new laying arm must become. On the one hand, this requires a lot of work and time as well as cost-intensive specialist personnel and is at a standstill of the device connected.

Furthermore, US Pat. No. 3,735,554 describes a device for laying Known tape material, which comprises several frames and a platform, that are movable relative to each other. In the device in question the platform does not move horizontally, but becomes exclusive moved in the vertical direction. There are several packing boxes arranged on the platform and are filled with material, the Laying devices arranged above the cartons on a longitudinally movable Frames are arranged. The laying devices only consist of two rollers. The exiting between the rollers of the laying device Material moves freely and without guidance in the space above the boxes, what is in the With regard to an exact laying is disadvantageous. The for the longitudinal movement of the Laying device orthogonal transverse movement, which is necessary to the Volume of the packaging box in the longitudinal and transverse directions for laying Use of the material is realized in that the material feed is mounted on a traversable frame. This is the material in a constant position between the two rollers of the laying device, with transported together and accordingly within the Verpac cardboard boxes. A variation of the bandwidth is also the one in question Device not possible because the tape feed there is fixed to each other spaced guide elements includes the material width and the invariable position Specify material management and thus the range of applications with regard to different band or strip widths. Thus, a disadvantage can also be found here in that the known device when changing materials with new guide elements for the material feed must be equipped. This conversion measure too goes hand in hand with a standstill of the device and requires machine knowledge, costly specialist staff.

Based on the device known from US Pat. No. 5,087,140 Invention, the object of a device of the type in question to indicate the laying of strip or strip material of different Width dimension, without mechanical conversion the device. In addition, a guided relocation of the Materials can be guaranteed using a laying arm so that at Optimal material laying despite different width dimensions Utilization of the dimensions specified by a recording takes place. Of In addition, a method is to be specified that meets the aforementioned requirements, in particular using the device according to the invention, realized.

The above object is achieved by the features of claim 1 solved. According to this, a device of the type in question is designed such that the material feed in the horizontal direction of movement Platform, but in opposite directions to the platform, is iridescent and that the laying arm has a horizontal material guiding area has, across its entire width, the material can be transported is.

According to the invention it has been recognized that complex mechanical conversions and retrofitting of the device avoided when changing materials can become if the material feed of the device is not rigid, but is movably assigned and horizontal, corresponding to the platform movement and is orthogonal to the laying arm, and the laying arm is movable has horizontal material guide area. Material is now becoming less Width fed, so the entire - due to the smaller material width only partially covered - horizontal Material guiding area of the laying arm can be used. This opens the Possibility of an exact laying, nevertheless the material width from that of the Material guide area of the laying arm deviates. By moving the Material can now be fed into the material guide area in this way of the laying arm, that basically a direct to the Boundary, on the side edge area or on the side wall of the recording subsequent laying of the material is possible. It has also been recognized that optimal use of the dimensions specified by a recording for material laying can be realized if the movement of the Material feed in relation to the movement of the platform on which the intake is located is set. According to the invention, the material feed is used for this purpose each in the opposite orientation to the orientation of the platform moving iridescent, the material targeted at the respective turning point the platform or the recording can exit. In this context could be to coordinate the timing to determine the turning point done in which the material has a side edge of the material guide area has reached the point in time when the in the opposite direction to the horizontal material transport moving recording on the platform the laying arm reached. Another particular advantage resulting from the invention Device results, can be seen in the fact that the material in very large volumes Holders or packing boxes, for example. 1200 mm in length and Width can be laid

In view of the fact that the maximum material width from the width of the laying arm depends and the latitude variation is made possible in one area, which is determined at its maximum by the width of the laying arm this expediently designed to be wider than the material width. For example, the laying arm could be twice as wide as the material, dimensions of 80 mm to 40 mm could be realized. A span from approx. 100 mm - 400 mm advantageously covers a very wide one Spectrum of varying material widths.

Basically, the transport of the Material on the horizontal material guide area of the laying arm long until the same time in the direction of the approaching recording guided material comes in the area of the admission limit or until the Limitation of admission comes in the area of material. Is the material then in the orthogonal to the material feed and platform direction in the next Relocated to the admission limit, there is a change of orientation instead, with the platform moving such that the opposing exposure limit is brought towards the laying arm and the material feed moves in such a way that the material is now moving in the direction of the other side approaching admission limit is spent.

