EP3199041B1 - Unité de bande aspirante comprenant un dispositif de réglage servant à régler la distance entre un disque de pression de l'unité de bande aspirante et un élément racloir et procédé associé - Google Patents

Unité de bande aspirante comprenant un dispositif de réglage servant à régler la distance entre un disque de pression de l'unité de bande aspirante et un élément racloir et procédé associé Download PDF

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EP3199041B1
EP3199041B1 EP17153212.0A EP17153212A EP3199041B1 EP 3199041 B1 EP3199041 B1 EP 3199041B1 EP 17153212 A EP17153212 A EP 17153212A EP 3199041 B1 EP3199041 B1 EP 3199041B1
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Jan Kienitz
Roman Wolf
Derk Van Hove
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
    • A24C5/18—Forming the rod
    • A24C5/1857—Belt construction or driving means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/39—Tobacco feeding devices
    • A24C5/392—Tobacco feeding devices feeding pneumatically
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
    • A24C5/18—Forming the rod
    • A24C5/1807—Forming the rod with compressing means, e.g. garniture
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
    • A24C5/18—Forming the rod
    • A24C5/1871—Devices for regulating the tobacco quantity

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  • the invention relates to a Saugbandaji, designed and adapted for transporting tobacco in a Saugstrangumbleer the tobacco processing industry, comprising a housing for forming a closed operating space, wherein in the operating room an endless circulating suction belt, by means of which the tobacco from an inlet region of the Saugbandiki in an outlet region the Saugbandaji is transported, a plurality of arranged on the housing deflecting elements, around which the suction belt is guided, and at least one vacuum unit for holding the tobacco are arranged on the suction belt, wherein at least one of the deflecting elements is formed as a pressure washer, and each pressure washer, which in the outlet region of the Saugbandiki is arranged, a spaced apart from the pressure plate arranged scraper element is assigned, each pressure plate is designed to change the distance relative to the scraper element by means of an adjusting device adjustable.
  • the invention further relates to a method for transporting tobacco in a suction-belt conveyor of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular with a suction-belt unit according to one of claims 1 to 10, comprising the steps of transporting the tobacco by means of a suction belt which is in a closed operating space of a housing Saugbandiki is arranged, from an inlet region of the suction belt unit to a discharge region of the suction belt unit, wherein the tobacco during transport from the inlet region to the outlet region by means of a vacuum unit, which is also disposed in the operating room, is held on the suction belt, stripping the tobacco from the suction belt in the outlet region by means of a scraper element, wherein between the scraper element and at least one pressing disk around which the suction belt is guided in the outlet region, there is a gap whose size is adjusted as needed by means of an actuator located within the operating room.
  • the suction belt unit is usually part of a Saugstrangvorraum, which is arranged between a distributor device for the tobacco and a strand unit for forming endless strands and / or strand sections from the supplied tobacco and thus ensures the transition of the tobacco from the distributor device to the strand unit.
  • the tobacco is popped up in the area of the Saugstrangvorraum. This means that the tobacco supplied by the distributor device position resp. is sucked in layers by the suction belt, so that there is a multilayer / multilayer strand of tobacco on the underside of the suction belt.
  • the tobacco virtually hangs on the suction belt, which transports the tobacco from the inlet area into the outlet area of the suction belt unit.
  • the scraper element is arranged, which is provided with a distance to the suction belt. In other words, there is a gap between the suction belt and the scraper element in the outlet region of the suction belt unit.
  • the scraper element may be part of the suction belt unit or another device / machine / unit downstream of the suction belt unit in the transport direction of the tobacco.
  • the reasons why the size of the gap has to be adjusted are many. On the one hand, for example, different products or different types of tobacco require individual gap sizes. Then an adaptation of the gap is at a product or tobacco change required. On the other hand, the wear of the suction belts leads to a changing gap size during ongoing production. Then an adjustment of the gap dimension during production is required. The latter case is particularly true when suction belts are used, the thickness of which decreases sharply during production.
  • the fully arranged within the operating room adjusting device comprises a releasably attached to the housing first actuator, in which a second actuator is guided.
  • the second actuator, on which the or each dummy disk is arranged, is designed for linear and vertical adjustment of the second actuator relative to the first actuator.
