ES2548298B1 - Machine for manufacturing cork discs, perfected - Google Patents

Abstract

The improvements are applicable in the machine that has a central part (1) in which cork cylinders (2) are formed from cork sheets, so that on either side of that central part (1) of the cork cylinder shaping machine (2), two equal sections (5) are provided and each with a sliding carriage from its section towards the area facing the part (1) of the machine where they are formed the cork cylinders (2), so that the corresponding carriage (6) receives those cork cylinders (2) and moves them to their corresponding section, alternatively, facing them to a cutting device element (10) formed by blades or discs (9) while obtaining the cork discs (4) that are pushed out of the carriage (6) through a stage or pushing device (11) with elements (12) that are the ones that carry out the extraction or push towards the outside of the cork discs (4) with respect to the carr or (6). The improvements are based on having in each section (5) a carriage (6) to alternatively load cork cylinders (2) and thereby achieve greater performance of the machine as a whole.

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DESCRIPTION

Improvements introduced in the invention patent p 201331636 for "machine for manufacturing cork discs"

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to improvements introduced in the object of the main invention patent number 201331636, by: "Machine for the manufacture of cork discs", improvements that are intended to achieve greater performance in the process of obtaining said discs of cork, as carried out in that main invention patent.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In the main invention patent n ° 201331636 a machine for manufacturing cork discs is described, these are preferably provided and fundamentally for use in the manufacture of caps for bottles of cava and other beverages.

In that patent of invention the machine is constituted from a conveyor chain based on a plurality of cutting modules, by way of crossbars, where a loading zone is established at one of its ends and then a transfer zone where the The platform is assisted by a lower runner, there is at least one die cutting head provided with a plurality of pushers acting on cutting cups established in the cutting modules or crossbars mentioned above, while in the lower area or The return of the conveyor chain establishes, first of all, a plurality of brushes for superficial cleaning of the cut cork cylinders and at the other end an ejector for the simultaneous expulsion of all the cork cylinders of each of each cutting module on a matrix based on flat and parallel plates, affected by holes for the passage of cork cylinders, in such a way that motorized cutting discs are sequentially displaced by means of which the sectioning of the cork cylinders, the cork discs themselves, is obtained sequentially.

The reality is that the part of the machine that makes the cork cylinders from cork sheets needs a much shorter time than the part of the machine where the sectioning is done to get the cutting discs themselves, which leads I do not get the maximum performance to the machine, since they must synchronize the operating times and adapt them to the longer operating time, that is to say the sectioning of the cutting discs from the cork cylinders, so that the operational efficiency of the other mechanism is wasted.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The improvements that have been proposed have been designed to solve the above-mentioned problem, based on the fact that the sectioning of the cork cylinders obtained in the first part of the machine to achieve the cork disks is carried out alternately on two carriages carrying reception elements of the cork cylinders, doubling the mechanism of sectioning of the disks, so that both cars are movable from the center to the sides to receive the cutting cylinders, alternatively, so that said cars are collecting cylinders of cork coming from the part of the machine where the cylinders are cut and takes them to the area of

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section of these cylinders to obtain the cutting discs themselves, achieving synchronization and therefore greater performance in the whole machine.

Thus, on both sides of the part of the machine in which the cutting cylinders are obtained, two equal structures are provided, each of which will have a car capable of moving the cork cylinders received in each car , alternatively, towards the area where the cutting elements are provided to obtain the discs, on either side of this central zone, so that once the discs are sectioned, they pass to a push zone for the extraction of said discs and are discharged into a storage hopper or any other means of loading.

Therefore, according to the improvements of the invention, what is achieved is alternatively transporting the cork cylinders obtained in the central and fundamental part of the machine to one and the other side of the machine, by means of two cars belonging to one and another part and which act alternately to load the cork cylinders from the part of the machine where they are obtained and take them to the corresponding section where the sectioning and thrust is performed to achieve the intended cork discs, since the mechanism for obtaining the cylinders It acts at a speed of the order of double that the mechanisms of sectioning of said cylinders and obtaining the corresponding disks.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that will then be made and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figure 1 shows a representation corresponding to a block diagram or diagram showing the improvements in sequential operation of the machine of the invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a sectional view in the central part of the machine, for unloading these in said car.

