EP2607248B2 - Sécheur de paquets dans une ligne d'emballage de produits de tabac - Google Patents

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EP2607248B2
EP2607248B2 EP12197201.2A EP12197201A EP2607248B2 EP 2607248 B2 EP2607248 B2 EP 2607248B2 EP 12197201 A EP12197201 A EP 12197201A EP 2607248 B2 EP2607248 B2 EP 2607248B2
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Davide Parazza
Massimo Tugnoli
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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
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • 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
    • B65B61/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages
    • B65B61/002—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for drying glued or sealed packages

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  • This invention relates to a dryer of packets in a line for packaging tobacco products
  • the packets handled by the dryer according to this invention may consist of packets of cigarettes, to which reference is hereinafter made without thereby limiting the scope of the invention.
  • dryingers which dry the glue interposed between the reciprocally adjacent flaps of the packets.
  • These dryers generally dry the glue during the transport of the packets between the outfeed of a machine for packaging packets or packaging machine, and the infeed of a cellophaning machine designed to enclose the finished packets in wrappers of transparent material.
  • An example of prior art dryers comprises using two smooth belt conveyors, having respective conveying sections which are facing each other and parallel with one another, along which the packets to be dried are passed.
  • a heating plate is associated with each of the conveying sections.
  • a further prior art embodiment uses a rotary turret, equipped with circumferential seats within which the packets are dried during transport. These types of dryers have a number of drawbacks.
  • these dryers are used in packaging lines characterised by high speeds of transit of the packets, in which very short periods of time are available for achieving a correct drying of the glue.
  • the aim of this invention is therefore to provide a dryer of packets wherein the transmission of heat to the packets is made more efficient, allowing a correct and complete drying of the glue without the risk of burning the packets and at the same time allowing a saving from the energy point of view.
  • a further aim of this invention is to provide a dryer of packets which can be used in high speed lines for packaging packets and which is characterised by reduced dimensions.
  • the numeral 1 denotes in its entirety a dryer of packets 2, made according to this invention and operating in a line 3 for packaging tobacco products.
  • the dryer 1 comprises at least one section 4 for transporting packets 2 from a first infeed station 5 to a second outfeed station 6 of the packaging line 3.
  • the first station 5 is formed by the outfeed portion of a machine for packaging packets 2, whilst the second station 6 is formed by the infeed portion of a cellophaning machine for applying transparent overwrapping sheets on the packets 2.
  • the transport and drying section 4 is formed by a first belt conveyor 7 and by a second belt conveyor 8, each having respective active portions 17a, 18a of belt 17, 18, facing each other and spaced at a sufficient distance for allowing the packets 2 to be retained during the transport.
  • the transport and drying section 4 has a substantially horizontal path P and the active portions 17a, 18a of the belts 17, 18 are rectilinear and parallel to each other.
  • the belts 17, 18 are moved by respective rotatable pulleys 15 in different directions about respective horizontal axes, and on each belt 17, 18 there is a plurality of half-housings 9, 10.
  • Each half-housing 9 of the first conveyor 7 is facing and synchronised, in use, with a respective half-housing 10 of the second conveyor 8 in such a way as to form a housing 12 for receiving a respective packet 2.
  • each conveyor 7, 8 are formed by a plurality of wedges 11 integral with the respective belts 17, 18. More specifically, each half-housing 9, 10 of the conveyors 7, 8 is formed by a pair of wedges 11 adjacent to each other.
  • the wedges 11 are made of a thermally insulating material. More specifically, the wedges 11 are made of rubber or the like.
  • the wedges 11 can preferably have, according to an embodiment not illustrated, a substantially trapezoidal profile, so as to facilitate the introduction of the packets 2 in the respective housings 12 upon entry into the dryer 1.
  • the dryer 1 comprises heating means 13, positioned inside each conveyor 7, 8 and designed to generate the heat necessary for drying the packets 2, and more specifically the glue interposed between the flaps, not illustrated, of opposite faces 2a of the packets 2 positioned in contact with the conveyors 7, 8.
  • the heating means 13 extend substantially for the entire length of the transport and drying section 4, and comprise at least one electrical resistance 14.
  • the heating means 13 comprise a single electrical resistance 14 which extends substantially for the entire length of the transport and drying section 4.
  • the heating means 13 comprise a plurality of electrical resistances 14, positioned side by side in succession for forming a set of electrical resistances 14 which extend substantially for the entire length of the transport and drying section 4.
  • Each half-housing 9, 10 is equipped, at a respective lower end 9a, 10a, with a plate 16 made of conductive material, designed to transfer to the packets 2, by conduction, the heat generated by the heating means 13.
  • the plates 16 are made of aluminium or an aluminium alloy.
  • the plates 16 are connected to the belts 17, 18 of the conveyors 7, 8, for example, by at least one screw (not shown).
  • the plates 16 come into contact, in use, with two opposite faces 2a of the packets 2 to be dried, have dimensions at least equal to the dimensions of the faces 2a, and their contact with the faces 2a of the packets 2 is made through respective heating faces 16a having profiles which match with respective profiles of the faces 2a.
  • the profiles of the surfaces 16a are curved towards the inside of the conveying channel of the packets 2, formed by the conveyors 7 and 8.
  • each packet 2 leaving the first station 5 is introduced inside a respective housing 12 formed by the conveyors 7, 8 of the dryer 1.
  • the packet 2 to be dried is retained and transported by the conveyors 7, 8 from the first infeed station 5 to the second outfeed station 6.
  • the packet 2 is heated at the faces 2a positioned in contact with the respective ends 9a, 10a of the half-housings 9, 10 forming the housings 12 of respective packets 2.
  • the faces 2a of the packet 2 are positioned, in particular, in direct contact with the conductive plates 16 integral with the end 9a, 10a of the half-housings 9, 10, the plates 16 transferring to the packet 2, by conduction, the heat generated by the heating means 13 positioned inside each conveyor 7, 8.
  • the packet 2 therefore undergoes, from the first infeed station 5 to the second outfeed station 6, a progressive heating of the faces 2a in contact with the plates 16, in such a way as to dry the glue interposed between the flaps forming the faces 2a of the packet 2.
  • the invention described above allows an efficient closing of the faces 2a of the packet 2 to be performed, reducing the overall dimensions of the dryer 1.
  • conductive plates 16 optimises the transfer of the heat from the heating means 13 to the packet 2.
  • the dryer 1 described above requires a relatively small quantity of heat, and therefore allows a saving to be made from an energy point of view and prevents the risk of burning the faces 2a of the packets 2 to be dried.
  • the dryer 1 has a low structural complexity, which translates into low production costs, and it can also be implemented in existing dryers.