  • the actuating device arranged within the operating room is to be actuated with its actuating means.
  • the fixation of the second actuator in the second actuator to be solved.
  • an adjusting screw which is arranged in the first actuator and is operatively connected to the second actuator, then the position of the second actuator relative to the first actuator for adjusting the gap between the or each dummy disc, which is arranged on the second actuator, and be changed the scraper element.
  • the second actuator must be fixed again in the first actuator to prevent a conditional by the operation adjustment.
  • This procedure and handling is cumbersome on the one hand.
  • it is very serious that the entire system has to be stopped and the operating room of the suction belt unit has to be opened in order to be able to adjust the gap size. This leads to undesirable downtime and thus to production losses.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide a simple and compact Saugbandaji, by means of a simplified adjustment of the gap size between the dummy plate and scraper element can be realized.
  • the task is further to propose a corresponding method.
  • actuating means for actuating the adjusting device for adjusting the distance between each dummy disk and the scraper element are arranged outside the operating room.
  • the inventive solution a simple and easy to handle suction belt unit is created, which greatly simplifies the adjustment of the gap size.
  • a preferred embodiment is characterized in that the actuating device comprises a guide body and a relative to the guide body movable sliding body, which is associated with each pressing disc, wherein the actuating means for changing the position of the slider relative to the guide body operable from outside the operating space threaded rod or one of includes operable eccentric outside of the operating room, which is in operative connection with the slider.
  • a threaded rod such rods and means are understood that have wholly or partially a thread or are formed in the manner of a threaded rod.
  • the adjustment is also quick and easy to carry out by the projecting out of the operating room threaded rod for changing the position of the slider is actuated relative to the guide body. Turning the threaded rod or activating the eccentric leads directly to the desired gap size adjustment.
  • the suction belt unit comprises at least one sensor for determining the thickness of the suction belt.
  • the thickness of the suction belt changes during the life thereof. From the detected by the sensor, the current thickness of the suction belt then the current gap size can be determined, which is the basis for an adjustment. This additionally simplifies and clarifies the setting.
  • the suction belt unit comprises at least one sensor for determining the distance between each pressure disk and the Scraper element.
  • the thickness of the suction belt changes during the service life.
  • the proposed sensor the current distance between the dummy block and the scraper element can be determined and from this the current strip thickness can be calculated. Based on this result, a resulting and recommended gap size adjustment can be specified. This additionally simplifies and clarifies the setting.
  • the Saugbandaji is connected to a control and regulating device, each sensor is in communication with the control and regulating device and the control and regulating device for displaying the information determined by the or each sensor and / or for calculating and displaying the Distance between each dummy disk and the scraper element is formed and arranged on a monitor associated with the suction belt unit.
  • the control and regulating device may be part of the Saugbandaji or another device / machine / unit assigned. Decisive is the connection of the sensors to the control and regulation device. If the actual value of the gap or the value of the gap to be set is visualized, the distance can be set or adjusted manually or automatically without intervention in the operating room and even online, ie during operation of the installation.
  • the adjusting device is designed to be manually adjustable, such that the threaded rod is led out of the operating room and at the projecting from the operating room end of the threaded rod a graduated knob is arranged by means of which the desired and / or displayed distance of each dummy disk with respect is adjustable to the scraper element.
  • a graduated knob is arranged by means of which the desired and / or displayed distance of each dummy disk with respect is adjustable to the scraper element.
  • the actuating means comprises a further actuating rod, which is accessible from outside during operation and which is an actuating button is assigned, by means of which the sliding body relative to the guide body in the set position can be fixed and releasably designed and set to adjust the distance.
  • This actuating rod is also manually to solve before adjusting and then fix again so that the set position is secured by the operation of the system. This clamping of the adjusted position increases the precision of the adjustment.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment is characterized in that the adjusting device is designed to be automatically adjustable, such that the threaded rod or the eccentric is associated with a motor whose actuating means is arranged outside the operating room.
  • the actuating means may be a switch, a button on a monitor or any other engine triggering element. The automatic adjustment makes the fitting process faster and more precise.
