EP2767477B1 - Dispositif de rétractation avec des murs assemblés par des modules - Google Patents

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EP2767477B1
EP2767477B1 EP14153644.1A EP14153644A EP2767477B1 EP 2767477 B1 EP2767477 B1 EP 2767477B1 EP 14153644 A EP14153644 A EP 14153644A EP 2767477 B1 EP2767477 B1 EP 2767477B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B53/06—Shrinking wrappers, containers, or container covers during or after packaging by heat supplied by gases, e.g. hot-air jets
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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
    • B65B59/00—Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages, to handle different types of packaging material, or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
    • B65B59/04—Machines constructed with readily-detachable units or assemblies, e.g. to facilitate maintenance
    • 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
    • B65B21/00—Packaging or unpacking of bottles
    • B65B21/24—Enclosing bottles in wrappers
    • B65B21/245—Enclosing bottles in wrappers in flexible wrappers, e.g. foils

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  • the present invention relates to a shrinking device according to the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • the articles When packaging articles, in particular beverage containers, bottles, etc., into containers, the articles are assembled in the desired manner and covered with a shrink film.
  • the shrink wrap is shrunk around the articles by supplying shrinkage, such as hot air, in a shrink tunnel.
  • shrinkage such as hot air
  • shrink tunnels with at least one so-called middle shaft wall are used for the multi-lane processing.
  • the shaft walls are lateral spraying devices in the form of hollow bodies.
  • the inner shaft wall has shrinkage means outlet openings on both parallel to the transport direction side wall surfaces, so that hot air flows in both sides of the respective inner space of the shrinking tunnel and thus provides for the lateral loading of the article with hot shrinking agent.
  • the known shaft walls are walls with an internal cavity into which the hot air is blown.
  • the shaft walls each have at least one, preferably in the upper region arranged air inlet opening, through which the hot air is blown from above into the shaft wall and then flows through the shrink agent outlet openings in an interior of the shrink tunnel.
  • lateral spraying devices in the form of hollow bodies are known.
  • These shaft walls extend along the direction of travel through the shrink tunnel and ensure the lateral loading of the article with hot shrink medium.
  • These shaft walls are usually called Welded or riveted constructions in which the exit surfaces are equipped with different hole patterns.
  • the shaft walls are always made of one part and thus defined defined. The system can only be reconfigured with considerable effort to different product groups. Even with design changes, retrofitting or complaints-related changes, the time and design-related effort is high.
  • the document US 3717939 discloses a shrinking device having a plurality of modules from which shrinkage agent is fed into the interior of the shrinking device, the modules being fed by a common source of shrinking means.
  • the modules have flaps with which the supply of shrinking agent can be controlled.
  • the document US 3826017 describes a shrinking device, wherein on each side three shafts 26, 27, 28 and 30, 31, 32 are arranged, which are fed by a blower 22 with warm air.
  • document US 3222800 discloses a shrinking device, wherein a plurality of shafts (companion duct 64) are provided on each side. Heated air is first passed into a chamber 76 and distributed from there into the shafts.
  • the document US 3222800 discloses a shrinking device, wherein an air curtain is provided at the inlet and outlet, respectively, to produce a uniform environment within the shrinking tunnel.
  • a blower 48 blows hot air into the wells 50 and 52 that feed the shrinkage arches 56.
  • the document US 3397465 describes a continuous hot air oven.
  • the object of the invention is simply to optimally adapt the spraying of packaged goods when passing through a shrinking device in the transport direction to the respective packaged goods.
  • the invention relates to a shrinking device for shrinking packaging means around an article or a collection of articles.
  • a shrinking device is used, so-called containers manufacture.
  • shrink film is shrunk by a collection of a plurality of bottles to summarize this as a packaging or sales unit.
  • the shrinking device comprises at least one transport path for the articles or article assemblies.
  • the wrapped with packaging means article or article compositions are transported on the transport route in a transport direction by the shrinking device.
  • each shaft wall On both sides along the transport path so-called shaft walls are arranged, each having at least one the interior of the shrinking device facing outflow surface for shrinking agent.
  • hot air is used as the shrinking means, in particular room air heated by means of a blower or another suitable fluid.
  • the outflow surfaces each comprise a plurality of shrinkage agent outlet openings.
