EP2110324A1 - Unité de verrouillage d'un dispositif d'alimentation et de tri pour machines d'emballage - Google Patents

Unité de verrouillage d'un dispositif d'alimentation et de tri pour machines d'emballage Download PDF

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EP2110324A1
EP2110324A1 EP08007416A EP08007416A EP2110324A1 EP 2110324 A1 EP2110324 A1 EP 2110324A1 EP 08007416 A EP08007416 A EP 08007416A EP 08007416 A EP08007416 A EP 08007416A EP 2110324 A1 EP2110324 A1 EP 2110324A1
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Christian Hess
Kurt Gnann
Martin Zuleger
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Uhlmann Pac Systeme GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/06—Separating single articles from loose masses of articles
    • 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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/101—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity
    • B65B5/103—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity for packaging pills or tablets

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  • the present invention relates to gate valve units of feeding and sorting apparatus for packaging machines.
  • it relates to gate valves of feeding and sorting devices for tablets, capsules, dragees or the like, in particular to thermoforming machines.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a gate valve unit of feeding and sorting devices for tablets, capsules, dragees or the like, in particular to provide thermoforming machines, both faster and cheaper to manufacture and can be better cleaned.
  • this object is achieved in that the receptacles for the Absperrfinger be formed continuously through the base plate and the base plate between a lower plate with second through holes and an upper plate with at third through holes is arranged such that the Absperrfinger are secured in the receptacles of the base plate, wherein both the second through holes and the third through holes are associated with the first through holes.
  • the recordings for the Absperrfinger can be made faster and cheaper, since the images are not complicated with a milling device need to be produced, but can be made for example with a laser cutting machine.
  • punching, casting, spraying or rapid prototyping process can be used.
  • the locking fingers are secured in the receptacles, although the receptacles are formed continuously by the base plate. Another advantage is that the formation of the receptacles for the Absperrfinger can be performed simultaneously with the formation of the first through holes in the base plate.
  • shut-off slide unit of supply and sorting devices a plurality of shut-off fingers are preferably assigned to the first through-openings in the base plate.
  • the receptacles for the shut-off fingers may each have a constriction at the interface to the first through-openings. In this way, the safety of the Absperrfinger is improved during operation of Absperrschieberü.
  • the Absperrfinger can be formed of a solid material, in particular steel, aluminum or plastics, whereby in particular the durability and the load capacity of the feeding and sorting device can be improved.
  • the Absperrfinger may have a soft coating, in particular a silicone coating. This leads to the fact that sensitive materials are sorted more gently, and on the other hand, this causes a reduction in impurities. This is an important consideration especially for medicines or food.
  • the Absperrfinger are formed of a soft material, in particular silicone.
  • the base plate may include a number of sub-base plates to facilitate better handling by dividing the base plate into a number of sub-base plates.
  • a second aspect of the present invention relates to a gate valve unit according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein an upper support plate is disposed on the base plate and at least one attachment means for attaching the upper support plate to the base plate is mounted.
  • the fastening means comprises a lock, wherein in the upper holding plate the lock actuator is assigned a release and Feststellaussparung that by a displacement of the base plate to the upper plate in the release and locking recess, the upper plate of the base plate is released or detected on the base plate. As a result, a fast and secure attachment or release of the upper plate is effected.
  • the attachment via a clamping device such. B. causes a Kunststoffklipser.
  • a clamping device such. B. causes a Kunststoffklipser.
  • the upper retaining plate is secured against slipping during operation.
  • a third aspect of the present invention relates to a gate valve assembly according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein instead of the base plate there is a corresponding lower base plate with lower through holes and a corresponding upper base plate with upper through holes, the lower base plate and the upper base plate are arranged to each other such that in each case the lower passage opening and the corresponding upper passage opening are associated with a corresponding number of filling tubes.
  • the gate valve unit comprises at least one guide member having a lower guide for guiding the lower base plate and an upper guide for guiding the upper base plate, wherein the at least one guide member and the lower base plate and the upper base plate between a lower cover plate and an upper cover plate are arranged ,
  • the guide parts for accelerated assembly and disassembly and to simplify the cleaning in the upper cover plate and the lower cover plate plugged and thus easily determined.
  • the lower base plate for the lower guide and the upper base plate for the upper guide have different corresponding codings. Due to the differences in the codes of the guides and the corresponding Differences in the coding of the upper and lower base plate, a permutation of the base plates can be prevented.
