FR2825352A1 - Method for loading flat articles into compartmented conveyor involves forming two sub feeds with one having articles turned over prior to placing in compartments - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H29/00—Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
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PROCEDE DE CHARGEMENT D'ARTICLES PLATS
L'invention se rapporte à un procédé de chargement d'articles plats dans un convoyeur sans fin à palettes. METHOD FOR LOADING FLAT ITEMS
The invention relates to a method for loading flat articles into an endless pallet conveyor.
Elle se rapporte également aux moyens pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé. It also relates to the means for implementing the method.
Pour la formation de lots d'articles plats telles des serviettes périodiques, il est connu d'utiliser entre un poste de fabrication et le poste de regroupement en lots d'articles, un convoyeur à palettes servant notamment de moyen de stockage et de transfert temporaire. For the formation of batches of flat articles such as periodic towels, it is known to use between a manufacturing station and the grouping station for batches of articles, a pallet conveyor serving in particular as a means of storage and temporary transfer. .
Les articles sont donc introduits un par un dans les compartiments délimités par les palettes puis extraits en un point éloigné du parcours par lots contenant un nombre déterminé d'articles. The articles are therefore introduced one by one into the compartments delimited by the pallets and then extracted at a point distant from the batch route containing a determined number of articles.
Pour leur conditionnement, ces articles sont pliés en deux, de sorte qu'il se produit une asymétrie d'épaisseur. For their packaging, these articles are folded in half, so that an asymmetry of thickness occurs.
Pour compenser cette asymétrie, on réalise donc des lots d'articles avec les articles disposés tête bêche. To compensate for this asymmetry, batches of articles are therefore produced with the articles arranged head to tail.
Les articles étant introduits dans le même sens sur le convoyeur à palette, il est connu de retourner un produit sur deux lors de leur transfert vers le poste de regroupement en lots. The articles being introduced in the same direction on the pallet conveyor, it is known to return one product out of two during their transfer to the batching station.
Pour ce faire il est connu FR-A-2 778 898 d'effectuer cette opération à l'aide d'un dispositif de retournement qui est monté latéralement au convoyeur. To do this, it is known FR-A-2 778 898 to carry out this operation using a turning device which is mounted laterally on the conveyor.
Le système consiste à prélever un produit déjà logé dans un logement du convoyeur pour le réintroduire dans un autre compartiment après avoir effectué le changement d'orientation. The system consists in taking a product already housed in a housing of the conveyor to reintroduce it in another compartment after having made the change of orientation.
On utilise à cet effet un jeu de courroies délimitant un parcours courbe qui réalise donc le retournement de l'article. To this end, a set of belts is used which delimit a curved path which therefore reverses the article.
Si ce type de retourneur fonctionne très bien on atteint rapidement les limites hautes de production. If this type of turner works very well, the high production limits are quickly reached.
En effet la cadence de production augmente de plus en plus et atteint des valeurs de l'ordre de 1000 articles à la minute ce qui pose donc des problèmes. In fact the production rate increases more and more and reaches values of the order of 1000 articles per minute which therefore poses problems.
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En effet, lorsque l'article est saisi par les courroies il doit être accéléré puis fortement ralenti avant de le réintroduire dans un compartiment délimité par deux palettes successives. In fact, when the article is gripped by the belts, it must be accelerated and then strongly slowed down before reintroducing it into a compartment delimited by two successive pallets.
Ces brusques changements de vitesse sont susceptibles d'abîmer l'article. These sudden changes in speed are likely to damage the article.
On connaît un autre système W099/18019 qui consiste à prévoir à l'intérieur de la boucle du convoyeur à palette, un convoyeur de transfert. Another system W099 / 18019 is known, which consists in providing inside the loop of the pallet conveyor, a transfer conveyor.
L'article a mettre à l'envers est, depuis l'extérieur, envoyé dans un compartiment du convoyeur à palettes, il traverse le dit compartiment pour être pris en charge par le convoyeur de transfert qui l'introduit depuis l'intérieur dans un compartiment libre du convoyeur à palette. The article to put upside down is, from the outside, sent to a compartment of the pallet conveyor, it crosses said compartment to be taken over by the transfer conveyor which introduces it from the inside into a free compartment of the pallet conveyor.
