EP2664552A1 - Dispositif de distribution dosée de produits en vrac - Google Patents

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EP2664552A1
EP2664552A1 EP12168197.7A EP12168197A EP2664552A1 EP 2664552 A1 EP2664552 A1 EP 2664552A1 EP 12168197 A EP12168197 A EP 12168197A EP 2664552 A1 EP2664552 A1 EP 2664552A1
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Detlev Gertitschke
Robert Lehmann
Joachim Noe
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Uhlmann Pac Systeme GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/30—Devices or methods for controlling or determining the quantity or quality or the material fed or filled
    • 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
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/06—Separating single articles from loose masses of articles
    • 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
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B65B1/06—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by gravity flow
    • 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
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/101—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity
    • B65B5/103—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity for packaging pills or tablets
    • 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
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/106—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by pushers

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  • the present invention relates to a device for the metered dispensing of bulk material.
  • DE 927 199 A and DE 531 329 A devices for the metered dispensing of bulk material are known in which the bulk material is stored in a funnel-shaped reservoir and is forwarded by means of a dispenser to a conveyor trough.
  • the dispenser includes an angle profile and in the case of DE 927 199 A
  • a slider element wherein the orientation of the angle profile and in the case of DE 927 199 A
  • the position of the slider element affect the size of a discharge gap and thus the amount of discharged bulk material.
  • the dosing mechanisms shown here are extremely coarse and therefore neither suitable for precise dosing nor for sensitive products.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a device for the metered dispensing of bulk material, which allows a uniform flow of product, is suitable for a variety of different product shapes and product sizes and at the same time protects the products.
  • the device for the metered dispensing of bulk material comprises a storage container for the bulk material and a dispenser for the bulk material from the storage container to a transport device or a container, wherein the dispenser defines an output gap for the bulk material and a slide element for influencing the amount of discharged through the output gap Has bulk material.
  • the slider element has at its front end portion an elastic, substantially U-shaped A loop, wherein a rear portion of the upper portion of the loop is fixed and wherein a rear portion of the lower portion of the loop is connected to a linear drive, both for a width adjustment of the output gap by translational movement of the lower portion of the loop as well as for a Hin and movement of the lower portion of the loop is suitable with small amplitude.
  • the elastic loop of food-safe rubber preferably made of Vulkollan is formed.
  • the dosage has proven to be particularly effective when the slide element is disposed at an angle of between 0 ° and 50 °, preferably between 0 ° and 35 ° to the horizontal.
  • the rear portion of the upper portion of the loop is preferably fixed to a sloping first side wall of the reservoir. In this way, a constant transition between the reservoir and the dispenser is ensured.
  • the discharge gap is bounded on one side by the arc of the U-shaped loop and on the other side by a boundary wall. Since the boundary wall is usually rigid, only the slide element must be set to the correct gap width for targeted dosage. For optimum dosing, the correct gap width is supplemented by setting a suitable stroke and frequency of reciprocation of the linear actuator and thus the lower portion of the loop.
  • the boundary wall extends substantially vertically.
  • linear drive is primarily an electromagnetic linear motor in question, since this is infinitely adjustable and can perform in addition to larger translational movements and small reciprocating movements in high frequency and is infinitely adjustable.
  • linear actuators there are also many other linear actuators conceivable that can be used according to the invention. For example, it is conceivable to use a plurality of series-connected pneumatic cylinders as the linear drive.
  • the storage container is designed as a funnel whose second side wall is shorter than the first side wall, whereby a passage opening is formed, through which the bulk material passes in the direction of the dispensing device.
  • a pre-sorting is performed so that only a limited amount of the bulk material rests directly on the upper portion of the loop.
  • the stroke of the linear drive in the reciprocation of the lower portion of the loop with small amplitude is preferably between 1 and 10 mm.
  • the frequency of the linear drive in the reciprocation of the lower portion of the loop with small amplitude is between 0.1 and 5 Hz, preferably between 0.5 and 2 Hz.
  • the width of the outlet gap, the stroke of the linear drive and its frequency are of course significantly dependent on the product size and product shape. Therefore, it is advantageous if the device has a controller that controls the linear drive.
