EP1710158B1 - Procédé et dispositif pour manipuler des conteneurs - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour manipuler des conteneurs Download PDF

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EP1710158B1
EP1710158B1 EP06007168A EP06007168A EP1710158B1 EP 1710158 B1 EP1710158 B1 EP 1710158B1 EP 06007168 A EP06007168 A EP 06007168A EP 06007168 A EP06007168 A EP 06007168A EP 1710158 B1 EP1710158 B1 EP 1710158B1
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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
    • B65B39/00—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
    • B65B39/14—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers movable with a moving container or wrapper during filling or depositing
    • B65B39/145—Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers movable with a moving container or wrapper during filling or depositing in an endless path
    • 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
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/26—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled
    • B65B3/30—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement
    • B65B3/305—Methods or devices for controlling the quantity of the material fed or filled by volumetric measurement with measuring pockets moving in an endless path
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/10—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
    • B65B35/24—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by endless belts or chains

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  • the invention relates to a method and a device by means of which containers can be treated during the movement.
  • An example of treating containers is the placement of container lids.
  • the containers are fed straight to a treatment station.
  • the treatment station includes a turntable with individual receptacles, in each of which a container fits. This container is then moved along a circular arc and thereby provided with a lid.
  • Another device for treating containers namely for filling, also contains a turntable with individual receptacles, which operates discontinuously ( DE 195 13 103 ).
  • Containers have to undergo different treatments. For example, a container must first be filled and only then sealed. In the known devices, the container is therefore initially moved straight up to the treatment station, where he strongly changes his direction in a turntable. If necessary, it must be changed in a second or third treatment station in turn in his direction. These abrupt changes in direction may be detrimental to the treatment of the containers. For example, a container filled with liquid may spill over in the event of a sudden change of direction.
  • the invention is based on the object to provide a way to handle containers without excessive stress.
  • the invention proposes a device having the features of claim 1 and / or a method having the features of claim 19. Further developments of the invention are the subject of dependent claims.
  • the containers are moved along a linear treatment path that does not involve sudden changes in direction.
  • the treatment station which has at least one treatment device, moves it so that it follows the movement of the container. It thus moves at the same speed as the container so that it can perform the treatment of the container during its movement on the rectilinear path of movement.
  • the treatment by the treatment device is sufficient time available.
  • a turntable to increase the treatment path of the diameter of the turntable must be increased with a corresponding space requirement.
  • only an extension in the linear direction needs to be done because the width of the closed path of travel for the treatment device is then not increased.
  • the path of movement of the treatment station for the treatment device has a section which is at least approximately parallel to the path of movement of the container during the treatment ,
  • Another possibility would be to separately control and move the treatment device as a function of the movement path with respect to the treatment station.
  • the movement path of the treatment device in plan view runs parallel to the treatment path of the container or the container.
  • the parallelism in plan view has the background that, for example, when filling the container, the filling is done from above or from above can be particularly easy to perform.
  • When lowering the treatment device or a part of the treatment device may also be an oblique course of the movement path of advantage.
  • the treatment for which the device according to the invention can be used includes, for example, the filling of a container.
  • a container Of course, it is conceivable to simply drop liquid or flowable material downwards. But it is particularly useful to lower the treatment device or a part of the treatment device so far that the delivery of the liquid or the flowable Guts takes place directly in the container. For example, it may be sufficient to lower a filling attachment of the treatment device and withdraw it later, while the larger part of the treatment device does not change its height. The same applies, for example, to a closing device with the aid of which a cover is put on and twisted while the drive for rotating the cover is not lowered.
  • the treatment station has a plurality of treatment devices which have a distance corresponding to the distance of the container on the movement path in the same direction from each other. During transport on the transport so the containers are all treated, for example, filled in order.
  • all treatment devices are identical in the treatment station, so take over the same activity.
  • the device has at least one further treatment station. These is then advantageously arranged behind the first treatment station.
  • An arrangement would also be conceivable in which treatment devices of one treatment station intervene between the treatment devices of the other treatment station so that the two treatment stations operate on the same section of the transport path of the containers.
  • the further treatment station is provided for carrying out a different treatment of the containers than the first. It is conceivable, for example, that the containers at the first treatment station are additionally filled with a first product and at the second treatment station with a second product. Then the treatment devices at the treatment stations can be identical, even if they perform a different task.
  • At least one treatment device of the second treatment station is constructed differently than the treatment device of the first treatment station, so that it can take on a different task.