  • a particularly advantageous development provides that the motor is connected to the control and regulating device, such that the motor communicates via the control and regulating device with the or each sensor for automatically adjusting the distance between each pressing disc and the scraper element.
  • the adjustment process can be carried out fully automatically, ie without an operator, which further improves the simplification of the setting, that is to say in particular the acceleration and the accuracy of the adjustment.
  • the fully automatic embodiment allows the individual and permanent readjustment of each pressure disc even with the smallest changes in the distance from the pressure plate to scraper element and in the thickness of the suction belt, which leads to an improved quality of the products to be produced, since the distance always has the optimum size.
  • the motor is an angle drive.
  • the angle drive holds the threaded rod in position. This means that the set position, equivalent to the set, optimal distance, is secured, so that can be dispensed with an additional, mechanical fixation of the slider relative to the guide body.
  • the object is also achieved by a method with the steps mentioned above in that the operation of the adjusting device for adjusting the distance from outside the operating room is exercised. This means that the adjusting device can be acted on manually or automatically without opening the operating room.
  • the distance between each dummy disk and the scraper element is measured by means of a sensor, wherein a control and regulating device calculates the thickness of the suction belt and the resulting position of each pressure disk from the measured value.
  • the resulting position of each dummy block is displayed and adjusted manually by an operator by means of an actuating means arranged outside the operating room, which is in operative connection with the actuating device within the operating room.
  • the resulting position of each dummy block is passed through the control and regulating device to a motor which automatically actuates the actuating device.
  • a particularly preferred development is characterized in that the set distance between each dummy disk and the doctoring element is kept continuously constant during operation of the suction belt unit.
  • the suction belt unit according to one of claims 1 to 10 is particularly suitable for carrying out the method.
  • the suction belt unit shown in the drawing is designed and arranged for transporting tobacco material, wherein the distance between the pressure plate and the scraper element, so the gap size, manually or automatically adjustable.
  • the invention relates in the same way to Saugbandajien, the other material of the tobacco-processing industry, so for example, filter material or mixtures of tobacco and filter material, transport for purposes of strand formation.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a suction belt unit 10 adapted and arranged for transporting tobacco in a suction belt conveyor of the tobacco processing industry.
  • the suction belt unit 10 comprises a housing 11 for forming a closed operating space 12.
  • an endlessly circulating suction belt 13 by means of which the tobacco is transported from an inlet region E of the suction belt unit 10 into a discharge region A of the suction belt unit 10 is arranged a plurality of arranged on the housing 11 deflecting elements 14 around which the suction belt 13 is guided, and at least one vacuum unit 15 for holding the tobacco on the suction belt 13.
  • the suction belt 13 has a downwardly facing transport section 16, to which the tobacco is aufauert.
  • At least one of the deflection elements 14 is designed as a drive element 17 for the suction belt 13 and at least one further deflection element 14 is formed as a pressure plate 18.
  • Each pressure plate 18, which is arranged in the outlet region A of the suction belt unit 10, is associated with a scraper element 19 arranged at a distance from the pressure plate 18, wherein each pressure plate 18 is adjustable to change the distance relative to the scraper element 19 by means of an adjusting device 20.
  • the adjusting device 20 is also arranged within the operating room 12.
  • this suction belt unit 10 is characterized in that actuating means 21 for actuating the adjusting device 20 for adjusting the distance between each pressing disk 18 and the scraper element 19 are arranged outside the operating space 12.
  • the housing 11 may be a system closed on all sides, wherein preferably one side, namely the front side, is to be opened. Closed on all sides means that with the exception of the underside, at which the suction belt 13 with the vacuum unit 14 limits the operating space 12, all sides are closed with the access / engagement preventing wall elements or the like to form the operating space 12.
  • a front wall of the housing 11 is designed as a hinged lid and transparent, so that monitoring of the operating room 12 is facilitated.
  • other housing designs are also applicable.
  • the actuator 20 comprises a guide body 22 and a slider 23 movable relative to the guide body 22.
  • Each presser plate 18 is associated with the slider 23 such that movement of the slider 23 inevitably results in the movement of each presser plate 18.
  • the guide body 22 is preferably fixedly connected to the housing 11.
