EP2497381B1 - Agencement de réglage pour un mécanisme de fixation de filtre et procédé de réglage de l'émission de l'air de traitement d'un mécanisme de fixation de filtre - Google Patents

Agencement de réglage pour un mécanisme de fixation de filtre et procédé de réglage de l'émission de l'air de traitement d'un mécanisme de fixation de filtre Download PDF

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EP2497381B1
EP2497381B1 EP12001618A EP12001618A EP2497381B1 EP 2497381 B1 EP2497381 B1 EP 2497381B1 EP 12001618 A EP12001618 A EP 12001618A EP 12001618 A EP12001618 A EP 12001618A EP 2497381 B1 EP2497381 B1 EP 2497381B1
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Udo Kükenshöner
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes

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  • the invention relates to a control arrangement for a filter piecing and a method for controlling the delivery of the process air of a filter tappet to an exhaust air central system.
  • Such an arrangement and method are out EP-A-2 238 844 known.
  • Such filter tappets are used in cigarette production. These are machines in which strand-like intermediates are tested for quality in the production of cigarettes and, if necessary, provided with a filter.
  • conveyor systems In order to handle the intermediates as well as the filters and the products within the machine, usually conveyor systems are used, which are based on the fact that the objects to be conveyed are sucked by a negative pressure to moving parts of the conveyor.
  • the necessary negative pressure is provided depending on the particular design and integration of the machine in the overall process on the one hand by an exhaust air central system and on the other hand by one or more integrated into the machine or one or more of the machine associated air conveyors generated.
  • throttle valves are provided between the exhaust air outlet of the filter tappet and the exhaust air central system, which can be switched between different, usually from empirical values determined parking positions. For example, adjustment positions for operating conditions such as stand-by, standard or idle, i.e., idle, can be used. without supply of the intermediates to be processed, be provided.
  • the DE 10 2008 020 631 B3 discloses a method of operating a machine of the type in question, wherein in operating phases such as the start or stop, in which an increased volume of air flow is delivered to the exhaust air central system, a partial flow of the exhaust air flow is fed back into the machine to the exhaust air central system relieve.
  • the control of the recirculated air volume flow is based on a pressure control, in which the pressure in the pipe leading to the exhaust-air central system is regulated via the recirculated air volume flow.
  • a pressure control has the disadvantage that the mutual influence of a plurality of machines connected to the exhaust air central system is still not effectively avoided.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to show a control arrangement and a control method, which make it possible to enable a trouble-free continued operation of other connected to an exhaust air system machines regardless of the operating conditions of the cigarette holder.
  • the object is achieved by a control arrangement with the features of claim 1 and a method for controlling the delivery of the process air of a Filteransetzers to an exhaust air system with the features of claim 10.
  • the features of the dependent claims relate to advantageous embodiments.
  • the process air which is used in the production of negative pressure in the conveyor system, which is used to transport the tobacco products or the tobacco intermediates in the filter applicator, is - as in conventional cigarette manufacturing processes - conducted out of the filter piecing and fed into an exhaust air central system.
  • mass flow control is installed between the process air outlet of the filter tappet and the inlet of the exhaust air central system, which is able to detect the mass flow of the exhaust air discharged from the filter tappet and to set values or setpoint ranges on the basis of predefined or specifiable parameters regulate.
  • the control arrangement preferably has a control which is suitable for keeping a pressure below a predefined or predefinable maximum value, in that the control characteristic of the mass flow control and its setpoint values are automatically adjusted by the control according to the requirements for the maximum value of the pressure.
  • the pressure to be generated under a maximum value is preferably measured with a pressure measuring device which is provided in the region of the branches of the entrances of the exhaust air central system, since this pressure in the region of the branches of the inputs is the, for the operation of all connected to the exhaust air central system elements and Machinery is important.
  • the conveyor system that generates the exhaust air is preferably designed so that it has conveyor units to which the tobacco products or tobacco intermediates are sucked to their promotion by negative pressure.
  • the conveyor units preferably air-permeable designed contact surfaces, which preferably have a matched to the respectively to be transported tobacco product or tobacco intermediate contour.
  • the tobacco products or tobacco intermediates can be passed by alternately switching the negative pressure on the individual conveyor units from the contact surface of a conveyor unit to the contact surface of the next conveyor unit.
  • a preferred embodiment of the conveyor units is their construction as preferably rotating drums or drum-like structures.
  • one or more conveyors for example, one or more compressors are provided.
  • Such a compressor can lower the negative pressure in the pneumatic conveying system below the value of the negative pressure in the exhaust air central system.
  • the conveyor may be integrated in particular in the housing of the filter tappet.
  • the control arrangement preferably has a measuring device for measuring the mass flow and / or volumetric flow.
  • mass flow and volume flow are suitable benchmarks for such control, the mass flow having the advantage of being more constant chemical composition of the transported air to be directly proportional to their molar flow, but it may be easier to determine the flow rate in the context of integration into the scheme or due to the metrological conditions. Although this is not directly proportional to the flow rate, but allows in the present boundary conditions with respect to temperature and pressure fluctuations in this case, a sufficiently accurate control and can be advantageous thereby.
  • the conveyor may advantageously have a throttle or a similar throttle device as an actuator, alternatively, it is also possible to control a possibly existing, the filter piecing associated conveyors directly, for example via a speed control, which is particularly useful when using volumetric conveyor.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a control arrangement according to the invention in a cigarette manufacturing process explained.
  • the filter attachment 1 is connected to the central exhaust air system 7.
  • the exhaust air central system 7 has as central elements, for example, a central filter 7b and a central exhaust air conveyor 7c arranged at its exit.
  • a central filter 7b and a central exhaust air conveyor 7c arranged at its exit.
  • the exhaust air streams of the filter tappet 1 and the other machines 8, which are shown only in the form of their exhaust air streams, are combined.
  • the exemplary filter tappet 1 has a conveyor system, which comprises the rotating conveyor units 2 a, to which the tobacco products or tobacco intermediates 10 to be transported are sucked in by vacuum and transferred from one to the other conveyor during transport.
  • the exhaust air from the individual conveyor units 2a is combined fed to the conveying means 3, which are arranged here for example in the interior of the filter tappet 1.
  • the exhaust air flow conveyed by the delivery device 3 into the exhaust air central system 7 is regulated by a control arrangement according to the invention, which for example has the measuring device 4 for determining the process air mass flow and the throttle device 5 as an actuator.
  • the control can also act directly on the air conveying devices 3 instead of the throttle device 5.
  • control arrangement is controlled in such a way that a maximum pressure is not exceeded in the region of the branches 7a of the underlying air streams 9 or the air stream 8 leading directly to the branch 7a, in order to ensure trouble-free operation of the further even in the event of serious changes in operating state in the filter tappet 1 To ensure the exhaust air central system connected machines 6.

