EP3594134B1 - Tube holder for a tube filling machine - Google Patents

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EP3594134B1
EP3594134B1 EP19000313.7A EP19000313A EP3594134B1 EP 3594134 B1 EP3594134 B1 EP 3594134B1 EP 19000313 A EP19000313 A EP 19000313A EP 3594134 B1 EP3594134 B1 EP 3594134B1
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Markus Speck
Andreas Siegele
Rudolf Hörter
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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  • the invention relates to a tube holder for a tube filling machine according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a tube filling machine of the usual construction has an endlessly revolving conveyor device which carries a plurality of receptacles into each of which a tube holder is inserted.
  • a tube with its head or cap section can be inserted into each tube holder from above, the tube passing through the individual work stations of the tube filling machine together with the tube holder.
  • the tube with its tube holder is lifted out of the tube holder and inserted into the respective work station, being lowered back into the tube holder after the end of the work step.
  • the filled and closed tube is removed from the tube holder and transported away in a removal station.
  • a tube holder of the type mentioned in which at least one clamping element is arranged in the area of the inner wall of the tube holder, which is displaceable essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the tube holder and by means of which, under the action of at least one spring element, a clamping force acting radially from the outside on the inserted tube can be applied.
  • the clamping element is pivotably mounted.
  • a tube holder of the type mentioned in which the clamping device is formed by one or more elastically deformable clamping elements which are deformed by the insertion of the tube and thereby exert an external clamping force on the tube as a reaction.
  • top and bottom refer to the usual alignment of a tube holder with an upwardly opening tube holder in which the tube with its head or cap section can be inserted from above so that the tube is to be welded to it The end protrudes from the tube holder at the top.
  • its longitudinal center axis extends vertically and the clamping forces clamping the tube in the tube holder are applied essentially perpendicular to the center longitudinal axis and thus essentially horizontally.
  • the JP H03 98828 A shows a tube holder in which the clamping device is formed by a membrane wall surrounding the tube at a distance. On the side of the membrane wall facing away from the tube, a gas can be filled under pressure in order to deform the membrane wall in the direction of the tube.
  • the particular disadvantage here is that the membrane wall has to be sealed off from the housing of the tube holder in a complex manner, so that the clamping device is prone to failure.
  • the invention is based on the object of creating a tube holder of the type mentioned, with which a secure holding and good centering of tubes of different formats is ensured in a simple manner.
  • the clamping device has at least one inflatable clamping element with an inner chamber, into which a fluid can be filled under pressure through a supply line, so that the clamping element can be adjusted between a clamping position, in which a clamping force is applied to the tube, and a release position is.
  • the release position there is preferably no clamping force on the tube or only such a low clamping force that the tube despite the low Clamping force can be used in a simple manner in the tube holder and removed from it.
  • a gas and in particular air is preferably used as the fluid.
  • the invention is based on the basic idea of triggering the adjustment of the tensioning element between the tensioning position and the release position by means of an externally supplied, pressurized fluid and in particular gas.
  • the tube holder with the inserted tube can be conveyed through the work stations.
  • the excess pressure in the inner chamber is released, whereupon the clamping element returns to its release position and releases the tube.
  • the restoring of the tensioning element into the release position can preferably take place through internal restoring forces due to elastic deformation.
  • a soft, elastic plastic and in particular a thermoplastic elastomer is preferably used as the material for the tensioning element.
  • the clamping element should preferably have a high elastic deformability, whereby it can be achieved that it adapt well to the tube shape and hold the tube with a high degree of security, even with non-round tubes or with tubes that have a relatively large deviation from their desired shape can.
  • the tube holder usually has a vertically aligned, channel-shaped tube holder.
  • the clamping element In the inner wall of the tube receptacle, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one recess extending radially outward from the tube receptacle is formed in which the clamping element is arranged, the clamping element being moved into a recess by the action of the pressurized fluid Tube holder protruding position and in particular is deformable in the clamping position. In the release position, the clamping element is preferably completely withdrawn into the recess, so that it does not exert any clamping force on the tube inserted in the tube receptacle. If the tensioning element is deformed by means of the pressurized fluid, the tensioning element is adjusted radially inward into the tube receptacle and thus tensioned against the tube located there.
  • the recess is designed as a circumferential annular groove.
  • a plurality of clamping elements can be arranged in the annular groove, preferably evenly distributed over the circumference; it is preferably provided that the clamping element is annular and thus its inner chamber is an annular chamber.
  • annular chambers can be provided in the clamping element, which are either subjected to the same internal pressure from a single pressure source, but alternatively it is also possible to supply individual annular chambers with a fluid at different pressures in order to be able to safely accommodate even highly asymmetrical tubes.
  • the tensioning element preferably completely fills the recess and can be fixed in it in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner, for example by means of friction or by means of adhesive bonding.
  • a filling valve and in particular a proportional valve can be arranged.
  • the housing of the tube holder can be placed on a base part in a detachable manner.
  • a coupling device can be provided in the supply line, via which that section of the supply line which is arranged in or on the housing can be connected in a pressure-tight manner to a section of the supply line which is arranged in or on the base part .
  • the housing can be placed on the base part and, for example, be held magnetically on it. As soon as the housing is correctly placed on the base part, the coupling device is closed and it is possible to introduce the pressurized fluid in this position into the inner chamber of the clamping element or to drain it therefrom.
  • a check valve is arranged in the coupling device, which is automatically opened when the housing is placed on the base part, for example by a valve element of the check valve running against a stop and being displaced, whereby the Check valve is opened.
  • the coupling device is preferably located in the supply line between the filling valve and the inner chamber of the tensioning element, so that the filling valve is not arranged on the housing, but either on the base part or apart from it.
  • the tube holder 10 shown has a cup-shaped housing 11 with an outer, likewise cup-shaped housing base part 11a, into which a housing insert part 11b is inserted.
  • a cylindrical, vertical through hole is formed, which forms a tube receptacle 12 and has an inner wall 12a.
  • a circumferential, annular groove-like recess 21 is formed in its inner wall 12a, into which a clamping element 14 made of a soft, elastic, easily deformable material is inserted so that the clamping element 14 completely fills the recess 21 and forms a section of the peripheral boundary of the tube receptacle 12.
  • the tensioning element 14 is annular and has an inner chamber 15 in the form of an annular chamber.
  • the clamping element 14 is part of a clamping device 13 with which the tube T can be clamped in the tube receptacle 12.
  • the clamping device 13 further comprises a feed line 16 which is located in the inner chamber 15 of the clamping element 14 flows out.
  • a 1st coupling part 19 of the supply line 16 is formed in the bottom of the housing 11, which can interact with a 2nd coupling part 20 of the supply line 16, which is formed in a base part 17.
  • the housing 11 can be placed on the base part 17 and is held thereon by clamping, latching or preferably magnetically. When the housing 11 is placed on the base part 17, there is a fluid-tight connection between the 1st coupling part 19 of the housing 11 and the 2nd coupling part 20 of the base part 17.
  • compressed air can be introduced through the supply line 16 into the inner chamber 15 of the clamping element 14. Since the clamping element 14 is seated with a tight fit in the recess 21 of the housing 11, pressurization of the inner chamber 15 results in the wall of the clamping element 14 facing the tube T being deformed radially inward, ie in the direction of the tube, and against the tube tense as it is in Figure 2 is shown.
  • a corresponding projection or pin can be integrated into the 2nd coupling part 20 of the base part 17, which when the housing 11 is placed on the base part 17 opens the check valve integrated in the 1st coupling part 19 so that the pressure escapes from the inner chamber 15 of the clamping element 14 and the clamping element 14 returns to its release position, as shown in FIG Figure 1 is shown.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Tubenhalter für eine Tubenfüllmaschine gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a tube holder for a tube filling machine according to the preamble of claim 1.

