EP2637936B1 - Filling machine and a method for operating a filling machine - Google Patents

Filling machine and a method for operating a filling machine Download PDF

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EP2637936B1
EP2637936B1 EP11778545.1A EP11778545A EP2637936B1 EP 2637936 B1 EP2637936 B1 EP 2637936B1 EP 11778545 A EP11778545 A EP 11778545A EP 2637936 B1 EP2637936 B1 EP 2637936B1
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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
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/08—Packaging groups of articles, the articles being individually gripped or guided for transfer to the containers or receptacles
    • 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
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/02—Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
    • B65B3/025—Making parallelepipedal containers from a single carton blank
    • 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
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • B65B43/26—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks
    • B65B43/28—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers co-operating with fixed supports
    • B65B43/285—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers co-operating with fixed supports specially adapted for boxes, cartons or carton blanks
    • 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
    • B65B65/00—Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided for; Arrangements of such details
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  • the invention relates to a filling machine for filling in particular flowable products in packing container, wherein the filling machine has a plurality of parallel conveyor lines, which are supplied packaging jackets for the preparation of the packing container and along which the packing shells or the packing containers produced therefrom are conveyed in a conveying direction and a method for conveying packing coats or packing containers produced therefrom by such a filling machine.
  • the usually parallelepipedic packaging containers are only produced in the filling machine due to the better transportability from pack grooves provided with folding grooves and glued together to form packaging sleeves.
  • the conveyor lines are summarized in packets, folded flat packaging coats for the preparation of the packing container from a number of conveyor lines corresponding number of magazines.
  • the packing shells are arranged as a stack, usually standing upright, one behind the other.
  • the respective front packing jacket is the magazine by means of a per se taken from known removal and Auffaltaggregates that unfolds the packing jacket to a rectangular in cross-section hose.
  • each packing jacket is taken over by a transport device.
  • the transport devices convey the packing shells as well as the packing containers produced therefrom along the parallel conveying lines which each extend in a vertical plane.
  • the packaging coats and the packaging containers produced therefrom are sterilized, filled and sealed.
  • the preparation of the package bottom and thus the packing container is usually carried out immediately before filling.
  • transport wheels or circulating conveyor belts with pocket-shaped receptacles for the packing containers are suitable as transport devices.
  • the stepwise rotating transport wheels have a plurality of radially outwardly extending, parallel receptacles whose distance in the axial direction of the transport wheel corresponds to the distance of the conveyor lines.
  • the arms are formed as mandrels, which engage in the unfolded packing shells or in the packing container; One then speaks of a mandrel wheel.
  • each receptacle comprises a plurality of arms or profiles which come to rest on the outside, in particular on the edges of the unfolded packing jacket or of the packing container. In this case, the receptacles form adjacent cells, into which the unfolded packing shells or packing containers can be inserted; one speaks then of a cellular wheel.
  • the flat-folded packaging shells are twice as wide as their side edges.
  • the dimension of the flat folded packaging shells results from the sum of the wide plus the narrow side edge of the packaging shells.
  • the juxtaposed, the upright standing package coats receiving magazines require a relatively large width dimension of the magazine unit, from which the subsequent to the respective magazine conveyor lines extend straight to the removal of the filling machine. Due to the design, known multilane filling machines therefore have a large floor area and, as a result, a large construction volume.
  • the large construction volume of known filling machines causes high machine and operating costs.
  • the accessibility for maintenance and cleaning, in particular to the medium conveyor lines is partially limited by the longitudinal sides of the filling machine.
  • the cleaning and sterilization of large sterile rooms causes high costs, which result from the gas volume for the required sterile gas during the filling process and from the cleaning effort between the filling operations.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a filling machine with improved working method, whose manufacturing and operating costs are reduced. Furthermore, an improved method for operating a filling machine should be proposed.
  • the object is achieved in a filling machine of the type mentioned above in that the conveyor lines a first section and in the conveying direction behind a second Having sections in which the conveyor lines parallel to each other, wherein the distance between at least two of the conveyor lines in the first and second sections across the course of the conveyor lines is different in size, so the at least one of the two conveyor lines in the second section with lateral offset to the first section runs and that in the conveying direction before the second section, a handling device is arranged, which takes over the packing shells or packing containers from the conveyor lines in the first section and passes to the conveyor lines in the second section.
  • At least one of the two conveyor lines extends with a lateral offset to the first section.
  • both lanes in the second section may be offset laterally to the first section to change the distance between the conveyor lines.
  • the handling device In order to compensate for the offset required for the distance change in the conveyor line (s), the handling device is arranged in front of the second section.
  • the handling device takes over the intermediate transport of the packing shells or packing containers between the first and second sections of the conveyance lines running parallel there in vertical planes.
  • the distance between all conveyor lines in the first section is greater than in the second section.
  • a plurality of first and second sections can be arranged one behind the other along the conveyor lines, wherein the first section lies in the conveying direction before the second section and a handling device for the intermediate transport between the sections is provided in each case before the second section.
  • An advantageous working method results when the conveyor lines fed, flat folded packaging coats are folded in the first section of the conveyor lines to rectangular tubes and immediately thereafter the acquisition of the unfolded packing coats of the conveyor lines in the first section and their transfer to the conveyor lines in the second section by means of the handling device, wherein the distance between all conveyor lines in the first section is greater than in the second section.
  • a compact, matched to the clocked operation of the transport devices of filling machines handling device is characterized in that the handling device each having a conveyor line associated holder for the packing shells or packing container through which the packing shells or packing containers are movable in the conveying direction and wherein the brackets associated with the lateral offset conveyor lines are slidably guided transversely to the course of the conveyor lines between a first and a second position, the holder being in the first position in extension of the course of the conveyor line in the first section and in the second position in extension of Course of the conveyor line is located in the second section.
  • the mounts associated with each conveyor line do not interrupt the transport path for the unfolded packing shells or the packing containers made therefrom and at the same time carry the packing sheaths as received from the conveyor lines in the first section, through the holders, and against the conveyor lines in the conveyor belt second section will be passed.
  • the transversely guided to the course of the conveyor lines mounts do not require any significant extension of the conveyor lines that extend from the magazines for the packaging coats to the removal of the filled packing containers.
  • the holders of the handling device are preferably moved by means of a linkage synchronously from the first to the second position and vice versa.
  • a linkage for actuating the linkage whose ends are connected, for example articulated with the arms of a two-armed pivot lever.
  • a handling device with holders displaceably guided transversely to the path of the conveyor lines can preferably be integrated into the conveyor lines if a first transport wheel is arranged in the first section of the conveyor lines, and in the second section of the conveyor lines a second transport wheel for conveying the packing shells or packing containers is arranged, wherein the arranged in the conveying direction in front of the handling device transport wheel has a plurality of radially outwardly extending, parallel receptacles, the distance in the axial direction of the transport wheel corresponds to the distance of the conveyor lines in the first section and in the conveying direction behind the handling device second transport several more radially has externally extending, parallel recordings whose distance in the axial direction of the transport wheel corresponds to the distance of the conveyor lines in the second section.
  • the advantage of the transport wheels is that their recordings are alignable to the brackets of the handling device and at the same time assume a leadership function when in the first position of the brackets effective first push elements the packing shells or packing container of the on the Strip holders aligned first recordings and insert into the brackets or push in the second position of the brackets effective thrust elements the packing shells or packing containers from the brackets in the direction of the holders on the second receptacles of the second transport wheel.
  • the first and second push elements which are used alternately in the conveying cycle of the filling machine, can be synchronized in a simple manner by a common drive.
  • the invention is based on a
  • FIGS. 1a, 1b partially show a filling machine (1) for filling liquid food in packing container (2), wherein the filling machine (1) has four parallel conveyor lines (3a-d), which flat-folded packing shells (4) for producing the packing container (2) from four magazines (5) are supplied.
  • the packing shells (4) and the packing containers (2) subsequently produced therefrom are transported in a common conveying direction (6) along the conveying lines (3a-d) with different transporting means from the magazines (5) for transporting away the goods for the sake of clarity Packing container (2) conveyed at the output of the filling machine.
  • a removal and Auffaltaggregat (18) for the flat folded packaging shells (4) is arranged, by means of which the packaging jackets (4) from the magazine (5) and the conveyor lines ( 3a-d) are supplied.
  • All conveying lines (3a-d) have a first section of the same length (7) and a second section (8) behind them in the conveying direction (6).
  • the distance (9) between the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) transversely to the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) is greater than the distance (10) transverse to the course of the conveyor lines (3a-3d) in the second Section (8).
  • all conveyor lines (3a-d) with lateral offset (12) to the first section (7) is arranged between the first and second sections (7, 8) of the conveyor lines (3a-d).
  • the filling machine (1) has in the first section (7) a first transport wheel (13) for conveying the unfolded packing shells (4) and in the conveying direction (6) behind the handling device (11) a second transport wheel (14).
  • the axes of rotation of both transport wheels (13, 14) extend transversely to the conveyor lines (3a-d).
  • the first transport wheel (13) is designed as a so-called cellular wheel, which has a plurality of radially outwardly extending first receptacles (15), each of which is formed by two profiled bars, which can be brought to bear against diagonally opposite longitudinal edges of a folded-up package jacket (4).
  • the rods are designed as angle profiles, as is the case FIG. 2a is recognizable.
  • the second transport wheel (14) differs from the first transport wheel (13) in that the second receptacles (16) are formed as mandrels, over which the unfolded packing shells (4) are slipped.
  • Both transport wheels (13, 14) are rotated step by step by a drive, not shown, by 90 degrees about the horizontal and transverse to the conveyor lines (3a - d) extending axes of rotation of the transport wheels (13, 14).
  • the distance of the first receptacles (15) of the first transport wheel (13) corresponds to the distance (9) of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7), while the smaller distance of the second receptacles (16) of the second transport wheel (14). corresponds to the distance (10) of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the second section (8).
  • a device for producing the package bottom is arranged on the circumference of the second transport wheel (14) designed as a mandrel wheel.
  • the second transport wheel (14) transfers the packing container (2) to a revolving conveyor belt (17), which does not show it in more detail, and conveys the packing containers through a sterile space (not shown) until they are transported away at the outlet of the filling machine.
  • this usually has upwardly expanding pocket-shaped receptacles for the packing container (2), so that they at a constant distance (10) both transversely and longitudinally to the conveying direction (6) are further promoted gradually by the filling machine (1).
  • first traverse (22) which is located at the lower run (24) of the pair of belts (21), corresponding to the number of conveyor lines (3a-d) four push elements (25) are mounted, which by moving the belt pair (21) in Direction of the arrow (26) with stripping hooks arranged on the push elements (25) stripping the unfolded packing shells (4) from the first receptacles (15) of the transport wheel (13) and downstream in the conveying direction (6) mounts (27) for receiving the packing shells ( 4).
  • FIG. 3a It can be seen that while the crosshead (22) is moved with the pushers (25) in the direction of the arrow (26), at the same time the crossbar (23) which is attached to the upper run (28) of the belt pair (21), so is moved far to the left against the direction of the arrow (26), that on this traverse (23) corresponding to the number of conveyor lines (3a-d) arranged thrust elements (29) with their slide lugs (30) behind the end faces of the in the brackets (27) enter previously inserted packing sheaths (4).
  • the brackets (27) are located in the Figures 2 . 3 in a first position in extension of the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7). In this position of the holders (27), the first pushers (25) are effective, as in particular FIG. 3a is recognizable.
  • the packing sheaths (4) are moved toward one another by moving the holders (27) to a second position extending the course of the conveying lines (3a-d) in the second section (8).
  • the brackets (27) are moved on their guides (31) to the machine center of the filling machine (1). This is done by means of a drive, not shown
  • Double pivot lever (32) pivoted clockwise about a pivot point (34), which are moved towards each other via rods (33) between the arms of the double pivot lever (32) and the individual brackets (27).
  • On each arm of the double pivot lever are each two rods (33) hinged, wherein the hinged at the outer ends of the arms rods (33) has a larger lateral offset (12) of the two outer brackets (27), the conveyor lines (3a and 3d ), as the further inwardly on the double pivot lever (32) hinged rods (33), the two central, the conveyor lines (3b and 3c) associated with holders (27) to move towards each other.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Füllmaschine zur Abfüllung von insbesondere fließfähigen Produkten in Packungsbehälter, wobei die Füllmaschine mehrere parallel verlaufende Förderlinien aufweist, denen Packungsmäntel zur Herstellung der Packungsbehälter zugeführt werden und entlang welcher die Packungsmäntel bzw. die daraus hergestellten Packungsbehälter in einer Förderrichtung gefördert werden sowie ein Verfahren zum Fördern von Packungsmänteln bzw. daraus hergestellten Packungsbehältern durch eine derartige Füllmaschine.The invention relates to a filling machine for filling in particular flowable products in packing container, wherein the filling machine has a plurality of parallel conveyor lines, which are supplied packaging jackets for the preparation of the packing container and along which the packing shells or the packing containers produced therefrom are conveyed in a conveying direction and a method for conveying packing coats or packing containers produced therefrom by such a filling machine.