  • the treatment device in the treatment station should treat a container during the movement. It is necessary that it follows its movement. It is possible that the treatment device orients itself at the position of the respective container to be treated itself and thereby determines its position.
  • the transport device conveys the containers with a defined position, that is to say in particular has a conveyor with a defined position of the containers.
  • the defined position of the containers can be achieved in that the conveyor has receptacles that have a specific Occupy position and in which the containers are received without possibility of deviation.
  • An example of such a conveyor is a screw conveyor in which the containers are held in the turns of the screw. Calculating conveyors can also be designed so that they allow a precisely defined position of the containers.
  • the treatment station can have a transmission device guided around at least two deflection rollers, for example one or two chains, belts or the like running parallel to one another.
  • the treatment station has a rail guide for the at least one treatment device, so that the device is pushed or driven along the rails.
  • the rotating gear means can serve to move the treatment device along the rail guide, so take over only the drive.
  • the treatment device is attached directly to the chain so that it not only takes over the drive, but also the guidance of the treatment device.
  • control device for activating the treatment device can cooperate with a slide guide or the like, which can be attached to the rail guide, for example.
  • control device has a servomotor, for example, for each treatment device has its own servo motor.
  • the containers are transported in a rectilinear continuous motion. Over a certain portion of this transport path, at least one treatment device is moved at the same speed and in each case opposite to a container. During the movement, the container is treated by the treatment device. After completion of the treatment, the treatment device is guided along a circumferential path of movement back to a location where it is placed over another container, which it can then treat again.
  • FIG. 1 shows in a very schematic view of how a device according to the invention is constructed and should work. As an example, the filling and closing of containers is shown.
  • a rail 1 is intended to represent a transport path for a plurality of containers 2.
  • the containers are in FIG. 1 moved from left to right with the help of, for example, a screw conveyor with a constant distance. Since the drive of the screw conveyor with its speed and the gear ratios are known, the position of each container 2 can be determined. The rail passes on a device or even partially under this, as it turns out FIG. 2 will still arise.
  • the schematically illustrated apparatus includes a machine base 3 with drives, controls and the like. Above the container 2, a first treatment station 4 is arranged, which is mounted for example by means of stands 5 to the device.
  • the treatment station 4 contains a reservoir 6 with the material to be filled, which passes from this reservoir 6 via manifolds 7 to 8 connections for hoses.
  • the connections for hoses are connected via the aforementioned hoses with connection piece 9 of individual treatment devices. Out of the treatment devices discharge nozzle 10 out down, from which the material to be filled can get into the container 2.
  • each container 2 below the treatment station 4 a dispensing nozzle 10 is arranged aligned.
  • the lower edge in the dispensing nozzle 10 approaches progressively from left to right the containers and penetrates into this.
  • the dispensing nozzles 10 are pulled out of the containers 2 again.
  • each container 2 within the area in the treatment station 4 is assigned a dispensing nozzle 10.
  • the processing station 14 includes a plurality of treatment devices with a shaft 15, which can be both lowered to approach the top of the container 2, as well as can be rotated to unscrew the lid, if it is screw cap.
  • FIG. 2 shows even more simplified the mutual association of the container 2 and the treatment station.
  • the containers 2 are transported on the rail 1 from left to right. They have a fixed mutual distance and are moved at a known speed, so that their position is known. Aligned with the same speed and the containers 2, the treatment devices 16 of the treatment station 4 are moved.
  • the treatment stations 16 are attached in the illustrated schematic example to a rotating gear means 17, for example a chain 18.
  • the chain 18 is guided around two guide wheels 19, both of which have the same diameter and rotate at the same speed.
  • the speed of movement of the chain 18 is synchronized with the speed of movement of the containers 2 on the rail 1. This ensures that each treatment device 16, which is located on the in FIG. 2 lower strand of the chain 18 is always positioned directly above a container 2.
  • the treatment device 10 can thus deliver, for example by opening its dispensing nozzle 10 liquid or flowable material in the container. There is a way available that corresponds to the length of the lower run of the chain 18. During this treatment, the container 2 remains in its continuous rectilinear motion without sudden changes of direction. Therefore, there can be no spill or other process that would be detrimental to the container or its contents.
  • FIG. 3 shows one way in which the lowering of the neck 10 of a treatment device 16 can be controlled.
  • Behind the chain 18 may, for example, below the plane of the guide wheels 19, a link 20 may be arranged, which has a groove 21.