Eine Tubenfüllmaschine üblichen Aufbaus weist eine endlos umlaufende Fördervorrichtung auf, die eine Vielzahl von Aufnahmen trägt, in die jeweils ein Tubenhalter eingesetzt ist. In jeden Tubenhalter kann von oben eine Tube mit ihrem Kopf- oder Kappenabschnitt eingesetzt werden, wobei die Tube zusammen mit dem Tubenhalter die einzelnen Arbeitsstationen der Tubenfüllmaschine durchläuft. In bestimmten Arbeitsstationen, beispielsweise der Füllstation und der Verschließstation, kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Tube mit ihrem Tubenhalter aus der Tubenaufnahme angehoben und in die jeweilige Arbeitsstation eingeführt wird, wobei sie nach Beendigung des Arbeitsschrittes wieder in die Tubenaufnahme abgesenkt wird. In einer Entnahmestation wird die gefüllte und geschlossene Tube aus dem Tubenhalter entnommen und abtransportiert.A tube filling machine of the usual construction has an endlessly revolving conveyor device which carries a plurality of receptacles into each of which a tube holder is inserted. A tube with its head or cap section can be inserted into each tube holder from above, the tube passing through the individual work stations of the tube filling machine together with the tube holder. In certain work stations, for example the filling station and the closing station, it can be provided that the tube with its tube holder is lifted out of the tube holder and inserted into the respective work station, being lowered back into the tube holder after the end of the work step. The filled and closed tube is removed from the tube holder and transported away in a removal station.

