EP2168880A1 - Device for unpacking bottles from a packaging unit - Google Patents

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EP2168880A1
EP2168880A1 EP09010778A EP09010778A EP2168880A1 EP 2168880 A1 EP2168880 A1 EP 2168880A1 EP 09010778 A EP09010778 A EP 09010778A EP 09010778 A EP09010778 A EP 09010778A EP 2168880 A1 EP2168880 A1 EP 2168880A1
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  • the invention relates to a device for unpacking bottles from a packaging unit, wherein the packaging unit comprises at least two rows of bottles, which are surrounded by a shrink wrap, wherein a first cutting device is provided with a vertically oriented rotating cutter disc, wherein the Cutting device is arranged downstream of at least one Folienabzieh adopted to pull the cut film from the bottles.
  • bottles filled with beverages are often held together by a shrink wrap to form a packaging unit.
  • a shrink wrap can be, for example, so-called six-packs; however, there are also shrink wrap packages for bottles having a bottom in which the beverage bottles are made, and then, to form the packaging unit, the bottles standing on the bottom as a whole, i. H. to be surrounded with a shrink wrap.
  • the bottles When filling bottles, the bottles are sorted by drinks. That is, the bottles of a package are the same content.
  • packaging units that not only include bottles of a single type of beverage, but provide several different types of drinks, such as a mixture of bottles of lemonade, orange soda, possibly even a cola drink.
  • a bottling plant directly downstream of the filling process to carry out such sorting or picking of bottles with different types of beverage in a packaging unit.
  • the shrink film is to be grasped at the two cut edges near the heads of the outer bottles by gripping or sucking organs and pulled away to the side.
  • the shrink wrap in the packaged state of the bottles is located centrally between the bottles and below the top of the bottle heads of the bottles. D. h., The film detects the bottles in the region of the bottle head or bottle neck almost positively. However, this also means that by gripping members, which should laterally capture the film between the bottles, the film can not be easily withdrawn from the bottles, as it is held by the bottle heads. Because the cutting of the shrink film in the middle between the bottles ultimately changes nothing in the position of the shrink film, thus the positive detection of the bottle heads through the shrink film.
  • the object underlying the invention is therefore to provide a device of the type mentioned, with the actual lateral removal of the film shrink film packaging of bottle heads is made possible.
  • the cutting device comprises two conically rotating rotating cutter disks aligned in a converging manner, by means of which the film is separated directly in the region of the bottle heads. From this it is clear that, in particular by the conical arrangement of the two cutter discs, a separation of the foil packaging in the region of each row of bottles, and that takes place directly in the region of the heads of the respective row of bottles. D. h., By the cutting device is in contrast to the prior art, in which only a cut is performed, separated by the cutting device according to the invention, a strip-film. Due to the fact that the film is separated directly in the region of the heads of the bottles, it is now possible for the film to be removed by the downstream film removal device since the film is no longer held by the bottles themselves after such a cut.
  • a second cutting device is equipped with a vertically oriented rotating cutter disk.
  • the first cutting device of the second cutting device based on the passage direction of the packaging unit, downstream.
  • two spreading rails extending parallel to one another are provided, by which the two rows of bottles are kept spread during the cutting process to ensure that the bottles are not damaged by the rotating knife of the second cutting device.
  • the film removal device comprises at least one horizontally extendable gripper arranged on each side of the packaging unit Capture the cut film.
  • the grippers arranged on both sides of the packaging unit are approached to one another, grasp the film and pull it to the side.
  • the grippers have a plurality of spaced-apart hook-shaped fingers, wherein the distance between two fingers corresponds approximately to the diameter of a bottle in the packaging unit.
  • Assigned to the gripper in its retracted position is a vertically movable scraper, by means of which the film grasped by the gripper is displaced downwards in the vertical direction.
  • Such a scraper is located substantially above the hook-shaped fingers of the gripper, so that it is ensured in each case that upon downward movement of the scraper, the film can be stripped from the hook-shaped fingers of the gripper.
  • the gripper itself comprises a plurality of spaced-apart hook-shaped fingers for detecting the film, wherein the distance between the second finger corresponds approximately to the diameter of a bottle in the packaging unit.
  • a further advantage is that the device for unpacking bottles is associated with a conveyor belt, wherein on the conveyor belt, the packaging units are passed under the device for unpacking bottles.
  • the device for unpacking bottles comprises two cutting devices, namely a first cutting device 1 and the second cutting device 2.
  • the first cutting device 1 of the second cutting device 2 in the direction of passage according to the arrow X is arranged downstream.
  • the second cutting device 2 comprises according to Fig. 2 a vertically oriented cutter disc 2a, which is arranged between two Sp Schwarzschienen 3, 4. Through the two expansion rails ensures that the heads of the bottles of the two rows of bottles during the cut by the cutter disc 2a are slightly spread to ensure that the cutter disc 2a of the cutter 2 does not damage the bottles.
  • the knife disk 2a is in this case arranged on the device such that it cuts the package so deeply that the vertical part of the shrink film 70 is severed in the region of the end faces, as has already been described elsewhere.
  • Subordinated in the direction of passage of this second cutting device is the first cutting device 1 with the two conically tapering rotating cutter disks 10a and 10b.
  • In the area of the two cutting discs there are mutually parallel guide rails 11, 12, by which the two rows of bottles in the region of the bottle head are kept pressed together so far that the two rotating cutting discs 10a, 10b directly in the film Cut through the area of the bottle heads and remove an approximately rectangular foil web.
  • transport conveyor belt 20 whose direction is indicated by the arrow X.
  • railing 25 Located on both sides of the conveyor belt are located over the length of the conveyor belt arranged railing 25. These railings 25 serve to guide the packaging units on the conveyor belt 20th
  • Fig. 3 and 4 The various stages in the passage of a packaging unit under the two cutting devices 1 and 2, is illustrated by the Fig. 3 and 4 , where in the Fig. 3 is shown that the vertically aligned cutting disc of the cutting device first cuts through the film packaging in the middle between the bottles, wherein hereinafter according to the Fig. 4 by the cutter 1 centered between the rows of bottles, a piece of film, which is approximately rectangular in shape, is separated out.
  • the film removal device 40 comprises at least one arranged on each side of the conveyor belt gripper 41, each gripper 41 each having two hook-shaped fingers 41 a, which ultimately serve to detect the film 70.
  • the grippers 41 are in communication with a piston-cylinder drive 42, which causes the movement of each gripper in the direction of the arrow Y and in the opposite direction.
  • Associated with the gripper is the vertically movable scraper 45, wherein the vertically movable scraper 45 has two grooves or slots 46, in which the hook-shaped fingers 41 a run.

