Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G19/00—Conveyors comprising an impeller or a series of impellers carried by an endless traction element and arranged to move articles or materials over a supporting surface or underlying material, e.g. endless scraper conveyors
  • B65G19/02—Conveyors comprising an impeller or a series of impellers carried by an endless traction element and arranged to move articles or materials over a supporting surface or underlying material, e.g. endless scraper conveyors for articles, e.g. for containers
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G35/00—Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for
  • B65G35/06—Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for comprising a load-carrier moving along a path, e.g. a closed path, and adapted to be engaged by any one of a series of traction elements spaced along the path
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
  • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
  • B65G47/84—Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
  • B65G47/841—Devices having endless travelling belts or chains equipped with article-engaging elements
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G19/00—Conveyors comprising an impeller or a series of impellers carried by an endless traction element and arranged to move articles or materials over a supporting surface or underlying material, e.g. endless scraper conveyors
  • B65G19/18—Details
  • B65G19/22—Impellers, e.g. push-plates, scrapers; Guiding means therefor
  • B65G19/24—Attachment of impellers to traction element
  • B65G19/245—Attachment of impellers to traction element for article conveyors, e.g. for container conveyors

Definitions

• the invention relates to a transport system according to the preamble of claim 1 or 2.
• Transport systems for transporting transport units i. for transporting objects or products of various kinds, such. B. for transporting containers, such as bottles, cans, packaging, groups or units assembled therefrom, are known in many different forms and are used extensively, especially in the beverage industry. In many cases, it is also necessary to transport the individual transport units in such a way that they have a predetermined distance from one another in the transport direction. In order to maintain this distance, it is then basically necessary to design the corresponding transport path with a transport system which has entrainment members, dividing elements or also compartment elements interacting with the transport units, which ensure the desired spacing between the transport units. For simplicity, only compartment elements are treated below, even if these elements of known dimensions in practice or in other applications for protection rights, with the same or almost the same function, are also referred to as drivers or dividing elements.
• the pitch of the forces acting on the transport units Abteilieri is adjustable, can thus be adapted to the format length of the transport units, so that the transport system or a transport system having this transport path can be operated with optimum transport performance and dead times in the United or Processing of transported via the transport route transport units are reduced to a minimum.
• this transport system can e.g. be used as a transport system in the true sense, in particular in the form that the compartment elements form upper drivers acting on a stand or transport plane or surface for the transport units on this, or as a compartment unit to transport units supplied via a transport path to a to bring predetermined pitch.
• the transport system according to the invention is also suitable as a functional unit in a variety of processing and processing machines, for example in packaging machines, in machines for wrapping transport units or groups of transport units (containers) with a film or shrink film, or as a transport system in a synchronous station, etc.
• FIG. 1 in perspective the principle of the invention
• FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
• 1 is a transport path for transporting goods to be transported in the transport direction A on successive transport or product units 2, which in the illustrated embodiment each consist of several grouped together into a group of containers or packaging and as a single lane or as Kispuriger stream of transport units spaced from each other in the transport direction A are moved.
• the transport path 1 consists essentially of a transport system 3, which causes the transport movement of the transport or product units 2, and from an extending in the transport direction A support or transport unit 4, which in the illustrated embodiment, a horizontal or substantially horizontal transport or Standing surface 5 forms on which the transport or product units 2 stand up with their underside and forms, for example, a sliding or rolling surface, eg roller conveyor for the transport or product units 2.
• the transport or floor space 5 is formed by at least one motor-driven transport element supporting the transport movement of the transport or product units 2 in the transport direction A, whose transport speed in the illustrated embodiment is somewhat smaller than the transport speed and via which the transport or product units 2 are fed and be dissipated.
• the transport system 3 consists essentially of two in each case a self-contained loop forming and endlessly driven z.
• each drive element 6 forms a lower length 6.1 in FIG. 1, which extends parallel or substantially parallel to the plane of the transport surface 5 at a distance from this plane, which is preferably smaller than the height of the transport or product units 2.