Füllmaschinen zur Abfüllung fließfähiger Produkte, insbesondere flüssiger Lebensmittel, in aus Kartonverbundmaterial bestehende Packungsbehälter sind aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt. Zum Aufbau bekannter Füllmaschinen wird beispielsweise auf die EP 0 936 992 B1 sowie die DE 41 42 167 C2 hingewiesen. Die bekannten Füllmaschinen weisen zur Steigerung der Produktivität üblicherweise mehrere, beispielsweise vier bis sechs parallel verlaufende Förderlinien, auch als Füllstraßen bezeichnet, auf.Filling machines for filling flowable products, in particular liquid foods, into packing containers made of cardboard composite material are known from the prior art. To build known filling machines, for example, on the EP 0 936 992 B1 as well as the DE 41 42 167 C2 pointed. The known filling machines usually have several, for example, four to six parallel conveyor lines, also called Füllstraßen, to increase productivity.

Die üblicherweise quaderförmigen Packungsbehälter werden aufgrund der besseren Transportfähigkeit aus mit Faltrillen versehenen und zu Packungsmänteln zusammengeklebten Packungszuschnitten erst in der Füllmaschine hergestellt.The usually parallelepipedic packaging containers are only produced in the filling machine due to the better transportability from pack grooves provided with folding grooves and glued together to form packaging sleeves.

Den Förderlinien werden die zu Paketen zusammengefassten, flach gefalteten Packungsmäntel zur Herstellung der Packungsbehälter aus einer der Menge der Förderlinien entsprechenden Anzahl von Magazinen zugeführt. In den Magazinen sind die Packungsmäntel als Stapel, üblicherweise aufrecht stehend, hintereinander angeordnet. Der jeweils vordere Packungsmantel wird dem Magazin mittels eines an sich bekannten Entnahme- und Auffaltaggregates entnommen, das den Packungsmantel zu einem im Querschnitt rechteckigen Schlauch auffaltet.The conveyor lines are summarized in packets, folded flat packaging coats for the preparation of the packing container from a number of conveyor lines corresponding number of magazines. In the magazines, the packing shells are arranged as a stack, usually standing upright, one behind the other. The respective front packing jacket is the magazine by means of a per se taken from known removal and Auffaltaggregates that unfolds the packing jacket to a rectangular in cross-section hose.

