EP2072405B1 - Module pour sécher des surfaces externes de conteneurs - Google Patents

Module pour sécher des surfaces externes de conteneurs Download PDF

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EP2072405B1
EP2072405B1 EP08103767A EP08103767A EP2072405B1 EP 2072405 B1 EP2072405 B1 EP 2072405B1 EP 08103767 A EP08103767 A EP 08103767A EP 08103767 A EP08103767 A EP 08103767A EP 2072405 B1 EP2072405 B1 EP 2072405B1
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Marco Priero
Andrea Pini
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
    • B65C9/0015—Preparing the labels or articles, e.g. smoothing, removing air bubbles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26—DRYING
    • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B15/00—Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form
    • F26B15/10—Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form with movement in a path composed of one or more straight lines, e.g. compound, the movement being in alternate horizontal and vertical directions
    • F26B15/12—Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form with movement in a path composed of one or more straight lines, e.g. compound, the movement being in alternate horizontal and vertical directions the lines being all horizontal or slightly inclined
    • F26B15/18—Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form with movement in a path composed of one or more straight lines, e.g. compound, the movement being in alternate horizontal and vertical directions the lines being all horizontal or slightly inclined the objects or batches of materials being carried by endless belts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26—DRYING
    • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B21/00—Arrangements or duct systems, e.g. in combination with pallet boxes, for supplying and controlling air or gases for drying solid materials or objects
    • F26B21/004—Nozzle assemblies; Air knives; Air distributors; Blow boxes

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  • the present invention relates to a module for drying external (i.e. outer) Surfaces of containers comprising:
  • the present invention is an improvement of the Italian patent application for industrial invention no. IT PR20060101 A1 in the same Applicant's name, which protects the presence of a connecting conduit of the drying tunnel to a labelling machine, in which said conduit is provided with air conditioning means in such a way as to prevent condensation from forming on the outer surface of the dried containers.
  • These adjusting means comprise vertical rods whereon are slidably applied nozzles provided with joints for orientation.
  • An object of the present invention is to eliminate the aforesaid drawbacks and drastically to reduce the number of the adjustments necessary on the occasion of the change of format of the containers to be treated.
  • Most known applications comprise a drying tunnel constructed in a single module with a single blowing element and emission of air through a continuous blade-like lateral slit (instead of a plurality of nozzles): depending on the production needs and on the containers to be treated, during the design phase the use of a blowing element of adequate dimensions and power is prescribed.
  • An object of the present invention is to make the drying apparatus more flexible and more adaptable to the various circumstances and types of use, able also to transport the containers on paths of considerable lengths, even curvilinear and hence not only on short rectilinear segments.
  • the drying module of the present invention which is characterised by the content of the appended claims and in particular in that the means for adjusting the nozzles comprise a transverse rod whereto the nozzles are anchored, the ends of the rod being movable in height along vertical elements in such a way that the rod can assume a plurality of positions variously inclined and at various levels.
  • the transport means can comprise a first conveyor belt whereon are input containers, and a second conveyor belt for outputting containers flanked for at least one segment to the first conveyor belt.
  • the transport means can comprise one ore more conveyor belt shaped in such a way as to form a curvilinear path.
  • Individual modules preferably provided each with its own blowing element, can be mutually connected to embody a longer apparatus.
  • the number 1 indicates a module for drying the outer surface of containers 2 in a drying tunnel 3 having an entry 4 and an exit 5 and means 6 for adjusting a plurality of nozzles 7.
  • Each module 1 comprises a blowing element 8 which through a plurality of conduits 9 moves air through the nozzles and therefrom on the transiting containers.
  • Each module 1 normally comprises eight nozzles with related conduits, connected to a single blowing element.
  • Each module is about one meter long, and it can be replicated n times according to the speed, the dimensions of the container to be dried and the difference between the temperature of the product in the containers and the outside environment (which causes condensation to form).
  • there may be a single module for application for example in wine bottling plants producing 1,000 bottles/hour, up to 12 modules in the case of industrial plants and typically breweries producing 60/70,000 bottles/hour.
  • each blowing element 8 is originally associated an inverter for an adjustment of the speed of the blowing element, so that the blowing elements can be adjusted independently of each other.
  • a motorization 10 that provides for the actuation of a conveyor of the containers, normally a conveyor belt or chain.
  • the length of the drying apparatus can be greater than that of a conveyor, it is possible that in one module 1 (but also in more than one module if necessary) a first conveyor, through which the containers enter the module, is flanked by a second conveyor through which the containers exit the module.
  • the containers transit from the first conveyor to the second conveyor.
  • each module can be adapted to convey the containers, during the drying operation, along a path that is not rectilinear but curvilinear, as shown in figure 6 .
  • the conveyor is constituted by a curvilinear segment of equal cross section relative to the rectilinear one.
  • the conveyor has an average radius of 700 mm.
  • Said conveyor is suitable for driving chains of any type.
  • the means 6 for adjusting the nozzles originally comprise a transverse rod 12 whereto are anchored the nozzles 7, the ends whereof are movable in height along vertical elements 13 in such a way that the rod can assume a plurality of positions, variously inclined and at various levels.
  • the transverse rod 12 is curvilinear and it allows to house the same number of nozzles (sixteen) as the rectilinear module.
  • the system for locking the rod to the vertical elements 13 is of the hinge-carriage type: this enables to position the rod with any inclination relative to the horizontal plane, and the rotation of the rod itself relative to its axis.
  • the system for tightening the nozzles is constituted by bolting on the rod: this enables the rotation of the nozzle relative to the axis of the bolt.
  • the two engagement systems, together, enable the rotation and the positioning of the nozzles on three axes.
  • the inclination of the rod is such that the transiting containers meet first nozzles at greater height and subsequently nozzles at lower height, in such a way as to facilitate the process of drying and sliding the condensation from the top to the bottom of each container.
  • the last module of the apparatus can be a dehumidification module as described in the aforementioned patent application by the same Applicant, or it can be a drying module like the other modules of the present invention, provided with nozzles and blowing element.

