EP4007725A1 - Device and method for aligning containers - Google Patents
Device and method for aligning containersInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a device for controlling the rotational movement of containers for aligning the container in a desired rotational position defined for the conveying direction according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for controlling the rotational movement of containers for aligning the container in a defined for the conveying direction Target rotational position according to the preamble of claim 9.
- the invention relates to devices for controlling the rotational movement of containers for aligning the container in a target rotational position defined relative to the conveying direction, which preferably forms part of a machine for treating containers in the beverage industry.
- Such devices are preferably arranged in front of a labeling device in the conveying direction, so that the containers are fed to the labeling device in the defined target rotational position or are guided past it.
- the labels can thus be applied to the container at a defined position, which is particularly advantageous in the case of non-rotationally symmetrical containers, on the one hand to facilitate the application of the labels, on the other hand to achieve a uniform appearance of the containers.
- An alignment device for aligning a container in a desired rotational position is known, for example, from the document EP 1 495973 A1.
- This alignment device comprises a reading device for determining an initial alignment of the container, a control system for determining the shortest distance from the initial alignment to the desired rotational position and a clamping device, which is in engagement with the container and in connection with the control system, to the container by the shortest rotational distance to turn to the desired rotation position.
- the reading device is a digital camera that photographs the containers from the side.
- Another device for controlling the rotational movement of vessels and their alignment in a position defined in relation to the conveying direction is known from the document DE 20203 529 U1.
- This device comprises several motor-driven turntables of a transport carousel of a bottle handling machine and at least one scanning device for determining the position of the vessels.
- the document DE 102011 083377 A1 also describes a device for aligning containers with rotatable holding devices for holding and individually rotating the containers.
- the device comprises at least two cameras provided along a conveying path for the containers for imaging the containers in several views which differ with regard to the depicted rotational position of the containers.
- an evaluation unit is provided for determining the position of features on the surface of the container on the basis of the views.
- the cameras are arranged laterally next to the conveyor line. A relatively large lateral space requirement is therefore necessary for attaching the cameras.
- the present invention is based on the object of creating a device and a corresponding method for controlling the rotary movement of containers for aligning the containers in a target rotational position defined for the conveying direction, which eliminates the disadvantages of the prior art and in particular has a reduced space requirement in comparison therewith.
- the object is achieved by a device for controlling the rotational movement of containers for aligning the container in a target rotational position defined for the conveying direction according to the features of independent claim 1 and by a method for controlling the rotational movement of containers for aligning the container in a direction defined for the conveying direction
- the desired rotational position is achieved according to the features of the independent claim 9.
- a device for controlling the rotational movement of containers for aligning the containers in a desired rotational position defined for the conveying direction.
- containers are understood to mean, in particular, bottles, but other containers such as cans or kegs are also conceivable.
- the containers are around an axis, in particular around its vertical longitudinal axis of the container, this axis often coinciding with the axis of symmetry of the container.
- the device comprises a conveying device for the suspended transport of the containers in the conveying direction along a conveying path to a labeling device for dispensing labels.
- a conveying device for the suspended transport of the containers in the conveying direction along a conveying path to a labeling device for dispensing labels.
- a labeling device for dispensing or applying the labels to the container, in particular to non-rotationally symmetrical containers, also called contoured containers, in the labeling device, it is important that the containers have a defined target rotational position in relation to the labeling device, since the labeling device is used for Dispensing the labels is set up on a predetermined rotational position having container. This ensures that the labels are reliably applied to a predetermined area of the container.
- the label is always applied in a precisely positioned manner, so that a uniform appearance of the labeled containers is achieved.
- the labels are immediately applied using the labeling device. It is also conceivable that the containers rotated into the defined target rotational position are first transferred from the conveying device to one or more further conveying devices and only then provided with labels. In this case, it is important that the containers are transferred between the individual conveying devices while maintaining defined rotational positions of the containers.
- the device comprises at least one camera unit for determining the actual rotational position of the container.
