EP2998908B1 - Fütterungs- und zählstation für schrot für mit bleitschrot geladen jagdpatronen - Google Patents

Fütterungs- und zählstation für schrot für mit bleitschrot geladen jagdpatronen Download PDF

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EP2998908B1
EP2998908B1 EP15185606.9A EP15185606A EP2998908B1 EP 2998908 B1 EP2998908 B1 EP 2998908B1 EP 15185606 A EP15185606 A EP 15185606A EP 2998908 B1 EP2998908 B1 EP 2998908B1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M7/00—Counting of objects carried by a conveyor
    • G06M7/02—Counting of objects carried by a conveyor wherein objects ahead of the sensing element are separated to produce a distinct gap between successive objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C5/361—Processing or control devices therefor, e.g. escort memory
    • B07C5/362—Separating or distributor mechanisms
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B33/00—Manufacture of ammunition; Dismantling of ammunition; Apparatus therefor
    • F42B33/02—Filling cartridges, missiles, or fuzes; Inserting propellant or explosive charges

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  • the invention concerns the field of production lines and loading of lead shot cartridges, in particular those used for hunting, in shotguns.
  • the invention relates to a feed and count station for buckshot for hunting cartridges for use in loading machines accessorized to receive the empty cartridges, fill them with the necessary internal components, including shot and buckshot, seal them and package them.
  • lead shot In lead shot cartridges, lead shot is inserted, classified according to the diameter of the single pellet, which can range from approximately 1 to 4 mm. The next size is buckshot, which can have larger diameters, from 4 to 9 mm approximately.
  • the feed and count stations for buckshot for hunting cartridges substantially comprise a support frame; feed means for a plurality of buckshot; at least one tubular slide having a main line of longitudinal extension, suitable for the regular canalization of said buckshot; at least one movable needle adapted to cooperate with said tubular slide, reversibly engaging a through hole in a wall of said slide, to select a precise quantity of said buckshot; and download and convey means of said precise quantity of said buckshot towards said cartridges.
  • GB23226A discloses an example of feed station for shotguns cartridges.
  • the tubular slide into which the buckshot is canalized normally has a circular section.
  • a section of the slide has a larger diameter than the theoretical diameter of the buckshot, considering a certain dimensional tolerance, it often happens that ovalized buckshot, not perfectly spherical or with small production deformations, totally occupies the slide, obstructing the passage thereof, and blocking the system of canalization of the buckshot towards the cartridges to be filled.
  • Said obstructions oblige the operators to stop the entire loading machine, dismantle at least partially the buckshot feed and count station and free the slide of the buckshot blocked by the jammed buckshot.
  • the diameter of the tubular slide must be chosen with extreme precision and depends essentially on the size of the buckshot.
  • the same machine can be set up to produce cartridges containing buckshot of different diameters, and it is therefore necessary, when switching from one buckshot dimension to another, to replace the entire tubular slide. This operation for replacement of the tubular slide also disadvantageously contributes to slowing down the production.
  • the invention aims to overcome these limits, producing a feed and count station for buckshot for cartridge loading machines that prevents the buckshot from becoming blocked, obstructing the tubular slide for the canalization of said buckshot in the direction of the cartridges to be filled, thus increasing the productivity of the entire loading machine.
  • a further object of the invention is to produce a universal feed and count station for buckshot, independent of the diameter of the buckshot itself, allowing quick easy set-up of said station to adapt to changes in the calibre of the buckshot to be inserted in cartridges suitable for prey of different sizes.
  • a feed and count station for buck shots for hunting cartridges loaded with lead shots comprising:
  • said two portions of said duct have a plurality of flat faces.
  • each of said two portions of said duct has a V-shaped cross section, and said two portions of said duct define, in section, a passage area having rhomboidal shape.
  • a first portion of said duct is fixed and a second portion of said duct is movable.
  • said regulating means comprise screws for stably fastening said movable portion to said fixed portion, and a plurality of spacers which are interchangeable according to the dimension of said buckshot, adapted to be inserted between one portion and the other portion of said duct.
  • said feed and count station comprises a plurality of slides arranged parallel to one another along said plane having a substantially vertical arrangement.
  • said feed and count station comprises two planes of facing plates provided with V-shaped grooves, adapted to define the two portions of the duct of each slide.
  • the main advantage of the invention consists in the fact that said at least one slide comprises a duct divided into two portions that can be spaced from each other: the regulation of their mutual distance prevents the ovalized buckshot, or buckshot with slight deformations, from becoming blocked along the slide, during its descent movement towards the cartridges, obstructing the slide and blocking the entire feed and count station.