  • Above each shaft wall at least one shrinkage distribution device is arranged. This is preferably a distribution channel to which a blower for generating hot air or another suitable shrinkage agent generator is assigned.
  • the distribution channel has approximately the length of the shaft wall and comprises on its side facing the shaft wall an outflow channel which extends substantially over the entire length of the distribution channel and thus over the entire length of the shaft wall.
  • Theshrinking agent is passed through the Schrumpfstoffverteilvorides in the interior of the shaft walls and from there via shrink agent outlet openings of the Ausström vom in the interior of the shrinking device and the enveloped with the packaging material articles are acted upon by the shrinking agent.
  • the shaft walls are modular in each case.
  • the shaft walls are each constructed of at least two in the transport direction in series sequentially arranged Schachthunt- modules, wherein the at least one Schrumpfstoffverteilvorides is assigned to each shaft wall at least two SchachthuntModule. That The at least one shrinkage distribution device supplies at least two Schachthunt- modules with shrinking agent.
  • the Schachthunt- modules are so-called module cassettes, which are preferably prefabricated as rivets nietbare.
  • the Schachthunt- modules comprise two side surfaces which are arranged at least substantially parallel to the transport direction. At least one of the side surfaces is formed as an outflow surface.
  • the side surfaces each facing the interior of the shrinking device are designed as outflow surfaces.
  • inner shaft walls for example in the middle shaft wall of a shrinking device with two-lane product processing, both side surfaces each face a part of the interior of the shrinking device. Accordingly, both side surfaces are formed as Ausström- side surfaces.
  • the chute chamber modules each include a top surface, a bottom surface, front and rear cross-sectional side surfaces.
  • the cross-sectional side surfaces are arranged at least substantially orthogonal to the transport direction.
  • the upper side surfaces each have, at least partially, a connection opening, via which the shrinkage medium produced by the shrink-agent distribution device is introduced into the at least two Schachthunt modules of the shaft wall.
  • the shrink-agent distribution device has at least one shrink-agent outlet region on its underside.
  • this is a shrinkage agent outlet channel or outflow channel along the entire length of the shrinkage distribution device parallel to the transport direction.
  • the upper side surfaces of the Schachtsch- modules each comprise at least partially a connection opening, which arranged at the shrinkage means outlet area and with this can be connected.
  • the manhole chamber modules are arranged on the shrinkage agent outlet channel such that a shrinkage medium transfer area is formed in each case between the manhole chamber module and the shrinkage medium distribution device.
  • connection opening of an upper side surface in the transport direction extends in each case over the entire length of the upper side surfaces of the shaft chamber module.
  • the width of the manhole module in the area of the top surface i. the distance of the side surfaces in the region of the top surface to each other, approximately the width of the outflow of the shrinkage distribution device.
  • the entire top surface of the manhole module is open.
  • the manhole chamber module is wider in the region of the top surface than the outflow channel of the shrink agent distribution device.
  • the upper side surface has a connection channel opening which corresponds approximately to the width of the outflow channel of the shrinkage distribution device.
  • the connection channel opening extends in the transport direction along the entire length of the top surface of the manhole chamber module. That the connection channel opening has a width that is a partial width of the top surface of the chute module transverse to the transport direction.
  • the adjoining cross-sectional side surfaces of two in the transport direction successively arranged Schachthunt- modules delimit the SchachthuntModule in the region of the cross-sectional side surfaces shrink-proof or airtight from each other.
  • the Schachthunt- modules are arranged in each case via its connection opening at the outflow opening of the Schrumpfffenverteilvorraum or attached and form with this in each case a laterally shrinkage-tight or airtight closed system.
  • no lateral passage of air between adjacent manhole chamber modules is possible.
  • the described Schachthunt- modules are characterized in particular by the fact that they have at least three closed side surfaces, namely at least one closed bottom surface and two closed cross-sectional areas. Furthermore, the described Schachthunt- modules have at least two side surfaces with shrinkage means openings, namely the top surface and one of the side surfaces parallel to the transport direction and substantially orthogonal to the transport path.
  • the inner shaft wall in a shrinking device with multi-lane container processing only three closed side surfaces, namely the two cross-sectional areas and the bottom surface. Furthermore, the inner shaft wall has three side surfaces with shrinkage agent openings, since both side surfaces are parallel to the transport direction and substantially orthogonal to the transport path in each case facing an interior of the shrinking device and are each formed as a discharge surface with shrinkage means.