In der aufgefalteten Form wird jeder Packungsmantel von einer Transporteinrichtung übernommen. Die Transporteinrichtungen fördern die Packungsmäntel sowie die daraus hergestellten Packungsbehälter entlang der parallelen, jeweils in einer Vertikalebene verlaufenden Förderlinien. Entlang der Förderlinien werden die Packungsmäntel sowie die daraus hergestellten Packungsbehälter sterilisiert, befüllt und verschlossen. Die Herstellung des Packungsbodens und damit des Packungsbehälters erfolgt üblicherweise unmittelbar vor dem Befüllen.In the unfolded form, each packing jacket is taken over by a transport device. The transport devices convey the packing shells as well as the packing containers produced therefrom along the parallel conveying lines which each extend in a vertical plane. Along the conveyor lines, the packaging coats and the packaging containers produced therefrom are sterilized, filled and sealed. The preparation of the package bottom and thus the packing container is usually carried out immediately before filling.

Als Transporteinrichtungen eignen sich insbesondere Transporträder oder umlaufende Förderbänder mit taschenförmigen Aufnahmen für die Packungsbehälter. Die sich schrittweise drehenden Transporträder weisen mehrere sich radial nach außen erstreckende, parallele Aufnahmen auf, deren Abstand in Achsrichtung des Transportrades dem Abstand der Förderlinien entspricht. Üblicherweise sind die Arme als Dorne ausgebildet, die in die aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel bzw. in die Packungsbehälter eingreifen; man spricht dann auch von einem Dornrad. In einer anderen Ausgestaltung des Transportrades umfasst jede Aufnahmen mehrere Arme bzw. Profile die an der Außenseite, insbesondere an den Kanten des aufgefalteten Packungsmantels bzw. des Packungsbehälters zur Anlage gelangen. In diesem Fall bilden die Aufnahmen benachbarte Zellen aus, in die die aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter einschiebbar sind; man spricht dann auch von einem Zellenrad.In particular, transport wheels or circulating conveyor belts with pocket-shaped receptacles for the packing containers are suitable as transport devices. The stepwise rotating transport wheels have a plurality of radially outwardly extending, parallel receptacles whose distance in the axial direction of the transport wheel corresponds to the distance of the conveyor lines. Usually, the arms are formed as mandrels, which engage in the unfolded packing shells or in the packing container; One then speaks of a mandrel wheel. In another embodiment of the transport wheel, each receptacle comprises a plurality of arms or profiles which come to rest on the outside, in particular on the edges of the unfolded packing jacket or of the packing container. In this case, the receptacles form adjacent cells, into which the unfolded packing shells or packing containers can be inserted; one speaks then of a cellular wheel.

Soweit.aus den flach gefalteten Packungsmänteln im Querschnitt quadratische Packungsbehälter hergestellt werden, sind die flach gefalteten Packungsmäntel doppelt so breit wie ihre Seitenkanten. Soweit aus den flach gefalteten Packungsmänteln im Querschnitt rechteckige Packungsbehälter hergestellt werden, ergibt sich das Maß der flach gefalteten Packungsmäntel aus der Summe der breiten plus der schmalen Seitenkante der Packungsmäntel.Insofar as quadratic packing containers are produced in cross-section from the flat-folded packaging shells, the flat-folded packaging shells are twice as wide as their side edges. Insofar as rectangular packing containers are produced from the flat folded packaging shells in cross section, the dimension of the flat folded packaging shells results from the sum of the wide plus the narrow side edge of the packaging shells.

Aufgrund der Abmessungen der flach gefalteten Packungsmäntel bedingen die nebeneinander angeordneten, die aufrecht stehenden Packungsmäntel aufnehmenden Magazine ein verhältnismäßig großes Breitenmaß der Magazineinheit, von der sich die an das jeweilige Magazin anschließenden Förderlinien gradlinig bis zum Abtransport der Füllmaschine erstrecken. Bauartbedingt weisen bekannte mehrbahnige Füllmaschinen daher eine große Bodenfläche und daraus resultierend ein großes Bauvolumen auf.Due to the dimensions of the flat folded packaging coats, the juxtaposed, the upright standing package coats receiving magazines require a relatively large width dimension of the magazine unit, from which the subsequent to the respective magazine conveyor lines extend straight to the removal of the filling machine. Due to the design, known multilane filling machines therefore have a large floor area and, as a result, a large construction volume.

Das große Bauvolumen bekannter Füllmaschinen verursacht hohe Maschinen- und Betriebskosten. Die Zugänglichkeit für Wartungs- und Reinigungsarbeiten insbesondere zu den mittleren Förderlinien ist von den Längsseiten der Füllmaschine teilweise eingeschränkt. Des Weiteren verursacht die Reinigung und Sterilisierung großer Sterilräume hohe Kosten, die zum einen aus dem Gasvolumen für das benötigte Sterilgas während des Abfüllvorgangs und zum anderen aus dem Reinigungsaufwand zwischen den Abfüllvorgängen resultieren.The large construction volume of known filling machines causes high machine and operating costs. The accessibility for maintenance and cleaning, in particular to the medium conveyor lines is partially limited by the longitudinal sides of the filling machine. Furthermore, the cleaning and sterilization of large sterile rooms causes high costs, which result from the gas volume for the required sterile gas during the filling process and from the cleaning effort between the filling operations.

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zu Grunde eine Füllmaschine mit verbessertem Arbeitsverfahren vorzuschlagen, deren Herstellungs- und Betriebskosten reduziert sind. Des Weiteren soll ein verbessertes Verfahren zum Betrieb einer Füllmaschine vorgeschlagen werden.Based on this prior art, the object of the invention is to propose a filling machine with improved working method, whose manufacturing and operating costs are reduced. Furthermore, an improved method for operating a filling machine should be proposed.

Die Aufgabe wird bei einer Füllmaschine der eingangs erwähnten Art dadurch gelöst, dass die Förderlinien einen ersten Abschnitt und in Förderrichtung dahinter einen zweiten Abschnitt aufweisen, in denen die Förderlinien parallel zueinander verlaufen, wobei der Abstand zwischen mindestens zwei der Förderlinien in dem ersten und zweiten Abschnitt quer zum Verlauf der Förderlinien unterschiedlich groß ist, so das mindestens eine der zwei Förderlinien im zweiten Abschnitt mit seitlichem Versatz zum ersten Abschnitt verläuft und dass in Förderrichtung vor dem zweiten Abschnitt eine Handhabungsvorrichtung angeordnet ist, die die Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter von den Förderlinien in dem ersten Abschnitt übernimmt und an die Förderlinien in dem zweiten Abschnitt übergibt.The object is achieved in a filling machine of the type mentioned above in that the conveyor lines a first section and in the conveying direction behind a second Having sections in which the conveyor lines parallel to each other, wherein the distance between at least two of the conveyor lines in the first and second sections across the course of the conveyor lines is different in size, so the at least one of the two conveyor lines in the second section with lateral offset to the first section runs and that in the conveying direction before the second section, a handling device is arranged, which takes over the packing shells or packing containers from the conveyor lines in the first section and passes to the conveyor lines in the second section.

Durch die abschnittsweise Veränderung, insbesondere Reduktion des Abstandes zwischen mindestens zwei der Förderlinien, lässt sich deren Zugänglichkeit von den Längsseiten verbessern.Due to the change in sections, in particular reduction of the distance between at least two of the conveyor lines, their accessibility from the longitudinal sides can be improved.