Aus der DE 10 2006 055 854 A1 ist ein Tubenhalter der genannten Art bekannt, bei dem im Bereich der Innenwandung der Tubenaufnahme zumindest ein Spannelement angeordnet ist, das im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Längsmittelachse der Tubenaufnahme verlagerbar ist und mittels dessen unter Wirkung zumindest eines Federelementes eine radial von außen auf die eingesetzte Tube wirkende Spannkraft aufgebracht werden kann. Das Spannelement ist dabei schwenkbar gelagert.From the DE 10 2006 055 854 A1 a tube holder of the type mentioned is known in which at least one clamping element is arranged in the area of the inner wall of the tube holder, which is displaceable essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the tube holder and by means of which, under the action of at least one spring element, a clamping force acting radially from the outside on the inserted tube can be applied. The clamping element is pivotably mounted.

Aus der EP 2 886 471 A1 , der KR 200447797 Y1 und der US 5,687,874 A ist jeweils ein Tubenhalter der genannten Art bekannt, bei dem die Spannvorrichtung von einem oder mehreren elastisch verformbaren Spannelementen gebildet ist, die durch das Einführen der Tube verformt werden und dadurch als Reaktion eine äußere Spannkraft auf die Tube ausüben.From the EP 2 886 471 A1 , of the KR 200447797 Y1 and the U.S. 5,687,874 A a tube holder of the type mentioned is known in which the clamping device is formed by one or more elastically deformable clamping elements which are deformed by the insertion of the tube and thereby exert an external clamping force on the tube as a reaction.

Die hier verwendeten Bezeichnungen "oben" und "unten" beziehen sich auf die übliche Ausrichtung eines Tubenhalters mit einer nach oben öffnenden Tubenaufnahme, in der die Tube mit ihrem Kopf- oder Kappenabschnitt von oben eingesetzt werden kann, so dass die Tube mit ihrem zu verschweißenden Ende oberseitig aus dem Tubenhalter heraussteht. Bei einer derartigen Ausrichtung des Tubenhalters erstreckt sich dessen Längsmittelachse vertikal und die die Tube in dem Tubenhalter klemmenden Spannkräfte werden im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Mittellängsachse und somit im wesentlichen horizontal aufgebracht.The terms "top" and "bottom" used here refer to the usual alignment of a tube holder with an upwardly opening tube holder in which the tube with its head or cap section can be inserted from above so that the tube is to be welded to it The end protrudes from the tube holder at the top. With such an alignment of the tube holder, its longitudinal center axis extends vertically and the clamping forces clamping the tube in the tube holder are applied essentially perpendicular to the center longitudinal axis and thus essentially horizontally.

Um die Tubenfüllmaschine mit einer hohen Taktzahl betreiben zu können, ist es notwendig, dass die Tuben in dem Tubenhalter exakt positioniert sind. Dabei tritt das Problem auf, dass mit der Tubenfüllmaschine viele Tuben unterschiedlicher Form, insbesondere unterschiedlicher Kappenform und unterschiedlicher Tubenkörperform verarbeitet werden müssen. Darüber hinaus hat sich herausgestellt, dass die Tuben relativ großen Maßtoleranzen unterliegen, wodurch es sehr schwierig ist, eine exakte Positionierung und insbesondere Zentrierung der Tube in dem Tubenhalter zu erreichen.In order to be able to operate the tube filling machine with a high cycle rate, it is necessary that the tubes are precisely positioned in the tube holder. The problem arises that with the tube filling machine many tubes are different Shape, in particular different cap shape and different tube body shape must be processed. In addition, it has been found that the tubes are subject to relatively large dimensional tolerances, which makes it very difficult to achieve exact positioning and, in particular, centering of the tube in the tube holder.

