EP2803455A1 - Dispositif de coupe d'un produit de processus - Google Patents

Dispositif de coupe d'un produit de processus Download PDF

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EP2803455A1
EP2803455A1 EP13167560.5A EP13167560A EP2803455A1 EP 2803455 A1 EP2803455 A1 EP 2803455A1 EP 13167560 A EP13167560 A EP 13167560A EP 2803455 A1 EP2803455 A1 EP 2803455A1
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César Carrasco
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Priority to US14/890,638 priority patent/US10427315B2/en
Priority to JP2016513323A priority patent/JP6562275B2/ja
Priority to EP14727426.0A priority patent/EP2996847B1/fr
Priority to CA2911385A priority patent/CA2911385C/fr
Priority to PCT/EP2014/059674 priority patent/WO2014184150A1/fr
Priority to AU2014267443A priority patent/AU2014267443B2/en
Priority to BR112015028263-6A priority patent/BR112015028263B1/pt
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/08—Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting
    • B26D7/086—Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting by vibrating, e.g. ultrasonically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/04—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
    • B26D1/06—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D3/00—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor
    • B26D3/16—Cutting rods or tubes transversely
    • B26D3/161—Cutting rods or tubes transversely for obtaining more than one product at a time
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D5/00—Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D5/005—Computer numerical control means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/04—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
    • B26D1/06—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
    • B26D1/08—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates of the guillotine type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/04—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
    • B26D1/06—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
    • B26D1/08—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates of the guillotine type
    • B26D1/09—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates of the guillotine type with a plurality of cutting members
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D2210/00—Machines or methods used for cutting special materials
    • B26D2210/02—Machines or methods used for cutting special materials for cutting food products, e.g. food slicers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D3/00—Cutting work characterised by the nature of the cut made; Apparatus therefor
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  • the invention relates to a device for cutting a process material, in particular of foods such as meat, cheese, vegetables, bread or pasta.
  • cutting devices and knives are preferably used, by means of which the process material is divided using ultrasound energy.
  • Devices of this kind are known from EP2551077A1 known.
  • the ultrasound energy emitted by an ultrasound transducer is supplied to the knife via at least one arcuate, preferably U-shaped coupling element, which is welded on the one hand to the blade back of the blade and, on the other hand, is connected to the ultrasound transducer, for example via a threaded bore and a coupling screw.
  • the cutting device described allows compared to conventional systems to process a process material faster and more precise.
  • the user specifies in this cutting device the operating parameters that are used when using the knife. These operating parameters depend in particular on the process material, which is to be processed or cut into pieces.
  • the clock cycles are determined by means of which the knife is moved cyclically. Within one working cycle, the knife is either rotated once or moved back and forth. The clock cycles can only be increased within the range within which the quality of the executed cuts is guaranteed. Once at Process good deformations or cracks occur, the cutting speed must be reduced again.
  • quality defects can occur. If the user has coordinated the cutting processes to a process material and a first batch has been processed, quality defects may occur when processing another batch, if the latter has different properties.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to improve the known cutting device and the method for its operation.
  • a cutting device is to be specified which can be operated with higher efficiency, in particular with higher clock cycles.
  • the process material should be able to be cut with high precision and high clock rates.
  • the cut products, especially food slices, should be even Have cut surfaces and uniform thicknesses.
  • the precision should be maintained even when the strength properties of the supplied food or parallel feed units changed.
  • the method is used to operate a cutting device which is provided for processing, in particular for cutting a process material and which has at least one sonotrode, in particular a cutting tool in the form of a blade, which is driven by a drive device and the at least one energy converter and a coupling element ultrasonic energy is supplied from an ultrasonic unit.
  • a control unit which controls the ultrasound unit such that the frequency of the ultrasound energy supplied via only one coupling element of the sonotrode or blade is keyed between at least one first and one second operating frequency or the ultrasound energy of the sonotrode or blade via a first coupling element at a first operating frequency and via a second coupling element at a second operating frequency is supplied, which are fixed or are keyed between at least two operating frequencies.
