EP1340702A1 - Dispositif pour tirer une bande de matériau - Google Patents

Dispositif pour tirer une bande de matériau Download PDF

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EP1340702A1
EP1340702A1 EP03006338A EP03006338A EP1340702A1 EP 1340702 A1 EP1340702 A1 EP 1340702A1 EP 03006338 A EP03006338 A EP 03006338A EP 03006338 A EP03006338 A EP 03006338A EP 1340702 A1 EP1340702 A1 EP 1340702A1
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Heinz Focke
Jens Renken
Harald Freudenberg
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  • the invention relates to a device for detecting the start of a material web, in particular a free end or a web leg of a wound as a bobbin New train, with a web pickup that has a reciprocable gripper for gripping the web has with jaws.
  • the handling of material webs belongs in packaging technology to the difficult problems. It's about the web to be recorded automatically and pulled off a bobbin by operating a web pick-up. In particular, this problem arises in connection with the connection of webs of packaging material in the area of a packaging machine, if namely a bobbin emptied and the path of a new bobbin in an automatic The splicing process must be connected to the expired web.
  • the invention has for its object the independent detection of a path, in particular Made of packaging material, facilitated by a web pick-up with gripper and make it safer.
  • the device according to the invention is characterized in that that the web forms a loop or fold and this between the open Clamping jaws can be inserted for clamping detection.
  • the free end of the path is not used for the detection of a path Gripper added. Rather, there is a transverse loop within the web formed and inserted into the gripper, particularly in the formation of Loop this between the jaws.
  • the web pickup or gripper designed in this way can be used particularly advantageously in connection with a splicer for connecting a runway of a used one Bobine with a new lane of a new Bobine, in context with packaging machines.
  • bobbins 10 wrapped packaging material
  • bobbins 10 can be made of paper, tin foil, Foil or other sheet-like material.
  • the material web is on one Bobbin core 11 wound, which can consist of cardboard, but also made of plastic or Metal.
  • FIG. 1 shows an important application example of a packaging machine 12 in a plan view. It is a soft packer, i.e. a packaging machine 12 for making cigarette packs 13 of the soft cup type.
  • the packaging machine 12 is assigned a material unit 14. This is on the Rear of the packaging machine 12 arranged, namely opposite to one Folding turret 15 and other units.
  • the material unit 14 has two bobbin magazines corresponding to the materials to be processed 16, 17 on with a supply of positioned side by side in the axial direction Bobbin 10.
  • the bobbin magazine 16 contains, for example, bobbins 10 made of tin foil and the bobbin magazine 17 paper bobbins 10 for the manufacture of a mug Cigarette pack 13.
  • banderole bobbins 21 are in the area of a separate one Bobbin supply 18 housed from a relatively narrow web of material the production of (control) banderoles, which are known to be in the area of front faces the cigarette packs 13 are attached.
  • a front bobbin 10 is the bobbin magazine 16, 17 removed and transferred directly to a carrying device, namely on a rotatable pin which is formed in a bobbin core 11 Center opening of the bobbin 10 occurs. By turning the pin, the material web of the Bobine 10 deducted.
  • the material unit 14 is arranged so that the larger bobbin magazines 16, 17 on opposite sides of a central operating unit 22 are arranged. This exists from a housing for receiving drive elements and controls. On opposite Long sides of the operating unit 22 are each a carrying device for Bobs 10 or pegs for receiving bobbins 10 are arranged, namely a bobbin arm 23, 24 as a two-armed lever with a central pivot bearing 25. At the ends of the bobbin arm 23, 24, a support pin for a bobbin 10 is arranged, namely a working pin 26 and a supply pin 27. The pins 26, 27 are freely projecting mounted on the bobbin arm 23, 24. The cone facing the packaging machine 12 is the working pin 26.
  • the one facing the Bobinen- Magazine 16, 17 Storage pin 27 is used to hold a new, complete replacement or new bobbin 30.
  • the supply pin 27 is by rotating the bobbin arm 23, 24 in one on the Bobbin cores 11 of the bobbin magazine 16, 17 are in an aligned position so that subsequent bobbins 19, 20 are pushed directly onto the supply pin 27 can.
  • the relevant bobbin 10 or the New bobbins 30 are raised for transfer to the supply spigot 27.
  • the packaging machine 12 is fed three material webs, namely a tinfoil sheet 31, a paper sheet 32 and a banderole sheet 33.
  • the aforementioned webs 31, 32, 33 are deflected several times, so that they are in one for the processing favorable position of the packaging machine 12 are supplied.
