EP1325864A1 - Variable end-of-stroke device for the raising and lowering of a pressing arm in a fixed column and rotating platform winding apparatus - Google Patents

Variable end-of-stroke device for the raising and lowering of a pressing arm in a fixed column and rotating platform winding apparatus Download PDF

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EP1325864A1
EP1325864A1 EP03075006A EP03075006A EP1325864A1 EP 1325864 A1 EP1325864 A1 EP 1325864A1 EP 03075006 A EP03075006 A EP 03075006A EP 03075006 A EP03075006 A EP 03075006A EP 1325864 A1 EP1325864 A1 EP 1325864A1
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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
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  • the present invention refers to a variable end-of-stroke device for the raising and lowering of a pressing arm in a fixed column and rotating platform winding apparatus.
  • winding equipments that are made up of a support base including a motorized rotating platform for the support of the articles and of a fixed column for the support of a reel of windable film that rises and descends along the column are generally used.
  • a support base including a motorized rotating platform for the support of the articles and of a fixed column for the support of a reel of windable film that rises and descends along the column are generally used.
  • an article pressing arm with an end plate or disk, which a suitable pneumatic cylinder raises to enable the articles to be placed on the rotating platform and then lowers to press on the top of the articles.
  • Object of the present invention is to produce a device for raising and lowering a pressing arm in a rotating platform and fixed column winding apparatus, that permits a wide variation of the upper and lower limits of the stroke of the pressing arm.
  • this object is achieved with a device comprising a pneumatic cylinder that extends vertically along the reel support column, an arm-holder trolley that can be raised and lowered along said column and connection means between said cylinder and said trolley, characterized in that said connection means can be moved between hooking points at different heights along the vertical axis of the trolley.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically the assembly of a winding apparatus composed of a base 1 incorporating a suitably motorized rotating platform 2 for the support of the articles 21 to be wound, a fixed column 3 for the vertical sliding support of a reel-holder trolley (not shown) and a pressing arm 4 in turn vertically sliding along the column 3.
  • the pressing arm 4 is composed of a horizontal arm 5, which at one end carries a pressing plate or disk 6 that freely rotates around its own axis and at the other end is firmly fastened to a trolley 7, which thanks to idle wheels 8 can slide along a vertical guide 9 fastened to a side of the column 3.
  • the trolley 7 is constituted of a C-shaped section bar 10 with right angles, from which four idle wheels 8 extend on the sides.
  • the ascent and descent of the trolley 7 along the vertical guide 9 is controlled by a pneumatic cylinder 11 fastened to the above-mentioned side of the trolley, from which a piston stem 12 extends terminating with a bored head 13, which is intended for hooking onto the trolley 7.
  • the trolley 7 provides for two hooking points 20 at different heights along the axis of the trolley, constituted by eyelets 14 having one part 15 narrower and one part 16 wider (Fig. 5).
  • the head 17 of a screw 18 can be passed through the widened part 16, which passes through the bored head 13 of the stem 12 and ends in a screw knob 19 ( Figures 3-5).
  • the pressing disk 6 can be moved between the two positions indicated with a continuous line in Fig. 1. If instead the stem 12 is attached to the upper end of the trolley 7, position indicated by a dotted line in the Figures 2 and 4, the pressing disk 6 can be moved between the two positions indicated by a dash-dot line in Fig. 1. The range of heights of the articles that the winding apparatus can receive is evidently high.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Replacement Of Web Rolls (AREA)
  • Spinning Or Twisting Of Yarns (AREA)
  • Storing, Repeated Paying-Out, And Re-Storing Of Elongated Articles (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention refers to a device for raising and lowering a pressing arm (4) in a fixed column (3) and rotating platform (2) winding apparatus. The device comprises a pneumatic cylinder (11) that extends vertically along the column (3), an arm-holder trolley (7) that can be raised and lowered along said column (3) and connection means (17-19) between said cylinder (11) and said trolley (7), that can be moved between hooking points (14) at different heights along the vertical axis of the trolley (7).