  • the compound may be insoluble or soluble, e.g. be made by means of screws.
  • the guide body 22 is mounted on a rear wall 24 of the housing 11.
  • the slider 23 is formed to be linearly and vertically movable along guide grooves, guide rails or the like so that the dummy block 18 - or two or more dummy plates arranged at a free end of the slider 23 - is movable toward or away from the doctor blade 19.
  • the actuating means 21 for changing the position of the slider 23 relative to the guide body 22 comprises an actuatable from outside the operating space 12 threaded rod 25 which is in operative connection with the sliding body 23.
  • the threaded rod 25, so each type of rod by means of a force by rotation on the slider 23 can be applied, is guided with one end to an outer edge of the housing 11 or out of the housing 11, so that with respect to the housing 11 external actuating means 21 can interact with the threaded rod 25.
  • the threaded rod 25 may also be provided an eccentric. The eccentric is accordingly operable from the outside by means of suitable transmission elements.
  • the suction belt unit 10 comprises at least one not explicitly shown sensor for determining the thickness of the suction belt 13.
  • the number of such sensors and their position may vary.
  • the suction belt unit 10 may comprise, alternatively or cumulatively to the first-mentioned sensor, at least one further sensor 26 for determining the distance between each press disk 18 and the scraper element 19.
  • Each sensor 26 for determining or measuring the distance is correspondingly arranged in the outlet region of the suction belt unit 10. Both with the sensor for determining the thickness of the suction belt 13 and with the sensor 26 for determining the distance, with the sensor 26 for determining the distance can be determined Incidentally, the thickness of the suction belt 13, can be recommended settings of each dummy block 18 against the scraper element 19 win.
  • the suction belt unit 10 is connected to a control and regulating device 27.
  • Each sensor 26 is connected to the control and regulation device 27 in conjunction.
  • the control and regulation device 27 is designed and set up for displaying the information determined by the or each sensor 26 and / or for calculating and displaying the distance to be set between each pressing disk 18 and the scraper element 19 on a monitor 28 associated with the suction belt unit 10.
  • the sensor 26 measures, for example, the distance between the suction belt 13 and the pressure plate 18 and supplies this information to the control and regulating device 27.
  • the control and regulating device 27 calculates the thickness of the suction belt 13 and the resulting recommended setting of the pressure plate 18 This information is then output to a visualization, such as the monitor 28.
  • the adjusting device 20 is manually adjustable, such that the threaded rod 25 is led out of the operating room 12 and at the projecting from the operating room 12 end of the threaded rod 25, a graduated knob 29 is arranged by means of the desired and / or displayed Distance of each press plate 18 with respect to the scraper element 19 is adjustable.
  • the knob 29 may also be assigned to a protruding from the operating room 12 transmission member for the eccentric.
  • An operator may adjust the pressure plate 18 to the displayed distance as needed.
  • the actuating means 21 comprises a further actuating rod 30, which is accessible from the outside during operation of the Saugbandaji 10.
  • the actuating rod 30 is associated with an actuating button 31, by means of which the slider 23 relative to the guide body 22 without conversion measures and permanently accessible in the set position can be fixed and releasably designed and set for adjusting the distance. Such a clamping mechanism ensures that the set position is fixed during operation of the system.
  • the actuating rod 30 may be formed like the threaded rod 25.
  • a control knob 31 for example, a knob is provided.
  • the adjusting device 20 is automatically adjustable, such that the threaded rod 25 or the eccentric motor 32 is assigned, the actuating means 21 outside of the operating room 12th is arranged.
  • the threaded rod 25 is disposed in the guide body 22.
  • the guide body 22 with the threaded rod 25 is arranged in the housing 11 and projects, for example, out of the operating room 12.
  • the motor 32 is placed outside the housing 11 and connected to the threaded rod 25.
  • the motor connection can also protrude into the operating room 12.
  • actuating means 21 may serve a simple switch.
  • the actuating means 21 can also be a button on a display.
  • the motor 32 is connected to the control and regulating device 27, such that the motor 32 communicates via the control and regulating device 27 with the or each sensor 26 for automatically adjusting the distance between each pressing disc 18 and the scraper element 19.
