EP3398860B1 - A flow-pack packaging machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the packaging of products and regards a flow-pack packaging machine.
- the flow-pack package is one of the most widely used systems for packaging food products, such as, for example, biscuits, snacks, bars, etc.
- a continuous packaging film coming from a reel is folded into the shape of a tubular element that surrounds the articles to be packaged.
- the tubular element of packaging material is closed by means of a continuous longitudinal weld that joins the opposite longitudinal edges of the packaging film, and by means of transverse welds that seal the tubular element at opposite sides with respect to the products.
- a horizontal flow-pack packaging machine typically comprises:
- the unwinding unit is usually located above a portion of the horizontal conveyor. Usually it is necessary to provide a free space between the unwinding unit and the horizontal conveyor to allow maintenance or cleaning operations of the conveyor. Consequently, in many cases, the unwinding unit is arranged quite high from the ground, which complicates the operations of replacing the reels of packaging film.
- US2009229228-A1 discloses a packaging machine comprising a movable support which is rotatable about a horizonal axis, carrying an unwinding shaft and rolls for guiding the packaging film.
- FR2182867-A1 discloses a packaging machine comprising two unwinding units mounted at opposite sides of a support which is rotatable about a horizontal axis.
- the present invention aims to provide a flow-pack packaging machine in which the unwinding unit can be arranged in an ergonomic position for the operation of changing the reels, without however hindering the cleaning or maintenance operations of the conveyor.
- this object is achieved by a flow-pack packaging machine having the characteristics forming the subject of claim 1.
- numeral 10 indicates a horizontal flow-pack packaging machine.
- the packaging machine 10 comprises a stationary support frame 12, which rests on the ground by means of feet 14.
- the machine 10 comprises a horizontal conveyor 16 carried by the frame 12.
- the horizontal conveyor 16 is configured to advance a flow of products in a longitudinal direction A.
- the machine 10 comprises an unwinding unit 18 which extends above a portion 16a of the horizontal conveyor 16.
- the unwinding unit 18 is configured to feed a continuous packaging film to a stationary forming device 20 located along the path of the flow of products that advance on the conveyor 16.
- the forming device 20 is configured to fold the packaging film into a tubular element that surrounds the products to be packaged while they advance in the direction A.
- the tubular element formed by the packaging material film advances in the longitudinal direction A together with the flow of products.
- the machine 10 comprises a longitudinal welding assembly 22 located downstream of the forming device 20.
- the longitudinal welding device 22 is configured to form a continuous longitudinal weld between the opposite longitudinal edges of the tubular element formed by the packaging film.
- the machine 10 also comprises a transverse welding assembly 24 configured to transversally weld the tubular element at opposite sides of the products, so as to seal the products within respective packages.
- the general operating scheme of the machine 10 is that of a traditional horizontal flow-pack packaging machine, well-known in the packaging sector.
- the constructional details and the operating modes of the various components of the machine 10 do not require a detailed description, being well-known to those skilled in the art.
- the unwinding unit 18 of the machine 10 is movable with respect to the support frame 12 in a vertical direction B between a lowered position and a raised position, and vice versa.
- the unwinding unit 18 is associated with actuator means (not illustrated) operable to control the vertical movement of the unwinding unit 18 between the lowered position and the raised position, and vice versa.
- the unwinding unit 18 comprises a vertical plate 26, which is movable in the vertical direction B along vertical guides carried by the support frame 12.
- the vertical plate 26 carries two idler unwinding shafts 28', 28" projecting cantileverly in a horizontal direction from the vertical plate 26.
- Two reels 30', 30" of packaging film are intended to be mounted on respective unwinding shafts 28', 28".
- the unwinding unit 18 comprises a first and a second tensioning unit 32', 32", each of which comprises two stationary rollers 34', 34" and a movable roller 36', 36", all carried by the vertical plate 26.
- the unwinding unit 18 comprises a junction unit 38 carried by the vertical plate 26.
- the unwinding unit 18 comprises a motorized roller 40 located below the junction unit 38 and cooperating with an idler roller 42.