- the specific actual rotational position of the container forms the basis for controlling the rotational movement of the container for alignment in the defined target rotational position.
- the device comprises at least one rotating device for rotating the container and a control and / or evaluation unit for controlling the rotating movement of the container as a function of the actual rotational position determined by the at least one camera unit compared to the target rotational position of the container.
- the turning device (s) are controlled in such a way that the containers are turned into the defined target rotational position.
- the at least one camera unit for acquiring image data of the container bottom, in particular the container bottom is used to determine the actual rotational position is formed and arranged below the conveyor line.
- a space-saving and technically reliable detection of the actual rotational position of containers transported in a hanging manner is particularly advantageously achieved in this way.
- the inventors have recognized that in the case of container carriers set up for neck handling, the view of the bottom area of the container or the underside of the container is free when the container is suspended, and that the rotational position can thus be easily detected using at least one camera unit provided below the conveyor line, reliably and with little space requirement is possible.
- the conveying device comprises the hanging transport set up container carriers for folding the containers in "neck handling", that is, the containers are held in the upper area of the container, in particular in the area of the bottle neck.
- the container carriers have, for example, a contact section via which they are connected to the upper region of the container.
- a clamping and / or gripping connection is preferably used here.
- each rotating device comprises a drive for rotating the contact section. The rotation of the contact section is transmitted to the container in contact with the contact section, so that the container is also rotated by rotating the contact section.
- the control and / or evaluation unit also advantageously has at least one control and / or evaluation routine for evaluating the image data of the camera unit and controlling the rotating device as a function thereof.
- the control and / or evaluation routine is particularly preferably designed, for example, to determine the contour of the container from the captured image data.
- the image data supplied by the camera unit relating to the underside of the container are evaluated to determine the actual rotational position, the contour of the underside of the container being obtained from the image data, from which the actual rotational position can be determined particularly easily by comparison with a reference contour is.
- the control and / or evaluation routine is designed to determine the actual rotational position of the container by comparing the contour determined using the image data with a predetermined reference contour.
- the image data recorded by the camera unit (s), which include the contour of the container are compared with the reference contour.
- the reference contour is formed from image data of a container in a reference rotational position.
- the reference rotational position can with the The target rotational position match, but this is not absolutely necessary.
- the containers are advantageously formed by contoured containers.
- Contoured containers are understood to mean that the containers are not rotationally symmetrical.
- An example of this are containers which have the shape of a rounded rectangle or square in cross section, for example.
- Another example of a contoured container is a container with a handle.
- the contour of the container is recorded by the evaluation unit.
- it is necessary that the non-rotationally symmetrical contour of the container is also visible from below by means of the camera unit (s), which is the case in most cases of contoured containers.
- each rotating device advantageously comprises a drive for rotating a contact section which, controlled by the control and / or evaluation unit, can be rotated from the actual rotational position of the container to the desired rotational position, the contact section being designed to hold the container in a hanging position.
- the control and / or evaluation unit is designed to control the rotating device (s) in such a way that the container can be rotated by the rotating device (s) by a difference angle between the actual rotational position of the container and the target rotational position .
- the containers are rotated into the target rotational position. It is preferably rotated in the direction in which the smallest absolute angle of rotation is required.
- a container with a handle can also be rotated 90 ° counterclockwise into the desired rotational position.
- a 90 ° counterclockwise rotation would be preferred.
- a container with a cross-section in the form of a rounded square can be rotated through a clockwise rotation of 60 ° into the desired rotational position. Due to the symmetry of the square, the rotation into the target rotational position can also be achieved by turning it counterclockwise by 30 °. Due to the smaller absolute angle of rotation, a counter-clockwise rotation of 30 ° would be preferred.
- the device advantageously has at least one first and second camera unit, which are arranged one behind the other in the conveying direction, the first camera unit for detecting the actual rotational position of the container and the second camera unit for re-recording the actual rotational position of the container after the alignment in the defined Target rotational position are provided.
- the second camera unit is preferably arranged at a point on the conveyor line at which the rotation of the container is complete.
