EP2476619B1 - Dispositif et procédé d'application d'un produit augmentant la friction adhésive sur une partie de la surface supérieure d'un empilement - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé d'application d'un produit augmentant la friction adhésive sur une partie de la surface supérieure d'un empilement Download PDF

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EP2476619B1
EP2476619B1 EP20110192834 EP11192834A EP2476619B1 EP 2476619 B1 EP2476619 B1 EP 2476619B1 EP 20110192834 EP20110192834 EP 20110192834 EP 11192834 A EP11192834 A EP 11192834A EP 2476619 B1 EP2476619 B1 EP 2476619B1
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  • the present invention relates to a device and a method for applying at least one adhesion-promoting agent to at least one stacking unit of at least one staple layer to be stacked into a stack according to the preamble of claim 1 or claim 10.
  • stack units In order to obtain a higher stability of the stack when stacking single or entire stack layers of articles, containers, containers or packaging units briefly combined under the term stack units, it is known to apply a static friction increasing agent to at least one or more surface portions of at least one stack unit.
  • the stacking can be provided for example during palletizing.
  • US 5,895,540 known to provide at least the lower and upper sides of the stacking units of a stack with an at least partially double-sided adhesive tape.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape consists of three strips of single-sided adhesive tape, which partially overlap each other adhesive layer on adhesive layer, leaving portions of their adhesive layers.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape can be rolled up without the need for a separately peelable protective film required for other double-sided adhesive tapes.
  • cardboard boxes provided as stacking units can be closed by means of the double-sided adhesive tape.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape thus fulfills a dual function.
  • the double-sided adhesive tape forms a static, before and during and between the stacking units of the stack before, during and after application and an adhesive effect both with in contact, as well as coming into contact surfaces, stiction-increasing means. Since the adhesive effect with contacting double-sided adhesive tape on the upper and lower sides of the stacking units makes any further transport of the stacking units impossible makes the stacking units immediately after they have been provided with the double-sided adhesive tape stacked individually on the stack.
  • a disadvantage of increasing the stability of a stack by applying double-sided adhesive tapes to surfaces of the stacking units is the difficult handling of the stacking units until the completion of the stack after the double-sided adhesive tape has been applied.
  • An economical, cost-effective assembly of stacking units to stack layers before stacking is not possible.
  • the disadvantage hereof is that the adhesive applied to the topmost stack layer of the stack already applied must retain its adhesive effect with surfaces in contact as well as with surfaces coming into contact at least until the next stack layer is placed on top. In this way, a stacking device provided for producing the stack and stacking one stack after the other on the stack can become dirty and stick together.
  • adhesives whose adhesive action, especially with respect to surfaces in contact may change over time, eg, with changing, for example, falling temperature, such as, for example, simple and inexpensive hot melt adhesives, can not be used.
  • the adhesive must be applied at the stacking station from the same side on the last deposited topmost stack layer, from which side of the next stack layer is placed on the stack.
  • the stacking units are cardboard boxes which serve as packaging units, eg as outer packaging.
  • the agent is a primer or adhesive consisting of a blend of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin with mineral oils and fine crystalline wax.
  • the stiction-increasing agent is at least during application in a liquid and / or waxy / and / or gelatinous state. The application of the stiction-increasing agent is carried out from below by wheels or rollers over which the cardboard boxes are individually pulled by hand, before they are then also one after another, for example, on a pallet also stacked by hand to the stack.
  • an apparatus and a method for applying at least one adhesion-promoting agent to at least one surface section of at least one stacking unit of at least one stack layer to be stacked to form a stack are known. It is provided, at least surface portions of the upper sides of one or more yet to be placed on a stacking space on the stack stacking stack to be grouped stacking units, preferably also parts whose between the upper and lower sides extending lateral surfaces to provide a static friction increasing means. As stiction-increasing agent comes For example, hot glue used.
  • the stiction-increasing agent is in this case applied from the top, leaving the underside at least on individual surface parts of the tops and optionally on at least individual surface parts of the lateral surfaces in a liquid at least during application liquid and / or gel and / or waxy state, before the stacking units are grouped into a stack layer, which stack layer is then then placed on the stack.
  • hot glue has already cooled down again and has no adhesive effect except the existing adhesive effect against the surface to which it was applied hot.
