EP2396225B1 - Machine d'emballage concue pour comprimer et emballer des blocs de matiere expansee - Google Patents

Machine d'emballage concue pour comprimer et emballer des blocs de matiere expansee Download PDF

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EP2396225B1
EP2396225B1 EP10708592.0A EP10708592A EP2396225B1 EP 2396225 B1 EP2396225 B1 EP 2396225B1 EP 10708592 A EP10708592 A EP 10708592A EP 2396225 B1 EP2396225 B1 EP 2396225B1
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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
    • B65B63/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged
    • B65B63/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
    • 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
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/026—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs the webs forming a curtain

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  • the present invention relates to a packaging machine designed and equipped for the compression and packing of blocks of expanded material and in particular expanded polyurethane.
  • the present invention relates to a machine comprising means for compressing blocks of expanded polyurethane in such a way that the pressed blocks are wrapped in a flat plastic barrier film (that is, one which does not allow air to pass) which in turn is sealed on its four sides by sealing bars.
  • a flat plastic barrier film that is, one which does not allow air to pass
  • the machine according to the present invention comprises a block compression unit and a vacuum packaging unit equipped with sealing bars with a cold sealing system.
  • the present invention relates to the packaging industry and in particular to the sector for packing expanded material such as expanded polyurethane or similar products.
  • Known technology includes machines which can compress materials in order to reduce their volume but these machines are not suitable for use specifically in the sector of expanded polyurethane. The reason for this is that these machines do not have the components necessary for compressing the product and keeping it in this condition with a suitable packaging designed specifically for holding and containing the object compressed to its minimum dimensions.
  • Document NL-A-8401630 describes a a packing machinery for glass fibre matting.
  • piles of glass fibre mats are carried, four at a time, away from the manufacturing stae by a first conveyor belt.
  • the piles are pushed together sideways on a second conveyor belt.
  • the groups of four piles are then lifted on forks to form a double height pile between a roller transporter and an upper conveyor.
  • the piles are then compressed by a cylinder before being transported sideways to a pair of conveyor belts.
  • the piles are then transported to a final pair of belts fed with two sheets of polythene above and below and the sealed into a packet by melting the sheets together along the edges.
  • the overall structure of the machinery appears to be quite burdensome, featuring different pairs of conveyors to advance the piles of glass fibre mats.
  • the machinery is not suitable for being used to compress and pack blocks of expanded polyurethane, which are particularly soft and contain a large percentage of air.
  • the machine according to this NL document does not provide any means for avoiding an immediate re-expansion of the block once the piles are transferred to the wrapping unit, and the same wrapping unit is not provided with any means for keeping the compressed blocks under a given pressure during the wrapping phase in order to prevent a sudden re-expansion of the blocks.
  • the machine according to said NL document may well be used for pressing and packing a relatively rigid material such a glass fibre mat, but it may not be used for packing softer materials such as expanded polyurethane.
  • Document EP-A-1216923 discloses a method and a device for packaging at least one stack of a plurality of articles made of paper.
  • the device includes pressing means, which receive and compress the stack of articles to be packaged and transferring means which transfer longitudinally the stack by pushing it to hit a wrapping unit having a pair of reels from which a wrapping film is unwound, and a pair of opposed conveyors for transferring onwards the stack of articles during the wrapping operation.
  • the means for transferring the stack to the wrapping unit are constituted by a piston acting on a side of the stack. This solution may only be used in case of stacks of rigid articles such as compressed paper articles, but it is not suitable for being used for transferring relatively soft articles such as blocks made of expanded polyurethane.
  • the present invention provides a packaging machine for the compression and packaging of blocks of expanded material, in particular blocks of expanded polyurethane, which eliminates, or at least reduces, the shortcomings outlined above.
  • the present invention also provides a packaging machine for the compression and packaging of blocks of expanded material, in particular blocks of expanded polyurethane, which is simple to make and has a high production capacity.
  • the machine is also able to compress with the maximum efficacy blocks of expanded polyurethane and products which need to be reduced to their minimum dimensions ready for transport.
  • the pressed block is wrapped in a flat-sheet plastic barrier film, that is one film which prevents the passage of air, which is then sealed on its four sides by means of suitable sealing bars.
  • the machine forms a vacuum-packed package which prevents the re-expansion of the material until opening of the package and at the same time keeps the product perfectly clean and protected from external agents.
  • the machine according to the present invention substantially comprises:
  • the machine is also fitted with an electric hoist for loading the upper reel, a ladder and a gangway for reaching the upper part of the machine easily, a control panel and a personal computer which can be loaded with programs for the individual types of block.
  • the machine substantially comprises a steel load bearing structure 10 which is substantially divided into the three blocks shown in Figure 2 as follows:
  • the first hydraulic press 14 which moves the upper conveyor 13 in a vertical direction, and the second central hydraulic press 19 which moves the second upper conveyor 18 in the vertical direction are actuated in the vertical direction by the hydraulic cylinders 22 and 23 respectively.
  • the machine according to the present invention also comprises an electric hoist 24, fitted to a support 25, for loading the upper reel and a ladder 26 and a gangway 27 for reaching the upper part of the machine easily.
  • the entire equipment is controlled from a control panel and a personal computer which can be loaded with programs for the individual types of block of expanded polyurethane.
  • the machine 10 enables pressing of the block by two hydraulic presses 14 and 19 thereby eliminating the air contained in the block of expanded polyurethane.
  • the pressed block of expanded polyurethane is then wrapped in a plastic barrier film 28, that is, a film which does not allow air to pass, which in turn is sealed on its four sides by sealing bars 15 and 21.
  • the reduction in volume of between 70 to 80%, depending on the density and capacity of the polyurethane has a two-fold advantage: firstly, it enables a sizeable saving in transport costs because a presser truck is no longer required and approximately twice the number of blocks can now be loaded onto standard pallets and secondly, because it enables savings in storage space.
  • the press is installed on a conveyor belt in such a way as to ensure that compression takes place uniformly without deforming the product thereby ensuring perfect re-expansion when the packaging is removed.
  • the infeed press also acts as a mangle using a continuous series of pressing and raising movements which facilitate the opening of the product cells.
  • a block of expanded polyurethane is fed into the machine using a forklift truck, a lifter infeed conveyor, a lifter platform or other known devices which enable the positioning of the block on the lower infeed conveyor belt 12.
  • the infeed press 14 travels downwards automatically so that the upper conveyor belt 13 presses the product to a percentage setting previously entered by the operator in the special management program.
  • two pneumatic blowers (actuated by solenoid valves) are activated and keep the film 28 suitably tensioned.
  • the movement of the conveyor belt is accompanied by a horizontal movement of the entire infeed block so that the head of the block passes from the infeed conveyor belt 12 to the central conveyor belt 20 without the risk of re-expanding in the narrow gap between one belt and the other where the crossways sealing bar 15 is located.
  • the crossways sealing bar 15 travels downwards and makes the seal at the tail of the package.
  • the second press 19 travels downwards and compresses the product to the final percentage previously set in special management program.