  • the inventive coupling of the ultrasonic energy allows the blade to cut the process material with little energy and virtually no effort.
  • the surface waves occurring on the blade separate the structure of the process material before the blade is guided deeper against the process material. This allows a rapid penetration of the blade, without deformations occur in the process material.
  • the blade can be moved back and forth or rotated in a plane that is perpendicular to the drive axis. Furthermore, combined cutting movements can be realized. For example, the blade is guided forward and then moved laterally. During the rotation of the blade, it does not have to be slowed down and accelerated again, but can be continuously rotated in the same direction without energy losses.
  • the control of the working cycles of the knife can thus be done in a simple manner by controlling a drive motor.
  • the maximum working frequency is not determined by the performance of the drive device, but by the maximum cutting speed, with the Blade can be passed through the process material. Since this maximum cutting speed is very high in the inventive application of ultrasonic energy, very high clock cycles can be achieved.
  • Any process material can be processed or cut with the cutting device.
  • foods e.g. Meat, bread, pasta, dairy products, paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, precious metals, e.g. Gold and silver, can be processed with this cutting device advantageous.
  • the application of ultrasonic energy for example at operating frequencies in the range of e.g. 30-40 kHz gives the inventively designed knife particularly advantageous properties.
  • the ultrasonic energy is preferably coupled via the large side surfaces of the blade back transverse to the cutting direction of the blade in the blade.
  • a blade facing the end of the coupling element is preferably perpendicular to the blade.
  • elastic waves result within and / or on the surface of the blade, which intensify towards the cutting edge.
  • Particularly advantageous waves result in a curved or curved configuration of the coupling element, which is preferably designed U-shaped.
  • the blade can only be provided with a cutting edge on one side or on opposite sides.
  • the cutting device is designed such that the blade can be moved or rotated in both directions and guided against a process material.
  • the drive shaft is mounted on at least one bearing element and with the
  • Drive shaft connected directly or indirectly via drive elements, such as gears and timing belt, with a drive unit, such as an electric motor, is connected.
  • the drive shaft further carries the energy converter or the energy converter and the ultrasonic unit.
  • the energy converter connected to the coupling element for example a piezoelectric element, is rotated together with the drive shaft.
  • the ultrasonic unit is also connected to the drive shaft and rotatably supported.
  • Energy and / or control signals can be fed to the energy converter and / or the ultrasound generator or a control unit connected thereto and likewise held rotatably via an electrical coupling unit.
  • Control signals can also be transmitted via a radio interface, for example according to the Bluetooth method. Also possible is the optical transmission of control signals.
  • the ultrasonic energy is transmitted via a coupling element or via two coaxially aligned coupling elements, which are aligned perpendicular to the blade.
  • the coupling of ultrasonic energy via a coupling element or via a plurality of coupling elements can be carried out.
  • a coupling element is provided on each side of the blade.
  • the operating frequencies are selected taking into account the resonance frequencies that occur during Penetration of the blade into the process material occur.
  • the resonant frequency or resonant frequencies are therefore determined while the process material is being cut.
  • the operating frequencies can be advantageously determined. If two or more resonance frequencies, ie the global maximum and a local maximum of the measured amplitudes occur, the operating frequencies between these two resonance frequencies or maxima can be keyed. In this case, the blade always works at resonance. If only a maximum occurs in the entire frequency response of the blade and in the work area, then a first operating frequency can be applied to the resonance frequency and a second operating frequency in the adjacent region of the resonance frequency such that only minimal losses occur in the second operating frequency.
  • operating frequencies are selected, one on the lower and the other on the upper side of the resonant frequency.
  • the distances from the resonance frequency are selected in such a way, preferably the same or different, that the smallest possible losses occur and at the same time the required displacement of the standing waves or the wave nodes is achieved.
  • frequency spacings between the operating frequencies are selected in a range of preferably 5 Hz to 10 kHz.
  • the keying between the first and the second operating frequency can take place symmetrically or asymmetrically in time. For example, during a longer first time interval, the preferred operating frequency and, during a shorter second time interval, the operating frequency that deviates from the resonant frequency or at which greater losses occur are selected.