  • the free lateral passage created between the two portions of the duct also allows the evacuation of particles or metal scrap, left as residues on the buckshot, which, if not correctly expelled, would obstruct the feed and count station, preventing correct counting of the buckshot.
  • the shape of the duct with flat face section reduces the resting and contact surface of the buckshot with the inner surface of the duct: this reduces the friction that can be generated between the parts, thus increasing the buckshot flow and descent speed, making the station more efficient.
  • the regulating means and in particular the interchangeable spacers, allow rapid and accurate set-up of the station at each change of calibre of the buckshot fed in, and guarantee maximum safety and stability of the machine and its components.
  • the geometry of the entire station with the possibility of positioning several slides side by side, obtaining them on appropriately grooved channels of facing plates, makes the station more efficient, allowing the throughput to be doubled, tripled and even more, at the same time unifying the station set-up operations, with one single positioning of the regulating means.
  • a feed and count station 1 for buckshot 2 for hunting cartridges loaded with lead shot is illustrated for use in loading machines accessorized to receive the empty cartridges, fill them with the necessary internal components, seal them and package them.
  • Said feed and count station 1 comprises essentially a support frame 3; feed means 4 for a plurality of buckshot 2 provided with agitator means 14; at least one slide 5 comprising a duct having a line of longitudinal extension suitable for the canalization of said buckshot 2; at least one movable needle 6 adapted to cooperate with said at least one slide 5 to select a precise quantity of said buckshot 2; download and convey means 7 of said precise quantity of said buckshot 2 towards said cartridges (not illustrated).
  • said feed and count station 1 comprises four slides 5, arranged parallel to one another on a substantially vertical plane ⁇ passing through the respective longitudinal extension lines of the slides.
  • Each slide 5 comprises a duct divided into two portions 15, 25 separated along said longitudinal extension line, in the area of said plane ⁇ .
  • the portions 15, 25 of each duct belong to two grooved planes of two plates 35, 45 facing each other.
  • Said two portions 15, 25 have flat faces, obtained from the grooves of said plates 35, 45.
  • said portions 15, 25 have a V-shaped cross section such that, once they are facing each other, they define a duct with cross section for passage of the buckshot 2 having a substantially rhomboidal shape.
  • Said two portions 15, 25 are movable with respect to each other: in particular, a first portion 15 of each duct is fixed and a second portion 25 of said duct is movable.
  • Said ducts comprise regulating means adapted to regulate and determine the mutual distance between the corresponding two portions 15,25.
  • Said regulating means comprise a plurality of interchangeable spacers 9, adapted to be inserted between said two grooved planes of said plates 35, 45 to maintain between them an adequate distance, defined according to the calibre of the infeed buckshot 2.
  • the spacers 9 have a thickness suitable for defining the desired distance between the two portions 15, 25 of each duct: at each change of calibre of the infeed buckshot 2, said distance must be modified and consequently further spacers 9 are used with appropriate thicknesses.
  • the plate 35 comprising the grooved plane acting as the fixed portion 15 of the slides 5 shaped as a duct comprises housing pins 11 adapted to retain said spacers 9 in a stable position.
  • the two plates 35, 45 adapted to define the slides 5 with the respective grooved planes are also secured to each other, once the appropriate distance has been defined, by means of reversible fastening means, for example screws 8.
  • each spacer 9 is shaped like a ring to fit stably on said housing pins 11, and its thickness is chosen appropriately according to the desired distance to be maintained between the two portions 15, 25 of the ducts of the slides 5, in particular between the two grooved planes belonging to the facing plates 35, 45.
  • said station 1 For each slide 5 shaped as a duct, said station 1 comprises a needle 6, adapted to move reversibly transversally to the slide, being inserted inside it via appropriate slots 10.
  • Said needle 6 is associated with a carriage 12, free to move horizontally to allow insertion of the needle 6 into the slot 10 of the corresponding slide 5.
  • the carriage 12 can also be positioned along the longitudinal extension direction of the slide.
  • Said carriage 12 cooperates with appropriate gauges 13 adapted to define the position of said needle 6: said position is chosen according to the desired number of buckshot 2 to be isolated and sent to each cartridge.
  • the position of the carriage 12 to which the needle 6 is secured is raised or lowered.
  • the operator chooses a plurality of spacers 9, evaluating their thicknesses according to the calibre of the buckshot 2 to be counted and sent to the cartridges, and positions them on the appropriate housing pins 11 obtained on the plate 35 defining the fixed portions 15 of the ducts of the slides 5.