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  1. Emballeuse (10) conçue et équipée pour comprimer et emballer des blocs de polyuréthane expansé, ladite emballeuse comprenant :
    - un premier bloc « A » comprenant une unité d'alimentation (11) montée sur des roues, qui possède une bande transporteuse d'alimentation inférieure (12) et une bande transporteuse d'alimentation supérieure (13) qui est dotée d'une presse hydraulique (14) ;
    - un deuxième bloc « B » contenant une barre de scellement transversale (15) fonctionnant avec un système de scellement à froid et un support de bobine commandée inférieur (16) et un support de bobine commandée supérieur (17), lesdits supports de bobine supérieur et inférieur (16, 17) supportant un film destiné à emballer un bloc comprimé de polyuréthane expansé ;
    - un troisième bloc « C » comprenant un deuxième transporteur de sortie qui comprend de son côté une bande transporteuse de sortie supérieure (18) faisant face à une bande transporteuse de sortie inférieure (2) ;
    ladite emballeuse étant caractérisée en ce que ledit deuxième transporteur de sortie est doté d'une deuxième presse hydraulique (19) destinée à maintenir ledit bloc de polyuréthane expansé dans l'état comprimé pendant la phase d'emballage, ce qui évite audit bloc à se dilater à nouveau, en ce que le film d'emballage (28) est un film de matière plastique formant barrière, c'est-à-dire un film qui ne permet pas à l'air de passer, et en ce que ledit troisième bloc « C » comprend en outre une paire de barres de scellement latérales (21) qui utilisent un système de scellement à froid et au moyen desquelles dans ledit troisième bloc « C » est formé un emballage obtenu sous vide qui empêche, jusqu'à l'ouverture de l'emballage, le matériau de se dilater de nouveau tout en maintenant le produit parfaitement propre et protégé vis-à-vis des agents externes.
  2. Emballeuse (10) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la première presse hydraulique (14) déplace la bande transporteuse d'alimentation supérieure (13) dans une direction verticale, et la deuxième presse hydraulique (19) déplace le transporteur de sortie supérieur (18) dans la direction verticale, lesdites presses (14, 19) étant actionnées dans la direction verticale par des vérins hydrauliques (22, 23).
  3. Emballeuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un palan électrique (24), doté d'un support (25) et destiné à charger la bobine supérieure, et une échelle (26) et une passerelle (27) destinées à atteindre facilement la partie supérieure de l'emballeuse.
  4. Emballeuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle est contrôlée et commandée à partir d'un tableau de commande et d'un ordinateur personnel qui peut être chargé avec des programmes relatifs à des types individuels de bloc de polyuréthane expansé.
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