EP2412636B3 - Facility for packing batches of products - Google Patents

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EP2412636B3
EP2412636B3 EP11173722.7A EP11173722A EP2412636B3 EP 2412636 B3 EP2412636 B3 EP 2412636B3 EP 11173722 A EP11173722 A EP 11173722A EP 2412636 B3 EP2412636 B3 EP 2412636B3
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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
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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
    • 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
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • B65B2210/00—Specific aspects of the packaging machine
    • B65B2210/02—Plurality of alternative input or output lines or plurality of alternative packaging units on the same packaging line for improving machine flexibility
    • 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
    • B65B59/04—Machines constructed with readily-detachable units or assemblies, e.g. to facilitate maintenance

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  • the present invention relates to packaging facilities for batches of products, in particular plastic film.
  • the stations and / or packaging modules that are located upstream of the final phase of removal of the plastic film are often frozen in a particular mode of operation;
  • preconditioning and / or packaging of batches of products of a particular type are carried out, such as, for example, packaging made from a cardboard cut of the tray or wrap type. around, which packaging then passes into the shrinkwrapper to be wrapped in a plastic film before crossing the heat shrink tunnel of said plastic film.
  • the preparation module of this type of packaging comprises a cleated conveyor to accompany the cuts, which cleats form a sort of reference and allow the realization of a precise operation of folding the cut.
  • This packaging preparation module of the wrap-around type or tray also generally comprises a complementary apparatus which, in the final phase of the process of shaping the package, performs the folding and shaping of the cut.
  • This apparatus is located above the level of the downstream portion of the cleated conveyor and it extends substantially over the output conveyor which extends, downstream, the preparation module of the package.
  • This packaging preparation module thus has features that freeze the installation on a single packaging mode.
  • the shrinkwrapper and the heat shrink tunnel of the plastic film are machines that can accept all kinds of batches of products: batches of products already packaged in a packaging of the tray or wrap-around type or simply batches of products that are grouped, or not, on a single sheet of cardboard; it is the heat-shrinkable plastic film that will secure and / or form the final packaging.
  • These machines end of line, shrinkwrapper or tunnel can also be inactive and serve as simple transit conveyors.
  • the present invention proposes a product packaging installation which, precisely, has a certain versatility in the methods of preparation and pre-conditioning of the products, that is to say an installation that can accommodate several modes of packaging of batches of products and all kinds of types of batches of products.
  • the present invention proposes an arrangement for this type of packaging installation which enables it to be able to carry out packing operations of the tray or wrap-around type and, also, to carry out a simple conveying of products or batches of products, that is to say a bare passage of these products or batches of products in the installation, before, possibly, the plastic filming and the passage through the heat shrink tunnel to finalize the packaging.
  • the installation according to the invention thus becomes very flexible to use and can accept the treatment of large or small series of batches of products with packaging of all types, suitable for the batches in question; it can also ensure a simple transit of the products or group of products, if necessary, when the shrinkwrapper and heat shrink tunnel are not operational, for example.
  • the product batch packaging plant according to the invention is defined by claim 1.
  • the substitution conveyor system is vertically movable, carried by a support which is secured to the general frame of the installation and / or the forming module and which extends above the sole circulation batches of products, vis-à-vis the upstream portion of the cleated conveyor and upstream of the apparatus that performs the folding and the final shaping of the type of cut tray or wrap.
  • the support of the substitution conveyor system consists, on each side, of a pantograph which extends between the frame of the installation and / or the module for shaping the packaging. and a structure which carries the upstream conveyor belt, which structure serves at the same time as a guide to the frame of the downstream conveyor belt.
  • the pantograph comprises scissor arms disposed laterally, which arms are sufficiently spaced in a transverse direction to leave free a maximum of space and allow the passage through bare batches of products and, in particular, the passage batches that do not require a special packing operation with a tray-like or wrap-around cut, which arms are operated by appropriate screw-nut means to move the conveyor system from its inactive position to its active position and conversely, as needed.
  • the downstream conveyor belt is disposed on a frame which is carried by the structure of the upstream conveyor belt by means of a system of slides, which sliding system allows, under the effect of means of appropriate maneuvering, to retract said downstream conveyor belt under said upstream conveyor belt to give the whole of the substitution conveyor system a space compatible with the space that is available upstream of the apparatus for bulking the package andin the bulk of the forming module.
  • downstream conveyor belt is mounted vertically movable relative to its frame between an active substitution position in which it is located at the output conveyor and an inactive position in which it is located below the carpet level.
  • upstream conveyor which downstream conveyor belt comprises feet and is movably mounted relative to said frame by means of its feet which slide vertically in said frame, said active substitution position being obtained by means of supports arranged on the general chassis and on which support said feet.
  • the installation represented figure 1 corresponds to a packaging installation of lots of various products such as bottles, cans, canned goods, jars, etc.
  • This packaging installation comprises several parts: - a station 1 for grouping and preparation of the product batches 2, located at the entrance, - a machine of the wrapping type 3 for the placement of a plastic film around the batch of products 2, which shrinkwrapper 3 is followed by a heat-shrinking tunnel 4 of said plastic film and, between said preparation station 1 and said shrinkwrapper 3, - a forming module 5 which carries out the packaging of the batch of products 2 by means of a cutout 6 of the wrap-around type or tray.
  • This forming module 5 is interposed between an input conveyor 7 which brings the batches of products 2 from the preparation station 1 and an exit conveyor 8 which transports the said packs of packaged products 2 to the bundling machine 3.
