EP1036736B1 - Apparatus for filling cylindrical containers with a stack of disc-shaped articles, particularly potato chips - Google Patents

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EP1036736B1
EP1036736B1 EP00810193A EP00810193A EP1036736B1 EP 1036736 B1 EP1036736 B1 EP 1036736B1 EP 00810193 A EP00810193 A EP 00810193A EP 00810193 A EP00810193 A EP 00810193A EP 1036736 B1 EP1036736 B1 EP 1036736B1
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  • the container must be one have a larger diameter than actually to hold the products would be required.
  • the stack slides into the tube can tip the front slices of the stack, causing interference leads because there is no longer space for the whole stack in the pipe Has. This also results in underweight packs. These have to be eliminated.
  • US-A-3,609,939 discloses an apparatus to the Filling tubular containers with one Stack of disc-shaped products, in particular Potato chips, according to the preamble of claim 1, the stack being pushed into the container by means of a slide is inserted.
  • the present invention has for its object a device of the above type in such a way that the aforementioned Disadvantages are avoided. This task is accomplished by the Combination of features of the claims solved.
  • a strand 2 is joined together from the flat side lying, upright, disc-shaped products 3, e.g. Potato chips, delivered horizontally in conveying direction A.
  • the strand 2 is vertical by means of a linear motor 4 movable separation sword 5 held back.
  • On Slide 6 is by means of a linear motor 7 along a guide 8 parallel to the conveying direction A between one Position in which he is at the level of the sword 5 and a position immediately adjacent to the open end of the tubular packaging container 9.
  • the slide 6 is by means of of a further linear motor 10 vertically displaceable.
  • a Carriage 16 On a guide 15 parallel to the conveying direction A is a Carriage 16 is displaceable by means of a linear motor 17.
  • the Carriage 16 carries two rod-shaped guide means 18. These are on both sides of the deposited stack 19 of products 3 arranged and in the container 9 in its filling station 20 can be inserted up to the container bottom 21.
  • a cylindrical Rod 24 In an outside the horizontal center plane 22 of the stack 19 arranged Longitudinal bore 23 of the guide means 18 is a cylindrical Rod 24 pivotally mounted. With the rod 24 is another front end a holding plate 25 rigidly connected at right angles protrudes from the rod 24. At the back end is at the Rod 24 a lever 26 attached.
  • the base of potato chips 3 is usually oval, like this is shown in Figures 3a and 3b.
  • the chips 3 can e.g. be cylindrical, as in Figure 1 shown, or saddle-shaped.
  • the containers 9 become the filling station 20 by means of a transport device 30 fed. In the illustrated embodiment this is a horizontal, transverse to the conveying direction A running axis 31 rotatable in steps of 90 ° Star wheel 32.
  • the wheel 32 are at regular angular intervals Receptacles 33 attached to the container 9, the longitudinal axes of which are radial run to axis 31.
  • a loading station 34 each an empty container 9 in the relevant receptacle 33 of the side inserted by means of a plunger, not shown.
  • the stack 19 is filled in the filling station 20.
  • the filled container is in a subsequent unloading station 35 9 by a further plunger from the receptacle 33 a conveyor belt pushed out.
  • the device described works as follows: In the initial position, the separation sword 5 is lowered and holds the strand 2 back. The slider 6 is raised and on the Height of the sword 5 withdrawn. The holding plate 25 are in the position shown in Figures 3a to 3c and the Carriage 16 withdrawn so far that the plate 25 almost rest on the foremost product 3 of the strand 2. Now it will Sword 5 raised and the carriage 16 in the conveying direction A. the height of the stack 19 shifted. Be in this position simultaneously actuates motors 4, 10, so that sword 5 and the slider 6 are lowered into the strand 2 and the stack Disconnect 19 from strand 2. Then slide 6 and the carriage 16 moved together in the conveying direction A until the holding plates 25 reach the bottom 21.
  • the tiles 25 are lowered by means of the motor 29 and the carriage 17 in the basic position is retracted.
  • the star wheel 32 rotates by 90 ° and the slide 6 moves back to the starting position.
  • To Swiveling the plates 18 back starts a new filling cycle, meanwhile the filled container 9 in the unloading station 35 pushed out and a new container 9 in the loading station 34 is inserted into the relevant receptacle 33.
  • the rod-shaped guide means 18 be crescent-shaped. This enables one particularly good guidance of the stack 19.
  • the rods 18 can also omitted and the rods 24 themselves as guide means be used.
  • the linear motors 4, 7, 17, 29 can other lifting devices, e.g. Pneumatic cylinder units used become.
  • linear motors are used for the lifting elements 7, 17 preferred because it allows easier synchronization of the movement enable. If the separating sword 5 is immediately on the open end of the container 9 is arranged under Circumstances of the slide 6 with its actuation are eliminated.
  • the device described enables safe filling the container 9. A tip over of the foremost products 3 when filling is avoided. The products 3 are handled gently. Due to the direct filling of the container 9, the stress of products 3 reduced by friction.
  • the device is simple in construction and allows filling from one horizontal strand 2 without deflections, particularly with potato chips are problematic because of malfunctions when redirected can occur in the formation.
  • the filled containers 9 are less voluminous than e.g. Bag of loosely packed potato chips, because the chips are ordered. Because the inside diameter of the Container 9 only needs to be slightly larger than the longitudinal dimension the chips 3, the packaging volume is minimized and it there is significantly less transport damage.