  • the adjustment of the distance takes place automatically and independently of an operator by the 27 recommended by the control and regulating device pinch position is automatically forwarded to the motor 32 and implemented by this.
  • the visual display on the monitor 32 is optional.
  • the motor 32 is an angle drive 33.
  • the angle drive 33 is arranged to save space outside the housing 11 and connected via a connecting element with the threaded rod 25.
  • Other types of drives, motors, engine / gearbox combinations are also used.
  • the suction belt unit 10 is designed and arranged to provide a pressure washer height adjustment.
  • the or each dummy wheel 18 is adjustably formed in at least one axis (eg the X-axis), but preferably in at least two axes (eg the X-axis and the Y-axis) (see in particular FIG FIG. 7 ).
  • the position or height of the pressure plate 18 has a strong influence on the so-called head failure and depends inter alia on the type of tobacco, the tobacco quality and other parameters.
  • the height of the pressure plate 18 can be adapted individually to the mentioned parameters.
  • each pressure plate 18 is designed to be adjustable manually or automatically in the linear direction along the X-axis and / or Y-axis.
  • the pressure disc height over the X-axis which is perpendicular to the strand, set such that the pressure plate 18 is the format-dependent distance C (thickness of the tobacco rod) and a constant distance D to the scraper element 19 (gap size between the pressure plate 18 and scraper element 19).
  • the pressure plate height C1 can then be adjusted via the adjustment along the Y-axis, which runs parallel to the scraper element 19. Due to the parallel guidance to the scraper element 19 along the Y-axis, the distance D remains constant with changing height.
  • This height adjustment of the pressure plate 18 can preferably also be carried out during operation of the suction belt unit 10.
  • the (not explicitly shown) adjusting device (s) for adjusting the pressure plate 18 in the X direction and / or Y direction is / are preferably connected to the control and regulation device 27.
  • the suction belt unit 10 comprises a (not explicitly shown) means for determining the pressing force of the or each press plate 18.
  • the pressing force ie the existing compression pressure on the tobacco rod
  • the means for determining the pressing force may be e.g. Sensors or the like include.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment provides that the determination or measurement of the pressing force takes place via a bearing of the or each pressure plate 18.
  • a so-called "Bearing Monitoring System” can be used, which can determine the mechanical load condition via the propagation of vibrations in the outer ring of the bearing.
  • Other components for determining a pressing force can also be used.
  • the device for determining the pressing force is preferably connected to the control and regulation device 27. When the pressing force is detected in the operation of the suction belt unit 10, the pressing force can be adjusted e.g. be controlled or regulated by the control and regulation device 27 in the optimum range via the above-described pressure plate height adjustment, either manually or automatically.
  • the method relates to the transport of tobacco in a Saugstrangrawer the tobacco processing industry, in particular with a Saugbandiki 10 according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
  • the tobacco is by means of a suction belt 13, which is arranged in a closed operating space 12 of a housing 11 of a Saugbandiki 10 , transported from an inlet region of the suction belt unit 10 to a discharge region of the suction belt unit 10.
  • a vacuum unit 15 which is also arranged in the operating room 12, held on the suction belt 13.
  • a scraper element 19 In the outlet region of the tobacco is scraped by a scraper element 19 from the suction belt 13. Between the scraper element 19 and at least one pressing plate 18, around which the suction belt 13 is guided in the outlet region, there is a distance, the size of which is adjusted if necessary by means of an adjusting device 20 which is located within the operating space 12.
  • the adjustment of the distance is an essential aspect when transporting the tobacco, since the quality of the products to be produced depends essentially on the optimum size of the distance.
  • This method is inventively characterized in that the operation of the adjusting device 20 is applied to adjust the distance from outside the operating room 12. This means that an intervention in the operating room 12, is avoided and thus a simple and quick adjustment of the distance is possible.
  • the distance between each pressing disc 18 and the scraper element 19 is measured by means of a sensor 26, wherein a control and regulating device 27 calculates the thickness of the suction belt 13 and the resulting position of each pressure plate 18 from the measured value.
  • the thickness of the suction belt 13 can be monitored, wherein a reduction of the thickness is accompanied by an increase in the distance.