  • cutouts 6 are conveyed to the volume setting station of the forming module 5 which comprises a conveyor 11 of the cleat type.
  • the packaging volume station is arranged around the upper end of the lug conveyor 11 and comprises means for forming said cutout 6 around the batch of products 2 and, in particular, an apparatus 12 which is located above the end portion of the sole formed by the downstream portion of said conveyor 11 cleats.
  • This apparatus 12 completes the folding, shaping and gluing of the blank 6, to envelop the batch of products 2.
  • This apparatus is adjustable, in particular height, to adapt to the size of products or batches of products crossing the installation.
  • a conveying system 13 is disposed above the forming module 5, in its upstream part and also upstream of the apparatus 12. This conveyor system 13 is arranged to replace the conveyor 11 with stops when the Packaging facility is intended to pass batches of products naked, that is to say, batches of products that do not require a particular package by means of a cutter-type tray or wrap-around.
  • This substitution conveying system 13 is located in the bulk of the forming module 5; it comprises two conveyor belts 14 and 15 which are represented, in strong lines, in the waiting position. In this standby position, or inactive position, they are superimposed and retracted upstream of the apparatus 12 to allow the operation of the packaging and packaging installation.
  • the conveyor belts 14 and 15 are also shown in fine dotted lines, abutting with respect to each other, positioned above the conveyor 11 with stops, that is to say in an intermediate position, when placing them in the active substitution position or in the inactive position.
  • the figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional elevation according to 2-2, showing the various elements of the packaging plant according to the invention, at the level of the substitution conveyor system 13.
  • conveyor 11 with cleats which consists of two chains 11a and 11b endless whose spacing is adjustable to take into account the size of product batches 2 and dimensions of the cutout 6.
  • the apparatus 12 of the type with belts or lug chains.
  • This apparatus 12 is carried by means of supports which are secured to the general frame 17 of the installation and / or the forming module 5.
  • substitution conveyor system 13 in the inactive position, that is to say in a position which is located at a level substantially greater than the level of said apparatus 12.
  • the figure 3 shows, in schematic cross-section according to 3-3, the installation in a configuration which allows the bare passage of batches of products 2 at the forming module 5, which module 5 is completely shunted, that is to say that it is totally inoperative.
  • the chains 11a and 11b of the conveyor 11 with lugs are spaced relative to each other to make room for the substitution conveyor system 13, which conveyor system 13 is positioned at the same level as the active part of the chains 11a and 11b, acting as sole between the conveyor 7 input and the conveyor 8 output.
  • the apparatus 12 retains its position above the downstream portion of the forming module 5; it can be retracted in height depending on the size of the products. In this configuration of the installation, the product batches 2 can flow freely between the input conveyor 7 and the output conveyor 8.
  • the figure 4 shows, in the form of a schematic elevation, the installation according to the invention and in particular the positioning of the substitution conveying system 13, between the input conveyor 7 and the output conveyor 8.
  • This substitute conveyor system 13 comprises a conveyor belt 14 which serves as an upstream conveyor belt 14 and a conveyor belt 15 which acts as a downstream conveyor belt. These two conveyor belts 14 and 15 are abutted with each other and with, respectively, the conveyor 7 input and the conveyor 8 output. They establish a continuity for the surface or sole circulation of product batches 2 between the input conveyor 7 and the output conveyor 8.
  • the substitution conveying system 13 is carried on each side by a pantograph-shaped support 19 which is hinged, at its upper part, on the general frame 17 of the installation.
  • the pantographs 19 carry a structure 20 on which the upstream conveyor belt 14 is installed and this structure 20 serves as a support and a guide for the frame 21 of the downstream conveyor belt 15.
  • the downstream conveyor belt 15 is carried by the frame 21 but, in the active conveying position, as shown figure 4 it is wedged with respect to the frame 17 by means of vertically disposed legs 22, which feet 22 serve as a support for the downstream conveyor belt 15 and they rest on supports 23 arranged at the level of the general frame 17 for placing said conveyor belt 15 in the active position substitution, projecting downstream of the installation relative to the conveyor belt 14 upstream.
  • the feet 22 are slidably mounted on the frame 21 and this frame 21 is itself guided on the structure by means of a system of slides 24 to move from the downstream to the upstream when, as shown figure 5 , the entire substitution conveyor system 13 changes from the active substitution position to the inactive position.
  • the substitution conveyor system 13 actually comprises a kind of telescopic conveyor belt which consists of the upstream conveyor belt 14 and the downstream conveyor belt 15.
  • the downstream conveyor belt 15 moves vertically to pass under the level of the upstream conveyor belt 14, guided by its frame 21 in which slide its feet 22 which serve as a support. This retraction of the downstream conveyor belt 15 allows the latter to position itself under the upstream conveyor belt 14 before terminating the complete retraction of this substitution conveying system 13, as represented figure 5 in strong lines.
  • the pantograph system 19 comprises two arms 25 and 26 hinged together at their middle portion, forming scissors; they are articulated about a central axis 27 which is located at least at the apparatus 12, preferably substantially above.
  • the arm 25 extends between a hinge 28 located at the upper part of the installation, secured to the frame 17, and a hinge 29 which is movable on a slide system 30 which extends longitudinally on the structure 20 which carries the conveyor belt 14 upstream.
  • the arm 26 extends between a fixed point 31 located on the structure 20 of the conveyor belt 14 upstream and a hinge 32 which is movable, guided on a slide system 33 which is secured to the frame 17 general of the installation and / or module 5 shaping.
  • the deployment or folding of the pantograph 19 is effected, for example, by means of a screw-nut system; the screw 34 being interposed between the central axis 27 of the pantograph and a nut 35, which nut 35, which is operated by appropriate means, is secured to the frame 17 generally by means of a bearing 36 mounted on a hinge 37.
  • This pantograph 19 is also sketched figure 5 , showing the position of the arms 25 and 26, which arms are sufficiently spaced apart to provide a passage whose width corresponds at least to the dimensions of the batches of products to be passed through, which batches are transported by the conveyor belt 13 of conveyor substitution conveyors 14 and 15 upstream and downstream.