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  1. Agencement de régulation pour un mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1), qui présente un système de transport pneumatique (2) pour le transport de produits de tabac (10) ou de produits de tabac intermédiaires, en particulier des fragments (10), sachant que l'air de traitement du système de transport pneumatique (2) est envoyé dans un système central d'extraction d'air (7), d'autres machines de production de cigarettes (6) étant raccordées au système central d'air d'extraction (7),
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'agencement de régulation comporte une régulation de flux quantitative (4, 5) pour l'air de traitement du système de transport, transporté dans le système central d'air d'extraction.
  2. Agencement de régulation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'agencement de régulation présente une commande, qui est apte à maintenir une pression au-dessous d'une valeur maximale prédéterminée ou pouvant être prédéterminée.
  3. Agencement de régulation selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif de mesure de pression est prévu, pour le maintien de la pression au-dessous de la valeur maximale est prévu, en particulier dans la région (8, 7a, 9) de la ramification des entrées du système central d'air d'extraction (7).
  4. Agencement de régulation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le système de transport pneumatique (2) présente des unités de transport (2a), qui disposent de surfaces d'appui perméables à l'air, qui, de préférence, présentent un contour adapté au produit de tabac (10) ou au produit de tabac intermédiaire (10) à transporter.
  5. Agencement de régulation selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les unités de transport (2a) sont des tambours ou des dispositifs de type tambour, de préférence rotatifs.
  6. Agencement de régulation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, pour le transport de l'air de traitement du système de transport pneumatique (2) dans le système central d'air d'extraction (7), est prévu un système de transport (3).
  7. Agencement de régulation selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le système de transport (3) est disposé dans la région du mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1), en particulier dans le boîtier de celui-ci.
  8. Agencement de régulation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit agencement de régulation présente un système de mesure (4) pour mesurer le flux massique et / ou volumétrique.
  9. Agencement de régulation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit agencement de régulation présente, en tant qu'organe de réglage, un système d'étranglement (5) commandé, en particulier un papillon.
  10. Agencement de régulation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, entre la sortie de l'air de traitement du mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1) et l'entrée du système central d'air d'extraction (7), est incorporée un système de régulation de flux quantitative (4, 5) , qui est apte à détecter le flux quantitatif d'air d'extraction délivré par le mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1), et de réguler à des valeurs de consignes et / ou dans des plages de valeurs de consigne, en fonction de paramètres prédéterminés ou pouvant être prédéterminés.
  11. Agencement de régulation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit agencement de régulation présente, en tant qu'organe de réglage, un système d'étranglement (5) commandé, qui est incorporé entre la sortie de l'air de traitement du mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1) et l'entrée du système central d'air d'extraction (7), ou un système d'excitation d'un système de transport (3), associé au mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1).
  12. Procédé de régulation de la délivrance d'air comprimé d'un mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1), en particulier d'un mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1) à un système central d'air d'extraction (7), au moyen d'un agencement de régulation selon l'une des revendications selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le flux quantitatif d'air comprimé est régulé.
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12,
    caractérisé en ce que la régulation du flux quantitatif est commandée de sorte que le flux quantitatif d'air conduit au système central d'air d'extraction (7) est limité de sorte qu'une pression inférieure à valeur maximum prédéterminée ou pouvant être prédéterminée soit maintenue dans le système central d'air d'extraction (7), en particulier dans la région (8, 7a, 9) de la ramification des entrées du système central d'air d'extraction (7).
  14. Procédé selon revendication 12 ou 13,
    caractérisé en ce que le flux quantitatif d'air d'extraction, délivré par le mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1), est capté entre la sortie d'air de traitement du mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1) et l'entrée du système central d'air d'extraction (7), et est régulé par un système de régulation de flux quantitatif (4, 5) à des valeurs de consigne et / ou dans des plages de valeurs de consigne, en fonction de paramètres prédéterminés ou pouvant être prédéterminés.
  15. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 12 à 14,
    caractérisé en ce qu'un système d'étranglement (5), qui est incorporé entre la sortie d'air de traitement du mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1) et l'entrée du système central d'air d'extraction (7), ou un dispositif de transport (3), qui est associé au mécanisme de fixation de filtre (1), est commandé, en tant qu'organe de réglage, pour la régulation du flux quantitatif d'air de traitement.
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