Especially in the usual application of a packaging box, in which the laying arm extends are the side edges of the material guide area decisive for the opposite change of orientation of the platform and the material feed. On the one hand, the material moves down, in Direction of the shot, on the other hand horizontally in the direction of a side border of the material handling area. The recording is also moving - depending but oppositely oriented and thus coming from the other side - in Direction of the same side edge of the material guide area. The material and the inner wall of the packaging carton reach the side edge of the Material guide area at the same time and remain there until the Laying process for a position orthogonal to the platform and the material feed running direction of movement is completed.

If the receptacle is available as a packaging box, the inner wall is now located of the packaging box in close proximity to the side of the Material guide area of the laying arm. Is it a recording palette without side walls, it becomes an essentially direct connection the side edge of the material guide area to the side side edge area the pallet or on the lateral boundary of the recording realized. By coordinating the platform and material feed movements in the manner described above can not only be different Material widths, but also different absorption widths realized become.

It would also be conceivable to use packaging units, the partitions exhibit. Possibilities are also opened up for packaging large laying arm width and smaller recording width to realize, the horizontal material transport then not necessarily to the side of the Material guide area takes place. Furthermore, the invention could Device for the production of semi-finished products or end products For example, be used for the construction industry, mineral and / or organic insulation material is filled into formwork elements. On in any case, the invention ensures that the device is flexible and without the need for extensive mechanical modifications with a wide variety of recordings can be equipped and that material of different widths and loading can be relocated.

With regard to the structural design of the material feed could a movable arm can be provided via horizontal drives, on which a Delivery plant is arranged. According to one embodiment, it is in the support arm around a longitudinal beam, which is preferably electronically controllable horizontal drives is moved in the transverse direction. The horizontal drives for the longitudinal beam could be combined in two feed units be, the units are synchronized with each other. To supply the material, a delivery plant could be on the longitudinal beam two delivery rollers can be provided, between which the and cutting device transported material coming to the laying device becomes. The material arriving horizontally could be guided by a guide roller essentially in the vertical direction, are deflected towards the laying device.

The material feed, in particular, has been recognized as being particularly advantageous the delivery plant to be equipped with a pendulum roller for tension measurement. As a result, the tension of the material band or strip in the Material supplying plant immediately before entering the laying device, especially in the drive belt of the laying arm, measured and at Deviation can be corrected automatically.

In the exemplary embodiment of the invention, the material feed in Is moved in the transverse direction, a longitudinal movement is carried out by the laying arm. A particularly low structural effort to implement the movement results if the laying arm is designed as a swivel arm, which one driven by a swivel drive assigned to the laying device becomes. Here it is advantageous if the swivel drive can be controlled, so that the deflection angle of the laying arm can be determined. This will in In the case of the embodiment in question also a different one Length dimension of the receptacle or the packaging box enables. The laying device could furthermore be control means for monitoring the Include deflection angle of the laying arm.

The vertical or at least angled to the horizontal transport of the material in the direction of the recording could be done in that the Legearm has two drive belts between which the material moves becomes. The laying device could drive a belt drive to drive the drive belt have, which could also be controlled in order to the material quality adjust the adjusted speeds of the drive belts.

According to a special design of the laying arm, they could each have a drive belt receiving rollers have a different diameter. This could be the most distant rollers from the belt drive have a smaller diameter at the free end of the laying arm than the rollers arranged directly on the belt drive. Such an execution is to achieve a light or even delicate embodiment of the laying arm and to take advantage of the dimensions of a packaging box of Advantage that extends parallel to the swivel direction. For one, reduced due to the smaller diameter rollers, the mass of the laying arm to be moved and thus the drive torque of approx. 2000 Nm and the others, the distance between the material output of the laying arm and the in is reduced Swinging direction adjacent side wall of the packaging box. In addition ensure the large dimensions of the rollers assigned to the belt drive for low, more easily tradable speeds, speed deviations or fluctuations in drive belt tension could be caused by control means be monitored.