  • the resulting position of each dummy block 18 is displayed, for example on a monitor 32, and manually by an operator by means of an operating means 21 arranged outside the operating room 12, which is in operative connection with the actuator 20 within the operating room 12, set.
  • Each dummy block 18 is adjusted via the threaded rod 25 to an optimum distance from the doctor element 19, for example a finger scraper.
  • a scaled sleeve of the rotary knob 29 is positioned so that the scale located on the sleeve with the "1" points forward. In this position, the sleeve is fixed with the knob on the threaded rod 25.
  • Distributed over the circumference of the sleeve are vertical grooves, in which a spring-loaded ball is pressed in from the side. If the threaded rod 25 is rotated to adjust the pressure plate 18, this ball snaps in the grooves of the sleeve. At these positions, digits on the circumference are suitably inserted for scaling, which show an operator at which position the pressure plate 18 is located in each case.
  • the calculated by the control and regulating device 27 resulting position of each pressure plate 18 is passed through the control and regulating device 27 to a motor 32 which actuates the actuating device 20 automatically.
  • the motor 32 drives the threaded rod 25 provided with the slider 23 to which each presser plate 18 is arranged to vary the distance.
  • the motor 32 is operated without intervention of an operator directly from the control and regulation device 27.
  • a switch may be located outside of the operating room 12 or an external button may be provided, for example on a "touch-screen”.
  • the set distance between each pressing disk 18 and the scraper element 19 is kept continuously constant during operation of the suction belt unit 10. In other words, the motor 32 at any time, even with the smallest changes in the continuously monitored distance, ie with the smallest changes in the thickness of the suction belt 13, this distance automatically after.
  • suction belt unit 10 is suitable for carrying out the method.

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  1. Unité de bande aspirante (10), réalisée et aménagée pour le transport de tabac dans un transporteur de boudins à aspiration de l'industrie de transformation du tabac, comprenant un boîtier (11) pour la formation d'un espace d'exploitation (12) fermé, dans lequel une bande aspirante (13) à rotation sans fin, au moyen de laquelle le tabac est transporté d'une zone d'entrée de l'unité de bande aspirateur (10) à une zone de sortie de l'unité de bande aspirante (10), plusieurs éléments de déviation (14) agencés au niveau du boîtier (11), autour desquels la bande aspirante (13) est guidée, et au moins une unité de dépression (15) pour le maintien du tabac au niveau de la bande d'aspiration (13) sont agencés dans l'espace d'exploitation (12), dans laquelle au moins un des éléments de déviation (14) est réalisé comme disque de pression (18), et chaque disque de pression (18) disposé dans la zone de sortie de l'unité de bande aspirante (10) est associé à un élément racloir (19) agencé à distance du disque de pression (18), dans laquelle chaque disque de pression (18) est réalisé de manière réglable pour la modification de la distance par rapport à l'élément racloir (19) au moyen d'un dispositif de réglage (20), caractérisée en ce que des moyens d'actionnement (21) pour l'actionnement du dispositif de réglage (20) sont agencés pour le réglage de la distance entre chaque disque de pression (18) et l'élément racloir (19) en dehors de l'espace d'exploitation (12).
  2. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de réglage (20) comprend un corps de guidage (22) et un corps coulissant (23) mobile par rapport au corps de guidage (22), auquel chaque disque de pression (18) est associé, dans laquelle le moyen d'actionnement (21) pour modifier la position du corps coulissant (23) par rapport au corps de guidage (22) comprend une tige filetée (25) actionnable de l'extérieur de l'espace d'exploitation (12) ou un excentrique actionnable de l'extérieur de l'espace d'exploitation (12), qui est en relation active avec le corps coulissant (23).
  3. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de bande aspirante (10) comprend au moins un capteur pour la détection de l'épaisseur de la bande aspirante (13).
  4. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de bande aspirante (10) comprend au moins un capteur (26) pour la détermination de la distance entre chaque disque de pression (18) et l'élément racloir (19).