Die JP H03 98828 A zeigt einen Tubenhalter, bei dem die Spannvorrichtung von einer die Tube in Abstand umgebenden Membran-Wandung gebildet ist. Auf der der Tube abgewandten Seite der Membran-Wandung kann ein Gas unter Druck eingefüllt werden, um die Membran-Wandung in Richtung der Tube zu verformen. Nachteilig dabei ist insbesondere, dass die Membran-Wandung in aufwändiger Weise gegenüber dem Gehäuse des Tubenhalters abgedichtet werden muss, wodurch die Spannvorrichtung fehleranfällig ist.The JP H03 98828 A shows a tube holder in which the clamping device is formed by a membrane wall surrounding the tube at a distance. On the side of the membrane wall facing away from the tube, a gas can be filled under pressure in order to deform the membrane wall in the direction of the tube. The particular disadvantage here is that the membrane wall has to be sealed off from the housing of the tube holder in a complex manner, so that the clamping device is prone to failure.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Tubenhalter der genannten Art zu schaffen, mit der eine sichere Halterung und eine gute Zentrierung von Tuben unterschiedlichen Formats in einfacher Weise gewährleistet ist.The invention is based on the object of creating a tube holder of the type mentioned, with which a secure holding and good centering of tubes of different formats is ensured in a simple manner.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch ein Tubenhalter mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass die Spannvorrichtung zumindest ein aufblähbares Spannelement mit einer Innenkammer aufweist, in die durch eine Zuführleitung ein Fluid unter Druck einfüllbar ist, so dass das Spannelement zwischen einer Spannstellung, in der auf die Tube eine Spannkraft aufgebracht ist, und einer Freigabestellung verstellbar ist. Vorzugsweise wirkt in der Freigabestellung auf die Tube keine Spannkraft oder nur eine so geringe Spannkraft ein, dass die Tube trotz der geringen Spannkraft in einfacher Weise in die Tubenaufnahme eingesetzt und aus dieser entnommen werden kann.According to the invention, this object is achieved by a tube holder having the features of claim 1. It is provided that the clamping device has at least one inflatable clamping element with an inner chamber, into which a fluid can be filled under pressure through a supply line, so that the clamping element can be adjusted between a clamping position, in which a clamping force is applied to the tube, and a release position is. In the release position, there is preferably no clamping force on the tube or only such a low clamping force that the tube despite the low Clamping force can be used in a simple manner in the tube holder and removed from it.

Als Fluid findet vorzugsweise ein Gas und insbesondere Luft Verwendung.A gas and in particular air is preferably used as the fluid.

Die Erfindung geht von der Grundüberlegung aus, die Verstellung des Spannelementes zwischen der Spannstellung und der Freigabestellung durch ein von außen zugeführtes, unter Druck stehendes Fluid und insbesondere Gas auszulösen. Wenn der Tubenhalter leer ist, d.h. keine Tube in der Tubenaufnahme sitzt, befindet sich das Spannelement in seiner Freigabestellung. Daraufhin kann eine Tube in die Tubenaufnahme eingesetzt werden und in die Innenkammer des Spannelementes wird das unter Druck stehende Fluid eingefüllt, wodurch sich das Spannelement elastisch in seine Spannstellung verformt. In dieser Spannstellung liegt das Spannelement auf der Außenseite der Tube an und übt auf diese eine Spannkraft aus, so dass die Tube sicher in der Tubenaufnahme gehalten ist. In dieser Spannstellung des Spannelementes kann der Tubenhalter mit der eingesetzten Tube durch die Arbeitsstationen gefördert werden. Wenn die Tube aus dem Tubenhalter entnommen oder aus diesem herausgehoben werden muss, wird der Überdruck in der Innenkammer abgelassen, woraufhin das Spannelement in seine Freigabestellung zurücckehrt und die Tube freigibt. Die Rückstellung des Spannelementes in die Freigabestellung kann vorzugsweise durch innere Rückstellkräfte infolge elastischer Verformung erfolgen.The invention is based on the basic idea of triggering the adjustment of the tensioning element between the tensioning position and the release position by means of an externally supplied, pressurized fluid and in particular gas. When the tube holder is empty, ie no tube is seated in the tube holder, the clamping element is in its release position. A tube can then be inserted into the tube holder are used and the pressurized fluid is poured into the inner chamber of the clamping element, whereby the clamping element is elastically deformed into its clamping position. In this clamping position, the clamping element rests on the outside of the tube and exerts a clamping force on it so that the tube is securely held in the tube holder. In this clamping position of the clamping element, the tube holder with the inserted tube can be conveyed through the work stations. When the tube has to be removed from the tube holder or lifted out of it, the excess pressure in the inner chamber is released, whereupon the clamping element returns to its release position and releases the tube. The restoring of the tensioning element into the release position can preferably take place through internal restoring forces due to elastic deformation.

