EP2164757A2 - Installation for filling cases with cross-partitions - Google Patents

Installation for filling cases with cross-partitions

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EP2164757A2
EP2164757A2 EP08826322A EP08826322A EP2164757A2 EP 2164757 A2 EP2164757 A2 EP 2164757A2 EP 08826322 A EP08826322 A EP 08826322A EP 08826322 A EP08826322 A EP 08826322A EP 2164757 A2 EP2164757 A2 EP 2164757A2
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cells
hoppers
products
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grid
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Eric Devaux
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Sidel Participations SAS
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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
    • B65B39/006—Grids for introducing bottles into cases
    • 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
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/02—Packaging or unpacking of bottles in or from preformed containers, e.g. crates
    • B65B21/08—Introducing or removing single bottles, or groups of bottles, e.g. for progressive filling or emptying of containers
    • B65B21/12—Introducing or removing single bottles, or groups of bottles, e.g. for progressive filling or emptying of containers using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks
    • 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
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/02—Packaging or unpacking of bottles in or from preformed containers, e.g. crates
    • B65B21/14—Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation
    • B65B21/18—Introducing or removing groups of bottles, for filling or emptying containers in one operation using grippers engaging bottles, e.g. bottle necks

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  • the present invention relates to an installation for the filling of cross boxes and, in particular, crates for receiving products whose shape and presentation require special care.
  • the crisscross boxes are mainly used to package products that need to be protected during transport, in particular to limit the risk of degradation of their appearance and decoration.
  • Mechanized casing is commonly used to put products, and in particular bottles, into crates, including crates. Mechanization makes it possible to crate a batch of bottles with a number of bottles which corresponds to the number of cells of said box to be filled.
  • the batch of bottles is handled by a gripping head that goes back and forth between the handling station and the packing station.
  • the bottles can move and it happens that at the time of their descent to the cells, they are not positioned on the axis of their respective cell.
  • the hopper has an opening whose section corresponds to that of the cells and for these peripheral bottles, the section of the opening of the hopper is more generous but it is limited by the adjacent openings of the hoppers. central hoppers.
  • the hopper itself forms a spider above the alveoli; it thus only partially reduces the incidents of introduction and it brings other incidents such as, for example, a deterioration of the decoration located on the surface of the bottles and in particular a deterioration of the labels that have just been glued.
  • the handling of this tool is an operation.
  • the present invention proposes a mechanization solution that allows the packaging of these "precious" products, whose handling requires special attention. It proposes an installation which allows to reduce to its simplest expression the number of manipulations of the products between their preparation (filling and labeling) and the palletization of the crates filled with these products.
  • the casing installation according to the invention makes it possible to eliminate many causes of deterioration of the products by limiting the destructive contacts and friction; it proposes a soft mechanization, relatively "soft”, well adapted to this kind of delicate products, with high added value.
  • This deviance can also be caused by the products themselves and in particular, in the case of bottles, by an accumulation of defects in form taking into account the important tolerances in their manufacture.
  • the invention makes it possible to accept a poor positioning of the products and in particular an important misalignment in one direction: the direction which is perpendicular to the line of said products; this tolerance is relatively large compared to the dimension of the cell in this direction.
  • the invention also makes it possible to have tools that are easier to change; their implementation makes them more accessible and their weight, modest, allows easier handling, without the need to resort to lifting gear. The operator can store the tools himself in a shop that is parked near the installation. For some products, small for example, and for some packaging, large capacity, it is even possible to increase the packing rates while maintaining the advantages mentioned above.
  • the invention also proposes a layout of the hoppers themselves, which arrangement makes it possible to simplify the mounting of the guides as well as their possible replacement, in particular the most stressed guides, those which delimit the large opening of said hoppers.
  • the installation according to the invention therefore relates to the packing of delicate products in the cells of one or more cross boxes; it comprises, gathered on the same frame:
  • a handling head arranged to take at least one batch of products at said picking station and to transfer it to said packing station in at least one row of cells of the box or crates
  • the guiding structure of the products comprises a U-shaped cradle whose two parallel arms carry the hopper grid or grids, which cradle is guided vertically on a frame and it is maneuvered by appropriate means to position said hoppers in an active or inactive position relative to the cells to be filled, which parallel arms each comprise a carriage which accommodates one end of said grid, which carriages are guided horizontally and they are movable above the crate or crates, by the action of appropriate means for placing said hoppers in correspondence with each row of cells to be filled.
  • the installation may comprise trolleys arranged to accommodate at least two grids of hoppers, which grids are arranged side by side to allow, in cooperation with a head and a supply of appropriate products, the simultaneous casing at least two rows of cells, non-adjacent, of the body.
  • each carriage comprises means for accommodating the grid or grids and these means consist of vertical pins on which the ends of said grids are threaded; said grids being locked on these pins by appropriate complementary means.
  • the hopper grid consists of a pair of longitudinal members and several sleepers, some of which serve to assemble said longitudinal members, which cross members and longitudinal members determine the shape and the section of the passage openings.
  • the longitudinal members of the grid each consist of a profile made of folded sheet metal with: - a horizontal upper surface, - an external stiffening edge arranged at right angles to said upper surface and - an internal surface which constitutes the wall of the upper part of each hopper, which wall comprises, at the level of each hopper, at least one lug which, when folded towards the inside of the profile, forms a kind of clip to allow the attachment of the various flexible blades, which flexible blades comprise, for their part, a fitting in the form of an oblong orifice along their length and they lock, at their upper end or heel, by locking in the fold to the square of the spar, between its upper surface and its outer edge.
  • the cross members of the longitudinal members have a U-shaped cross-section and they accommodate the upper part of the flexible blades which are in the form of a tuning fork, which blades are assembled by wedging in said U at means of a wedge which is held by bolts interposed between the two.
  • FIG. 2 shows a crisscross box
  • - Figure 3 is a schematic top view of the installation, without the product handling head;
  • - Figure 4 is a partial view of the installation, showing the transverse shift of the hopper grid for the introduction of a second batch of bottles in the second row of cells of the body;
  • FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention for the packing of two simultaneous rows of products using several grids of hoppers and this for the case of boxes with a multitude of rows of cells;
  • FIG. 6 is a section of the grid and in particular a cross section of Figure 3, according to 6-6;
  • - Figure 7 is a section of the grid also and in particular a section of Figure 3, according to 7-7, at a spacer which serves to assemble two longitudinal members;
  • - Figure 8 is a partial longitudinal section of the grid and in particular a section of Figure 7, according to 8-8;
  • FIGS. 1 and 3 show the attachment of a flexible blade on a beam, by stapling and locking.
  • the installation shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 1 and 3 makes it possible to package products (1) of the bottle type in crates (2) of the crossbar type (3), such as the box which is shown in FIG. the machine.
  • the braces (3) delimit cells (4) in which the products (1) slide, which products are thus protected during the entire time of their transport.
  • the box shown in FIG. 2 is a box of the "American box” type with flaps (5).
  • This installation shown schematically in FIGS. 1 and 3 comprises a frame (6) on which are arranged: - the conveyor (7) which brings the finished products (1) to the position (11) of support, which products arrive in line; a second conveyor (7 '), whose role will be specified later, is shown in fine mixed lines next to the conveyor (7);
  • the conveyor (8) which brings the one or more hollow boxes (2) to be filled to the packing station (12); - the handling head (13) which takes the products (1) to said management station (11) and transfers them to said station (12) casing;
  • the guiding structure (14) which comprises hoppers (15), which hoppers interpose between said head (13) and the crates (2) to position the products (1) accurately in the appropriate row of cavities ( 4) said crates; means, in the form of an automaton, not shown, for controlling and coordinating all the movements of the constituent elements of said installation.
  • the products (1) arrive, for example, directly from the filling and preparation unit, not shown; they are arranged in line on the sole (16) of the conveyor (7), guided between rails (17), and they advance in the position (11) of support until a stop (18) whose position is adjusted to center the batch of products to cash with respect to the packing station (12).
  • the head (13) for handling the products (1) comprises a series of gripping members (19) of the gripper type or, as shown in the figures, of the cupping type, also called tulips.
  • These gripping members (19) are arranged on a line and can, by means of appropriate tools (20), move away from one another to adjust the distance between two adjacent products (1), and adapt this distance to the schema of distribution, before introducing them into the cells (4) of the different boxes (2) at the level of the box (12).