  • the lower base plate has a first height and the upper base plate has a second height, the first height being different from the second height, and the lower guide being a lower guide groove having a width matching the first height and the upper guide is formed as an upper guide groove having a width matching the second height. Due to the asymmetry of the dimensions, a permutation of the lower and the upper base plate during installation is prevented in a simple mechanical manner.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention relates to a gate valve unit according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein the guide member on the top cover plate side facing a first lock and on the lower cover plate side facing a second lock in such a way that the first lock and the second lock are different, wherein on the upper cover plate on the guide part facing side, a first key to the first lock for connection to the guide member is formed and on the lower cover plate on the guide member side facing a second key to the second lock is designed for connection to the guide part.
  • the first lock is designed as an upper guide projection on the upper side of the guide part, when the second lock is formed as a lower guide protrusion on the underside of the guide member, the first key is formed on the underside of the upper cover plate as an upper guide recess matching with the upper guide projection, and the second key is on the upper surface of the lower cover plate as one formed lower guide projection matching lower guide recess.
  • a mechanical coding instead of a mechanical coding other codings, such. As a magnetic coding possible to distinguish the top and bottom of the guide member and adapt to the different counterparts on the lower and the upper cover plate accordingly.
  • a fifth aspect of the present invention relates to a gate valve unit according to the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the upper base plate is movably disposed relative to the lower base plate, and an end position of the upper base plate is made adjustable.
  • the gate valve unit comprises a pneumatic cylinder for moving the upper base plate and a stop for limiting the movement of the upper base plate, wherein the stopper is designed to be adjustable by a motor.
  • two of these Absperrschieberritten are connected to each other such that their passage openings are congruent to each other, wherein the Absperrschieberussien the Absperrfinger are arranged differently, so that the corresponding through holes assigned Absperrfinger the Absperrschieberussien each offset from each other.
  • the gate valve unit comprises an upper base plate according to one of the preceding aspects and an alternative embodiment of the lower base plate, which is different from the upper base plate, which is referred to below as an alternative base plate. Furthermore, the elements which refer to the alternative base plate are referred to as alternative elements accordingly.
  • the through holes in the alternative base plate are associated with a plurality of alternative cut-off fingers.
  • the alternative base plate can be formed with the alternative Absperrfingern of a solid material, in particular steel, aluminum or plastics, which in particular the durability and the load capacity of the feeding and sorting device can be improved.
  • the alternative base plate with the alternative Absperrfingern may have a soft coating, in particular a silicone coating. This leads to the fact that sensitive materials are sorted more gently, and on the other hand, this causes a reduction in impurities. This is an important consideration especially for medicines or food.
  • the alternative base plate may include a number of alternative sub-base plates to facilitate better handling by dividing the alternative base plate into a number of alternative sub-base plates.
  • the alternative base plate is disposed on an alternative lower retaining plate and if at least one fastening means for securing the alternative base plate to the alternative lower retaining plate is attached.
  • the fastener comprises a lock, wherein in the alternative base plate the lock is associated with a release and locking recess such that by a displacement of the alternative lower support plate to the alternative base plate in the release and locking recess the alternative Base plate is released from the alternative lower plate or is detected on the alternative lower plate.
  • a fast and secure attachment or release of the alternative base plate is effected.
  • the attachment via a clamping device such. B. causes a Kunststoffklipser. In this way, the alternative base plate is secured against slipping during operation.
  • the gate valve assembly may include an alternative upper support plate on which the alternative base plate is disposed and to which at least one attachment means for securing the alternative base plate to the alternative upper support plate is mounted, whereby the desired spacing of the alternative base plate can be achieved.
  • the fastener comprises a lock
  • the lock a release and Feststellaussparung is assigned such that by a displacement of the alternative base plate to the alternative upper plate in the release and locking recess the alternative Base plate detached from the alternative upper plate or on the alternative upper retaining plate is detected, whereby the alternative base plate is secured against slipping during operation.
  • the arrangement of the alternative base plate and the base plate may also be reversed in any of aspects one through six, so that this base plate is configured as a lower base plate and the alternative base plate as an upper base plate.
  • Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a base plate 2 for a gate valve unit of a feeding and sorting device according to the present invention.
  • the base plate 2 has first through holes 9 and 3 receptacles for first Absperrfinger 1.
  • the receptacles 3 for the Absperrfinger 1 are formed continuously through the base plate 2.
  • the receptacles 3 for the Absperrfinger 1 can be cut out of the base plate 2, for example by means of a laser cutting machine together with the first through holes 9. It is advantageous if the receivers 3 for the blocking fingers 1 have a constriction at the interface to the first through-openings 9.
  • each associated with a plurality of receptacles 3 for the Absperrfinger 1 a first through hole 9.
  • Fig. 2 shows the first embodiment of a gate valve assembly according to the present invention in exploded view
  • Fig. 3 shows the first embodiment of the gate valve unit in the assembled state.
  • the base plate 2 is arranged between a lower holding plate 4 with second through holes 9a and an upper holding plate 5 with third through holes 9b such that the Absperrfinger 1 are secured in the receptacles 3 of the base plate 2, wherein both the second through holes 9a and the third through holes 9b are associated with the first through holes 9.
