EP2625107B1 - Hebevorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2625107B1
EP2625107B1 EP11774088.6A EP11774088A EP2625107B1 EP 2625107 B1 EP2625107 B1 EP 2625107B1 EP 11774088 A EP11774088 A EP 11774088A EP 2625107 B1 EP2625107 B1 EP 2625107B1
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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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/02—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65B31/025—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas specially adapted for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65B31/028—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas specially adapted for rigid or semi-rigid containers closed by a lid sealed to the upper rim of the container, e.g. tray-like container
    • 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
    • B65B7/00—Closing containers or receptacles after filling
    • B65B7/16—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons
    • B65B7/162—Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by feeding web material to securing means
    • B65B7/164—Securing by heat-sealing
    • 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
    • B65B31/00—Packaging articles or materials under special atmospheric or gaseous conditions; Adding propellants to aerosol containers
    • B65B31/02—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65B31/021—Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers or wrappers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas the containers or wrappers being interconnected

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  • the invention relates to a lifting apparatus, particularly in the context of a tray sealing machine.
  • tray means any container having an upwardly facing opening to which a film is to be heat sealed.
  • tray sealing machine In the food industry, it is common to package food items in heat sealed trays. Conventionally, trays are transported along a conveyer and filled with the desired food items. The tray is then fed, typically with a plurality of other trays, to a tray sealing machine.
  • the tray sealing machine typically comprises a lower tool half on which the tray(s) is positioned, and an upper tool half.
  • the lower tool half is lifted towards the upper tool half via a lifting mechanism, and the upper and lower tool halves are clamped together to generate an air tight seal.
  • the lower tool half has an ejector plate which lowers the trays into a recess as the lower tool half is lifted towards the upper tool half. The sealing process can then take place.
  • Lifting mechanisms using a motor-driven spindle to lift the lower tool half are known in the art.
  • a large force is placed on the lifting spindle, much larger than the load placed on the spindle during lifting of the lower tool half.
  • This large force placed on the lifting spindle could cause it to buckle, having serious consequences not only for the output of the tray sealing machine, but also for safety.
  • a large high power electromechanical brake may be used to reduce the forces experienced by the spindle.
  • this also increases cost due to the increased complexity and power consumption.
  • What is needed in the art is a lifting mechanism for a tray sealing machine that prevents the problem of the lifting mechanism buckling or being damaged under the high loads caused by the sealing process, without compromising on the efficiency, speed and cost of the tray sealing machine.
  • US2009/0288365 discloses a packaging machine having a lifting unit.
  • the lifting unit has preferably two spindles, each attached to a lifting plate by a spindle bearing.
  • Two guiding rods are also mounted on each lifting plate, which are connected at their upper end to a lower tool half.
  • brakes independently mounted to each guiding rod are actuated, thus avoiding undesired lowering of the lifting unit during operation.
  • the lifting plates are mounted via the spindle bearings, the spindles are kept stationary, and are thus exclusively stressed by tension, excluding the risk of buckling.
  • a lifting apparatus comprising; a first member and a second member; a lifting mechanism coupled to said first member adapted to move said first member towards said second member; a third member coupled to said first member and slideably moveable through said second member when said first member is moved towards said second member, and a latching mechanism wherein; when a predetermined compressive force is applied to said third member, the latching mechanism responds by latching said second member to said third member, such that when a further compressive force is applied to said third member, said first member and lifting mechanism are isolated from said further compressive force.
  • a key advantage of this invention is that when the further compressive force is applied to the third member, this force is transferred through the latching mechanism to the second member. This isolates the first member and, importantly, the lifting mechanism, from said further compressive force. This means that the lifting mechanism does not have to be specifically designed to take into account the further force, making manufacture simpler, and reducing the amount of material required.
  • the latching mechanism advantageously latches the second member to the third member automatically on application of the predetermined compressive force.
  • Other automatic latching mechanisms are envisaged.
  • a pressure sensor could be used to detect when the lower and upper tool halves are in contact, and an electronic system used to initiate the latches.