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The device has a packing unit provided with two rows of bottles, where cutting device (1,2) is provided. The cutting device is downstream a foil take off device to take off cut foils from the bottles. The cutting device comprises two conical rotating knife panels (10a,10b), by which the foil is separated directly in the area of bottle bodies.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Auspacken von Flaschen aus einer Verpackungseinheit, wobei die Verpackungseinheit mindestens zwei Reihen von Flaschen umfasst, die von einer Schrumpffolienverpackung umgeben sind, wobei eine erste Schneideinrichtung mit einer vertikal ausgerichteten rotierenden Messerscheibe vorgesehen ist, wobei der Schneideinrichtung mindestens eine Folienabzieheinrichtung nachgeordnet ist, um die geschnittene Folie von den Flaschen zu ziehen.The invention relates to a device for unpacking bottles from a packaging unit, wherein the packaging unit comprises at least two rows of bottles, which are surrounded by a shrink wrap, wherein a first cutting device is provided with a vertically oriented rotating cutter disc, wherein the Cutting device is arranged downstream of at least one Folienabzieheinrichtung to pull the cut film from the bottles.

In Getränkeabfüllanlagen werden mit Getränken gefüllte Flaschen zur Bildung einer Verpackungseinheit häufig durch eine Schrumpffolienverpackung zusammengehalten. Dies können beispielsweise sogenannte Sechser-Verpackungen sein; es gibt allerdings auch Schrumpffolienverpackungen für Flaschen, die einen Boden aufweisen, in denen die Getränkeflaschen einstehen, und wobei dann zur Bildung der Verpackungseinheit die auf dem Boden stehenden Flaschen insgesamt, d. h. mit Boden, mit einer Schrumpffolie umgeben werden.In bottling plants, bottles filled with beverages are often held together by a shrink wrap to form a packaging unit. These can be, for example, so-called six-packs; however, there are also shrink wrap packages for bottles having a bottom in which the beverage bottles are made, and then, to form the packaging unit, the bottles standing on the bottom as a whole, i. H. to be surrounded with a shrink wrap.

Bei der Abfüllung von Flaschen werden die Flaschen sortenrein nach Getränken verpackt. Das heißt, die Flaschen einer Verpackung sind inhaltsgleich.When filling bottles, the bottles are sorted by drinks. That is, the bottles of a package are the same content.