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La présente invention concerne les installations de conditionnement de lots de produits, notammentsous film plastique.The present invention relates to packaging facilities for batches of products, in particular plastic film.

Ces installations de conditionnement sont capables aujourd'hui de traiter des lots de produits de formats variés ; toutefois, cette évolution des formats a fait naître d'autres perspectives comme des changements au niveau des processus de préparation et de pré-conditionnementde ces lots de produits avant leur mise sous film plastique, notamment.These packaging facilities are now able to process batches of products of various formats; however, this evolution of formats has given rise to other perspectives such as changes in the preparation and pre-packaging processes of these batches of products before they are put on plastic film, in particular.

Or, dans ces installations de conditionnement, les postes et/ou modules d'emballage qui se situent en amont de la phase finale de dépose du film plastique sont bien souvent figés sur un mode de fonctionnement particulier ; an niveau de ces postes et/ou modules, on réalise des préconditionnements et/ou des emballages de lots de produits d'un type particulier comme, par exemple, un emballage façonné à partir d'une découpe en carton du type barquette ou wrap-around, lequel emballage passe ensuite dans la fardeleuse pour être enveloppé dans un film plastique avant de traverser le tunnel de thermorétraction dudit film plastique.However, in these packaging plants, the stations and / or packaging modules that are located upstream of the final phase of removal of the plastic film are often frozen in a particular mode of operation; At the level of these stations and / or modules, preconditioning and / or packaging of batches of products of a particular type are carried out, such as, for example, packaging made from a cardboard cut of the tray or wrap type. around, which packaging then passes into the shrinkwrapper to be wrapped in a plastic film before crossing the heat shrink tunnel of said plastic film.

Le module de préparation de ce type d'emballage comporte un convoyeur à taquets pour accompagner les découpes, lesquels taquets forment une sorte de référentiel et permettent la réalisation d'une opération précise de pliage de la découpe.The preparation module of this type of packaging comprises a cleated conveyor to accompany the cuts, which cleats form a sort of reference and allow the realization of a precise operation of folding the cut.

Ce module de préparation d'emballage du type wrap-around ou barquette comporte aussi, généralement, un appareillage complémentaire qui, dans la phase finale du procédé de façonnage de l'emballage, réalise le pliage et la mise en forme de la découpe. Cet appareillage se situe au-dessus du niveau de la partie aval du convoyeur à taquets et il déborde sensiblement sur le convoyeur de sortie qui prolonge, en aval, le module de préparation de l'emballage.This packaging preparation module of the wrap-around type or tray also generally comprises a complementary apparatus which, in the final phase of the process of shaping the package, performs the folding and shaping of the cut. This apparatus is located above the level of the downstream portion of the cleated conveyor and it extends substantially over the output conveyor which extends, downstream, the preparation module of the package.

Ce module de préparation d'emballage présente donc des particularités qui figent l'installation sur un mode de conditionnement unique.This packaging preparation module thus has features that freeze the installation on a single packaging mode.

En revanche, en aval de ce module de préparation, la fardeleuse et le tunnel de thermorétraction du film plastique sont des machines qui peuvent accepter toutes sortes de lots de produits : des lots de produits déjà conditionnés dans un emballage du type barquette ou wrap-around ou simplement des lots de produits qui sont regroupés, ou non, sur une simple feuille de carton ; c'est le film plastique thermorétractable qui va sécuriser et/ou former l'emballage final. Ces machines de fin de ligne, fardeleuse ou tunnel, peuvent également être inactives et servir de simples convoyeurs de transit.On the other hand, downstream of this preparation module, the shrinkwrapper and the heat shrink tunnel of the plastic film are machines that can accept all kinds of batches of products: batches of products already packaged in a packaging of the tray or wrap-around type or simply batches of products that are grouped, or not, on a single sheet of cardboard; it is the heat-shrinkable plastic film that will secure and / or form the final packaging. These machines end of line, shrinkwrapper or tunnel, can also be inactive and serve as simple transit conveyors.

Les installations actuelles de conditionnement ne permettent donc pas d'utiliser ces machines de fin de ligne constituées de la fardeleuse et du tunnel de thermorétraction pour autre chose que leur destination initiale ; elles ne présentent aucun caractère de polyvalence.The current packaging facilities therefore do not allow the use of these end-of-line machines consisting of the shrinkwrapper and heat shrink tunnel for anything other than their initial destination; they have no character of versatility.

La présente invention propose une installation de conditionnement de produits qui, justement, présente une certaine polyvalence au niveau des modes de préparation et de pré-conditionnement des produits, c'est-à-dire une installation qui peut s'accommoder de plusieurs modes de conditionnement des lots de produits et de toutes sortes de types de lots de produits.The present invention proposes a product packaging installation which, precisely, has a certain versatility in the methods of preparation and pre-conditioning of the products, that is to say an installation that can accommodate several modes of packaging of batches of products and all kinds of types of batches of products.

La présente invention propose un aménagement à ce genre d'installation de conditionnement qui lui permet d'être capable de réaliser les opérations d'emballage du type barquette ou wrap-around et, également, de réaliser un simple convoyage des produits ou des lots de produits, c'est-à-dire un passage à nu de ces produits ou lots de produits dans l'installation, avant, éventuellement, la mise sous film plastique et le passage dans le tunnel de thermorétraction pour finaliser l'emballage.The present invention proposes an arrangement for this type of packaging installation which enables it to be able to carry out packing operations of the tray or wrap-around type and, also, to carry out a simple conveying of products or batches of products, that is to say a bare passage of these products or batches of products in the installation, before, possibly, the plastic filming and the passage through the heat shrink tunnel to finalize the packaging.