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Aus der US-A-4,052,838 ist eine Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Stapeln flachseitig aneinander liegender, scheibenförmiger Produkte, nämlich Potatoe-Chips, in rohrförmige Verpackungsbehälter bekannt. Auf einer nach unten geneigten Schwingrinne wird ein kontinuierlicher Strom der Produkte gefördert. Mittels zweier im Abstand zueinander über der Rinne angeordneter Lanzen, welche abwechselnd hochgezogen werden, werden Produktstapel gebildet. Ein abgetrennter Stapel gleitet in eines von sternförmig auf einem Drehkreuz angeordneten Rohren. Sobald dieses gefüllt ist, wird das Drehkreuz um eine horizontale Achse um einen Schritt weitergedreht. In einer nachfolgenden Station wird über das Rohr ein einseitig mit einem Boden verschlossener Behälter gestülpt. Beim Weiterdrehen des Drehkreuzes wird der gefüllte Behälter stehend auf ein Abtransportband abgestellt.From US-A-4,052,838 is an apparatus for packaging Stacking flat-shaped, disc-shaped products, namely potato chips, in tubular packaging containers known. On a downward sloping vibrating trough a continuous flow of products promoted. By means of two im Distance from each other over the trough arranged lances, which product stacks are formed alternately. A separated stack slides into one of a star shape on one Turnstile arranged tubes. Once this is filled the turnstile becomes a step around a horizontal axis turned further. In a subsequent station, the pipe a container closed on one side with a bottom. When the turnstile is turned further, the filled container becomes parked standing on a conveyor belt.

Weil die Produkte zuerst in ein Rohr eingefüllt werden und der Behälter über das Rohr gestülpt wird, muss der Behälter einen grösseren Durchmesser haben als eigentlich zur Aufnahme der Produkte erforderlich wäre. Wenn der Stapel ins Rohr hineingleitet, können die vordersten Scheiben des Stapels kippen, was zu Störungen führt, weil nicht mehr der ganze Stapel im Rohr Platz hat. Ausserdem ergeben sich dadurch untergewichtige Packungen. Diese müssen ausgeschieden werden. Because the products are first filled into a tube and the Container is slipped over the pipe, the container must be one have a larger diameter than actually to hold the products would be required. When the stack slides into the tube can tip the front slices of the stack, causing interference leads because there is no longer space for the whole stack in the pipe Has. This also results in underweight packs. These have to be eliminated.

US-A-3,609,939 offenbart eine Vorrichtung zum Befüllen von rohrförmigen Behältern mit einem Stapel von scheibenförmigen Produkten, insbesondere Potatoe-Chips, gemäss dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1, wobei der Stapel mittels eines Schiebers in den Behälter eingeschoben wird. Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung der obigen Art derart weiterzubilden, dass die genannten Nachteile vermieden werden. Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmalskombination der Ansprüche gelöst.US-A-3,609,939 discloses an apparatus to the Filling tubular containers with one Stack of disc-shaped products, in particular Potato chips, according to the preamble of claim 1, the stack being pushed into the container by means of a slide is inserted. The present invention has for its object a device of the above type in such a way that the aforementioned Disadvantages are avoided. This task is accomplished by the Combination of features of the claims solved.

Nachfolgend wird ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung anhand der Zeichnungen erläutert. Darin zeigt:

Figur 1
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An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained below with reference to the drawings. It shows:
Figure 1
a side view of the device, partially in section,
Figure 2
is a schematic perspective view of part of the device, and
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Cross sections along the line III-III in Figure 1.

