EP1357037A1 - Dispositif et procédé pour alimenter du matériau d'emballage - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé pour alimenter du matériau d'emballage Download PDF

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EP1357037A1
EP1357037A1 EP03008712A EP03008712A EP1357037A1 EP 1357037 A1 EP1357037 A1 EP 1357037A1 EP 03008712 A EP03008712 A EP 03008712A EP 03008712 A EP03008712 A EP 03008712A EP 1357037 A1 EP1357037 A1 EP 1357037A1
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Werner Kmoch
Rolf Stötzner
Dirk Neubert
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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
    • B65B41/00—Supplying or feeding container-forming sheets or wrapping material
    • B65B41/02—Feeding sheets or wrapper blanks
    • B65B41/04—Feeding sheets or wrapper blanks by grippers
    • 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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/06—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths
    • B65B11/28—Wrapping articles, or quantities of material, by conveying wrapper and contents in common defined paths in a curved path, e.g. on rotary tables or turrets
    • 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
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/58—Applying two or more wrappers, e.g. in succession
    • 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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/005—Packaging other articles presenting special problems packaging of confectionery

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  • the invention relates to a feeding device of a packaging device and a Method of feeding packaging material for packaging small items.
  • Packaging machines or devices are conventionally used for this purpose, in which so-called feeding devices are integrated or upstream, which separates the items to be packaged and / or their delivery to the take over the actual packaging device. It is also common here that the same or other supply devices provide the packaging material, in that the articles are inserted or wrapped.
  • the packaging process be carried out in a single pass Perform packaging machine, the packaging machine already a multi-layer packaging material was supplied, which then in one step was wrapped around the item to be packaged.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of a feeding device for a packaging device and a method for feeding packaging material for packaging to create small-piece articles that have a defined feeding of particular enable multilayer packaging materials with sufficient accuracy.
  • a feed device a feeding device of a packaging device for feeding packaging material for packaging small items, with a feed wheel on which a plurality of article receiving units and a plurality of packaging material receiving units are arranged, wherein each of the packaging material receiving units at least a first Has holding device for a first packaging material, and at least a second Holding device for a second packaging material.
  • the task for a method for feeding packaging material for packaging small items comprising the steps of: picking up and holding an article to be packaged in an article receiving unit, and hold and hold a first packaging material in a first packaging material holding device, and holding and holding a second packaging material in a second packaging material holding device, put both packaging materials on at least an outer area of the item to be packaged and deliver the item and the packaging materials to a packaging device for packaging the article the packaging materials.
  • a packaging device in addition to an article receiving unit, in which an article to be packaged is fed to a packaging machine can also have at least two holding devices, by means of which one the first and a second packaging material can be held separately from each other, can be guaranteed be that each of the two packaging materials in a defined position with respect of the article to be packed fed to the actual packaging machine becomes.
  • each packaging material layer individually and separately is fed to the feed device, each of the invention can also Packaging material layers have a different size or dimension and in a defined one Location to be passed on to the actual packing device without moving or slipping or otherwise changing the position of the different large layers of packaging material to fear each other or to the article to be packaged would.
  • the packaging process can be cheaper and space-saving than before.
  • the feed device according to the invention is preferably as a about a main axis of rotation rotatably arranged turret so that the supply of the packaging items and the packaging materials required for the actual packaging device continuously and essentially without interruption can.
  • a plurality of article receiving units are preferably alternating with an equal number of packaging material receiving units in a ring around the main axis of rotation arranged on the transport device, that is, the rotary head.
  • the rotary head Preferably there are five units in a ring on such a rotary head.
  • the article receiving units preferably have a first and a second article holding element have, between each of which an article to be packaged can be held the packaging material receiving units, each of which has a packaging material receiving unit is assigned to an article receiving unit, in each case a first and a second holding device, by means of which a first and a second packaging material can be held independently of the other.
  • an article to be packaged is picked up by the article holding elements of the article receiving unit in each case the same for all article receiving units