So that a permanent and exactly guided over the length of the laying arm If the material is transported, the laying arm could guide the material exhibit. When transporting between two adjacent drive belts of the laying arm could be adjacent to the transport space opposite and guide rollers arranged on the inside of the drive belt his. Due to the forced control can be the opposite Prior art forming the prior art higher Laying speeds of 200 m / min compared to usually around 100 realize m / min.

With regard to the swivel drive and the belt drive of the laying device mentioned controllability could be accomplished in an advantageous manner be that each an electronically controllable servo motor is provided with which the process parameters are freely programmable can be. E.g. could drive belt speed and / or the reversing speed with regard to the pivoting movement of the laying arm can be set. The use of a servo motor in the With regard to the realization of the swivel movement is considered very special advantageous compared to the use of mechanical drive technologies, such as e.g. crank drives, highlighted. With crank drives a turn movement converted into a swivel movement, due to the geometric Ratios one with increasing dimensions of the recording there is always insufficient use of the receiving surface. A transmission rod on the one hand on the circumference of the crank disc and on the other hand is attached to the pivoting arm, spends the laying arm - based on its central position - in any case unevenly, thereby not only an incomplete use of the space available for the recording is caused, but also the laying profile is adversely affected and the material may tear and / or become blocked. Means of the electric drive or servo drive used in an advantageous manner all these adverse phenomena are remedied and a Be controllability of the pivoting movement of the laying arm is produced, the now can be deflected, accelerated or braked as desired. On this way, a vote on the most varied qualities of the Materials are made and not just in terms of the width of the material, but also in view of the strength and, if necessary, surface quality as well other material properties, such as strength. Taking into account the parameter can change the material by using servo motors stored precisely or at high speed in or on recordings.

In addition to the horizontal movements already described and the Swiveling motion and the movement of the drive belt could be another further movement in the vertical direction can be realized with regard to achieving a laying height of the material on a pallet or in one Packaging carton is important. The vertical movement could basically be carried out by moving the platform. However, it did due to the horizontal movement already to be carried out by the platform proved to be structurally advantageous to assign this function to the supporting structure. For this purpose, the supporting structure could be a vertically movable stage include on which the laying device is arranged. To drive the stage at least one vertical drive is required. Preferably several Vertical drives are used, which are electronically connected to each other.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention Device could be arranged on the stage holding-down device act on the installed material as soon as the orientation of the laying arm changes has occurred. The hold-downs could hold the material loops hold and pull to the previous position. This could Utilization of the space available, for example, a packaging box by another be optimized. The hold-down devices could preferably work pneumatically.

As with the drive technology of the vertically moving stage could also at least for the drive technology of the platform to be moved horizontally one horizontal drive, but preferably several horizontal drives are provided be, the latter also electronically connected to one another are.

Another essential advantage of the device according to the invention is therein to see that a very high number of laying sites with low personnel and space requirements can be realized. Several laying points could be in pairs, can be arranged in a mirror image in a row, several rows could also be be connected in series by the device's placement points and thus one Design the device in the dimension of a system. The abstract several laying points is due to constructive, drive and control technology Measures enabled, with a central component, such as a longitudinal cross member, Platform and platform, individual components, such as a corresponding number of hold-downs, in a corresponding number of laying devices and in a corresponding number Number of recordings that could be assigned. Not just controlling the Central components, but also the summary of several preferably Pairs in pairs in groups, rows or the like simplify operation a device according to the invention with a variety, namely up to thirty, laying spots. This allows up to 30 laying points from just two to three Operators are operated.

A particularly advantageous measure for coordinating the individual movements of the individual components of the device according to the invention Application of a control device. The controller could control the movements coordinate in all five drive axes, which with regard to horizontal drives the material feed, on the belt and swivel drives the laying device, the vertical drives of the supporting structure or the stage and the platform's horizontal drives exist. It is at this point expressly emphasized that it is in a device according to the invention with a control device for coordinating the movements a very particularly preferred embodiment. As special A programmable logic controller proves to be advantageous, so that programs For example, depending on the nature of the to be installed Material and / or depending on the dimensions of the recording or of a packaging box can be called up conveniently and all processes done automatically.

