EP1383640B1 - Automatic device for pressing packs - Google Patents

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EP1383640B1
EP1383640B1 EP02732801A EP02732801A EP1383640B1 EP 1383640 B1 EP1383640 B1 EP 1383640B1 EP 02732801 A EP02732801 A EP 02732801A EP 02732801 A EP02732801 A EP 02732801A EP 1383640 B1 EP1383640 B1 EP 1383640B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
    • B30B9/30—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for baling; Compression boxes therefor
    • B30B9/3096—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for baling; Compression boxes therefor the means against which, or wherein, the material is compacted being retractable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
    • B30B9/02—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material
    • B30B9/04—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams
    • B30B9/06—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams co-operating with permeable casings or strainers
    • B30B9/067—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams co-operating with permeable casings or strainers with a retractable abutment member closing one end of the press chamber
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
    • B30B9/02—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material
    • B30B9/04—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams
    • B30B9/10—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams without use of a casing
    • B30B9/105—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material using press rams without use of a casing using a press ram co-operating with an intermittently moved endless conveyor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
    • B30B9/30—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for baling; Compression boxes therefor
    • B30B9/3003—Details
    • B30B9/3039—Fluid removing means
    • 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
    • B65B69/00—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for
    • B65B69/005—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for by expelling contents, e.g. by squeezing the container

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  • the invention relates to an automatic device, for pressing packs or bulk containers, for recovering liquids, including milk or fruit juice, they contain.

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  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Container Filling Or Packaging Operations (AREA)
  • Apparatuses For Bulk Treatment Of Fruits And Vegetables And Apparatuses For Preparing Feeds (AREA)
  • Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)

Abstract

The invention concerns a device for pressing packs or bulk containers for recuperating liquids, in particular milk or fruit juice, which they contain. The inventive device is essentially characterised in that it comprises, in combination, a support plate (3), whereon are set the packs to be pressed (4), adapted to take up a high position for pressing the stacked packs (4) and a low position for pressuring the containers; a pressing plate (1), driven in a vertical reciprocating movement, adapted to press said packs or containers and means (2) adapted to delimit, with the plate (1) and the plate (3), a closed volume during the entire pressing phase. The means 82) is a sliding skirt, urged to be supported on the plate (3) when the packs (4) are pressed and a tank, delimited in its base by the plate (3), when the bulk containers are pressed.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif automatique, pour le pressurage de packs ou de contenants en vrac, destiné à récupérer les liquides, notamment du lait ou des jus de fruits, qu'ils contiennent.The invention relates to an automatic device, for pressing packs or bulk containers, for recovering liquids, including milk or fruit juice, they contain.

Dans les usines d'embouteillage, il arrive fréquemment que des lots de packs ou de contenants, souvent importants, doivent être détruits par suite d'erreurs d'étiquetage ou d'impression.In bottling plants, packs or containers, often large, often have to be destroyed as a result of labeling or printing errors.

Les opérations actuelles, qui sont entièrement manuelles, consistent à récupérer les liquides et à détruire les packs ou contenants vides. Ces opérations sont longues et fastidieuses et le taux de récupération des liquides n'est pas satisfaisant.Current operations, which are entirely manual, consist of recovering liquids and destroying empty packs or containers. These operations are long and tedious and the rate of recovery of liquids is not satisfactory.

Un dispositif pour le pressurage de contenants en vrac est décrit dans le brevet US-A-5146848.A device for pressing bulk containers is described in US-A-5146848.

L'invention concerne un dispositif automatique, pour le pressurage desdits packs ou contenants, qui élimine les inconvénients sus-mentionnés.
Le dispositif automatique, selon l'invention, se caractérise essentiellement en ce qu'il comporte, en combinaison, un plateau support, sur lequel reposent les packs ou contenants à presser, adapté pour prendre une position haute pour le pressurage des packs et une position basse pour le pressurage des contenants , un plateau de pressurage, animé d'un mouvement de va-et-vient vertical, adapté pour presser lesdits packs ou contenants et un moyen adapté pour délimiter, avec le plateau de pressurage et le plateau support, un volume fermé pendant toute la phase de pressurage.
Selon deux variantes de réalisation de l'invention, le moyen adapté pour délimiter un volume fermé est :

  • une jupe entraînée par le plateau de pressurage et adaptée, lorsqu'elle vient au contact d'un élément du plan de travail situé dans le prolongement du plateau support en position haute, pour coulisser par rapport audit plateau de manière à maintenir fermé le volume de pressurage des packs jusqu'à la fin de l'opération de pressurage;
  • une cuve délimitée, dans son fond, par le plateau support en position basse et adaptée pour maintenir fermé le volume de pressurage des contenants jusqu'à la fin de ladite opération.
Avec un tel dispositif on peut récupérer jusqu'à 99,5 % des liquides.The invention relates to an automatic device, for pressing said packs or containers, which eliminates the aforementioned drawbacks.
The automatic device, according to the invention, is essentially characterized in that it comprises, in combination, a support plate, on which the packs or containers to be pressed, adapted to take a high position for the pressing of the packs and a position low for pressing the containers, a pressing plate, driven with a back and forth vertical movement, adapted to press said packs or containers and a means adapted to delimit, with the pressing plate and the support plate, a volume closed during the entire pressing phase.
According to two embodiments of the invention, the means adapted to delimit a closed volume is:
  • a skirt driven by the pressing plate and adapted, when it comes into contact with an element of the work plane situated in the prolongation of the support plate in the up position, to slide relative to said plate so as to keep closed the volume of pressing the packs until the end of the pressing operation;
  • a tank delimited, in its bottom, by the support plate in the low position and adapted to maintain closed the volume of pressing of the containers until the end of said operation.
With such a device it is possible to recover up to 99,5% of liquids.