L'installation selon l'invention devient ainsi très souple d'utilisation et peut accepter le traitement de grandes ou de petites séries de lots de produits avec des emballages de tous types, adaptés aux lots en question ; elle peut également assurer un simple transit des produits ou groupe de produits, en cas de besoin, lorsque la fardeleuse et le tunnel de thermorétraction ne sont pas opérationnels, par exemple.The installation according to the invention thus becomes very flexible to use and can accept the treatment of large or small series of batches of products with packaging of all types, suitable for the batches in question; it can also ensure a simple transit of the products or group of products, if necessary, when the shrinkwrapper and heat shrink tunnel are not operational, for example.

L'installation de conditionnement de lots de produits selon l'invention est définie par la revendication 1.The product batch packaging plant according to the invention is defined by claim 1.

Toujours selon l'invention, le système de convoyage de substitution est mobile verticalement, porté par un support qui est solidaire du châssis général de l'installation et/ou du module de façonnage et qui s'étend au-dessus de la sole de circulation des lots de produits, en vis-à-vis de la partie amont du convoyeur à taquets et en amont de l'appareillage qui réalise le pliage et la mise en forme finale de la découpe du type barquette ou wrap.Still according to the invention, the substitution conveyor system is vertically movable, carried by a support which is secured to the general frame of the installation and / or the forming module and which extends above the sole circulation batches of products, vis-à-vis the upstream portion of the cleated conveyor and upstream of the apparatus that performs the folding and the final shaping of the type of cut tray or wrap.

Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, le support du système de convoyage de substitution est constitué, de chaque côté, d'un pantographe qui s'étend entre le châssis de l'installation et/ou du module de façonnage de l'emballage et une structure qui porte le tapis convoyeur amont, laquelle structure sert, en même temps, de guide au bâti du tapis convoyeur aval.According to another embodiment of the invention, the support of the substitution conveyor system consists, on each side, of a pantograph which extends between the frame of the installation and / or the module for shaping the packaging. and a structure which carries the upstream conveyor belt, which structure serves at the same time as a guide to the frame of the downstream conveyor belt.

Toujours selon l'invention, le pantographe comprend des bras en ciseaux disposés latéralement, lesquels bras sont suffisamment écartés dans un sens transversal pour laisser libre un maximum d'espace et permettre le passage à nu des lots de produits et, en particulier, le passage des lots qui ne nécessitent pas une opération particulière d'emballage avec découpe du type barquette ou wrap-around, lesquels bras sont manoeuvrés par des moyens appropriés du genre vis-écrou pourfaire passer le système de convoyage de sa position inactive à sa position active et inversement, selon les besoins.Still according to the invention, the pantograph comprises scissor arms disposed laterally, which arms are sufficiently spaced in a transverse direction to leave free a maximum of space and allow the passage through bare batches of products and, in particular, the passage batches that do not require a special packing operation with a tray-like or wrap-around cut, which arms are operated by appropriate screw-nut means to move the conveyor system from its inactive position to its active position and conversely, as needed.

Selon une autre disposition de l'invention, le tapis convoyeur aval est disposé sur un bâti qui est porté par la structure du tapis convoyeur amont au moyen d'un système de glissières, lequel système de glissières permet, sous l'effet de moyens de manoeuvre appropriés, d'escamoter ledit tapis convoyeur aval sous ledit tapis convoyeur amont pour conférer à l'ensemble du système de convoyage de substitution un encombrement compatible avec la place qui est disponible en amont de l'appareillage de mise en volume de l'emballage etdans l'encombrement du module de façonnage.According to another embodiment of the invention, the downstream conveyor belt is disposed on a frame which is carried by the structure of the upstream conveyor belt by means of a system of slides, which sliding system allows, under the effect of means of appropriate maneuvering, to retract said downstream conveyor belt under said upstream conveyor belt to give the whole of the substitution conveyor system a space compatible with the space that is available upstream of the apparatus for bulking the package andin the bulk of the forming module.

Toujours selon l'invention, le tapis convoyeur aval est monté mobile verticalement par rapport à son bâti entre une position active de substitution dans laquelle il se situe au niveau du convoyeur de sortie et une position inactive dans laquelle il se situe sous le niveau du tapis convoyeur amont, lequel tapis convoyeur aval comporte des pieds et il est monté mobile par rapport audit bâti au moyen de ses pieds qui coulissent verticalement dans ledit bâti, ladite position active de substitution étant obtenue au moyen d'appuis disposés sur le châssis général et sur lesquels prennent appui lesdits pieds.Still according to the invention, the downstream conveyor belt is mounted vertically movable relative to its frame between an active substitution position in which it is located at the output conveyor and an inactive position in which it is located below the carpet level. upstream conveyor, which downstream conveyor belt comprises feet and is movably mounted relative to said frame by means of its feet which slide vertically in said frame, said active substitution position being obtained by means of supports arranged on the general chassis and on which support said feet.