  • a method in which for securing a stacked stack consisting of a plurality of stacking units in stack layers on the outside of the stack connecting elements, for example in the form of H.
  • H. 35 38 119 A1 a method is known in which for securing a stacked stack consisting of a plurality of stacking units in stack layers on the outside of the stack connecting elements, for example in the form of H.beryaken, are mounted without contact at joints of the stacking units of one or more stack layers. It is envisaged to provide for securing a stack formed on a pallet fasteners on the outside of the stack. The fasteners are attached to those stack layers that have already been stacked into a stack.
  • a device for applying at least one adhesion-promoting agent to at least one surface section of at least one stacking unit of at least one stack layer piled up to form a stack is also known.
  • the device comprises a nozzle arrangement which is provided for applying the static friction increasing means and which can be switched on and off collectively
  • an apparatus and a method for applying at least one stiction-increasing agent on at least one surface part at least one stacking unit of at least one staple layer to be stacked up to a stack The application of the stiction-increasing agent can be effected without contact by means of a nozzle arrangement.
  • the application of the stiction-increasing agent is provided before placing the stack layer at a stacking place on the stack.
  • the application of the stiction-increasing agent is carried out before a grouping of several stacking units to a stack layer.
  • the nozzle arrangement is arranged above a conveying path, via which the stacking units are transported to a stacking position for grouping. The nozzles are collectively turned on and off.
  • EP 1 657 191 A1 There are also known an apparatus and a method for applying at least one stiction-increasing agent to at least one surface portion of at least one stacking unit of at least one stacking layer to be stacked in a stack.
  • the application of the static friction increasing agent can be done without contact.
  • a nozzle arrangement can be provided.
  • the application of the stiction-increasing agent is provided before placing the stack layer at a stacking place on the stack.
  • the nozzle arrangement is arranged above a conveying path, via which the stacking units are transported to a stacking position for grouping, so that the application of the stiction-increasing agent takes place before a grouping of a plurality of stacking units into a stacking position.
  • JP 04327425 It is known, during the stacking of stacking units to a stack of several stack layers on a pallet to spray the top of the already launched on the stack stacking units without contact with an emerging from a nozzle assembly, stiction-increasing agent.
  • An object of the invention is therefore to provide an apparatus and a method for applying at least one stiction-enhancing agent on at least one stacking unit of at least one staple stacked to a stack, which are easy and inexpensive to implement and guarantee a reliable cohesion of the stack ,
  • a first subject of the invention accordingly relates to a device for applying at least one surface friction enhancing agent to at least one surface unit of at least one stacking unit of at least one of a plurality of stacking layers to be stacked in a stack, which comprises a nozzle arrangement for application.
  • the nozzle assembly is an assembly for example, one or more, preferably of at least two, summarized under the term nozzle outlet and / or spray and / or spray nozzles.
  • the nozzle assembly By using a nozzle assembly wear and damage, including the stacking units, prevented, thereby saving maintenance and operating costs.
  • the nozzle assembly thus contributes significantly to the efficiency of the device.
  • the stiction-increasing agent ensures a stable cohesion of the stack.
  • the nozzle arrangement is provided for the treatment of at least surface parts already stacked to a stack stackable stacking units by applying the static friction between a treated and an untreated surface area increasing agent at least on an opera area of at least one of the plurality stacked to the stack layer stacking units.
  • hot melt adhesive As a stiction-increasing agent is preferably used as a hot glue called hot melt adhesive used.
  • the hot melt adhesive adheres by its adhesive effect during hot application to the at least one surface allocate the at least one stacking unit of the stack layer to which it is applied. Although the hot melt adhesive still has an adhesive effect with surfaces in contact after cooling, it no longer has any adhesive effect with surfaces coming into contact. In any case, however, the hot melt adhesive after cooling has a higher coefficient of static friction with e.g. untreated surface portion of a stacking unit adjacent to the stacking, as untreated surface parts of two stacking units with each other.
  • the application of the static friction increasing means by means of the nozzle assembly is carried out after grouping the stacking units to the stack layer and before placing or stacking the stack layer at a stacking location on the stack.
  • the nozzle arrangement is preferably arranged between a first device and a second device, wherein in the transfer from the first device to the second device several stacking units are already grouped into a preferably complete stack layer.