  • the keying between the operating frequencies is carried out with a Umtastfrequenz, which is preferably in a range of 2 Hz to 500 Hz. All parameters, in particular the Umtastfrequenz are preferably selected depending on the consistency of the process material and / or the molecular structure of the process material and / or the cutting speed. Even at a high cutting speed, it can therefore be ensured that the intersection of two stationary working frequencies or the scanning of operating frequencies results in the cut being made correctly, without interfering vibration nodes occurring at the cutting area where the material is compressed and only separated with a delay. With soft process material a higher Umtastfrequenz is usually selected. On the other hand, a higher Umtastfrequenz is preferably selected even with crystalline process material.
  • the vibration behavior of the blade is determined, which results in the coupling of ultrasonic energy with a certain frequency.
  • the behavior of the blade is determined, which results in the coupling of ultrasonic energy with a certain frequency.
  • the behavior of the blade is the behavior of the blade as the blade passes through the process material.
  • the blade is connected directly or via one of the coupling elements to a sensor, preferably a transducer element, by means of which vibrations of the blade are detected, converted and transmitted as electrical signals to the control unit and evaluated there. In this way, the vibration behavior of the blade over the entire frequency range or work area can be determined.
  • the oscillation amplitude of the blade and / or the phase position of the vibrations of the blade with respect to a reference signal and / or the normally exponential decay of the vibrations of the blade are determined.
  • the ultrasonic waves emitted by the ultrasonic transducer serve as the reference signal.
  • Data are determined in particular for new or already determined resonant frequencies, operating frequencies and / or for new test frequencies.
  • a broadband pulse is delivered to the blade as a test signal, after which the resulting vibrations are measured.
  • a signal having a plurality of frequencies is applied to the blade, of which at least one is preferably the operating frequency.
  • the resulting oscillations which decay faster or slower, can be evaluated, for example, by means of a Fourier transformation in order to determine resonance frequencies and their amplitudes and decay rates.
  • the frequency response of a frequency sweep can be measured by passing through the relevant frequency range with an ultrasonic signal and recording the resulting vibrations.
  • the operating frequencies are set to these frequency values or moved into areas for the higher or maximum amplitudes and / or a lower phase shift and / or a slower decay of the vibrations were determined.
  • Measurements are carried out continuously or at intervals, the working frequencies preferably be optimized while the blade is passed through the process material.
  • the reception of ultrasonic energy from the blade is preferably at intervals during which no ultrasonic energy is delivered to the blade, or in which the ultrasonic vibrations delivered to the blade have a zero crossing.
  • ultrasonic energy is continuously delivered to the blade, after which a corresponding portion of the delivered ultrasound energy is subtracted from the received ultrasound energy to determine the natural vibration of the blade.
  • control unit is designed such that the amplitude of the ultrasonic waves delivered to the blade can be controlled or regulated in order to be able to couple a desired power into the blade.
  • the optimization of the operating frequencies is performed first. Subsequently, the readjustment of the vibration amplitudes to the desired values takes place. This readjustment or the resulting oscillation amplitude can in turn be checked by measuring the vibration behavior of the blade.
  • At least one temperature sensor for example an infrared sensor, is provided, by means of which the temperature of the sonotrode or the blade or the coupling elements is preferably measured without contact.
  • the temperature is preferably measured in the region of the points where transitions are present and ultrasonic energy is coupled from a first into a second medium.
  • the temperature is preferably monitored.
  • the temperature is preferably monitored to detect mismatches or other shortcomings. Once a conspicuous increase in temperature or a high power consumption of the blade is detected, an alarm can be triggered and the cutting device can be switched off. Alternatively, when a maximum temperature is exceeded, the supplied ultrasonic power is reduced. As a result, the cutting device, the process material and / or the process parameters are checked in order to determine any possible causes of the error.
  • the inventive method can be used particularly advantageously in cutting devices in which blades are used to cut a process material.
  • the method according to the invention can also be advantageously used in devices which use any sonotrodes by means of which processed goods, such as foodstuffs or pharmaceutical products, are processed.