Als Material für das Spannelement findet vorzugsweise ein weich-elastischer Kunststoff und insbesondere ein thermoplastisches Elastomer Verwendung. Das Spannelement sollte vorzugsweise eine hohe elastische Verformbarkeit aufweisen, wodurch erreicht werden kann, dass es sich auch bei unrunden Tuben oder bei Tuben, die eine relativ große Abweichung von ihrer Soll-Form aufweisen, gut an die Tubenform anpassen und die Tube mit hoher Sicherheit halten kann.A soft, elastic plastic and in particular a thermoplastic elastomer is preferably used as the material for the tensioning element. The clamping element should preferably have a high elastic deformability, whereby it can be achieved that it adapt well to the tube shape and hold the tube with a high degree of security, even with non-round tubes or with tubes that have a relatively large deviation from their desired shape can.

Der Tubenhalter weist üblicherweise eine vertikal ausgerichtete, kanalförmige Tubenaufnahme auf. In der Innenwandung der Tubenaufnahme ist in bevorzugter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung zumindest eine sich von der Tubenaufnahme radial nach außen erstreckende Ausnehmung ausgebildet, in der das Spannelement angeordnet ist, wobei das Spannelement durch Einwirkung des unter Druck stehenden Fluides in eine in die Tubenaufnahme hineinragende Stellung und insbesondere in die Spannstellung verformbar ist. In der Freigabestellung ist das Spannelement in die Ausnehmung vorzugsweise vollständig zurückgezogen, so dass es auf die in der Tubenaufnahme eingesetzte Tube keine Spannkraft ausübt. Wenn mittels des unter Druck stehenden Fluides eine Verformung des Spannelementes erfolgt, wird das Spannelement radial nach innen in die Tubenaufnahme hinein verstellt und spannt sich somit gegen die dort befindliche Tube.The tube holder usually has a vertically aligned, channel-shaped tube holder. In the inner wall of the tube receptacle, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, at least one recess extending radially outward from the tube receptacle is formed in which the clamping element is arranged, the clamping element being moved into a recess by the action of the pressurized fluid Tube holder protruding position and in particular is deformable in the clamping position. In the release position, the clamping element is preferably completely withdrawn into the recess, so that it does not exert any clamping force on the tube inserted in the tube receptacle. If the tensioning element is deformed by means of the pressurized fluid, the tensioning element is adjusted radially inward into the tube receptacle and thus tensioned against the tube located there.

In einer möglichen Ausgestaltung der Erfindung kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Ausnehmung als umlaufende Ringnut ausgebildet ist. In der Ringnut können mehrere Spannelemente über den Umfang vorzugsweise gleich verteilt angeordnet sein, vorzugsweise ist vorgesehen, dass das Spannelement ringförmig ausgebildet ist und somit dessen Innenkammer eine Ringkammer ist.In a possible embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the recess is designed as a circumferential annular groove. A plurality of clamping elements can be arranged in the annular groove, preferably evenly distributed over the circumference; it is preferably provided that the clamping element is annular and thus its inner chamber is an annular chamber.