  • the banderole bobbins 21 are arranged on the common material unit 14, and in the area of the bobbin magazine 16 transversely to these. Also for the banderole bobbins 21 supporting pins are provided, namely also working pins 26 and storage pins 27th
  • the new bobbin 30 is swiveled by the Bobbin arms 23, 24 brought into position and one pulled off the new bobbin 30 Neubahn 34 mechanically connected to the runway 29.
  • the new track 34 is connected to the runway 29 in several steps. First the new booth 30 is prepared by a free, detectable start of the new course 34 is created. Then a section of the new course, namely an initial piece 35, withdrawn from the new bobbin 30 and connected to the runway 29. By detaching the start piece 35 of the new track 34 and an end piece 36 of the runway 29 separated. Start piece 35, end piece 36 and that on the working pin 26 remaining bobbin core 11 are disposed of.
  • the starting piece 35 of the new bobbin 30 is exposed. This is with one provided outer closed envelope, usually by an outer, by Adhesive closed position of the new track 34 is formed. This situation must be severed become.
  • the new bobbin 30 is swiveled accordingly the bobbin arm 23, 24 counterclockwise into a lower processing position moves, in which the bobbin arm 23, 24 assumes an oblique position (Fig. 3 ff.).
  • a separating unit 37 is effective, namely a lower one Waiting position (Fig. 2) moved up to the circumference of the new bob 30 (Fig. 3). Now the outer layer of the material web is cut in the transverse direction. Arise thereby free web legs 38, 39 (Fig. 4). These hang in a tangential relative position on opposite sides of the new bobbin 30 in a vertical plane.
  • the Cutting unit 37 returns to the lower starting position after performing the cutting cut back.
  • the separation unit 37 is preferably in accordance with DE 197 10 657.9 designed and movable in the axial direction of the new bobbin 30.
  • a web leg 39 is part of the initial piece 35 of the new course 34. This free area of the new course 34 can be grasped around a longer starting piece 35 from the new bob 30 deducted.
  • the runway 29 and the new runway 34 are connected in the area of a connecting unit 40 this is in an inclined position in the area of the material unit 14 arranged, for each bobbin arm 23, 24. Run due to the inclination the runway 29 and the new track 34 in obliquely downward planes through the Connection unit 40 through.
  • the device is designed so that the runway 29 through during operation the connecting unit 40 runs through.
  • each deflection rollers 41, 42 are arranged.
  • the drain bobbin 28 is above this during this operating phase Connection unit 40, laterally offset to this.
  • the one from the connecting unit 40 emerging runway 29 is by a 40 above the connecting unit arranged web memory 43 passed through. This has the task of momentary Compensate for idle phases of the runway 29 while connecting the new runway 34.
  • the web store 43 is also located in the area of the material unit 14.
  • the starting piece 35 of the new path is through the Connection unit 40 pulled through.
  • a special way trained organ provided for gripping and pulling off the initial piece 35, namely a web pickup 44.
  • This is in an oblique direction parallel to the plane of the Runway 29 moving movement plane 45 back and forth, namely by the connecting unit 40 through to the new bobbin 30 and back into a lower one Starting position outside the connecting unit 40.
  • the web pickup 44 is with a special holding member, namely a gripper 67, provided for gripping the Starting piece 35 of the new track 34. This is in an obliquely downward plane pulled through the connecting unit 40 and temporarily by the web pickup 44 held (Fig. 6).
  • FIGS. 3 to Fig. 14 The structure and mode of operation of the connecting unit 40 are shown schematically in FIGS. 3 to Fig. 14 shown.
  • the track picker becomes 44 moved up to the new bobbin 30 along the movement plane 45 until the Holding member - gripper 67 - can grasp the freely hanging web leg 39 (Fig. 5).
  • the web pickup 44 then returns to the lower starting position, the Starting piece 35 is removed from the new bobbin 30 and through the connecting unit 40 is passed.
  • the relative position of the starting piece 35 in the area of the connecting unit 40 is determined by a guide roller 47 on a swivel arm 48 is arranged.
  • the connecting unit 40 In the area of the connecting unit 40 there are holding members for the runway 29 on the one hand and the new track 34 on the other hand. These are against each other movable clamping pieces 49, 50 for the runway 29 on the one hand and around clamping pieces 51, 52 for Neubahn 34 on the other hand. Runway 29 and Neubahn 34 are guided so that they run between the associated clamping pieces 49, 50 and 51, 52.