  • Rotary position or position of the feed wheel during the rotation of the feed wheel is carried out one after the other by the article receiving units.
  • the respective packaging material is taken up by the first and second Holding device of the packaging material receiving unit at a (different) rotational position of the Feed wheel.
  • the individual packaging materials are defined as the feed wheel is turned brought into contact with an outside of the article to be packaged and then together with this at a further rotational position on the actual packing device, to hand over.
  • the feed takes place by way of a rotary movement exerted by the feed wheel continuously and essentially uninterrupted, with the individual Process steps are carried out at different rotational positions, which are offset from each other by a predetermined angle of rotation.
  • the item and to be packaged are preferably taken up of the individual packaging materials provided for this article in the feed device individually, whereas the delivery of the article and the packaging materials from the feed device to the packing device.
  • Fig. 1 is a feeding device according to the invention of a packaging machine or device, shown in a perspective view, as follows will be described in more detail.
  • the feed device 1 comprises a transport device, preferably as a Feed wheel 2 rotatable about a main axis 7 is formed (see FIGS. 2 and 3). On an end 3 of the feed wheel 2 which is of normal design with respect to the axis of rotation 7 is shown in of the preferred embodiment described here essentially in a ring shape the axis of rotation 7 a plurality of article receiving units 10 alternating with packaging material receiving units 20 arranged.
  • Each article receiving unit 10 has two article holding elements 11 and 12, which are opposite one another and at a distance from one another Direction parallel to the main axis of rotation 7 of the feed wheel 2 are adjustable.
  • the article receiving units 10 serve to receive and hold individual items packaging item or products.
  • the articles are included in cooperation with a conveying or separating device (not shown), which delivers the items or products to be packaged and positions them in which they can be picked up by the article holding elements.
  • the articles 4 are held by the article holding elements 11 and 12 at a first rotational position of the feed wheel 2, received or received and as long as held in a position relative to the feed wheel until it is in a further position, which is designated in FIG. 3 with C, are delivered to a packing device 14.
  • the packaging material receiving units are on the front side 3 of the feed wheel 2 between the article receiving units 10, the packaging material receiving units respectively assigned to them 20 arranged. While the article receiving units 10 are preferably stationary are attached to the feed wheel 2 on this, the packaging material receiving units 20 each about its own pivot axis 24 with respect to the feed wheel 2 pivoted on this. The pivot axis 24 is also parallel to the main axis of rotation 7 of the feed wheel 2 is formed.
  • the packaging material receiving unit 20 comprises several essentially identical pairs of lever devices, between which a Clamping rod 26 and first and second clamping jaws 25, 27 are arranged such that they in turn extend essentially parallel to the pivot axis 24.
  • a Clamping rod 26 and first and second clamping jaws 25, 27 are arranged such that they in turn extend essentially parallel to the pivot axis 24.
  • FIG 2 and 3 each only show the part closer to the front side 3 of the feed wheel 2 lies.
  • FIG. 2 Two of the preferably five packaging material receiving units 20 are shown in FIG. 2, each of which has an identical structure, but only if it is due to the rotation of the feed wheel 2 at different rotational positions of the feed wheel reach different positions.
  • the control can of the individual positions or pivot positions about the pivot axis 24 of the Packaging material receiving units 20 via a mechanical coupling with the rotation the feed wheel 2 (in particular planetary or lever gear) or electronically via a rotary or position sensor.
  • Each of the preferably five identically constructed packaging material receiving units 20 has a pair of clamp bar levers 30 (only one of which is shown in Fig. 2), between which the clamping rod 26 is arranged.
  • the clamp bar levers 30 are around the pivot axis 24 is rotatable relative to the feed wheel 2.
  • a jaw lever axis extends parallel to the pivot axis 24 and the clamping rod 26 21, via which a first pair of jaw levers 22 and a second pair of jaw levers 23 rotatably hinged to the clamping bar lever 30 are.
  • the jaw lever axis 21 is also parallel to the pivot axis 24th
  • first jaw levers 22 Between the first jaw levers 22 extends parallel to the clamping bar 26 a first clamping jaw 25, between which and the clamping rod 26 a first packaging material 5 can be held or clamped. This is done by the first Jaw lever 22 via a first adjusting lever 28 about the jaw lever axis 21 is rotated.
  • the first adjustment lever 28 is about the pivot axis 24 rotatably mounted.
  • the first jaw lever 22 is here with that of its two Ends rotatably supported on the first adjusting lever 28, which is opposite the end, on which the first jaw 25 is arranged.
  • the packaging material receiving unit 20 also has a second lever arrangement, which essentially one of the first lever arrangement just described in construction and Functionality corresponds.
  • a second lever arrangement which essentially one of the first lever arrangement just described in construction and Functionality corresponds.
  • the first packaging material is preferably that layer of packaging material, which forms the inside wrap, i.e. the layer that is in direct contact with the Article 4 arrives when it is packed.