  • At least one of the shaft walls of the shrinking device consists of at least three shaft chamber modules.
  • the upper side surfaces of at least two adjacent Schachthunt- modules form a continuous, common connection opening for attachment to the Schruchtstoffverteilvorraum.
  • the upper side surfaces of all three Schachthunt- modules form a continuous, common connection opening for attachment to the Schrumpfstoffverteilvortechnisch and for forming a shrink agent crossing channel.
  • at least two of the at least three shaft chamber modules are fastened to the shrink-agent distribution device in the region of the connection opening in such a way that a continuous shrink-agent transfer region is formed which has a length which corresponds to the sum of the lengths) of the at least two shaft chamber modules.
  • the at least two adjacent Schachtsch- modules are arranged on their common connection opening at the shrinkage means outlet region of the shrinkage distribution and exchangeable by means of a change system.
  • the shrinking device comprises a quick-change system for fastening the at least two manhole chamber modules to the shrink-agent distribution device.
  • the underside surface of the shrink-agent distribution device is assigned at least one guide rail which extends in the transport direction along the entire length of the shrink-medium distribution device extends.
  • the upper sides of the Schachthunt- modules each associated with at least one engaging in the guide rail of Schrumpfstoffverteilvorraum fastener.
  • this attachment means extends in the transport direction along the entire length of the tops of the Schachthunt- modules.
  • the SchachtschhuntModule are fastened in the region of the fastener shrink-proof or airtight to the outside of the shrink-medium distribution device.
  • the Schachthunt- modules are pushed in the desired order on the fastening means on the at least one guide rail of the shrinkage distribution device.
  • the Schachthunt- modules can be attached to each other.
  • the additional attachment is preferably in the region of the cross-sectional side surfaces.
  • the shaft chamber modules of a shaft wall can be removed together from the shrinking device. For example, the entire, consisting of at least two Schachtsch- modules, shaft wall is pulled out along the guide rails.
  • the individual Schachthunt- modules can then be separated outside the shrinking device. Subsequently, new Schachthunt- modules can be assembled into a shaft wall and inserted over the guide rail in the shrinking device and thus attached to the Schrumpfstoffverteilvorraum. Alternatively, the chute modules are successively placed and secured in the shrinking device on the shrinkage distribution device.
  • the shaft chamber modules preferably have a unit length of the side surfaces arranged parallel to the transport direction.
  • the size, width and / or shape of their cross sections is variable. This makes it possible to vary the position and shape of the outflow surfaces in the interior of the shrink tunnel. For example, the distance between the discharge surface of a conventional manhole wall and the shrink film increases in the transport direction during the shrinking process, as the shrink film is shrunk around the articles of the packaging unit.
  • a first well chamber module having a first width of the front and rear cross-sectional side surface and a downstream in the transport direction second well chamber module having a second width of the front and rear cross-sectional side surface is used, wherein the first width is smaller than the second width.
  • the distance between the outflow surfaces and the articles of the packaging unit is reduced in the region of the second shaft chamber module.
  • the second width of the second well chamber module is selected such that the distance between the second discharge surfaces of the second well chamber module and the at least partially shrunk shrink film is approximately equal to the distance between the first discharge surfaces of the first well chamber module and the unshrunk shrink film. This leads to a substantial improvement of the energy input into the shrink film in the rear second area of the shaft wall.
  • the direction of the shrinking means entering from the shrinkage means outlet openings into the interior of the shrinking device can be adjusted in a targeted manner via the shape of the cross-sectional side faces.
  • the cross-sectional side surface can have lateral protrusions or indentations, so that convex or concave outflow surfaces are formed.
  • the cross section within a shaft chamber module can change over the length of the shaft chamber module in the transport direction.
  • a manhole module may have a rear cross sectional side surface deviating in size, width, and / or shape from the front cross sectional side surface.
  • the respective cross-sectional side surface of a shaft chamber module continuously increases between the front and rear cross-sectional side surface, so that the distance between outflow surface and article of the packaging unit decreases continuously in the transport direction.