Figure 3a.- Shows a view of the carriage represented in the previous figure with the cork cylinders already sectioned by respective blades to obtain the intended discs.

Figure 4a.- Shows a detailed view of the push and pull shape of the cork discs obtained according to the previous figure.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

As can be seen in the aforementioned figures, the machine of the invention includes a part that is generally referenced with the number (1), where cork cylinders (2) are obtained from cups (3) provided on crossbars of a kind of conveyor belt, not shown, and which is clearly described in the main invention patent.

Well, what is intended is to transport those cork cylinders (2) received in the part (1) of the machine, to the area where, from each cork cylinder (2), several cork discs (4) are to be obtained ), as shown in Figures 3 and 4, for which it is provided that on either side of the central area of the machine or part of the machine where the cork cylinders (2) are obtained, establish two sections (5), equal

each other, defining two branches, so that each section (5) includes a carriage (6), which is movable from its area until it faces the central part of the machine (1) where the aforementioned cork cylinders are obtained (6), so that that car (6) in each case has cavities (7) that have to receive as many 5 cork cylinders (2) as shown in figures 2 and 3, in such a way that the carriages (6) include plates (8) equidistant from each other, according to horizontal planes at different levels, as shown in Figure 2, to allow between these plates (8) to rotate cutting blades (9) in shape of disks, as shown in figure 3, and thus obtain the cork disks (4) which is what is intended at the end, to handle such that the part of the machine (1) in which they get the cork cylinders (2), it will work at their own pace and the sections (5) will alternately move to your car (6) to receive the cork disks (2) obtained in the part (1) of the machine, so that these cars (6) will alternately move from their section (5) to face the part (1) of the machine and collect the cylinders of cork (2) in its cavities or housings (7), so that by moving the respective carriage (6) with the cork cylinders (2) towards its section (5), that carriage (6) will first face an element provided with cutting blades (9) whose element has been referenced with the number (10) that is the carrier of the cutting blades (9), preferably discs that will perform the sectioning, when sandwiched between the separation of the plates (8) and thus obtain the cutting discs (4) themselves, passing these to a later stage 20 (11), in which the thrust is carried out, by means of corresponding pushers (12), of those discs (4), to be collected or be located according to a platform for transport and collection of such discs (4).

Claims (1)

ES 2 548 298 A1 1a.- Improvements introduced in the invention patent No. 201331636, for: "Machine for manufacturing cork discs", characterized in that on either side of the central part of the machine (1) where the cork cylinders are obtained (2), two branches or 5 equal sections (5) are placed each of which includes a movable carriage (6) for collecting the cork cylinders (2) from the part (1) of the machine, branches in which are established respective cutting devices (10) formed by blades or discs (9), it being further provided that following a sectioning system or device in which the cork discs (4) are obtained, a pushing element ( 2) to push said discs (4) with respect to the corresponding carriage (6) and drive them towards a storage area or collection socket thereof. 2a.- Improvements introduced in the invention patent No. 201331636, for: "Machine for manufacturing cork discs", according to claim 1a, characterized in that the carriage (6) receiving the cork cylinders (2), and corresponding to each section (5), each case has 15 cavities (7) for receiving the cork cylinders (2). 3a.- Improvements introduced in the invention patent No. 201331636, for: "Machine for manufacturing cork discs", according to previous claims, characterized in that each carriage (6) for receiving and loading the cork cylinders (2) from of the central part (1) of the machine, they have several plates (8) equidistant from each other according to different planes superimposed horizontally, formally and dimensionally suitable to enable the passage of the cutting blades (9) through it.