  • the nozzle assembly is preferably disposed between a first device and a second device, wherein the first device is a station in which the grouping of the stacking units takes place to a stacking position, and wherein the second device is a device which takes over at least one stacking position produced by grouping of stacking units and hangs on a stacking place on the stack.
  • the station may, for example, be a so-called grouping system or a stacking layer preparation station.
  • the second device may be a so-called loading system or a loading device, such as a gripper, a robot arm, a shutter head or the like.
  • the treatment or the application is particularly preferably with the release of the lower sides of the stacking units of the stack layer of the static friction increasing agent. This will foul the means for further transport to final deposit on the stack by means of adhesion to the underside adhesive friction increasing means, e.g. Glue etc., avoided.
  • the region of the nozzle arrangement is preferably free of a transport device or of parts of a transport device. As a result, a possible contamination of the transport device or parts of such is most effectively avoided.
  • the nozzle arrangement preferably comprises at least two, preferably at a direction transverse to the transport direction, for example, when transferring the grouped stacking layer from the station in which the stacking units are grouped to the stacking layer, to the device which assumes at least one stacking layer produced by grouping stacking units a stacking place hangs on the stack, arranged carrier mounted nozzles.
  • the carrier may have the shape of a transverse to the transport direction of the stack layer in the transfer over the stack layer cross-arranged bracket.
  • the one or more nozzles can, for example, for adaptation to differently arranged and / or dimensioned and / or grouped stacking units, for example consecutively grouped stack layers are individually and / or group-driven or be.
  • the nozzles may be, for example, electromotively, pneumatically, hydraulically, or electronically, e.g. be arranged adjustable by means of piezo actuators, together or individually in their vertical position.
  • the nozzles for example, as already mentioned, e.g. motor together or individually in its horizontal position at least transversely to the aforementioned transport direction are arranged adjustable.
  • the nozzles may be arranged individually or collectively in their position with respect to a solid angle.
  • one or more sensors can be provided which, for example, generate suitable distance signals to the nozzle arrangement, eg passing stacking units grouped into a stack layer, which in turn control position and / or location of individual or groups of nozzles are suitable.
  • a sensor is provided per nozzle.
  • individual sensors per nozzle for example, a so-called chimney in the stack, briefly summarized under the term vacancies vacancies and / or voids and / or gaps detected in stacking layers and be omitted from an order of ineffective in this area stiction increasing agent.
  • the voids of successive stack layers may at least partially overlap one another, whereby the chimney forms, for example, a chimney stack offset from one stack layer to the next.
  • a chimney for example, have an oblique or spirally wound, through the stack through continuous chimney.
  • the voids of successive stack layers can also be completely isolated from each other, so that the chimney does not form a continuous stack through the stack chimney stack.
  • the voids in the successive stack layers of a stack can also be congruent in their position within the stack layers, whereby the chimney forms a vertical and continuous chimney stack in the stack.
  • the nozzles can preferably be operated individually or in groups and also switched off again.
  • sensor signals may e.g. the sensors already provided for the position and / or attitude control of the nozzles are used.
  • the sensors and the associated individual and / or collective control of the nozzles e.g. Blank spaces where e.g. Within a stacking layer, there are no stacking units that are recognized in the stacked layers treated by the application of the stiction-increasing agent and are excluded from application. Also, by means of the sensors, the stacking units of a stacking layer can be recognized, for example, with respect to their position or orientation and / or position within the stacking layer.
  • a control of the operation of the nozzles in this case also includes an optionally required heating and / or cooling of the nozzles, in particular when using a hot melt adhesive as a stiction-increasing agent.
  • an adjustment of the nozzle position and / or position as well as the operation and shutdown of the nozzles to different dimensions of stack layers and stacked to a stack layer stacking units can be done by an example sensor-controlled individual control and optionally individual adjustment of the nozzles.
  • the device can be adapted to handling different stacking units with little effort.
  • the stack is preferably stacked on a pallet, or the stacking can be provided, for example, when palletizing.
  • the stack is stacked on a pallet, whereby a re-stacking of the stack, e.g. can be avoided for further transport.
  • This advantage more than compensates for a disadvantage which may arise due to an increased storage space requirement due to a pallet located below the stack.