- the current actual rotational position of the containers is now determined by means of the second camera unit and compared again with the target rotational position, ie a check takes place as to whether the containers have been correctly aligned by being rotated into the target rotational position. If there is still a discrepancy between the actual rotational position and the target rotational position, the container was rotated again to compensate for this discrepancy.
- At least one lighting unit is advantageously provided for illuminating the containers in the area captured by at least one camera unit, in particular in the area of the underside of the container.
- the containers are particularly advantageously illuminated by this lighting unit in such a way that optimal recording of the image data by means of the camera unit is guaranteed. This facilitates the evaluation of the image data and thus the determination of the current rotational position.
- the conveyor device is a transport gyro or a linear transporter.
- a choice is made between a transport gyro and a linear transporter, depending on which of these conveying devices is better suited to the container handling machine to which the device is assigned.
- containers are again understood to mean bottles, but other containers such as cans or kegs are also conceivable.
- the containers can be rotated about an axis, in particular their vertical longitudinal axis, this axis often coinciding with an axis of symmetry of the container.
- the container for aligning the container in a target rotational position defined for the conveying direction, before dispensing at least one label by means of a labeling device the containers are transported hanging by means of a conveyor device in the conveying direction along a conveyor path to a labeling device.
- the actual rotational position of the container is determined by means of at least one camera unit and by means of at least one control and / or evaluation unit the rotational movement of the container generated by means of a rotary device is determined as a function of the at least one camera unit compared to the defined target rotational position of the Container controlled.
- image data of the container bottom, in particular the container bottom are advantageously recorded by means of the at least one camera unit arranged below the conveying path. This in turn enables a space-saving and reliably working determination of the actual rotational position and dependent control of the rotational movement of the container during the hanging transport to align its target rotational position, which is specified for the precise dispensing of the labels.
- contour of the contoured container is advantageously recorded by the evaluation unit.
- Contoured containers are understood to mean that the containers are not rotationally symmetrical.
- An example of this are containers which have the shape of a rounded rectangle in cross section, for example.
- Another example of a contoured container is a container with a handle.
- the camera unit (s) In order to detect the non-rotationally symmetrical contour, it is necessary that the non-rotationally symmetrical contour of the container can also be detected from below by means of the camera unit (s), which is the case in most cases of contoured containers.
- the captured image data are evaluated by means of a control and / or evaluation routine executed in the control and / or evaluation unit and the rotating device is controlled as a function thereof.
- the control and / or evaluation routine advantageously determines the contour of the container from the captured image data.
- the determined contour of the container is compared with a predetermined reference contour by means of the control and / or evaluation routine and the actual rotational position of the container is determined as a function thereof.
- the rotating devices are advantageously controlled by means of the control and / or evaluation unit in such a way that the containers are rotated from the determined actual rotational position into the desired rotational position.
- the actual rotational position of the container can also be recorded by means of a first camera unit and the current actual rotational position can be recorded again after the alignment in the defined target rotational position by means of a second camera unit connected downstream of the first camera unit in the conveying direction, so that the control and / or evaluation unit or the control and / or evaluation routine executed therein deviations can be determined and corrected.
- the containers can be illuminated by means of at least one lighting unit in the area captured by the at least one camera unit, in particular in the area of the underside of the container. This enables improved recording of the image data by means of the camera unit (s).
- aspects have been described in connection with a device, it goes without saying that these aspects also represent a description of the corresponding method, so that a block or component of a device is also to be understood as a corresponding method step or as a feature of a method step .
- aspects that have been described in connection with or as a method step also represent a description of a corresponding block or details or features of a corresponding device.
- Some or all of the method steps can be carried out by a hardware apparatus (or using a hardware device). Apparatus) such as B. a microprocessor, a programmable computer or an electronic circuit. In some embodiments, some or more of the most important process steps can be performed by such apparatus.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of part of a
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of part of another
- 3a shows a schematic side view of part of a device
- FIG. 3b shows a view from below of the container from FIG. 3a.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic plan view of part of a
- Container treatment machine 1 In the container treatment machine 1, containers 2 are conveyed along a conveying path FS in a conveying direction FR.