  • the inventive method can be advantageously used in devices which have a blade as a sonotrode, which does not serve the cutting, but the sputtering or the transport of a process material.
  • the method according to the invention can also be used with devices which have a sieve as a sonotrode, by means of which, for example, a food or a pharmaceutical substance is screened. This avoids that vibration nodes can remain in the region of individual pores of the sonotrode or the screen.
  • the inventive cutting device can be coupled with any other devices to cut a process material.
  • the cutting device is arranged at the end of a conveyor chain, on which a process material in To cut items is.
  • the inventive cutting device can also be arranged at the outlet of an extruder, so that the extruded material can optionally be divided into shorter or longer elements.
  • a single cutting device can serve several extruders or conveyors.
  • a device according to the invention can therefore be equipped with a sonotrode, which can perform various tasks, such as cutting, filtering, sieving, atomizing, transporting and fluidizing, eg fluidizing a bulk material.
  • FIG. 1 shows a device 1 for cutting a process material 8A, 8B, which is supplied below and above a cutting tool or a blade 11 which is held by a drive device 12. It is shown that the drive device 12 holds the blade 11 on both sides with holding arms 121 which can be moved synchronously vertically downwards and upwards.
  • the holding arms 121 may be connected to holding members fixed to the blade 11.
  • the retaining arms 121 can be connected to the coupling elements 15A, 15B, via which the ultrasonic energy is coupled into the blade 11 (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the blade 11 can be guided downwards and upwards in order to cut a first or a second portion of the supplied process material 8A, 8B in each direction of movement.
  • the blade 11 has for this purpose an upper cutting edge 101 and a lower cutting edge 102.
  • the cutting device 1 has a correspondingly designed control unit 6, a correspondingly configured ultrasound unit 4 and correspondingly configured ultrasonic transducers 13a, 13b.
  • the ultrasonic transducers 13a, 13b are connected by means of coupling elements 15A, 15B to the blade 11, preferably welded.
  • any coupling or any desired configuration of the coupling elements 15A, 15B can be used to implement the method according to the invention.
  • the ultrasound unit 4, which communicates with and is controlled by the control unit 6, has at least one transmission channel 41 and preferably at least one reception channel 42.
  • a transmission channel 41 has, for example, a fixed or variable oscillator, for example a voltage-controlled oscillator VCO or a synthesizer.
  • VCO voltage-controlled oscillator
  • synthesizer a synthesizer
  • a transmission channel 41 of the ultrasound unit 4 can be connected to a plurality of ultrasound transducers 13A, 13B or energy converters 131 (see FIG. 6 ), which convert the electrical ultrasonic vibrations into mechanical ultrasonic vibrations and deliver them to the blade 11 via the coupling elements 15A, 15B.
  • the ultrasonic transducers 13A, 13B can be supplied with identical ultrasonic signals.
  • the ultrasound transducers 13A, 13B can be supplied via switches with ultrasonic signals having different frequencies in the time-sharing method.
  • a separate transmission channel 41 can be provided for each ultrasonic transducer 13A or 13B.
  • the ultrasound unit 4 is controllable such that the frequency of the ultrasound waves supplied to the blade 11 can be keyed between at least a first and a second operating frequency f1a, f1b.
  • Both ultrasound transducers 13A, 13B may have the same frequencies, which are preferably keyed within a few milliseconds.
  • the ultrasonic energy of the blade 11, however, via a first coupling element with a first operating frequency f1 and over a second coupling element is supplied at a second operating frequency f2, which are fixed or between at least two operating frequencies f1, f2 and f1a, f1b; f2a, f2b are keyed over (see the frequency diagram in FIG. 7b ).
  • the two ultrasonic transducers 13A, 13B are preferably supplied with different frequencies, so that a frequency mixture results on the blade 11 and vibration nodes do not appear or appear only for a very short time.
  • two or more frequencies may be superimposed and coupled into the blade 11.
  • ultrasound energy can be coupled out from the blade 11 and transmitted to the control unit 6 via one or more receiving channels 42 provided in the ultrasound unit 4.