Un tel système pose des difficultés pour permettre le transfert des articles au travers des compartiments. Such a system poses difficulties in allowing the transfer of articles through the compartments.
En effet, il faut des convoyeurs à palettes particuliers et si l'article se coince dans le convoyeur de transfert, l'intervention est, pour résoudre le problème, mal aisée. Indeed, special pallet conveyors are required and if the article gets stuck in the transfer conveyor, intervention is, to solve the problem, difficult.
Un des résultats que l'invention vise à obtenir est un procédé qui permet d'augmenter la cadence de fonctionnement et qui remédie aux inconvénients précités. One of the results which the invention aims to obtain is a method which makes it possible to increase the rate of operation and which overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks.
A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un procédé de chargement d'un convoyeur à palettes en boucle, présentant des compartiments ouverts vers l'extérieur, de la boucle, avec des articles plats provenant d'une source en sorte d'extraire plus tard du dit convoyeur des lots d'articles disposés tête bêche ce procédé étant caractérisé en ce que : - avant introduction des articles dans leur compartiment, on détermine deux points d'introduction des articles et on constitue au moins deux flux secondaires identiques, et - sur l'un des deux flux secondaires, et ce toujours avant d'introduire l'article considéré dans un compartiment du convoyeur à palettes, on le pivote de 1800 par rapport à son orientation initiale. To this end, the subject of the invention is a method of loading a loop pallet conveyor, having compartments open towards the outside, of the loop, with flat articles coming from a source so as to extract later said conveyor of the batches of articles arranged head to tail this process being characterized in that: - before introduction of the articles into their compartment, two points of introduction of the articles are determined and at least two identical secondary flows are constituted, and - On one of the two secondary flows, and this always before introducing the article considered in a compartment of the pallet conveyor, it is rotated by 1800 with respect to its initial orientation.
L'invention a également pour objet les moyens pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé. The invention also relates to the means for implementing the method.
L'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description ci-après faite à titre d'exemple au regard du dessin qui représente schématiquement : The invention will be clearly understood with the aid of the description below given by way of example with regard to the drawing which schematically represents:
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- figure 1 vue de dessus d'une installation, - figure 2 vue d'un détail de la figure 1, - figure 3 vue de coupe verticale d'un détail de la figure 2. - Figure 1 top view of an installation, - Figure 2 view of a detail of Figure 1, - Figure 3 vertical sectional view of a detail of Figure 2.
En se reportant au dessin on voit un convoyeur 1 à palettes destiné à transporter des articles plats 2 vers une station de conditionnement où un nombre prédéterminé de ces articles plats peuvent être prélevés par exemple à l'aide d'un poussoir pour former alors des lots d'articles disposés tête bêche. Referring to the drawing, we see a pallet conveyor 1 intended for transporting flat articles 2 to a packaging station where a predetermined number of these flat articles can be removed, for example using a pusher to then form batches. of articles arranged head to tail.
Avant que les articles soient extraits par lots du convoyeur à palettes, les articles sont déjà disposés alternativement tête bêche. Before the articles are extracted in batches from the pallet conveyor, the articles are already arranged alternately head to tail.
Classiquement un tel convoyeur 1 à palette se compose d'un élément sans fin de traction sur lequel sont montées des palettes 3 délimitant des compartiments 4 ouverts vers l'extérieur. Conventionally such a pallet conveyor 1 consists of an endless traction element on which are mounted pallets 3 delimiting compartments 4 open towards the outside.
Ce convoyeur à palettes circule au dessus d'une table 5 et son parcours est défini par des organes 6 de renvoi d'axe perpendiculaire à la table précitée. This pallet conveyor circulates above a table 5 and its path is defined by bodies 6 for returning the axis perpendicular to the aforementioned table.
Certains de ces organes de renvoi sont également des organes d'entraînement de ce convoyeur à palettes. Some of these return members are also drive members of this pallet conveyor.
Ces organes de renvois permettent également d'ouvrir les compartiments par écartement en V des palettes cela en changeant la direction de l'élément sans fin. These return members also allow the compartments to be opened by V-shaped spacing of the pallets, this by changing the direction of the endless element.
Classiquement, ces articles plats proviennent d'une source S et sont dirigés vers le convoyeur à palettes au moyen d'une chaîne 7 de transport. Conventionally, these flat articles come from a source S and are sent to the pallet conveyor by means of a transport chain 7.
