EP1595792A1 - Dispositif et procédé pour introduire des enveloppes dans un récipient - Google Patents

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EP1595792A1
EP1595792A1 EP04011052A EP04011052A EP1595792A1 EP 1595792 A1 EP1595792 A1 EP 1595792A1 EP 04011052 A EP04011052 A EP 04011052A EP 04011052 A EP04011052 A EP 04011052A EP 1595792 A1 EP1595792 A1 EP 1595792A1
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Kurt Hasler
Louis Widmer
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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
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/14—Packaging paper or like sheets, envelopes, or newspapers, in flat, folded, or rolled form
    • B65B25/141—Packaging paper or like sheets, envelopes, or newspapers, in flat, folded, or rolled form packaging flat articles in boxes

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  • the invention relates to a device or a method for filling envelopes into a container, comprising a feed conveyor, by means of which the Envelopes on a stack support to form a stack on top of each other can be stored.
  • Such a device for introducing stacked envelopes into a container is known for example from DE 298 09 257 U1.
  • a vertical Stacking shaft will be a variety of horizontally stacked envelopes stacked.
  • This vertical stacking shaft has an openable bottom closure and a distance above this arranged separating means, by means of which a group of envelopes in the stacking shaft is separable.
  • This device has a complex structure.
  • U1 is a filling device for filling cuboidal Containers with filled envelopes known in which the envelopes of a Conveyor either single or scaled sequential directly be conveyed into the interior of the container.
  • the container and / or the conveyor relative to the other part movable.
  • One integrity direct conveying in the container to be filled is problematic and leads to relatively large dimensions of the device.
  • a Means for forming stacks of newspapers or the like is, for example from US 3,908,985.
  • the stacking pad is at this facility inclined and it is during the formation of the stack to the horizontal
  • From US 5,190,281 A is a device for forming a stack of Arches on a height-adjustable and inclined to the horizontal Stack pad known.
  • the stack support is along a guide rail movable, which is aligned perpendicular to the stack support and one opposite the vertical inclined contact surface for the narrow sides of the stacked Forms bows.
  • the stack support Lowerable below the level of a roller conveyor, by means of which the stack in the Result is dissipated.
  • a similar device is also known from US 4,897,017 known.
  • the object of the invention is a relatively simple and inexpensive, but it To provide reliable working device of the type mentioned. This is achieved by a device with the features of the invention Claim 1 or by a method having the features of claim 15.
  • a comparatively small and inexpensive device be provided, which thus also for quantities to be filled envelopes can be used in which a use of conventional large-scale systems not economically viable.
  • an inclined relative to the vertical bearing surface for the longitudinal edges of the stacked envelopes arranged, with this bearing surface from bottom to top seen from the side of the stack support on which the container is arranged, is directed away. It is characterized a reliable training of a contact surface abutting stack reaches, being on the opposite of the contact surface Side of the stack no contact surface is required.
  • the stack support at least during training of the stack has a relation to the horizontal inclined position, wherein it is pivoted at an angle to the horizontal, the same direction with the angle to which the contact surface is pivoted relative to the vertical is.
  • the stack support can advantageously after completion of the stack into a substantially horizontal transfer position be pivotable, in which the transfer of the stack takes place in the container.
  • the transfer device one between a retracted and an extended position sliding ejector on.
  • this attacks on the contact surface facing side of the stack to this.
  • the ejector in its retracted position, the contact surface for the stack or at least part of it.
  • the Pusher when inserting the stack into the container by a horizontal Axis is pivotable. He can parallel in this case in its starting position to the side surface of the stack and in its end position at the end of the insertion process be aligned parallel to the container bottom.
  • the container in which the envelopes are to be filled can be a box, a box or a box to be like that. At least during the filling process, it is unilaterally open. It can be one Lid may be present, with which the container is closed in succession.
  • the inventive device has a feed conveyor 1 of Envelopes, which for example in the form of an upper and lower conveyor belt is formed, between which the envelopes are transported.
  • a feed conveyor 1 of Envelopes which for example in the form of an upper and lower conveyor belt is formed, between which the envelopes are transported.