Auf einem Förderband 1 wird ein Strang 2 von flachseitig aneinander liegenden, hochkant stehenden, scheibenförmigen Produkten 3, z.B. Potatoe-Chips, horizontal in Förderrichtung A angeliefert. Der Strang 2 wird durch ein vertikal mittels eines Linearmotors 4 bewegbares Separierschwert 5 zurückgehalten. Ein Schieber 6 ist mittels eines Linearmotors 7 längs einer Führung 8 parallel zur Förderrichtung A verschiebbar zwischen einer Position, in welcher er sich auf der Höhe des Schwertes 5 befindet und einer Position unmittelbar benachbart dem offenen Ende des rohrförmigen Verpackungsbehälters 9. Der Schieber 6 ist mittels eines weiteren Linearmotors 10 vertikal verschiebbar.On a conveyor belt 1, a strand 2 is joined together from the flat side lying, upright, disc-shaped products 3, e.g. Potato chips, delivered horizontally in conveying direction A. The strand 2 is vertical by means of a linear motor 4 movable separation sword 5 held back. On Slide 6 is by means of a linear motor 7 along a guide 8 parallel to the conveying direction A between one Position in which he is at the level of the sword 5 and a position immediately adjacent to the open end of the tubular packaging container 9. The slide 6 is by means of of a further linear motor 10 vertically displaceable.

Auf einer zur Förderrichtung A parallelen Führung 15 ist ein Schlitten 16 mittels eines Linearmotors 17 verschiebbar. Der Schlitten 16 trägt zwei stabförmige Führungsmittel 18. Diese sind an den beiden Seiten des abgeschiedenen Stapels 19 von Produkten 3 angeordnet und in den Behälter 9 in dessen Einfüllstation 20 bis zum Behälterboden 21 einschiebbar. In einer ausserhalb der horizontalen Mittelebene 22 des Stapels 19 angeordneten Längsbohrung 23 der Führungsmittel 18 ist eine zylindrische Stange 24 schwenkbar gelagert. Mit der Stange 24 ist an deren vorderem Ende ein Halteplättchen 25 starr verbunden, das rechtwinklig von der Stange 24 absteht. Am hinteren Ende ist an der Stange 24 ein Hebel 26 angebracht. Das freie Ende der beiden Hebel 26 ist über je eine Gelenkstange 27 mit einer Querstange 28 verbunden, welche mittels eines weiteren, am Schlitten 16 befestigten Linearmotors 29 vertikal verschiebbar ist. Dadurch lassen sich die beiden Halteplättchen 25 aus der in Figuren 3a bis 3c dargestellten ersten Stellung, in welcher sie in der Stirnansicht in den Querschnitt des Stapels 19 hineinragen, in eine zweite Stellung schwenken, in welcher sie mindestens teilweise deckungsgleich mit dem Querschnitt der Führungsmittel 18 sind.On a guide 15 parallel to the conveying direction A is a Carriage 16 is displaceable by means of a linear motor 17. The Carriage 16 carries two rod-shaped guide means 18. These are on both sides of the deposited stack 19 of products 3 arranged and in the container 9 in its filling station 20 can be inserted up to the container bottom 21. In an outside the horizontal center plane 22 of the stack 19 arranged Longitudinal bore 23 of the guide means 18 is a cylindrical Rod 24 pivotally mounted. With the rod 24 is another front end a holding plate 25 rigidly connected at right angles protrudes from the rod 24. At the back end is at the Rod 24 a lever 26 attached. The free end of the two levers 26 is via a joint rod 27 with a cross rod 28 connected, which are attached to the carriage 16 by means of another Linear motor 29 is vertically displaceable. Let it through the two holding plates 25 from the one in FIGS. 3a to 3c shown first position, in which they in the Front view protrude into the cross section of the stack 19, in swivel a second position in which they are at least partially congruent with the cross section of the guide means 18 are.

Die Grundfläche von Potatoe-Chips 3 ist gewöhnlich oval, wie dies in Figuren 3a und 3b dargestellt ist. Beim Einfüllen in einen kreisrunden Behälter 9 bei hochkant stehenden Chips 3 ist deshalb beidseitig des Stapels 19 Platz für die Führungsmittel 18 zum Einfahren in den Behälter 9 gemeinsam mit dem Stapel 19. Die Chips 3 können z.B. zylindrisch gebogen sein, wie in Figur 1 dargestellt, oder sattelförmig.The base of potato chips 3 is usually oval, like this is shown in Figures 3a and 3b. When filling in one circular container 9 with chips 3 standing upright therefore 19 space for the guide means on both sides of the stack 18 for entering the container 9 together with the stack 19. The chips 3 can e.g. be cylindrical, as in Figure 1 shown, or saddle-shaped.