  • a connected to the dispensing nozzle 10 pin engage, which then causes a lowering of the nozzle 10 into the container 2 in further movement of the treatment device 16.

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  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
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  1. Dispositif pour traiter continuellement des récipients (2), comprenant
    1.1 un équipement de transport pour déplacer les récipients (2) pendant le traitement sur une trajectoire de traitement rectiligne,
    1.2 un poste de traitement (4, 14) comprenant
    1.2.1 au moins un appareil de traitement (16) qui
    1.2.2 se laisse déplacer selon une trajectoire fermée sur elle-même de sorte à
    1.3 suivre le mouvement des récipients (2) à la même vitesse que ces derniers,
    caractérisé en ce que
    1.4 un équipement de commande servant à abaisser et remonter un embout de soutirage (10) équipant un appareil de traitement (16), en face de la trajectoire des récipients (2).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 dans lequel la trajectoire du poste de traitement (4) présente un tronçon dont le tracé est au moins approximativement parallèle à la trajectoire des récipients (2) pendant le traitement.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2 dans lequel la trajectoire de l'appareil de traitement (16) observée de dessus présente un tracé parallèle à la trajectoire de traitement des récipients (2).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le poste de traitement (4, 14) comporte plusieurs appareils de traitement (16) présentant entre eux dans la même direction un écart correspondant à l'écart des récipients (2) sur la trajectoire de traitement.
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, dans lequel tous les appareils de traitement (16) composant d'un poste de traitement (4, 14) sont configurés à l'identique.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, comportant un poste de traitement (14) supplémentaire.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le poste de traitement (14) supplémentaire est prévu pour réaliser un traitement autre que celui effectué à la première station de traitement (4).
  8. Dispositif selon les revendications 6 ou 7, dans lequel au moins un appareil de traitement (16) du deuxième poste de traitement (14) a été construit différemment de l'appareil de traitement (16) composant le premier poste de traitement (4).
  9. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'équipement de transport présente un convoyeur avec des récipients (10) dans une position définie.
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le convoyeur est un convoyeur à vis sans fin.
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le convoyeur est un convoyeur à râteaux.
  12. Dispositif selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le poste de traitement (4, 14) présente un équipement de transmission passant par au minimum deux rouleaux de renvoi (19).
  13. Dispositif selon la revendication 12, dans lequel au moins un appareil de traitement (16) a été fixé contre l'équipement de transmission en circulation périphérique.
  14. Dispositif selon les revendications 12 ou 13, dans lequel le poste de traitement (4, 14) présente un guidage par rail pour l'appareil de traitement (16).
  15. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 12 à 14, dans lequel l'appareil de traitement (16) est entraîné par l'équipement de transmission en circulation périphérique.
  16. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 4 à 15, dans lequel l'équipement de commande interagit avec un guidage à coulisses ou assimilé.
  17. Dispositif selon la revendication 16, dans lequel le guidage à coulisses est configuré pour déplacer une partie de l'appareil de traitement (16).
  18. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 4 à 15, dans lequel l'équipement de commande présente un servomoteur, de préférence un servomoteur pour chaque appareil de traitement (16).
  19. Dispositif pour traiter des récipients (2) pendant le mouvement continu desdits récipients (2), dans lequel
    19.1 les récipients (2) sont transportés selon une trajectoire rectiligne,
    19.2 au moins un appareil de traitement (16) est déplacé à la même vitesse et selon la même trajectoire que celles des récipients (2),
    19.3 l'appareil de traitement (16) affecté à un récipient (2) traite ce dernier pendant le déplacement de ce dernier et
    19.4 une fois le traitement achevé, l'appareil de traitement (16) est ramené au point de départ en décrivant un mouvement périphérique selon une trajectoire en circuit fermé,
    caractérisé en ce que
    19.5 un embout de soutirage (10) d'un appareil de traitement (16), situé en face de la trajectoire des récipients (2), est abaissé jusque dans le récipient (2) pour en être remonté ensuite.
  20. Procédé selon la revendication 19, dans lequel l'appareil de traitement (16) est déplacé, pendant le traitement, parallèlement à la trajectoire des récipients (2).
  21. Procédé selon les revendications 19 ou 20, dans lequel plusieurs appareils de traitement (16) présentant un écart correspondant à l'écart des récipients (2) sont déplacés simultanément dans le même sens.
  22. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 19 à 20 dans lequel tous les appareils de traitement (16) effectuent le même traitement.
  23. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 19 à 21, dans lequel les appareils de traitement (16) effectuent des traitements différents.
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