• the loop Each drive element 6 also forms an upper length 6.2 in FIG. 1, which extends at a substantially greater distance above the plane of the transport surface 5.
• the transitions between the lower length 6.1 and the upper length 6.2 at the inlet 1.1 or at the outlet 1.2 of the transport path are denoted by 6.3 and 6.4 respectively.
• the two drive elements 6 are synchronously and driven at the same speed in the direction of arrow B so that move the length of 6.1 in the transport direction and the length 6.2 against the transport direction A.
• Component of the transport system 3 are also several designed as cross bars driver or compartment elements 7, which are held at both ends to a drive element 6 in the use case, ie in the active or operative state, so that the two drive elements 6 and the cross bars or Compartment elements 7 form a ladder-like structure and in the case of peripherally driven drive elements 6 the transport or product units 2 standing on the transport surface 5 are carried by the compartment elements 7 at the lengths 6.1 and moved in the transport direction A.
• the two drive elements 6 are guided over pulleys that at the inlet 1.1, the respective compartment element 7 from above interferes smoothly behind the transport or product unit 2 standing there and at the outlet 6.2 the respective compartment element 7 from the relevant transport or product unit 2 upwards evasive disengaged disengaged.
• the peculiarity of the transport path 1 or of the transport system 3 consists in the fact that the pitch between two consecutive in the transport direction A compartment elements 7 is not fixed in particular to the lengths 6.1, but to the format length of the transport or product units 2, i. to the size of these transport or product units 2 in the transport direction A, can be optimally adapted so that, for example, one and the same distance between two consecutive in the transport direction A transport or product units 2 is maintained regardless of their format length and thus excessively large gaps between individual transport or product units 2 small format length are avoided.
• transport or product units 2 which have a reduced format length, thus optimal utilization of the transport path 1 at high transport performance (transported transport or product units 2 per unit time) and reduced transport speed is possible.
• the compartment elements 7 are detachably connected to the two drive elements 6, so that, for example, before starting the transport section 1, the compartment elements 7 in one of the format length of the processed transport or product units 2 adapted mutual pitch the drive elements 6 can be attached.
• a format change ie for a transport of transport or product units 2 with a different format length is then a new, changed positioning of the compartment elements 7 on the drive elements 6.
• the conveying or transport speed of the transport system 3 and thus the transport path 1 is determined by the speed , with which the two drive elements 6 are driven in rotation.
• all compartment elements 7 are removed at the end of each revolution of the drive elements 6 and at the beginning of each revolution of the drive elements 6 attached to this newly, in the required for optimal transport of the transport or product units 2 pitch.
• the transport system has a memory 8 for receiving the compartment elements 7. From this memory 8 in each case the first, waiting compartment element 7 is removed via two transfer wheels 9 and brought together at the inlet 1.1 of the transport section 1 with the two drive elements 6, that held the relevant compartment element 7 at least on the lengths of 6.1 by suitable means to the drive elements 6 is or is carried along with them. In the region of the lengths 6.2 of the loops formed by the drive elements 6, the compartment elements 7 are released again by the drive elements 6 and reach the magazine 8.
• the conveying or transport speed of the transport system 3 is determined by the speed at which the two drive elements 6 are driven in rotation.
• the pitch between the compartment elements 7 and the corresponding division of the partition elements 7 is determined on the drive elements 6, taking into account the rotational speed of the drive elements 6.
• the memory 8 is designed so that even at the shortest possible pitch between two consecutive in the transport direction A compartment elements 7 still at least one compartment elements 7 remains in the memory 8 and also its capacity is sufficient at least to accommodate all the compartment elements 7.
• the adjustment of the pitch between the partition elements 7 takes place in this embodiment, machine-controlled without manual intervention on the device itself as a function of the rotational speed of the drive elements 6 by appropriate control of the transfer interval.