The present invention furthermore relates to a method which the underlying task by the features of the claim 22 solves. Thereafter, the method known from US Pat. No. 5,087,140 is Laying tape or strip-shaped material, the material over a material feed is guided to a laying device, the material is output from the laying device for a recording and wherein the laying device and the recording at least horizontally and to each other are moved back and forth orthogonally, further developed according to the invention, that the material feed in the horizontal direction of movement of the receptacle, however each in the opposite orientation to the recording, and is moved and that the material horizontally, at least partially over the width of a laying arm of the laying device is transported.

With regard to further advantageous embodiments of the invention Process is based on the general description of the invention Device referenced, especially since features are explained there for the process are also relevant.

The automatic feasibility of the procedure should also be emphasized according to a particularly preferred embodiment, all movable Components, especially the material feed, the platform, the Platform for the laying device, the swiveling laying arm and the drive belt of the laying arm are driven electronically controlled. Every drive could be controlled individually, with all parameters and stored or called up specifically for the program and so the process expires automatically. This also makes it possible to have a large number to be operated by laying stations at the same time, possibly even with different materials Quality per laying point or per subunit or group if suitable is selected Parameters and agreement of the parameters for central components like the platform, if necessary the stage and the material feed.

Fig. 1

in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung, ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung,

Fig. 2

in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung, vereinfacht, den Gegenstand aus Fig. 1, wobei die Plattform und die Materialzuführung einem Orientierungswechsel an einem ersten Umkehrpunkt unterliegen,

Fig. 3

in schematischer, perspektivischer Darstellung, vereinfacht, den Gegenstand aus den Fig. 1, wobei die Plattform und die Materialzuführung einem Orientierungswechsel an einem zweiten Umkehrpunkt unterliegen,

Fig. 4

in schematischer, skizzenhafter Darstellung eine Seitenansicht des Legearmes eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung,

Fig. 5

in stark schematischer Prinzipdarstellung ein drittes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung mit mehreren Legestellen im Sinne einer Anlage,

Fig. 6

in stark schematischer Prinzipdarstellung ein viertes Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung mit mehreren Legestellen im Sinne einer Anlage sowie ein Steuer- und Antriebskonzept und

Fig. 7

in stark schematischer Prinzipdarstellung den Gegenstand aus Fig. 6 als einer von vier Vorrichtungen mit mehreren Legestellen im Sinne einer erweiterten Anlage sowie ein weiteres Steuer- und Antriebskonzept.

There are now various possibilities for advantageously designing and developing the teaching of the present invention. For this purpose, on the one hand, reference is made to the claims subordinate to claim 1, and on the other hand to the following explanation of four exemplary embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawing. In connection with the explanation of the listed exemplary embodiments of the invention, generally preferred refinements and developments of the teaching are also explained. Show in the drawing

Fig. 1

in a schematic, perspective representation, a first embodiment of the device according to the invention,

Fig. 2

in a schematic, perspective representation, simplified, the object from FIG. 1, the platform and the material feed being subject to a change of orientation at a first reversal point,

Fig. 3

in a schematic, perspective representation, simplified, the object from FIG. 1, the platform and the material feed being subject to a change of orientation at a second reversal point,

Fig. 4

a schematic, sketchy representation of a side view of the laying arm of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention,

Fig. 5

in a highly schematic basic illustration, a third exemplary embodiment of the device according to the invention with several laying points in the sense of an installation,

Fig. 6

a fourth embodiment of the device according to the invention with several laying points in the sense of a system as well as a control and drive concept and

Fig. 7

in a highly schematic basic representation, the object from FIG. 6 as one of four devices with several laying points in the sense of an expanded system, as well as a further control and drive concept.

Fig. 1 shows schematically a first embodiment of the invention Device for laying strip or strip material 1 with a support structure 2 and a platform 3. The support structure 2 is a laying device 4 assigned for laying the material 1, which in Feed direction F is transported to the device. Above the laying device 4, a material feed 5 is provided. Located on platform 3 a recording 6 designed here as a packaging box for the Laying device 4 coming material 1. To output the material 1 points the laying device 4 has a laying arm 7 which extends into the receptacle 6. To illustrate the laying arm 7, the front of the receptacle 6 is only indicated by dotted lines and quasi open, as in FIGS. 2 and 3. The platform 3 is in a horizontal direction, namely in Transverse direction B, movable component. The laying arm 7 is in the longitudinal direction A movable. The platform 3 and the laying arm 7 perform orthogonal movements with reversible orientation, as by the two Arrowheads of arrows A and B clarify.