Selon l'invention : - avant introduction des articles dans leur compartiment, on détermine deux points d'introduction des articles et on constitue au moins deux flux F1, F2 secondaires identiques, et - sur l'un F2 des deux flux secondaires, et ce toujours avant d'introduire l'article considéré dans un compartiment du convoyeur à palettes, on le pivote de 1800 par rapport à son orientation initiale. According to the invention: - before introduction of the articles into their compartment, two points of introduction of the articles are determined and at least two identical secondary flows F1, F2 are established, and - on one F2 of the two secondary flows, and this always before introducing the article in question in a compartment of the pallet conveyor, it is rotated by 1800 relative to its initial orientation.
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, on scinde le flux d'articles provenant de la source en au moins deux flux secondaires. In the embodiment shown, the article stream from the source is split into at least two secondary streams.
Ainsi sur le flux amont provenant de la source, on installe un aiguillage 9 de sorte qu'une partie du flux principal continue son parcours sans modification d'orientation pour être introduit progressivement dans les palettes. Thus on the upstream flow coming from the source, a switch 9 is installed so that part of the main flow continues its course without modification of orientation to be gradually introduced into the pallets.
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Pour le second flux secondaire F2, avant introduction dans les palettes considérées, on dispose sur le parcours un moyen 8 de retournement du sens de progression de l'article. For the second secondary flow F2, before introduction into the pallets considered, there is on the route a means 8 for reversing the direction of progression of the article.
Pour ce faire, sur le parcours on constitue un logement 8A temporaire, on introduit l'article dans le logement 8A temporaire et on l'extrait du logement temporaire 8A en sens contraire de son introduction pour ensuite l'introduire dans un compartiment 4 du convoyeur à palettes. To do this, on the route, a temporary housing 8A is formed, the article is introduced into the temporary housing 8A and it is extracted from the temporary housing 8A in the opposite direction of its introduction, then it is introduced into a compartment 4 of the conveyor. with pallets.
Les moyens pour la mise en oeuvre de l'invention comprennent : - deux parcours secondaires F1, F2 aboutissant chacun en un point distinct d'introduction des articles plats dans les compartiments 4 du convoyeur à palettes, - sur l'un des parcours, un moyen 8 de retournement à 180 du sens de déplacement des articles et, - des moyens de synchronisation de l'introduction des articles en deux points distincts avec le déplacement du convoyeur à palettes. The means for implementing the invention comprise: - two secondary paths F1, F2 each leading to a separate point of introduction of the flat articles into the compartments 4 of the pallet conveyor, - on one of the paths, a means 8 for turning 180 the direction of movement of the articles and, means for synchronizing the introduction of the articles at two distinct points with the movement of the pallet conveyor.
Dans une forme de réalisation, les moyens pour la mise en oeuvre de l'invention comprennent un dispositif 9 d'aiguillage situé entre un parcours amont et les deux parcours secondaires cet aiguillage étant destiné à scinder le flux amont d'articles en deux flux de débits identiques. In one embodiment, the means for implementing the invention comprise a switching device 9 located between an upstream path and the two secondary paths, this switching being intended to split the upstream flow of articles into two flows of identical rates.
Cet aiguillage 9 est par exemple constitué par deux courroies 9A sans fin guidées chacune en translation sur deux organes 9B, 9C de renvoi dits amont 9B et aval 9C avec les organes 9B de renvoi amont étant fixes et les organes de renvoi aval 9C étant mobiles en translation latéralement. This switch 9 is for example constituted by two endless belts 9A each guided in translation on two bodies 9B, 9C of the so-called upstream 9B and downstream 9C bodies with the upstream 9B bodies 9B being fixed and the downstream 9C bodies being movable in lateral translation.
Ces organes de renvoi aval 9C sont par exemple portés par un support commun mobile en translation. These downstream return members 9C are for example carried by a common support movable in translation.
Avantageusement, les organes de renvoi aval 9C sont d'un plus petit diamètre que les organes de renvoi amont de sorte que l'amplitude du déplacement de l'extrémité de l'aiguillage est réduit. Advantageously, the downstream return members 9C are of a smaller diameter than the upstream return members so that the amplitude of the displacement of the end of the switch is reduced.
