EP2550215A1 - Procédé et système de rotation d'un groupe de contenants - Google Patents

Procédé et système de rotation d'un groupe de contenants

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EP2550215A1
EP2550215A1 EP10718712A EP10718712A EP2550215A1 EP 2550215 A1 EP2550215 A1 EP 2550215A1 EP 10718712 A EP10718712 A EP 10718712A EP 10718712 A EP10718712 A EP 10718712A EP 2550215 A1 EP2550215 A1 EP 2550215A1
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group
conveyor
speed value
containers
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Carlo Dazzi
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Sidel SpA
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    • 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
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
    • B65G47/24—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles
    • B65G47/244—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
    • B65G47/2445—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane by means of at least two co-operating endless conveying elements
    • 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
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/02—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
    • B65G47/04—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
    • B65G47/06—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines
    • B65G47/08—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
    • B65G47/084—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in a predetermined 2-dimensional pattern
    • B65G47/086—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in a predetermined 2-dimensional pattern cubiform articles

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  • the present invention relates to a method and to a system for rotating at least one group of containers.
  • Bottling lines which comprises a plurality of units for carrying out respective operations on containers.
  • bottling line comprises at least a rinsing unit for rinsing containers, a filling unit for filling containers with a pourable food product, a capping unit for capping the containers, and a grouping unit for forming groups of containers.
  • Bottling lines also comprise an end station receiving groups of containers travelling on several, typically two, rows on an horizontal conveyor along a first horizontal direction, a sorting apparatus for sorting the groups according to a predetermined algorithm and delivering the groups to an accumulation station at which a layer of sorted groups is formed and thrust onto a palletiser.
  • a metallic abutment element protrudes from a lateral side of the horizontal conveyor along a second horizontal direction, which is orthogonal to the first horizontal direction.
  • the group of containers rotates about a third vertical direction.
  • the rotated group are set downstream from the abutment element in a variable position onto the horizontal conveyor.
  • the variability of the position of the rotated groups may penalize the subsequent formation of the layer of the pallet in the sorting apparatus .
  • groups may be damaged by the impact against the abutment element.
  • the aforementioned object is achieved by the present invention as it relates to a method for rotating at least one group of containers as defined in claim 1.
  • the invention also relates to a system for rotating at least one group of containers as defined in claim 8.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 show a system for rotating one group of containers according to the present invention in respective operative steps subsequent to another, with parts removed for clarity;
  • Figures 5 and 6 are schematic view of the system of Figures 1 to ;
  • FIG. 7 schematically shows the rotation of a group of containers.
  • numeral 1 indicates a system for rotating a group 3 of containers 2.
  • system 1 is adapted to be incorporated within a bottling line.
  • Bottling line comprises a rinsing unit for rinsing containers 2, a filling unit for filling containers 2 with a pourable product (like a food product) , a capping unit for capping containers 2 and a grouping unit for creating groups 3 of containers 2 .
  • Bottling line also comprises an end unit 6 (Figure 5 ) which is located downstream from filling, capping and grouping units, with reference to the travelling direction of containers 2 within bottling line.
  • Containers 2 may be made, for example, of carton, glass or plastic.
  • groups 3 are formed by three pairs of containers 2 . Accordingly, groups 3 have two sides 4 opposite to another and cooperating with three containers 2 , and two sides 5 which are interposed between sides 4 and cooperate with two containers 2 . As a consequence, sides 4 are longer than sides 5 .
  • end unit 6 comprises ( Figure 6 ) , according to a forward direction A of containers 2 ;
  • System 1 comprises advancing means 14 for advancing groups 3 along direction A and for feeding receiving station 10 of end unit 6 with rows 11 . More precisely, advancing means 14 feed receiving station 10 of end unit 6 with groups 3 having respective sides 4 substantially parallel to a horizontal direction C orthogonal to direction A and respective sides 5 substantially parallel to direction A.
  • advancing means 14 comprise, for each row 11 to be fed to receiving station 10, :
  • Conveyor 15 is placed beside to conveyor 16, so that portions 19a, 19b substantially correspond respectively to a first and a second half of group 3 to be rotated.
  • conveyors 15, 16 are belt conveyors .
  • direction B is orthogonal to direction A and vertical .
  • Motors 17, 18 can drive respective conveyors 15, 16 at a variable speed.
  • System 1 further comprises:
  • control unit 23 receiving a signal generated by sensors 22 and associated to the angle of rotation of relative groups 3 which are rotated onto corresponding conveyors 15, 16 about relative directions B .
  • Control unit 23 controls relative motors 17, 18 on the basis of the signal received by relative sensor 22 .