  • the head (13) is vertically movable, on the one hand, to release the products (1) of the position (11) of care and, secondly, to introduce them into the boxes (2) at the station (12). ) of packing. It moves transversely relative to the conveyor (7) and the conveyor (8) to transfer the products (1) between the two positions (11) and (12).
  • a batch of products (1) is taken at the point of care (11); this batch is in the form of a row of products (1) and, in the example of Figure 3, this batch comprises three groups of products (1); each group comprises a number of products that corresponds to the number of cells (4) of each box (2) and the number of groups corresponds to the number of boxes to be filled, that is to say three boxes as shown in Figure 3.
  • the number of operations to fill the boxes (2) corresponds to the number of rows of cells (4).
  • the boxes (2) shown in the figures comprise three rows of cells (4) and are filled by the handling and transfer of three batches of products (1).
  • the set of hoppers (15) forms, as can be seen in FIG. 3, a kind of grid (22) which extends in length on the conveyor (8).
  • This grid (22) and the hoppers (15) will be detailed later in connection with FIGS. 6 to 9.
  • This inlet in the longitudinal direction of the grid (22), corresponds to that of the cells (4), but its dimension in the transverse direction is of the order of twice that of said cells.
  • the inlet section of said hoppers located at the ends of said groups is even larger, of the order of three times the section of the cell (4).
  • the gate (22) is part of the guiding structure (14) previously discussed.
  • This structure (14) comprises a kind of cradle (23) which carries the grid (22); this cradle (23) is U-shaped with two arms (24) which extend above the conveyor (8).
  • the cradle (23) is vertically movable, guided by slides (25) integral with the frame (6) and arranged laterally.
  • a motor member (26), visible in FIG. 3, controls the vertical movement of the cradle (23) by means of endless chains (27) arranged laterally and of a drive shaft which is located in the upper part of the frame (6). ).
  • the cradle (23) also has the particularity of being completely retracted to release access to the station (12) including packing.
  • the cradle (23) On one side, visible in Figure 3, the cradle (23) is supported and articulated on a vertical axis (28) which is integral with the frame (6); on the other side, it is carried by a plate (29) integral with said frame (6), and on which it can be locked, which plate (29) is integral with the movable portion of the other slide (25).
  • the vertical stroke of the cradle (23) is at least equal to a value which corresponds to the sum of the height of the flaps (5) of the body (2) if they exist, and the distance of depression of the hoppers (15). ) in the cells (4).
  • the grid (22) is driven by the cradle (23) and it also moves transversely relative to the direction of movement of the boxes (2) to serve each row of cells (4) of said boxes (2).
  • the arms (24) of the cradle (23) each comprise a carriage (30) for receiving the ends of the grid (22).
  • These carriages (30), visible in FIG. 3, are guided to means of slides (31) and they are maneuvered by means of a member (32) motor through chains (33) endless.
  • These endless chains (33) are each guided on a set of gears whose one wheel (34 ') is located at the end of each arm (24) and the other wheel (34) is at the level of from the bottom of the U; the two wheels (34) are driving, integral with the same shaft (35) which is connected to the member (32) motor, which shaft (35) extends between the arms (24), guided by them.
  • the filling can be performed more quickly by using several grids (22) which channel the products in rows of cells ( 4) non-adjacent.
  • the installation comprises two grids (22) which are spaced apart and which each perform, successively, the filling of three rows of cells (4).
  • the grid (22) consists of two longitudinal members (36) and several crosspieces (37, 38) which correspond, for example, to the delimitation of the groups of cells (4) of the different boxes (2). These sleepers (37, 38) are also used for assembling the two longitudinal members (36).
  • the grid (22) is fixed to the carriages (30) by means of simple vertical pins (39) which are integral with said carriages and they are locked on said carriages (30) by appropriate means of the genus pins.
  • This arrangement makes it possible to easily change the hopper model (15) in the case of flexible installations, capable of processing products (1) of different formats.
  • the change of the grid (22) is greatly facilitated by the fact that its weight is reasonable and the possibility of retraction of the cradle (23) which allows to place said grids (22) ergonomically within range the operator or operators who even have handles to handle them.
  • Figure 6 shows a cross section of the grid (22) at a hopper (15).
  • the dimension of the opening of the inlet E of this hopper (15), in the transverse direction, is of the order of twice the dimension D of the cell (4) formed by the spider (3).
  • the inlet of the hopper (15) is delimited by the two longitudinal members (36).
  • These beams (36) are shaped in the form of U-section profiles from a folded sheet. Each profile comprises: - vertical outer edges (40) which give a certain inertia, - an upper horizontal surface (41) and an inclined internal wall (42), which forms the funnel and in particular one side of the upper part. of the hopper (15).
  • the lower part of the hopper (15) comprises guides in the form of flexible blades made of thermoplastic material. These guides consist of blades (45) which extend the walls (42) and blades (46) which extend the transverse walls formed of the spacers (37, 38). The blades (45) are in the form of flexible strips made of thermoplastic material and they are locked, as shown in Figure 9, on the longitudinal members (36).
  • the lower edge of the wall (42) of the spar (36) comprises lugs (47) which, when folded on the inner surface of said wall (42), act as staples for the different blades ( 45).
  • Each blade (45) has an orifice (48), of oblong shape, which makes it possible to re-thread on the corresponding pin (47) and the wedging of said blade (45) is achieved by placing its upper end in the formed internal angle by the border (40) and the upper surface (41) of the spar (35).
  • an orifice (49) is provided in the upper surface (41) of the spar (35) to allow the passage of a tool to disengage the end of said blade (45). ) of the angle in which it is locked and to be able to extract it from the pin (47).
  • the blades (46) extend the spacers (38) and they are fixed on the walls (42) of the longitudinal members or complementary guides, not shown, in the form of flares, installed in the corners of each hopper (15).
  • the blades (46) are shaped, as shown in Figure 8, in the form of a tuning fork and they are immobilized by wedging.
  • the cross member (37) has a U-shaped section returned; it accommodates the upper part of the fork-shaped blade (46), which blade is immobilized by a wedge (50) of trapezoidal section which is put in place and held by the bolts (51) which are arranged between the latter and said crossbar (37), FIG.

Abstract

The installation comprises, combined on one and the same rack (6): - an accepting station (11), - a case-packing station (12), - a manipulation head (13) designed to take a batch of products (1) which is presented in the form of a row to said accepting station (11) and to transfer it to said case-packing station (12) in a row of cells (4) of the case or cases to be filled, - the structure (14) for handling the guidance of the products (1) to the input of the cells (4), the structure (14) comprising a grill (22) which extends longitudinally above the cases (2). The grill (22) is provided with a number of hoppers (15) arranged in a line and the number of which corresponds to the number of cells (4) in each row of the case or cases (2) to be filled and each grill (22) is mobile, on the one hand, vertically above said cases (2) between a retracted position which enables the passage of said cases (2) and a position in which said hoppers (15) are in active position to channel each product towards its cell (4) and, on the other hand, transversally relative to the direction of displacement of said cases (2) to fill each row of cells (4), one after the other. The section of the input of the hoppers (15) is around twice that of the cells (4) to be filled.

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Installation pour le remplissage de caisses à croisillons. Installation for the filling of crisscross boxes.
La présente invention concerne une installation pour le remplissage de caisses à croisillons et, notamment, de caisses destinées à recevoir des produits dont la forme et la présentation requièrent un soin particulier. Les caisses à croisillons sont surtout utilisées pour conditionner des produits qui ont besoin d'être protégés pendant leur transport afin, notamment, de limiter les risques de dégradation de leur aspect et de leur décoration.The present invention relates to an installation for the filling of cross boxes and, in particular, crates for receiving products whose shape and presentation require special care. The crisscross boxes are mainly used to package products that need to be protected during transport, in particular to limit the risk of degradation of their appearance and decoration.
L'encaissage mécanisé est utilisé couramment pour mettre des produits, et en particulier des bouteilles, dans des caisses, y compris des caisses à croisillons. La mécanisation permet de mettre en caisse un lot de bouteilles avec un nombre de bouteilles qui correspond au nombre d'alvéoles de ladite caisse à remplir.Mechanized casing is commonly used to put products, and in particular bottles, into crates, including crates. Mechanization makes it possible to crate a batch of bottles with a number of bottles which corresponds to the number of cells of said box to be filled.