Es besteht nun allerdings ein Bedürfnis, Verpackungseinheiten zu schaffen, die nicht nur Flaschen einer einzigen Getränkesorte umfassen, sondern mehrere unterschiedliche Getränkearten bereitstellen, beispielsweise ein Gemisch an Flaschen aus Zitronenlimonade, Orangenlimonade, ggf. noch ein Cola-Getränk. Aus logistischen Gründen ist es nunmehr in einer solchen Getränkeabfüllanlage nicht möglich unmittelbar dem Abfüllvorgang nachgeordnet, eine solche Sortierung bzw. Kommissionierung von Flaschen mit unterschiedlichen Getränkesorten in einer Verpackungseinheit vorzunehmen. Insofern ist bekannt, Verpackungseinheiten unterschiedlicher Getränkearten zusammenzuführen, wieder auszupacken und beliebig, d. h. mit verschiedenen Getränkesorten durchmischt, wieder zusammenzustellen. Bislang erfolgt eine solche Sortierung von Flaschen im Wesentlichen von Hand, d. h., die Schrumpffolienverpackungseinheiten werden zuerst manuell aufgeschnitten, die Folienverpackung wird von den Flaschen gezogen, wobei alsdann die Flaschen in gesonderte Verpackungseinheiten entsprechend dem gewünschten Durchmischungsgrad zusammengestellt. Das Sortieren der einzelnen Flaschen zur Kommissionierung erfolgt durch bekannte Sortierroboter.However, there is now a need to provide packaging units that not only include bottles of a single type of beverage, but provide several different types of drinks, such as a mixture of bottles of lemonade, orange soda, possibly even a cola drink. For logistical reasons, it is now not possible in such a bottling plant directly downstream of the filling process to carry out such sorting or picking of bottles with different types of beverage in a packaging unit. In this respect, it is known to combine packaging units of different types of drinks, unpack and re-arbitrary, ie mixed with different types of drinks, reassemble. So far, such a sorting of bottles is done essentially by hand, ie, the shrink film packaging units are first cut manually, the film packaging is pulled from the bottles, and then the bottles in separate Packaging units assembled according to the desired degree of mixing. The sorting of the individual bottles for picking is done by known sorting robots.

In diesem Zusammenhang ist aus der DE 10 2006 046 389 A1 ein Verfahren zum Auspacken von Flaschen aus einer Schrumpffolie bekannt, wobei dort ein feststehendes Messer vorgesehen ist, durch das die Schrumpffolienverpackung mittig zu den beiden Flaschenreihen aufgetrennt wird. Zum Abziehen der Folie sind Greif- oder Saugorgane vorgesehen.In this context is from the DE 10 2006 046 389 A1 a method for unpacking bottles from a shrink film known, where there is provided a fixed blade through which the shrink wrap is cut centrally to the two rows of bottles. To remove the film gripping or suction organs are provided.

Betrachtet man eine solche Verpackungseinheit, bei der zwei Reihen von Flaschen durch eine Schrumpffolie umgeben sind, so erkennt man, dass mittig zwischen den beiden Flaschenreihen sich die Schrumpffolienverpackung weitaus tiefer befindet, als die Oberseite der Flaschenköpfe.Considering such a packaging unit, in which two rows of bottles are surrounded by a shrink film, it can be seen that centrally between the two rows of bottles, the shrink wrap is located much lower than the top of the bottle heads.

Nach dem Stand der Technik gemäß der DE 10 2006 046 389 A1 ist nun vorgesehen, diese Schrumpffolie genau zwischen den beiden Flaschenreihen aufzutrennen. Wie bereits ausgeführt, soll durch Greif- oder Saugorgane die Schrumpffolie an den beiden Schnitträndern nahe den Köpfen der außen stehenden Flaschen erfasst und zur Seite hin weggezogen werden. Wie bereits an anderer Stelle erläutert, befindet sich die Schrumpffolie im verpackten Zustand der Flaschen mittig zwischen den Flaschen und unterhalb der Oberkante der Flaschenköpfe der Flaschen. D. h., die Folie erfasst die Flaschen im Bereich des Flaschenkopfes oder Flaschenhalses nahezu formschlüssig. Das bedeutet aber auch, dass durch Greiforgane, die seitlich die Folie zwischen den Flaschen erfassen sollen, die Folie nicht so ohne Weiteres von den Flaschen abgezogen werden kann, da sie von den Flaschenköpfen gehalten wird. Denn durch das Aufschneiden der Schrumpffolie mittig zwischen den Flaschen ändert sich schlussendlich nichts an der Lage der Schrumpffolie, mithin der formschlüssigen Erfassung der Flaschenköpfe durch die Schrumpffolie.According to the prior art according to the DE 10 2006 046 389 A1 is now planned to separate this shrink film exactly between the two rows of bottles. As already stated, the shrink film is to be grasped at the two cut edges near the heads of the outer bottles by gripping or sucking organs and pulled away to the side. As already explained elsewhere, the shrink wrap in the packaged state of the bottles is located centrally between the bottles and below the top of the bottle heads of the bottles. D. h., The film detects the bottles in the region of the bottle head or bottle neck almost positively. However, this also means that by gripping members, which should laterally capture the film between the bottles, the film can not be easily withdrawn from the bottles, as it is held by the bottle heads. Because the cutting of the shrink film in the middle between the bottles ultimately changes nothing in the position of the shrink film, thus the positive detection of the bottle heads through the shrink film.