  • the device may include a sensor for detecting the amount of bulk material that has passed through the exit slit and that is connected to the controller. In this way a uniform product flow can be ensured with a simple control loop.
  • a reservoir 2 is received in the bulk material 4, which may be formed in particular of small pharmaceutical products such as tablets, capsules, dragees, etc.
  • the reservoir 2 is formed as a funnel.
  • the storage container 2 in this case has two side walls 6, 8 converging towards the bottom.
  • the first side wall 6 is made longer than the second side wall 8, so that at the lower end of the second side wall 8, a passage opening 10 is formed for the bulk material.
  • the first side wall 6 is preferably extended beyond the passage opening 10 and thus forms an overhanging web on which the bulk material 4 slides along.
  • other geometric configurations of the reservoir 2 are conceivable.
  • the device for the metered dispensing of bulk material also comprises a dispenser 12 for the bulk material 4 from the reservoir 2 to a transport device 14 arranged therebelow, in the present case a vibratory conveyor.
  • the delivery can instead be made directly to a container.
  • the dispensing device 12 defines an output gap 16 for the bulk material 4.
  • An essential element of the dispenser 12 is a preferably arranged at a predetermined angle to the horizontal slide element 18, which serves to influence the amount of discharged through the output gap 16 bulk material 4.
  • the slider element 18 is preferably arranged at an angle of between 0 ° and 50 °, more preferably between 0 ° and 35 °, to the horizontal. The angle preferably also corresponds to the orientation of the first side wall 6 of the storage container 2.
  • the slider element 18 has an elastic, substantially U-shaped loop 20 at its front end region.
  • the elastic loop 20 is preferably made of food grade rubber, more preferably Vulkollan.
  • a rear portion of the upper portion 22 of the loop 20 is preferably fixed to the extended first side wall 6 of the reservoir 2, for example screwed. But it can also be attached to another fixed element, such as a holder in the Area of the reservoir 2 or a similar construction.
  • a rear portion of the lower portion 24 of the loop 20 is in turn fixedly connected to a linear drive 26, for example by screwing.
  • the linear drive 26 is formed in the illustrated example as an electromagnetic linear motor which is mounted in a holder 28.
  • the linear motor consists of a stator 30, which is designed as a hollow cylinder and contains the coil windings.
  • a rotor 32 is slidably mounted, which consists of a tube or a shaft with arranged in series permanent magnets.
  • suitable control of the coil is a controlled force on the permanent magnets in the rotor 32 and thus a continuous movement of the rotor 32 in the stator 30.
  • the front portion of the rotor 32 is connected to the rear portion of the lower portion 24 of the loop 20.
  • the electromagnetic linear motor may also have another structural design.
  • the discharge gap 16 is bounded on one side by the arc of the U-shaped loop 20 and on the other side by a boundary wall 34, which preferably extends substantially vertically, but may also be arranged slightly inclined.
  • the linear drive 26 is suitable for a width adjustment of the output gap 16.
  • the set width of the discharge gap 16 varies depending on the product size, product shape and level of the channel and can be between 1.2 times and 4 times the product size and thus up to about 50 mm.
  • the lower portion 24 of the loop 20 Upon displacement of the linear drive 26 in the direction of the boundary wall 34, the lower portion 24 of the loop 20 is also moved in this direction. Due to the fixation of the rear portion of the upper portion 22 of the loop 20 and the elasticity of the material of the loop 20 takes a kind of rolling movement of the loop 20, wherein the upper portion 22 of the loop 20 extends and at the same time the arc of the loop 20 closer to the Limiting wall 34 comes up.
  • the linear drive 26 is preferably controlled via a controller 36.
  • the controller 36 may use measurement signals from a suitable sensor 38 that detects the amount of bulk material 4 that has passed through the exit slit 16.
  • the sensor 38 can, for example, detect the amount of bulk material 4 present on the transport device 14 and can be, for example, an optical camera, an ultrasound sensor, a capacitive sensor, etc.
  • the width of the output gap 16 and the stroke and the frequency of the reciprocating motion of the linear drive 26 are set such that a uniform, preferably single-layer product carpet is present on the transport device 14.
  • the controller 36 may also influence an oscillating drive 40 of the transport device 14 to adjust the product flow. This allows the entire filling process to be optimized.
  • Fig. 2 illustrated variant corresponds to the embodiment of Fig. 1 , wherein as a linear drive 26 a plurality of series-connected pneumatic cylinders are used. There are many other embodiments of the linear actuator 26 conceivable.
  • the dispensing device 12 has been described as separated from the reservoir 2, arranged in the outlet region element. It is also conceivable that the dispensing device 12 forms part of the storage container 2 and is integrated, for example, in its side walls 6, 8. In this case, the passage opening 10 could simultaneously correspond to the output gap 16.

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  • Filling Or Emptying Of Bunkers, Hoppers, And Tanks (AREA)
  • Feeding Of Articles To Conveyors (AREA)
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CN2013101801680A CN103466146A (zh) 2012-05-16 2013-05-15 用于批量产品的数量可调控输送的装置
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