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  1. Sécheur de colle de paquets dans une ligne d'emballage de cigarettes comprenant au moins une section (4) destinée au transport des paquets (2) d'un premier (5) à un second (6) poste de la ligne d'emballage (3) ; la section (4) étant formée d'un premier transporteur à courroie (7) et d'un second transporteur à courroie (8) chacun disposant de portions actives correspondantes (17a, 18a) de courroie (17, 18) orientées l'une vers l'autre et espacées à une distance suffisante pour permettre aux paquets (2) d'être retenus lors du transport ; le sécheur de colle (1) comprenant aussi des moyens de chauffage (13) positionnés à l'intérieur de chaque transporteur (7, 8) et conçus pour générer la chaleur nécessaire pour sécher les paquets (2) ; caractérisé en ce que chaque transporteur (7, 8) possède sur le tapis respectif (17, 18) une pluralité de demi-logements (9, 10) ; chaque demi-logement (9) du premier transporteur (7) étant, en fonctionnement, orienté vers et synchronisé avec un demi-logement correspondant (10) du second transporteur (8) pour former un logement (12) destiné à recevoir un paquet correspondant (2) ; et chaque demi-logement (9, 10) étant équipé, au niveau d'une extrémité inférieure correspondante (9a, 10a) d'une plaque (16) fabriquée dans un matériau conducteur conçu pour transférer aux emballages (2), par conduction, la chaleur générée par les moyens de chauffage (13).
  2. Sécheur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de chauffage (13) se développent substantiellement sur toute la longueur de la section de transport (4).
  3. Sécheur selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de chauffage (13) comprennent au moins une résistance électrique (14).
  4. Sécheur selon l'une quelconque des revendications de 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que les demi-logements (9, 10) de chaque transporteur (7, 8) sont formés d'une pluralité de coins (11) solidaires des courroies correspondantes (17, 18) de chaque transporteur (7, 8).
  5. Sécheur selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que chaque demi-logement (9, 10) des transporteurs (7, 8) est formé d'une paire de coins (11) adjacents réciproquement.
  6. Sécheur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la section de transport et de séchage (4) possède une trajectoire substantiellement horizontale et les portions actives (17a, 18a) des courroies (17, 18) sont rectilignes et parallèles réciproquement.
  7. Sécheur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les plaques (16) sont en aluminium ou fabriquées dans un alliage d'aluminium.
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