Die der Erfindung zugrunde liegende Aufgabe besteht demzufolge darin, eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art bereitzustellen, mit der tatsächlich ein seitliches Abziehen der Folie eine Schrumpffolienverpackung von Flaschenköpfen ermöglicht wird.The object underlying the invention is therefore to provide a device of the type mentioned, with the actual lateral removal of the film shrink film packaging of bottle heads is made possible.

Zur Lösung der Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß vorgeschlagen, dass die Schneideinrichtung zwei konisch aufeinander zulaufend ausgerichtete rotierende Messerscheiben umfasst, durch die die Folie unmittelbar im Bereich der Flaschenköpfe getrennt wird. Hieraus wird deutlich, dass insbesondere durch die konische Anordnung der beiden Messerscheiben ein Trennen der Folienverpackung im Bereich einer jeden Flaschenreihe, und zwar unmittelbar im Bereich der Köpfe der jeweiligen Flaschenreihe erfolgt. D. h., durch die Schneideinrichtung wird im Gegensatz zum Stand der Technik, bei dem lediglich ein Schnitt ausgeführt wird, durch die erfindungsgemäße Schneideinrichtung eine Streifen-Folie herausgetrennt. Dadurch, dass unmittelbar im Bereich der Köpfe der Flaschen die Folie abgetrennt wird, ist nunmehr durch die nachgeordnete Folienabzieheinrichtung das Abziehen der Folie überhaupt erst möglich, da die Folie nach einem solchen Schnitt durch die Flaschen selbst nicht mehr gehalten wird.In order to achieve the object, it is proposed according to the invention that the cutting device comprises two conically rotating rotating cutter disks aligned in a converging manner, by means of which the film is separated directly in the region of the bottle heads. From this it is clear that, in particular by the conical arrangement of the two cutter discs, a separation of the foil packaging in the region of each row of bottles, and that takes place directly in the region of the heads of the respective row of bottles. D. h., By the cutting device is in contrast to the prior art, in which only a cut is performed, separated by the cutting device according to the invention, a strip-film. Due to the fact that the film is separated directly in the region of the heads of the bottles, it is now possible for the film to be removed by the downstream film removal device since the film is no longer held by the bottles themselves after such a cut.

Nach einem besonderen Merkmal der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass eine zweite Schneideinrichtung mit einer vertikal ausgerichteten rotierenden Messerscheibe ausgerüstet ist. Hieraus wird deutlich, dass bei einer solchen Kombination zweier Schneideinrichtungen zunächst durch die zweite Schneideinrichtung mithin durch die vertikale Messerscheibe, die Folienverpackung nicht nur stirnseitig zu der Verpackungseinheit an beiden Seiten durchtrennt wird, sondern auch mittig zwischen den Flaschenreihen, um erst danach mit der ersten Schneideinrichtung mit den beiden konisch zueinanderstehenden Messerscheiben einen Streifen von Folie herauszutrennen. In diesem Zusammenhang ist wesentlich zu bemerken, dass bei einer Folienverpackung im Bereich der Stirnseiten, also der Schmalseite einer solchen Verpackung, jeweils eine Öffnung vorgesehen ist, wobei das Messer der zweiten Schneideinrichtung, um die Folienverpackung auch stirnseitig durchtrennen zu können, im Wesentlichen nur in eine Tiefe zwischen den Flaschen eintauchen muss, die in etwa der Höhe des Flaschenhalses entspricht.According to a particular feature of the invention, it is provided that a second cutting device is equipped with a vertically oriented rotating cutter disk. From this it is clear that in such a combination of two cutting devices initially by the second cutting means thus by the vertical cutter disc, the foil packaging is cut not only the front side to the packaging unit on both sides, but also in the middle between the rows of bottles to only then with the first cutter with the two conical cutting discs a strip of foil separate out. In this context, it is essential to note that in the case of a film package in the region of the end faces, ie the narrow side of such a package, in each case an opening is provided, the knife of the second cutting device, in order to be able to cut through the film package on the face side, essentially only in FIG A depth between the bottles must dive, which corresponds approximately to the height of the bottle neck.