Die Behälter 9 werden zur Einfüllstation 20 mittels einer Transporteinrichtung 30 zugeführt. Im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist diese ein um eine horizontale, quer zur Förderrichtung A verlaufende Achse 31 in Schritten von 90° drehbares Sternrad 32. Am Rad 32 sind in gleichmässigen Winkelabständen Aufnahmen 33 für die Behälter 9 befestigt, deren Längsachsen radial zur Achse 31 verlaufen. In einer Beladestation 34 wird jeweils ein leerer Behälter 9 in die betreffende Aufnahme 33 von der Seite her mittels eines nicht dargestellten Stössels eingeschoben. In der Einfüllstation 20 wird der Stapel 19 eingefüllt. In einer nachfolgenden Entladestation 35 wird der gefüllte Behälter 9 durch einen weiteren Stössel aus der Aufnahme 33 auf ein Transportband ausgeschoben. The containers 9 become the filling station 20 by means of a transport device 30 fed. In the illustrated embodiment this is a horizontal, transverse to the conveying direction A running axis 31 rotatable in steps of 90 ° Star wheel 32. The wheel 32 are at regular angular intervals Receptacles 33 attached to the container 9, the longitudinal axes of which are radial run to axis 31. In a loading station 34 each an empty container 9 in the relevant receptacle 33 of the side inserted by means of a plunger, not shown. The stack 19 is filled in the filling station 20. The filled container is in a subsequent unloading station 35 9 by a further plunger from the receptacle 33 a conveyor belt pushed out.

Im Betrieb arbeitet die beschriebene Vorrichtung wie folgt: In der Ausgangslage ist das Separierschwert 5 abgesenkt und hält den Strang 2 zurück. Der Schieber 6 ist angehoben und auf die Höhe des Schwertes 5 zurückgezogen. Die Halteplättchen 25 sind in der Lage gemäss Figuren 3a bis 3c ausgeschwenkt und der Schlitten 16 soweit zurückgezogen, dass die Plättchen 25 nahezu am vordersten Produkt 3 des Stranges 2 anliegen. Nun wird das Schwert 5 angehoben und der Schlitten 16 in Förderrichtung A um die Höhe des Stapels 19 verschoben. In dieser Stellung werden gleichzeitig die Motoren 4, 10 betätigt, so dass das Schwert 5 und der Schieber 6 in den Strang 2 abgesenkt werden und den Stapel 19 vom Strang 2 abtrennen. Darauf werden der Schieber 6 und der Schlitten 16 gemeinsam in Förderrichtung A verschoben, bis die Halteplättchen 25 den Boden 21 erreichen. Die Plättchen 25 werden mittels des Motors 29 abgesenkt und der Schlitten 17 in die Grundstellung zurückgefahren. Das Sternrad 32 dreht um 90° und der Schieber 6 fährt in die Ausgangsstellung zurück. Nach Zurückschwenken der Plättchen 18 beginnt ein neuer Einfüllzyklus, währenddessen der gefüllte Behälter 9 in der Entladestation 35 ausgeschoben und ein neuer Behälter 9 in der Beladestation 34 in die betreffende Aufnahme 33 eingeschoben wird.In operation, the device described works as follows: In the initial position, the separation sword 5 is lowered and holds the strand 2 back. The slider 6 is raised and on the Height of the sword 5 withdrawn. The holding plate 25 are in the position shown in Figures 3a to 3c and the Carriage 16 withdrawn so far that the plate 25 almost rest on the foremost product 3 of the strand 2. Now it will Sword 5 raised and the carriage 16 in the conveying direction A. the height of the stack 19 shifted. Be in this position simultaneously actuates motors 4, 10, so that sword 5 and the slider 6 are lowered into the strand 2 and the stack Disconnect 19 from strand 2. Then slide 6 and the carriage 16 moved together in the conveying direction A until the holding plates 25 reach the bottom 21. The tiles 25 are lowered by means of the motor 29 and the carriage 17 in the basic position is retracted. The star wheel 32 rotates by 90 ° and the slide 6 moves back to the starting position. To Swiveling the plates 18 back starts a new filling cycle, meanwhile the filled container 9 in the unloading station 35 pushed out and a new container 9 in the loading station 34 is inserted into the relevant receptacle 33.