  • the automatic nature of the latching mechanism allows the lifting mechanism of the present invention to be used without supervision.
  • the latching mechanism comprises a spring mounted between said third member and said first member wherein in use said spring is compressed on application of said compressive force to said third member, and said predetermined compressive force corresponds to a predetermined point in the spring's compression.
  • a compressible fluid could be used instead of a spring.
  • the latching mechanism comprises a latch cam plate having a shaped portion, said latch cam plate fixedly coupled to said first member, and wherein the movement of said first member towards said second member causes said shaped portion to guide a latch so as the latch engages with a protruding potion on said third member.
  • Other latching mechanisms are envisaged, for example electromagnetically actuated latches.
  • the first member is a plate and said third member is elongate and coupled to said first member so as to project along the direction of movement of said first member.
  • the lifting mechanism is a rotateable lifting screw coupled to the first member in such a manner that rotation of said lifting screw causes movement of said first member in a plane substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of said lifting screw.
  • the first member may be moved towards the third member by means of pistons or a pulley system.
  • the lifting apparatus further comprises one or more third members.
  • a second third member is also coupled to said first member via a spring, and is slideably movable through a second second member.
  • the second third member provides increased support for an item to be lifted by the lifting apparatus, where the item is supported by the third members.
  • the lifting screw and the or each third member are substantially parallel.
  • the lifting apparatus may be included in a tool lift apparatus, the tool lift apparatus further comprising a lower tool half mounted to the distal end of the or each third member such that, in use, movement of the first member moves said lower tool half towards an upper tool half, and wherein said predetermined compressive force is due to said lower tool half and said upper tool half contacting.
  • the tool lift apparatus is employed in a tray sealing machine, where the further compressive force is due to a sealing process taking place when the upper and lower tool halves are in contact and form an air-tight seal.
  • the lifting apparatus may be employed in other instances apart from tray sealing machines, such as thermoformer machines and press tooling.
  • such a tool lift apparatus further comprises a second lifting apparatus, wherein said lower tool half is mounted to the distal end of the or each third member of the first and second lifting apparatuses, and further wherein the first and second lifting apparatuses are operated in synchrony.
  • the lower tool half of such an embodiment thus advantageously has greater support as it is supported by two lifting apparatuses.
  • a tool lift apparatus may be utilised in a single lane tray sealing machine.
  • the tool lift apparatus further comprises a second lifting apparatus and a second lower tool half mounted to the distal end of the or each third member of said second lifting apparatus, and wherein said first and second lifting apparatuses are operated independently. There may also be an independent upper tool half corresponding to the second lower tool half.
  • This embodiment provides increased flexibility in the use of the tool lift apparatus, especially when used in a dual lane tray sealing machine for instance. For example, one lane may be used for large trays that are sealed three at a time, and the second lane used to seal small trays that are sealed four at a time and at a faster rate.
  • the independent lifting apparatuses and tool halves allow for maximum flexibility in such a situation, increasing throughput and efficiency of the tray sealing machine.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a lifting apparatus comprising two pillars 1 a, 1 b attached to a lifting plate 7.
  • each pillar 1 is slideably moveable through a housing structure 9 surrounding said pillar, and each housing structure 9 is mounted on a stationary upper plate 11.
  • Other means of mounting the housing structures are envisaged.
  • the pillars may be circular or square in cross-section. Other cross-sectional shapes may be used.
  • the lifting plate 7 is raised towards the upper plate 11 by means of a lifting screw 2 rotateably mounted via bearings 2a in the upper plate 11 and received in a screw threaded bush 2b in the lifting plate 7.
  • a gear 3b is fixed to the upper end of the screw and is connected to a motor 3 by tooth belt 3a.
  • the lifting screw 2 is rotated by said motor 3, causing the lifting plate 7 to move upwards towards plate 11 in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show the lifting screw 2 located between the two pillars 1 a, 1 b, with the pillars and lifting screw substantially parallel, this is not necessarily the case.
  • the lifting apparatus of the present invention may contain any number of pillars.