  • the ultrasonic vibrations sensed on the blade 11 are evaluated to determine the vibration behavior of the blade 11 at the selected process parameters.
  • FIG. 1 It is illustrated that measurements during a cutting operation are preferably performed several times. While the blade 11 passes through the process material 8A, signals sk1,..., Sk5 are coupled out by the blade 11 at short time intervals and transmitted via the receiving channels 42 to the control unit 6. If an optimal vibration behavior of the blade 11 is determined, then the process parameters are not changed. If, however, a disadvantageous vibration behavior is detected, so the process parameters are changed so that the vibration behavior is gradually improved.
  • the process parameters are preferably readjusted after each scan of vibrations on the blade 11 and their evaluation. While the blade 11 is guided through the process material 8, thus, improvements and adjustments of the cutting process can be made continuously.
  • the cutting processes are therefore not only optimized in cases where the preceding and following process material differ. Corrections are also effective for process material, which has different properties along the cross section or the cut surface.
  • An optimal vibration behavior of the blade 11 occurs in the region of the resonance frequency of the blade 11.
  • the specified by the manufacturer resonant frequency of the blade 11 can be selected.
  • the resonance frequency and thus the vibration behavior of the blade 11 will change, so that by means of the in FIG. 1 illustrated measurements of the signals sk1, ..., sk5 a continuous optimization by determination of the resonant frequency is sought, which currently occurs during processing of the process material.
  • the global maximum within the frequency response of the blade 11 is determined.
  • Can also be advantageous local maxima are detected that occur within the frequency response.
  • a frequency shift keying is preferably carried out between the determined maxima.
  • the operating frequencies are preferably chosen such that the first and the second operating frequency f1a, f1b are preferably at the same frequency spacing below and above the determined resonant frequency f1, or that one of the operating frequencies f1a is precisely at the resonant frequency f1 and the second operating frequency f1b is within a range in which only minimal damping occurs.
  • the distance between the operating frequencies f1a and f1b is preferably in a range of 5 Hz to 10 kHz. Depending on the frequency response of the blade 11 smaller or higher frequency intervals are selected.
  • the keying of the first and the second operating frequency f1a, f1b or f1, f2 takes place with a Umtastfrequenz, which is preferably in a range of 2 Hz to 500 Hz.
  • the keying is temporally symmetric or asymmetrical. For example, during a longer first time interval, the resonance frequency is applied to the blade 11, while a different working frequency is applied to the blade 11 for a shorter second time interval. In this case, by means of the blade 11 during the first time interval, an optimum action on the process material 8 and, during the second time interval, an elimination of obstacles that remain after the first time interval should be achieved.
  • the method according to the invention can be used with different cutting devices or also with other devices with other ultrasonic sonotrodes.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cutting device 1 with four cutting tools 11A, ..., 11D, a pushing unit 95 with a pushing tool 94, two drive devices 12A, 12B for driving the cutting tools 11A, ..., 11D, and a conveyor table 3, on which the process material 8 stored and can be pushed by means of the pushing tool 94 toward the cutting tools 11A, ..., 11D.
  • the cutting device 1 is held by a mounting structure 5.
  • the process material 8 is fed in parallel to the four cutting tools 11A,..., 11D in twelve cylindrical or rod-shaped units 8A,..., 8L, so that in each case three of the process material units 8A,..., 8L of one of the cutting tools 11A; ...; 11D cut simultaneously.
  • the processing units 8A,..., 8L fed in parallel are held in a desired position by a hold-down while the cut is being carried out.
  • the cutting unit 1 comprises the four cutting tools 11A; ...; 11D, which are each connected to an ultrasonic transducer 13 and can be vertically lowered by the driving devices 12A, 12B and raised again to cut off slices 89 from the process material units 8.
  • the discs 89 fall on a conveyor belt 92 of a receiving conveyor 9, which has a drive motor 91.
  • a control unit 6 which can control the cutting device 1, the conveying devices and the ultrasound unit 4.
