EP3016892A1 - Method for detecting the fill level of a transport section - Google Patents
Method for detecting the fill level of a transport sectionInfo
- Publication number
- EP3016892A1 EP3016892A1 EP14739066.0A EP14739066A EP3016892A1 EP 3016892 A1 EP3016892 A1 EP 3016892A1 EP 14739066 A EP14739066 A EP 14739066A EP 3016892 A1 EP3016892 A1 EP 3016892A1
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- Prior art keywords
- transport
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- filling
- transport path
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G43/00—Control devices, e.g. for safety, warning or fault-correcting
- B65G43/08—Control devices operated by article or material being fed, conveyed or discharged
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/34—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor
- B65G47/46—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points
- B65G47/51—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination
- B65G47/5104—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
- B65G2201/02—Articles
- B65G2201/0235—Containers
- B65G2201/0244—Bottles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1. It is common and known in conveyors or transport lines for containers, the filling level of the respective transport route, i. For example, the occupied by a tightly packed container flow part of a transport surface of a
- Transport route or a transport route section to detect via one or more switches, but herewith the state of filling the
- Transport route with containers only sections can be determined. If only a single switch is used, the corresponding information is at most only reduced to the fact that the transport path is either completely occupied by containers or completely free.
- Container group is transported from the inlet side of the transport path along this transport route for connection to other already existing on the transport route container is excessive, so there is an impact between the containers, with increased noise emission and the risk of falling over of containers. Furthermore, by subsequent or nachdrängelnde container to an excessive pressure in the container flow on the transport route, resulting inter alia in increased friction between the containers and increased wear, especially with the risk of damage to the container equipment or this equipment forming labels , Imprints etc.
- the object of the invention is to provide a method which makes it possible at any time to determine the current degree of filling of a conveyor or a transport path for goods to be transported. To solve this problem, a method according to claim 1 is formed.
- the transport speed of this transport route can be determined at any time, e.g. optimally to the instantaneous performance of a preceding transport machine and / or one of the
- Transport distance are adapted to subsequent machine, i. to the
- Transport goods that must be supplied by a preceding machine and / or transported to a subsequent machine on.
- the inventive method is a gentle transport of the
- the method is designed, for example, in such a way that
- the multi-row dense transport goods stream is generated by changing the transport direction and / or by changing the transport speed and / or by an inclination of the transport plane transversely to the transport direction,
- Transport section is controlled depending on the degree of filling (f),
- Transport section is controlled depending on the performance, in particular of the target power (Q-target) of a following on the transport route machine and / or the transport path preceding machine, and / or
- Transport section is determined with a further sensor, which preferably forms a unit with the at least one distance sensor, and / or
- the fill level (f) continuously detected in each case is stored in a memory, e.g. Shift register of a control device and stored therefrom,
- the size proportional to the degree of filling is formed, for example in the form of an average value and / or for optimal control of the transport speed
- the transport route section forms the outlet side of the transport route
- transport goods preferably as a multi-lane Transportgutstrom via a feed side of the transport path forming
- Transport section are supplied in a first transport direction, that then the Transportgutstrom on a subsequent transport direction
- Transport section forced a change in the transport direction and at a transition between the second transport path section and a third transport path section a further change of
- Transport direction is imposed, and that is determined at the at least one provided on the third transport path section measuring the degree of filling with the at least one distance sensor,
- Transport route 1 for goods in the form of containers 2 shows, explained in more detail.
- the transport path 1 consists in the illustrated embodiment of a plurality of transport path sections 3, 4 and 5, which in a general transport direction, which extends between an inlet or inlet side 1 .1 and an outlet side 1 .2 of the transport path 1, following each other at each other connect.
- A is the transport direction of the transport route section 3, with the B
- Transport direction of the transport route section 4 and C denotes the transport direction of the transport path section 5.
