Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
  • B65G17/06—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms
  • B65G17/08—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms the surface being formed by the traction element
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
  • A24B7/00—Cutting tobacco
  • A24B7/14—Feeding or control devices for tobacco-cutting apparatus
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
  • B65G21/00—Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors
  • B65G21/20—Means incorporated in, or attached to, framework or housings for guiding load-carriers, traction elements or loads supported on moving surfaces
  • B65G21/22—Rails or the like engaging sliding elements or rollers attached to load-carriers or traction elements

Definitions

• the invention relates to a chain link, designed and arranged to form a conveyor chain for a device for compacting tobacco, ribs or the like, with a top surface forming the transport surface and an opposite one
• the invention relates to a conveying element, designed and adapted for conveying tobacco, ribs or the like in a device for compacting tobacco, ribs or the like, comprising a frame, several on the frame
• the invention also deals with a device for compacting tobacco
• Ribs or the like comprising a first conveying element and a second
• the support elements have side walls, so that a top and bottom formed by the conveyor elements and laterally by the side walls
• Compaction space is formed.
• Such devices also referred to as compressors, are used in the tobacco processing industry.
• loosely supplied tobacco which usually and predominantly consists of tobacco and / or ribs, is pressed in the compressor.
• the pressing is referred to as compaction and serves to form a so-called tobacco cake, which is then separated for further processing.
• Known devices have as compression elements conveying elements with conveyor chains.
• the conveying elements and are arranged on support elements.
• the conveyor elements or conveyor chains limit the compression space up and down. Laterally, the compression space is limited by side walls, which are assigned to the support elements.
• the conveyor chains are driven in the conveying direction F of the tobacco in the direction of a mouthpiece, so that the tobacco is compressed during conveying.
• Such a compressor device can be found for example in DE 103 55 524 AI.
• a central element of such compressors and the compression elements forming conveyor elements are the conveyor chains.
• the conveying elements have a circulating conveyor chain, which have a tobacco-carrying transport strand and a tobacco-free recirculating belt.
• the conveyor chain itself, via drive rollers or
• the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide chain links that ensure improved management of the chain formed from the chain conveyor. It is a further object of the invention to provide a conveyor element with an improved conveyor chain guide and a corresponding device for compacting tobacco, ribs or the like.
• This object is achieved on the one hand by a chain link with the features mentioned in that the or each chain link on the underside has a continuous recess in the conveying direction, which can be brought into engagement with a corresponding increase a sliding plate of the device.
• An expedient development of the invention is characterized in that the depression or guide groove is arranged centrally with respect to the width of the chain link. This ensures safe and tilt-free guidance.
• the depression has insertion aids along the conveying direction.
• the recess is designed and arranged such that the chain links always independent of the conveying direction of the conveyor chain safely into the
• Thread in elevations of the sliding plate are therefore formed by the shape of the recess itself.
• the object is achieved by a conveying element of the type mentioned above in that the conveyor chain on the guide rollers and / or
• Transporttrums the conveyor chain is the leadership also especially opposite
• An advantageous embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the guide is designed as a spring-groove center guide.
• This type of leadership is particularly simple and inexpensive and ensures a particularly secure leadership. Incidentally, can be omitted by this type of leadership of the alignment process of the conveyor chain when changing the chain. Another advantage is that the
• the recesses of the conveyor chain form a continuous groove in the conveying direction and the elevations of the sliding plate at least one engaging in the groove spring.
• the so-called guide webs forming springs are particularly well suited to absorb the resulting high forces in conveying the tobacco that act on the conveyor chain.
• a preferred development of the invention is characterized in that the or each spring is used as a detachable item through openings in the slide plate in this.
• the or each spring as a wear part is particularly easily replaceable, without having to replace the entire sliding plate immediately.
• the erfmdungsdorfe training of the chain links and the conveyor element is overall also particularly advantageous that existing or already delivered machines or devices for compacting can be easily retrofitted.