Alternativ können in dem Spannelement mehrere Ringkammern vorgesehen sein, die entweder von einer einzigen Druckquelle mit den gleichen Innendruck beaufschlagt werden, alternativ ist es jedoch auch möglich, einzelnen Ringkammern ein Fluid mit unterschiedlichem Druck zuzuführen, um auch stark asymmetrische Tuben sicher aufnehmen zu können.Alternatively, several annular chambers can be provided in the clamping element, which are either subjected to the same internal pressure from a single pressure source, but alternatively it is also possible to supply individual annular chambers with a fluid at different pressures in order to be able to safely accommodate even highly asymmetrical tubes.

Das Spannelement füllt die Ausnehmung vorzugsweise vollständig aus und kann in dieser formschlüssig und/oder kraftschlüssig, beispielsweise über Reibung oder mittels einer Klebung fixiert sein.The tensioning element preferably completely fills the recess and can be fixed in it in a form-fitting and / or force-fitting manner, for example by means of friction or by means of adhesive bonding.

In der Zuführleitung, durch die das unter Druck stehende Fluid der Innenkammer des Spannelementes zugeführt wird, kann ein Füllventil und insbesondere ein Proportionalventil angeordnet sein.In the supply line through which the pressurized fluid is supplied to the inner chamber of the clamping element, a filling valve and in particular a proportional valve can be arranged.

In bevorzugter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass das Gehäuse des Tubenhalters auf ein Basisteil in lösbarer Weise aufsetzbar ist. Zwischen dem Gehäuse und dem Basisteil kann in der Zuführleitung eine Kopplungsvorrichtung vorgesehen sein, über die derjenige Abschnitt der Zuführleitung, der im oder am Gehäuse angeordnet ist, mit einem Abschnitt der Zuführleitung, der in oder an dem Basisteil angeordnet ist, in druckdichter Weise verbindbar ist.In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the housing of the tube holder can be placed on a base part in a detachable manner. Between the housing and the base part, a coupling device can be provided in the supply line, via which that section of the supply line which is arranged in or on the housing can be connected in a pressure-tight manner to a section of the supply line which is arranged in or on the base part .

Das Gehäuse kann auf das Basisteil aufgesetzt werden und auf diesem beispielsweise magnetisch gehalten sein. Sobald das Gehäuse auf das Basisteil in korrekter Weise aufgesetzt ist, ist die Kupplungsvorrichtung geschlossen und es ist möglich, das unter Druck stehende Fluid in dieser Position in die Innenkammer des Spannelementes einzubringen oder aus dieser abzulassen.The housing can be placed on the base part and, for example, be held magnetically on it. As soon as the housing is correctly placed on the base part, the coupling device is closed and it is possible to introduce the pressurized fluid in this position into the inner chamber of the clamping element or to drain it therefrom.

Zum Ablassen des Druckfluids aus der Innenkammer des Spannelementes kann vorgesehen sein, dass in der Kopplungsvorrichtung ein Rückschlagventil angeordnet ist, das durch Aufsetzen des Gehäuses auf das Basisteil selbsttätig geöffnet wird, beispielsweise indem ein Ventilelement des Rückschlagventils gegen einen Anschlag läuft und verschoben wird, wodurch das Rückschlagventil geöffnet wird.To release the pressure fluid from the inner chamber of the tensioning element, it can be provided that a check valve is arranged in the coupling device, which is automatically opened when the housing is placed on the base part, for example by a valve element of the check valve running against a stop and being displaced, whereby the Check valve is opened.

Vorzugsweise befindet sich die Kopplungsvorrichtung in der Zuführleitung zwischen dem Füllventil und der Innenkammer des Spannelements, so dass das Füllventil nicht an dem Gehäuse, sondern entweder an dem Basisteil oder abseits von diesem angeordnet ist.The coupling device is preferably located in the supply line between the filling valve and the inner chamber of the tensioning element, so that the filling valve is not arranged on the housing, but either on the base part or apart from it.

Weitere Einzelheiten und Merkmale der Erfindung sind aus der folgenden Beschreibung eines Ausführungsbeispiels unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung ersichtlich. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Schnittdarstellung eines Tubenhalters in der Freigabestellung und
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den Tubenhalter gemäß Figur 1 in der Spannstellung.
Further details and features of the invention are apparent from the following description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawing. Show it:
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a sectional view of a tube holder in the release position and
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the tube holder according to Figure 1 in the clamping position.