Pour pouvoir être exécutée, l'invention est exposée de façon suffisamment claire et complète dans la description ci-après qui, en plus, est accompagnée des dessins suivants dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique, en élévation, présentant les principaux éléments de l'installation de conditionnement selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une élévation schématique en coupe selon II-II de la figure 1, montrant le convoyeur à taquets en position active alors que le tapis convoyeur de substitution est en position inactive au-dessus du niveau de l'appareillage de mise en volume de l'emballage ;
  • la figure 3 correspond à la figure 2 dans le cas d'un passage à nu des lots de produits ;
  • la figure 4 est une élévation schématique de l'installation montrant le tapis convoyeur de substitution en position active entre le convoyeur d'entrée et de sortie ;
  • la figure 5 montre le tapis convoyeur de substitution en position inactive et, représenté en traits mixtes fins, ce même tapis convoyeur de substitution dans une position intermédiaire entre sa position active et sa position inactive.
In order to be executed, the invention is set forth in a sufficiently clear and complete manner in the following description which, in addition, is accompanied by the following drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic view, in elevation, showing the main elements of the packaging installation according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a schematic sectional elevation along II-II of the figure 1 showing the clutch conveyor in the active position while the substitute conveyor belt is in an inactive position above the level of the volume setting apparatus of the package;
  • the figure 3 corresponds to the figure 2 in the case of a bare passage of the batches of products;
  • the figure 4 is a schematic elevation of the plant showing the substitution conveyor belt in active position between the inlet and outlet conveyor;
  • the figure 5 shows the substitute conveyor belt in the inactive position and, represented in fine mixed lines, the same substitution conveyor belt in an intermediate position between its active position and its inactive position.

L'installation représentée figure 1 correspond à une installation de conditionnement de lots de produits divers comme des bouteilles, canettes, conserves, pots... etc.The installation represented figure 1 corresponds to a packaging installation of lots of various products such as bottles, cans, canned goods, jars, etc.

Cette installation de conditionnement comprend plusieurs parties : - un poste 1 de groupage et de préparation des lots de produits 2, située à l'entrée, - une machine du genre fardeleuse 3 pour la mise en place d'un film plastique autour du lot de produits 2, laquelle fardeleuse 3 est suivie d'un tunnel 4 de thermorétraction dudit film plastique et, entre ledit poste 1 de préparation et ladite fardeleuse 3, - un module 5 de façonnage qui réalise l'emballage du lot de produits 2 au moyen d'une découpe 6 du type wrap-around ou barquette.This packaging installation comprises several parts: - a station 1 for grouping and preparation of the product batches 2, located at the entrance, - a machine of the wrapping type 3 for the placement of a plastic film around the batch of products 2, which shrinkwrapper 3 is followed by a heat-shrinking tunnel 4 of said plastic film and, between said preparation station 1 and said shrinkwrapper 3, - a forming module 5 which carries out the packaging of the batch of products 2 by means of a cutout 6 of the wrap-around type or tray.

Ce module 5 de façonnage s'intercale entre un convoyeur 7 d'entrée qui amène les lots de produits 2 depuis le poste 1 de préparation et un convoyeur 8 de sortie qui transporte lesdits lots de produits 2 emballés vers la fardeleuse 3.This forming module 5 is interposed between an input conveyor 7 which brings the batches of products 2 from the preparation station 1 and an exit conveyor 8 which transports the said packs of packaged products 2 to the bundling machine 3.

Ces deux convoyeurs 7 et 8 encadrent le module 5 de façonnage et ce module 5 est associé à un magasin 9 qui lui fournit les découpes 6 appropriées au moyen d'un dispositif 10 d'acheminement.These two conveyors 7 and 8 frame the forming module 5 and this module 5 is associated with a magazine 9 which provides the appropriate cutouts 6 by means of a routing device 10.

Ces découpes 6 sont acheminées vers le poste de mise en volume du module 5 de façonnage qui comprend un convoyeur 11 du type à taquets. Le poste de mise en volume de l'emballage est aménagé autour du brin supérieur du convoyeur 11 à taquets et il comprend des moyens pour former ladite découpe 6 autour du lot de produits 2 et, en particulier, un appareillage 12 qui est situé au-dessus de la partie terminale de la sole constituée par la partie aval dudit convoyeur 11 à taquets. Cet appareillage 12 termine le pliage, la mise en forme et le collage de la découpe 6, pour envelopper le lot de produits 2. Cet appareillage est réglable, en hauteur notamment, pour s'adapter à la dimension des produits ou des lots de produits qui traversent l'installation.These cutouts 6 are conveyed to the volume setting station of the forming module 5 which comprises a conveyor 11 of the cleat type. The packaging volume station is arranged around the upper end of the lug conveyor 11 and comprises means for forming said cutout 6 around the batch of products 2 and, in particular, an apparatus 12 which is located above the end portion of the sole formed by the downstream portion of said conveyor 11 cleats. This apparatus 12 completes the folding, shaping and gluing of the blank 6, to envelop the batch of products 2. This apparatus is adjustable, in particular height, to adapt to the size of products or batches of products crossing the installation.

Un système 13 de convoyage est disposé au-dessus du module 5 de façonnage, dans sa partie amont et, aussi, en amont de l'appareillage 12. Ce système 13 de convoyage est aménagé pour se substituer au convoyeur 11 à taquets lorsque l'installation de conditionnement est destinée à passer des lots de produits à nu, c'est-à-dire des lots de produits qui ne nécessitent pas un emballage particulier au moyen d'une découpe du type barquette ou wrap-around.A conveying system 13 is disposed above the forming module 5, in its upstream part and also upstream of the apparatus 12. This conveyor system 13 is arranged to replace the conveyor 11 with stops when the Packaging facility is intended to pass batches of products naked, that is to say, batches of products that do not require a particular package by means of a cutter-type tray or wrap-around.