- the container treatment machine 1 has in particular a device 3 for controlling the rotational movement of the container 2 and for aligning the container 2 in a target rotational position defined in relation to the conveying direction FR, as well as a labeling device 4.
- the rotation of the containers 2 in the target rotational position defined for the conveying direction FR is important for applying the labels 5 to the containers 2 by means of the labeling device 4, especially when the containers 2 are contoured in cross-section, that is, containers that are not rotationally symmetrical 2, acts.
- the application of the labels 5 is facilitated or made possible by the container 2 rotated into the defined target rotational position.
- the label 5 is always applied in the same position of the container 2, which results in the labels being applied in the exact position and thus the labeled containers 2 having a uniform appearance Has.
- the containers 2, which can be empty or else already filled, are taken over by an infeed star 7 by means of a conveying device 6, which is designed here as a linear transporter.
- a conveying device 6 which is designed here as a linear transporter.
- the containers 2 are carried by means of a container carrier 8 in the neck handling, that is, a contact between the Container 2 and the container carrier 8 only occur in an upper area of the container 2, in the case of bottles in the area of the bottle neck.
- the containers 2 are then rotated into the desired rotational position, labeled and then transferred by the conveying device 6 to an outlet star 9.
- the containers 2 are then packaged and / or palletized, for example.
- the device 3 comprises a camera unit 10 by means of which the actual rotational position of the container 2 is determined.
- the camera unit 10 is arranged below the conveyor line FS, i.e. the bottom of the container is captured by the camera unit 10.
- the camera unit 10 does not require any lateral space, which in itself enables a compact design of the device 3.
- the camera unit 10 records image data of the container 2 from below, i.e. from the underside of the container, in particular the container bottom, the image data in particular including the contour in the cross section of the container 2.
- the image data recorded by the camera unit 10 are transmitted to the control and / or evaluation unit 11 and evaluated by means of the control and / or evaluation routine 12.
- the contour of the container 2 is shown, for example, as a square, but other contours of the container 2 are also conceivable.
- the contour determined by the control and / or evaluation routine 12 is compared with a reference contour by means of the.
- the reference contour is the contour of a container 2 in a predetermined reference rotational position.
- the reference rotational position can coincide with the target rotational position, but this is not absolutely necessary.
- the comparison of the determined contour with the reference contour is again carried out using methods and algorithms known to those skilled in the art.
- the comparison provides the actual rotational position of the container 2, which is described in particular by the difference in angle of rotation between the contour of the container 2 and the reference contour.
- the actual rotational position of the container 2 is determined by the control and / or evaluation unit 11.
- the connections between the camera unit 10 and the control and / or evaluation unit 11 are implemented in the form of a wireless connection.
- the control and / or evaluation unit 11 is already integrated in the camera unit 10 or a central control device of the labeling device.
- the container 2 In order to assume the target rotational position, the container 2 must be rotated by the determined rotational angle difference between the actual rotational position of the container 2 and the target rotational position. If the target rotational position agrees with the reference rotational position, the difference angle is equal to the rotational angle between the contour of the container 2 and the reference contour. If, on the other hand, the target rotational position does not match the reference rotational position, the angle difference between the target rotational position and the reference rotational position must be taken into account when calculating the difference angle.
- the difference angle can be determined in such a way that the container 2 is brought into the desired rotational position with the shortest rotation.
- rotations of the container 2 by 90 ° lead to congruent contours of the container 2.
- the highest differential angle by which the container 2 must be rotated in order to assume the desired rotational position is 45 °. If the container 2 had to be rotated 60 ° clockwise, for example, in order to assume the desired rotational position, then a rotation of the container 2 by 30 ° counterclockwise also brings the container 2 into the desired rotational position.
- the control and / or evaluation unit 11 controls the rotating devices 13, by means of which the containers 2 are rotated.
