EP3055241B1 - Plieuse pour produits en papier et procédé pour plier des produits en forme de feuille - Google Patents

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EP3055241B1
EP3055241B1 EP14796549.5A EP14796549A EP3055241B1 EP 3055241 B1 EP3055241 B1 EP 3055241B1 EP 14796549 A EP14796549 A EP 14796549A EP 3055241 B1 EP3055241 B1 EP 3055241B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/28—Folding in combination with cutting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/16—Rotary folders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/16—Rotary folders
    • B65H45/162—Rotary folders with folding jaw cylinders
    • B65H45/165—Details of sheet gripping means therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
    • B65H2406/30—Suction means
    • B65H2406/33—Rotary suction means, e.g. roller, cylinder or drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
    • B65H2406/30—Suction means
    • B65H2406/36—Means for producing, distributing or controlling suction
    • B65H2406/361—Means for producing, distributing or controlling suction distributing vacuum from stationary element to movable element
    • B65H2406/3612—Means for producing, distributing or controlling suction distributing vacuum from stationary element to movable element involving a shoe in sliding contact with flanges of a rotating element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2406/00—Means using fluid
    • B65H2406/30—Suction means
    • B65H2406/36—Means for producing, distributing or controlling suction
    • B65H2406/363—Means for producing, distributing or controlling suction adjusting or controlling distribution of vacuum for a plurality of suction means

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  • the present invention concerns the field of apparatuses for the production of paper products such as tissue paper, napkins or other products in general with high speed folding machines operating with a vacuum system.
  • Such machines normally comprise two or more mutually cooperating folding cylinders, according to the type of product to be made.
  • Work speed, and consequently productivity limitations substantially depend upon the system for holding the material to be folded over the cylinders along the direction that is transverse with respect to the advancing direction.
  • An example in this respect is disclosed by publication WO 2012/131613 A1 , showing an apparatus and method having the features in the respective preamble of attached claims 1 and 7.
  • the most critical step is that in which the paper segments pass from a first cylinder, which normally provides also for a transversal cut of the paper, to a second cylinder so as to indeed execute the first transversal folding line. It is in this step that at the high speed at which such machines operate, there is the difficulty of ensuring a correct movement of the product from the condition in which it adheres to the first cylinder to that in which it adheres to the second cylinder. In order to minimise the risk of defects or malfunctioning it is necessary for the work speed to not exceed a set limit.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a system that solves such a problem, by providing a cross-wise folding unit for folding the product that makes it possible to increase production speed beyond the current production limits, obtaining at the same time a high quality product, i.e. without the defects caused today by the passage of the product through the folding cylinders.
  • a folding unit according to the present invention can advantageously provide for one or more adjacent channels which operate in parallel and it is fed with continuous bands of paper 1, having one or more layers (plies), with or without longitudinal folds with respect to the advancing direction.
  • the unit according to the present invention comprises, as known, a cutting cylinder 2 which cooperates with a first folding cylinder 3 so as to provide for cutting the product into segments with two blades 16 that are diametrically opposite one another (on the cutting cylinder 2) and two corresponding anvil grooves or counter-blades 17 (on the first folding cylinder 3), starting from a single band of paper 1. Subsequently, the same first folding cylinder 3 and a second folding cylinder 4 that counter-rotates with respect to the first cooperate in a tangential manner, at a pinch point in which the material is held by the second cylinder, so as to provide for folding the paper S obtained from the band 1 by means of cutting.
  • the first folding cylinder 3 comprises suction channels 5, 5' which extend axially near to the work surface 3a, for the passage of a vacuum that is suitable for keeping the band or segments of paper over such a surface.
  • the channels 5, 5' continuously cover the entire circumferential development of the cylinder, opening up on the surface 3a through holes 6, 6'.
  • the band of paper 1 is held in this way during cutting and thereafter the cut segment S is also held up to a release point from the first cylinder 3, with a vacuum of a sufficient strength, which is regulated through two sequential valves 7, 13 (not represented/visible in figure 1 but shown isolated in figures 4 to 7 ) that are alongside one another and in contact on respective axial ends (or sides) of the aforementioned first cylinder.
  • Each valve is in practice a full fixed disc that blocks the ends of the channels 5 except for at suitably designated slots 9, 11, 14, which will be described in greater detail hereafter, which over certain set arcs of rotation make it possible for the vacuum flow to pass, said flow being generated and supplied by vacuum-generating devices that are arranged outside and are not represented.
  • slots 9, 11, 14, which will be described in greater detail hereafter, which over certain set arcs of rotation make it possible for the vacuum flow to pass, said flow being generated and supplied by vacuum-generating devices that are arranged outside and are not represented.
