EP1042170A1 - Procede et appareil de mise en sacs - Google Patents

Procede et appareil de mise en sacs

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EP1042170A1
EP1042170A1 EP98951987A EP98951987A EP1042170A1 EP 1042170 A1 EP1042170 A1 EP 1042170A1 EP 98951987 A EP98951987 A EP 98951987A EP 98951987 A EP98951987 A EP 98951987A EP 1042170 A1 EP1042170 A1 EP 1042170A1
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bag
stick
flap
open end
bags
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Steven T. Cook
Brian W. Clark
Steffen W. Kracus
Dennis F. Moore, Jr.
William E. Schneberger
Timothy A. Whitehead
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Dayton Systems Group Inc
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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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/20—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents
    • B65B61/207—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents for inserting partitions between package contents
    • 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
    • B65B17/00—Other machines, apparatus, or methods for packaging articles or materials
    • B65B17/02—Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling
    • 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
    • B65B19/34—Packaging other rod-shaped articles, e.g. sausages, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws, welding electrodes
    • 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
    • B65B35/20—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
    • 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
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/40—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
    • 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/12—Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed state; Feeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
    • B65B43/14—Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines
    • 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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/06—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
    • B65B5/067—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles in bags

Definitions

  • This invention relates to methods and apparatus for packaging can ends, e.g. disc-like end units which have a preparatory curl on their edge and which may also have attached easy-open tabs.
  • Such apparatus is often called a bagger, since the preferred manner of packaging the ends places a stack (usually called a "stick") of the ends in a tubular bag which is then folded closed at its initially open end.
  • US patent 4,364 relates to a conveying improvement for gathering ends, providing temporary spacing thereof to facilitate curing of previously applied end seam compound.
  • US patent 4,655,350 discloses an improvement for detecting and removing ends which have been reversed face-to-back (e.g. public to product sides) in the formation of a stack.
  • US patent 4,742,669 discloses and improved end counting device in the end counting and stack forming systems.
  • US patent 5,005,340 discloses a system for inspecting an assembled stack of ends.
  • US patent 5,372,245 discloses an improved drive for an in-feeding array of assembled ends.
  • US patent 5,524,947 discloses an improved mechanism for picking and placing stacks (also called "sticks") of ends in the bagging and palletizing process.
  • US patents 4,537,010 and 5,372,473 disclose more advanced devices for handling bagged stacks of ends and placing them into pallets.
  • prior art automatic bagging machines allow lanes of ends from the output of a conversion press to be counted, separated in stacks or sticks, the stacks placed into individual bags, and the bagged stacks are then loaded into a common palletizer, from which a supply is provided to one or more filling and closing devices.
  • each stick of ends contains an exact count of ends which are separated from the incoming stream of ends, and that dimension, as well as the orientation of the stick, is maintained through processing in the novel automatic bagger provided by the invention.
  • the loading operation moving the stick of ends into an open ended bag, is controlled such that sponginess of the assembled stick is taken into account, and the bags will not be overfilled. On the other hand, under filled bags will be rejected.
  • the sponginess results primarily from variations in compression of the curl ends (rims) of the ends pressing against each other in the gathering and counting process.
  • the loader mechanism includes a servo controlled pusher which is driven with controlled acceleration and deceleration to avoid bursting of the bags during filing, while assuring complete and uniform filling of each bag.
  • An improved can end bagging system comprises four subassemblies or subsystems, 1) the end gathering and stick assembly (or formation) apparatus, 2) the bag feeding, opening, and loading apparatus which places a predetermined number (to comprise a complete stick) of stacked can ends into an open end bag, 3) the vertical positioner apparatus for moving the bagged sticks into a folding device, and 4) the bag folding, closing and transfer apparatus.
  • the closed stick is sealed, it is transferred into a gathering mechanism in the palletizer section of the system, maintaining a predetermined orientation of the bag, until a desired number of bags are assembled on a transport carrier tray. That number of bags is determined by the number of bags desired as making up a horizontal row on a pallet load of the bags .