Le lot de bouteilles est manipulé par une tête de préhension qui fait des allers- retours entre le poste de prise en charge et le poste d'encaissage.The batch of bottles is handled by a gripping head that goes back and forth between the handling station and the packing station.
Pendant ce trajet, et du fait des accélérations, les bouteilles peuvent bouger et il arrive qu'au moment de leur descente vers les alvéoles, elles ne soient pas positionnées sur l'axe de leur alvéole respective.During this journey, and because of acceleration, the bottles can move and it happens that at the time of their descent to the cells, they are not positioned on the axis of their respective cell.
Dans ce cas, elles butent sur les croisillons et elles provoquent des incidents qui peuvent avoir une répercussion sur une bonne partie du lot.In this case, they stumble on the braces and they cause incidents that can have an impact on a good part of the lot.
Pour faciliter l'introduction des bouteilles dans les alvéoles, il est également connu d'utiliser, comme décrit dans le document FR 2506260, par exemple, un outillage complémentaire constitué de guides, ou trémies, qui canalisent les bouteilles vers lesdites alvéoles de façon à réduire les risques d'interférences avec les croisillons.To facilitate the introduction of the bottles into the cells, it is also known to use, as described in the document FR 2506260, for example, complementary tools consisting of guides, or hoppers, which channel the bottles to said cells so as to reduce the risk of interference with braces.
Sauf pour les bouteilles situées en périphérie du lot, la trémie a une ouverture dont la section correspond à celle des alvéoles et pour ces bouteilles périphériques, la section de l'ouverture de la trémie est plus généreuse mais elle est limitée par les ouvertures adjacentes des trémies centrales.Except for bottles located on the periphery of the batch, the hopper has an opening whose section corresponds to that of the cells and for these peripheral bottles, the section of the opening of the hopper is more generous but it is limited by the adjacent openings of the hoppers. central hoppers.
La trémie elle-même forme un croisillon au-dessus des alvéoles ; elle ne réduit donc que partiellement les incidents d'introduction et elle amène d'autres incidents comme, par exemple, une dégradation de la décoration située en surface des bouteilles et en particulier une détérioration des étiquettes qui viennent d'être collées.The hopper itself forms a spider above the alveoli; it thus only partially reduces the incidents of introduction and it brings other incidents such as, for example, a deterioration of the decoration located on the surface of the bottles and in particular a deterioration of the labels that have just been glued.
Par ailleurs, pour des installations polyvalentes, susceptibles de traiter différents formats de produits, la manipulation de cet outillage, constitué de trémies, est une opérationMoreover, for multipurpose installations, capable of handling different product formats, the handling of this tool, consisting of hoppers, is an operation.
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Par ailleurs, en amont de ces incidents d'introduction, les opérations de préparation des bouteilles sous forme de lot(s), avant leur prise en charge par la tête de préhension, génèrent, elles aussi, d'autres incidents qui découlent des multiples contacts et frottements des bouteilles entre elles ou sur des accessoires comme des guides.Moreover, upstream of these introductory incidents, the operations of preparation of the bottles in the form of batch (s), before being taken in charge by the gripping head, also generate other incidents which result from the multiples. contacts and rubbing bottles together or on accessories such as guides.
Ces contacts et frottements peuvent avoir un effet dévastateur sur la présentation des bouteilles avec, par exemple, une détérioration de leur aspect et/ou une dégradation des étiquettes. De ce fait, l'utilisation de la mécanisation pour l'encaissage est plutôt réservée à des produits basiques, de forme simple, et qui, surtout, ne craignent pas ces risques de dégradations des étiquettes, notamment.These contacts and friction can have a devastating effect on the presentation of the bottles with, for example, a deterioration of their appearance and / or degradation of the labels. Therefore, the use of mechanization for the packing is rather reserved for basic products, simple form, and which, above all, do not fear these risks of degradation of the labels, in particular.
Dans le cas de produits relativement délicats, du type flacons, bouteilles, de forme particulière et à très haute valeur ajoutée, l'opération d'encaissage est le plus souvent réalisée manuellement ; chaque produit est placé avec attention par un opérateur dans une alvéole de la caisse.In the case of relatively delicate products, such as bottles, bottles, of particular shape and very high added value, the packing operation is most often carried out manually; each product is carefully placed by an operator in a cell of the box.
La présente invention propose une solution de mécanisation qui permet l'encaissage de ces produits « précieux », dont la manipulation demande une attention particulière. Elle propose une installation qui permet de réduire à sa plus simple expression le nombre de manipulations des produits entre leur préparation (remplissage et étiquetage) et la palettisation des caisses remplies avec ces produits.The present invention proposes a mechanization solution that allows the packaging of these "precious" products, whose handling requires special attention. It proposes an installation which allows to reduce to its simplest expression the number of manipulations of the products between their preparation (filling and labeling) and the palletization of the crates filled with these products.
L'installation d'encaissage selon l'invention permet de supprimer bien des causes de détérioration des produits en limitant les contacts et frottements destructeurs ; elle propose une mécanisation douce, relativement « soft », bien adaptée à ce genre de produits délicats, à haute valeur ajoutée.The casing installation according to the invention makes it possible to eliminate many causes of deterioration of the products by limiting the destructive contacts and friction; it proposes a soft mechanization, relatively "soft", well adapted to this kind of delicate products, with high added value.
L'invention permet de sécuriser l'introduction d'une ligne des produits dans leurs alvéoles respectives en acceptant que ces produits présentent une forte déviance lorsqu'ils sont amenés, par la tête de manipulation, au-dessus du rang desdites alvéoles de la caisse à remplir.The invention makes it possible to secure the introduction of a line of products into their respective cells by accepting that these products exhibit a strong deviation when they are brought, by the handling head, above the rank of said cells of the body. fill.
Cette déviance peut aussi être provoquée par les produits eux-mêmes et en particulier, lorsqu'il s'agit de bouteilles, par une accumulation de défauts de forme compte tenu des tolérances importantes au niveau de leur fabrication. L'invention permet d'accepter un mauvais positionnement des produits et en particulier un désaxage important dans une direction : la direction qui est perpendiculaire à la ligne desdits produits ; cette tolérance est relativement importante par rapport à la dimension de l'alvéole dans cette direction. Pour des installations qui doivent présenter une grande flexibilité, l'invention permet aussi de disposer d'outillages plus faciles à changer ; leur implantation les rend plus accessibles et leur poids, modeste, permet une manipulation plus aisée, sans avoir besoin de recourir à des engins de levage. L'opérateur peut ranger lui-même les outillages dans un magasin qui stationne à proximité de l'installation. Pour certains produits, de petite taille par exemple, et pour certains conditionnements, de grande capacité, il est même possible d'accroître les cadences d'encaissage tout en gardant les avantages mentionnés précédemment.This deviance can also be caused by the products themselves and in particular, in the case of bottles, by an accumulation of defects in form taking into account the important tolerances in their manufacture. The invention makes it possible to accept a poor positioning of the products and in particular an important misalignment in one direction: the direction which is perpendicular to the line of said products; this tolerance is relatively large compared to the dimension of the cell in this direction. For installations that must have great flexibility, the invention also makes it possible to have tools that are easier to change; their implementation makes them more accessible and their weight, modest, allows easier handling, without the need to resort to lifting gear. The operator can store the tools himself in a shop that is parked near the installation. For some products, small for example, and for some packaging, large capacity, it is even possible to increase the packing rates while maintaining the advantages mentioned above.
L'invention propose aussi un aménagement des trémies elles-mêmes, lequel aménagement permet de simplifier le montage des guides ainsi que leur remplacement éventuel, en particulier les guides les plus sollicités, ceux qui délimitent la grande ouverture desdites trémies.The invention also proposes a layout of the hoppers themselves, which arrangement makes it possible to simplify the mounting of the guides as well as their possible replacement, in particular the most stressed guides, those which delimit the large opening of said hoppers.