  • intakes 8, 12, 15 for pneumatically connecting the slots to the vacuum-generating devices placed upstream.
  • the suction channels extensively involve the work surface 3a, since they are spaced apart with a suitable density with respect to the evolution of the circumference.
  • the majority of the channels, indicated with reference numeral 5, are open on the end side facing the first sequential valve 7 and are closed on the opposite side, so that the pneumatic circulation inside the aforementioned channels 5 is only determined by the first valve.
  • Some channels, on the other hand, in particular two channels 5' that are diametrically opposite one another in an immediately adjacent position with respect to the counter-blades 17 (upstream considering the rotation direction of the first cylinder) are open on the end side facing the second sequential valve 13 and are closed on the side of the first valve, so that the pneumatic circulation inside the (two) channels 5' is determined only by the interference with the second valve 13.
  • the tangential cooperation point between the first and the second folding cylinder is that in which the segment S of paper is released from the first cylinder 3, through gripping of the second cylinder 4 along a transversal intermediate line; consequently the paper becomes folded along such a line on the second cylinder 4.
  • sets of axial channels 20 and holes 21 which open radially on the work surface 4a of the cylinder, which are capable of providing for gripping or pinching the sheet through suction.
  • the first sequential valve 7 has two consecutive slots 9, 11, which are separated by an interruption, i.e. by a solid separating wall 10, that overall extend for an arc of rotation of around 270°.
  • a first slot 9 occupies around 180° of rotation and, in it, through the intake 8, a high vacuum is generated, which results through the channels 5 and the holes 6 in a suction by the work surface 3a on the paper S.
  • the subsequent slot 11 that extends for an arc of rotation of around 90° is, on the other hand, fed through the intake 12 with a rough vacuum or no vacuum (according to the characteristics of the material being processed), so as to transmit, again through the channels 5 and the holes 6, low or null suction that promotes the release of the paper.
  • slot 14 is provided, for the generation of high vacuum that is transmitted through the two channels 5' and relative holes 6'.
  • This slot 14 extends by covering the same 180° of the first slot 9 of the first valve, and further on develops over a substantial part of the 90° of the second slot 11.
  • the slot 14 ends with an advance of a certain angle (typically between 15° and 30°, thus corresponding to a rotation angle downstream of the release point comprised between 60° and 75°).
  • the functions of the second sequential valve can be integrated on a single valve 107 thorough a double array of slots, which are radially offset to a greater or lesser extent.
  • the slots 109 and 111 with the relative suction intakes, correspond to the previous slots 9 and 11 of the first embodiment, whereas a double slot 114a, 114b operationally corresponds to the slot 14 of the first example.
  • Two consecutive and separated segments 114a, 114b are used in this case for a possible differentiation of suction (higher or lower vacuum) in two respective advancing steps upstream and downstream of the release/pinch point, respectively, also in connection with the hold at the front edge.
  • Such a differentiation which can be useful according to the type of material being treated, can also be obtained in the first embodiment by separating the groove 14 into two distinct segments.
  • the structure of the first folding cylinder (not shown) must be correspondingly adapted, since in this case the two channels corresponding to the channels 5' of the first embodiment, i.e. the channels that are suitable for holding the front edge of the segment and for communicating with the slots 114a, 114b, are made in a position that is radially more centred with respect to the other normal peripheral channels which correspond to the channels 5 of the first embodiment and in which there is the pneumatic opening/closing action of the slots 109 and 111.
  • high vacuum in the present description, it is meant a high vacuum, ultra high vacuum or extremely high vacuum according to the definitions that are commonly and conventionally used in the field.

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  1. Une unité de pliage pour le pliage de produits (S) en forme de feuilles de papier tissu ou similaire, comprenant un premier cylindre de pliage (3) et un second cylindre de pliage (4) tournant en sens inverse l'un par rapport à l'autre et coopérant tangentiellement en un point de pincement et de relâchement pour effectuer le pliage desdits produits (S) en feuilles, ledit premier cylindre de pliage (3) comprenant une surface de travail (3a), des moyens pour couper (17) du matériau papier s'étendant le long de génératrices respectives du premier cylindre de pliage (3) régulièrement espacées sur la circonférence, et des moyens pour créer un vide (5, 6, 5', 6') adaptés pour maintenir lesdits produits en feuilles (S) sur ladite surface de travail (3a), dans laquelle lesdits moyens pour créer un vide comprennent des premiers moyens pour créer un vide (5, 6) répartis de manière extensive sur ladite surface de travail (3a) adaptés pour transmettre un vide poussé sur un angle de rotation déterminé du premier cylindre de pliage (3) en amont dudit point de relâchement, et pour transmettre un vide partiel ou nul sur un angle de rotation déterminé en aval dudit point de relâchement, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte en outre des seconds moyens pour créer un vide (5', 6') pneumatiquement indépendants des dits premiers moyens pour créer un vide (5, 6), agencés immédiatement en amont des moyens de coupe respectifs (17) et adaptés pour transmettre un vide poussé au moins sur un angle de rotation déterminé en aval dudit point de relâchement.