  • a second subject of the invention relates to a method for applying at least one stiction-increasing agent to at least one surface section at least one stack unit of at least one of a plurality of stack layers to be stacked up to a stack.
  • the application of the stiction-increasing agent is carried out after grouping the stacking units to the stack layer and before placing or stacking the stack layer at a stacking location on the stack.
  • the application takes place during a transfer from a station, in which the grouping of the stacking units takes place to a stacking position, to a device which takes over at least one stacking position produced by grouping of stacking units and hangs onto the stack at a stacking location.
  • the station may, for example, be a so-called grouping system or a stacking layer preparation station.
  • the device may be, for example, a so-called loading system or a loading device, such as a gripper, a robot arm, a shutter head or the like.
  • a so-called loading system or a loading device such as a gripper, a robot arm, a shutter head or the like.
  • the stack layer is moved during the application in the horizontal direction, whereas a device provided for applying can be designed to be stationary at least in that horizontal direction in which the stack layer moves.
  • a device provided for applying can be designed to be stationary at least in that horizontal direction in which the stack layer moves.
  • the application can be carried out particularly preferably with the release of the lower sides of the stacking units of the stack layer of the static friction increasing means. This will foul the means for further transport to final deposit on the stack by means of adhesion to the underside adhesive friction increasing means, e.g. Glue etc., avoided.
  • the application of the static friction increasing agent is preferably carried out sensor-controlled. This allows, for example, empty spaces where, for example, within a Stacking layer no stacking units are located, recognized and excluded from application.
  • the stack is preferably stacked on a pallet, or the stacking can be provided, for example, when palletizing. This allows a repeated stacking of the stack, e.g. be avoided for further transport.
  • the application of the friction-increasing agent is preferably carried out without contact. This prevents wear and damage, including stacking units.
  • a nozzle arrangement for the contact-free application of the stiction-increasing agent is used.
  • a nozzle arrangement has in particular the advantage of a particularly good suitability for a non-contact application.
  • a nozzle arrangement allows for a simple and cost-effective implementation during operation and operation.
  • a static friction increasing agent can be used a hot melt adhesive. This is easy and inexpensive to procure and allows a reliable and controlled handling during and after application.
  • the method may comprise, as an alternative or in addition to the described features, one or more features and / or properties of the device described above. Particularly noteworthy here are properties relating to a collective and / or individual control of optionally provided for application nozzles or e.g. with respect to, for example, their operation or their shutdown, where appropriate, their vertical and / or horizontal positioning and optionally their position with respect to a solid angle.
  • the device may alternatively or additionally comprise one or more features and / or properties of the described method. Particularly noteworthy here are features relating to a movement of the stacking layer in the horizontal direction during the application of the static friction increasing means associated with a stationary arrangement of the nozzles provided for applying in the same horizontal direction in which the transport movement of the stacking occurs.
  • the possibility of a simple and cost-effective realization arises inter alia by the fact that no additional facilities along a limited transport space in their space are needed along which the stacking units must be transported.
  • the transfer point at which grouped stack layers are transferred to a device which takes over at least one stack layer produced by grouping stack units and hangs up on a stack on the stack free for the arrangement of an example provided for the application nozzle arrangement.
  • the application of the stiction-increasing agent after grouping the stacking units to a stacking layer has the additional advantage that reliable stacking of the stack is ensured even in the case of optionally required removal of stacking units on the transport path to the station at which the grouping is undertaken if eg not all stacking units of a stack layer are provided with the static friction increasing agent or are.
  • One in the FIGS. 1 to 3 Wholly or partially shown device 01 for applying at least one surface friction 02 to at least one stacking unit 03 of at least one stacking layer 04 to be stacked comprises substantially a nozzle arrangement 05 provided for applying the static friction increasing means.
  • the nozzle arrangement 05 is preferably provided or arranged according to a station 11 for grouping a plurality of stacking units 03 into a stacking layer 04 and even more preferably before a device 15 for placing the stacking layer 04 produced by grouping the stacking units 03 at a stacking location on the stack.