  • a palletizing mechanism supplies a pallet (support) and a length of wrapping paper (usually Kraft paper or the like) for receiving successive rows of bags and intertwining rows until a full pallet load is prepared. Details of this operation are disclosed in copending International Application No. PCT/US98
  • Figure 1 is a schematic plan view of the major components of the complete system
  • Figures 2 and 3 are frontal views of the two bagger electrical operator panels;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of a dual end in-feed apparatus for the bagger;
  • Figure 5 is a pictorial view of the end feed unit for a single lane bagger
  • Figure 6 is a pictorial view of the end stream break device
  • Figure 7 is a pictorial view of a typical end counter & splitter unit
  • Figure 8 is a pictorial view of the initial hold back devices on the dual lane bagger;
  • Figure 9 is a pictorial view of the second hold back devices (inner and outer lanes) in the dual lane bagger;
  • Figure 10 and 11 are pictorial views of the stick pusher mechanisms in the dual lane bagger;
  • Figure 12 is a pictorial view of the lane shifter mechanism in the dual lane bagger
  • Figure 13 is a pictorial view of the lane shifter for the dual lane bagger
  • Figure 14 is a pictorial view of the lane shifter for the single lane bagger
  • Figure 15 shows the hold back arms for the lane shifter in the dual lane bagger
  • Figures 16 and 17 the front and rear hold back arms for the lane shifter outer lane
  • Figure 18 is a pictorial view of the servo controlled end pusher;
  • Figure 19 is a pictorial view of the bag supply hopper mechanism;
  • Figure 20 is a pictorial view of the bag transport head and grippers
  • Figure 21 is a pictorial view showing the relationship of the bag feed hopper and the vertical positioner
  • Figure 22 is a perspective view of the vertical positioner, including its stick clamps and vacuum cup;
  • Figure 23 is a perspective view of the bag stamper and its ink well;
  • Figure 24 is an enlarged perspective view of the bag opening grippers associated with the vertical positioner;
  • Figure 25 is an enlarged perspective view of the horn and it control mechanism associated with the bag opener
  • Figure 26 is a perspective view of the fold section which receives a stick from the vertical positioner
  • Figures 27, 28 and 29 are enlarged perspective views of the fold section taken from the back and sides thereof;
  • Figure 30 shows the rotate grippers which spin the stick to orient the fold flap properly
  • Figure 31 is a perspective view of the stick discharge grippers which remove a stick from the vertical positioner, transport it through the fold operation, rotate the stick to orient the flap, and then rotate the stick to a horizontal position and transfer the stick into the palletizer;
  • Figure 32A and 32B comprise the process flow chart for the bagger apparatus.
  • the present invention is directed to an improved bagger apparatus which is part of a bagger/palletizer system. To understand the following description, it is desirable to include first definitions of certain terms, as follows:
  • a “Stick” is an assembly of a predetermined number of can ends or lids or a bag filled with such assembled ends; Sticks are formed in the bagger apparatus; A “Skid” refers to the wooden structure on which a pallet of sticks is built; Filled pallets are formed in the palletizer apparatus, details of which are disclosed in the related International Application No.
  • PCT/US98/ Docket DSG 006 P2A
  • the "Interface Panel” (not shown) is the operator interface of a commercially available programmable controller for the automatic bagger system; a typical such controller is available from Allen-Bradley; "Bagger” refers to the portion of the system that forms the sticks by counting ends from the lead (foremost) end in a stream of can ends which are supplied to the bagger apparatus along in-feed rails, the ends being placed on edge and moving face-to-face along such rails; The bagger counts a predetermined number of ends, separates them from the following stream, and places them into a bag, then folds and seals the bag.
  • Fig. 1 is an over-all plan view of the entire system, comprising the bagger apparatus and palletizer apparatus.
  • the illustrated system can receive three in-feed streams of ends, each on separate rails, which are represented by the blocks at the left of the Single Lane and Dual Lane in-feed mechanisms can be provided separately, or together, or two of the Dual Lane in-feed mechanisms. These mechanisms use the same in-feed, counter/splitter, and lane shifter (in the Dual Lane mechanisms), so the following description apply but are not repeated where there is duplication.