L'installation selon l'invention concerne donc l'encaissage de produits délicats dans les alvéoles d'une ou de plusieurs caisses à croisillons ; elle comporte, rassemblés sur un même bâti :The installation according to the invention therefore relates to the packing of delicate products in the cells of one or more cross boxes; it comprises, gathered on the same frame:
- au moins un convoyeur pour amener les produits en ligne au poste de prise en charge, et au moins un convoyeur pour amener les caisses à remplir au poste d'encaissage et pour les évacuer,at least one conveyor for bringing the products online to the picking station, and at least one conveyor for bringing the boxes to be filled to the packing station and for evacuating them,
- une tête de manipulation aménagée pour prendre au moins un lot de produits audit poste de prise en charge et pour le transférer audit poste d'encaissage dans au moins une rangée d'alvéoles de la ou des caisses,a handling head arranged to take at least one batch of products at said picking station and to transfer it to said packing station in at least one row of cells of the box or crates,
- une structure pour réaliser le guidage des produits à l'entrée des alvéoles, laquelle structure comprend au moins une grille qui s'étend longitudinalement au-dessus du convoyeur des caisses, laquelle grille est munie de plusieurs trémies disposées en ligne(s) et dont le nombre correspond au nombre d'alvéoles de chaque rang de la ou des caisses à remplir et elle est mobile, d'une part, verticalement au-dessus des caisses à remplir entre une position escamotée qui permet le passage desdites caisses et une position dans laquelle les trémies sont en position active pour canaliser chaque produit dans son alvéole respective et, d'autre part, transversalement par rapport au sens de déplacement desdites caisses pour remplir chaque rangée d'alvéoles, les unes à la suite des autres, lesquelles trémies ont une ouverture dont la section d'entrée est de l'ordre de deux fois la section desdites alvéoles. Toujours selon l'invention, la structure de guidage des produits comprend un berceau en forme de U dont les deux bras parallèles portent la ou les grilles de trémies, lequel berceau est guidé verticalement sur un bâti et il est manœuvré par des moyens appropriés pour positionner lesdites trémies en position active ou inactive par rapport aux alvéoles à remplir, lesquels bras parallèles comportent chacun un chariot qui accueille une extrémité de ladite grille, lesquels chariots sont guidés horizontalement et ils sont mobiles au-dessus de la ou des caisses, par l'action de moyens appropriés, pour placer lesdites trémies en correspondance avec chaque rang d'alvéoles à remplir.a structure for guiding the products at the entrance of the cells, which structure comprises at least one grid which extends longitudinally above the conveyor of the boxes, which grid is provided with several hoppers arranged in line and whose number corresponds to the number of cells of each row of the box or boxes to be filled and is movable, on the one hand, vertically above the crates to be filled between a retracted position which allows the passage of said boxes and a position in which the hoppers are in the active position to channel each product in its cell respective and transversely relative to the direction of movement of said boxes to fill each row of cells, one after the other, which hoppers have an opening whose input section is of the order of twice the section of said cells. Still according to the invention, the guiding structure of the products comprises a U-shaped cradle whose two parallel arms carry the hopper grid or grids, which cradle is guided vertically on a frame and it is maneuvered by appropriate means to position said hoppers in an active or inactive position relative to the cells to be filled, which parallel arms each comprise a carriage which accommodates one end of said grid, which carriages are guided horizontally and they are movable above the crate or crates, by the action of appropriate means for placing said hoppers in correspondence with each row of cells to be filled.
Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, l'installation peut comporter des chariots aménagés pour accueillir au moins deux grilles de trémies, lesquelles grilles sont disposées côte à côte pour permettre, en coopération avec une tête et une amenée des produits appropriés, l'encaissage simultané d'au moins deux rangées d'alvéoles, non adjacentes, de la caisse.According to another embodiment of the invention, the installation may comprise trolleys arranged to accommodate at least two grids of hoppers, which grids are arranged side by side to allow, in cooperation with a head and a supply of appropriate products, the simultaneous casing at least two rows of cells, non-adjacent, of the body.
Toujours selon l'invention, chaque chariot comporte des moyens pour accueillir la ou les grilles et ces moyens sont constitués de broches verticales sur lesquelles s'enfilent les extrémités desdites grilles; lesdites grilles étant verrouillées sur ces broches par des moyens complémentaires appropriés.Still according to the invention, each carriage comprises means for accommodating the grid or grids and these means consist of vertical pins on which the ends of said grids are threaded; said grids being locked on these pins by appropriate complementary means.
Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, la grille de trémies est constituée d'une paire de longerons et de plusieurs traverses dont certaines servent à l'assemblage desdits longerons, lesquelles traverses et longerons déterminent la forme et la section des ouvertures de passage des produits dans lesdites trémies, lesquelles ouvertures sont délimitées, au niveau des longerons, par les parois internes desdits longerons et par lesdites traverses et, sous le niveau desdits longerons, lesdites ouvertures se prolongent sous la forme de guides, lesdits guides étant constitués de lames souples réalisées en matériau thermoplastique. Toujours selon l'invention, les longerons de la grille sont constitués chacun d'un profilé réalisé en tôle pliée avec : - une surface supérieure horizontale, - une bordure externe de rigidification disposée à Péquerre par rapport à ladite surface supérieure et - une surface interne qui constitue la paroi de la partie supérieure de chaque trémie, laquelle paroi comporte, au niveau de chaque trémie, au moins un ergot qui, une fois replié vers l'intérieur du profilé, forme une sorte d'agrafe pour permettre la fixation des différentes lames souples, lesquelles lames souples comportent, de leur côté, un aménagement en forme d'orifice oblong sur leur longueur et elles se verrouillent, au niveau de leur extrémité supérieure ou talon, par blocage dans le repli à l'équerre du longeron, entre sa surface supérieure et sa bordure externe.According to another embodiment of the invention, the hopper grid consists of a pair of longitudinal members and several sleepers, some of which serve to assemble said longitudinal members, which cross members and longitudinal members determine the shape and the section of the passage openings. produced in said hoppers, which openings are delimited, at the longitudinal members, by the inner walls of said longitudinal members and said crosspieces and, below the level of said longitudinal members, said openings extend in the form of guides, said guides being constituted by flexible blades made of thermoplastic material. Still according to the invention, the longitudinal members of the grid each consist of a profile made of folded sheet metal with: - a horizontal upper surface, - an external stiffening edge arranged at right angles to said upper surface and - an internal surface which constitutes the wall of the upper part of each hopper, which wall comprises, at the level of each hopper, at least one lug which, when folded towards the inside of the profile, forms a kind of clip to allow the attachment of the various flexible blades, which flexible blades comprise, for their part, a fitting in the form of an oblong orifice along their length and they lock, at their upper end or heel, by locking in the fold to the square of the spar, between its upper surface and its outer edge.
Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, les traverses d'assemblage des longerons ont une section en forme de U retourné et elles accueillent la partie supérieure des lames souples qui sont en forme de diapason, lesquelles lames sont assemblées par coincement dans ledit U au moyen d'une cale qui est maintenues par boulons interposés entre les deux.According to another embodiment of the invention, the cross members of the longitudinal members have a U-shaped cross-section and they accommodate the upper part of the flexible blades which are in the form of a tuning fork, which blades are assembled by wedging in said U at means of a wedge which is held by bolts interposed between the two.
L'invention sera encore détaillée dans la description suivante en liaison avec les dessins annexés, donnés à titre indicatif, et dans lesquels : - la figure 1 est une élévation schématique de l'installation, vue depuis l'entrée des produits ;The invention will be further detailed in the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, given for information only, and in which: - Figure 1 is a schematic elevation of the installation, seen from the entrance of the products;
- la figure 2 représente une caisse à croisillons ;- Figure 2 shows a crisscross box;
- la figure 3 est une vue de dessus schématique de l'installation, sans la tête de manipulation des produits ; - la figure 4 est une vue partielle de l'installation, montrant le décalage transversal de la grille de trémies en vue de la mise en place d'un deuxième lot de bouteilles dans la deuxième rangée d'alvéoles de la caisse ;- Figure 3 is a schematic top view of the installation, without the product handling head; - Figure 4 is a partial view of the installation, showing the transverse shift of the hopper grid for the introduction of a second batch of bottles in the second row of cells of the body;
- la figure 5 montre une variante de réalisation de l'invention pour l'encaissage de deux rangs simultanés de produits en utilisant plusieurs grilles de trémies et ceci pour le cas de caisses comportant une multitude de rangées d'alvéoles ;- Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention for the packing of two simultaneous rows of products using several grids of hoppers and this for the case of boxes with a multitude of rows of cells;
- la figure 6 est une coupe de la grille et en particulier une coupe transversale de la figure 3, selon 6-6 ;- Figure 6 is a section of the grid and in particular a cross section of Figure 3, according to 6-6;
- la figure 7 est une coupe de la grille également et en particulier une coupe de la figure 3, selon 7-7, au niveau d'une entretoise qui sert à l'assemblage de deux longerons ; - la figure 8 est une coupe longitudinale partielle de la grille et en particulier une coupe de la figure 7, selon 8-8 ;- Figure 7 is a section of the grid also and in particular a section of Figure 3, according to 7-7, at a spacer which serves to assemble two longitudinal members; - Figure 8 is a partial longitudinal section of the grid and in particular a section of Figure 7, according to 8-8;
- la figure 9 montre la fixation d'une lame souple sur un longeron, par agrafage et blocage. L'installation schématisée figures 1 et 3 permet de réaliser l'encaissage de produits (1) du genre bouteilles dans des caisses (2) du type à croisillons (3), comme la caisse qui est représentée figure 2, dans l'encombrement de la machine.- Figure 9 shows the attachment of a flexible blade on a beam, by stapling and locking. The installation shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 1 and 3 makes it possible to package products (1) of the bottle type in crates (2) of the crossbar type (3), such as the box which is shown in FIG. the machine.