According to the invention, the material feed 5 is also in the horizontal direction, namely in the transverse direction B, movable. As can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, However, the material feeder 5 changes in the opposite orientation to platform 3. The laying arm 7 has a horizontal material guiding area on, across its entire width 8, the material 1 due to the transverse movement supply of material 5 is transportable.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1 to 3, the laying arm 7 is opposite the width of the material. In this embodiment, the Width 8 more than three times the width of the material.

2 and 3 illustrate the change in orientation of the material feed 5 and the platform 3 or representative of the platform 3 there reproduced recording 6. In FIG. 2, the recording 6 is in the transverse direction B, moved backwards and the material feed 5 is in the transverse direction B, after moved in front. The material 1 is across the width 8 of the material guide area of the laying arm 7 and has - together with the side edge 8a of the material guide area - a boundary 6a, namely the front Cardboard inner wall, the recording reached 6. The material feed 5, the recording 6 and the material 1 have reached the front reversal point D. This position is maintained until the laying arm moved to the left there 7 changes the orientation of its longitudinal direction A to the right and the material 1 and the receptacle 6 by the amount of the material width each be moved against the reversal point D.

3 now shows the material feed 5, the receptacle 6 and the material 1 at the rear reversal point E. The receptacle 6 is in the transverse direction B, towards the front moved and the material feed 5 is moved in the transverse direction B, to the rear. The material 1 is across the width 8 of the material guide area of the laying arm 7 and has - together with the side edge 8b of the material guide area a boundary 6b, namely the rear inner wall of the box, the recording 6 reached. This position is maintained until there laying arm 7 also moved the orientation of its longitudinal direction to the left A changes to the right and material 1 and holder 6 by the amount the material width can be moved against the reversal point E.

From Fig. 1 it can be seen that the material feed 5 is a longitudinal cross member 9 comprises which moves in the transverse direction B by means of a plurality of horizontal drives 10 becomes. Two horizontal drives 10 each are in electronically controlled feed units 11, 12 summarized. At the longitudinal cross member 9 is a delivery plant 13 arranged, the two delivery rollers 14, a guide roller 15 for Guiding the material 1 to the laying arm 7 and a pendulum roller 16 for tension detection of the material 1.

The laying arm 7 is designed as a swivel arm in all of the exemplary embodiments. To pivot the laying arm 7, the laying device 4 has one Swivel drive 19 on. The laying device 4 also has a Belt drive 17 for driving the two drive belts 18 of the laying arm 7. The material 1 is transported to the receptacle 6 between the drive belts 18. A pair of rollers is provided for each of the two drive belts 18, the rollers according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 the device of the same diameter and are not designated in more detail and wherein the rollers according to the second, in Fig. 4 shown embodiment are not equal in diameter and there with the reference numerals 20a, 20b and 21a, 21b are identified.

In the laying arm 7 shown in Fig. 4 of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention have the widest of the belt drive 17 spaced rollers 20b, 21b at the free end of the laying arm 7 a smaller diameter than that arranged directly on the belt drive 17 Rollers 20a, 20b. The pivoting direction of the laying arm 7 is designated by G. The dotted arrows illustrate the direction of rotation I, J of the rollers 20a and 21a, which each generate the rotational direction I, J of the drive belt 18. The belt drive 17 in turn drives the drive belt 18. The laying arm 7 additionally has guide rollers 22 which are adjacent to the transport space for the material 1 moving in the transport direction H between the two drive belts 18 on the inside and opposite are ordered.

The swivel and belt drive 19, 17 are the invention Device in the form of electronically controllable servo motors.

From Fig. 1 it is further apparent that the support structure 2 one in the vertical direction C comprises movable stage 23, which by means of several, one below the other electronically connected vertical drives 24 is driven, which as Verti Kalhubeinheit are executed and on which the stage 23 is mounted. Of others are also shown pneumatically operating hold-down devices shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 25 provided, which on the in the receptacle 6 zigzag Iridescent material 1 installed in layers 26 act as soon as a change of orientation of the laying arm 7 in the longitudinal direction A has occurred.