  • the tablets or the like are passed via a vibration unit in the feeding and sorting device, where they are sorted by up and down movements in the filling tube.
  • the tablets or the like are aligned and then separated via the Absperrschieberussi with the Absperrfingern 1 so that they can be fed to the blister packs ordered.
  • the Fig. 4 shows a base plate 2 with Absperrfingern 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention with a lower and an upper plate 5 in the locked state, wherein the matching with the first embodiment components are denoted by the same reference numerals and for the detailed description of the description parts of the first Reference is made.
  • the upper holding plate 5 is preferably mounted with corresponding through holes in the locked state so that these through holes are substantially congruent with the through holes 9 of the base plate 2.
  • FIG. 5 An enlarged view of the fastening device in the locked state is in the Fig. 5 and in the released state in the Fig. 6 shown.
  • a lock 7 which is arranged on the base plate 2 and having a neck portion and a head part, in a narrowed portion of the release and locking recess 6 in the upper support plate 5, so that the head portion of the fastener 7 secures the upper support plate 5 on the base plate 2.
  • the lock 7 is in a widened region of the release and locking recess 6 in the upper support plate 5, so that the upper support plate 5 can be removed from the base plate 2 via the head part.
  • the Indian Fig. 6 Arrow shown indicates the direction in which the upper support plate 5 can be moved to backup on the base plate 2.
  • the upper plate 5 from the Fig. 6 is moved parallel to the base plate 2 in the direction of arrow for securing or moved in the opposite direction parallel to the release. In this way, the upper holding plate 5 can be separated and removed without tools from the base plate 2.
  • the Fig. 7 shows a gate valve unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention, wherein the matching with the first and the second embodiment components are denoted by the same reference numerals and reference is made to the detailed description of the corresponding description parts.
  • the gate valve unit according to the third embodiment has, instead of a base plate 2, a corresponding lower base plate 2a with lower through holes and a corresponding upper base plate 2b with upper through holes.
  • the lower base plate 2a and the upper base plate 2b are arranged in the operating state to each other such that in each case a lower passage opening and a corresponding upper passage opening of a corresponding number of filling tubes 10 are assigned.
  • the base plates in the gate valve unit can be moved precisely.
  • Fig. 8 shows an enlarged view of the guide member 13 in a gate valve unit according to a fourth embodiment, wherein the matching with the first to the third embodiment components are denoted by the same reference numerals and reference is made to the detailed description of the corresponding description parts.
  • the guide parts 13 can have different codes both for the connection to an upper cover plate 12 and the connection to a lower cover plate 11 as well as for the guidance of the lower base plate 11 and the upper base plate 12.
  • the lower base plate 2a has a first height H1 and the upper base plate 2b has a second height H2, the first height H1 being different from the second height H2.
  • the upper recess 15 on the upper cover plate 12 and the lower recess 14 on the lower cover plate 11 are designed differently. It can, for. B. the lower recess 14 extend over the entire height of the lower cover plate 11, while the upper recess 15 extends only over a partial height of the upper cover plate 12. In addition to the height and the width and the length of the recesses may be configured differently.
  • an upper guide projection 17 adapted to the upper recess 15 is formed on the upper side of the guide part 13, and a guide projection 16 adapted to the lower recess 14 is formed on the underside of the guide part 13.
  • the Fig. 9 shows that the lower guide as a lower guide groove 18a with a matching to the first height H1 width B1 and the upper guide are formed as an upper guide groove 18b having a width B2 matching the second height H2.
  • the asymmetry of the lower and the upper guide groove with the asymmetry of the lower and the upper base plate prevents mechanically interchanging the base plates during installation.
  • the Fig. 10 shows a Absperrschieberech according to a fifth embodiment in cross-sectional view, in which the upper base plate 2b is adjustably arranged, wherein the matching with the first to the fourth embodiment components are denoted by the same reference numerals and reference is made to the detailed description of the corresponding description parts.
  • the end position of the upper base plate 2 b is adjustable in order to ensure optimum blocking of the tablets in the filling tube 10.
  • the adjustment is infinitely adjustable. This can be done via a motor.
  • the upper base plate 2b is moved by a pneumatic cylinder 19 having a continuous piston rod. Via a stop 20, the desired position can be adjusted, wherein the stop is adjustable via the motor, so that no intervention by hand are necessary.
  • the technical features of the first to fifth embodiments can be combined with each other. Furthermore, it is possible to replace the base plate 2 with a number of partial base plates, or to replace the upper base plate 2b with a number of upper partial base plates and the lower base plate 2a by a number of lower partial base plates.

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EP08007416A 2008-04-16 2008-04-16 Unité de verrouillage d'un dispositif d'alimentation et de tri pour machines d'emballage Expired - Fee Related EP2110324B1 (fr)

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DE502008002070T DE502008002070D1 (de) 2008-04-16 2008-04-16 Absperreinheit einer Zuführ- und Sortiervorrichtung für Verpackungsmaschinen
EP08007416A EP2110324B1 (fr) 2008-04-16 2008-04-16 Unité de verrouillage d'un dispositif d'alimentation et de tri pour machines d'emballage
US12/421,976 US20090260330A1 (en) 2008-04-16 2009-04-10 Blocking slide Unit of a Feed and Sorting Device for Packaging Machines

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