  5. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de bande aspirante (10) est raccordée à un dispositif de commande et de régulation (27), dans laquelle chaque capteur (26) est en relation avec le dispositif de commande et de régulation (27) et le dispositif de commande et de régulation (27) pour l'affichage des informations déterminées par le ou chaque capteur (26) et/ou pour le calcul et l'affichage de la distance à régler entre chaque disque de pression (18) et l'élément racloir (19) est réalisé et aménagé sur un moniteur (28) associé à l'unité de bande aspirante (10).
  6. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de réglage (20) est réalisé de manière manuellement réglable de telle sorte que la tige filetée (25) est sortie de l'espace d'exploitation (12) et un bouton rotatif mis à l'échelle (29) est agencé au niveau de l'extrémité de la tige filetée (25) dépassant de l'espace d'exploitation (12), au moyen duquel la distance souhaitée et/ou affichée de chaque disque de pression (18) est réglable par rapport à l'élément racloir (19).
  7. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 2 à 6, caractérisée en ce que l'élément d'actionnement (21) comprend une autre tige d'actionnement (30), qui est accessible de l'extérieur pendant le fonctionnement et à laquelle un bouton d'actionnement (31) est associé, au moyen duquel le corps coulissant (23) peut être fixé par rapport au corps de guidage (22) dans la position réglée et est réalisé et aménagé de manière amovible pour le réglage de la distance.
  8. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de réglage (20) est réalisé de manière automatiquement réglable de telle sorte qu'un moteur (32) est associé à la tige filetée (25) ou à l'excentrique, dont le moyen d'actionnement (21) est agencé en dehors de l'espace d'exploitation (12).
  9. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que le moteur (32) est raccordé au dispositif de commande et de régulation (27) de telle sorte que le moteur (32) communique par le biais de l'unité de commande et de régulation (27) avec le ou chaque capteur (26) pour l'adaptation automatique de la distance entre chaque disque de pression (18) et l'élément racloir (19).
  10. Unité de bande aspirante (10) selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisée en ce que le moteur (32) est un entraînement angulaire (33).
  11. Procédé pour le transport de tabac dans un transporteur de boudins à aspiration de l'industrie de transformation du tabac, en particulier avec unité de bande aspirante (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, comprenant les étapes de :
    - transport du tabac au moyen d'une bande aspirante (13), qui est agencée dans un espace d'exploitation (12) fermé d'un boîtier (11) d'une unité de bande aspirante (10), d'une zone d'entrée de l'unité de bande aspirateur (10) à une zone de sortie de l'unité de bande aspirante (10),
    - dans lequel le tabac est maintenu au niveau de la bande aspirante (13) pendant le transport de la zone d'entrée à la zone de sortie au moyen d'une unité de dépression (15), qui est également agencée dans l'espace d'exploitation (12),
    - raclage du tabac de la bande aspirante (13) dans la zone de sortie au moyen d'un élément racloir (19)
    - dans lequel il y a une distance entre l'élément racloir (19) et au moins un disque de pression (18), autour desquels la bande aspirante (13) est guidée dans la zone de sortie, dont la taille est réglée si besoin au moyen d'un dispositif de réglage (20), qui se trouve à l'intérieur de l'espace d'exploitation (12),
    caractérisée en ce que la commande du dispositif de réglage (20) pour le réglage de la distance est exercée de l'extérieur de l'espace d'exploitation (12).
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que la distance entre chaque disque de pression (18) et l'élément racloir (19) est mesurée au moyen d'un capteur (26), dans lequel un dispositif de commande et de régulation (27) calcule à partir de la valeur mesurée l'épaisseur de la bande aspirante (13) et la position en résultant de chaque disque de pression (18).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que la position résultant de chaque disque de pression (18) est affichée et réglée manuellement par un opérateur à l'aide d'un moyen d'actionnement (21) agencé à l'extérieur de l'espace d'exploitation (12), qui est en relation active avec le dispositif de réglage (20) à l'intérieur de l'espace d'exploitation (12).
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que la position résultant de chaque disque de pression (18) est transmise par le dispositif de commande et de régulation (27) à un moteur (32), qui actionne automatiquement le dispositif de réglage (20).
  15. Procédé selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 11 à 14, caractérisé en ce que la distance réglée entre chaque disque de pression (18) et l'élément racloir (19) est maintenue continuellement constante pendant le fonctionnement l'unité de bande aspirante (10).
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