  • the lifting apparatus as depicted in Figure 1 is used in a tray sealing machine.
  • trays to be sealed are loaded onto a lower tool half (20 in Figure 3 ) attached to the upper end of each pillar 1 a, 1b.
  • the lower tool half has an ejector plate which lowers the trays into a recess as the lower tool half is raised towards the upper tool half.
  • the lower and upper tool halves come into contact and form an air tight seal.
  • the upper tool half is heated so as to seal the film to the tray.
  • a single lane tray sealing machine 100 comprises two modules 101, 102 in lateral proximity with a predefined pitch between the four pillars. Both modules 101, 102 are connected to a common drive motor 3 via a tooth belt, and all four pillars are driven together, raising the lower tool half 20 of the tray sealing machine towards the upper tool half (not shown).
  • two modules 101, 102 may be used in a dual-lane tray sealing machine 200.
  • each module has a separate drive motor 3 and separate tooth belts. This allows each module to operate independently, allowing two separate lower tool halves 20a, 20b to operate independently.
  • the modules 101, 102 are the same as those seen in Figure 3 but are reversed from the single lane application. The pitch between the modules can be altered to suit the particular dual lane application due to the asymmetric design of the modules.
  • the lifting apparatus of the present invention can be used in a dual lane situation with independent tray sealing machine lower tool halves 20a, 20b, this advantageously allows different tray sizes to be packaged and sealed concurrently, increasing throughput. Enabling the use of independently operable lower tool halves also allows different numbers of trays to be sealed at a time on each lane. For example, two trays can be sealed at a time on one lane, and three at a time on the other. In this way, flexibility of tray sealing is further increased.
  • a lower tool half of a tray sealing machine may be supported by any number of pillars.
  • one pillar may be used to support a lower tool half.
  • the sealing load placed on the lifting mechanism is far greater than the lifting load caused by raising the lower tool half, as the sealing process forces the upper and lower tool halves apart.
  • the lifting apparatus of the present invention allows the lifting screw 2 and motor 3 to be isolated from the sealing load, as described below. This means that the lifting screw 2 does not need to be as robust as in the prior art, and can thus have a relatively small diameter, advantageously minimising manufacturing cost and mechanism size.
  • motor 3 and any electro-mechanical brake can be downsized as it does not have to drive a large lifting screw 2 or lifting mechanism designed to withstand the sealing load.
  • a spring housing 13 is attached to the underside of lifting plate 7, said spring housing 13 housing two springs 6 coupled to the spring housing 13 and pillar 1 a.
  • a corresponding spring housing 13 with two springs 6 is provided for pillar 1 b, however for ease of understanding the lifting apparatus is described with reference to pillar 1a in the following description.
  • pillar 1a remains stationary but lifting plate 7 continues to move upwards towards plate 11, thus compressing springs 6.
  • the two springs are identical and so compress at the same rate, although different springs may be used.
  • a latching mechanism responds by latching the housing structure 9 to the pillar 1a.
  • the latching mechanism comprises latches 4 located on the housing structure 9 which engage with each protruding portion 12 on the pillar 1a.
  • the motor 3 stops at a predetermined position set in the motor control unit (not shown), but could equally be controlled by a sensor or switch attached to the mechanism.
  • the spring housings 13 contain two springs each. However, this is not necessarily the case and any number of springs may be used, for example a single spring. Alternatively, a hydraulic system using a compressible fluid may be implemented instead of the use of a spring(s).
  • the housing structure 9 and spring(s) 6 are not limited to their described position.
  • the spring housing 13 could be mounted on the upper side of lifting plate 7, thus placing the spring(s) 6 under tension as the lifting plate 7 continues to rise when the upper and lower tool halves first come into contact.
  • the latching mechanism will now be described in more detail with reference to Figures 5a, 5b , 6a and 6b .
  • the latching mechanism comprises latches 4 and spring 6 as described above, as well as latch cam plate 5 and cam follower rollers 10. Its operation will be described below.