  • the second packaging material 6 is preferred correspondingly the outer wrap, that is the layer of packaging material, which completely shields the inside wrap from the outside.
  • the take-off roller is independent according to the invention driven and controlled by a servo motor because of the higher Item throughput the dynamic load on the packaging material otherwise too great would.
  • the packaging material feed speed is approx. 2.7 m / sec.
  • an idle cycle control is provided, with between the take-off roller and the actual packaging material feed (e.g. two or more controlled in time with the feed Conveyor shafts) a sensor device is provided which determines whether Packaging material was delivered (normal case) or not (empty stroke).
  • the sensor device is preferably designed as a rocker arm, which transmits a signal forwards the servomotor to the take-off roller and stops it or slows it down moved, if it is determined that no packaging material has been released because in the Article holding device was not an article, which e.g. on an unfilled bag can be traced back in an upstream item separation device.
  • the packaging material receiving unit 20 takes over the supplied first one Packing material 5 (inside wrapping) and clamps it along one to the pivot axis 24 parallel line between one side of the clamping rod 26 and the first jaw 25 fixed in a predetermined position, what about a rotation of the first Adjustment lever 28 and the first jaw lever 22 takes place.
  • the clamping area is here essentially as described with respect to the first packaging material 5, linear however, essentially on the opposite side of the first clamping area Positioned the side of the clamping rod 26.
  • the one clamping rod 26 on which both packaging materials are clamped are also completely separate Clamping devices conceivable for those of the packaging materials. This also applies if more than two packaging materials (3 or more layers) from the feed device 1 to Will be provided.
  • the first and of the second packaging material in a rotating position of the packaging material receiving unit 20 about the pivot axis 24 relative to the feed wheel 2, in which the clamping jaws 25, 27 and the clamping rod 26 each in its radially outermost position with respect to the main axis of rotation 7 of the feed wheel 2.
  • the first or the second packaging material is then preferably used at the latest of the rest of the packaging materials on the take-off rollers, not shown separated by means of the cutting devices if the first or the second Packing material clamped in the rotary positions A, B in the packaging material receiving unit 20 are.
  • the packaging materials inside wrapping, Outer packaging
  • the packaging materials to be delivered in different dimensions according to their use and to hold and fix them in a suitable mutual assignment.
  • the feed device according to the invention is described in the or in a modified embodiment also suitable for packaging that consist of only one layer.
  • first packaging material 5 inside wrapping
  • second packaging material 6 outside wrapping
  • the article 4 By the interaction of the packing die 15 with the packing sleeve 17 and the packing counter stamp 16 is the article 4 according to its dimensions exactly and essentially simultaneously in the first and in the second packaging material 5, 6 packed. Since the first and the second packaging material when the item is handed over 5.6 are precisely set in their respective position, it is ensured that the external impact (second packaging material 6) securely covers the inside wrapping (first packaging material 5).
  • the packaging material receiving unit 20 swings back outwards, then, as soon as it reaches the rotational position A, a new piece of the first packaging material 5.
  • the packaged articles 4 are from the packing device 14 to a delivery device or forwarded to another intermediate conveyor from where they are then individually or in groups of another joint packaging or one direct delivery.
  • the packaging materials are preferably picked up at each of the two rotational positions by means of a clamping lever combination, opposite to the feed wheel and to each other are relatively movable, the packaging material receiving units the packaging material exactly in position to a one also received and held by the feed wheel Position the article before the article and packaging material together on a packing device be handed over.
  • the packaging materials preferably consist of different materials, in particular from metal, plastic, cellulose and / or other foil elements.
  • the individual packaging materials are preferably each more suitable but different Width individually fed to the feed device 1 and taken over by this and held.
  • a first packaging material between an article to be packed and a second packaging material is to be arranged, dimensionally smaller than the second packaging material.

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EP1832516A1 (fr) * 2006-03-10 2007-09-12 G.D Societ Per Azioni Roue d'emballage
EP2942294B1 (fr) 2014-05-05 2016-11-02 AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE-A.C.M.A.-S.p.A. Procédé d'emballage et machine d'emballage pour des produits de confiserie

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US7448181B2 (en) 2006-03-10 2008-11-11 G.D Societa' Per Azioni Packing wheel
EP2942294B1 (fr) 2014-05-05 2016-11-02 AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE-A.C.M.A.-S.p.A. Procédé d'emballage et machine d'emballage pour des produits de confiserie
EP2942294B2 (fr) † 2014-05-05 2024-05-15 AZIONARIA COSTRUZIONI MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE-A.C.M.A.-S.p.A. Procédé d'emballage et machine d'emballage pour des produits de confiserie

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