EP2199217B1 - Dispositif sélecteur de groupes d'objets pour alimenter des machines de conditionnement et procédé correspondant - Google Patents

Dispositif sélecteur de groupes d'objets pour alimenter des machines de conditionnement et procédé correspondant Download PDF

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EP2199217B1
EP2199217B1 EP09178660A EP09178660A EP2199217B1 EP 2199217 B1 EP2199217 B1 EP 2199217B1 EP 09178660 A EP09178660 A EP 09178660A EP 09178660 A EP09178660 A EP 09178660A EP 2199217 B1 EP2199217 B1 EP 2199217B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/44—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
    • 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
    • B65B21/04—Arranging, assembling, feeding, or orientating the bottles prior to introduction into, or after removal from, containers
    • B65B21/06—Forming groups of bottles
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/001—Arrangements to enable adjustments related to the product to be packaged
    • 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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/005—Adjustable conveying means

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  • the present invention refers to a selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines and to a respective selection method.
  • packaging machines are fed upstream by a device which operates to select the number of objects, usually coming from a gathering conveyor, for example bottles, tins, cases, clusters or packets, which shall subsequently form the final package, for example a box or a bundle.
  • Known selector devices are basically of two types: intermittent or continuous.
  • Intermittent selector devices block, for example by means of a press device, the flow of objects coming from a gathering conveyor, arranged along a variable number of rows, for the period of time required to insert a transversal bar, which subsequently spaces groups of objects from each other on a spacer belt for feeding a packaging.
  • Continuous selector devices instead comprise, motor-driven transversal bars synchronized with the feeding of the object, mounted on which are "fingers" which are inserted between the objects to be selected in order to gather them into the amounts making up the groups to be fed to the packaging machine.
  • the groups thus gathered are thus spaced from each other on a spacer belt by inserting transversal bars for feeding a packaging machine.
  • This configuration allows high speed operations in that the feeding of the objects occurs continuously.
  • the "fingers" must be inserted between the objects, usually at the base thereof.
  • the objects must have a shape capable of allowing the insertion of the "fingers”.
  • the thrust i.e. the pressure
  • the thrust is generated by the friction of the objects on the conveyors, and thus it is influenced by the weight of the objects themselves, by the shape thereof and by the physical conditions of the conveyors, which may be dirty, clean, lubricated, dry.
  • the current market trend is that of making containers having more and more irregular shapes and having smaller space for the introduction of the "fingers" therebetween.
  • plastic material containers the trend is that of reducing the weight and hence the cost, but obtaining extremely flaccid and deformable bottles which poorly bear pressures being subjected to permanent deformations which cause further reduction of the space for introducing the "fingers".
  • Object of the present invention is that of providing a selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines and a respective selection method which does not require generating pressure to be controlled.
  • Another object of the present invention is that of obtaining a selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines and a respective selection method which do not employ mechanical devices interfering with the objects limiting the flexibility of the machine, in particular in the format change of the objects to be selected.
  • Another object of the present invention is that of obtaining a selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines and a respective method particularly simple and functional, at low costs.
  • the gathering conveyor 11 is always kept full of objects through a minimum gathering photocontrol 11', of the known type, which stops the machine when the photocontrol is free of objects.
  • Objects 100 which must be selected into groups 100', also referred to as packages, in order to be packaged, for example include bottles, tins, cases, clusters, packets or other products, which shall subsequently form, associated in groups 100', an end package, which for example may be a box or bundle.
  • the selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines 10, according to the invention comprises a plurality of independent selection units 20 i , with i being from 1 to n, in the example represented by 1 to 8, arranged according to rows side-by-side and parallel to each other.
  • Each of the selection units 20 i comprises an independent conveyor 21 i , for example a belt, chain or carpet conveyor, an independent feedback motor 22 i and an independent photocell 23 i for controlling the position of the first object 100 of the selection units 20 i in the longitudinal feeding direction F of the selection device 10 ( figure 1 ), arranged at the lower end of each selection unit 20 i .
  • Each conveyor 21 i of the corresponding selection unit 20 i is mounted on an independent slide 24 i for adjustment according to the dimensions of the objects 100, which occurs in the transversal direction with respect to the feeding direction F.
  • Such adjustment may be obtained by means of manual devices, schematised in the figures by means of handwheels, or by means of feedback independent actuators in position to attain automatic adjustment.