  • the side faces of the shaft chamber modules facing the transport path are designed differently, in particular individually with respect to the outflow surfaces, so that the spraying of the articles with shrinking means in different regions of the shrinking device can be further optimized.
  • the side surfaces of individual Schachthunt- modules can be formed only partially as outflow.
  • the shrink wrap is generally wrapped around the articles such that the shrink film projects laterally over the articles and forms a so-called film eye upon shrinking.
  • the packaging unit is transported through the shrinking device such that the regions of the film eyes are arranged substantially parallel to the outflow surfaces of the shaft walls.
  • shrinking device may jet only the upper and lower regions of the packaging unit and, if possible, not to introduce any direct supply of shrinkage agent into the middle region of the film eye.
  • shaft chamber modules are used which, viewed over their height, have shrink-agent outlet openings only in an upper and a lower area.
  • shrinkage means in particular in the region of the film eye, is supplied to the shrink wrap. In this case you use one the transport section final Schachtsch- module with an increased density of shrinkage agent outlet openings in the central region.
  • the individual configuration of the outflow surfaces relates, for example, to the arrangement of the shrinkage agent outlet openings within the outflow surface, the density of the shrinkage agent outlet openings, the shape of the shrinkage agent outlet openings, etc.
  • the shrinkage agent outlet openings of the outflow surfaces can also have regions of air guiding devices which direct the outflow direction of the shrinking means in certain directions.
  • the manhole chamber modules are universally applicable and easily replaceable via the quick-change system.
  • new shaft walls can be assembled modularly, which are optimally matched in relation to the properties of the respective product. Due to the modular structure, the shaft wall geometry can thus be adapted in areas easily. Furthermore, the Bedüsungsmuster can be quickly, easily and selectively adjusted.
  • a shaft wall according to the invention preferably consists of at least two to ten arranged on a Schrumpfffenverteilvorraumraum shaft chamber modules and form a common shrinkage transfer area.
  • Particularly preferred are shaft walls with three, four or five Schachthunt- modules.
  • the Schachtsch- modules can be identical, for example.
  • different manhole chamber modules are used, which differ in particular in their shape or in the design of the outflow surfaces. As a result, as already described, the flow behavior of the shrinking means can be optimally matched to the product.
  • Figure 1 A shows a schematic view of a shrinking device 1 according to the known prior art
  • Figure 1 B schematically shows a shaft wall 30 according to the known prior art.
  • Articles, in particular beverage containers, bottles 12, cans or the like are put together in article groups and wrapped in shrink film 14. These arrangements are also referred to as article assemblies or containers 10.
  • the containers 10 are fed in the transport direction TR on a conveyor belt 4 to the shrinking tunnel of the shrinking device 1.
  • the shrink tunnel heating means (not shown) are arranged, which act on the containers 10 with shrink, for example, with hot air, whereby the shrink film 14 shrinks around the bottles 12.
  • the shaft wall 30 is preferably an at least partially perforated hollow body. Two shaft walls 30 form a lateral boundary of a single transport path for the shrink-film 14 enveloped assemblies of bottles 12 in a shrink tunnel of the shrinking device 1.
  • the shaft walls 30 extend along the transport direction TR through the shrink tunnel and ensure the lateral loading of the article 12 with hot shrink medium.
  • the shaft walls 30 each have an outflow surface 7 facing the interior of the shrink tunnel with shrinkage agent outlet openings 8.
  • the shrinking means 3 is sprayed into the shaft wall 30 and via the shrinkage agent outlet openings 8 in the interior of the shrinking tunnel of the shrinking device 1 to the container 10.
  • inner chute walls 30 * are additionally provided in a shrink tunnel, which have on both sides outflow surfaces 7 with shrink-agent outlet openings 8.
  • the shaft walls 30, 30 * are preferably designed as welded or riveted constructions in which the exit surfaces 7 can be equipped with different hole patterns. That the exit surfaces 7 may have different arrangements of shrinkage agent outlet openings 8.
  • the well-known shaft walls 30, 30 * are always made in one piece.
  • FIG. 2A shows a side view of a modular construction of a shaft wall 30-1 according to the present invention.
  • the shrinking means 3 is generated by a shrinkage generator 2 and introduced into the shaft wall 30-1 via a distribution channel 5a.