Les croisillons (3) délimitent des alvéoles (4) dans lesquelles se glissent les produits (1), lesquels produits sont ainsi protégés pendant tout le temps de leur transport. La caisse représentée figure 2 est une caisse du type « caisse américaine » avec des rabats (5).The braces (3) delimit cells (4) in which the products (1) slide, which products are thus protected during the entire time of their transport. The box shown in FIG. 2 is a box of the "American box" type with flaps (5).
Cette installation schématisée figures 1 et 3 comprend un bâti (6) général sur lequel sont disposés : - le convoyeur (7) qui amène les produits (1) finis au poste (11) de prise en charge, lesquels produits arrivent en ligne ; un deuxième convoyeur (7'), dont le rôle sera précisé plus loin, est représenté en traits mixtes fins à côté du convoyeur (7) ;This installation shown schematically in FIGS. 1 and 3 comprises a frame (6) on which are arranged: - the conveyor (7) which brings the finished products (1) to the position (11) of support, which products arrive in line; a second conveyor (7 '), whose role will be specified later, is shown in fine mixed lines next to the conveyor (7);
-le convoyeur (8) qui amène la ou les caisses (2) alvéolées à remplir au poste (12) d'encaissage ; - la tête (13) de manipulation qui prélève les produits (1) audit poste (11) de prise en charge et qui les transfère audit poste (12) d'encaissage ;the conveyor (8) which brings the one or more hollow boxes (2) to be filled to the packing station (12); - the handling head (13) which takes the products (1) to said management station (11) and transfers them to said station (12) casing;
- la structure (14) de guidage qui comprend des trémies (15), lesquelles trémies s'interposent entre ladite tête (13) et les caisses (2) pour positionner les produits (1) avec précision dans le rang approprié d'alvéoles (4) desdites caisses ; - des moyens, en forme d'automate, non représenté, pour commander et coordonner l'ensemble des mouvements des éléments constitutifs de ladite installation.- the guiding structure (14) which comprises hoppers (15), which hoppers interpose between said head (13) and the crates (2) to position the products (1) accurately in the appropriate row of cavities ( 4) said crates; means, in the form of an automaton, not shown, for controlling and coordinating all the movements of the constituent elements of said installation.
Les produits (1) arrivent, par exemple, directement de l'unité de remplissage et de préparation, non représentée ; ils sont disposés en ligne sur la sole (16) du convoyeur (7), guidés entre des rails (17), et ils avancent dans le poste (11) de prise en charge jusqu'à une butée (18) dont la position est réglée pour centrer le lot de produits à encaisser par rapport au poste d'encaissage (12).The products (1) arrive, for example, directly from the filling and preparation unit, not shown; they are arranged in line on the sole (16) of the conveyor (7), guided between rails (17), and they advance in the position (11) of support until a stop (18) whose position is adjusted to center the batch of products to cash with respect to the packing station (12).
La tête (13) de manipulation des produits (1) comprend une série d'organes (19) de préhension du type pinces ou, comme représentées sur les figures, du type ventouses encore appelées tulipes. Ces organes (19) de préhension sont disposés sur une ligne et ils peuvent, au moyen d'un outillage (20) approprié, s'écarter les uns par rapport aux autres pour régler la distance entre deux produits (1) adjacents, et adapter cette distance au schéma de répartition, avant de les introduire dans les alvéoles (4) des différentes caisses (2) au niveau du poste (12) d'encaissage.The head (13) for handling the products (1) comprises a series of gripping members (19) of the gripper type or, as shown in the figures, of the cupping type, also called tulips. These gripping members (19) are arranged on a line and can, by means of appropriate tools (20), move away from one another to adjust the distance between two adjacent products (1), and adapt this distance to the schema of distribution, before introducing them into the cells (4) of the different boxes (2) at the level of the box (12).
La tête (13) est mobile verticalement, d'une part, pour sortir les produits (1) du poste (11) de prise en charge et, d'autre part, pour les introduire dans les caisses (2) au poste (12) d'encaissage. Elle se déplace transversalement par rapport au convoyeur (7) et au convoyeur (8) pour transférer les produits (1) entre les deux postes (11) et (12).The head (13) is vertically movable, on the one hand, to release the products (1) of the position (11) of care and, secondly, to introduce them into the boxes (2) at the station (12). ) of packing. It moves transversely relative to the conveyor (7) and the conveyor (8) to transfer the products (1) between the two positions (11) and (12).
L'opération d'encaissage s'effectue rang par rang. Un lot de produits (1) est prélevé au poste (11) de prise en charge ; ce lot se présente sous la forme d'une rangée de produits (1) et, dans l'exemple de la figure 3, ce lot comprend trois groupes de produits (1); chaque groupe comprend un nombre de produits qui correspond au nombre d'alvéoles (4) de chaque caisse (2) et le nombre de groupes correspond au nombre de caisses à remplir, c'est-à-dire trois caisses comme représentées figure 3.The packing operation is carried out rank by row. A batch of products (1) is taken at the point of care (11); this batch is in the form of a row of products (1) and, in the example of Figure 3, this batch comprises three groups of products (1); each group comprises a number of products that corresponds to the number of cells (4) of each box (2) and the number of groups corresponds to the number of boxes to be filled, that is to say three boxes as shown in Figure 3.
Le nombre d'opération pour remplir les caisses (2) correspond au nombre de rangées d'alvéoles (4). Les caisses (2) représentées sur les figures comportent trois rangées d'alvéoles (4) et elles sont remplies par la manipulation et le transfert de trois lots de produits (1).The number of operations to fill the boxes (2) corresponds to the number of rows of cells (4). The boxes (2) shown in the figures comprise three rows of cells (4) and are filled by the handling and transfer of three batches of products (1).
Lorsque le nombre de rangées est beaucoup plus important, on peut, comme illustré figure 5 et détaillé plus loin, effectuer un remplissage simultané de plusieurs rangées d'alvéoles (4) qui ne sont pas adjacentes. Pour réaliser cette opération d'encaissage, quel que soit le mode de réalisation, les produits sont guidés jusque dans les alvéoles (4) au moyen des trémies (15), avec une trémie par produit (1) et par alvéole (4).When the number of rows is much larger, one can, as illustrated in Figure 5 and detailed below, perform a simultaneous filling of several rows of cells (4) which are not adjacent. To carry out this packing operation, whatever the embodiment, the products are guided into the cells (4) by means of the hoppers (15), with a hopper by product (1) and by cell (4).
L'ensemble des trémies (15) forme, comme visible figure 3, une sorte de grille (22) qui s'étend en longueur sur le convoyeur (8). Cette grille (22) et les trémies (15) seront détaillées plus loin en liaison avec les figures 6 à 9.The set of hoppers (15) forms, as can be seen in FIG. 3, a kind of grid (22) which extends in length on the conveyor (8). This grid (22) and the hoppers (15) will be detailed later in connection with FIGS. 6 to 9.