  • the selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines 10, according to the invention further comprises, downstream of the selection units, a spacer belt conveyor 30 for objects, moved by an own motor 31 at a higher speed with respect to the selection units 20 i , so that the objects 100 conveyed thereon are spaced by a predetermined amount, which can be constant and equivalent to G or variable, for example between G max and G min , depending on the dimensions of the package, dependent on the operating mode of the selector device 10, respectively schematized in figures 1-2 and 3-4 .
  • a compacting pusher 32 Arranged at a position overlying the spacer belt 30 is a compacting pusher 32 comprising a plurality of transversal bars 33 mounted on a chain 34 driven by its own motor 35.
  • the transversal bars 33 are controlled in position by an encoder 36.
  • a machine control unit is used to control the nominal speed of the conveyors 21 i of the selection units 20 i , identical for all conveyors 21 i used, which can be constant or variable depending on the operating mode of the selector device 10, as respectively shown in figures 1-2 and 3-4 .
  • the nominal speed depends on the number of objects 100 making up the group 100' to be packaged, on the theoretical dimension of the object 100 and on the number of groups 100' to be packaged per minute, i.e. on the production speed.
  • each conveyor 21 i is then corrected by the respective photocell 23 i depending on the actual dimension of the objects 100 and possible slipping or deviation that may occur on the various rows.
  • the photocells 23 i detect the actual position of each single object 100 making up the group 100' to be packaged, check the position deviation with respect to the theoretical expected point, thus they accelerate or decelerate the respective motors 22 i of the selection units 20 i by a calculated amount in order to obtain the expected theoretical point.
  • the expected theoretical point is calculated and controlled by the encoder 36.
  • the spacer belt 30 is always driven faster than the conveyors 21 i of the selection units 20 i and therefore the objects 100 are conveyed thereon spaced in the feeding direction F by the predefined amount G or G max or G min .
  • the speed of the spacer belt 30 is constant, just as the nominal speeds of the conveyors 21 i of the selection units 20 i .
  • the distance G interposed between the successive objects 100 of each row transported on the spacer belt 30 is thus constant and such to theoretically allow the introduction of the transversal bars 33 between two successive objects 100 of each row.
  • a position predefined for the insertion of the transversal bar 33 between successive objects 100 of each row is identified.
  • the bars 33 are introduced between successive groups 100', as schematically shown in figure 1 .
  • the transversal bar 33 controlled in position by the encoder 36, successively follows the group 100' on the spacer belt 30 at a speed higher with respect to that of the belt 30 and thus compacts the objects 100 belonging to the group 100' to be packaged, which are at a more advanced position with respect to the bar 33 in the feeding direction F, pushing them up to arrange them in a compact manner.
  • the speed of the spacer belt 30 is constant, but the nominal speeds of the conveyors 21 i of the selection units 20 i are variable, but always lower than the speed of conveyor belt 30.
  • the conveyors 21 i of the selection units 20 i move forward at their maximum speed, the objects 100 are fed to the spacer belt 30 spaced by a minimum predetermined amount G min .
  • the objects 100 are fed to the spacer belt 30 spaced by a maximum predetermined amount G max .
  • the transversal bars 33 are introduced between successive groups 100' of objects 100, as schematically shown in figure 3 , at a predetermined position identified by the maximum distance between the products G max .
  • the transversal bar 33 controlled in position by the encoder 36, successively follows the group 100' on the spacer belt 30 at a speed higher with respect to that of the belt 30 and thus compacts the objects 100 belonging to the group 100' to be packaged, which are at a more advanced position with respect to the bar 33 in the feeding direction F, pushing them up to arrange them in a compact manner.
  • the selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines 10, according to the invention is self-learning upon variation of the dimensions of the objects 100 to be packaged and according to the number of objects arranged on the longitudinal and transversal axis of the device.
  • the control unit it is possible to program the operation of the selection units 20 i , i.e. the nominal speed and corrections thereof, according to the format of the objects. Also the operation of the spacer belt 30 and compacting pusher 32 may be programmed according to the format of the objects 100 and to the groups 100' to be packaged.
  • selection of the objects according to groups to be packaged is advantageously obtained by continuously feeding each single row of objects at controlled speed and position in an independent manner.
  • each row is moved by an autonomous motor with respective connection device which, continuously and in real time, corrects possible time deviations of the objects with respect to the expected theoretical point and thus to the devices arranged downstream in the packaging machine.
  • the selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines and the respective selection method subject of the present invention have the advantage of providing the selection without the help of mechanical devices which, alongside risking damaging the objects and slowing the feeding, also require to be replaced upon variation of the format of the objects to be selected.