Wie in Figur 3b dargestellt, können die stabförmigen Führungsmittel 18 sichelförmig ausgebildet sein. Dies ermöglicht eine besonders gute Führung des Stapels 19. Die Stäbe 18 können aber auch weggelassen und die Stangen 24 selbst als Führungsmittel eingesetzt werden. Statt der Linearmotoren 4, 7, 17, 29 können auch andere Huborgane, z.B. Pneumatikzylinderaggregate, eingesetzt werden. Für die Huborgane 7, 17 werden jedoch Linearmotoren bevorzugt, weil sie eine einfachere Synchronisation der Bewegung ermöglichen. Falls das Separierschwert 5 unmittelbar an der offenen Stirnseite des Behälters 9 angeordnet wird, kann unter Umständen der Schieber 6 mit dessen Betätigung entfallen. As shown in Figure 3b, the rod-shaped guide means 18 be crescent-shaped. This enables one particularly good guidance of the stack 19. The rods 18 can also omitted and the rods 24 themselves as guide means be used. Instead of the linear motors 4, 7, 17, 29 can other lifting devices, e.g. Pneumatic cylinder units used become. However, linear motors are used for the lifting elements 7, 17 preferred because it allows easier synchronization of the movement enable. If the separating sword 5 is immediately on the open end of the container 9 is arranged under Circumstances of the slide 6 with its actuation are eliminated.

Die beschriebene Vorrichtung ermöglicht ein sicheres Befüllen der Behälter 9. Ein Umkippen der vordersten Produkte 3 beim Einfüllen wird vermieden. Die Produkte 3 werden schonend gehandhabt. Durch die direkte Befüllung der Behälter 9 wird die Beanspruchung der Produkte 3 durch Reibung reduziert. Die Vorrichtung ist einfach im Aufbau und ermöglicht das Einfüllen ab einem horizontalen Strang 2 ohne Umlenkungen, die insbesondere bei Potatoe-Chips problematisch sind, weil bei Umlenkungen Störungen in der Formation auftreten können. Die gefüllten Behälter 9 sind weniger voluminös als z.B. Beutel mit lose verpackten Potatoe-Chips, weil die Chips geordnet sind. Da der Innendurchmesser der Behälter 9 nur geringfügig grösser sein muss als die Längsabmessung der Chips 3, ist das Verpackungsvolumen minimiert und es treten erheblich weniger Transportschäden auf.The device described enables safe filling the container 9. A tip over of the foremost products 3 when filling is avoided. The products 3 are handled gently. Due to the direct filling of the container 9, the stress of products 3 reduced by friction. The device is simple in construction and allows filling from one horizontal strand 2 without deflections, particularly with potato chips are problematic because of malfunctions when redirected can occur in the formation. The filled containers 9 are less voluminous than e.g. Bag of loosely packed potato chips, because the chips are ordered. Because the inside diameter of the Container 9 only needs to be slightly larger than the longitudinal dimension the chips 3, the packaging volume is minimized and it there is significantly less transport damage.

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  1. Apparatus for charging tubular canisters (9) with a stack (19) of flat items (3), in particular potato chips, comprising
    a feeding conveyor (1) for feeding the face-to-face oriented items (3) in a conveying direction (A)
    a conveying device (30) for the canisters (9) with a charging station (20) for filling the containers (9) with the stack (19) and a discharge station (35) and characterized by at least one guiding means (18, 24), which can be driven in direction of to the stack (19) into the container (9) and which can be moved in conveying direction (A) to and fro and which comprises in conveying direction (A) frontal end a holding means (25), which holding means (25) is movable from a first position, in which position it projects into the cross-section of the stack (19), into a second position, in which position it is clear of the cross-section of the stack (19).
  2. The apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein a guiding means (18, 24) with a holding means (25) is arranged on one of two opposite sides of the stack (19) each.
  3. The apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein said holding means (25) is arranged as a bar (24) rotatably around the axis of the holding means (25) and wherein the holding means (25) is oriented at least approximately perpendicular to the bar (24).
  4. The apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein the bar (24) is rotatably supported in the bar-like shaped guiding means (18), wherein the cross-section of the guiding means (18) are particularly sickle-shaped.
  5. The apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein the cross-sectional area of the holding means (25) in the second position is at least in a partial alignment with the cross-section of the guiding means (18).
  6. The apparatus as defined in one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the bars (24) are arranged outside the horizontal middle plane of the stack (19).
  7. The apparatus as defined one of claims 1 to 6, wherein it further comprises a pusher (6) for pushing the stacks (19) into the containers (9), wherein the pusher (6) is movable in conveying direction (A) and transversely thereto and wherein furthermore a separating blade (5) is arranged, the blade (5) being movable transversely to the conveying direction (A).
  8. The apparatus as defined in one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the holding means (25) can be activated by means of a mechanical crank assembly (26, 27) and a lifting cylinder or a linear motor (29).
  9. An apparatus as defined in one of claims 1 to 8, wherein either the cross-section of the canisters (9) is round and the items (3) oval or the cross-section of the containers (9) oval and the items (3) round.
  10. The apparatus as defined in one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the conveying device (30) is built as a rotatable star wheel.
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