Ces trémies (15) permettent de bien canaliser les produits (1) et en particulier elles permettent de corriger efficacement un écart relativement important entre la position réelle desdits produits (1) et leur position théorique qui se doit d'être centrée sur l'axe de l'alvéole (4) d'accueil. Les trémies (15) étant disposées sur une seule ligne, leur section d'entrée est aménagée pour être la plus importante possible. Cette section d'entrée des trémies (15) est pratiquement deux fois supérieure à la section des alvéoles (4) de chaque caisse (2), comme visible plus loin figure 6, notamment. Dans l'exemple de réalisation, la section de l'entrée des trémies (15) est de forme rectangulaire. Cette forme est en relation avec la forme de l'alvéole d'accueil ; elle peut être ovale, ou quasi ovale, par exemple.These hoppers (15) make it possible to channel products (1) and in particular they make it possible to effectively correct a relatively large difference between the actual position of said products (1) and their theoretical position which must be centered on the axis of the cell (4) home. The hoppers (15) being arranged on a single line, their input section is arranged to be the largest possible. This inlet section of the hoppers (15) is almost twice as large as the section of the cells (4) of each box (2), as shown further in Figure 6, in particular. In the exemplary embodiment, the section of the inlet of the hoppers (15) is of rectangular shape. This shape is related to the shape of the host cell; it can be oval, or almost oval, for example.
La dimension de cette entrée, dans le sens longitudinal de la grille (22), correspond à celle des alvéoles (4), mais sa dimension dans le sens transversal est de l'ordre de deux fois celle desdites alvéoles.The size of this inlet, in the longitudinal direction of the grid (22), corresponds to that of the cells (4), but its dimension in the transverse direction is of the order of twice that of said cells.
De plus, pour chaque groupe de trémies (15), la section d'entrée desdites trémies situées aux extrémités desdits groupes est encore plus importante, de l'ordre de trois fois la section de l'alvéole (4). La grille (22) fait partie de la structure (14) de guidage dont il a été question précédemment.In addition, for each group of hoppers (15), the inlet section of said hoppers located at the ends of said groups is even larger, of the order of three times the section of the cell (4). The gate (22) is part of the guiding structure (14) previously discussed.
Cette structure (14) comprend une sorte de berceau (23) qui porte la grille (22) ; ce berceau (23) est en forme de U avec deux bras (24) qui s'étendent au-dessus du convoyeur (8). Le berceau (23) est mobile verticalement, guidé par des glissières (25) solidaires du bâti (6) et disposées latéralement.This structure (14) comprises a kind of cradle (23) which carries the grid (22); this cradle (23) is U-shaped with two arms (24) which extend above the conveyor (8). The cradle (23) is vertically movable, guided by slides (25) integral with the frame (6) and arranged laterally.
Un organe (26) moteur, visible figure 3, commande le mouvement vertical du berceau (23) au moyen de chaînes (27) sans fin disposées latéralement et d'un arbre d'entraînement qui est situé dans la partie supérieure du bâti (6). Le berceau (23) présente aussi la particularité de pouvoir être totalement escamoté pour libérer l'accès au poste (12) d'encaissage notamment. D'un côté, visible figure 3, le berceau (23) est porté et articulé sur un axe (28) vertical qui est solidaire du bâti (6) ; de l'autre côté, il est porté par une platine (29) solidaire dudit bâti (6), et sur laquelle il peut être verrouillé, laquelle platine (29) est solidaire de la partie mobile de l'autre glissière (25).A motor member (26), visible in FIG. 3, controls the vertical movement of the cradle (23) by means of endless chains (27) arranged laterally and of a drive shaft which is located in the upper part of the frame (6). ). The cradle (23) also has the particularity of being completely retracted to release access to the station (12) including packing. On one side, visible in Figure 3, the cradle (23) is supported and articulated on a vertical axis (28) which is integral with the frame (6); on the other side, it is carried by a plate (29) integral with said frame (6), and on which it can be locked, which plate (29) is integral with the movable portion of the other slide (25).
La course verticale du berceau (23) est au moins égale à une valeur qui correspond à la somme de la hauteur des rabats (5) de la caisse (2) s'ils existent, et de la distance d'enfoncement des trémies (15) dans les alvéoles (4).The vertical stroke of the cradle (23) is at least equal to a value which corresponds to the sum of the height of the flaps (5) of the body (2) if they exist, and the distance of depression of the hoppers (15). ) in the cells (4).
La grille (22) est entraînée par le berceau (23) et elle se déplace aussi transversalement par rapport au sens de déplacement des caisses (2) pour servir chaque rangée d'alvéoles (4) desdites caisses (2).The grid (22) is driven by the cradle (23) and it also moves transversely relative to the direction of movement of the boxes (2) to serve each row of cells (4) of said boxes (2).
A cet effet, les bras (24) du berceau (23) comportent chacun un chariot (30) pour accueillir les extrémités de la grille (22). Ces chariots (30), visibles figure 3, sont guidés au moyen de glissières (31) et ils sont manœuvres au moyen d'un organe (32) moteur par l'intermédiaire des chaînes (33) sans fin. Ces chaînes (33) sans fin sont guidées chacune sur un jeu de roues dentées dont l'une des roues (34') se situe à l'extrémité de chaque bras (24) et l'autre roue (34) se situe au niveau du fond du U ; les deux roues (34) sont motrices, solidaires d'un même arbre (35) qui est relié à l'organe (32) moteur, lequel arbre (35) s'étend entre les bras (24), guidé par ces derniers.For this purpose, the arms (24) of the cradle (23) each comprise a carriage (30) for receiving the ends of the grid (22). These carriages (30), visible in FIG. 3, are guided to means of slides (31) and they are maneuvered by means of a member (32) motor through chains (33) endless. These endless chains (33) are each guided on a set of gears whose one wheel (34 ') is located at the end of each arm (24) and the other wheel (34) is at the level of from the bottom of the U; the two wheels (34) are driving, integral with the same shaft (35) which is connected to the member (32) motor, which shaft (35) extends between the arms (24), guided by them.
Sur la figure 1, les trémies (15) sont en position escamotée après avoir contribué au positionnement des produits (1) dans la première rangée d'alvéoles (4) des caisses (2) ; sur la figure 4, ces trémies (15) sont en position active de guidage pour canaliser chaque produit (1) amené par la tête (13), vers son alvéole (4) respective de la deuxième rangée.In Figure 1, the hoppers (15) are in the retracted position after having contributed to the positioning of the products (1) in the first row of cells (4) of the boxes (2); in Figure 4, these hoppers (15) are in active guiding position to channel each product (1) brought by the head (13) to its respective cell (4) of the second row.
Dans le cas d'une caisse (2) qui comporterait un grand nombre de rangées d'alvéoles (4), le remplissage peut s'effectuer plus rapidement en utilisant plusieurs grilles (22) qui canalisent les produits dans des rangées d'alvéoles (4) non adjacentes.In the case of a box (2) which has a large number of rows of cells (4), the filling can be performed more quickly by using several grids (22) which channel the products in rows of cells ( 4) non-adjacent.
Cette variante est représentée figure 5. L'installation comprend deux grilles (22) qui sont espacées et qui réalisent, chacune, successivement, le remplissage de trois rangs d'alvéoles (4).This variant is shown in Figure 5. The installation comprises two grids (22) which are spaced apart and which each perform, successively, the filling of three rows of cells (4).
Ces grilles (22) sont montées de la même façon sur des chariots (30) et elles sont mobiles, entraînées par les chaînes (33), lesquelles chaînes sont entraînées, comme détaillé auparavant, par l'organe (32) moteur et par l'arbre (35) qui s'étend entre les deux bras (24). Dans le cas d'une utilisation de deux grilles (22), ou plus, l'arrivée des produits (1) peut se faire sur deux lignes avec deux convoyeurs d'amenée : le convoyeur (7) et un convoyeur (7') comme représentés en traits mixtes fins figure 3.These grids (22) are mounted in the same way on carriages (30) and they are movable, driven by the chains (33), which chains are driven, as detailed previously, by the member (32) engine and by the shaft (35) extending between the two arms (24). In the case of a use of two or more grids (22), the arrival of the products (1) can be done on two lines with two conveyors supply: the conveyor (7) and a conveyor (7 ') as shown in fine dashed lines.