  • the upper one and / or lower conveyor belt could also be provided a roller conveyor be, even below the envelopes arranged conveyor belts and / or Roller conveyors could be used in principle.
  • Such conveyors are known in different embodiments, for example from the in The publications mentioned in the introduction.
  • the envelopes 3 supplied by the feed conveyor are placed on a stack support 2 filed, for example, arranged by two parallel to each other Tines is formed.
  • the stack support is by means of a carriage 4 along a guide 5 movable, which here of two mutually parallel Guide rails is formed.
  • the guide 5 is preferably opposite the vertical by an angle 6th inclined, which may for example be in the range between 5 ° and 30 °.
  • the the Feeding conveyor 1 facing side of the guide 5, on which the carriage. 4 is arranged, due to this tendency is slightly upwards.
  • a stack 10 of envelopes 3 begins when moved to its upper end position Stack support 2 (see Fig. 5) above the two prongs of the stack support 2 are arranged around axes 11 pivotable lever 12, at the free Ends retaining rollers 13 are rotatably supported via a freewheel gear.
  • One of the feed conveyor 1 fed envelope can between the stack support 2 and the retaining rollers 13 are inserted, wherein the retaining rollers 13 to be twisted slightly clockwise. Due to the freewheel gear is a rotation of the retaining rollers in the opposite direction but not possible, so that an abutting the contact surface 14 envelope of this can not spring back because it is locked by the retaining rollers 13.
  • Fig. 5 the front of the retaining rollers 13 in its lowered position and the rear of the retaining rollers 13 shown in a raised position. Furthermore, in Fig. 5 is a schematically cooperating with the lever 12 button 15 is shown. When pivoting the lever 12 upwards is in the upper End position of the retaining roller 13 of the button 15 is actuated. This will be a Signal output to a control device, through which in the sequence the stack support 2 is lowered by one step.
  • the hinged retention rollers 13 For heavy or very short envelopes, it is advantageous to use the hinged retention rollers 13 to drive the concerns of the envelopes on the contact surface 14th to improve.
  • the drive of the retaining rollers 13 can via a rotatable axle 11 with a toothed belt or gear.
  • the drive is torque limited, for example, by a current limit of the drive motor or by a slip clutch in the drive system.
  • a freewheel gear used.
  • the stack support 2 is in FIG shown embodiment during the stacking of the envelopes 3 first inclined to the horizontal by an angle 16.
  • This angle 16 can essentially (+/- 10 °) correspond to the angle 6 to the guide 5 opposite the vertical is inclined, so that the stack support 2 and the guide. 5 essentially (+/- 10 °) perpendicular to each other.
  • the angle 6 of the inclination the guide 5 relative to the vertical is thus in the same direction to the angle 16 of Inclination of the stack support 2 with respect to the horizontal.
  • the stack support 2 Upon reaching its lower end position, the stack support 2 is in a substantially horizontal orientation pivots (i.e., +/- 15 ° around the horizontal lying).
  • a guide device may be provided, as will be explained in the following with reference to FIG. 6.
  • the stack support 2 is opposite the carriage 4 is mounted pivotably about a horizontal axis 17.
  • On the back of this horizontal axis 17 is at the stack support 2 a Art knee lever 18 hinged about the horizontal axis 19 pivotally.
  • a roller 20th In the area the free end of the upper lever arm of the bell crank 18 is a roller 20th rotatably mounted, which is movable along a guide track 21, which with an end stop is provided.
  • the carriage 4 Just before the carriage 4 reaches its lower end position along the guide 5, beats the lower free end of the bell crank 18 against a machine frame fixed Stop 24 on.
  • the further lowering of the carriage 4 in its lower end position is in the sequence of the toggle lever 18 in a clockwise direction pivoted until the roller 20 reaches the position shown in dashed lines in Fig. 6, in which the stack support 2 about the axis 17 in the also shown in dashed lines horizontal position has been pivoted.
  • the roller 20 In the upwardly pivoted position of the stack support 2, the roller 20 is opposite the axis 19 offset by the distance s to the rear, so that the stack support 2 even with a weight load by overlying envelopes a pivoting in the horizontal position is locked.
  • Fig. 1 the state is shown in which a deliberately folkder stack 10 the stack support 2 is completed and the stack support already in its horizontal Alignment has been pivoted.
  • the stack lies here on the contact surface 14 on.
  • the contact surface 14 opposite side of the stack 10 is free, d. H. here no contact surface is provided.
  • a container 26 is arranged, in which the envelopes are to be filled (the container 26 is located here in his "filling position").
  • a holder 45 is present, the Container 26 for the filling process of the envelopes 3 with its filling opening in the direction keeps aligned with the stack 10.
