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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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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
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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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
  • B65H2404/00—Parts for transporting or guiding the handled material
  • B65H2404/60—Other elements in face contact with handled material
  • B65H2404/63—Oscillating, pivoting around an axis parallel to face of material, e.g. diverting means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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  • B65H2801/00—Application field
  • B65H2801/42—Die-cutting

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a sampling device which deflects a sampled sample plate member away from the normal processing circuit, while the plate elements continuously flow at the output of a sampling machine. treatment.
• the sampled sample serves, for example, for its control and / or disposal.
• the invention also relates to a method of deviation and sampling for such plate elements.
• Plate processing machines are used in the field of the manufacture of packaging, including packaging made from pre-cut sheets or strips, in particular paperboard, plastic or cardboard elements, be it flat or wavy. These may be machines that perform a processing of these plate elements, such as cutting, grooving, embossing and printing.
• this sampling is done by stopping the machine to manually take a plate element forming the sample.
• a systematic and continuous inspection of each individual plate element is carried out when it passes through a module dedicated to the control, for example the visual control. This involves taking, at the request or cyclically, at least one sample plate element away from the normal processing circuit.
• Such a deviation of the normal processing circuit is notably implemented downstream of a printing machine, in the case of an impression made on the upper face of the plate element, without contact with the upper face of the printing machine. plate element so as not to damage this upper face.
• Such deviation from the normal processing circuit may also be implemented at another location of the normal processing circuit, to set aside the non-conforming plate element (s).
• Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to carry out the deviation, either on demand or according to a programmed frequency.
• the change of destination of the deviation may occur for example after a single cut is deflected, and before a series of plate elements is deflected. This can also occur after a first set of plate elements is diverted for sampling, and before another set of plate elements is deflected.
• a sampling device for sampling plate elements in a sorting unit comprises:
• the means of transport defining a transport plane, and the transport means being able to move a plate element longitudinally from upstream to downstream,
• a deflection member rotatably mounted relative to the axis, and having at least one end, so that during the rotation of the deflection piece in a first angular sector, the horizontal projection of the end remains below of the plane, and during the rotation along a second angular sector complementary to the first angular sector the horizontal projection of the end protrudes above the plane, so as to deflect a plate element in a different direction of the plane and thus to sample the plate element.
• the plate element moving on the transport means is deflected by a rotational movement of a deflection piece.
• the plate element can follow the complete path of the transport means and then follow the path located in the extension, in particular for normal processing of the plate element, or be deviated from the path of the transport means, for its output and sampling.
• This solution has the advantage over the prior art of not having to stop or even slow down the processing machine of the plate elements to perform a sampling and / or control of one or more elements in plate.
• the processing rate of the plate elements does not change, and the number of successive plate elements deviated or not deviated can be distributed as desired.
• the present invention further relates to a sorting unit, comprising a sampling device as described and claimed, an exit conveyor, and an evacuation device for the sampled plate elements, the inlet of the evacuation device being disposed upstream and above the entrance of the exit conveyor.
• Such a sorting unit makes it possible to make a different selection of the plate elements at the output of the processing machine, depending on whether the plate element passes into the branch of the sampling device and the evacuation device or into the branch of the machine. output conveyor.
• the present invention also relates to a plate-like processing machine equipped with a sorting unit, as described and claimed.
• the present invention also relates to a method for sampling and deflecting the path of a plate element at the output of a processing machine.
• the method comprises the steps of:
• FIG. 1 shows a sorting unit comprising a sampling device for plate elements according to the invention
• the longitudinal direction is defined with respect to the transport direction of the plate elements.
• the transverse direction is defined as the direction orthogonal to the transverse direction and in the transport plane of the plate elements.
• the upstream and downstream respectively is defined as being a rear position, respectively before, with respect to the direction of transport of the plate element.
• the sorting unit 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 forms an assembly disposed at the outlet of a plate element processing machine 1.
• a sorting unit 1 00 is advantageously arranged downstream of a printing machine of the plate elements.
• the advance of the plate element 20 in the processing machine 1 and in the sorting unit 100 is effected from upstream to downstream, according to the direction and the direction of the arrow A, from the right to the left in the figures.
• the sorting unit 1 00 comprises from the upstream to the downstream, an inlet 101, a sampling device 1 1 0 according to the invention, an evacuation device 120, and an output conveyor 130.
• the normal processing circuit of the plate elements which do not serve as a sample and which are not discarded, passes through the input 1 01, the sampling device 1 1 0 in a inactive position and output conveyor 1 30.
• the sampling device 1 10 allows the transfer (Arrow B) of a plate member 20 from the input 1 01 of the sorting unit 100 to the normal processing circuit, namely to the conveyor of output 1 30.