- the containers 2 are rotated in that a contact section (not shown here) of the container carrier 8, in which the containers 2 are in contact with the container carrier 8, is rotated, that is, the containers 2 are rotated by rotating the contact section.
- the contact section is rotated via a drive of the rotating device 13.
- This drive is preferably an electric motor which can be controlled via the control and / or evaluation unit 11 and operated in both directions.
- the rotated containers 2 then reach the labeling device 4 in the desired rotational position, where they are labeled using a method known to those skilled in the art.
- the target rotational position is selected in such a way that the application of the labels 5 begins at a side edge of the container 2.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of part of a further exemplary embodiment of a container treatment machine 1.
- the conveying device 6 is designed as a transport top.
- the labeling device 4 is not arranged on the conveying device 6 and is not shown here. Rather, the labeling device 4 is arranged on the outlet star 9 or behind the outlet star 9 in the conveying direction FR. It must therefore be ensured that the transfer of the containers 2 from the conveying device 6 to the discharge star 9 is carried out while maintaining the defined rotational positions of the containers 2, that is, that when the containers 2 are transferred, no uncontrolled or accidental rotary movements take place.
- the containers 2 are designed as containers 2 with an essentially round cross section with a flap.
- different shapes of containers 2 are also conceivable here, provided that they are contoured when viewed from below, that is, have a contour that is not exclusively round.
- the rotation into the desired rotational position is carried out again in such a way that the differential angle through which the containers 2 are rotated is as small as possible. If the container 2 had to be rotated clockwise by 270 °, for example, a 90 ° counterclockwise rotation also brings the container 2 into the desired rotational position. The highest amount of the difference angle is therefore 180 °.
- the device 3 of this exemplary embodiment comprises a first camera unit 10a and a second camera unit 10b, the second camera unit 10b being arranged in the conveying direction FR behind the first camera unit 10a and both camera units 10a and 10b being arranged below the conveying path FS.
- the containers 2 are captured by the first camera unit 10a.
- the image data are evaluated by the evaluation unit 11, not shown here, and the rotating devices 13 are controlled by the control unit 12, also not shown, in such a way that the containers 2 are rotated into the desired rotational position.
- the containers 2 are recorded by the second camera unit 10b.
- the image data of the second camera unit 10b are again evaluated by the control and / or evaluation unit 11.
- the control unit 12 controls the rotary devices 13 in such a way that the container 2 is rotated into the target rotational position, that is, by means of the second camera unit 10b detected deviations from the actual rotational position of the container 2 to the target rotational position are corrected.
- the second camera unit 10b is assigned a separate evaluation unit and / or a separate control unit, the modifications required for this being obvious.
- FIG. 3a shows a side view of a part of a device 3 for controlling the rotational movement of containers 2 and for aligning the containers 2 in a desired rotational position defined for the conveying direction FR.
- the containers 2 have a contour in cross section that corresponds to a square with rounded corners.
- the view from below of the container 2 of Figure 3a is shown in Figure 3b.
- the camera unit 10 which detects the underside of the container, in particular the contour of the container 2 from below, is arranged below the conveying path FS.
- a lighting unit 14 for illuminating the containers 2 is also arranged below the conveying path FS.
- the illumination of the containers 2 enables, on the one hand, brighter photos and / or shorter exposure times when the containers 2 are captured by the camera unit 10.
- the containers 2 are captured under defined lighting conditions provided by the lighting unit 14. These defined lighting conditions facilitate and improve the evaluation of the image data captured by the camera unit 10 by means of the control and / or evaluation unit 11.
- the containers 2 are illuminated by two or more lighting units 14.
- FIG. 3 a also shows details of the container carriers 8 and rotating devices 13.
- Each of the container carriers 8 here comprises a contact section 15 which is in contact with the container 2 carried by the container carrier 8. The contact takes place in the area of the flale of the container 2.
- the contact section 15 can be rotated by a drive 16 of the rotating device 13, which is designed here as an electric motor. About the spinning Contact section 15 also rotates the container 2, specifically in such a way that it is rotated into the target rotational position at the end of the rotation.
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