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  1. Module (1) pour sécher des surfaces externes de conteneurs (2), comprenant:
    - un tunnel de séchage (3) ayant une entrée (4) et une sortie (5) et pourvu de buses (7) pour souffler de l'air à l'intérieur du tunnel (3) sur les conteneurs (2) transitant par le tunnel lui-même;
    - des moyens de transport des conteneurs (2) à l'intérieur du tunnel de séchage (3) de l'entrée (4) à la sortie (5);
    - des moyens (6) pour régler les buses (7) afin de varier leur positionnement, caractérisé en ce que les moyens (6) pour régler les buses (7) comprennent une tige transversale (12) où sont fixées les buses (7), dont les extrémités peuvent se déplacer en hauteur le long d'éléments verticaux (13) de telle sorte que la tige (12) puisse avoir une pluralité de positions, variablement inclinées à différents niveaux.
  2. Module selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les moyens de transport comprennent un premier tapis transporteur permettant l'entrée des conteneurs (2) et un second tapis transporteur pour la sortie de ces derniers, flanqué sur au moins un segment du premier tapis transporteur.
  3. Module selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les moyens de transport comprennent un ou plusieurs tapis transporteur(s) façonné(s) de telle manière à ce qu'il(s) forme(nt) une trajectoire curviligne.
  4. Appareil pour sécher la surface externe de conteneurs (2) caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une pluralité de modules (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, mutuellement relié par des accouplements, des axes ou par boulonnage.
  5. Appareil selon la revendication 4, dans lequel chaque module (1) comprend un élément de soufflage (8).
  6. Appareil selon la revendication 5, dans lequel à chaque élément de soufflage (8) est associé à un onduleur permettant de régler la vitesse de l'élément de soufflage, de telle sorte que les éléments de soufflage puissent être réglés indépendamment les uns des autres.
  7. Appareil selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un module afin d'être relié à une machine d'étiquetage pourvue de buses de séchage (7).
  8. Appareil selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un ou plusieurs modules (1) pourvu(s) d'une motorisation (10) pour actionner un transporteur de conteneurs (2).
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