Wenn somit zunächst durch die zweite Messereinrichtung die Folienverpackung mittig durchtrennt wird, und erst danach durch die erste Schneideinrichtung der Folienstreifen herausgeschnitten wird, dann ist die erste Schneideinrichtung der zweiten Schneideinrichtung, bezogen auf die Durchlaufrichtung der Verpackungseinheit, nachgeordnet.Thus, if initially the foil packaging is cut through in the middle by the second knife device, and only then is cut out by the first cutting device of the film strip, then the first cutting device of the second cutting device, based on the passage direction of the packaging unit, downstream.

Nach einem weiteren besonderen Merkmal der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass im Bereich der ersten Schneideinrichtung parallel zueinander verlaufende Führungsschienen vorgesehen sind, durch die die beiden Flaschenreihen im Bereich des Flaschenkopfes so weit zusammengedrückt gehalten werden, dass die beiden rotierenden Messerscheiben die Folie unmittelbar im Bereich des Flaschenkopfes durchtrennen. D. h., dass durch die beiden Führungsschienen die Flaschen in der Folienverpackung ausgerichtet werden.According to a further particular feature of the invention, it is provided that in the region of the first cutting device parallel guide rails are provided by which the two rows of bottles are held so far compressed in the region of the bottle head, that the two rotating knife discs the film directly in the region of the bottle head cut. This means that the two guide rails align the bottles in the foil packaging.

Hingegen sind im Bereich der zweiten Schneideinrichtung zwei parallel zueinander verlaufende Spreizschienen vorgesehen, durch die die beiden Flaschenreihen während des Schneidvorganges gespreizt gehalten werden, um sicherzustellen, dass mit dem rotierenden Messer der zweiten Schneideinrichtung die Flaschen nicht beschädigt werden.On the other hand, in the area of the second cutting device, two spreading rails extending parallel to one another are provided, by which the two rows of bottles are kept spread during the cutting process to ensure that the bottles are not damaged by the rotating knife of the second cutting device.

Die Folienabzieheinrichtung umfasst mindestens einen zu jeder Seite der Verpackungseinheit angeordneten, horizontal ausfahrbaren Greifer zum Erfassen der geschnittenen Folie. D. h., nach Durchlaufen der letzten Schneideinrichtung werden die zu beiden Seiten der Verpackungseinheit angeordneten Greifer aufeinander zugefahren, erfassen die Folie und ziehen diese zur Seite. Hierzu besitzen die Greifer mehrere beabstandet zueinander angeordnete hakenförmige Finger, wobei der Abstand zweier Finger etwa dem Durchmesser einer Flasche in der Verpackungseinheit entspricht. Dem Greifer in seiner eingefahrenen Position zugeordnet, ist ein vertikal beweglicher Abstreifer, durch den die von dem Greifer erfasste Folie in vertikaler Richtung nach unten verschoben wird. Ein solcher Abstreifer befindet sich im Wesentlichen oberhalb der hakenförmigen Finger des Greifers, sodass in jedem Fall sichergestellt ist, dass bei Abwärtsbewegung des Abstreifers die Folie von den hakenförmigen Fingern des Greifers abgestreift werden kann. Der Greifer selbst umfasst mehrere beabstandet zueinander angeordnete hakenförmige Finger zum Erfassen der Folie, wobei der Abstand zweiter Finger etwa dem Durchmesser einer Flasche in der Verpackungseinheit entspricht.The film removal device comprises at least one horizontally extendable gripper arranged on each side of the packaging unit Capture the cut film. In other words, after passing through the last cutting device, the grippers arranged on both sides of the packaging unit are approached to one another, grasp the film and pull it to the side. For this purpose, the grippers have a plurality of spaced-apart hook-shaped fingers, wherein the distance between two fingers corresponds approximately to the diameter of a bottle in the packaging unit. Assigned to the gripper in its retracted position is a vertically movable scraper, by means of which the film grasped by the gripper is displaced downwards in the vertical direction. Such a scraper is located substantially above the hook-shaped fingers of the gripper, so that it is ensured in each case that upon downward movement of the scraper, the film can be stripped from the hook-shaped fingers of the gripper. The gripper itself comprises a plurality of spaced-apart hook-shaped fingers for detecting the film, wherein the distance between the second finger corresponds approximately to the diameter of a bottle in the packaging unit.