Le moyen 8 de retournement à 1800 comprend, porté par une platine 10, au moins un logement 8A délimité par deux faces latérales disposées radialement sur cette platine et s'ouvrant vers l'extérieur et ce logement 8A est mobile autour d'un axe 11 de rotation. The means 8 for turning over to 1800 comprises, carried by a plate 10, at least one housing 8A delimited by two lateral faces disposed radially on this plate and opening towards the outside and this housing 8A is movable around an axis 11 of rotation.
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L'article est donc introduit en un point P1 prédéterminé du parcours du logement puis extrait en sens inverse en un second point P2 déterminé dudit parcours. The article is therefore introduced at a predetermined point P1 of the path of the housing and then extracted in the opposite direction at a second determined point P2 of said path.
Lors de cette extraction il se trouve alors en sens inverse. During this extraction it is then in the opposite direction.
Pour l'extraction il est par exemple fait appel à un poussoir monté sur un vérin ou préférentiellement à un poussoir 12 monté sur une chaîne sans fin par exemple située au dessus de la platine. For extraction, use is made, for example, of a pusher mounted on a jack or preferably a pusher 12 mounted on an endless chain, for example located above the plate.
Le moyen 8 de retournement peut être disposé tangentiellement au convoyeur à palettes de sorte que lorsque l'on extrait l'article du logement temporaire on l'introduit dans le compartiment 4 du convoyeur à palettes. The turning means 8 can be arranged tangentially to the pallet conveyor so that when the article is removed from the temporary housing it is introduced into compartment 4 of the pallet conveyor.
Avantageusement, le moyen 8 de retournement comprend plusieurs logements 8A formés de palettes montées sur une chaîne sans fin 13 suivant un parcours sensiblement circulaire et cette chaîne sans fin est entraînée par un pignon 14 situé à l'intérieur de la chaîne sans fin. Advantageously, the turning means 8 comprises several housings 8A formed of pallets mounted on an endless chain 13 along a substantially circular path and this endless chain is driven by a pinion 14 located inside the endless chain.
Par ailleurs, l'axe de rotation du pignon 14 d'entraînement est déterminé pour que le point de contact avec la chaîne sans fin soit légèrement à l'extérieur du cercle délimité par le rayon définissant le parcours circulaire de la chaîne sans fin de sorte que ce déport provoque l'ouverture des palettes en ce point où l'article est introduit. Furthermore, the axis of rotation of the drive pinion 14 is determined so that the point of contact with the endless chain is slightly outside the circle delimited by the radius defining the circular path of the endless chain so that this offset causes the pallets to open at this point where the article is introduced.
Un des avantages de ce système est que l'orientation des articles est effectuée avant l'introduction dans les palettes et ne nécessite pas une reprise de l'article préalablement mis dans un compartiment de la chaîne à palettes. One of the advantages of this system is that the orientation of the articles is carried out before introduction into the pallets and does not require a return of the article previously placed in a compartment of the pallet chain.
Par ailleurs du fait que l'on introduise les articles en deux points distincts G1, G2 cela facilite l'augmentation des cadences. Furthermore, because the articles are introduced at two separate points G1, G2, this facilitates the increase in rates.
Comme on peut le voir sur la figure 1, en sortie d'aiguillage est prévu deux convoyeurs 200 dits intermédiaires, un pour le flux F1 et l'autre pour le flux
F2. As can be seen in FIG. 1, two so-called intermediate conveyors 200 are provided at the outlet of the switch, one for the flow F1 and the other for the flow
F2.
Un dispositif de commande de ces convoyeurs intermédiaires contrôle la vitesse des articles. Ce dispositif de contrôle commande le ralentissement des convoyeurs intermédiaires. Les produits sont saisis par ces convoyeurs intermédiaires à une vitesse correspondant à 1000 articles/minute mais sont ralentis pour être introduits dans le convoyeur à palettes. Le dispositif A control device for these intermediate conveyors controls the speed of the articles. This control device controls the slowing down of the intermediate conveyors. The products are seized by these intermediate conveyors at a speed corresponding to 1000 articles / minute but are slowed down to be introduced into the pallet conveyor. The device
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commande donc le ralentissement et l'accélération des convoyeurs intermédiaires. therefore controls the slowing and acceleration of the intermediate conveyors.
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