• FIG 2 is a perspective view of a conveying element as part of the device according to FIG 1 with a partially removed conveyor chain,
• FIG. 4 shows a section of a sliding plate with inserted springs
• FIG. 5 shows the sliding plate according to FIG. 4 without springs
• FIG. 6 shows a spring element
• Fig. 7 is a sectional view of a mounted on the slide plate spring element
• Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the chain link according to Figure 3 with a greatly enlarged section of the recess.
• the apparatus shown in the figures and the items of this device are used for compacting tobacco, ribs or the like.
• the individual parts of the device, in particular the chain link and the conveyor element, are designed and set up to form a conveyor chain for such a device or for conveying tobacco, ribs or the like in such a device.
• the device 10 shown in FIG. 1 for compacting tobacco, ribs or the like comprises two conveying elements 11, 12.
• the two conveying elements 11, 12 are arranged one above the other and each form a compacting element.
• the two conveying elements 1 1, 12 are arranged tapering in the direction of a mouthpiece 13, so that the conveyed in the conveying direction F tobacco etc. compressed to a tobacco cake and cut in the region of a cutting plane S in pieces.
• the conveying elements 1 1, 12 may be formed either fixed to each other or movable toward or away from each other.
• the distance and / or inclination change between the conveying elements 1 1, 12 can also be realized by the adjustability of one of the conveying elements 1 1 or 12 or in other usual ways.
• the conveying elements 1 1, 12 or the compression elements formed therefrom are arranged on supporting elements 14, 15.
• the support elements 14, 15 have side walls 16, 17.
• the side walls 16, 17 may also be an integral part of the support elements 14, 15 and are preferably made of stainless steel. Of course, the side walls 16, 17 may be made of other materials.
• the conveying elements 1 1, 12 together with the side walls 16, 17 in the conveying direction F tapered compression chamber 18. In the compression chamber 18 in addition to tobacco and the tobacco ribs, of course, other components of a
• the conveying elements 1 1, 12 are constructed substantially the same, so that in
• Each conveyor element 1 1, 12 comprises a frame 19.
• This frame 19 is designed as a support or support structure as a single part or modular, consisting of several parts frame.
• On the frame 19 are a plurality, preferably at least two guide rollers 20 and / or Drive rollers 21 stored. It is also possible to provide further guide rollers or other means suitable for the deflection of a conveyor chain 22, such as guide rails or the like.
• the conveyor chain 22 is an endlessly circulating
• Conveyor which is guided around the guide rollers 20 and / or drive rollers 21.
• the conveyor chain 22 can be tensioned by means of suitable clamping means.
• the frame 19 is adjustable, such that the length of the frame 19 in the region of slots or guide rails is variable.
• the conveyor chain 22 is formed from individual chain links 23, wherein the chain links 23 are positively connected with each other.
• the chain links 23 are positively connected with each other.
• Chain links 23 connected without additional aids alone by the shape of the individual links 23.
• the conveyor chain 22 itself has a
• the Transporttrum 24 rests on a sliding plate 26 of the conveyor element 1 1, 12 on or.
• the transport strand 24 can also be arranged at a small distance from the sliding plate 26.
• Each chain link 23 is integrally formed and has a top surface O forming the transport surface and an underside U facing the deflection rollers 20 and / or drive rollers 21.
• the compression space 18 facing the transport surface may be flat or preferably structured.
• Transverse to the conveying direction F of the conveyor chain 22 and thus also the chain links 23 extends over the entire width B of the chain link 23 has a groove 27.
• the groove 27 preferably points in the direction of the bottom U.
• the chain link 23 further has a over the entire width B of the chain link 23 extending
• Groove 27 and projection 28 are parallel to each other, wherein the projection 28 preferably points in the direction of the top O. Groove 27 and projection 28 are in shape for positive connection with other adjacent Kcttengliedern 23 adapted to appropriate training.
• a projection 28 of a first chain link 23 is adapted to the groove 27 of a next adjacent chain link 23 and so on, wherein all chain links 23 of a conveyor chain 22 are preferably formed identically.
• each chain link 23 has a continuous depression 29 in the conveying direction F on the lower side U, which can be brought into engagement with a corresponding elevation 30 of a sliding plate 26 of the device 10 or of the conveying element 11, 12 is.