  • the components of the system are controlled and sequenced by a commercially available programmable controller; an Allen- Bradley Model No. H-4030 is used in an actual embodiment.
  • the Progress Flow Chart of the bagger apparatus is presented in Figs. 32A and 32B. Persons skilled in the art of programmable controllers will be enabled to reproduce the bagger control system by this information.
  • the bagger apparatus includes:
  • an end feed unit FU which feeds the ends or lids E into the system from the rails RR of the in-feed track work TW; the ends are normally fed product side (the surface which ultimately faces the contents of a can) forward; the public side of the ends E (which may include opening tabs) face backward in the direction of in-feed; as shown in Fig. 1, a complete system may incorporate one or more bagger mechanisms, and those mechanisms can be either single lane or double lane; in dual lane units as seen in Figs.
  • the second hold back member HB-2 ( Figure 9), which retains the counted group of ends while they are counted, the counted stack split and separated from the incoming stream of ends at the preset value, and while the counted stack is in transit to an open bag B; the second hold back member HB-2 is withdrawn to release the ends just prior to them entering the bag.
  • Figures 10 and 11 show the servo controlled end pusher SEP, which is at the end of the servo driven rod SPR which transports the ends from the counter/splitter C/S into a bag B which is held, with its mouth or entry end open on the Vertical Positioner mechanism VP (Figs. 1 and 22).
  • This mechanism includes a bottom bag support BS on which an empty bag B is placed and held.
  • the positioner VP in its lower or receiving position, extends as a continuation of the support rails R, and all are slanted upward at a slight angle (e.g. five degrees), as seen in Figs. 13, 16, 21 and 22.
  • a bag B is placed in the positioner VP, then bag opening clamps BOC (Fig. 24) grasp and pull open the mouth of the bag.
  • a horn guide HG is extending into the open bag mouth, and it is through this guide HG that the selected stack of ends is pushed into the open bag.
  • the vertical positioner clamps VPC then close on the filled bag, and the entire vertical positioner swings upward, with the open end of the bag at the top, into its second or vertical delivery position where folding of the bag ends flaps occurs.
  • the vertical positioner VP traverses a swing motion of about fifty degrees between its two positions. This unique action in the present invention eliminates the turned ends found in manual bagging, semi-automatic bagging, and other automatic bagging systems.
  • the selected ends E are compressed because the ends close to pusher SEP (at the rear of the stack) move more rapidly than those ends farthest away from the pusher.
  • the selected stack of ends E reach a maximum compression (i.e., they act as a solid body) and therefore have a constant velocity in relationship to each other. If allowed to precede at the then existing acceleration, the moving stack of ends will try to obtain the lowest energy state by decompressing.
  • the servomotor SE controlling the rod SPR is programmed with a special algorithm (per se known) which accelerates the stack of moving ends to the point of maximum compression, then decelerates those ends at a rate proportioned to the rate at which they have a natural tendency to decompress (i.e. the spring rate). This allows the stack to release its stored energy without causing the ends to fall over. The ends are then re-accelerated to some minimum required velocity to complete their movement into the bag and are brought to a halt without an abrupt physical stop within a calculated adequate stopping distance.
  • a special algorithm per se known
  • the algorithm to produce this type of movement has been termed the "S" curve because of the S-shaped pattern that the movement produces when viewed on an oscilloscope.
  • the accelerations and decelerations are adjusted based on the amount of counted ends per stick and the required amount of travel.
  • the Average Acceleration command allows the user to specify the Average Acceleration for an S-curve motion profile.
  • S-curve profiling provides smoother motion control by reducing the rate of change in acceleration and deceleration; this rate of change is commonly known as jerk.
  • the values for "Maximum Acceleration” and "Average Acceleration” commands determine the characteristics of the S-curve.
  • To smooth the acceleration ramp one can enter an Average Acceleration command value that satisfies the equation:
  • the bag hopper section contains a movable hopper BH with two side-by-side interchangeable open top trays BH-1 and BH-2, with generally rectangular sides and narrower rectangular ends, defining a cavity which corresponds to and receives the stacks of folded bags.
  • a stationary hopper BH-S which functions as a guide and provides a fixed bag delivery location, is located to one side of the vertical positioner VP and above the bag payoff location.