Sofern die Gesamtbreite der parallel verlaufenden Förderlinien durch die abschnittsweise Abstandsänderung zwischen den Förderlinien reduziert wird, ergeben sich insbesondere im Sterilraum der Füllmaschine erhebliche Vorteile durch eine Reduktion der notwendigen Arbeitsmedien, wie beispielsweise Sterilluft oder Reinigungsmedien.If the total width of the parallel conveyor lines is reduced by the section-wise change in distance between the conveyor lines, considerable advantages result, in particular in the sterile room of the filling machine, through a reduction of the necessary working media, such as sterile air or cleaning media.

Aufgrund der geringeren Gesamtbreite können maschinentechnische Komponenten der einzelnen Stationen der Füllmaschine kleiner dimensioniert werden. Hieraus resultieren nicht nur reduzierte Kosten für die Herstellung und den Betrieb der Füllmaschine, sondern darüber hinaus auch Vorteile für deren Betriebssicherheit.Due to the smaller overall width machine components of the individual stations of the filling machine can be made smaller. This results not only in reduced costs for the production and operation of the filling machine, but also benefits for their reliability.

Um einen unterschiedlich großen Abstand zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Abschnitt der mindestens zwei Förderlinien zu erhalten, verläuft mindestens eine der beiden Förderlinien mit seitlichem Versatz zum ersten Abschnitt. Es können jedoch auch beide Bahnen im zweiten Abschnitt mit seitlichem Versatz zum ersten Abschnitt verlaufen, um den Abstand zwischen den Förderlinien zu ändern.In order to obtain a different sized distance between the first and second sections of the at least two conveyor lines, at least one of the two conveyor lines extends with a lateral offset to the first section. However, both lanes in the second section may be offset laterally to the first section to change the distance between the conveyor lines.

Um den für die Abstandsänderung erforderlichen Versatz in der bzw. den Förderlinien auszugleichen, ist vor dem zweiten Abschnitt die Handhabungsvorrichtung angeordnet. Die Handhabungsvorrichtung übernimmt den Zwischentransport der Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Abschnitt der dort in Vertikalebenen parallel verlaufenden Förderlinien.In order to compensate for the offset required for the distance change in the conveyor line (s), the handling device is arranged in front of the second section. The handling device takes over the intermediate transport of the packing shells or packing containers between the first and second sections of the conveyance lines running parallel there in vertical planes.

Um das Bauvolumen der Füllmaschine möglichst gering zu halten, ist in einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung der Abstand zwischen sämtlichen Förderlinien in dem ersten Abschnitt größer als in dem zweiten Abschnitt.In order to keep the overall volume of the filling machine as low as possible, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the distance between all conveyor lines in the first section is greater than in the second section.

Erfindungsgemäß können entlang der Förderlinien mehrere erste und zweite Abschnitte hintereinander angeordnet sein, wobei jeweils der erste Abschnitt in Förderrichtung vor dem zweiten Abschnitt liegt und jeweils vor dem zweiten Abschnitt eine Handhabungsvorrichtung für den Zwischentransport zwischen den Abschnitten vorgesehen ist.According to the invention, a plurality of first and second sections can be arranged one behind the other along the conveyor lines, wherein the first section lies in the conveying direction before the second section and a handling device for the intermediate transport between the sections is provided in each case before the second section.

Ein vorteilhaftes Arbeitsverfahren ergibt sich, wenn den Förderlinien zugeführte, flach gefaltete Packungsmäntel in dem ersten Abschnitt der Förderlinien zu rechteckigen Schläuchen aufgefaltet werden und unmittelbar anschließend die Übernahme der aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel von den Förderlinien in dem ersten Abschnitt und deren Übergabe an die Förderlinien in dem zweiten Abschnitt mittels der Handhabungsvorrichtung erfolgt, wobei der Abstand zwischen sämtlichen Förderlinien in dem ersten Abschnitt größer als in dem zweiten Abschnitt ist.An advantageous working method results when the conveyor lines fed, flat folded packaging coats are folded in the first section of the conveyor lines to rectangular tubes and immediately thereafter the acquisition of the unfolded packing coats of the conveyor lines in the first section and their transfer to the conveyor lines in the second section by means of the handling device, wherein the distance between all conveyor lines in the first section is greater than in the second section.

Von den Transportmitteln werden die aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel bzw. die eingangs des zweiten Abschnitts daraus hergestellten Packungsbehälter in einem reduzierten Abstand zwischen sämtlichen Förderlinien durch den Sterilraum gefördert, wo die Packungsbehälter unter sterilen Bedingungen gefüllt und anschließend verschlossen werden.From the means of transport are the unfolded packing coats or the beginning of the second section conveyed therefrom produced packaging container at a reduced distance between all conveyor lines through the sterile room, where the packing containers are filled under sterile conditions and then sealed.

Am Ausgang des Sterilraums kann es zum Ausschleusen der Produkte aus der Füllmaschine sinnvoll sein, den Abstand zwischen den Förderlinien wieder zu vergrößern. Am Ende des zweiten Abschnitts der Förderlinien und Ausgang des Sterilraums befindet sich dann eine weitere Handhabungsvorrichtung.At the outlet of the sterile room, it may make sense to remove the products from the filling machine to increase the distance between the conveyor lines again. At the end of the second section of the conveyor lines and outlet of the sterile room is then another handling device.

Eine kompakte, auf den getakteten Betrieb der Transporteinrichtungen von Füllmaschinen abgestimmte Handhabungsvorrichtung zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass die Handhabungsvorrichtung jeweils eine jeder Förderlinie zugeordnete Halterung für die Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter aufweist, durch die die Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter in Förderrichtung hindurch bewegbar sind und wobei die den mit seitlichem Versatz verlaufenden Förderlinien zugeordneten Halterungen quer zum Verlauf der Förderlinien zwischen einer ersten und einer zweiten Position verschieblich geführt sind, wobei die Halterung sich in der ersten Position in Verlängerung des Verlaufs der Förderlinie in dem ersten Abschnitt und in der zweiten Position in Verlängerung des Verlaufs der Förderlinie in dem zweiten Abschnitt befindet.A compact, matched to the clocked operation of the transport devices of filling machines handling device is characterized in that the handling device each having a conveyor line associated holder for the packing shells or packing container through which the packing shells or packing containers are movable in the conveying direction and wherein the the brackets associated with the lateral offset conveyor lines are slidably guided transversely to the course of the conveyor lines between a first and a second position, the holder being in the first position in extension of the course of the conveyor line in the first section and in the second position in extension of Course of the conveyor line is located in the second section.

Die jeder Förderlinie zugeordneten Halterungen unterbrechen den Transportweg für die aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel bzw. die daraus hergestellten Packungsbehälter nicht und führen zugleich die Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter, während diese von den Förderlinien in dem ersten Abschnitt übernommen, durch die Halterungen hindurch bewegt und an die Förderlinien in dem zweiten Abschnitt übergeben werden.The mounts associated with each conveyor line do not interrupt the transport path for the unfolded packing shells or the packing containers made therefrom and at the same time carry the packing sheaths as received from the conveyor lines in the first section, through the holders, and against the conveyor lines in the conveyor belt second section will be passed.

Die quer zum Verlauf der Förderlinien verschieblich geführten Halterungen bedingen keine nennenswerte Verlängerung der Förderlinien, die sich von den Magazinen für die Packungsmäntel bis zum Abtransport der befüllten Packungsbehälter erstrecken.The transversely guided to the course of the conveyor lines mounts do not require any significant extension of the conveyor lines that extend from the magazines for the packaging coats to the removal of the filled packing containers.