  • the operator applies the movable plate 45, comprising its grooved plane, until it stops against the spacers 9, and stably fastens the two plates 35, 45 to each other by means of the screws 8.
  • the slides 5 are arranged to allow sliding of the buckshot 2 inside them, without the risk of obstructions or jamming.
  • the number of buckshot 2 to be distributed in each single cartridge are counted by means of said movable needles 6 which are inserted transversally in the slots 10 of the slides 5, isolating the chosen quantity of buckshot 2, stopping and retaining the upper column of buckshot and letting the "counted" buckshot drop towards the download means 7 and the cartridges to be filled.
  • said gauges 13 are used adapted to move the carriage 12 and therefore the work position of the needles 6 along the axes of the slides 5.

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  1. Eine Speise- und Zählstation (1) für Schrotkugeln (2) für Jagdpatronen, die mit Bleischrot geladen sind, umfassend:
    - ein Traggestell (3);
    - Speisevorrichtungen (4) für eine Vielzahl von Schrotkugeln (2);
    - mindestens eine Gleitschiene (5) mit einer Hauptlinie in Längsausdehnung, geeignet für die reguläre Kanalisierung der besagten Schrotkugeln (2);
    - mindestens eine bewegliche Nadel (6), angepasst, um mit der besagten zumindest einen Gleitschiene (5) zusammenzuarbeiten, wobei sie reversibel ein Durchgangsloch in einer Wand der besagten Gleitschiene (5) in Anspruch nimmt, um eine präzise Menge der besagten Schrotkugeln (2) auszuwählen;
    - Herunterladungs- und Transportvorrichtungen (7) dieser besagten präzisen Menge von Schrotkugeln (2) zu den besagten Patronen, mindestens eine Gleitschiene umfasst eine Leitung, unterteilt in zwei Abschnitte (15, 25) längs einer Ebene (Π), die durch die besagte Linie in Längsausdehnung verläuft, und umfasst Regulierungsvorrichtungen (8, 9), angepasst, um den gegenseitigen Abstand zwischen den besagten zwei Abschnitten (15, 25) zu regulieren.
  2. Die Speise- und Zählstation (1) gemäß Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die besagten zwei Abschnitte (15, 25) der besagten Leitung eine Vielzahl von flachen Flächen aufweisen.
  3. Die Speise- und Zählstation (1) gemäß Anspruch 2, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass jeder dieser besagten zwei Abschnitte (15, 25) der besagten Leitung einen V-förmigen Querschnitt aufweist.
  4. Die Speise- und Zählstation (1) gemäß Anspruch 3, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die besagten zwei Abschnitte (15, 25) der besagten Leitung, im Querschnitt, einen Durchgangsbereich mit rautenförmiger Form definieren.
  5. Die Speise- und Zählstation (1) gemäß Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass ein erster Abschnitt (15) der besagten Leitung fest ist und ein zweiter Abschnitt (25) der besagten Leitung beweglich ist.
  6. Die Speise- und Zählstation (1) gemäß Anspruch 5, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die besagten Regulierungsvorrichtungen Schrauben (8) zur dauerhaften Befestigung des besagten beweglichen Abschnitts (25) an dem besagten festen Abschnitt (15) umfassen.
  7. Die Speise- und Zählstation (1) gemäß Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass die besagten Regulierungsvorrichtungen eine Vielzahl von Abstandshaltern (9) umfassen, die austauschbar sind gemäß der Größe dieser Schrotkugeln (2), angepasst, um zwischen dem einen und dem anderen Abschnitt (15, 25) dieser Leitung eingefügt zu werden.
  8. Die Speise- und Zählstation (1) gemäß Anspruch 1, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass sie eine Vielzahl von Gleitschienen (5) umfasst, parallel zueinander angeordnet längs der besagten Ebene (Π), die eine im Wesentlichen Vertikalanordnung aufweist.
  9. Die Speise- und Zählstation (1) gemäß Anspruch 8, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass sie zwei Plattenflächen (35, 45) umfassen, die einander gegenüberliegen, versehen mit V-förmigen Rillen, angepasst, um die zwei Abschnitte (15, 25) der Leitung jeder Gleitschiene zu definieren.
  10. Eine Lademaschine für Jagdpatronen, gekennzeichnet dadurch, dass sie eine Speise- und Zählstation (1) für Schrotkugeln (2) gemäß zumindest einer der vorhergehenden Ansprüche umfasst.
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