  • This holder 45 has an L-shaped Holm on which a cross member 46 for holding the container 26 in the area his bottom and a cross member 47 for holding the container in the area its side wall are arranged.
  • the holder 45 is in the illustrated embodiment arranged on a pull-out 27.
  • the Bracket 45 and thus the container are moved transversely to the conveying direction, so that the empty container is simply inserted into the holder 45 and filled Container can be easily removed by an operator can.
  • the holder 45 may be pivotable about the axis 48 to the holder 45 and thus to pivot the container 26 into a position after being pulled out, in which the filling opening of the container facing up, whereupon the Container 26 can be easily removed.
  • a handle 43 is disposed thereon.
  • the removal direction could also be parallel to the feed conveyor 1, in particular to improve accessibility, if the envelope feed to the device according to the invention at right angles to Feeding conveyor 1 takes place.
  • the contact surface 14 for the stack 10 and the container bottom 29 are in imaginary levels, the angularly intersect each other and intersect in a horizontal cutting line.
  • lateral guide plates 25 provided, based on the side view of FIG. 1 before and are arranged behind the stack 10.
  • the guide plates 25 bridge In this case, the area between the contact surface 14 and the filling opening of the container 26th
  • At least one of the guide plates 25 adjustable so that the distance between them is adjustable. This serves for Adjustment to the width of the envelopes, for example to compensate for width tolerances (eg between different manufacturers) or to be discontinued non-standard width dimensions of the envelopes or envelopes.
  • a transfer device 31 exists, one between a retracted and an extended one Position displaceable ejector 30 has.
  • the contact surface 14 of the stack 10 facing surface the ejector 30 is formed.
  • the transfer device 31 comprises in the embodiment shown along a from horizontal guide rails 32 movable carriage 33 (Fig. 7). This is from a drive motor 34 (FIG. 2) along the guide rails 32 adjustable, in the illustrated embodiment via timing belt 35, 36 and a intermediate gear 37.
  • the pusher 30 is about a horizontal axis 38 pivotally mounted on the carriage 33.
  • On the slide is also a displaceable opposite to this mounted pin 39 provided by a Compression spring 40 is biased in its extended position shown in Fig. 7 is. In this, the pin 39 holds the ejector 30 in its illustrated in Fig. 7 pivoted to the left and supported by a stop 41 position.
  • the ejector 30 is in the sequence of the stack 10 along the stack support 2 is moved and inserted into the container 26.
  • the filled container 26 can be removed (by pulling out the pull-out guide 27 by means of the handle 43) and an empty container can be used become.
  • the ejector 30 has been withdrawn in the meantime Retracted position and raised the stack support 2 in its upper setting. The device is thus ready for a new filling cycle.
  • the container 26 may also be a specific Number of envelopes are given, with which the container 26 is filled. After the stack 10 has reached this number of envelopes, the stack support 2 lowered into its lower end position and the stack by means of the ejector 30 inserted into the container 26.
  • the device has two filling devices, as shown in Fig. 8.
  • a switch 44 provided by means of the envelopes either one of the two filling devices can be supplied.
  • a stack on the stack support 2 formed by one of the two devices After reaching its final height the switch 44 is switched so that the stack support 2 of the other filling device is charged.
  • the on the pile of the first stacking device formed stack are inserted into the container and the filled container removed and a new empty container can be used.

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DE1121992B (de) * 1958-12-16 1962-01-11 Ibm Fuellvorrichtung fuer Kartons zur Aufnahme von Lochkartenstapeln
DE1219381B (de) * 1960-06-03 1966-06-16 Ibm Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Lochkartenstapeln
DE3621066A1 (de) * 1986-06-24 1988-01-07 Hoefliger Harro Verpackung Vorrichtung und verfahren zum zufuehren von flachbeutelpackungen in einen sammelbehaelter hinein
US5190281A (en) * 1991-06-21 1993-03-02 John Cardenas Vertical signature stacking system having a non-contact sensor to control stack formation

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1121992B (de) * 1958-12-16 1962-01-11 Ibm Fuellvorrichtung fuer Kartons zur Aufnahme von Lochkartenstapeln
DE1219381B (de) * 1960-06-03 1966-06-16 Ibm Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Lochkartenstapeln
DE3621066A1 (de) * 1986-06-24 1988-01-07 Hoefliger Harro Verpackung Vorrichtung und verfahren zum zufuehren von flachbeutelpackungen in einen sammelbehaelter hinein
US5190281A (en) * 1991-06-21 1993-03-02 John Cardenas Vertical signature stacking system having a non-contact sensor to control stack formation

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