  • each control unit 23 normally controls respective motors 17, 18 in such a way that corresponding conveyors 15, 16 advance at a third speed value.
  • a software program may be loaded onto control unit 23 .
  • control unit 23 varies the speed value of conveyors 15, 16.
  • control unit 23 has stored in memory the relevant data of groups 3 , e.g. the weight, the length of sides 4 and the length of sides 5.
  • control unit 23 controls respective motors 17 , 18 , so that:
  • each motor 17 accelerates respective conveyor 15 at the first speed value which is higher than the third speed value
  • each motor 18 decelerates respective conveyor 16 at the second speed value which is lower than the third speed value.
  • each pair of conveyors 15 , 16 convey relative group 3 parallel to direction A along a relative path P.
  • Each path P comprises :
  • Control unit 23 drives conveyors 15 , 16 at a constant third speed value when group 3 is conveyed along initial portion Q and final portion S.
  • control unit 23 varies the speed of relative conveyors 15 , 16 when group 3 is conveyed along relative central portion R.
  • system 1 is prevented from rotating group 3 before it is wholly onto such relative conveyors 15 , 16 and when it is being discharged from relative conveyors 15 , 16 .
  • group 3 when group 3 is rotated, it travels at the third speed value for such certain length corresponding to relative portions Q, S onto relative conveyor 15, 16 before and after the rotation.
  • Each sensor 22 substantially comprises:
  • receiver 25 which is arranged on the opposite side of transmitter 24 with respect to relative conveyors 15, 16 and is adapted to receive the electromagnetic radiation generated by transmitter 24.
  • each transmitter 24 is a light emitting diode which emits a plurality of electromagnetic rays.
  • each group 3 in rotation interrupts the transmission of electromagnetic rays from relative transmitter 24 to relative receiver 25.
  • each transmitter 24 and receiver 25 extend along direction A for a length which corresponds to the length of relative portion P.
  • relative sensor 22 measures distance D parallel to direction A between the most forward point F with reference to direction A and the most backward point G with reference to direction A of each group 3 in rotation ( Figure 7) .
  • each sensor 22 detects that a rotation of a certain angle has been completed. For example, when such distance D equals the length of side 5, sensor 22 detects that relative group 3 has been rotated for 90 degrees ( Figure 7) .
  • system 1 will be described in the following description with reference to only one conveyor 15, to only one conveyor 16, only one conveyor 20 , to only one conveyor 21 , and to only one sensor 22 .
  • system 1 will also be described in the following description with reference to an initial configuration, in which sides 4, 5 are parallel respectively to directions A, C.
  • Conveyor 20 feeds group 3 to conveyor 15 along direction A.
  • Conveyors 15, 16 normally advance respectively portions 19a, 19b of group 3 at the third speed value along path P.
  • control unit 23 controls motors 17, 18 so as to accelerate conveyor 15 from the third to the first speed value and to decelerate conveyor 16 from the third to the second speed value.
  • portion 19a of group 3 travelling onto conveyor 15 is accelerated while portion 19b of group 3 travelling onto conveyor 16 is decelerated.
  • Control unit 23 controls motors 17 , 18 , so that the speed the angular speed of group 3 about direction B is faster as in the initial phase of such rotation and slower in the final phase of such rotation.
  • group 3 interrupts the transmission of the electromagnetic radiation from transmitter 24 to receiver 25 .
  • sensor 22 detects distance D along direction A between:
  • such distance D varies from the length of sides 4 to the length of sides 5 .
  • Sensor 22 detects that the rotation of group 3 about direction B is completed, i.e. the group 3 has rotated of ninety degrees, when distance D along direction between the most forward and the most backward points F, G of group 3 in rotation with reference to direction A equals the length of side 5 .
  • control unit 23 controls motor 17 , 18 so that conveyors 15 , 16 advance rotated group 3 at the third speed value.
  • control unit 23 controls motor 17 , 18 so that conveyors 15 , 16 are respectively accelerated and decelerated only when group 3 is travelling along portion R of path P.
  • motors 17 , 18 drive relative conveyors 16 , 17 at the third speed value.
  • group 3 is fed to receiving station 10 of end unit 6 .
  • the rotation of groups 3 is due to the fact that conveyor 15 travels at a first speed value which is greater than the second speed value at which conveyor 16 travels.
  • system 1 can rotate groups 3 for a wide range of position of such group 3 . Accordingly, the flexibility of system 1 is particularly high.
  • system 1 could comprise only one conveyor 15, only one conveyor 16, only one conveyor 20, only one conveyor 21, and only one sensor 22.

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Abstract

La présente invention se rapporte à un procédé destiné à faire tourner au moins un groupe (3) d'au moins deux contenants (2), comprenant l'étape consistant à : faire avancer le groupe (3) le long d'une première direction (A) ; l'étape d'avancement comprenant les étapes consistant à : déplacer une première partie du groupe (3) sur un premier convoyeur (15) le long de la première direction (A) à une première valeur de vitesse ; et déplacer une seconde partie du groupe sur un second convoyeur (16) le long de la première direction (A) à une seconde valeur de vitesse différente de la première vitesse, de manière à faire tourner le groupe (3) autour d'une seconde direction (B) qui est transversale à ladite première direction (A).
EP10718712A 2010-03-25 2010-03-25 Procédé et système de rotation d'un groupe de contenants Withdrawn EP2550215A1 (fr)

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