- the unwinding unit 18 comprises a transverse alignment assembly 44 including a support 46 free to pivot in a horizontal plane and carrying a return roller 48.
- Another return roller 50 is arranged between the motorized drive roller 40 and the return roller 48 of the alignment device 44.
- the motorized drive roller 40, the alignment device 44 and the additional return roller 50 are all carried by the vertical plate 26.
- the packaging film F' that unwinds from the first reel 30' and the packaging film F" that unwinds from the second reel 30" pass through the respective tensioning units 32', 32" and arrive together at the junction unit 38.
- only one of the reels 30', 30" feeds the respective film F', F" while the other reel is stationary, on hold.
- Only the packaging film coming from the reel that is being unwound leaves the junction unit 38, for example, the film F' coming from the first reel 30'.
- the packaging films F', F" cooperate with respective sensing devices 52', 52", which detect the presence or absence of the respective films F', F" upstream of the junction unit 38.
- the junction unit 38 When one of the two sensing devices 52', 52" detects the absence of the respective film F', F", the junction unit 38 is activated to perform the junction between the films F' and F".
- the junction unit 38 carries out the junction between the tail of a first film F' with the head of a second film F".
- the film F' or F" at the outlet of the unwinding unit 18 passes onto an assembly of stationary guide rollers 54 carried by the support frame 12. Downstream of the guide roller assembly 54, the packaging film F' or F" passes through a roller assembly 56 and from there it is fed to the stationary forming device 20.
- the roller unit 56 allows setting of the approach angle of the film F', F" to the stationary former 20.
- a compensation roller 58 is arranged, which is movable in the vertical direction B, independently of the vertical plate 26.
- the compensation roller 58 imparts a U-shaped path to the packaging film F' or F" upstream of the first of the stationary guide rollers 54.
- the compensation roller 58 is movable between a lowered position corresponding to the lowered position of the unwinding unit 18 and a raised position corresponding to the raised position of the unwinding unit 18.
- the junction unit 38 When, during the course of unwinding, the reel 30' or 30" finishes, the junction unit 38 performs the junction of the packaging film tail coming from the finished reel, with the packaging film head coming from the remaining full reel. Changing from the finished reel to the remaining full reel can be carried out without interrupting operation of the machine 10. While the machine 10 operates with the packaging film coming from the new reel, an operator replaces the finished reel.
- the replacement operation envisages removal of the core of the finished reel from the shaft 28', 28", assembly of a new reel on the shaft, positioning of the initial part of the packaging film of the new reel through the rollers 34', 36' or 34", 36", positioning of the head end of the film within the junction unit 38, and application of a layer of double-sided tape on the head portion of the new packaging film, which serves for joining to the tail of the film being unwound.
- the vertical plate 26 of the unwinding unit 18 is positioned in the lowered position illustrated in Figure 2 . In this position, the unwinding shafts 28', 28", the rollers 34', 36', 34", 36" and the junction unit 38 are in an ergonomic position that favors the operator.
- the unwinding unit 18 can be left in the lowered position illustrated in Figure 2 or it can be moved to the raised position illustrated in Figure 3 .
- the machine 10 is able to operate without interruptions and without discontinuity even during the transition of the unwinding unit 18 from the lowered position to the raised position, and vice versa.
- the stroke of the unwinding unit 18 from the lowered position to the raised position and vice versa is indicated by h in Figure 3 .
- the unwinding unit 18 When the unwinding unit 18 is in the raised position, it is easier to access the portion of the horizontal conveyor 16a located below the unwinding unit 18 for cleaning or maintenance operations of the conveyor 16.
- the raised position of the unwinding unit 18 also improves the visibility of the conveyor portion 16a during operation of the machine.
- the compensation roller 58 moves in the vertical direction B together with the plate 26 of the unwinding unit 18, but with a stroke that is halved with respect to the stroke of the vertical plate 26.
- the stroke of the compensation roller 58 from the lowered position to the raised position, and vice versa is equal to h/2, where h is the stroke of the vertical plate 26 of the unwinding unit 18 from the lowered position to the raised position, and vice versa.
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