  • the clamping pieces 49, 50 on the one hand and 51, 52 on the other hand are in offset planes arranged to each other, corresponding to the planes of motion of runway 29 and Neubahn 34.
  • the starting piece held by the web pickup 44 becomes 35 passed to another holding member, namely to a (stationary) conveyor roller 53 with mating roller 54.
  • the initial piece held by the web pickup 44 runs between these 35.
  • the counter roll 54 on a lever 55 is taking the starting piece 35 pressed against the conveyor roller 53.
  • the initial piece 53 is then from Web picker 44 released and fixed between conveyor roller 53 and counter roller 54 (Fig. 7).
  • Conveyor roller 53 and counter roller 54 pull a longer area of the starting piece 35 from the new bobbin 30, so that a free piece of web sags down (Fig. 7 and Fig. 8).
  • the initial piece 35 is separated from the new track 34 by means of a separating knife assigned to or attached to the clamping pieces 51, 52 56.
  • the initial piece 35 that has become free becomes from the connecting unit 40 conveyed out, namely by the conveyor roller 53 with counter roller 54.
  • the beginning 35 falls into a container 57 arranged below the connection unit 40.
  • the runway 59 is also cut at the same time or at different times, namely such that the runway 29 facing the packaging machine 12 through the Clamping pieces 49, 50 held, the separated end piece 36, however, is free (Fig. 9).
  • the runway 29 is cut by the (common) cutting knife 56, which is moved together with the clamping pieces 51, 52 in the region of the run-off track 29 (Fig. 8, Fig. 9).
  • the clamping pieces 49, 50; 51, 52 are arranged so that after cutting of both tracks lie next to each other, so that a drain end 58 of the drain track 29 and a new start 59 of the new track 34 are positioned immediately adjacent to one another, if necessary with an overlap or a small distance, in a common Level.
  • end of run 58 and new start 59 can be connected to one another, in the present case by an adhesive strip or by a tape 60.
  • This is fed through a tape holder 61 and on the free side, namely between adjacent Clamping pieces 49 and 51, pressed at the end 58 and new beginning 59.
  • the Connection of the tracks, namely runway 29 and new track 34 is thus established (Fig. 10).
  • the new runway 29 thus created is moved apart by the clamping pieces 49..52 released (Fig. 11).
  • the transport of the runway 29 is resumed.
  • the web store 43 has been reduced and can now be used corresponding increased delivery capacity can be rebuilt (Fig. 12).
  • the clamp pieces 49..52 meanwhile return to the starting position according to FIG. 3 ff.
  • a puller for the (empty) bobbin core 11 active is also carried out here by the web pickup 44. According to FIG. 14, this is again moved towards the former working pin 26.
  • the holding member 46 grasps the bobbin core 11 and moves it in an axial direction from the working pin 26.
  • the free bobbin core 11 passes under its own weight into a separate one Collection container 62 (Fig. 14).
  • Positions of the bobbin arm 23, 24 is a guide element for the material web arranged on the bobbin arm 23, 24, namely each bobbin or each pin on the bobbin arm 23, 24 assigned support bracket 63, 64.
  • the two support brackets 63, 64 are arranged on opposite sides of the bobbin arm 23, 24 and cause the respective material web is guided at a distance from the other pin.
  • the web pickup 44 is movably connected to a stationary linear unit 65. This extends in the plane of movement 45, is accordingly directed obliquely.
  • the Web pick-up 44 is positioned below the linear unit 65 and via a connecting element, namely a carriage 66, movably connected to the stationary linear unit 65.
  • An organ for grasping and holding the material web namely the initial piece 35 or the end piece 36, consists of a gripper 67. This is at one with the carriage 66 connected bracket 68 attached.
  • the gripper 67 is present Trap made of clamping elements for grasping the material web, namely two relative to each other movable jaws 69, 70.
  • the Clamping jaw 69 arranged fixed, on a support arm 19.
  • the other The jaw 70 is attached to a movable support, namely one Swing arm 71.
  • actuation namely moving the swivel arm 71 the (lower) jaw 70 moves against the fixed jaw 69, namely by an actuating cylinder 72.
  • a between the jaws 69, 70 previously formed fold or loop 73 of the material web is clamped in and thus captured (Fig. 16).
  • the gripper 67 can then along the linear unit 65 from that of the respective Bobine or the respective pin facing position (Fig. 16) in the starting position (Fig. 17) are moved back taking the material web (starting piece 35, end piece 36).