  • a suitably designed device 01 for applying at least one surface friction 02 to at least one stacking unit 03 at least one stacking layer 04 to be stacked accordingly comprises a static friction increasing agent at least on an opera surface 02 at least one of several already on Stacking layer 04 to be stacked stacked stacking units 03 nozzle arrangement 05.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrated plant 10 for handling stacking units 03 illustrates which system 10 when handling the stacking units 03 makes a corresponding grouping of stacking units 03 to stack layers 04 and concerned the onward transport of the finished grouped stacking layers 04 for storage on a stack at a stacking location.
  • FIG. 1 shows a system 10 for handling stacking units 03.
  • the system 10 shown may be a arranged at the end part of a filling and / or packaging and or packaging and / or production line, at which end stacking units 03 initially grouped to stack layers 04 and Subsequently, the stack layers 04 are piled one after the other at a stacking station located, for example, following the installation 10, for example on pallets provided there.
  • the system 10 comprises a transport device 12 by means of the stacking units 03 and the stacking layers 04 produced by grouping the stacking units 03 are transported in the transport direction illustrated by the arrow T.
  • the Transport device 12 may be, for example, a roller conveyor or a conveyor belt.
  • the transport device 12 may alternatively or additionally also be a slide. It is also conceivable that different transport devices 12 are provided for successive sections along the direction indicated by the arrow T transport direction. In addition, a combination of a plurality of different transport devices 12 may be provided for one or more sections along the direction indicated by the arrow T transport direction.
  • a device 15 which at least one staple layer 04 produced by grouping of stacking units 03 takes over and at an example removed stacking place placed on a stack for example, designed as a roller conveyor or conveyor belt transport 12 is provided for transport to the device 15, and provided for example as a slide means for transporting the stack layers of the roller conveyor or conveyor belt in the example designed as a blind head device 15 is provided.
  • the system 10 also includes a station 11, which performs a grouping of several stacking units 03 to a stack layer 04.
  • the station 11 may comprise, for example, one or more robot arms and / or grippers, which stacking units 03 e.g. lift and / or grab and / or e.g. on the transport device 12 can move in order to produce a desired grouping of stacking units 03 to a stack layer 04 on the conveyor belt 12 can.
  • the system 10 comprises at its end a device 15, which takes over the stacked layer 04 produced in this way from the grouped stacking units 03 and arranges the laying of the stacked layer 04 on a stack, for example, on a stack.
  • the system 10 further comprises a device 01 for applying at least one surface friction 02 to at least one stacking unit 03 at least one staple layer 04 stacked to form a stack.
  • the device 01 for applying at least one static friction increasing agent on at least one surface portion 02 at least a stacking unit 03 at least one staple layer 04 to be stacked up to a stack is in this case arranged between the station 11, which makes a grouping of several stacking units 03 into a stack layer 04, and the device 15, which comprises the the stacked stacking units 03 existing stack layer 04 takes over and hangs on a stack on a stack.
  • the stability and cohesion of the stacking units 03 and the stack layers 04 is increased within the stack.
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of a portion of a plant 10, similar to the in Fig. 1 Therefore, for a re-description of some of the components of Appendix 10 with reference to the description to FIG. 1 is waived.
  • a transport device 12 may be provided here, for example, a slide, which transports the finished grouped to a stack layer 04 stacking units 03 from the station 11 to the device 15.
  • a transport device 12 may be provided as an alternative or in addition to the optionally provided slide, for example, a roller conveyor or a conveyor belt.
  • a transport device 12 may be provided as an alternative or in addition to the optionally provided slide, for example, a roller conveyor or a conveyor belt.
  • any combination of suitable transport devices 12 for one or more sections along the transport direction indicated by the arrow T and / or of different transport devices 12 for successive sections along the transport direction indicated by the arrow T is also conceivable here.
  • the device 15 which takes over the stacking layer 04 consisting of the grouped stacking units 03 and hangs on a stacking place on a stack, it is, for example, a so-called loading system or a loading device, such as a gripper, a robot arm, a shutter head or like.
  • the nozzle arrangement 05 of the device 01 can be arranged between the station 11, at or in which the grouping of the stacking units 03 takes place to form a stacking layer 04, and the device 15, which assumes at least one stacking layer 04 produced by grouping stacking units 03 hangs up on a stack on a stack.
  • the device 01 with its nozzle arrangement 05 is arranged exactly in that area in which the transfer from the station 11 to the device 15 or Take over by the device 15 takes place from the station 11.