Les caractéristiques et les avantages de l'invention vont apparaître plus clairement à la lecture de la description détaillée qui suit d'au moins un mode de réalisation préféré de celle-ci donné à titre d'exemple non-limitatif et représenté aux dessins annexés.
Sur ces dessins :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en coupe du dispositif selon l'invention dans le cas de packs empilés (plateau de pressurage en position haute associé à une jupe) ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe dudit dispositif, plateau de pressurage en position basse ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe du dispositif selon l'invention dans le cas de contenants en vrac (plateau de pressurage en position haute associé à une cuve) ;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe dudit dispositif, plateau de pressurage en position basse.
The features and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the detailed description which follows of at least one preferred embodiment thereof given by way of non-limiting example and shown in the accompanying drawings.
On these drawings:
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view of the device according to the invention in the case of stacked packs (pressing plate in the upper position associated with a skirt);
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view of said device, pressing plate in the low position;
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of the device according to the invention in the case of bulk containers (pressing plate in the upper position associated with a tank);
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view of said device, pressing plate in the low position.

Le dispositif représenté aux figures comporte, en combinaison, un plateau support (3), sur lequel reposent les packs (4) ou contenants (9) à presser, adapté pour prendre une position haute pour le pressurage des packs (4) et une position basse pour le pressurage des contenants (9) ; un plateau de pressurage (1), animé d'un mouvement de va-et-vient vertical, adapté pour presser lesdits packs ou contenants et un moyen (2,10) adapté pour délimiter, avec le plateau (1) et le support (3), un volume fermé pendant toute la phase de pressurage.
Selon deux variantes de réalisation de l'invention :

  • le moyen (2) est une jupe entraînée par le plateau (1) et adaptée, lorsqu'elle vient au contact d'un élément (11) du plan de travail situé dans le prolongement du plateau (3) en position haute, pour coulisser par rapport audit plateau (1) de manière à maintenir fermé le volume de pressurage des packs (4) jusqu'à la fin de ladite opération ;
  • le moyen (10) est une cuve délimitée, dans son fond, par le plateau (3) en position basse et adaptée pour maintenir fermé le volume de pressurage des contenants (9) jusqu'à la fin de ladite opération.
Le plateau (1) comporte, sur sa face de pressurage, une plaque (5), en matière caoutchouteuse, ayant une épaisseur et une consistance adaptées pour épouser la forme de la surface des packs ou contenants pressurés.
Ledit plateau (1) est entraîné dans son mouvement de va-et-vient par un moyen (6) du type à vérin et le plateau (3) par un moyen (12) également du type vérin.
Dans le cas du pressurage de packs (4), le plan de travail (3,11) :
  • comporte une zone de chargement (A) suivie d'une zone de pressurage (B) elle-même suivie d'une zone d'égouttage (C) ;
  • est associé à un moyen, du type à chaînes (7) et tasseaux (8,13), animé d'un mouvement de va et vient et adapté pour entraîner les packs (4) de la zone de chargement (A) à la zone d'égouttage (C) en passant par la zone de pressurage (B). L'intervalle existant entre les tasseaux (8), destinés à entraîner les packs à pressurer (4) de la zone de chargement (A) à la zone de pressurage (B), et les tasseaux (13), destinés à entraîner les packs pressurés (4) de la zone de pressurage (B) à la zone d'égouttage (C), est supérieur à la largeur de la jupe (2) qui délimite le volume de pressurage.
Dans le cas du pressurage de contenants en vrac (9) :
  • la cuve (10) est alimentée par une trémie (15) (basculante ou non) ;
  • en fin de pressurage, le plateau (3) remonte les contenants pressurés (9) qui sont ensuite entraînés, de la zone de pressurage (B) à la zone d'égouttage (C), au moyen des tasseaux (13).
Un bac (14), de récupération des liquides, est placé sous le plan de travail.
L'entraînement des chaînes (7) est assuré par des poulies (16).The device represented in the figures comprises, in combination, a support plate (3) on which the packs (4) or containers (9) to be pressed, adapted to take a high position for the pressing of the packs (4) and a position, rest. low for pressing containers (9); a pressing plate (1), reciprocated vertically, adapted to press said packs or containers and means (2, 10) adapted to delimit, with the plate (1) and the support ( 3), a closed volume during the entire pressing phase.
According to two embodiments of the invention:
  • the means (2) is a skirt driven by the plate (1) and adapted, when it comes into contact with a member (11) of the work plane located in the extension of the plate (3) in the up position, to slide with respect to said tray (1) so as to keep closed the pressing volume of the packs (4) until the end of said operation;
  • the means (10) is a tank delimited, in its bottom, by the plate (3) in the low position and adapted to keep closed the pressing volume of the containers (9) until the end of said operation.
The plate (1) comprises, on its pressing face, a plate (5), made of rubbery material, having a thickness and a consistency adapted to match the shape of the surface of packs or pressurized containers.
Said plate (1) is driven in its movement back and forth by means (6) of the cylinder type and the plate (3) by means (12) also of the cylinder type.
In the case of pressing packs (4), the work plan (3,11):
  • comprises a loading zone (A) followed by a pressing zone (B) itself followed by a dewatering zone (C);
  • is associated with a means, chain type (7) and cleats (8, 13), moved back and forth and adapted to drive the packs (4) of the zone of loading (A) to the dewatering zone (C) via the pressing zone (B). The gap between the cleats (8) for driving the packs to be squeezed (4) from the loading zone (A) to the pressing zone (B) and the cleats (13) intended to drive the packs pressurized (4) from the pressing zone (B) to the dewatering zone (C) is greater than the width of the skirt (2) which delimits the pressing volume.
In the case of pressing of bulk containers (9):
  • the tank (10) is fed by a hopper (15) (tilting or not);
  • at the end of pressing, the plate (3) rises the pressurized containers (9) which are then driven from the pressing zone (B) to the dewatering zone (C) by means of the cleats (13).
A tank (14) for recovering liquids is placed under the worktop.
The chains (7) are driven by pulleys (16).