• the sampling device 1 10 according to the invention allows the transfer (Arrow C) of a plate member 20 or several successive plate elements from the input 101 of the unit sorting device 100 towards the deflection of the plate element (s) towards the evacuation device 120.
• the evacuation device 120 is situated above the output conveyor 130.
• the sampling device 110 firstly comprises transport means, in the form of one or more supports 112, on which is mounted one or more conveyor belts 111 respectively.
• the sampling device 110 is composed of several supports 112 arranged in parallel side by side.
• four supports 112 respectively hold four conveyor belts 111 (FIG. 2).
• Each of the supports 112 comprises an upstream upper pulley 102 located at the inlet 101, an upper downstream pulley at the outlet 103, a driving pulley and return pulleys (not visible).
• the conveyor belts 111 are driven in the upstream-downstream direction.
• Each conveyor belt 111 has a substantially horizontal upper portion 111a located and maintained between the upper upstream pulley 102 and the upper downstream pulley 103.
• the upper portion 111a defines a transport plane P0.
• the conveyor belts 111 are movable (Arrow A) successively the plate members 20 longitudinally from upstream to downstream, the plate members 20 being laid flat on the conveyor belt 111.
• the sampling device 110 in the active position allows a plate member 20 advancing on the upper portion 111a of the conveyor belt 111 to mount on a discharge ramp 121 of the discharge device 120 (Fig.1).
• this evacuation ramp 121 also comprises a transfer belt, in the form of an endless belt ensuring the displacement of the plate element which arrives on this discharge ramp 121 from upstream to the downstream and thus its release of the upper portion 111a of the conveyor belt 111.
• the sampling device 110 comprises a shaft 118, situated at a level, passing through and passing through the transport means 111 and 112, substantially towards the front of the transport means 111 and 112, under the upper portion 111 a of the belt transport 111, and extending transversely to the horizontal.
• the shaft 118 defines an axis of rotation R1.
• the sampling device 110 comprises a deflection piece 113 rotatably mounted relative to the axis R1 on the shaft 118.
• the deflection piece 113 has at least one end 114 of unfolding opposite the axis R1.
• the end 114 is placed at a free end of an arm 115a.
• the other end of the arm 115a is secured to the body of the deflection piece 113.
• the end 114 is for example equipped with a idler roller.
• the horizontal projection of the end 114 remains below the plane PO and under the upper portion 111a of the conveyor belt 111.
• the horizontal projection of the end 114 protrudes above the plane PO and thus protrudes above the upper portion 111a of the belt. 111.
• a plate member 20 is thereby deflected in a direction and a plane P1 different from the plane PO, thereby allowing the plate member 20 to be sampled.
• the plane P1 is located above the plane P0. the deviation is from bottom to top by the rotation of the deflection piece 113 so as not to damage the plate elements 20 printed on their upper face.
• the support 112 is fixed, but it can be envisaged that the support 112 is mobile, and in particular articulated between several positions, in order to change in particular inclination, for example depending on the position of the workpiece. deviation 113.
• a step I the end 114 is down in the inactive position of the sampling device 110.
• the deflection piece 113 rotates in the anti direction. -clock (T1 arrow).
• the end 114 reaches the height of the upper portion 111a of the conveyor belt 111 (see FIG. 3).
• the deflection piece 113 rotates, here always in the counterclockwise direction (Arrow T2).
• the end 114 comes into contact with the underside of a front zone of a plate member 20 (see FIG. 4), at the moment when the horizontal projection of the end 114 protrudes above the conveyor belt. 111, and thus the upper portion 111a of the conveyor belt 111.
• the deflection piece 113 ends to turn (Arrow T3), and the end 114 accompanies the forward movement of the plate member 20 in the upstream-downstream A with support.
• the plate member 20 thus inclines upwards in the plane P1 from its front zone and engages on the discharge ramp 121 of the discharge device 120 (FIG. 5).
• a step I II the deflection piece 1 1 3 stops its rotation (see FIG 6), while the plate member 20 advances on the discharge ramp 121, the end 1 14 supports and accompanies the movement advancing the plate element 20 also thanks to the idler roller. This corresponds to the active position of the sampling device 1 1 0.
• a step IV the rear zone of the plate member 20 passes over the end 1 14, the deflection piece 1 1 3 resumes its rotation (arrow T4 in Fig. 7), and descends while the element plate 20 advance on the discharge ramp 121, the horizontal projection of the end 1 14 arriving lower than the conveyor belt 1 1 1 before another cut 20 'arrives at the vertical end 1 14 (see Fig. 8).