Vorteilhaft ist weiterhin, dass der Vorrichtung zum Auspacken von Flaschen ein Transportband zugeordnet ist, wobei auf dem Transportband die Verpackungseinheiten unter der Vorrichtung zum Auspacken von Flaschen hindurchgeführt werden.A further advantage is that the device for unpacking bottles is associated with a conveyor belt, wherein on the conveyor belt, the packaging units are passed under the device for unpacking bottles.

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Fig. 1
zeigt eine Ansicht von schräg oben von hinten auf die Vorrichtung;
Fig. 2
zeigt eine Ansicht von schräg unten auf die Vorrichtung;
Fig. 3
zeigt den Vorgang des Schneidens durch die zweite Schneideinrichtung;
Fig. 4
zeigt den Vorgang des Schneidens durch die erste Schneideinrichtung;
Fig. 5
zeigt den Greifer zum Abziehen der Folie im ausgefahrenen Zustand;
Fig. 6
zeigt eine Darstellung auf den Greifer gemäß Fig. 5 im eingefahrenen Zustand;
Fig. 7
zeigt eine andere Ansicht gemäß Fig. 6;
Fig. 8
zeigt schematisch den Abstreifer in heruntergefahrener Position.
With reference to the drawings, the invention will be explained in more detail below by way of example.
Fig. 1
shows a view obliquely from above from behind of the device;
Fig. 2
shows a view obliquely from below of the device;
Fig. 3
shows the process of cutting by the second cutter;
Fig. 4
shows the process of cutting by the first cutter;
Fig. 5
shows the gripper for removing the film in the extended state;
Fig. 6
shows a representation of the gripper according to Fig. 5 in the retracted state;
Fig. 7
shows another view according to Fig. 6 ;
Fig. 8
schematically shows the scraper in shut down position.

Bei der Darstellung gemäß Fig. 1 ist die Durchlaufrichtung der Verpackungseinheiten 60 auf dem Transportband 20 durch den Pfeil X gekennzeichnet. Insofern umfasst die Vorrichtung zum Auspacken von Flaschen zwei Schneideinrichtungen, nämlich die eine erste Schneideinrichtung 1 und die zweite Schneideinrichtung 2. Hierbei ist die erste Schneideinrichtung 1 der zweiten Schneideinrichtung 2 in Durchlaufrichtung gemäß dem Pfeil X nachgeordnet. Die zweite Schneideinrichtung 2 umfasst gemäß Fig. 2 eine vertikal ausgerichtete Messerscheibe 2a, die zwischen zwei Spreizschienen 3, 4 angeordnet ist. Durch die beiden Spreizschienen wird sichergestellt, dass die Köpfe der Flaschen der beiden Flaschenreihen während des Schnittes durch die Messerscheibe 2a etwas gespreizt werden, um sicherzustellen, dass die Messerscheibe 2a der Schneideinrichtung 2 nicht die Flaschen beschädigt. Die Messerscheibe 2a ist hierbei derart an der Vorrichtung angeordnet, dass diese die Verpackung so tief einschneidet, dass auch der vertikale Teil der Schrumpffolie 70 im Bereich der Stirnseiten durchtrennt wird, wie dies bereits an anderer Stelle beschrieben worden ist. In Durchlaufrichtung dieser zweiten Schneideinrichtung nachgeordnet ist die erste Schneideinrichtung 1 mit den beiden konisch aufeinander zulaufend ausgerichteten rotierenden Messerscheiben 10a und 10b. Im Bereich der beiden Messerscheiben befinden sich parallel zueinander verlaufende Führungsschienen 11, 12, durch die die beiden Flaschenreihen im Bereich des Flaschenkopfes so weit zusammengedrückt gehalten werden, dass die beiden rotierenden Messerscheiben 10a, 10b die Folie unmittelbar im Bereich der Flaschenköpfe durchtrennen und hierbei eine etwa rechteckige Folienbahn heraustrennen.In the presentation according to Fig. 1 the passage direction of the packaging units 60 on the conveyor belt 20 is indicated by the arrow X. In this respect, the device for unpacking bottles comprises two cutting devices, namely a first cutting device 1 and the second cutting device 2. Here, the first cutting device 1 of the second cutting device 2 in the direction of passage according to the arrow X is arranged downstream. The second cutting device 2 comprises according to Fig. 2 a vertically oriented cutter disc 2a, which is arranged between two Spreizschienen 3, 4. Through the two expansion rails ensures that the heads of the bottles of the two rows of bottles during the cut by the cutter disc 2a are slightly spread to ensure that the cutter disc 2a of the cutter 2 does not damage the bottles. The knife disk 2a is in this case arranged on the device such that it cuts the package so deeply that the vertical part of the shrink film 70 is severed in the region of the end faces, as has already been described elsewhere. Subordinated in the direction of passage of this second cutting device is the first cutting device 1 with the two conically tapering rotating cutter disks 10a and 10b. In the area of the two cutting discs there are mutually parallel guide rails 11, 12, by which the two rows of bottles in the region of the bottle head are kept pressed together so far that the two rotating cutting discs 10a, 10b directly in the film Cut through the area of the bottle heads and remove an approximately rectangular foil web.