  • the shaft wall 30-1 consists of six so-called shaft chamber cassettes or shaft chamber modules 32-1 to 32-6, which are arranged successively in the transport direction TR on the distribution channel 5a.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32-n are, for example, cuboid-shaped and are connected via an open top surface to the distribution channel 5a arranged above the shaft wall 30-1, via which the shrinking means 3 is thus guided into the individual shaft chamber modules 32-1 to 32-6.
  • the upper distribution device ie the distribution channel 5a, preferably has mechanical receiving devices for the individual Schachthunt- modules 32-1 to 32-6.
  • the outflow surfaces 7 of the shaft chamber modules 32-1 to 32-6 can each have a different number of shrinkage agent outlet openings 8 or different diameters or shapes of shrinkage agent outlet openings 8.
  • the shrink-agent outlet openings 8 may for example be round, oval, designed as slots or otherwise.
  • the shrinkage agent outlet openings 8 so-called Leitvorraumen o.ä. be assigned, which cause the shrinking means 3 directed from the shrinkage agent outlet openings 8 in the interior of the shrinking device 1 (see. FIG. 1 ) flows in.
  • the exit surfaces 7 of the shaft chamber modules 32-1 to 32-6 can thus be optimally matched to the processed products.
  • the chute modules 32-1 to 32-6 present as cassettes are mounted abuttingly.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32-1 to 32-6 are in the region of the adjoining cross-sectional side surfaces 54, 56 (see FIG. FIG. 3A ) Shrink-tight or airtight separated from each other.
  • the stacked chamber modules 32-1 to 32-6 are mounted spaced apart from each other.
  • further elements with different function can be mounted between the cassettes.
  • FIG. 2B shows the lateral representation of two shaft chamber modules 32a, 32b, in which the exit surfaces 7a, 7b show different patterns of the arrangement of the shrinkage agent outlet openings 8.
  • the exit surface 7a of the module 32a has full-surface shrinkage outlet openings 8, while the exit surface 7b of the module 32b comprises only shrinkage means outlet openings 8 in the lower third of the exit surface 7b.
  • Shaft chamber module 32c does not show a rectangular but a V-shaped cross section 9c, wherein only the lower 70% of the exit surface 7c has shrinkage means outlet openings 8. Due to the V-shaped cross-sectional side surfaces 9c of the shaft chamber module 32c, the direction of the shrinking means 3 emerging from the shrinkage agent outlet openings 8 is specifically influenced in the lower region.
  • FIG. 3A shows the distribution channel 5a and the individual manhole chamber modules 32c before they are arranged and secured to the distribution channel 5a and FIG. 3B
  • FIG. 2 shows the fully assembled shaft wall from distribution channel 5a and four shaft chamber modules 32c, which each have a V-shaped cross section 9c throughout.
  • the distribution channel 5a has on its underside along its length L 5 parallel to the transport direction TR a shrinkage agent outlet channel 16.
  • the well chamber modules 32c are preferably prefabricated as rivetable boxes.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32c comprise two side surfaces 58 of a length L 58 , which are arranged at least substantially parallel to the transport direction TR.
  • the length L 58 of the two side surfaces 58 corresponds to the length of a shaft chamber module 32 in the transport direction TR.
  • At least one of the side surfaces 58 is formed as an outflow surface 7.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32c each comprise an upper side surface 50, a lower side surface 52, a front cross-sectional side surface 54 and a rear cross-sectional side surface 56.
  • the cross-sectional side surfaces 54, 56 are arranged at least substantially orthogonal to the transport direction TR.
  • the adjoining cross-sectional side surfaces 54, 56 of two side-by-side shaft chamber modules 32c delimit the shaft chamber modules 32c in the region of the cross-sectional side surfaces 54, 56 from each other in a shrinkage-tight or airtight manner.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32c are arranged or attached to the distribution channel 5a and form with these a shrinkage-tight or airtight closed system. In particular, no lateral shrinkage means transition between adjacent Schachtsch- modules 32c is possible.
  • the top surface 50 of the well chamber modules 32c is at least partially open and forms a connection opening 60 to the distribution channel 5a. According to the illustrated embodiment, the entire top surface 50 is open and thus forms the connection opening 60 of a length L 50 corresponding to the length L 58 of the two side surfaces 58.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32c are arranged on the shrinkage agent outlet channel 16 such that a respective shrinkage medium transfer region 15 is formed between the shaft chamber module 32c and the distribution channel 5a, via which the shrinkage means 3 is introduced into the shaft chamber modules 32c of the shaft wall 30-2.