Ce système 13 de convoyage de substitution se situe dans l'encombrement du module 5 de façonnage ; il comprend deux tapis convoyeurs 14 et 15 qui sont représentés, en traits forts, en position d'attente. Dans cette position d'attente, ou position inactive, ils sont superposés et escamotés en amont de l'appareillage 12 pour permettre le fonctionnement de l'installation de d'emballage et de conditionnement.This substitution conveying system 13 is located in the bulk of the forming module 5; it comprises two conveyor belts 14 and 15 which are represented, in strong lines, in the waiting position. In this standby position, or inactive position, they are superimposed and retracted upstream of the apparatus 12 to allow the operation of the packaging and packaging installation.

Sur cette figure 1, les tapis convoyeurs 14 et 15 sont également représentés en traits mixtes fins, aboutés l'un par rapport à l'autre, positionnés au-dessus du convoyeur 11 à taquets, c'est-à-dire dans une position intermédiaire, lors de leur mise en position active de substitution ou en position inactive.On this figure 1 , the conveyor belts 14 and 15 are also shown in fine dotted lines, abutting with respect to each other, positioned above the conveyor 11 with stops, that is to say in an intermediate position, when placing them in the active substitution position or in the inactive position.

La figure 2 est une élévation en coupe transversale schématique selon 2-2, montrant les différents éléments de l'installation de conditionnement selon l'invention, au niveau du système 13 de convoyage de substitution.The figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional elevation according to 2-2, showing the various elements of the packaging plant according to the invention, at the level of the substitution conveyor system 13.

On trouve le convoyeur 11 à taquets qui est constitué de deux chaînes 11a et 11b sans fin dont l'écartement est réglable pour tenir compte des dimensions des lots de produits 2 etdes dimensions de la découpe 6.There is the conveyor 11 with cleats which consists of two chains 11a and 11b endless whose spacing is adjustable to take into account the size of product batches 2 and dimensions of the cutout 6.

Ces deux chaînes 11a et 11b sont guidées transversalement au moyen d'un système de glissières 16 pour régler leur écartement et, surtout, pour prendre des positions latérales extrêmes qui permettentde libérer un espace suffisant pour loger, comme détaillé plus loin, le système convoyeur 13 de substitution.These two chains 11a and 11b are guided transversely by means of a system of slides 16 to adjust their spacing and, especially, to take extreme lateral positions which allow to free a space sufficient to accommodate, as detailed below, the conveyor system 13 of substitution.

Au-dessus du convoyeur 11 à taquets, on trouve l'appareillage 12 du type à courroies ou chaînes à taquets. Cet appareillage 12 est porté au moyen de supports qui sont solidaires du châssis 17 général de l'installation et/ou du module 5 de façonnage.Above the conveyor 11 with cleats, there is the apparatus 12 of the type with belts or lug chains. This apparatus 12 is carried by means of supports which are secured to the general frame 17 of the installation and / or the forming module 5.

Au-dessus de l'appareillage 12, on trouve le système convoyeur 13 de substitution en position inactive, c'est-à-dire dans une position qui est situé à un niveau sensiblement supérieur au niveau dudit appareillage 12.Above the apparatus 12, there is the substitution conveyor system 13 in the inactive position, that is to say in a position which is located at a level substantially greater than the level of said apparatus 12.

La figure 3 montre, en coupe transversale schématique selon 3-3, l'installation dans une configuration qui permet le passage à nu de lots de produits 2 au niveau du module 5 de façonnage, lequel module 5 est complètement shunté, c'est-à-dire qu'il est totalement inopérationnel.The figure 3 shows, in schematic cross-section according to 3-3, the installation in a configuration which allows the bare passage of batches of products 2 at the forming module 5, which module 5 is completely shunted, that is to say that it is totally inoperative.

Sur cette figure 3, les chaînes 11a et 11b du convoyeur 11 à taquets sont écartées l'une par rapport à l'autre pour laisser la place au système 13 de convoyage de substitution, lequel système 13 de convoyage se positionne au même niveau que la partie active des chaînes 11a et 11b, faisant office de sole entre le convoyeur 7 d'entrée et le convoyeur 8 de sortie.On this figure 3 , the chains 11a and 11b of the conveyor 11 with lugs are spaced relative to each other to make room for the substitution conveyor system 13, which conveyor system 13 is positioned at the same level as the active part of the chains 11a and 11b, acting as sole between the conveyor 7 input and the conveyor 8 output.

L'appareillage 12 conserve sa position au-dessus de la partie aval du module 5 de façonnage ; il peut être escamoté en hauteur selon la dimension des produits. Dans cette configuration de l'installation, les lots de produits 2 peuvent circuler librement entre le convoyeur 7 d'entrée et le convoyeur 8 de sortie.The apparatus 12 retains its position above the downstream portion of the forming module 5; it can be retracted in height depending on the size of the products. In this configuration of the installation, the product batches 2 can flow freely between the input conveyor 7 and the output conveyor 8.

La figure 4 montre, sous la forme d'une élévation schématique, l'installation selon l'invention eten particulier le positionnement du système 13 de convoyage de substitution, entre le convoyeur 7 d'entrée et le convoyeur 8 de sortie.The figure 4 shows, in the form of a schematic elevation, the installation according to the invention and in particular the positioning of the substitution conveying system 13, between the input conveyor 7 and the output conveyor 8.

Ce système 13 de convoyage de substitution comprend un tapis convoyeur 14 qui fait office de tapis convoyeur 14 amont et un tapis convoyeur 15 qui fait office de tapis convoyeur 15 aval. Ces deux tapis convoyeurs 14 et 15 sont aboutés entre eux et avec, respectivement, le convoyeur 7 d'entrée et le convoyeur 8 de sortie. Ils établissent une continuité pour la surface, ou sole de circulation des lots de produits 2 entre le convoyeur 7 d'entrée et le convoyeur 8 de sortie.This substitute conveyor system 13 comprises a conveyor belt 14 which serves as an upstream conveyor belt 14 and a conveyor belt 15 which acts as a downstream conveyor belt. These two conveyor belts 14 and 15 are abutted with each other and with, respectively, the conveyor 7 input and the conveyor 8 output. They establish a continuity for the surface or sole circulation of product batches 2 between the input conveyor 7 and the output conveyor 8.