  • Figures 5a, 5b , 6a and 6b are staggered cross-section diagrams taken along the axis x-x'.
  • Figure 5a shows a cross section taken through a pillar 1 a
  • Figure 5b shows a cross section taken through latch cam plate 5, both before the latches 4 are engaged.
  • the two views are of the same pillar 1a and have been shown side by side for ease of comparison and do not represent two independent pillars.
  • Figures 6a and 6b show the equivalent views when the latches 4 are engaged.
  • latch cam plate 5 (hereafter referred to as latch plate) fixedly coupled to lifting plate 7 is moved towards latches 4 as the lifting plate 7 is raised.
  • Latches 4 comprise two complementary structures 4a and 4b facing each other as seen in Figures 5b and 6b .
  • Each complementary structure 4a, 4b contains a cam follower roller 10 (hereafter referred to as roller).
  • lifting plate 7 continues to rise and compresses spring(s) 6.
  • the latch plate 5, coupled to lifting plate 7, will come into contact with the rollers 10, specifically at the shaped portion 14 of the latch plate.
  • the spring(s) 6 will continue to compress until, at a predetermined compression point, the spring(s) becomes compressed enough to positively drive the latch plate 5 further upwards, forcing the rollers 10 along guided portion 14 into the recessed portion 16 of the latch plate 5.
  • the motor 3 is driven in the reverse direction, thus causing the lifting plate 7 to lower away from the upper plate 11.
  • This places the springs 6 under tension, and at a predetermined point in the extension of the springs, the rollers 10 are released from the recessed portion 16 in the latch plate 5, and the shaped portion 14 of the latch plate positively drives the complementary structures 4a and 4b back to their original position.
  • the complementary structures are retained in their original position by the proximity of the pillar passing the latches 4, as seen in Figure 5a . This releases protruding portion 12 on the pillar 1.
  • latching mechanisms are envisaged.
  • electronically actuated latches could be engaged at the desired time using a control unit.
  • the sealed trays can be transported away from the lower tool half, for example by gripper arms and a conveyer, and unsealed trays to be sealed can be transported on to the lower tool half for the process to repeat.
  • the lifting apparatus is not restricted to the described embodiment.
  • the upper tool half may be moved towards a stationary lower tool half.
  • the lifting mechanism of the present invention can be used in conjunction with a twin lane device, an example of which being the QX-1100 manufactured by Ishida Europe Limited of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  • the lifting apparatus of the present application can be used in other scenarios and apparatuses.

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  1. Hebevorrichtung, die an einem Abdichtwerkzeug für Schalen anschließbar ist, wobei die Hebevorrichtung Folgendes umfasst:
    ein erstes Element (7) und ein zweites Element (11),
    einen Hebemechanismus (2), der am ersten Element (7) angekoppelt ist und so adaptiert ist, dass sich das erste Element in Richtung des zweiten Elements (11) bewegt,
    ein drittes Element (1 a, 1 b), das an ersten Element angekoppelt ist und verschiebbar durch das zweite Element beweglich ist, wenn das erste Element in Richtung des zweiten Elements bewegt wird, und wobei ein distales Ende des dritten Elements in Bezug auf das erste Element, an einer unteren Werkzeughälfte (20) eines Abdichtwerkzeugs für Schalen (20) anschließbar ist, sodass, wenn das erste Element in Richtung des zweiten Elements bewegt wird, die untere Werkzeughälfte in Richtung einer oberen Werkzeughälfte des Abdichtwerkzeugs bewegt,
    die Hebevorrichtung ferner einen Sperrmechanismus (4) umfasst, und wobei
    wenn eine vorbestimmte Druckkraft auf das dritte Element angewandt wird, da die untere Werkzeughälfte die obere Werkzeughälfte kontaktiert, treibt die vorbestimmte Druckkraft den Sperrmechanismus an, sodass es das zweite Element zum dritten Element sperrt, sodass, wenn eine weitere Druckkraft auf das dritte Element angewandt wird, sodass die Abdichtkräfte im Abdichtwerkzeug für Schalen angewandt wird, und das erste Element und der Hebemechanismus von weiteren Druckkräften isoliert sind.