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  • The present invention refers to a variable end-of-stroke device for the raising and lowering of a pressing arm in a fixed column and rotating platform winding apparatus.
  • For winding film or similar tape around an article or group of articles piled on a pallet or other suitable support, winding equipments that are made up of a support base including a motorized rotating platform for the support of the articles and of a fixed column for the support of a reel of windable film that rises and descends along the column are generally used. In addition provision is made for an article pressing arm with an end plate or disk, which a suitable pneumatic cylinder raises to enable the articles to be placed on the rotating platform and then lowers to press on the top of the articles.
  • In the known equipments of this type there is the problem of adapting the stroke of the pressing arm to the height of the articles to be wound, that can vary to an extent exceeding the stroke of the cylinder.
  • Object of the present invention is to produce a device for raising and lowering a pressing arm in a rotating platform and fixed column winding apparatus, that permits a wide variation of the upper and lower limits of the stroke of the pressing arm.
  • In accordance with the invention this object is achieved with a device comprising a pneumatic cylinder that extends vertically along the reel support column, an arm-holder trolley that can be raised and lowered along said column and connection means between said cylinder and said trolley, characterized in that said connection means can be moved between hooking points at different heights along the vertical axis of the trolley.
  • In this manner, considering the stroke of the cylinder and with it the extension of the stroke permitted to the pressing arm, it is possible to considerably vary the upper limit and the lower limit of the stroke of the pressing arm, adapting it to the height, also widely variable, of the articles to be wound.
  • The characteristics of the present invention will be made evident by the following detailed description of an embodiment thereof illustrated as non-limiting example in the enclosed drawings wherein:
  • Figure 1 shows an elevation view of a winding apparatus including a device for raising and lowering the pressing arm in accordance with the present invention;
  • Figure 2 shows an enlarged representation of the zone for hooking the stem of the cylinder to the arm-holder trolley;
  • Figure 3 shows the above-mentioned hooking zone in transversal section according to the line III-III of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 shows the trolley and its points of hooking to the stem of the cylinder in axial section;
  • Figure 5 shows only the trolley seen from right with respect to Figure 4.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically the assembly of a winding apparatus composed of a base 1 incorporating a suitably motorized rotating platform 2 for the support of the articles 21 to be wound, a fixed column 3 for the vertical sliding support of a reel-holder trolley (not shown) and a pressing arm 4 in turn vertically sliding along the column 3.
  • The pressing arm 4 is composed of a horizontal arm 5, which at one end carries a pressing plate or disk 6 that freely rotates around its own axis and at the other end is firmly fastened to a trolley 7, which thanks to idle wheels 8 can slide along a vertical guide 9 fastened to a side of the column 3.
  • As it is better shown in the Figures 3-5, the trolley 7 is constituted of a C-shaped section bar 10 with right angles, from which four idle wheels 8 extend on the sides.
  • The ascent and descent of the trolley 7 along the vertical guide 9 is controlled by a pneumatic cylinder 11 fastened to the above-mentioned side of the trolley, from which a piston stem 12 extends terminating with a bored head 13, which is intended for hooking onto the trolley 7.
  • For this purpose the trolley 7 provides for two hooking points 20 at different heights along the axis of the trolley, constituted by eyelets 14 having one part 15 narrower and one part 16 wider (Fig. 5). During the mounting phase the head 17 of a screw 18 can be passed through the widened part 16, which passes through the bored head 13 of the stem 12 and ends in a screw knob 19 (Figures 3-5).
  • To move the hooking point from one eyelet to the other it is sufficient to unscrew the knob 19 and to remove it, to slide the screw 18 in the eyelet 14 in which it is inserted, to pass its head 17 through the wide part 16 of the same eyelet, then to slide the stem along the trolley 7 and then to lock it in the new position engaging the head of the screw 18 and the narrow part 15 of the other eyelet 14 and finally repositioning the knob 19.
  • In this manner, without altering the stroke of the stem 12, it is possible to modify the extreme limits of the stroke of the pressing arm 4 by attaching the stem to the lower end or to the upper end of the trolley 7, for this purpose using one or the other of the two hooking eyelets 14.
  • If the stem 12 is attached to the lower end of the trolley 7, as shown in the Figures 1, 2, 4 and 5, the pressing disk 6 can be moved between the two positions indicated with a continuous line in Fig. 1. If instead the stem 12 is attached to the upper end of the trolley 7, position indicated by a dotted line in the Figures 2 and 4, the pressing disk 6 can be moved between the two positions indicated by a dash-dot line in Fig. 1. The range of heights of the articles that the winding apparatus can receive is evidently high.

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  1. Device for raising and lowering a pressing arm (4) in a fixed column (3) and rotating platform (2) winding apparatus, comprising a pneumatic cylinder (11) that extends vertically along the column (3), an arm-holder trolley (7) that can be raised and lowered along said column (3) and connection means (17-19) between said cylinder (11) and said trolley (7), characterized in that said connection means (17-19) can be moved between hooking points (20) at different heights along the vertical axis of the trolley (7).
  2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that said connection means (17-19) are constituted by screws (18) with wide head (17) that pass through a bored head (13) of the stem (12) of the cylinder (11) and terminate in a screw knob (19).
  3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that said hooking points (20) are defined by eyelets (14) made in a wall of the trolley (7) and presenting a narrow part (15) in which the screw (18) can be engaged and a widened part (16) through which the head (17) of the screw (18) can pass for engaging and disengaging with the eyelet (14).
EP03075006A 2002-01-07 2003-01-03 Variable end-of-stroke device for the raising and lowering of a pressing arm in a fixed column and rotating platform winding apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP1325864B1 (en)

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