  • the application of the static friction increasing agent takes place during the transfer or takeover of the stack layer 04 from the station 11 to the device 15.
  • the stack layer is moved in the direction of the transport direction indicated by the arrow T, so that a required, for example, for a surface application of stiction increasing agent relative movement is generated solely by the transport of the stack layer 04 in the direction of transport direction and a movement of the nozzle assembly 05 in this direction can be dispensed with.
  • the nozzle assembly 05 may be formed stationary at least in the direction indicated by the arrow T transport direction.
  • transport device 12 there is preferably no transport device 12 and particularly preferably also no parts of such a transport device 12. As a result, no contamination of transport devices 12 and / or their parts can occur due to a possibly dripping agent that increases the static friction.
  • the nozzle arrangement 05 is preferably provided above the stacking units 03, which are already grouped to the stack layer 04 still to be placed on the stack. This results in the application of the stiction-increasing agent, leaving the undersides of the stack units 03 of the stack layers 04.
  • a possible type of arrangement of the nozzle assembly 05 above the already stacked to the stack stack layer 04 stacking units 03 is based FIG. 3 clear.
  • FIG. 3 shows parts of a nozzle assembly 05 of a device 01 for applying at least one stiction-enhancing agent on at least one surface portion 02 at least one stacking unit 03 at least one stacking layer 04 réellestapelnden to a stack.
  • the nozzle assembly 05 comprises at least two nozzles, the static friction increasing means without contact at least one Surface part 02 of at least one already grouped to a still mecanicstapelnden stack layer 04 stacking unit 03 apply.
  • the nozzle arrangement 05 may, for example, comprise a support 06, which is formed, for example, in the form of a transversely directed to the direction indicated by the arrow T transport direction of the stacking layer 04 in the transfer of the station 11 to the device 15 via the stacking layer 04 overarching bracket 07.
  • a displaceable in the vertical direction arranged traverse 08 which has means 09 for receiving nozzles.
  • FIG. 3 can be provided, for example, four means 09 for receiving a total of four nozzles.
  • the traverse 08 and thus the nozzles or the means 09 for receiving the nozzles, for example, can be adjusted by electric motor, pneumatically, or hydraulically in its vertical position.
  • the means 09 for receiving nozzles can have controllable and / or presettable means for pivoting the layers of the nozzles in relation to a solid angle.
  • the layers of the nozzles can be applied, for example, to apply the stiction-increasing agent to e.g. Surface sections 02 of the lateral surfaces located between the upper and lower sides of the stacking units 03 of a stack layer 04 are set individually and / or collectively.
  • One or more sensors for detecting e.g. be arranged by position or orientation and / or position of the stacking units 03 within a stack layer 04.
  • the sensor signals generated by these sensors can be used for collective and / or individual control of the nozzles.
  • the control may relate to a targeted individual operation or the shutdown of one or more nozzles.
  • voids within a stack layer 04 can be excluded from the application of the stiction-increasing agent.
  • an adaptation of the nozzle position and / or position as well as the operation and shutdown of the nozzles to different dimensions of stack layers as well as stacking units grouped into a stack layer can take place by means of an individual sensor controlled control and possibly individual adjustment of the nozzles.
  • the device can be adapted with little effort to different stack layers 04 with, for example, different and / or differently arranged stacking units 03.
  • the stack layer 04 can be moved during the application in the horizontal direction along the illustrated by the arrow T transport direction under the bracket 07 of the nozzle assembly 05 therethrough.
  • device 01 preferably does not contain transport means 12 and particularly preferably no parts of such a transport means 12 below the means for applying the stiction, this does not exclude that, for example, at a transfer point of a so-called grouping station, where stacking units 03 are grouped into a stack layer 04, to a device 15, which takes over at least one staple layer 04 produced by grouping of stacking units 03 and hangs on a stacked location, for example, on a stack, at which transfer point particularly preferably the device 01 is arranged, for example a preferably foldable slip plate may be present.
  • such a fold-over blanking plate serves as a stop during grouping of the stacking units 03 to form a stacking layer 04 and, on the other hand, bridges an optionally existing gap between the grouping station and the device 15 in the folded-down state, as a result of which sliding over into a complete stacking layer 04 is grouped Stacking units 03 is facilitated by the Gruppierstation to the device 15.