  • the control unit 6 is connected to the drive devices via a first control line 61 12A, 12B, a second control line 62 with the conveying devices, a third control line 63 with the ultrasonic unit 4 and a fourth control line 69 connected to the removal conveyor 9.
  • the control unit 6 can be supplied with information via a keyboard and measuring devices 71, 72, such as measuring formers and sensors, by means of which the cutting process and the conveying process can be controlled.
  • FIG. 3 shows the dismantled cutting device 1 of FIG. 1 comprising two identically constructed cutting modules held by a mounting plate which is part of the mounting structure 5 of the device.
  • Each of the cutting modules comprises a drive unit 12A; 12B and a bearing device 128A connected to the mounting structure 5; 128B, which allows a respective first and second bearing block 129A, 129B to lower and raise vertically.
  • At each storage block 129A; 129B two ultrasonic transducers 13A, 13B and 13C, 13D are each arranged, which are each connected via a coupling element 15 with a cutting tool 11A, 11B, 11C or 11D.
  • the cutting tools 11A, ..., 11D each comprise a blade 11, at the back of which the arcuate coupling elements 15 are welded, whereby the ultrasonic energy can be coupled into the blades 11.
  • FIG. 4a shows that the coupling element 15 is connected to a beam 130, for example screwed, on which a first energy converter 131 is arranged, to which ultrasonic energy is supplied, and on which a second energy converter 132 is arranged, which detects ultrasonic waves occurring on the blade 11 and in FIG converts electrical signals that are transmitted to the control unit 6.
  • the beam 130 which together with the energy converters 131, 132 forms an ultrasonic transducer 13, for example, has a screw on the front, which is screwed into a threaded hole in the coupling part 15.
  • the ultrasound unit 4 has a plurality of transmission channels 41 and a plurality of reception channels 42, so that a plurality of ultrasound transducers 13 can be operated.
  • the energy converters 131, 132 preferably each comprise a piezoelement, which is enclosed between two electrodes, for example metal plates, one of which abuts against the beam 130 and the other is connected to an electrical connection line 401, 402.
  • the first energy converter 131 is supplied from a transmitting channel 41 of the ultrasonic unit 4 via the connecting line 401 electrical ultrasonic signals.
  • the second energy converter 131 or the sensor 71 detects mechanical ultrasonic waves from the blade 11 and converts them into electrical ultrasonic waves, which are supplied from the second connecting line 402 to a receiving channel 42 of the ultrasound unit 4.
  • the received ultrasonic waves are optionally amplified, filtered and converted and fed to an evaluation module 600 in the control unit 6.
  • the evaluation module 600 determines the current vibration behavior of the blade 11 and compares this with target values, after which corrective measures are determined. For example, it is determined that at least one of the operating frequencies is to be shifted, or that the signal amplitude of at least one of the operating frequencies is to be increased or reduced. Corresponding information is output by the evaluation module 600 to a control module 60, which determines the operating frequencies, the Umtastfrequenzen, the Umtastintervalle and the signal amplitude and provides corresponding control signals. For controlling the evaluation module 600 and the Control module 60 is provided an operating program which controls the program flow and can communicate via interfaces with the user and external computers or electronic units.
  • the process optimization can be done in different ways. As mentioned, the vibration behavior of the sonotrode or the blade 11 can be continuously monitored and optimized. However, the control unit 6 can also automatically try to optimize the process parameters. For this purpose, the control unit 6 can deliver test signals TP to the blade 11 during the working process or during test phases and evaluate the echo signals f1, f2, f3. The evaluation of the test signals and the operating signals or operating frequencies, which are detected during the course of the process, can take place in the same way.
  • FIG. 4b shows by way of example a spectrogram with an ultrasonic pulse TP, which comprises vibrations with several frequencies f1, f2 and f3.
  • the vibration behavior of the blade 11 or the further course of the vibrations f1, f2 and f3 is examined. It is checked with which amplitudes the individual vibrations f1, f2 and f3 occur and how quickly they decay.
  • the curves df1, df2 and df3 show the courses of the decay of the oscillations f1, f2 and f3.