  • the stationary hopper functions as a guide to establish a constant location from which a bag can be picked up.
  • This hopper has a lower or inlet bottom corresponding in size and shape to the top of the trays.
  • Each of the trays BH-1 and BH- 2 can be moved, alternatively, into position closely spaced beneath the stationary hopper BH-S, so a bag supply can be moved upward through the trays and through hopper BH-S.
  • the top opening of stationary hopper BH-S extends at an angle corresponding to the slope of the vertical positioner VP.
  • a feed mechanism which comprises a moving bottom plate fixed at its opposite ends to motor driven belts which can step the bottom plate upward as the bag supply therein is depleted.
  • these belts tilt the bottom plate at an angle corresponding to the upper edge of the stationary hopper.
  • the active tray is located in the payoff position, at which the bags are successively removed from the hopper BH- S by the bag transport head BTH and placed on the vertical positioner VP.
  • the other tray is at that time in the fill position. If empty, the other tray is accessible through door guards for re-filling, and awaits transfer to the payoff position after filling is complete and the supply of bags in the active tray is depleted, by swinging the trays through 180o.
  • the bag transport head BTH shown in Fig. 20, lifts a single, empty bag and places it on the vertical positioner VP.
  • Vacuum cups VC grasp the bottom side of a bag B while the bag is being blown open.
  • the tip of the Horn H shown in Fig. 25, inserts into the open end of the bag and blows a short burst of air into the bag to open it fully.
  • the servo controlled pusher SEP then actuates, in the manner previously described, to insert the stick of counted and separated ends E into the bag.
  • Fig. 23 shows the bag stamper mechanism STMP, which imprints appropriate identification onto the bag which is placed onto the vertical positioner VP, prior to filling.
  • the stamper mechanism is comprised of a stamp plate with interchangeable text plates that are first pressed into the ink pad well IP, then moved over the positioner VP and pressed against the bag about to be filled. Bag Flap Folding & Closing
  • the fold section mechanism removes the stick from the vertical positioner VP, at which time the open (flap) end of bag B extends beyond the uppermost of the ends therein.
  • the fold section mechanism folds the bag flap over, and seals the flap with a glue iron GI.
  • Figs. 26-31 show the components of the fold section mechanism.
  • the fold gripper assembly FG (Fig.31) can rotate from vertical to horizontal, and can move in and out so as to enter the central area of the fold section, remove a stick from the vertical positioner VP and transport the stick throughout the fold cycle and to the discharge position.
  • a stick height adjuster mechanism (not shown) is simply a vertically operating cylinder located in the center bottom region of the fold section area, with a small platter at its top to engage the under (closed) side of the stick so as to raise the stick to an optimum height for folding.
  • a support gripper mechanism SG (Fig. 31) is a stationary gripper that loosely surrounds the stick and provides additional stability to the stick during the folding process.
  • An air vacuum tube VT (Fig. 28) enters the mouth of and collapses the bag B by evacuating it to allow for a clean fold.
  • a fold fork FF (Fig. 28) is mounted to be moved against the flap end of the bag to crease the bag just above the height of the contained ends, i.e. to loosely define the flap.
  • the upper or flap gripper FLG (Fig. 26, 27 & 29) is fitted with rollers at the end of it gripper fingers (shown open) so the fingers can clasp the flap of the bag between them and rotate the flap over the top of the stick to close it.
  • Air jets AJ (Fig.29) assist the vacuum tube VT in correctly collapsing the bag at the flap end, by impinging on and forcing the side pleats of the bag inward.
  • a fold plate (Figs. 27-29) FP moves within the flap gripper fingers as they pull free of the flap, and holds the flap in position for sealing.
  • the glue iron GI moves, through the window in plate FP, against the side of the flap pulled over the upper end of the stick and melts the pre-applied sealant.
  • the base of the fold plate supports includes a tamper TMP which holds the flap in place while the adhesive bonds.
  • Fig. 30 shows the stick flap orientation mechanism which sets a new level for the stick within the fold grippers FG and also rotates the stick about its longitudinal axis to properly orient the flap on the sealed stick. After that, the mechanism DG rotates the stick back to a horizontal orientation, from whence it transfers into the staging area of the palletizer.