• the pitch is set, for example, at the start of the transport route 1 by manually entering a corresponding value in the machine control.
• the pitch between the compartment elements 7 automatically by the device is determined by measuring the format length of the transport or product units 2 via a suitable measuring device, for example via an optoelectrical measuring section, and from this the computer controlled, for example, determines and adjusts the optimum spacing for the compartment elements 7.
• compartment elements 7 from an active or effective acting on the transport or product units 2 and connected to the drive elements 6 state in a non-active or inoperative state can be brought, in which the respective compartment elements 7 removed from the drive elements 6 and are stored in the magazine 8.
• FIG. 2 shows a drive element 6a in the form of a belt, which has a plurality of receptacles 10 for each one end of a compartment element 7 on the outside of the loop formed by it.
• Denoted at 11 is a fixed guide which prevents the respective compartment element 7 from sliding out of the recess 10 and for this purpose extends along each drive element 6a where the relevant compartment element 7 is held on the drive element 6a.
• the stationary guides 11 may also be provided with the respective drive element 6a in the same direction and at the same speed rotating auxiliary belt, which are then guided so that they secure the compartment elements 7 in the receptacles 10 of the rotating drive elements 6a until reaching the magazine 8 and Achieve the magazine 8 for a decrease of the drive elements 6a release.
• the pitch between the partition elements 7 is adjustable in stages.
• FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the peripheral drive elements 6b are each formed by a smooth belt and the compartment elements 7 have at both ends a clamping device 12, specifically for clamping on a drive element 6b.
• the clamping devices 12 are designed so that they cause a seizing on the relevant drive element 6b after transfer from the magazine 8 and a release of the relevant drive element 6b when returning to the magazine 8, for example, respectively by at the trajectory of the drive elements 6b provided external control means.
• the pitch between the compartment elements 7 is infinitely adjustable.
• compartment elements 7 is not fixed to the Drive elements 6, 6a or 6b are connected, but the pitch of the compartment elements on the drive elements of the format length of the transport or product units 2 is correspondingly adjustable, all provided on the drive elements 6, 6a, 6b compartment elements 7 then basically for the transport of transport or product units 2 are effective.
• the transport system in such a way that in the direction of rotation of one or more drive elements a plurality of compartment elements is provided whose pitch corresponds, for example, to the distance which is optimal for the transport of the transport or product units with the smallest format length.
• a plurality of compartment elements is provided whose pitch corresponds, for example, to the distance which is optimal for the transport of the transport or product units with the smallest format length.
• only those compartment elements are activated for the transport of the transport or product units, i. moved into a transport of the transport or product units effecting position whose distance corresponds to the format length of the processed transport or product units optimally.
• at least a portion of the compartment elements from an active or effective state acting on the transport or product units state in a non-active or ineffective on the transport or product units not acting state can be brought.
• the drive elements 6, 6a and 6b forming the transport system 3 each form loops which are arranged in vertical planes, so that the compartment elements 7 move up from the inlet to the transport or product units 2 at the inlet 1.1 and move away from the transport or product units 2 at the outlet 1.2 upwards.
• compartment elements 7 may be formed, for example, tubular or sleeve-shaped, and include an inner, extendable element which can be locked in both a first, non-active position, as well as in a second active position. The activation can then take place, for example, during a changeover of the device, that only a selection of elements is extended, wherein they have the same distance from each other.
• the compartment elements 7 form carriers which move the transported goods, ie in the embodiment of FIG. 1, pushing the product groups 2 in the transport direction A.
• the transport system 3 it is also possible to use the transport system 3 as a one-part or compartment unit, specifically on a transport section designed as a one-section section.
• the transported material is moved on the transport surface of the support system 4 formed by at least one transporter in the transport direction A, and with a slightly greater speed than the compartment elements 7, so that against the then the respective item to be transported precursor elements 7, the cargo comes to rest and thereby the required distance between the transported material is reached.

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