Ein in Figur 1 dargestellter Tubenhalter 10 besitzt ein becherförmiges Gehäuse 11 mit einem äußeren, ebenfalls becherförmigen Gehäuse-Grundteil 11a, in das ein Gehäuse-Einsatzteil 11b eingesetzt ist. In dem Gehäuse-Einsatzteil 11b ist eine zylinderförmige, vertikale Durchgangsbohrung ausgebildet, die eine Tubenaufnahme 12 bildet und eine Innenwandung 12a besitzt. Im unteren Bereich der axialen Länge der Tubenaufnahme 12 ist in deren Innenwandung 12a eine umlaufende, ringnutartige Ausnehmung 21 ausgebildet, in die ein Spannelement 14 aus einem weich-elastischen, leicht verformbaren Material so eingesetzt ist, dass das Spannelement 14 die Ausnehmung 21 vollständig ausfüllt und einen Abschnitt der umfangsseitigen Begrenzung der Tubenaufnahme 12 bildet.An in Figure 1 The tube holder 10 shown has a cup-shaped housing 11 with an outer, likewise cup-shaped housing base part 11a, into which a housing insert part 11b is inserted. In the housing insert part 11b, a cylindrical, vertical through hole is formed, which forms a tube receptacle 12 and has an inner wall 12a. In the lower area of the axial length of the tube holder 12, a circumferential, annular groove-like recess 21 is formed in its inner wall 12a, into which a clamping element 14 made of a soft, elastic, easily deformable material is inserted so that the clamping element 14 completely fills the recess 21 and forms a section of the peripheral boundary of the tube receptacle 12.

Das Spannelement 14 ist ringförmig ausgebildet und besitzt eine Innenkammer 15 in Form einer Ringkammer. Das Spannelement 14 ist Teil einer Spannvorrichtung 13, mit der die Tube T in der Tubenaufnahme 12 festgespannt werden kann.The tensioning element 14 is annular and has an inner chamber 15 in the form of an annular chamber. The clamping element 14 is part of a clamping device 13 with which the tube T can be clamped in the tube receptacle 12.

Die Spannvorrichtung 13 umfasst desweiteren eine Zuführleitung 16, die in der Innenkammer 15 des Spannelements 14 mündet. Im Boden des Gehäuses 11 ist ein 1. Kopplungsteil 19 der Zuführleitung 16 ausgebildet, das mit einem 2. Kopplungsteil 20 der Zuführleitung 16, das in einem Basisteil 17 ausgebildet ist, in Interaktion treten kann. Das Gehäuse 11 kann auf das Basisteil 17 aufgesetzt werden und wird auf diesem durch Klemmung, Rastung oder vorzugsweise magnetisch gehalten. Wenn das Gehäuse 11 auf das Basisteil 17 aufgesetzt ist, ist zwischen dem 1. Kopplungsteil 19 des Gehäuses 11 und dem 2. Kopplungsteil 20 des Basisteils 17 eine fluiddichte Verbindung gegeben.The clamping device 13 further comprises a feed line 16 which is located in the inner chamber 15 of the clamping element 14 flows out. A 1st coupling part 19 of the supply line 16 is formed in the bottom of the housing 11, which can interact with a 2nd coupling part 20 of the supply line 16, which is formed in a base part 17. The housing 11 can be placed on the base part 17 and is held thereon by clamping, latching or preferably magnetically. When the housing 11 is placed on the base part 17, there is a fluid-tight connection between the 1st coupling part 19 of the housing 11 and the 2nd coupling part 20 of the base part 17.