• a conveying movement of the chain link 23 in the conveying direction F is not hindered by any obstacles, webs, protrusions or the like.
• the continuous recess 29 allows a free movement of the chain link 23 in or against the conveying direction F.
• this recess 29 prevents in cooperation with corresponding elevations 30 of the sliding plate 26, a transverse movement of the chain link 23. Die Form / Gestalt der
• Recess 29 is shown only by way of example.
• the depression 29 is a guide groove 31 which extends over only a part of the width B of the chain link 23.
• the width of the guide groove 31 is significantly smaller than the width B of the chain link and ultimately forms only a narrow channel in the conveying direction F.
• the recess 29 or guide groove 31 is preferably formed on the underside U in the region of the projection 28.
• the guide groove 31 is disposed on the back of the projection 28 so that the guide groove 31 is out of the range of the groove 27.
• the guide groove 31 is located in the illustrated
• the guide groove 31 can also be eccentric. There is also the possibility that over the width B of the chain link 23 distributed two or more guide grooves 31 are formed. Instead of the parallel side edges of the guide groove 31, this can also be associated with an insertion aid 32.
• this insertion aid 32 is an integral part of the guide groove 31. Particularly preferred is a widening of the guide groove 31 in the conveying direction F and / or counter to the conveying direction F. The fact that the guide groove 3 1 on the input side and output side is wider compared to the actual guide groove 31, the threading of the
• the insertion aids 32 can also be realized in other ways.
• the conveying element 1 1, 12 has already been described in detail above.
• Conveyor chain 22 of the conveyor elements 11, 12 has on the inner side of the guide rollers 20 and / or drive rollers 21 recesses 29 and the slide plate 26 corresponding elevations 30, wherein the elevations 30 with the recesses 29 to form a guide 33 in the conveying direction F can be brought into engagement are.
• This guide 33 is preferably a spring-groove center guide.
• the conveyor chain is preferably formed of chain links 23, as described in detail above.
• Each chain link 23 extends over the entire width B of the conveyor element 1 1, 12. In other words, the width of a chain link 23 determines the width B of the conveyor element 1 1, 12th
• the slide plate 26 is disposed on and on the frame 19 and releasably secured.
• the attachment preferably takes place in the edge region of the sliding plate 26, e.g. by hold-down or the like. Additional attachment points are also possible.
• the sliding plate 26 may be integrally formed or - as shown - in particular to compensate for the change in length of the frame 19 in several parts.
• the sliding plate 26 are associated with the elevations 30. These may be an integral part of the sliding plate 26.
• the elevations 30 and springs are detachably attached to the sliding plate 26 as replaceable individual parts. For this purpose, the
• Sliding plate 26 slot-shaped openings 35, in or through which the springs are inserted from the inside or below, so that the springs protrude on the conveyor chain 22 facing the top of the slide plate 26.
• the elevations 30 or springs extend over part of the length of the sliding plate 26.
• a plurality of individual springs are provided, which are arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction F spaced.
• the springs can be the same or be different length. There is also the possibility that a spring extends continuously over the entire length of the sliding plate 26 in the conveying direction F.
• FIG. 6 shows an elevation 30 or spring, which is associated with a stop plate 36.
• Spring and stop plate 36 may be integrally formed or individual parts.
• the stop plate 36 serves to securely and accurately fix the spring to the slide plate 26 (see, e.g., Figure 7).
• the sliding plate 26 on its underside a recess 37, with respect to the
• Geometry is adapted to the stop plate 36.
• the connection can be made by a press fit or otherwise, also by additional fasteners.
• the chain links 23 are preferably made of brass. Of course, the chain links 23 also made of other materials and also
• the elevations 30 and the springs are preferably made of a plastic, such as plastic.
• Polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or the like formed and may have metallic inserts for receiving higher forces.
• the stop plate 36 is preferably made of steel.
• the sliding plate 26 itself is preferably made of the same material as the increase 30. Of course, other materials and material combinations can be used for all parts.
• centering discs may additionally be arranged, which are either stationary or follower.
• the device 10 for compaction has conveying elements 1 1, 12, as described above.
• both conveying elements 1 1, 12 are formed accordingly.

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