Pour ce cas de figure, la tête (13) de manipulation est équipée en conséquence d'un outillage (20') qui comporte plusieurs rangs de tulipes (19), comme représenté figure 5, lesquelles tulipes ont un espacement qui est réglable transversalement, en plus, pour adapter leur disposition au schéma de distribution des produits (1) dans la ou les caisses (2).For this case, the handling head (13) is equipped accordingly with a tool (20 ') which comprises several rows of tulips (19), as shown in FIG. 5, which tulips have a spacing which is transversely adjustable, in addition, to adapt their arrangement to the product distribution scheme (1) in the box or crates (2).
La grille (22) est constituée de deux longerons (36) et de plusieurs traverses (37, 38) qui correspondent, par exemple, à la délimitation des groupes d'alvéoles (4) des différentes caisses (2). Ces traverses (37, 38) servent également à l'assemblage des deux longerons (36).The grid (22) consists of two longitudinal members (36) and several crosspieces (37, 38) which correspond, for example, to the delimitation of the groups of cells (4) of the different boxes (2). These sleepers (37, 38) are also used for assembling the two longitudinal members (36).
Comme représentée figure 3, à part et en perspective, la grille (22) est fixée aux chariots (30) au moyen de simples broches (39) verticales qui sont solidaires desdits chariots et elles sont verrouillées sur lesdits chariots (30) par des moyens appropriés du genre goupilles.As shown in FIG. 3, apart from and in perspective, the grid (22) is fixed to the carriages (30) by means of simple vertical pins (39) which are integral with said carriages and they are locked on said carriages (30) by appropriate means of the genus pins.
Ce montage permet de changer facilement de modèle de trémie (15) dans le cas d'installations flexibles, susceptibles de traiter des produits (1) de formats différents. De plus, le changement de la grille (22) est grandement facilité par le fait que son poids est raisonnable et par la possibilité d'escamotage du berceau (23) qui permet de placer ladite ou lesdites grilles (22) de façon ergonomique à portée du ou des opérateurs qui disposent même de poignées pour les manipuler.This arrangement makes it possible to easily change the hopper model (15) in the case of flexible installations, capable of processing products (1) of different formats. In addition, the change of the grid (22) is greatly facilitated by the fact that its weight is reasonable and the possibility of retraction of the cradle (23) which allows to place said grids (22) ergonomically within range the operator or operators who even have handles to handle them.
La figure 6 montre une coupe transversale de la grille (22) au niveau d'une trémie (15). La dimension de l'ouverture de l'entrée E de cette trémie (15), dans le sens transversal, est de l'ordre de deux fois la dimension D de l'alvéole (4) formée par le croisillon (3).Figure 6 shows a cross section of the grid (22) at a hopper (15). The dimension of the opening of the inlet E of this hopper (15), in the transverse direction, is of the order of twice the dimension D of the cell (4) formed by the spider (3).
L'entrée de la trémie (15) est délimitée par les deux longerons (36). Ces longerons (36) sont façonnés en forme de profilés à section en U à partir d'une tôle pliée. Chaque profilé comprend : - des bordures (40) extérieures verticales qui donnent une certaine inertie, - une surface (41) supérieure horizontale et une paroi (42) interne, inclinée, qui forme l'entonnoir et en particulier un côté de la partie supérieure de la trémie (15).The inlet of the hopper (15) is delimited by the two longitudinal members (36). These beams (36) are shaped in the form of U-section profiles from a folded sheet. Each profile comprises: - vertical outer edges (40) which give a certain inertia, - an upper horizontal surface (41) and an inclined internal wall (42), which forms the funnel and in particular one side of the upper part. of the hopper (15).
Ce sont ces deux parois (42), disposées en vis-à-vis, qui forment, avec les entretoises (37, 38), la partie supérieure de la trémie (15) d'introduction des produits (1) dans les alvéoles (4) de la caisse.It is these two walls (42) disposed facing each other which form, with the spacers (37, 38), the upper part of the hopper (15) for introducing the products (1) into the cells ( 4) of the box.
Les entretoises (38) qui forment la paroi supérieure de la trémie (15) se présentent sous la forme d'une plaque disposée verticalement ; cette plaque s'insère dans des lumières (44) aménagées dans les parois (42) des longerons (36) et elle peut s'étendre jusqu'aux bordures (40) et servir à l'assemblage desdits longerons (36) au moyen de boulons, non représentés, du type à écrou prisonnier.The spacers (38) which form the upper wall of the hopper (15) are in the form of a vertically arranged plate; this plate is inserted into slots (44) in the walls (42) of the longitudinal members (36) and may extend to the edges (40) and serve for assembling said longitudinal members (36) by means of bolts, not shown, of the prison nut type.
La partie inférieure de la trémie (15) comporte des guides en forme de lames souples réalisées en matériau thermoplastique. Ces guides sont constitués de lames (45) qui prolongent les parois (42) et de lames (46) qui prolongent les parois transversales constituées des entretoises (37, 38). Les lames (45) se présentent sous la forme de bandes souples réalisées en matériau thermoplastique et elles sont verrouillées, comme représenté figure 9, sur les longerons (36).The lower part of the hopper (15) comprises guides in the form of flexible blades made of thermoplastic material. These guides consist of blades (45) which extend the walls (42) and blades (46) which extend the transverse walls formed of the spacers (37, 38). The blades (45) are in the form of flexible strips made of thermoplastic material and they are locked, as shown in Figure 9, on the longitudinal members (36).
10 A cet effet, le rebord inférieur de la paroi (42) du longeron (36) comporte des ergots (47) qui, une fois repliés sur la surface interne de ladite paroi (42), font office d'agrafes pour les différentes lames (45).10 For this purpose, the lower edge of the wall (42) of the spar (36) comprises lugs (47) which, when folded on the inner surface of said wall (42), act as staples for the different blades ( 45).
Chaque lame (45) comporte un orifice (48), de forme oblongue, qui permet de renfiler sur l'ergot (47) correspondant et le calage de ladite lame (45) est réalisé en plaçant son extrémité supérieure dans l'angle interne formé par la bordure (40) et la surface (41) supérieure du longeron (35).Each blade (45) has an orifice (48), of oblong shape, which makes it possible to re-thread on the corresponding pin (47) and the wedging of said blade (45) is achieved by placing its upper end in the formed internal angle by the border (40) and the upper surface (41) of the spar (35).
Pour ôter la lame (45) de son logement, un orifice (49) est prévu dans la surface (41) supérieure du longeron (35), pour permettre le passage d'un outil afin de dégager l'extrémité de ladite lame (45) de l'angle dans lequel elle est verrouillée et de pouvoir l'extraire de l'ergot (47).To remove the blade (45) from its housing, an orifice (49) is provided in the upper surface (41) of the spar (35) to allow the passage of a tool to disengage the end of said blade (45). ) of the angle in which it is locked and to be able to extract it from the pin (47).
Les lames (46) prolongent les entretoises (38) et elles sont fixées sur les parois (42) des longerons ou sur des guides complémentaires, non représentés, en forme de fusées, installés dans les angles de chaque trémie (15). Au niveau des traverses (37), les lames (46) sont façonnées, comme représentées figure 8, en forme de diapason et elles sont immobilisées par coincement. La traverse (37) a une section en forme du U retourné ; elle accueille la partie supérieure de la lame (46) en forme de diapason, laquelle lame est immobilisée par une cale (50) de section trapézoïdale qui est mise en place et maintenue par les boulons (51) qui sont disposés entre cette dernière et ladite traverse (37), figure 7.The blades (46) extend the spacers (38) and they are fixed on the walls (42) of the longitudinal members or complementary guides, not shown, in the form of flares, installed in the corners of each hopper (15). At the crosspieces (37), the blades (46) are shaped, as shown in Figure 8, in the form of a tuning fork and they are immobilized by wedging. The cross member (37) has a U-shaped section returned; it accommodates the upper part of the fork-shaped blade (46), which blade is immobilized by a wedge (50) of trapezoidal section which is put in place and held by the bolts (51) which are arranged between the latter and said crossbar (37), FIG.