  • the gripper 67 is provided with organs for forming the loop 73 and for inserting them into the position between the clamping jaws 69, 70.
  • the fixed, upper one Suction cup 74 is attached to the end of the support arm 19, in an extension thereof.
  • the gripper 67 is mounted on the holder 68 such that it can be moved transversely, namely by a Link guide 76. This transverse movement is required when the gripper 67 - through corresponding use of the suction cups 74, 75 - the empty bobbin core 11 by axial movement subtracts from the respective working pin 26. At least one of the suction cups 74, 75 detects the bobbin core 11.
  • the support arm 19 is connected to the link guide 76.
  • the conveyor roller 53 is on the opposite side of the web Guide plate 81 assigned. This is immediately adjacent to the circumference of the conveyor roller 53 positioned and prevents that the led around the conveyor roller 53 Material web is wound on this.
  • the connecting unit 40 designed as a closed unit has an overall almost cuboid shape.
  • Various organs are directly or indirectly on an upright support frame 82 which consists of box-like upright structures Support walls 83, 84 and 85 transverse walls.
  • Important organs of the connecting unit 40 are the clamping pieces 49..52.
  • the the New track 34 or their start piece 35 associated clamping pieces 51, 52 are independent movable up and down from each other.
  • the (upper) clamping piece 51 in the lower end position under contact with a fixed Stop 86.
  • the clamping piece 51 is in this lower position by elastic force held, in the present case by a tension spring 87 with a lower extension 88th on the transverse wall 85 and connected to an upper attachment 89 with a slide 90 is.
  • the upper clamping piece 51 is in turn attached to this.
  • the sledge is on an upright, fixed guide 91 movable in the vertical direction.
  • the lower clamping piece 52 is connected to a carriage 92 which is laterally offset from the Clamping piece 52 is arranged and can be moved on upright guide rods 93.
  • the carriage 92 can be moved up and down by a crank mechanism 95. Through this the carriage 92 with the clamping piece 52 moves upwards, the new track 34 or the initial piece 35 in an elevated position by contact with the clamping piece 51 is clamped (Fig. 21).
  • the separating knife 56 is then actuated. This is on the clamping piece 52 and Carriage 92 existing unit arranged relatively movable. For this purpose is a Support body 96 for the upward-facing separating knife 56 on upright slide rods 97 can be moved upwards against the pressure of a spring 98 when a separating cut is carried out shall be. The separating knife 56 is immediately next to the clamping piece 52 moved, on the side away from the new 30.
  • A is used to actuate the separating knife 56 by displacing the support body 96 Pressure lever 99, which is pivotable on the pressure piece 52 and carriage 92 Unit is attached.
  • One end 100 of the two-armed pressure lever 99 runs against one fixed cam 101 and becomes counterclockwise with continued upward movement pivoted such that an opposite one to the end 100 Pressure roller 102 moves the support body 96 with the separating knife 56 upward under execution the separating cut (Fig. 21).
  • the clamping pieces 49, 50 for the runway 29 are within the connecting unit 40 positioned higher than the clamping pieces 51, 52.
  • the upper clamping piece 49 is open and movable on an upright guide 103.
  • the clamping piece 49 is by a lateral Tension spring 104 moved into a lower end position or in this by contact held a fixed stop 105.
  • the associated lower clamping piece 50 is also on with a guide body 106 a guide 103 can be moved up and down.
  • the guide body 106 is with the upper ends of the guide rods 93 connected.
  • the required Clamping pressure is generated from the compression springs 94 when the pressure force increases, if the carriage 92 is moved upward, first in the Position according to FIG. 21 and then into that according to FIG. 22.
  • the separating cut is also carried out in the region of the runway 29, wherein by the design of the cam 101, the separating knife 56 continues in the after Extended cutting position remains (Fig. 22).
  • the pairs After the separating cut in the area of the runway 29 (FIG. 22), the pairs are located the clamping pieces 49, 50 on the one hand and 51, 52 on the other hand at the same level.
  • the End 100 of pressure lever 99 has left cam 101 (FIG. 23).
  • the cutting knife 56 is moved out of the cutting position. Now on the opposite, upper side of the adhesive strips or the tape 60 through the tape holder 61 from above forth on the facing web ends, namely on the end 58 and the Fresh start 59, are pressed.
  • the path sections released after the separating cuts namely the starting piece 35 on the one hand and the end piece 36 on the other hand are in the position shown in FIG. 21 and Fig. 22 released in the manner described.