- the transport path section 3 is formed in the illustrated embodiment of a plurality of conveyor belts 3.1, preferably in the form of hinge belt chains, which are endlessly driven by a drive 6 and perpendicular to the transport direction A adjacent to each other.
- the transport section 3 forms the inlet or inlet side 1 .1.
- the transport section 5 forms the outlet side with 1 .2.
- the transport section 4 is as a transition between the
- Transport sections 3 and 5 realized in the illustrated embodiment, characterized in that the transport path section 5 with one of the outlet side 1 .2 remote partial length of the inlet side 1 .1 lying away
- Part length of the transport section 3 is adjacent and thus the
- Conveyor belts of the transport section 4 partially the conveyor belts 3.1 and 5.1.
- Transport directions of the transport sections 3, 4 and 5 are that but at least individual containers 2 on these transport sections
- Nachdrängelnde container 2 at least temporarily may also have a transport direction, which additionally has a transverse to the desired direction of transport component.
- All conveyor belts 3.1 and 5.1 are arranged so that they form a horizontal or substantially horizontal or a slightly inclined relative to the horizontal transport plane on which the container 2 stand up with its bottom.
- the drives 6 and 7 are located respectively at the rear in relation to the transport direction A and C deflection of the conveyor belts 3.1 and 5.1.
- the transport sections 3 - 5 are further bounded laterally by outer guide rails 8 and 9, which follow the respective course of the transport sections 3 - 5 or their conveying directions A - C and of which in particular the
- Guide railing section 9.1 forms, starting from the
- Transport section 5 opposite side of the transport path section 3 to the transport path section 3 side facing the
- Transport route section 5 runs and a change in the
- Transport direction B causes. Due to the repeated deflection of the transport direction of the container flow at the transition between the conveying path sections 4 and 5 is formed in particular in dependence on a conveying speed V5, the
- Transport section 5 relative to a conveying speed V3 of the
- Transport route section 3 as well as, for example, depending on a certain inclination of the transport plane transversely to the transport direction a pulkartiger container stream 1 1 on the transport path section 5 from, i. a container stream in which the containers 2 are tightly packed, i. close together
- Transport section 5 a measuring section 12 with a non-contact distance sensor 13 is formed on the side facing away from the guide railing 9 and the transport section 3 side
- Transport section 5 or on the local guide railing 8 is arranged.
- the distance sensor 13 which is for example a sensor based on ultrasound or light (eg infrared light)
- the distance x is measured during operation of the conveyor line 1 and a system having this conveyor line, the container stream 1 1 at the measuring section 12th or at the inlet side of the transport path section 5 has. From this distance x is then taking into account the width B, the conveying path section 5 perpendicular to its conveying direction C and, for example, the distance there
- the target power Q-target is the number of containers 2, the (number) per unit time, for example, per hour of the container treatment machine 15 is treated in nominal or normal mode.
- V5 (Q-desired * d 2 * V 3) / (f * B * 2)
- d is the maximum diameter that each container 2 has on its mantle or peripheral surface.
- a control variable or a size proportional to the degree of filling formed formed F which then for example to control the
- Transport speed V5 as a function of Q-set serves:
- V5 (Q-desired * d 2 * V 3) / (F * B * 2)
- the continuously detected degree of filling (f) is stored in a memory, e.g.
- Shift register of the control device 14 is stored, and formed from the current content of the memory, for example, at predetermined time intervals, the filling degree proportional size F, for example in the form of a
- a different kind of element for deflecting the container stream may be provided, for example in the form of at least one baffle.
- a pulkartiger or densely packed multi-lane container stream (container stream 1 1) is formed, which is directly on a extending in the transport direction side of this
- Transport distance or this transport path section connects and that is determined with at least one non-contact distance sensor, the distance x, this container flow from the opposite side of the transport path or the transport route section has.
- A, B, C transport direction
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- Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
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DE102013106926.6A DE102013106926A1 (en) | 2013-07-02 | 2013-07-02 | Method for detecting the degree of filling of a transport route |
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