  • the length of the resulting total connection opening corresponds to the sum of the lengths L 58 arranged on the distribution channel 5a and the Shaft wall 30-2 forming Schachtsch- modules 32, 32c. In the present case, the length of the resulting total connection opening substantially corresponds to the length L 5 of the distribution channel 5a or four times the length L 50 , L 58 of the shaft chamber modules 32c.
  • FIGS. 4 show cross-sectional representations through a shaft wall 30-3 or by well chamber modules 32c, 32d, 32e according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4A is a narrow shaft chamber module 32d shown, with a cross-sectional width B d , which corresponds approximately to the width B 16 of the shrinkage means exit channel 16 of the distribution channel 5a.
  • the Schachtsch- module 32c has the already in connection with FIG. 2B described V-shaped cross section.
  • the shaft chamber module 32e is wider and has an increased cross-sectional width Be compared to the width B 16 of the shrinkage means outlet channel 16.
  • the top surface 50 of the well chamber modules 32c, 32d, 32e is open and forms a connection opening 60.
  • the upper edge regions of the side surfaces 58 are formed as attachment regions 35 via which the well chamber modules 32c, 32d, 32e are attached to the distribution channel 5a.
  • the attachment regions 35 have a standardized width B 35 which corresponds to the width B 16 of the shrinkage means exit channel 16.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32 can each have different widths Bx, so that the respective outflow surfaces 7 each have a different distance from the articles to be packaged.
  • FIG. 5 shown modular shrink tunnel of a shrinking device 1a shown, which consists of a total of four Schachthunt- modules 32d, 32e each shaft wall 30-4.
  • first two shaft chamber modules 32d each having a cross-sectional width B d (cf. FIG. 4B ) and subsequently two Schachthunt- modules 32e, each with an increased cross-sectional width Be (see. FIG. 4B ) arranged and summarized as a shaft wall 30-4.
  • a first distance A 1 exists between the shrink film 14 of the packaging unit 10, and the outflow surfaces 7c of the shaft walls 30-4.
  • a second distance A 2 which corresponds approximately to the first distance A 1 .
  • the distance between the discharge surfaces 7d and the bottles 12 of the packaging unit 10 in the area BB lower than between the discharge surfaces 7c and the bottles 12 of the packaging unit 10 in the area AA.
  • the shaft wall exit surface or outflow surface 7 of the shaft wall 30-4 is tracked stepwise.
  • the energy input into the shrink film 14 of the packaging unit 10 in the rear region BB of the shrinking device 1 a can be increased.
  • the shrinking means 3 strikes the shrink film 14 at a greater speed and temperature. Accordingly, the required power of a shrinkage generator, such as the blower power, can be reduced.
  • FIGS. 6 show cross-sectional views through a shaft wall 30-5 with fast interchangeable well chamber modules 32f according to the present invention.
  • a shaft wall 30 according to the invention comprises an upper support and air distribution structure, the so-called distribution channel 5a.
  • cassettes are fixed, which are referred to in the application as Schachthunt- modules 32 (see. FIG. 2 ).
  • the Schachthunt- modules 32 may be rigid or changeable attached to the distribution channel 5a.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32 can be connected via a fastening region 35 in the area of the shrinkage medium transfer opening 15 (cf. FIG. 4 ) riveted or screwed to the distribution channel 5a.
  • a quick-release or alternating system can be provided which allows a simple replacement of the shaft chamber modules 32 on a distribution channel 5a.
  • the in the FIGS. 6 shown distribution channel 5b includes the shaft chamber modules 32f bearing guide rails 40.
  • the top surface 50f of the Schachthunt- module 32f has corresponding, engaging in the guide rails 40 fastener 42.
  • the fastening means 42 are pushed laterally onto the guide rails 40 and displaced along the guide rails 40.
  • the guide rails 40 are G-shaped profiled rails.
  • the shaft chamber modules 32, 32f can be slid over the guide rails 40 onto the shrinkage means outlet channel 16b of the distribution channel 5b.