In der Zuführleitung 16 ist ein nur schematisch angedeutetes Füllventil 22 vorgesehen, wobei die Kopplungsvorrichtung 18 zwischen dem Füllventil 22 und der Innenkammer 15 des Spannelementes 14 angeordnet ist. Wie durch den Pfeil L angedeutet ist, kann Druckluft durch die Zuführleitung 16 in die Innenkammer 15 des Spannelementes 14 eingebracht werden. Da das Spannelement 14 unter enger Passung in der Ausnehmung 21 des Gehäuses 11 sitzt, führt eine Druckbeaufschlagung der Innenkammer 15 dazu, dass die der Tube T zugewandte Wandung des Spannelementes 14 radial nach innen, d.h. in Richtung der Tube verformt wird und sich gegen die Tube spannt, wie es in Figur 2 dargestellt ist.A filling valve 22, which is only indicated schematically, is provided in the supply line 16, the coupling device 18 being arranged between the filling valve 22 and the inner chamber 15 of the clamping element 14. As indicated by the arrow L, compressed air can be introduced through the supply line 16 into the inner chamber 15 of the clamping element 14. Since the clamping element 14 is seated with a tight fit in the recess 21 of the housing 11, pressurization of the inner chamber 15 results in the wall of the clamping element 14 facing the tube T being deformed radially inward, ie in the direction of the tube, and against the tube tense as it is in Figure 2 is shown.

Auch wenn das Gehäuse 11 mit eingesetzter Tube T von dem Basisteil 17 abgehoben und dadurch die Verbindung zwischen dem 1. Kopplungsteil 19 und dem 2. Kopplungsteil 20 aufgehoben wird, wie es in Figur 2 dargestellt ist, bleibt das Spannelement 14 in seiner Spannstellung, in der es auf die Tube T eine Spannkraft aufbringt, da in das 1. Kopplungsteil 19 der Kopplungsvorrichtung 18 ein Rückschlagventil integriert ist.Even if the housing 11 with the inserted tube T is lifted from the base part 17 and the connection between the 1st coupling part 19 and the 2nd coupling part 20 is thereby canceled, as shown in FIG Figure 2 is shown, the clamping element 14 remains in its clamping position in which it applies a clamping force to the tube T, since a check valve is integrated in the 1st coupling part 19 of the coupling device 18.

Wenn beim Aufsetzen des Gehäuses 11 auf das Basisteil 17 der Druck innerhalb der Innenkammer 15 des Spannelementes 14 verringert werden soll, kann in das 2. Kopplungsteil 20 des Basisteils 17 ein entsprechender Vorsprung oder Stift integriert sein, der beim Aufsetzen des Gehäuses 11 auf das Basisteil 17 das in das 1. Kopplungsteil 19 integrierte Rückschlagventil öffnet, so dass der Druck aus der Innenkammer 15 des Spannelementes 14 entweicht und das Spannelement 14 wieder in seine Freigabestellung zurückkehrt, wie es in Figur 1 dargestellt ist.If the pressure within the inner chamber 15 of the clamping element 14 is to be reduced when the housing 11 is placed on the base part 17, a corresponding projection or pin can be integrated into the 2nd coupling part 20 of the base part 17, which when the housing 11 is placed on the base part 17 opens the check valve integrated in the 1st coupling part 19 so that the pressure escapes from the inner chamber 15 of the clamping element 14 and the clamping element 14 returns to its release position, as shown in FIG Figure 1 is shown.

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  1. A tube holder for a tube-filling machine, comprising a cup-shaped housing (11), which has an upwardly opening tube mount (12), into which an axial end area of a tube (T) can be inserted; wherein a clamping device (13) is arranged in an area of the inner wall (12a) of the tube mount (12) and by means of which a clamping force can be applied to the tube (T), characterized in that the clamping device (13) comprises at least one inflatable clamping element (14) with an inner chamber (15), into which a fluid can be filled under pressure via a feed line (16), whereby the clamping element (14) can be adjusted between a clamping position, in which a clamping force is applied to the tube (T), and a releasing position.
  2. A tube holder according to claim 1, characterized in that in the inner wall (12a) of the tube mount (12) there is at least one recess (21) in which the clamping element (14) is arranged; wherein the clamping element (14) is deformable into a position in which the clamping element (14) protrudes into the tube mount (12).
  3. A tube holder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the recess (21) is configured as a circular ring groove.
  4. A tube holder according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the clamping element (14) has a ring-shaped configuration and that the inner chamber (15)is a ring chamber.
  5. A tube holder according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the clamping element (14) fills the recess (21) completely.
  6. A tube holder according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the feed line (16) has a filling valve (22).
  7. A tube holder according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the housing (11) is detachably connectable with a base part (17), wherein a coupling device (18) is arranged in the feed line (19) between the housing (11) and the base part (17).
  8. A tube holder according to claim 7, characterized in that the housing (11) is held magnetically on the base part (17) .
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