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1 - Installation d'encaissage de produits dans les alvéoles (4) d'une ou de plusieurs caisses (2) à croisillons, laquelle installation comporte, rassemblés sur un même bâti (6) : - au moins un convoyeur (7, 7') pour amener les produits (1) sur une ligne au poste (11) de prise en charge et au moins un convoyeur (8) pour amener les caisses à remplir au poste (12) d'encaissage et pour les évacuer,1 - Installation for packing products in the cells (4) of one or more crates (2) braces, which installation comprises, assembled on the same frame (6): - at least one conveyor (7, 7 ') ) for feeding the products (1) on a line to the care station (11) and at least one conveyor (8) for bringing the boxes to be filled to the packing station (12) and for evacuating them,
- une tête (13) de manipulation aménagée pour prendre un lot de produits (1) qui se présente sous la forme d'un rang audit poste (11) de prise en charge et pour le transférer audit poste (12) d'encaissage dans une rangée d'alvéoles (4) de la ou des caisses à remplir,- a handling head (13) arranged to take a batch of products (1) which is in the form of a row at said management station (11) and to transfer it to said station (12) of packing in a row of cells (4) of the box or boxes to be filled,
- une structure (14) pour réaliser le guidage des produits (1) à l'entrée des alvéoles (4), laquelle structure (14) comprend au moins une grille (22) qui s'étend longitudinalement au-dessus du convoyeur (8) des caisses (2), laquelle grille (22) est munie de plusieurs trémies (15) disposées en ligne(s) et dont le nombre correspond au nombre d'alvéoles (4) de chaque rang de la ou des caisses (2) à remplir et cette grille (22) est mobile, d'une part, verticalement au-dessus desdites caisses (2) entre une position escamotée qui permet le passage desdites caisses (2) et une position dans laquelle lesdites trémies (15) sont en position active pour canaliser chaque produit dans son alvéole (4) respective et, d'autre part, transversalement par rapport au sens de déplacement desdites caisses (2) pour remplir chaque rangée d'alvéoles (4), les unes à la suite des autres, lesquelles trémies (15) ont une ouverture dont la section d'entrée est de l'ordre de deux fois la section des alvéoles (4).a structure (14) for guiding the products (1) at the inlet of the cells (4), which structure (14) comprises at least one grid (22) extending longitudinally above the conveyor (8); ) boxes (2), which grid (22) is provided with several hoppers (15) arranged in line (s) and whose number corresponds to the number of cells (4) of each row of the box or crates (2) fill and this grid (22) is movable, on the one hand, vertically above said boxes (2) between a retracted position which allows the passage of said boxes (2) and a position in which said hoppers (15) are in active position for channeling each product in its respective cell (4) and, secondly, transversely to the direction of movement of said boxes (2) to fill each row of cells (4), one after the other , which hoppers (15) have an opening whose inlet section is of the order of twice the section of the cells (4).
2 - Installation d'encaissage selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la structure (14) de guidage des produits (1) comprend un berceau (23) en forme de U dont les deux bras (24) parallèles portent la ou les grilles (22) de trémies (15), lequel berceau (23) est guidé verticalement sur le bâti (6) et il est manœuvré par des moyens appropriés pour positionner lesdites trémies (15) en position active ou inactive par rapport aux alvéoles (4) à remplir, lesquels bras (24) comportent chacun un chariot (30) qui accueille une extrémité de ladite grille (22), lesquels chariots (30) sont guidés horizontalement et ils sont mobiles, au-dessus de la ou des caisses (2), par des moyens appropriés, pour placer les trémies (15) en correspondance avec chaque rangée d'alvéoles (4) à remplir.2 - Boxing installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the structure (14) for guiding the products (1) comprises a cradle (23) U-shaped whose two arms (24) parallel carry the grid or grids (22) of hoppers (15), which cradle (23) is guided vertically on the frame (6) and it is maneuvered by appropriate means to position said hoppers (15) in active or inactive position relative to the cells (4) to fill, which arms (24) each comprise a carriage (30) which accommodates an end of said grid (22), which carriages (30) are guided horizontally and they are movable, above the crate or boxes (2) by appropriate means for placing the hoppers (15) in correspondence with each row of cells (4) to be filled.
3 - Installation d'encaissage selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des chariots (30) aménagés pour accueillir au moins deux grilles (22) de3 - Boxing installation according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises trolleys (30) arranged to accommodate at least two grids (22) of
12 trémies (15), lesquelles grilles (22) sont disposées côte à côte pour permettre, en coopération avec une tête (13) et une amenée des produits appropriés, l'encaissage simultané d'au moins deux rangées d'alvéoles (4), non adjacentes, de la caisse.12 hoppers (15), which grids (22) are arranged side by side to allow, in cooperation with a head (13) and a supply of appropriate products, the simultaneous casing of at least two rows of cells (4), non-adjacent, of the box.
4 - Installation d'encaissage selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que chaque chariot (30) comporte des moyens pour accueillir la ou les grilles (22) et ces moyens sont constitués de broches (39) verticales sur lesquelles s'enfilent les extrémités desdites grilles (22); lesdites grilles étant verrouillées sur ces broches (39) par des moyens complémentaires appropriés.4 - Boxing installation according to claim 3, characterized in that each carriage (30) comprises means for accommodating the grids (22) and these means consist of vertical pins (39) on which the ends are threaded. said grids (22); said grids being locked on these pins (39) by appropriate complementary means.
5 - Installation d'encaissage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que la grille (22) de trémies (15) est constituée d'une paire de longerons (36) et de plusieurs traverses (37, 38) délimitant les trémies (15) et dont certaines servent à l'assemblage desdits longerons (36), lesquelles traverses (37, 38) et longerons (36) définissent la forme et la section de l'ouverture d'entrée desdites trémies (15) pour le passage des produits (1), lesquelles ouvertures correspondent à des entonnoirs qui sont délimités, d'une part, par les parois internes (42) desdits longerons (36) et par lesdites traverses (37, 38) et, d'autre part, par des guides qui s'étendent sous le niveau desdits longerons (36) et traverses (37, 38).5 - Boxing installation according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the grid (22) of hoppers (15) consists of a pair of longitudinal members (36) and several sleepers (37, 38 ) delimiting the hoppers (15) and some of which serve to assemble said longitudinal members (36), which crosspieces (37, 38) and longitudinal members (36) define the shape and section of the inlet opening of said hoppers (15); ) for the passage of the products (1), which openings correspond to funnels which are delimited, on the one hand, by the inner walls (42) of said longitudinal members (36) and by said sleepers (37, 38) and, on the other hand, by guides which extend below the level of said longitudinal members (36) and crosspieces (37, 38).
6 - Installation d'encaissage selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que les longerons (36) de la grille (22) sont constitués chacun d'un profilé réalisé en tôle pliée avec : - une surface (41) supérieure horizontale, - une bordure (40) externe de rigidification, à l'équerre et - une surface (42) interne qui constitue l'une des parois de la trémie (15), laquelle paroi comporte, au niveau de chaque trémie (15), au moins un ergot qui, une fois replié vers l'intérieur du profilé, forme une sorte d'agrafe (47) pour permettre la fixation des différentes lames (45) souples qui prolongent ladite surface (42), lesquelles lames (45) souples comportent, sur leur longueur, un aménagement en forme d'orifice (48) oblong et elles se verrouillent, au niveau de leur extrémité supérieure ou talon, par blocage dans le repli à l'équerre du longeron (36), entre sa surface (41) supérieure et sa bordure (40) externe.6 - Boxing installation according to claim 5, characterized in that the longitudinal members (36) of the grid (22) each consist of a profile made of sheet metal folded with: - a surface (41) upper horizontal - a external stiffening edge (40), at right angle and - an internal surface (42) which constitutes one of the walls of the hopper (15), which wall comprises, at each hopper (15), at least one lug which, when folded towards the inside of the profile, forms a kind of clip (47) to allow the fixing of the various flexible blades (45) which extend said surface (42), which flexible blades (45) comprise, on their length, an oblong orifice-shaped arrangement (48) and they lock at their upper end or heel, by locking in the right-angled fold of the spar (36), between its upper surface (41) and its outer border (40).
7 - Installation d'encaissage selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que les traverses (37) d'assemblage des longerons (36) ont une section en forme de U retourné et elles accueillent la partie supérieure des lames (46) souples qui sont en forme de diapason, lesquelles lames (46) sont assemblées par coincement dans ledit U au moyen d'une cale (50) qui est maintenue par des boulons interposés entre les deux.7 - Boxing installation according to claim 6, characterized in that the sleepers (37) assembly of the longitudinal members (36) have a U-shaped section returned and they accommodate the upper portion of the blades (46) flexible which are in the form of tuning fork, which blades (46) are wedged into said U by means of a shim (50) which is held by bolts interposed therebetween.
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