  • the entire strand can be pulled out of shaft chamber modules 32, 32f and disassembled into individual shaft chamber modules 32, 32f, without that in the interior of the shrinking device 1 (see. FIG. 1 ) must be worked.
  • the replacement and / or the assembly of complete shaft walls 30 can take place completely outside the shrinking device 1.
  • FIGS. 7 show different examples of Schachthunt- modules 32 for attachment to the shrinkage means outlet channel of a distribution channel (not shown, see. FIG. 3 ).
  • FIG. 7A shows a simple narrow well chamber module 32d with a first width B d .
  • FIG. 7B shows a simple broadened shaft chamber module 32e with a second width Be.
  • Figur7C shows a widening in the transport direction TR shaft chamber module 32-1. This has a first width B d in particular in the region of the front cross-sectional side surface 54-1 and a second width Be in the region of the rear cross-sectional side surface 56-1.
  • FIGS. 7D to 7I and 7O show Schachthunt- modules 32-2 to 32-7 with two-part outflow surfaces 3.
  • the outflow surface 3 is in each case subdivided into an upper outflow partial surface 3c and a lower outflow partial surface 3d.
  • the lower outflow partial surface 3d projects further into the interior of the shrinking device than the upper outflow partial surface 3c.
  • the upper outflow partial surface 3c projects further into the interior of the shrinking device than the lower outflow partial surface 3d.
  • the shaft chamber module 32-4 according to FIG.
  • the upper outflow partial surface 3c has a configuration directed obliquely upward and in the direction of the interior of the shrinking device
  • the lower outflow partial surface 3d has a configuration directed obliquely downward and in the direction of the interior of the shrinking device.
  • Both outflow partial surfaces 3c, 3d each have a concave shape and in the case of the shaft chamber module 32-10 according to FIG. 7O both outflow partial surfaces 3c, 3d each have a convex shape.
  • the outflow surface 3 is subdivided into a front outflow partial surface 3e and a rear outflow partial surface 3f, which each have an oblique configuration or different inclination.
  • the shaft chamber modules can have curved outflow surfaces 3, for example concave outflow surfaces 3g (FIG. FIGS. 7I, 7K, 7L ) or convexly projecting into the interior of the shrinking device outflow surfaces 3h ( FIGS. 7M, 7N, 7O ).
  • FIG. 7R a chute module 32c with V-shaped cross-section 9c is shown.
  • Other embodiments of shaft chamber modules not shown here are derivable for the skilled person.
  • FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of a modular shaft wall 30-6.
  • four Schachthunt- modules 32 are arranged in series in the transport direction TR in series.
  • the first in the transport direction TR arranged Schachthunt- modules 32e have a first width Be (see. FIGS. 4B, 7B ) on.
  • a shaft chamber module 32-2 with a two-part outflow surface according to FIG Figure 7D and a widening well chamber module 32-1 according to FIG. 7C arranged.
  • the fourth shaft chamber module 32-4 arranged last in the transport direction TR is a shaft chamber module 32-4 with a two-part outflow surface according to FIG FIG. 7F ,

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  1. Dispositif de rétraction (1) destiné à faire rétracter des moyens d'emballage (14) autour d'un article (12) ou d'un ensemble d'articles (12), dans lequel ledit dispositif de rétraction (1) comprend au moins une voie de transport (4) pour les articles (12) ou les ensembles d'articles sur laquelle des articles (12) enveloppés de moyen d'emballage (14) sont transportés dans une direction de transport (TR), et dans lequel ledit dispositif de rétraction (1) comprend au moins deux parois de puits (30-n) qui sont disposées de part et d'autre le long de la voie de transport (4), dans lequel au moins un dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5) ayant une zone de sortie de milieu de rétraction (16) est disposé au-dessus de chaque paroi de puits (30-n), et dans lequel chaque paroi de puits (30-n) présente respectivement au moins une surface d'échappement (7) montrant vers l'espace intérieur (5) du dispositif de rétraction (1) et ayant une pluralité d'orifices de sortie de milieu de rétraction (8), du milieu de rétraction (3) pouvant être amené par ledit dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5) à l'espace intérieur des parois de puits ainsi que, via ladite surface d'échappement (7), aux articles (12) enveloppés du moyen d'emballage (14), dans l'espace intérieur du dispositif de rétraction (1), caractérisé par le fait que les parois de puits (35-n) sont constituées chacune par au moins trois modules de chambre de puits (32x) disposés en série les uns après les autres dans la direction de transport, les modules de chambre de puits (32x) étant chacun des cassettes de module, lesdites cassettes de module comprenant chacune
    deux surfaces latérales (58) disposées parallèlement à la direction de transport (TR), au moins l'une des surfaces latérales (58) étant réalisée en tant que surface d'échappement (7),