Um kurze Taktzeiten, während des Transports der Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter durch die Fördermaschine zu gewährleisten, werden die Halterungen der Handhabungsvorrichtung vorzugsweise mit Hilfe eines Gestänges synchron von der ersten in die zweite Position und umgekehrt bewegt. Zur Betätigung des Gestänges sind dessen Enden beispielsweise gelenkig mit den Armen eines zweiarmigen Schwenkhebels verbunden.In order to ensure short cycle times, during the transport of the packing shells or packing containers by the carrier, the holders of the handling device are preferably moved by means of a linkage synchronously from the first to the second position and vice versa. For actuating the linkage whose ends are connected, for example articulated with the arms of a two-armed pivot lever.

Eine Handhabungsvorrichtung mit quer zum Verlauf der Förderlinien verschieblich geführten Halterungen lässt sich bevorzugt dadurch in die Förderlinien integrieren, wenn in dem ersten Abschnitt der Förderlinien ein erstes Transportrad angeordnet ist, und in dem zweiten Abschnitt der Förderlinien ein zweites Transportrad zum Fördern der Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter angeordnet ist, wobei das in Förderrichtung vor der Handhabungsvorrichtung angeordnete Transportrad mehrere sich radial nach außen erstreckende, parallele Aufnahmen aufweist, deren Abstand in Achsrichtung des Transportrades dem Abstand der Förderlinien im ersten Abschnitt entspricht und das in Förderrichtung hinter der Handhabungsvorrichtung zweite Transportrad mehrere sich radial nach außen erstreckende, parallele Aufnahmen aufweist, deren Abstand in Achsrichtung des Transportrades dem Abstand der Förderlinien im zweiten Abschnitt entspricht. Der Vorteil der Transporträder besteht darin, dass deren Aufnahmen auf die Halterungen der Handhabungsvorrichtung ausrichtbar sind und zugleich eine Führungsfunktion übernehmen, wenn in der ersten Position der Halterungen wirksame erste Schubelemente die Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter von den auf die Halterungen ausgerichteten ersten Aufnahmen abstreifen und in die Halterungen einschieben bzw. in der zweiten Position der Halterungen wirksame Schubelemente die Packungsmäntel bzw. Packungsbehälter aus den Halterungen in Richtung der auf die Halterungen ausgerichteten zweiten Aufnahmen des zweiten Transportrades schieben.A handling device with holders displaceably guided transversely to the path of the conveyor lines can preferably be integrated into the conveyor lines if a first transport wheel is arranged in the first section of the conveyor lines, and in the second section of the conveyor lines a second transport wheel for conveying the packing shells or packing containers is arranged, wherein the arranged in the conveying direction in front of the handling device transport wheel has a plurality of radially outwardly extending, parallel receptacles, the distance in the axial direction of the transport wheel corresponds to the distance of the conveyor lines in the first section and in the conveying direction behind the handling device second transport several more radially has externally extending, parallel recordings whose distance in the axial direction of the transport wheel corresponds to the distance of the conveyor lines in the second section. The advantage of the transport wheels is that their recordings are alignable to the brackets of the handling device and at the same time assume a leadership function when in the first position of the brackets effective first push elements the packing shells or packing container of the on the Strip holders aligned first recordings and insert into the brackets or push in the second position of the brackets effective thrust elements the packing shells or packing containers from the brackets in the direction of the holders on the second receptacles of the second transport wheel.

Die im Fördertakt der Füllmaschine abwechselnd zum Einsatz gelangenden ersten und zweiten Schubelemente lassen sich auf einfache Art und Weise durch einen gemeinsamen Antrieb synchronisieren.The first and second push elements, which are used alternately in the conveying cycle of the filling machine, can be synchronized in a simple manner by a common drive.

Nachfolgend wird die Erfindung anhand einesThe invention is based on a

Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Figur 1a
eine schematische perspektivische Teilansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Füllmaschine,
Figur 1b
eine Aufsicht auf die Füllmaschine nach Figur 1a,
Figuren 2a - 5a
eine teilweise perspektivische Darstellung der Füllmaschine nach Figur. 1a zur Veranschaulichung der Arbeitsweise sowie
Figuren 2b - 5b
Seitenansichten der Füllmaschine nach Figur 1a zur Veranschaulichung der Arbeitsweise.
Embodiment explained in more detail. Show it:
FIG. 1a
a schematic perspective partial view of a filling machine according to the invention,
FIG. 1b
a view of the filling machine after FIG. 1a .
FIGS. 2a-5a
a partial perspective view of the filling machine after Figure. 1a to illustrate the operation as well
Figures 2b - 5b
Side views of the filling machine after FIG. 1a to illustrate the operation.

Die Figuren 1a, 1b zeigen teilweise eine Füllmaschine (1) zur Abfüllung flüssiger Lebensmittel in Packungsbehälter (2), wobei die Füllmaschine (1) vier parallel verlaufende Förderlinien (3a-d) aufweist, denen flach gefaltete Packungsmäntel (4) zur Herstellung der Packungsbehälter (2) aus vier Magazinen (5) zugeführt werden. Die Packungsmäntel (4) und die anschließend daraus hergestellten Packungsbehälter (2) werden in einer gemeinsamen Förderrichtung (6) entlang der Förderlinien (3a-d) mit unterschiedlichen Transportmitteln von den Magazinen (5) zu einem der Übersichtlichkeit halber nicht dargestellten Abtransport für die befüllten Packungsbehälter (2) am Ausgang der Füllmaschine gefördert.The FIGS. 1a, 1b partially show a filling machine (1) for filling liquid food in packing container (2), wherein the filling machine (1) has four parallel conveyor lines (3a-d), which flat-folded packing shells (4) for producing the packing container (2) from four magazines (5) are supplied. The packing shells (4) and the packing containers (2) subsequently produced therefrom are transported in a common conveying direction (6) along the conveying lines (3a-d) with different transporting means from the magazines (5) for transporting away the goods for the sake of clarity Packing container (2) conveyed at the output of the filling machine.

Am in Förderrichtung (6) vorderen Ende jedes Magazins (5) ist ein Entnahme- und Auffaltaggregat (18) für die flach gefalteten Packungsmäntel (4) angeordnet, mittels dessen die Packungsmäntel (4) aus dem Magazin (5) entnommen und den Förderlinien (3a - d) zugeführt werden.At the front end of each magazine (5) in the conveying direction (6), a removal and Auffaltaggregat (18) for the flat folded packaging shells (4) is arranged, by means of which the packaging jackets (4) from the magazine (5) and the conveyor lines ( 3a-d) are supplied.

Sämtliche Förderlinien (3a-d) weisen einen ersten, gleichlangen Abschnitt (7) und in Förderrichtung (6) dahinter einen zweiten Abschnitt (8) auf. Der Abstand (9) zwischen den Förderlinien (3a-d) in dem ersten Abschnitt (7) quer zum Verlauf der Förderlinien (3a-d) ist größer als der Abstand (10) quer zum Verlauf der Förderlinien (3a-3d) im zweiten Abschnitt (8). Wie insbesondere aus der Draufsicht in Figur 1b erkennbar verlaufen im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel sämtliche Förderlinien (3a-d) mit seitlichem Versatz (12) zum ersten Abschnitt (7). Zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Abschnitt (7, 8) der Förderlinien (3a-d) ist eine Handhabungsvorrichtung (11) angeordnet.All conveying lines (3a-d) have a first section of the same length (7) and a second section (8) behind them in the conveying direction (6). The distance (9) between the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) transversely to the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) is greater than the distance (10) transverse to the course of the conveyor lines (3a-3d) in the second Section (8). As in particular from the top view in FIG FIG. 1b Recognizable run in the illustrated embodiment, all conveyor lines (3a-d) with lateral offset (12) to the first section (7). Between the first and second sections (7, 8) of the conveyor lines (3a-d), a handling device (11) is arranged.