  • the tape holder 61 is designed in a special way. It is a pivotable tape lever 107, at its free end a holding head 108 with suction holes (not shown) is arranged to hold the tape 60 by means of suction air.
  • the angular one Tape lever 107 is in the starting position (FIG. 20) with one end leg 109 directed upwards.
  • the tape 60 can thus be placed on the top of the holding head 108 become.
  • the tape lever is moved by 180 ° by swiveling, so that the end leg 109 is directed with the holding head 108 down, with an adhesive located on the free, downward side of the tape 60.
  • the holding head 108 is pressed with the tape 60 onto the mutually facing ends of the material web, namely at the end 58 on the one hand and the new beginning 59 on the other, so that these are linked together.
  • the suction air for holding the tape is switched off.
  • this is how tape 60 is attached to runway 29 and new runway 34 proceeded that the holding head 108 with the tape 60 a short distance above the Material webs is positioned. With a small stroke, they are in the clamped position located clamping pieces 49, 50; 51, 52 mean raised, causing the ends of the material webs are pressed onto the holding head 108 or onto the tape 60.
  • the Crank drive 95 is designed so that in the final phase of a full revolution this stroke is carried out (Fig. 10).
  • the tape lever 107 is pivotally connected to a pivot bearing 110.
  • the rotary motion of the tape lever 107 is carried out in the present case via an endless output, namely via a toothed belt 111, which can be driven back and forth and thereby performs the described rotary movement in the region of the rotary bearing 110.
  • Part of the The pivot bearing 110 is also the deflection wheel for the toothed belt 111.
  • the toothed belt is immediately used to carry out the reciprocating movement 111 moves, namely by a connected to this coupling piece 112, which with a linear drive 113 is connected.
  • the coupling piece 112 is blown away by the linear drive moving here, causing corresponding pivoting movements of the tape lever 107 to be carried out.
  • Another special feature is the movement of the clamping pieces 49..52 in particular of the upper clamping piece 51. This must be done after connecting the runway 29 with the new runway 34 from a position above the (new) runway 29 (Fig. 23) can be moved back to a position below it (Fig. 20).
  • the upper clamping piece 51 is designed as a cantilevered, one-armed lever (Fig. 25).
  • a bent end region 114 is in the region of a fork-shaped one Pivot bearing 115 firmly connected to an upright rotating shaft 116.
  • the Rotary shaft 116 becomes the effective, projecting part of the clamping piece 51 from the range of movement the runway 29 moves out into a position next to this runway 29.
  • the clamping piece 57 can be moved down next to the runway 29 in the position according to FIG. 19 or FIG. 20.
  • FIG. 25 shows the position of the clamping piece 51 below the runway 29.
  • An upper end of the rotary shaft 116 is guided in a fixed holding bearing 117.
  • On in this area on the rotary shaft 116 acting lever 118 is with a suitable actuator e.g. connected to a cylinder.
  • a suitable actuator e.g. connected to a cylinder.
  • By swiveling movement of the operating lever 118 becomes the rotating shaft 116 in one direction or the other rotated with corresponding movement of the clamping piece 51.
  • the rotating shaft 116 is sliding guided in the holding bearing 117, so it can be moved up and down with the clamping piece 51 become.
  • 22 and 23 show the upper end position of the rotary shaft 116.
  • the rotary bearing 115 is up and down with a sliding body 119 on the common upright guide 91 movable up.
  • the runway 29 and the new runway 34 are connected according to the cut, that is to say in coordination with the matching printing for each cut. To this end the procedure is such that the runway 29 and the new run 34 stop in the correct position will be in accordance with the printing.
  • the clamping pieces 49, 50 on the one hand and 51, 52, on the other hand, are accordingly activated on the basis of a path-dependent control, in order to stop the runway 28 and the new run 34 in a relative position that matches one another.
  • the runway 28 and the new run 34 are based on Print marks (not shown) monitored.
  • print marks are corresponding at intervals the dimensions of a print or a cut in a known meadow attached to the material webs.
  • a print mark reader 120 for the runway 29 and a print mark reader 121 for the new web 34 detect the print marks and control them the associated clamping pieces 49, 50 and 51, 52.
  • the print mark readers 120, 121 are arranged in the present case outside the connecting unit 40, namely the Print mark reader 120 for the runway 29 on the entry side to the connection unit 40 and the print mark reader 121 on the exit side.

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  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)
  • Fixing For Electrophotography (AREA)
  • Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
  • Paper Feeding For Electrophotography (AREA)
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