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits et représentés pour lesquels on pourra prévoir d'autres variantes, en particulier dans :

  • la nature, les formes et les dimensions des plateaux, de la jupe ou de la cuve ;
  • les moyens d'entraînement des plateaux et des packs ou contenants.
Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown for which other variants may be provided, in particular in:
  • the nature, shapes and dimensions of the trays, the skirt or the tank;
  • the drive means trays and packs or containers.

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  1. Device to press bulk packs or containers intended to recover the liquids, particularly milk or fruit juice, contained therein;
    characterised in that it comprises, in combination, a support plate (3), whereon the packs (4) or containers (9) to be pressed rest, suitable for adopting a high position to press packs (4) and a low position to press containers (9); a pressing plate (1), driven by a vertical to-and-fro movement, suitable for pressing said packs or container and means (2,10) suitable for delimiting, with the plate (1) and the plate (3), a closed volume throughout the pressing phase.
  2. Device, according to claim 1, characterised in that the means (2) consists of a skirt driven by the plate (1) and is suitable, when it comes into contact with a component (11) of the work surface located in the prolongation of the plate (3) in the high position, for sliding with respect to said plate (1) so as to keep the pressing volume of the packs (4) closed until the end of said operation.
  3. Device, according to claim 1, characterised in that the means (10) consists of a tank delimited, at its base, by the plate (3) in the low position and suitable for keeping the pressing volume of the containers (9) closed until the end of said operation.
  4. Device, according to claim 1, characterised in that the plate (1) comprises, on its pressing face, a sheet (5), made of rubber-like material, of a suitable thickness and consistency to take the exact shape of the surface of the pressed packs or containers.
  5. Device, according to claim 1, characterised in that the work surface (3,11) comprises a loading area (A) followed by a pressing area (B) in turn followed by a draining area (C).
  6. Device, according to claim 5, characterised in that the work surface (3,11) is connected to means, of the type with chains (7) and cleats (8,13), driven by a to-and-fro movement and suitable for carrying the packs (4) from the loading area (A) to the draining area (C) through the pressing area (B) and the containers (9) from the pressing area (B) to the draining area (C).
  7. Device, according to claim 6, characterised in that gap between the cleats (8), intended to carry the packs to be pressed (4) from the loading area (A) to the pressing area (B), and the cleats (13), intended to carry the pressed packs (4), or containers (9), from the pressing area (B) to the draining area (C), is greater than the length of the skirt (2) delimiting the pressing volume.
  8. Device, according to claim 3, characterised in that the tank (10) is supplied by a hopper (15).
  9. Device, according to claims 6 and 8, characterised in that, at the end of pressing, the plate (3) raises the pressed containers (9) which are then carried from the pressing area (B) to the draining area (C), by means of the cleats (13).
  10. Device, according to claim 1, characterised in that a liquid recovery tray (14) is placed under the work surface.
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FR0105838A FR2824015A1 (en) 2001-04-26 2001-04-26 Automatic mechanism for pressing packs to recover contained liquids comprises support on which packs rest and pressing tray with vertical to and fro motion
FR0105838 2001-04-26
FR0201356A FR2824016B1 (en) 2001-04-26 2002-02-01 AUTOMATIC DEVICE FOR PRESSURING PACKS OR CONTAINERS
FR0201356 2002-02-01
PCT/FR2002/001260 WO2002087865A1 (en) 2001-04-26 2002-04-11 Automatic device for pressing packs

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