Die Füllmaschine (1) weist in dem ersten Abschnitt (7) ein erstes Transportrad (13) zum Fördern der aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel (4) und in Förderrichtung (6) hinter der Handhabungsvorrichtung (11) ein zweites Transportrad (14) auf. Die Drehachsen beider Transporträder (13, 14) verlaufen quer zu den Förderlinien (3a-d). Das erste Transportrad (13) ist als so genanntes Zellenrad ausgebildet, das mehrere sich radial nach außen erstreckende erste Aufnahmen (15) aufweist, die jeweils von zwei profilierten Stäben gebildet werden, die an diagonal gegenüberliegenden Längskanten eines aufgefalteten Packungsmantels (4) zur Anlage bringbar sind. Die Stäbe sind beispielsweise als Winkelprofile ausgeführt, wie dies aus Figur 2a erkennbar ist. Über den Umfang des ersten Transportrades (13) sind um 90 Grad versetzt vier Reihen mit parallelen Aufnahmen (15) angeordnet. Das zweite Transportrad (14) unterscheidet sich von dem ersten Transportrad (13) dadurch, dass die zweiten Aufnahmen (16) als Dorne ausgebildet sind, über die die aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel (4) gestülpt werden. Beide Transporträder (13, 14) werden von einem nicht dargestellten Antrieb schrittweise um jeweils 90 Grad um die horizontal und quer zu den Förderlinien (3a - d) verlaufenden Drehachsen der Transporträder (13, 14) gedreht.The filling machine (1) has in the first section (7) a first transport wheel (13) for conveying the unfolded packing shells (4) and in the conveying direction (6) behind the handling device (11) a second transport wheel (14). The axes of rotation of both transport wheels (13, 14) extend transversely to the conveyor lines (3a-d). The first transport wheel (13) is designed as a so-called cellular wheel, which has a plurality of radially outwardly extending first receptacles (15), each of which is formed by two profiled bars, which can be brought to bear against diagonally opposite longitudinal edges of a folded-up package jacket (4). For example, the rods are designed as angle profiles, as is the case FIG. 2a is recognizable. About the circumference of the first transport wheel (13) offset by 90 degrees four rows of parallel receptacles (15) are arranged. The second transport wheel (14) differs from the first transport wheel (13) in that the second receptacles (16) are formed as mandrels, over which the unfolded packing shells (4) are slipped. Both transport wheels (13, 14) are rotated step by step by a drive, not shown, by 90 degrees about the horizontal and transverse to the conveyor lines (3a - d) extending axes of rotation of the transport wheels (13, 14).

Der Abstand der ersten Aufnahmen (15) des ersten Transportrades (13) entspricht dem Abstand (9) der Förderlinien (3a-d) im ersten Abschnitt (7), während der geringere Abstand der zweiten Aufnahmen (16) des zweiten Transportrades (14) dem Abstand (10) der Förderlinien (3a-d) im zweiten Abschnitt (8) entspricht.The distance of the first receptacles (15) of the first transport wheel (13) corresponds to the distance (9) of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7), while the smaller distance of the second receptacles (16) of the second transport wheel (14). corresponds to the distance (10) of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the second section (8).

Am Umfang des als Dornrad ausgestalteten zweiten Transportrads (14) ist eine Einrichtung zum Herstellen des Packungsbodens angeordnet. Nach Herstellung des Packungsbodens übergibt das zweite Transportrad (14) die Packungsbehälter (2) an ein nicht näher dargestelltes umlaufendes Förderband (17), das die Packungsbehälter durch einen nicht dargestellten Sterilraum hindurch bis zum Abtransport am Ausgang der Füllmaschine gefördert. Um eine exakte Positionierung der Packungsbehälter (2) auf dem Förderband (17) zu gewährleisten, weist dieses üblicherweise sich nach oben erweiternde taschenförmige Aufnahmen für die Packungsbehälter (2) auf, so dass diese mit gleich bleibendem Abstand (10) sowohl quer als auch längs zur Förderrichtung (6) weiter schrittweise durch die Füllmaschine (1) gefördert werden.A device for producing the package bottom is arranged on the circumference of the second transport wheel (14) designed as a mandrel wheel. After production of the package bottom, the second transport wheel (14) transfers the packing container (2) to a revolving conveyor belt (17), which does not show it in more detail, and conveys the packing containers through a sterile space (not shown) until they are transported away at the outlet of the filling machine. In order to ensure an exact positioning of the packing container (2) on the conveyor belt (17), this usually has upwardly expanding pocket-shaped receptacles for the packing container (2), so that they at a constant distance (10) both transversely and longitudinally to the conveying direction (6) are further promoted gradually by the filling machine (1).

Die erfindungsgemäße Füllmaschine arbeitet wie folgt:

  • Die flach gefalteten Packungsmäntel (4) werden in bekannter Weise den nebeneinander angeordneten Magazinen (5) in senkrechter Stellung zugeführt. Der Übersichtlichkeit halber nicht dargestellten Halteelemente der Magazine (5) halten die flach gefalteten Packungsmäntel in dem in den Figuren 1 - 5 dargestellten, geordneten Stapel. Zur Entnahme der flach gefalteten Packungsmäntel (4) aus dem Magazin (5) greifen Sauger (19) des Entnahme- und Auffaltaggregates (18) mittig an einer der beiden vorderen Flächen des Packungsmantels (4) an und ziehen den Packungsmantel einzeln aus dem Stapel heraus. Die Halteelemente halten zudem die nicht von den Saugern erfasste vordere Fläche des Packungsmantels (4) bei der Bewegung des Entnahme- und Auffaltaggregates (18) in Förderrichtung (6) zurück, wodurch der Packungsmantel (4) aufgefaltet wird, bis er seinen im Ausführungsbeispiel quadratischen Querschnitt erreicht. Die aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel (4) werden nun von unten in die ersten Aufnahmen (15) des ersten Transportrades (13) geschoben, welches sich im Uhrzeigersinn dreht. Sind nun nacheinander sämtliche erste Aufnahmen (15) mit jeweils einem aufgefalteten Packungsmantel (4) beschickt, befindet sich jeder auf der im Bild rechten waagerechten ersten Aufnahme (15) gehalterte Packungsmantel (4) im Bereich der Handhabungsvorrichtung (11), deren Aufbau anhand von Figuren 2a, 2b näher erläutert wird:
  • Die Handhabungsvorrichtung (11) besteht aus einem an den beiden äußeren Längsseiten der Handhabungsvorrichtung (11) mittels eines Antriebsrades (20) angetriebenen Riemenpaar (21), auf dem zwei Traversen (22, 23) quer zur Förderrichtung (6) und die Förderlinien (3a-d) überbrückend angeordnet sind.
The filling machine according to the invention operates as follows:
  • The flat-folded packing shells (4) are fed in a known manner the juxtaposed magazines (5) in a vertical position. For clarity, not shown holding elements of the magazines (5) keep the flat-folded packing shells in the in the Figures 1 - 5 illustrated, ordered stack. To remove the flat-folded packing sheaths (4) from the magazine (5) suck absorber (19) of the removal and Auffaltaggregates (18) centrally on one of the two front surfaces of the packing jacket (4) and pull the packing jacket individually out of the stack , The holding elements also hold the front surface of the packing jacket (4), which is not covered by the suckers, in the conveying direction (6) during the movement of the removal and unfolding unit (18), whereby the packing casing (4) is unfolded until it becomes square in the exemplary embodiment Cross section reached. The unfolded packing shells (4) are now pushed from below into the first receptacles (15) of the first transport wheel (13), which rotates clockwise. Now, if all the first receptacles (15) are loaded one after the other with a unfolded packing jacket (4), each packing jacket (4) held on the right horizontal receptacle (15) in the image is located in the area of the handling device (11) FIGS. 2a, 2b is explained in more detail:
  • The handling device (11) consists of a pair of belts (21) driven on the two outer longitudinal sides of the handling device (11) by means of a drive wheel (20), on which two cross members (22, 23) transverse to the conveying direction (6) and the conveyor lines (3a d) are bridged.