    une surface côté supérieur (50),
    une surface côté inférieur (52),
    une surface avant côté section transversale (54) et
    une surface arrière côté section transversale (56), les surfaces côté section transversale (54, 56) étant disposées au moins dans une large mesure orthogonalement à la direction de transport (TR), les surfaces côté supérieur (50) présentant chacune une ouverture de communication (60) par laquelle du milieu de rétraction (3) peut être amené depuis le dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5) auxdits au moins trois modules de chambre de puits (32x) de la paroi de puits (35-n), les surfaces côté supérieur (50) d'au moins deux modules de chambre de puits (32x) voisins formant une ouverture de communication (60) commune continue pour la fixation sur le dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5a), lesdits au moins deux modules de chambre de puits (32x) voisins étant disposés par leur ouverture de communication (60) commune sur ladite zone de sortie de milieu de rétraction (16) du dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5) et sont fixés de manière échangeable au moyen d'un système d'échange.
  2. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les ouvertures de communication (60) s'étendent chacune, dans la direction de transport (TR), sur l'ensemble de la longueur des surfaces côté supérieur (50) des modules de chambre de puits (32x).
  3. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel les surfaces côté section transversale (54, 56) contiguës les unes aux autres de deux modules de chambre de puits (32x) disposés l'un après l'autre dans la direction de transport (TR) délimitent les uns des autres d'une manière étanche au milieu de rétraction les modules de chambre de puits (32x) au niveau des surfaces côté section transversale (54, 56).
  4. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel un module de chambre de puits (32x) disposé sur le dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5a) forme un système fermé latéralement d'une manière étanche au milieu de rétraction au niveau des surfaces côté section transversale (54, 56).
  5. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les surfaces côté supérieur (50) de tous les trois modules de chambre de puits (32x) forment une ouverture de communication (60) commune continue pour la fixation sur le dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5a).
  6. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel au moins deux modules de chambre de puits (32x) sont fixés sur le dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5a), au niveau de l'ouverture de communication (60), de manière à ce qu'une zone continue de transfert de milieu de rétraction (15) soit formée qui présente une longueur laquelle correspond à la somme des longueurs (L58) desdits au moins deux modules de chambre de puits (32x) dans la direction de transport (TR).
  7. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif de rétraction (1) comprend un système à échange rapide pour la fixation desdits au moins deux modules de chambre de puits (32x) sur le dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5a).
  8. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon la revendication 7, dans lequel au moins une glissière (40) est associée à la surface côté inférieur du dispositif de distribution de milieu de rétraction (5a), et dans lequel des moyens de fixation (42) qui s'engagent dans ladite glissière (40) sont associés à la surface côté supérieur (50) des modules de chambre de puits (32x).
  9. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le premier module de chambre de puits (32x) desdits au moins deux modules de chambre de puits (32x) d'une paroi de puits (30-n) présente une première section transversale (9c), en particulier une première surface avant côté section transversale (54) et une première surface arrière côté section transversale (56), et dans lequel le deuxième module de chambre de puits (32x) desdits au moins deux modules de chambre de puits (32x) d'une paroi de puits (30-n) présente une deuxième section transversale (9c), en particulier une deuxième surface avant côté section transversale (54) et une deuxième surface arrière côté section transversale (56).
  10. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'un au moins des modules de chambre de puits (32x) d'une paroi de puits (30-n) présente une surface arrière côté section transversale (56) qui est différente en taille, en largeur et / ou en forme de la surface avant côté section transversale (54).
  11. Dispositif de rétraction (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 10, dans lequel respectivement les modules voisins de chambre de puits (32x) d'une paroi de puits (30-n) sont fixés les uns sur les autres de sorte que les modules de chambre de puits (32x) d'une paroi de puits (30-n) peuvent être retirés en commun du dispositif de rétraction (1) par l'intermédiaire du système à échange rapide.
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