2 and 3 is an example of the movement of the receptacle 6 of a Side and the material 1 or the material feed 5 from the other side forth to the side edge 8a, 8b of the horizontally fixed laying arm 7. Of it can also be seen that the hold-down device 25 is in the position in the receptacle 6 laid material 1 is lowered while the opposite Niederter 25 is moved upward to make room for the guided laying arm 7 to create further laying of material 1.

The one shown in FIG. 1, arranged approximately at ground level, below the stage 23 Platform 3 is operated by means of several horizontal drives electronically connected to one another 27 moved back and forth in the transverse direction B.

5 shows a third exemplary embodiment of the device according to the invention illustrated with several laying points in the sense of a plant. The Material feeds 5 are not there with one another via a longitudinal cross member connected, but are driven separately. The one shown in front view The device comprises six laying devices in three rows one behind the other 4, six receptacles 6 and six material feeders 5. The platform 3 is separated according to the recordings 6 and is about Unspecified rollers moved horizontally and driven separately. Furthermore, an unwinding and cutting device 28 is not shown Recognize funding from which the material 1 of the first 5 apparent row of the device supplied in six strands becomes. In addition, there is a vertically movable stage 23 with hold-down devices 25 as well as an operator responsible for monitoring the first Laying row is sufficient.

A fourth embodiment, extended in the sense of a system with six laying points a device according to the invention and a control and drive concept is apparent from Fig. 6. The vertical movement C there is realized by the stroke of the platform 3, which is also in the transverse direction B is movable. Signals are generated by the control device designated 29 to three energy devices 30 and to one energy device 31. The energy devices 30, 31 include actuators, not shown, wel che on drive elements, also not shown, according to the control task act. The energy devices 30 are for the pivoting movement and the belt drive of the laying arm 7 is responsible during the energy installation 31 drives the longitudinal cross member 9 of the material feed 5 and the horizontal and controls vertical movement of the platform 3.

In Fig. 7 is now the fourth embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 6, which comprises six laying points, has been expanded to an even larger one dimensioned facility with twenty four laying sites, in four, with the Reference numeral 32 designated groups are combined. Instead of the in 6, a control panel 33 is provided, from from which the groups 32 are controlled and driven. The two broken connections 34 lead to unwinding and not shown Cutting devices that feed the material 1. In the control panel 32 the required parameters are saved specific to the product and program and available so that the laying process runs automatically and the Devices work automatically.

With regard to further features not shown in the figures, reference is made to the general part of the description.

In conclusion, it should be pointed out that the teaching according to the invention is not is limited to the exemplary embodiments discussed above. A lot of more are the most varied training of the components and receptacles and the most diverse control and drive concepts possible.

Reference list

1

material

2nd

Supporting structure

3rd

platform

4th

Laying device

5

Belt feed

6

admission

7

Laying arm

8th

Width of the material guide area of 7

8a, b

Side edge of the material guide area

9

Longitudinal beam of 5

10th

Horizontal drive for 5

11

Feed unit with 10

12th

Feed unit with 10

13

Delivery plant of 6

14

Delivery roller from 13

15

Leadership role of 13

16

Pendulum roller from 13

17th

Belt drive from 4

18th

two drive belts from 7

19th

Swivel drive from 4

20a.b

Pair of rollers for 17

21a, b

Pair of rollers for 17

22

Leadership roles on 18

23

Stage of 2

24th

Vertical drive for 23

25th

Hold down on 23

26

Layers of 1

27

Horizontal drive from 3

28

Unwinding and cutting device

29

Control device

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Energy device

31

Energy device

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group

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Control panel

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connection

A

Longitudinal direction

B

Cross direction

C.