• the deflection piece 1 1 3 has at least one second end 1 1 6.
• the second end 1 16 is placed at a free end of a second arm 1 1 5b.
• the other end of the arm 1 15b is secured to the body of the deflection member 1 1 3.
• the second end 1 16 is for example equipped with a idler roller.
• the second end 1 1 6 may be located behind the end 1 14 relative to the direction of rotation of the deflection piece 1 13.
• the distance between the axis R1 and the second end 1 1 6 is smaller than the distance between the axis R1 and the end 1 14.
• the arm 1 1 5a is longer than the second arm 1 15b.
• a step ⁇ the end 1 14 and the second end 1 1 6 are down in the inactive position of the sampling device 1 10, the deflection piece 1 1 3 with the arm 1 15a and the second arm 1 15b turn together (T1), and the end 1 14 reaches the height of the upper portion 1 1 1 a of the conveyor belt 1 1 1 (see Fig. 3).
• a step I ' the deflection piece 1 13 the arm 1 1 5a and the second arm 1 15b always rotate in the counter-clockwise direction (T2 in Fig. 4).
• the end 14 comes into contact with the underside of a front area of a plate member 20 (see Fig. 5) as the horizontal projection of the end 1 14 protrudes above the belt. transport 1 1 1, and so the upper portion 1 1 1 a of the belt of transport 1 1 1.
• the deflection piece 1 13, the arm 1 1 5a and the second arm 1 1 5b still rotate (T3), and the end 1 14 accompanies the advancing movement of the plate member 20 in the upstream direction. downstream (A) with support.
• the plate member 20 tilts upward from its forward end and engages the plane P1 on the discharge ramp 121 of the discharge device 1 20 (see Fig. 6).
• a step II I ' the deflection piece 1 13, the arm 1 15a and the second arm 1 15b stop their rotation while the plate member 20 advances on the discharge ramp 1 21.
• the end 1 14 supports and accompanies the forward movement of the plate member 20 by rotation of the idler roll, until the plate member 20 tilts and also comes into contact with the second end 1 16.
• the second end 1 1 6 then also accompanies the forward movement of the plate member 20 by rotation of the idler roller. This corresponds to the active position of the sampling device 1 1 0.
• a step IV the rear portion of the plate member 20 passes over the end 14, the deflection piece 13 resumes its rotation (T4 in Fig. 7), and descends while the plate member 20 advance on the discharge ramp 1 21, the horizontal projection of the end 1 14 and the horizontal projection of the second end 1 16 arriving lower than the conveyor belt 1 1 1 before another cutout 20 'n' arrives vertically from the second end 1 16 (see Fig. 8).
• the plate member 20 is first raised by the end 1 14 on which it tilts before coming into abutment on the second end 1 16. Thanks to the presence of this second end 1 1 6, the plate member 20 is supported along two transverse lines. Each transverse line is formed by the contact points on the ends 1 14, respectively the second end 1 16, where appropriate on the respective idlers.
• the angle between the arm 1 1 5a and the second arm 1 1 5b is less than 60 °, and is of the order of 45 °.
• one or more pressure rollers 1 17 are disposed above the discharge ramp 121, to help guide the plate members 20 on the discharge ramp 121. In order not to press the plate elements 20 on a printed area, these pressure rollers January 1 are placed in line with a lateral edge of the plate elements 20. In another embodiment not shown, no roller presser is not used.
• the evacuation device 120 is a device for discarding one or more plate elements 20 up to a sampling table 122.
• a sample plate element 20 thus passes over an upstream portion of the upper portion 11a of the conveyor belt 11 (plane P0) on the end 14 (and possibly on the second end 1 16), on the evacuation ramp 1 21 (C and P1), and finally on the sampling table 122.
• this plate member 20 arrives on the sampling table 1 22, it is then no longer driven and remains in a stationary position.
• the plate member 20 may be picked up by an operator.
• the plate element 20 can be taken by an automated system and placed on a control station equipped with optical means to control the quality of the printing performed.
• the optical control can be directly performed on the sampling table 1 22.
• the sampling device 1 1 0 is in the inactive position.
• the plate member 20 advances by the looping motion of the conveyor belt January 1, from the rearward end inlet 101 to the front end of the upper portion January 1 1a of the transport belt 1 1 1.
• the plate member 20 arrives (B) on the output conveyor 1 30.
• the motor which causes the rotation of the shaft 1 1 8 and the deviating part 1 1 3 according to a cycle according to steps A to D above is controlled manually or automatically.
• the invention also relates to a method for sampling and deflecting the path of a plate element 20 at the output of a processing machine 1 in a sorting unit 100.
• the method comprises the following steps:

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