Auf der ersten Traverse (22), die sich am unteren Trum (24) des Riemenpaares (21) befindet, sind entsprechend der Anzahl der Förderlinien (3a-d) vier Schubelemente (25) angebracht, die durch Bewegung des Riemenpaares (21) in Richtung des Pfeils (26) mit an den Schubelementen (25) angeordneten Abstreifhaken die aufgefalteten Packungsmäntel (4) von den ersten Aufnahmen (15) des Transportrades (13) abstreifen und in Förderrichtung (6) nachgeordnete Halterungen (27) zur Aufnahme der Packungsmäntel (4) einschieben.On the first traverse (22), which is located at the lower run (24) of the pair of belts (21), corresponding to the number of conveyor lines (3a-d) four push elements (25) are mounted, which by moving the belt pair (21) in Direction of the arrow (26) with stripping hooks arranged on the push elements (25) stripping the unfolded packing shells (4) from the first receptacles (15) of the transport wheel (13) and downstream in the conveying direction (6) mounts (27) for receiving the packing shells ( 4).

Aus Figur 3a ist erkennbar, dass während die Traverse (22) mit den Schubelementen (25) in Richtung des Pfeils (26) bewegt wird, gleichzeitig die Traverse (23), die an dem oberen Trum (28) des Riemenpaares (21) befestigt ist, so weit entgegen der Richtung des Pfeils (26) nach links verschoben wird, dass die an dieser Traverse (23) entsprechend der Anzahl der Förderlinien (3a-d) angeordneten Schubelemente (29) mit ihren Schiebernasen (30) hinter die Stirnseiten der in die Halterungen (27) zuvor eingeschobenen Packungsmäntel (4) gelangen.Out FIG. 3a It can be seen that while the crosshead (22) is moved with the pushers (25) in the direction of the arrow (26), at the same time the crossbar (23) which is attached to the upper run (28) of the belt pair (21), so is moved far to the left against the direction of the arrow (26), that on this traverse (23) corresponding to the number of conveyor lines (3a-d) arranged thrust elements (29) with their slide lugs (30) behind the end faces of the in the brackets (27) enter previously inserted packing sheaths (4).

Die Halterungen (27) befinden sich in den Figuren 2, 3 in einer ersten Position in Verlängerung des Verlaufs der Förderlinien (3a-d) in dem ersten Abschnitt (7). In dieser Position der Halterungen (27) sind die ersten Schubelemente (25) wirksam, wie dies insbesondere aus Figur 3a erkennbar ist.The brackets (27) are located in the Figures 2 . 3 in a first position in extension of the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7). In this position of the holders (27), the first pushers (25) are effective, as in particular FIG. 3a is recognizable.

Nach dem vollständigen Einschieben der Packungsmäntel (4) in die Halterungen (27) werden die Packungsmäntel (4) aufeinander zu bewegt, indem die Halterungen (27) in eine zweite Position in Verlängerung des Verlaufs der Förderlinien (3a-d) in dem zweiten Abschnitt (8) gebracht werden. Hierzu werden die Halterungen (27) auf ihren Führungen (31) zur Maschinenmitte der Füllmaschine (1) verschoben. Dazu wird mittels eines nicht dargestellten Antriebs einAfter the packing shells (4) have been pushed completely into the holders (27), the packing sheaths (4) are moved toward one another by moving the holders (27) to a second position extending the course of the conveying lines (3a-d) in the second section (8). For this purpose, the brackets (27) are moved on their guides (31) to the machine center of the filling machine (1). This is done by means of a drive, not shown

Doppelschwenkhebel (32) im Uhrzeigersinn um einen Drehpunkt (34) verschwenkt, wodurch über Stangen (33) zwischen den Armen des Doppelschwenkhebels (32) und den einzelnen Halterungen (27) diese aufeinander zu bewegt werden. An jedem Arm des Doppelschwenkhebels sind jeweils zwei Stangen (33) angelenkt, wobei die an den äußeren Enden der Arme angelenkten Stangen (33) einen größeren seitlichen Versatz (12) der beiden äußeren Halterungen (27), die den Förderlinien (3a bzw. 3d) zugeordnet sind, erzeugen, als die weiter innen an dem Doppelschwenkhebel (32) angelenkten Stangen (33), die die beiden mittleren, den Förderlinien (3b und 3c) zugeordneten Halterungen (27) aufeinander zu bewegen.Double pivot lever (32) pivoted clockwise about a pivot point (34), which are moved towards each other via rods (33) between the arms of the double pivot lever (32) and the individual brackets (27). On each arm of the double pivot lever are each two rods (33) hinged, wherein the hinged at the outer ends of the arms rods (33) has a larger lateral offset (12) of the two outer brackets (27), the conveyor lines (3a and 3d ), as the further inwardly on the double pivot lever (32) hinged rods (33), the two central, the conveyor lines (3b and 3c) associated with holders (27) to move towards each other.

Indem die Halterungen auf diese Weise in die in den Figuren 4 und 5 dargestellte zweite Position in Verlängerung des Verlaufs der Förderlinien in dem zweiten Abschnitt (8) gebracht werden, gelangen die in Förderrichtung hinteren Stirnseiten der Packungsmäntel (4) in den Wirkungsbereich der Schiebernasen (30) der Schubelemente (29), wie dies insbesondere aus Figur 4a erkennbar ist.By the brackets in this way in the in the FIGS. 4 and 5 shown second position in extension of the course of the conveyor lines in the second section (8) are brought, reach the rear end in the conveying direction of the packing shells (4) in the area of action of the slide lugs (30) of the pushers (29), as in particular FIG. 4a is recognizable.

Durch Umkehr der Bewegungsrichtung des Riemenpaares (21) entgegen der durch den Pfeil (26) symbolisierten Richtung, werden die Packungsmäntel (4) mit Hilfe der Schubelemente (29) mit deren Schiebernasen (30) aus den Halterungen (27) in Richtung der Förderlinien (3a-d) in dem zweiten Abschnitt (8) ausgeschoben, wie dies insbesondere aus Figur 5 a erkennbar ist. Dabei übernehmen die in Figur 1a dargestellten in der linken waagerechten Stellung liegenden Dornen des zweiten Transportrades (14) die Packungsmäntel.(4). Bei diesem Ausschieben der Packungsmäntel (4) aus den Halterungen (27) und dem gleichzeitigen Übergeben an das nachgeordnete Transportrad (14) wandern die ersten Schubelemente (25) an dem unteren Trum (24) wieder in die in Figuren 2a und 5ä dargestellte Ausgangsposition, um die nächsten Packungsmäntel (4) von den ersten Aufnahmen (15) des zwischenzeitlich um 90 Grad im Uhrzeigersinn weiter geschalteten ersten Transportrades (13) abzustreifen. Auf diese Bewegung abgestimmt schwenkt der Doppelschwenkhebel (32) entgegen dem Uhrzeigersinn in die erste Position zurück, in der sich die Halterungen (27) in Verlängerung des Verlaufs der Förderlinien (3a -d) in dem ersten Abschnitt (7) befinden (Figuren 2, 3).By reversing the direction of movement of the belt pair (21) against the symbolized by the arrow (26) direction, the packing shells (4) by means of the pushers (29) with their slide lugs (30) from the brackets (27) in the direction of the conveyor lines ( 3a-d) in the second section (8) pushed out, as in particular FIG. 5 a is recognizable. In doing so, the in FIG. 1a illustrated in the left horizontal position thorns of the second transport wheel (14) the packing sheaths (4). In this pushing out of the packing shells (4) from the brackets (27) and the simultaneous transfer to the downstream transport wheel (14), the first pushers (25) on the lower run (24) migrate back into the in FIGS. 2a and 5 ä starting position to the next packing shells (4) of the first recordings (15) of the meantime by 90 Degrade in a clockwise direction further switched first transport wheel (13). In tune with this movement, the double pivot lever (32) pivots counterclockwise back to the first position in which the holders (27) are in extension of the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) ( Figures 2 . 3 ).