Vertical direction

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first reversal point in the transverse direction B

E

second reversal point in the transverse direction B

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Feed direction for 1

G

Swivel direction from 7

H

Direction of transport from 1

I, J

Direction of rotation / rotation of 20a, 21a or 18

Claims (14)

1. Apparatus for laying band-like or strip-like material (1), having a carrying structure (2) and a platform (3), having at least one laying arrangement (4), which is assigned to the carrying structure (2) and is intended for laying the material (1), having at least one material-feed means (5), which is assigned to the laying arrangement (4), and having at least one receiving means (6), which is assigned to the platform (3) and is intended for the material (1) which is to be laid by the laying arrangement (4), it being the case that the laying arrangement (4) comprises a laying arm (7), which is assigned to the receiving means (6), and that the platform (3) and the laying arm (7) can be moved at least horizontally, in each case orthogonally with respect to one another and reversibly,
   characterized in that the material-feed means (5) is provided such that it can be displaced transversely relative to the laying arrangement (4), in that the material-feed means (5) can be moved, with changing direction, in the horizontal movement direction (B) of the platform (3), but with opposite orientation in relation to the platform (3) or the receiving means (6) in each case, and in that the laying arm (7) has a horizontal material-guidance region, over the entire width (8) of which the material (1) can be transported by the material-feed means (5).
2. Apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the laying arm (7) is designed to be wider than the width of the material and has a width dimension of preferably approximately 100 to 400 mm.
3. Apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2,
   characterized in that the respective side border (8a, 8b) of the material-guidance region of the laying arm (7) can be arranged in the region of the respective boundary (6a, 6b) of the receiving means (6).
4. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 3,
   characterized in that the material-feed means (5) comprises a carrying arm, in particular a longitudinal crossmember (9), which can be driven by means of at least one horizontal drive (10).
5. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 4,
   characterized in that the laying arm (7) is designed as a pivot arm, and in that the laying arrangement (4) has a pivot drive (19) for the purpose of pivoting the laying arm (7).
6. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 5,
   characterized in that the laying arrangement (4) comprises a belt drive (17) and drive belts (18) for the laying arm (7), and in that, between the drive belts (18), the material (1) can be transported to the receiving means (6).
7. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 6,
   characterized in that the carrying structure (2) comprises a vertically movable stage (23),
   in that at least one vertical drive (24), but preferably a plurality of vertical drives (24), is or are provided for the purpose of driving the stage (23), and in that a plurality of vertical drives (24) are connected electronically to one another.
8. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 7,
   characterized in that at least one horizontal drive (27), but preferably a plurality of horizontal drives (27), is or are provided for the purpose of driving the platform (3), and in that a plurality of horizontal drives (27) are connected electronically to one another.
9. Process for laying band-like or strip-like material, in particular using an apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 8 , it being the case that the material (1) is guided to a laying arrangement (4) via a material-feed means (5), that the material (1) is discharged to a receiving means (6) from the laying arrangement (4), and that the laying arrangement (4) and the receiving means (6) are moved back and forth at least horizontally and orthogonally with respect to one another, characterized in that the material-feed means (5) is moved back and forth in the horizontal movement direction (B) of the receiving means (6), but with opposite orientation in relation to the receiving means (6) in each case, and in that the material (1) is transported horizontally, at least partially, over the width (8) of a laying arm (7) of the laying arrangement (4) by the material-feed means (5).
10. Process according to Claim 9, characterized in that the material-feed means (5) changes orientation when the material (1), which is transported over the width of the laying arm, reaches the region of a boundary (6a, 6b) of the receiving means (6).
11. Process according to Claim 9 to 10,
    characterized in that the laying arrangement (4) or the receiving means (6) is moved up and down in the vertical direction (C).
12. Process according to one of Claims 9 to 11,
    characterized in that electronic control is used for driving all the movable components, in particular the material-feed means (5) in, one orientation of the transverse direction (B), a platform (3), which carries the receiving means (6), in the opposite orientation of the transverse direction (B), the laying arm (7) in the longitudinal direction (A), if appropriate in the pivot direction (G), the drive belts (18) of the laying arm in the directions of circulation (I, J), and a carrying structure (2), which carries the laying arrangement (4), in the vertical direction (C).
13. Process according to Claim 12, characterized in that at least two, in particular up to thirty, laying points of an apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 21 are controlled at the same time.
14. Process according to Claim 12 or 13,
    characterized in that each drive (10, 17, 19, 24, 27) is controlled individually, and/or in that the corresponding parameters are stored or retrieved in a product-specific and program-specific manner and the process thus proceeds automatically.

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