EP3594134B1 - Porte-tube pour une machine de remplissage de tube - Google Patents

Porte-tube pour une machine de remplissage de tube Download PDF

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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
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
    • 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
    • B65B43/54—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • 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
    • B65B3/00—Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B3/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B65B3/16—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles for filling collapsible tubes

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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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Quick-Acting Or Multi-Walled Pipe Joints (AREA)
  • Supports For Pipes And Cables (AREA)

Claims (8)

  1. Porte-tube pour une machine de remplissage de tube, avec un boîtier (11) en forme de bécher comportant un logement de tube (12) s'ouvrant vers le haut dans lequel un tube (T) peut être introduit avec sa région d'extrémité axiale, un dispositif de serrage (13) étant disposé dans la région de la paroi intérieure (12a) du logement de tube (12), une force de serrage pouvant être appliquée sur le tube (T) à l'aide dudit dispositif, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de serrage (13) comporte au moins un élément de serrage (14) gonflable avec un compartiment intérieur (15) dans lequel un fluide sous pression peut être amené par une conduite d'alimentation (16), de sorte que l'élément de serrage (14) puisse être déplacé entre une position de serrage appliquant une force de serrage sur le tube (T) et une position de libération.
  2. Porte-tube selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un évidement (21) dans lequel l'élément de serrage (14) est disposé est réalisé dans la paroi intérieure (12a) du logement de tube (12), l'élément de serrage (14) pouvant être déformé dans une position rentrant dans le logement de tube (12).
  3. Porte-tube selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'évidement (21) est réalisé sous la forme d'une rainure annulaire périphérique.
  4. Porte-tube selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de serrage (14) est réalisé en forme d'anneau et que le compartiment intérieur (15) est une chambre annulaire.
  5. Porte-tube selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de serrage (14) remplit entièrement l'évidement (21).
  6. Porte-tube selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la conduite d'alimentation (16) comporte une soupape de remplissage (22).
  7. Porte-tube selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (11) peut être placé de façon amovible sur une partie de base (17), un dispositif de couplage (18) étant disposé entre le boîtier (11) et la partie de base (17) dans la conduite d'alimentation (18).
  8. Porte-tube selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (11) est maintenu de façon magnétique sur la partie de base (17).
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