Anschließend beginnt erneut der Zyklus des Abstreifens und Einschiebens der Packungsmäntel (4) in die Halterungen (27), die sich in der ersten Position befinden. Bezugszeichenliste Nr. Bezeichnung Nr. Bezeichnung 1 Füllmaschine 29 zweite Schubelemente 2 Packungsbehälter 30 Schiebernase 3 a - d Förderlinien 31 Führungen 4 Packungsmäntel 32 Doppelschwenkhebel 5 Magazin 33 Stangen 6 Förderrichtung 34 Drehpunkt 7 erster Abschnitt 35 8 zweiter Abschnitt 36 9 Abstand (1) 37 10 Abstand (2) 38 11 Handhabungsvorrichtung 39 12 seitlicher Versatz 40 13 Transportrad (erstes) 41 14 Transportrad (zweites) 42 15 Erste Aufnahme 43 16 Zweite Aufnahme 44 17 Linearförderer 45 18 Entnahme- und Auffaltaggregat 46 19 Sauger 47 20 Antriebsrad 48 21 Riemenpaar 49 22 Traverse 50 23 Traverse 51 24 unterer Trum 52 25 erste Schubelemente 53 26 Pfeil 54 27 Halterung 55 28 oberer Trum 56 Thereafter, the cycle of stripping and inserting the packing shells (4) into the holders (27), which are in the first position, begins again. <B> LIST OF REFERENCES </ b> No. description No. description 1 filling Machine 29 second push elements 2 pack containers 30 spool land 3 a - d conveyor lines 31 guides 4 packaging sleeves 32 Double pivoting lever 5 magazine 33 rods 6 conveying direction 34 pivot point 7 first section 35 8th second part 36 9 Distance (1) 37 10 Distance (2) 38 11 handling device 39 12 lateral offset 40 13 Transport wheel (first) 41 14 Transport wheel (second) 42 15 First recording 43 16 Second shot 44 17 linear Feeders 45 18 Removal and Auffaltaggregat 46 19 sucker 47 20 drive wheel 48 21 belt pair 49 22 traverse 50 23 traverse 51 24 lower strand 52 25 first push elements 53 26 arrow 54 27 bracket 55 28 upper strand 56

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  1. A filling machine for filling products into packaging containers, wherein the filling machine comprises a plurality of conveyor lines running in a conveying direction, to which packaging jackets are supplied for producing the packaging containers and along which the packaging jackets or the packaging containers produced therefrom are conveyed in a conveying direction, characterised in
    - that the conveyor lines (3a-d) comprise a first section (7) and a second section (8) there behind in the conveying direction (6), in which the conveyor lines (3a-d) run parallel to one another,
    - wherein the distance (9, 10) between at least two of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first and second section (7, 8) transverse to the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) is different so that at least one of the two conveyor lines in the second section (8) runs with a lateral offset (12) to the first section (7) and
    - that a handling apparatus (11) is disposed in the conveying direction (6) upstream of the second section (8), which apparatus takes the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) from the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) and transfers them to the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the second section.
  2. The filling machine according to claim 1, characterised in that the distance (9) between the at least two conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) is greater than the distance (10) in the second section (8)
  3. The filling machine according to claim 1, characterised in that the distance (9) between all the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) is greater than that in the second section (8).
  4. The filling machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that
    - the handling apparatus (11) each comprises a holder (27) assigned to each conveyor line (3a-d) for the packaging jacket (4) or packaging container (2), through which the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) can be moved in the conveying direction (6) and
    - the holders (27) assigned to the conveyor lines (3a-d) running with lateral offset (12) are guided transversely to the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) displaceably between a first and a second position, wherein each displaceable holder (27) is located in the first position in extension of the course of the conveyor line (3a-d) in the first section (7) and in the second position, in extension of the course of the conveyor line (3a-d) in the second section (8).
  5. The filling machine according to claim 4, characterised in that
    - a first transport wheel (13) for conveying the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) is disposed in the first section (7) of the conveyor lines (3a-d), which wheel comprises a plurality of parallel first receptacles (15) extending radially outwards, whose spacing in the axial direction corresponds to the spacing (9) of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) and
    - a second transport wheel (14) for conveying the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) is disposed in the second section (8) of the conveyor lines (8a-d), which wheel comprises a plurality of parallel second receptacles (16) extending radially outwards, whose spacing in the axial direction corresponds to the spacing of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the second section (8),
    - the handling apparatus (11) comprises first push elements (25) active in the first position of the holders (27), which strip the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) from the first receptacles (15) of the first transport wheel (13) aligned onto the holders (27) and insert them into the holders (27) and
    - the handling apparatus (11) comprises second push elements (29) active in the second position of the holders (27), which strip the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) from the holders (27) in the direction of the second receptacles (16) of the second transport wheel (14) aligned onto the holders (27).
  6. The filling machine according to claim 5, characterised in that the first and second push elements (25, 29) have a common drive.
  7. The filling machine according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterised in that the holders (27) can be moved synchronously between the first and second position with the aid of a linkage (32, 33).
  8. A method comprising
    - feeding packaging jackets (4) for producing packaging containers (2) into a plurality of conveyor lines (3a-d) of a filling machine (1) running in a conveying direction for filling products into the packaging containers,
    - conveying the packaging jackets (4) or the packaging containers (2) produced therefrom along a first section (7) and a second section (8) of the conveyor lines (3a-d) located downstream in the conveying direction (6), in which the conveyor lines (3a-d) run parallel to one another,
    - taking the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) from the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) and transferring them to the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the second section (8) by means of a handling apparatus (11), wherein the distance (9) between at least two of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first and second section (7, 8) transversely to the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) is different so that at least one of the two conveyor lines in the second section (8) runs with a lateral offset (12) to the first section (7).
  9. The method according to claim 8, characterised in that
    - the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) are moved in the conveying direction (6) through a holder (27) assigned to each conveyor line (3a-d) and the holders (27) assigned to the conveyor lines (3a-d) running with lateral offset (12) are brought into a first and a second position transversely to the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d),
    - wherein the holders (27) are brought into the first position in extension of the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) and the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) are taken from the conveyor lines (3a-d) with the aid of first push elements (25) and inserted into the holders (27) and
    - then the holders (27) are brought into the second position in extension of the course of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the second section (8) and the packaging jackets (4) or packaging containers (2) are pushed out from the holders (27) in the direction of the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the second section (8) with the aid of second push elements (29).
  10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, characterised in that flat-folded packaging jackets (4) supplied to the conveyor lines (3a-d) are unfolded in the first section (7) of the conveyor lines (3a-d) to form rectangular tubes and the unfolded packaging jackets (4) are then taken from the conveyor lines (3a-d) and transferred to the conveyor lines in the second section (8) by means of the handling apparatus (11), wherein the distance (9) between all the conveyor lines (3a-d) in the first section (7) is greater than that in the second section (8).
  11. The method according to claim 9, characterised in that the holders (27) are moved synchronously from the first into the second position and conversely with the aid of a linkage (32, 33).
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