Le système 13 de convoyage de substitution est porté, de chaque côté, par un support en forme de pantographe 19 qui est articulé, à sa partie supérieure sur le châssis 17 général de l'installation. Les pantographes 19 portent une structure 20 sur laquelle est installé le tapis convoyeur 14 amont et cette structure 20 sert de support et de guide pour le bâti 21 du tapis convoyeur 15 aval.The substitution conveying system 13 is carried on each side by a pantograph-shaped support 19 which is hinged, at its upper part, on the general frame 17 of the installation. The pantographs 19 carry a structure 20 on which the upstream conveyor belt 14 is installed and this structure 20 serves as a support and a guide for the frame 21 of the downstream conveyor belt 15.

Le tapis convoyeur 15 aval est porté par le bâti 21 mais, en position active de convoyage, comme représentée figure 4, il est calé par rapport au châssis 17 au moyen de pieds 22 disposés verticalement, lesquels pieds 22 servent de support au tapis convoyeur 15 aval et ils reposent sur des appuis 23 aménagés au niveau duditchâssis 17 général pour placer ledit tapis convoyeur 15 en position active de substitution, en saillie vers l'aval de l'installation par rapport au tapis convoyeur 14 amont.The downstream conveyor belt 15 is carried by the frame 21 but, in the active conveying position, as shown figure 4 it is wedged with respect to the frame 17 by means of vertically disposed legs 22, which feet 22 serve as a support for the downstream conveyor belt 15 and they rest on supports 23 arranged at the level of the general frame 17 for placing said conveyor belt 15 in the active position substitution, projecting downstream of the installation relative to the conveyor belt 14 upstream.

Les pieds 22 sont montés coulissants sur le bâti 21 et ce bâti 21 est lui-même guidé sur la structure au moyen d'un système de glissières 24 pour pouvoir se déplacer de l'aval vers l'amont lorsque, comme représenté figure 5, l'ensemble du système 13 de convoyage de substitution passe de la position active de substitution à la position inactive. Le système 13 de convoyage de substitution comprend en fait une sorte de tapis convoyeur télescopique qui est constitué du tapis convoyeur 14 amont et du tapis convoyeur 15 aval.The feet 22 are slidably mounted on the frame 21 and this frame 21 is itself guided on the structure by means of a system of slides 24 to move from the downstream to the upstream when, as shown figure 5 , the entire substitution conveyor system 13 changes from the active substitution position to the inactive position. The substitution conveyor system 13 actually comprises a kind of telescopic conveyor belt which consists of the upstream conveyor belt 14 and the downstream conveyor belt 15.

Dans un premier temps, lorsqu'il passe de cette position active à la position inactive, on remarque, comme représenté figure 5 en traits mixtes fins, que le tapis convoyeur 15 aval se déplace verticalement pour passer sous le niveau du tapis convoyeur 14 amont, guidé par son bâti 21 dans lequel coulissent ses pieds 22 qui lui servent de support. Cet escamotage du tapis convoyeur 15 aval permet à ce dernier de se positionner sous le tapis convoyeur 14 amont avant de terminer l'escamotage complet de ce système 13 de convoyage de substitution, comme représenté figure 5 en traits forts.At first, when it goes from this active position to the inactive position, we see, as shown figure 5 in fine mixed lines, the downstream conveyor belt 15 moves vertically to pass under the level of the upstream conveyor belt 14, guided by its frame 21 in which slide its feet 22 which serve as a support. This retraction of the downstream conveyor belt 15 allows the latter to position itself under the upstream conveyor belt 14 before terminating the complete retraction of this substitution conveying system 13, as represented figure 5 in strong lines.

Le système de pantographe 19 comprend deux bras 25 et 26 articulés entre eux au niveau de leur partie médiane, formant des ciseaux ; ils sont articulés autour d'un axe 27 central qui se situe au moins au niveau de l'appareillage 12, de préférence sensiblement au-dessus. Le bras 25 s'étend entre une articulation 28 située à la partie supérieure de l'installation, solidaire du châssis 17 général, et une articulation 29 qui est mobile sur un système de glissières 30 qui s'étend longitudinalement sur la structure 20 qui porte le tapis convoyeur 14 amont.The pantograph system 19 comprises two arms 25 and 26 hinged together at their middle portion, forming scissors; they are articulated about a central axis 27 which is located at least at the apparatus 12, preferably substantially above. The arm 25 extends between a hinge 28 located at the upper part of the installation, secured to the frame 17, and a hinge 29 which is movable on a slide system 30 which extends longitudinally on the structure 20 which carries the conveyor belt 14 upstream.

De la même façon, le bras 26 s'étend entre un point fixe 31 situé sur la structure 20 du tapis convoyeur 14 amont et une articulation 32 qui est mobile, guidée sur un système de glissières 33 qui est solidaire du châssis 17 général de l'installation et/ou du module 5 de façonnage.In the same way, the arm 26 extends between a fixed point 31 located on the structure 20 of the conveyor belt 14 upstream and a hinge 32 which is movable, guided on a slide system 33 which is secured to the frame 17 general of the installation and / or module 5 shaping.