Unterhalb der beiden Schneideinrichtungen 1 und 2 befindet sich das mit 20 bezeichnete Transportband, dessen Laufrichtung durch den Pfeil X gekennzeichnet ist. Unmittelbar zu beiden Seiten des Transportbandes befinden sich über die Länge des Transportbandes angeordnete Geländer 25. Diese Geländer 25 dienen der Führung der Verpackungseinheiten auf dem Transportband 20.Below the two cutting devices 1 and 2 there is the designated transport conveyor belt 20 whose direction is indicated by the arrow X. Immediately on both sides of the conveyor belt are located over the length of the conveyor belt arranged railing 25. These railings 25 serve to guide the packaging units on the conveyor belt 20th

Die verschiedenen Stufen beim Durchlauf einer Verpackungseinheit unter den beiden Schneideinrichtungen 1 und 2 hindurch, wird verdeutlicht anhand der Fig. 3 und 4, wobei in der Fig. 3 dargestellt ist, dass die vertikal ausgerichtete Messerscheibe der Schneideinrichtung zunächst die Folienverpackung mittig zwischen den Flaschen durchtrennt, wobei nachfolgend entsprechend der Fig. 4 durch die Schneideinrichtung 1 mittig zwischen den Flaschenreihen ein Folienstück, das etwa rechteckförmig ausgebildet ist, herausgetrennt wird.The various stages in the passage of a packaging unit under the two cutting devices 1 and 2, is illustrated by the Fig. 3 and 4 , where in the Fig. 3 is shown that the vertically aligned cutting disc of the cutting device first cuts through the film packaging in the middle between the bottles, wherein hereinafter according to the Fig. 4 by the cutter 1 centered between the rows of bottles, a piece of film, which is approximately rectangular in shape, is separated out.

Aus den Fig. 5 ff. ergibt sich nun die Ausbildung der Folienabzieheinrichtung 40. Die Folienabzieheinrichtung 40 umfasst mindestens einen zu jeder Seite des Transportbandes angeordneten Greifer 41, wobei ein jeder Greifer 41 jeweils zwei hakenförmige Finger 41 a aufweist, die schlussendlich dem Erfassen der Folie 70 dienen. Die Greifer 41 stehen in Verbindung mit einem Kolben-Zylinderantrieb 42, der die Bewegung eines jeden Greifers in Richtung des Pfeiles Y bzw. in Gegenrichtung bewirkt. Dem Greifer zugeordnet ist der vertikal bewegliche Abstreifer 45, wobei der vertikal bewegliche Abstreifer 45 zwei Nuten oder Schlitze 46 aufweist, in die die hakenförmigen Finger 41 a einlaufen. Befinden sich die hakenförmigen Finger 41 a im Bereich der Schlitze 46, was im eingefahrenen Zustand des Greifers der Fall ist, dann wird der Abstreifer in Richtung des Pfeiles Z bewegt, wodurch dann die Folie 70 von den hakenförmigen Fingern abgestreift wird. Hierzu wird verwiesen auf die Fig. 6, 7 und 8, die die Funktionsweise der Folienabzieheinrichtung erkennen lassen.From the Fig. 5 The film removal device 40 comprises at least one arranged on each side of the conveyor belt gripper 41, each gripper 41 each having two hook-shaped fingers 41 a, which ultimately serve to detect the film 70. The grippers 41 are in communication with a piston-cylinder drive 42, which causes the movement of each gripper in the direction of the arrow Y and in the opposite direction. Associated with the gripper is the vertically movable scraper 45, wherein the vertically movable scraper 45 has two grooves or slots 46, in which the hook-shaped fingers 41 a run. Are the hook-shaped fingers 41 a in the region of the slots 46, which is the case in the retracted state of the gripper, then the scraper in Direction of the arrow Z moves, which then the film 70 is stripped off the hook-shaped fingers. Reference is made to the Fig. 6 . 7 and 8th that show the functioning of the film peeling device.