  2. L'unité selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit angle de rotation déterminé dans lequel lesdits seconds moyens pour créer un vide (5', 6') transmettent un vide poussé en aval dudit point de relâchement, est compris entre 60° et 75°.
  3. L'unité selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle les seconds moyens pour créer un vide (5', 6') sont adaptés pour transmettre un vide partiel ou moyen sur un angle de rotation déterminé en amont dudit point de relâchement.
  4. L'unité selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdits premiers et seconds moyens pour créer un vide (5, 6, 5', 6') comprennent des canaux axiaux (5, 5') qui débouchent sur ladite surface de travail (3a) via des orifices radiaux (6, 6'), la communication pneumatique entre lesdits canaux axiaux (5, 5') et des moyens externes pour créer un vide étant bloquée par au moins une valve fonctionnant de façon sélective comprenant un disque fixe (7, 13, 107) à fentes agencé sur au moins une face d'extrémité axiale du premier cylindre de pliage (3).
  5. L'unité selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle lesdits canaux axiaux (5, 5') desdits premiers et seconds moyens pour créer un vide (5, 6, 5', 6') débouchent sur les extrémités axiales mutuellement opposées du premier cylindre de pliage (3) et sont fermés de façon sélective par des valves à disque de fonctionnement respectif (7, 13) agencées sur les faces d'extrémités axiales respectives et opposées du premier cylindre de pliage (3).
  6. L'unité selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle lesdits premiers et seconds moyens pour créer un vide (5, 6, 5',6') comprennent des canaux axiaux (5, 5') qui débouchent sur ladite surface de travail (3a) via des orifices radiaux (6, 6'), la communication pneumatique entre lesdits canaux axiaux (5, 5') et des moyens externes pour créer un vide étant bloquée par une valve fonctionnant de façon sélective comprenant un disque fixe (107) à fentes agencé sur une face d'extrémité axiale du premier cylindre de pliage (3), lesdits canaux axiaux (5, 5') des dits premiers et seconds moyens pour créer un vide (5, 6, 5', 6') débouchant sur la même extrémité axiale du premier cylindre de pliage (3), dans des positions ayant, à partir du centre, des distances mutuelles différentes, et étant sélectivement obturés par une seule valve à disque (107) avec deux rangées de fentes en forme d'arcs (109, 111, 114a, 114b) de rayons différents.
  7. Un procédé de pliage de produits (S) en forme de feuilles, en papier tissu ou analogue, au moyen d'un premier cylindre de pliage (3) et d'un second cylindre de pliage (4) tournant en sens inverse l'un par rapport à l'autre et coopérant tangentiellement en un point de relâchement et de pincement pour effectuer le pliage desdits produits (S) en forme de feuilles, le procédé consistant à :
    - couper le matériau de papier en segments (S) sur ledit premier cylindre de pliage (3), lesdits segments (S) ayant un bord frontal qui est agencé frontalement par rapport au sens d'avancement en rotation ;
    - créer un vide sur une surface de travail (3a) du premier cylindre de pliage (3) pour maintenir lesdits segments (S) sur ladite surface de travail (3a) ; et
    - pincer lesdits segments (S) par ledit second cylindre de pliage (4) lorsqu'une portion de relâchement de ladite surface de travail (3a) passe sur ledit point de relâchement et de pincement,
    selon lequel un vide poussé est créé de façon extensive sur ladite surface de travail (3a) pour un angle de rotation déterminé du premier cylindre de pliage (3) en amont dudit point de relâchement et un vide partiel ou nul est créé de façon extensive sur ladite surface de travail (3a) pour un angle de rotation déterminé du premier cylindre de pliage (3) en aval dudit point de relâchement, ledit procédé étant caractérisé en ce que ledit bord frontal d'un segment (S) est également maintenu localement par la création d'un vide poussé sur au moins un angle de rotation déterminé en aval du dit point de relâchement, de façon indépendante par rapport à la création extensive d'un vide partiel ou nul dans le même angle de rotation.
  8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, dans lequel ledit angle de rotation déterminé dans lequel ledit bord frontal est maintenu localement en aval dudit point de relâchement est compris entre 60° et 75°.
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