Le déploiement ou le repliement du pantographe 19, s'effectue, par exemple, au moyen d'un système vis-écrou ; la vis 34 étant interposée entre l'axe central 27 du pantographe et un écrou 35, lequel écrou 35, qui est manoeuvré par des moyens appropriés, est solidaire du châssis 17 général au moyen d'un palier 36 monté sur une articulation 37.The deployment or folding of the pantograph 19 is effected, for example, by means of a screw-nut system; the screw 34 being interposed between the central axis 27 of the pantograph and a nut 35, which nut 35, which is operated by appropriate means, is secured to the frame 17 generally by means of a bearing 36 mounted on a hinge 37.

Ce pantographe 19 est également esquissé figure 5, montrant la position des bras 25 et 26, lesquels bras sont suffisamment écartés pour offrir un passage dont la largeur correspond au moins aux dimensions des lots de produits à laisser passer, lesquels lots sont transportés par le système 13 de convoyage de substitution constitué des tapis convoyeurs 14 et 15 amont et aval.This pantograph 19 is also sketched figure 5 , showing the position of the arms 25 and 26, which arms are sufficiently spaced apart to provide a passage whose width corresponds at least to the dimensions of the batches of products to be passed through, which batches are transported by the conveyor belt 13 of conveyor substitution conveyors 14 and 15 upstream and downstream.

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  1. A packaging installation for batches of products (2) comprising, distributed on a single common frame:
    - an infeed conveyor (7) on which said products (2) are arranged by batches, originating from a preparation and grouping station (1),
    - an outfeed conveyor (8) which removes said products (2) in the form of batches to a packing machine (3) and, between said infeed and outfeed conveyors,
    - a module (5) for forming a wrapping, of the tray type or the wrap-around type, comprising, on the one hand, a cleated belt conveyor (11) constituted by two continuous belts (11a, 11b) forming a slider bed which extends between said infeed conveyor (7) and said outfeed conveyor (8), said continuous belts (11a, 11b) being adjustable transversally in order to alter the width of said slider bed, and, on the other hand, an apparatus (12) for folding and forming the wrapping, arranged above an end portion of said slider bed, formed by said cleated belt conveyor (11),
    said installation comprising means for retracting said continuous belts (11a, 11b) and means allowing the substitution of said continuous belts by a conveying system (13) capable of allowing simple passages of naked batches of products (2) between said infeed conveyor (7) and said outfeed conveyor (8), said substitute conveying system (13) being inserted between said continuous belts (11a, 11b) in order to form a continuous slider bed between said infeed conveyor (7) and said outfeed conveyor (8),
    characterized in that the substitute conveying system (13) is constituted by several endless transfer conveyor belts: at least one upstream transfer conveyor belt (14) and at least one downstream transfer conveyor belt (15), said transfer conveyor belts (14, 15) being capable of being placed in abutment with each other and respectively with said infeed conveyor (7) and said outfeed conveyor (8), said upstream and downstream transfer conveyor belts filling the gap between said infeed and outfeed conveyors after retracting said cleated belt conveyor (11), and, particularly, after separating said continuous belts (11a, 11b) of said cleated belt conveyor of said module (5) from each other,
    and in that the substitute conveying system (13) is constituted by two transfer conveyor belts (14, 15) which are mobile with respect to each other in the longitudinal direction of movement of the batches of products (2) and in a vertical direction, said transfer conveyor belts (14, 15) being mobile with respect to each other between an idle position in which said transfer conveyor belts are superposed and an active position in which said transfer conveyor belts abut in order to form the slider bed portion which extends between said infeed conveyor (7) and said outfeed conveyor (8), substituting for said continuous belts (11a, 11b) of said cleated belt conveyor (11).
  2. The packaging installation according to claim 1, characterized in that said substitute conveying system (13) is vertically mobile, borne, on each side, by a support which is integral with said common frame (17) and which extends above said slider bed for the transportation of the batches of products (2), opposite to the upstream portion of said cleated belt conveyor (11) and upstream of said wrapping folding and forming apparatus (12).
  3. The packaging installation according to claim 2, characterized in that each support of said substitute conveying system (13) is constituted by a pantograph (19) which extends between said common frame (17) and a structure (20) which bears said upstream transfer conveyor belt (14), said structure serving, at the same time, as a guide for a frame (21) of said downstream transfer conveyor belt (15).
  4. The packaging installation according to claim 3, characterized in that said pantograph (19) comprises scissor arms (25, 26), arranged laterally and sufficiently spaced apart in the transversal direction so as to leave a free space allowing the passage of naked batches of products (2), said saissor arms (25, 26) being operated by appropriate means in order to change said substitute conveying system (13) from said idle position to said active position and vice-versa, according to requirements.
  5. The packaging installation according to claim 3, characterized in that said downstream transfer conveyor belt (15) is arranged on a frame (21) which is borne by said structure (20) of said upstream transfer conveyor belt (14) by means of a system (24) of guide rails, said system of guide rails allowing, under the effect of operating means, the retraction of said downstream transfer conveyor belt (15) under said upstream transfer conveyor belt (14) in order to give said substitute conveying system (13), a footprint compatible with a space which is available upstream of said wrapping folding and forming apparatus (12) and within the footprint of said forming module (5).
  6. The packaging installation according to claim 3, characterized in that said downstream transfer conveyor belt (15) is mounted mobile on said frame (21) between an active substitution position in which said downstream transfer conveyor belt is situated at the level of said outfeed conveyor (8) and an idle position in which said downstream transfer conveyor belt is situated below the level of said upstream transfer conveyor belt (14), said downstream transfer conveyor belt (15) being mounted mobile with respect to said frame (21) by means of legs (22) which slide vertically in said frame (21), said active substitution position being obtained using supports (23) arranged on said single common frame (17) of the packaging installation and on which said legs (22) rest.
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