Claims (9)

Vorrichtung zum Auspacken von Flaschen einer Verpackungseinheit (60), wobei die Verpackungseinheit (60) mindestens zwei Reihen von Flaschen umfasst, die von einer Schrumpffolienverpackung umgeben sind, wobei eine Schneideinrichtung (1, 2) vorgesehen ist, wobei der Schneideinrichtung (1, 2) mindestens eine Folienabzieheinrichtung (40) nachgeordnet, um die geschnittene Folie (70) von den Flaschen zu ziehen,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass eine erste Schneideinrichtung (1) zwei konisch aufeinander zulaufend ausgerichtete, rotierende Messerscheiben (10a, 10b) umfasst, durch die die Folie unmittelbar im Bereich der Flaschenköpfe getrennt wird.Device for unpacking bottles of a packaging unit (60), wherein the packaging unit (60) comprises at least two rows of bottles which are surrounded by a shrink-wrapping, wherein a cutting device (1, 2) is provided, wherein the cutting device (1, 2) at least one film peeling device (40) arranged downstream to pull the cut film (70) from the bottles,
characterized,
in that a first cutting device (1) comprises two rotating cutter disks (10a, 10b) which are aligned conically towards one another and by means of which the film is separated directly in the region of the bottle heads. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass eine zweite Schneideinrichtung (2) mit einer vertikal ausgerichteten, rotierenden Messerscheibe (2a) vorgesehen ist.Device according to claim 1,
characterized,
in that a second cutting device (2) is provided with a vertically oriented, rotating cutter disc (2a). Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die erste Schneideinrichtung (1) der zweiten Schneideinrichtung (2) bezogen auf die Durchlaufrichtung (Pfeil X) der Verpackungseinheit (60) nachgeordnet ist.Device according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the first cutting device (1) of the second cutting device (2) based on the passage direction (arrow X) of the packaging unit (60) is arranged downstream. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass im Bereich der ersten Schneideinrichtung (1) parallel zueinander verlaufende Führungsschienen (11, 12) vorgesehen sind, durch die die beiden Flaschenreihen im Bereich des Flaschenkopfes so weit zusammengedrückt gehalten werden, dass die beiden rotierenden Messerscheiben (10a, 10b) die Folie (70) unmittelbar im Bereich des Flaschenkopfes durchtrennen.Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that in the region of the first cutting device (1) parallel to each other guide rails (11, 12) are provided by which the two rows of bottles in the region of the bottle head are held so far compressed that the two rotating cutting discs (10a, 10b), the film (70 ) directly in the area of the bottle head. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass im Bereich der zweiten Schneideinrichtung (2) zwei parallel zueinander verlaufende Spreizschienen (3, 4) vorgesehen, durch die die beiden Flaschenreihen während des Schneidvorganges gespreizt gehalten werden.Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that in the region of the second cutting device (2) two mutually parallel expansion rails (3, 4) are provided by which the two rows of bottles are kept spread during the cutting process. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die Folienabzieheinrichtung (40) mindestens einen zu jeder Seite der Verpackungseinheit angeordneten, horizontal ausfahrbaren Greifer (41) umfasst, zum Erfassen der geschnittenen Folie.Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
in that the film removal device (40) comprises at least one horizontally extendable gripper (41) arranged on each side of the packaging unit for detecting the cut film. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass dem Greifer (41) in seiner eingefahrenen Position ein vertikal beweglicher Abstreifer (45) zugeordnet ist, durch den die vom Greifer (41) erfasste Folie (70) in vertikaler Richtung nach unten verschoben wird.Device according to claim 6,
characterized,
that the gripper (41) in its retracted position is associated with a vertically movable scraper (45), by means of which the film (70) engaged by the gripper (41) is displaced downwards in the vertical direction. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Greifer (41) mehrere beabstandet zueinander angeordnete hakenförmige Finger (41 a) zum Erfassen der Folie (70) aufweist, wobei der Abstand zweier Finger (41 a) etwa dem Durchmesser einer Flasche in der Verpackungseinheit entspricht.Device according to claim 5,
characterized,
in that the gripper (41) has a plurality of hook-shaped fingers (41 a) spaced apart from one another for detecting the film (70), wherein the distance between two fingers (41 a) corresponds approximately to the diameter of a bottle in the packaging unit. Vorrichtung nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Vorrichtung zum Auspacken von Flaschen ein Transportband (20) zugeordnet ist, wobei auf dem Transportband (20) die Verpackungseinheiten unter der Vorrichtung zum Auspacken durchgeführt werden.Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
in that the device for unpacking bottles is assigned a conveyor belt (20), wherein on the conveyor belt (20) the packaging units are carried out underneath the device for unpacking.
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