  2. Hebemechanismus nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Sperrmechanismus eine gefederte Befestigung zwischen den dritten Element und dem ersten Element umfasst, wobei die Feder bei Anwendung der Druckkraft am dritten Element zusammengedrückt wird, und die vorbestimmte Druckkraft zu einer vorbestimmten Stelle in der Kompression der Feder korrespondiert.
  3. Hebevorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Sperrmechanismus eine Sperrnockenplatte umfasst, die einen geformten Abschnitt hat, wobei die Sperrnockenplatte unbeweglich am ersten Element angekuppelt ist, und wobei die Bewegung des ersten Elements in Richtung des zweiten Elements bewirkt, dass ein geformter Abschnitt eine Sperrung leitet, sodass die Sperrung mit einem hervorstehenden Abschnitt des dritten Elements einrastet.
  4. Hebevorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei das erste Element eine Platte ist.
  5. Hebevorrichtung nach einem der vorangeheden Ansprüche, wobei das dritte Element länglich ist und am ersten Element so angekoppelt ist, das es in einer Bewegungsrichtung entlang am ersten Elements entlang hervorsteht.
  6. Hebevorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Hebemechanismus eine drehbare Abdrückschraube ist, die am ersten Element auf so eine Weise angekopplelt ist, dass die Rotation der Abddrückschraube eine Bewegung des ersten Elements auf einer Ebene verursacht, die im Wesentlichen senkrecht zur Drehachse der Abdrückschraube ist.
  7. Hebevorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, die ferner eine oder mehrere dritte Elemente umfasst.
  8. Hebevorrichtung nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, wobei die Abdrückschraube und das oder jedes dritte Element im Wesentlichen parallel sind.
  9. Hebevorrichtung für Werkzeuge, die die Hebevorrichtung von einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche umfasst und ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    eine niedrige Werkzeughälfte, die am distalen Ende des oder jedem der dritten Elemente montiert ist, sodass, bei Verwendung, eine Bewegung des ersten Elements die niedrige Werkzeughälfte in Richtung der oberen Werkzeughälfte bewegt, und wobei
    die vorbestimmte Druckkraft für die untere Werkzeughälfte und die obere Werkzeughälfte zum Kontaktieren bereit ist.
  10. Hebevorrichtung für Werkzeuge nach Anspruch 9, die ferner eine zweite Hebevorrichtung umfasst, und wobei die niedriger Werkzeughälfte am distalen Ende des oder jedes dritten Elements der ersten und zweiten Hebevorrichtungen montiert ist, und ferner, wobei die erste und zweite Hebevorrichtung synchron betrieben werden.
  11. Hebevorrichtung für Werkzeuge nach Anspruch 9, die ferner eine zweite Hebevorrichtung und eine zweite niedrige Werkzeughälfte am distalen Ende des oder jedes dritten Elements der zweiten Hebevorrichtung montiert ist, und wobei die erste und zweiten Hebevorrichtung unabhängig voneinander betrieben werden.
  12. Hebevorrichtung für Werkzeuge nach Anspruch 11, das ferner eine zweite obere Werkzeughälfte umfasst, die mit der zweiten niedrigen Werkzeughälfte korrespondiert.
  13. Hebevorrichtung für Werkzeuge nach einem der Ansprüche 9 bis 12, wobei die weitere Druckkraft durch ein Verfahren verursacht wird, wobei wenn die untere Werkzeughälfte und die obere Werkzeughälfte miteinander in Kontakt sind.
  14. Verpackungsmaschine, die die Hebevorrichtung für Werkzeuge nach einem Anspruch von 9 bis 13 umfasst.
  15. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 14, wobei die obere Werkzeughälfte eine erhitzte Platte umfasst.
  16. Verpackungsmaschine nach Anspruch 14 oder 15, wobei die untere Werkzeughälfte so adaptiert ist, dass sie das Abdichten einer oder mehreren Schalen unterstützt.
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