  • selector device of groups of objects for feeding packaging machines and the respective selection method are susceptible to various variants and modifications, all falling within the scope of the invention; furthermore, all details may be replaced by technically equivalent elements.
  • the materials used, as well as the dimensions, may vary depending on the technical requirements.

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  1. Dispositif sélecteur de groupes d'objets pour alimenter des machines de conditionnement, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une pluralité d'unités de sélections indépendantes (20i), agencées suivant des rangées parallèles et côte à côte, et un convoyeur à bande d'espacement (30) associé à un poussoir de regroupement (32), dans lequel chacune desdites unités de sélections indépendantes (20i) comprend un convoyeur (21i), un moteur de rétroaction (22i) et une photocellule (23i) pour le contrôle de la position d'un premier objet (100) dans la direction d'alimentation longitudinale (F), et dans lequel ledit convoyeur à bande d'espacement (30) comprend un propre moteur (31) pour l'alimentation desdits objets (100) à une vitesse supérieure par rapport aux unités de sélections (20i).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit poussoir de regroupement (32) comprend une pluralité de barres transversales (33) montées sur une chaîne (34) entraînée par un propre moteur (35), dans lequel lesdites barres transversales (33) sont commandées en position par un encodeur (36).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que chacun desdits convoyeurs (21i) desdites unités de sélections (20i) est monté sur une glissière indépendante (24i) pour le réglage transversal par rapport à l'axe de machine en fonction des dimensions des objets (100).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une unité de commande de machine pour le contrôle d'une vitesse nominale des convoyeurs (21i) desdites unités de sélections (20i) en fonction du nombre d'objets (100) constituant le groupe (100') à conditionner, de la dimension théorique desdits objets (100) et du nombre de groupes (100') à conditionner par minute.
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdites photocellules (23i) sont placées à une extrémité frontale desdites unités de sélections (20i).
  6. Procédé de sélection de groupes d'objets pour alimenter des machines de conditionnement, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend les phases consistant à
    - alimenter en continu des objets (100) à grouper, suivant des rangées parallèles et indépendamment, avec une vitesse nominale et une position contrôlées dans une direction d'alimentation (F) ;
    - corriger en continu et en temps réel des éventuelles déviations de synchronisation dans la direction d'alimentation (F) desdits objets (100) en fonction d'un point théorique prévu ;
    - espacer lesdits objets (100) d'une quantité prédéfinie (G, Gmax, Gmin) durant l'alimentation en direction (F) ;
    - regrouper un groupe (100') d'objets espacés (100) composé d'un nombre prédéfini d'objets (100) à conditionner.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que ladite étape d'espacement desdits objets (100) d'une quantité prédéfinie (G, Gmax, Gmin) durant l'alimentation en direction (F) est obtenue en déplaçant un convoyeur à bande d'espacement (30), placé en aval, à une vitesse supérieure en fonction de la vitesse nominale de convoyeurs (21i) disposés en parallèle et en amont par rapport audit convoyeur à bande d'espacement (30).
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ladite étape d'alimentation continue d'objets (100) à grouper est effectuée à une vitesse nominale constante, lesdits objets (100) étant espacés d'une quantité prédéfinie constante (G).
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que ladite étape d'alimentation continue d'objets (100) à grouper est effectuée à une vitesse nominale variable, lesdits objets (100) étant espacés d'une quantité prédéfinie variable (Gmax, Gmin), dans lequel ladite distance est minimale (Gmin) entre des objets (100) appartenant au même groupe (100') et maximale (Gmax) entre des groupes (100') d'objets successifs (100), ladite distance maximale (Gmax) étant obtenue en ralentissant lesdits convoyeurs (21i) disposés en amont.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que ladite étape de regroupement des objets (100) en groupes (100') comprend les étapes consistant à
    - identifier une position prédéfinie entre deux objets successifs (100) de chaque rangée, dans lequel ladite position prédéfinie est entre des groupes (100') d'objets successifs (100), et
    - pousser dans la direction d'alimentation (F) les objets (100) appartenant à un groupe (100') à conditionner, à une vitesse supérieure par rapport à l'alimentation, jusqu'à leur regroupement.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce qu'il est commandé par une unité de commande programmable pour un changement automatique de format des objets (100) et des groupes (100'), dans lequel la vitesse nominale d'alimentation, la correction, l'espacement et le regroupement peuvent être prédéterminés et variés en fonction du nombre d'objets (100) composant le groupe (100') à conditionner, de la dimension théorique des objets (100) et du nombre de groupes (100') à conditionner par minute.
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