  • Each transmit channel 41 comprises a D / A converter 411, which converts the digital commands of the control unit 6 into analog control signals which can be fed to a controllable oscillator 412.
  • a synthesizer can also be used can be used, which is directly controlled by the control unit 6 and at the same time can deliver multiple operating frequencies.
  • the vibrations emitted by the controllable oscillators 412 are each supplied to a controllable amplifier 413, which outputs the oscillations with an optional amplitude to the energy converter 131.
  • the control of the amplifiers 413 again takes place through the control unit 6 or the control module 60. At the same time, therefore, a plurality of ultrasound signals having a selected frequency and selected amplitude can be output to the envisaged energy converters 131 and ultrasound transducers 13.
  • Each receive channel 42 preferably includes an input amplifier 421, preferably a subsequent filter stage 422 which passes only the frequencies of interest, and an A / D converter which converts the analog signals to digital data.
  • the digital data is passed to the evaluation module 600, which comprises, for example, a signal processor and is preferably suitable for carrying out the Fourier transformation.
  • FIG. 7a shows the blade 11 of FIG. 5 with the ultrasonic transducers 13A, 13B, which are connected via line systems 40A, 40B to an ultrasound unit 4, which emits and receives ultrasound signals, as described with reference to FIGS FIGS. 4a, 4b and 6 has been described.
  • the cutting device 1 is in operation and at the cutting edge of the blade 11 two standing waves sw1, sw2 occur, which overlap each other, so that wave nodes swk of one standing wave sw1 are within shaft tails swb of the other standing wave.
  • the two waves sw1, sw2 can be superimposed on one another or alternately connected, so that in each case within a few milliseconds, optionally within a fraction of a millisecond, each zone of the process material to be cut is exposed to the maximum intensity of the ultrasonic energy and an optimal cutting process is ensured.
  • FIG. 7c is the first standing wave sw1 illustrated with wave node swk and wave bumps swb.
  • FIG 7a are also temperature sensors 72, 73, preferably infrared sensors, shown by means of which the temperature of the blade 11 or the coupling elements 15A, 15B, in particular the connection points, can be monitored. If a critical temperature rise is detected, the power delivered to the blade 11 can be reduced. Furthermore, a test procedure can be performed to detect erroneous process parameters. For example, the frequency response of the blade 11 is recorded to detect shifts in the resonance frequencies. In this way, it can be prevented in time that the blade 11 is damaged.
  • FIG. 7b shows a frequency diagram with frequencies f1, f1a, f1b, f2, f2a, f2b, which are adjustable by the control module 60.
  • the frequency response V of the sonotrode 11 is preferably recorded, the in FIG. 7b is shown as an example. It can be seen that the frequency response V has four maxima which are above a defined threshold value s. The frequencies of the maxima lying above this threshold value s are suitable as working frequencies. M3 is the global maximum while M1, M2 and M4 are local maximum. The operating frequencies are now selected such that the wave nodes and the antinodes of the resulting standing waves overlap.
  • the operating frequencies f1 and f2 were set in the places of the global Maximum M3 and the local maximum of the M2 chosen.
  • combinations of the frequencies of said maxima for example M3 and M4 or M1, M2 and M4, or M1 and M4, could also be selected.
  • a resonant frequency f1 is determined, after which operating frequencies f1a, f1b are determined on both sides of the resonant frequency f1 and fed to only one or both ultrasonic transducers 13A, 13B. It is shown that the maxima, for example due to the change in the consistency of the process material 8, migrate and the operating frequencies f1, f2 or f1a, f1b are adjusted accordingly and continuously optimized according to the method according to the invention.
  • Recipes can be permanently adjusted or sequentially or randomly selected and set. By measuring the vibration behavior of the blade 11 in each recipe, the optimal formulations can be immediately selected and applied. In preferred embodiments, therefore, not only a switching of a single process parameter, but a group of process parameters, possibly an entire recipe.
  • the formulations are preferably continuously optimized and stored again by means of the measuring methods according to the invention. If changes in the process material 8 occur, therefore, suitable formulations can be used immediately.

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