  • the controller operates it according to the following sequence. 1. Ends feed in through the End Feed Unit and the Counter/Splitter begins counting. 2. The initial hold back HB-1 retains the ends that are being counted.
  • the bag transport head BTH moves over the bag hopper BH-S in the payoff position, lifts a single bag using the four vacuum cups, and places the bag on the vertical positioner VP. 4.
  • the bag open vacuum turns on to hold the bag on the vertical positioner VP.
  • the stamper re-inks, moves over the empty bag, stamps it with the pre-selected identification information, then retracts to its home position. 6.
  • the second hold back HB-2 replaces the initial hold back HB-1 retaining the ends. 7.
  • the preset end count is reached, and the counter/splitter C/S splits the ends to separate the stick of ends.
  • the stick pusher SF pushes the stick of lids into the lane shifter mechanism LS, and the front lane shifter hold back arm, replaces hold back HB-2 retaining the ends.
  • the lane shifter position on the single lane bagger apparatus is merely an extension of the in-feed rails; it does not have front or rear lane shifter hold back arms; its function is to provide for possible expansion of the system by adding a dual lane bagger apparatus in place of the single lane one.
  • the rear lane shifter hold back arm (Fig. 15) clamps the stick of ends against the front lane shifter hold back arm.
  • the bag open grippers BOC (Figs. 20 & 24) grasp the top side of the bag, lift it, and hold it while the vertical positioner vacuum cup holds down the bottom side of the bag.
  • Horn guide HG (Fig. 25) inserts into the open end of the bag.
  • the lane shifter 65 aligns the counted stick of ends with the vertical positioner and the open bag.
  • the bag open grippers release the flap end of the bag, and the bag transport head return to its home position.
  • Vertical positioner VP rotates the stick from the horizontal to the vertical position.
  • the fold mechanism (discharge) grippers FG remove the stick from the vertical positioner.
  • the stick height adjust detects the height of the stick and raises it to the optimum height for folding.
  • the vacuum tube VT is inserted into the bag.
  • the air jets force the side pleats of the bag flap inward.
  • the vacuum to VT is turned on.
  • the upper or flap gripper FLG moves in and grasps the top of the bag.
  • the fold fork FF moves in and down, and creases the base of the fold.
  • the Vacuum Tube raises out of the bag and retracts.
  • the flap gripper FLG rotates the top of the bag over, creating the flap.
  • the fold plate FP lowers over the stick, removing the flap from the gripper.
  • the glue iron enters the opening in the side of the fold plate FP and melts the pre-applied adhesive.
  • the tamper TMP enters the opening in the side of the fold plate FP and applies pressure while the adhesive cures.
  • the fold mechanism (Discharge) Grippers FG retract to the Pick & Place handoff position.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système amélioré de mise en sacs de couvercles de boîtes-boisson, qui comporte quatre sous-ensembles: (1) un appareil de prise de couvercles et d'assemblage de piles, (2) un appareil d'apport, d'ouverture et de chargement de sacs qui sert à placer un nombre prédéterminé de couvercles de boîtes-boisson empilés dans un sac à extrémité ouverte, (3) un appareil de positionneur vertical servant à déplacer les piles emballées dans un dispositif de pliage, et (4) un appareil de pliage, de fermeture et de transfert de sacs. Le mécanisme de chargement comporte un dispositif pousseur à servocommande entraîné selon des accélérations et des décélérations commandées de façon à éviter un renversement des couvercles constituant une pile, un éclatement des sacs au cours du remplissage, et à assurer un remplissage complet et uniforme de chaque sac. L'opération de chargement permet d'éviter une mollesse de pile résultant principalement de variations de compression des bords des couvercles pressés les uns contre les autres au cours du processus de prise et de comptage. Une fois que la pile fermée est soudée, elle est préparée en vue de son transfert dans un mécanisme collecteur situé dans un palettiseur qui permet de maintenir une orientation prédéterminée du sac pendant qu'un nombre voulu de sacs sont assemblés pour constituer des rangées horizontales sur une palette.
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