  • the nozzle arrangement 05 of the device 01 can be positioned exactly above such a transfer plate.
  • the Kochubblech can be made for example of stainless steel.
  • the use of stainless steel for the under the nozzle assembly 05 of the device 01 arranged Ausschubblechs has the advantage that then most of the static friction between adjacent stacking units 03 increasing means not adhere and for example can be easily wiped.
  • the invention is industrially applicable, for example, in the manufacture and operation of facilities for handling stacking units.

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  1. Dispositif (01) d'application d'au moins un produit augmentant le frottement par adhérence, sur au moins une partie de surface (02) d'au moins une unité de pile (03) d'au moins une couche de pile (04) à empiler pour former une pile, comprenant un ensemble de buse(s) (05) prévu pour appliquer le produit augmentant le frottement par adhérence, caractérisé par le fait que ledit ensemble de buse(s) (05) est prévu après avoir regroupé plusieurs unités de pile (03) pour former une couche de pile (04) et avant de poser ladite couche de pile (04) sur un emplacement d'empilement sur la pile, dans lequel ledit ensemble de buse(s) (05) est disposé entre un poste (11) dans lequel est réalisé le groupement des unités de pile (03) pour former une couche de pile (04), et un dispositif (15) qui prend au moins une couche de pile (03) formée en regroupant des unités de pile (03) et pose celle-ci sur un emplacement d'empilement sur la pile, et dans lequel au moins un dispositif de transport (12) transporte les unités de pile (03) dont le groupement en une couche de pile (04) est achevé, depuis ledit poste (11) vers le dispositif (15).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit ensemble de buse(s) (05) est prévu au-dessus des unités de pile (03) déjà regroupées pour former ladite couche de pile (04) à poser encore sur la pile, de sorte que l'application est réalisée en laissant les faces inférieures des unités de pile (03) de la couche de pile (04) dépourvues du produit augmentant le frottement par adhérence.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel ledit ensemble de buse(s) (05) comprend au moins deux buses.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3, dans lequel les buses sont disposées de manière réglable dans leur position verticale et/ou horizontale et/ou dans leur orientation par rapport à un angle dans l'espace.
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 3 ou 4, dans lequel au moins un capteur est prévu qui génère un signal de capteur variable en fonction de l'orientation et/ou de la position d'unités de pile (03) et/ou de places vides dans la couche de pile (04), pour commander individuellement et/ou collectivement la position verticale et/ou horizontale et/ou l'orientation par rapport à un angle dans l'espace et/ou le fonctionnement et/ou l'arrêt des buses.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel on prévoit une colle thermofusible en tant que produit augmentant le frottement par adhérence.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel une zone où est prévu ledit ensemble de buse(s) (05) est dépourvue d'un dispositif de transport (12) ou d'éléments d'un tel dispositif de transport (12) prévu pour transporter et/ou continuer à transporter la couche de pile (04) réalisée à partir de plusieurs unité de pile (03) regroupées.
  8. Procédé d'application d'au moins un produit augmentant le frottement par adhérence, sur au moins une partie de surface (02) d'au moins une unité de pile (03) d'au moins une couche de pile (04) à empiler pour former une pile, l'application du produit augmentant le frottement par adhérence se faisant sans contact, caractérisé par le fait que l'application du produit augmentant le frottement par adhérence se fait après avoir regroupé les unités de pile (03) pour former la couche de pile (04) et avant de poser ladite couche de pile (04) sur un emplacement d'empilement sur la pile.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, dans lequel l'application est réalisée pendant que des unités de pile (03) regroupées pour former une couche de pile (04) sont remises à un dispositif (15) qui prend au moins une couche de pile (04) formée en regroupant des unités de pile (03) et pose celle-ci sur un emplacement d'empilement sur la pile.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 8 ou 9, dans lequel la couche de pile (04) est déplacée dans la direction horizontale (T) durant l'application.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 10, dans lequel l'application est réalisée en laissant les faces inférieures des unités de pile (03) de la couche de pile (04) dépourvues du produit augmentant le frottement par adhérence.
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 8 à 11, dans lequel la pile est empilée sur une palette.
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