JP2013059329A - Operation auxiliary tool for tray for carrying and/or storing rodlike articles in tobacco-processing industry, tray having such operation auxiliary tool, magazine for discharging such tray, and tray discharger having such magazine for discharging tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a tray securely and efficiently by simplifying the operation of the tray at storage and carriage of the tray charged with articles and when discharging the tray.SOLUTION: An operation auxiliary tool for the tray for carrying and/or storing rodlike articles in the tobacco-processing industry includes a cover which can be mounted to a tray, and this cover has a frame which is equipped with a narrow side and a wide side and a shutter 26, and the shutter 26 can take a relatively linear motion to the frame, being guided in the frame, and the tray to be operated has at least a bottom 17, two side walls 18 and 19 and a rear wall 20. The tray has such tray operation auxiliary tool. A magazine for discharging the tray is formed and installed to automatically discharge such tray. A tray discharger for discharging the tray has such magazine for discharging the tray.

Description

  The present invention relates to tray operation for a tray for transporting and / or storing bar-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry, wherein the tray to be operated has at least one bottom wall, two side walls and one rear wall. It relates to assistive devices.

  Furthermore, the present invention has a storage container composed of one bottom wall, two side walls, and one rear wall, and a tray operation aid for at least partially covering the open area of the storage container. It relates to a tray for transporting and / or storing rod-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry.

  The present invention also includes a connection means for adapting a tray to be discharged to the tray discharge magazine, and an accommodating space for articles flowing out of the tray, which is at least partially surrounded. 10. A tray discharge for a tray discharge device for discharging a tray filled with bar-shaped articles according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the space is formed with the inlet area for the product open upward. Also related to magazines.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides a supply device for supplying a tray filled with rod-shaped articles, a tray discharge magazine, and an unloading device for unloading a discharged tray disposed above or below the supply device. 9. An apparatus, and a delivery device that enables a tray filled with articles to be transported from a supply device to a region of a tray discharge magazine, and a discharged tray to be unloaded from the tray discharge magazine to a region of a carry-out device. Or the tray discharge apparatus for discharging | emitting the tray filled with the rod-shaped article | item as described in 9.

  This type of object is used on the one hand in the tobacco processing industry for storing and transporting rod-like articles such as cigarettes, filter rods, in particular multi-filter rods. On the other hand, for subsequent processing, the articles in the tray must be sent back into the production process by discharging the tray in the tray discharge magazine of the tray discharge device.

  Articles are usually stored in containers, so-called trays. Such trays usually comprise one bottom wall, two side walls and one rear wall, which means that they are formed with two open sides, namely the front and top surfaces. . In order to operate such trays, especially when the trays are filled with articles, the open upper surface and / or the open front surface are temporarily covered by suitable tray handling aids. This manipulation of the tray by the tray manipulation aid is particularly necessary when articles in the tray are to be sent back into the production process, so that the tray is present in the tray discharge magazine in an inverted position. In that case, above the discharge magazine, the tray must be open so that articles can reach the magazine from the tray.

  It is known to push a simple tray shutter, i.e. a simple plate, for example, from the side into the tray as a lid for transport and / or manipulation of the tray. For this purpose, the tray is provided with corresponding openings in the side walls. Similarly, it is known to provide a front wall. This front wall is hooked to the existing protrusion of the tray. The tray positioned on the feeding device is then moved to the discharge position, usually by a combined lifting and swiveling motion by the delivery device. If the tray to be ejected is present at the ejection position above the tray ejection magazine, the tray shutter must usually be pulled out by hand.

  On the other hand, this formation and operation takes up a lot of space. In other words, in order to pull the extended plate member sideways completely from the tray, a space of at least the tray width is required beside the tray. As a result, it becomes impossible to arrange a plurality of discharge magazines in a space-saving manner or to arrange a single discharge magazine having a plurality of side-by-side connection means in a space-saving manner. On the other hand, manual operations are expensive and prone to errors, which puts a burden on reliability and efficiency.

British Patent No. 2 148 853 German utility model No. 18 65 075 specification

  Accordingly, the problem underlying the present invention is to simplify and reliably and efficiently form tray operations during storage and transport of filled trays and tray ejection.

  The problem is that a lid that can be attached to the tray is provided, and this lid has a frame having a narrow side and a wide side and a shutter, and the shutter is guided in the frame, This is solved by a tray operation aid of the type described at the beginning, which stands out by being relatively linearly movable. With this reliable and simple assisting tool for tray operation, the tray can be operated upside down including its contents. The simple mounting of the two-part lid on the tray, on the other hand, ensures that the tray closes quickly and that the product is handled with care. On the other hand, such a lid can be quickly and automatically opened for ejection by means of a linearly displaceable shutter guided in the frame. Shutter guidance within the scope of the present invention means that the plane formed by the frame and the plane formed by the shutter extend in parallel. Tray operation aids are formed and arranged for existing trays already in use, in particular as individual parts or additional equipment parts, by means of the formation according to the invention.

  An advantageous development of the invention consists in that the frame consists of a rectangular enclosing web, and on the narrow side of the frame, the web is positioned and / or fixed relative to the tray to be operated. It is distinguished by the fact that one element for each is arranged. This implements a simple click-stop system between the lid and the tray, which further simplifies the operation and in particular shortens the operation, i.e. closing of the upper surface of the tray.

  Advantageously, the shutter is movable in or parallel to the plane formed by the frame and perpendicular to the wide side of the frame, so that the shutter covers the tray. When mounted, it can move perpendicular to the rear wall. This linear displacement capability perpendicular to the rear wall of the tray and parallel to the side wall makes it possible to open and close the tray shutter with the tray operation aid according to the present invention in a particularly space-saving manner. As a result, the plurality of trays present side by side on the narrow side can be discharged simultaneously into one discharge magazine or a plurality of discharge magazines. In addition, the shutter opening time is significantly shorter (in the case of the same speed) than in known horizontal shutter systems.

  In particular, the lid is provided with a front wall, whereby the tray forms a closed storage space when the tray is fitted with the lid. The one-part or multi-part combination of the lid and front wall allows a complete closure of the tray in a simple manner, thereby simplifying operation. Since the lid and the front wall are integrated, the effect of quick and reliable operation can be particularly emphasized.

  In a preferred development of the invention, the frame is provided with an inlet for introducing a shutter on at least one wide side, thereby ensuring a compact structure and functional system of the tray operation aid. Stands out by.

  A particularly suitable embodiment of the invention comprises an operating and / or locking mechanism on the side of the inlet of the frame at the position where the shutter is introduced into the frame, whereby the operating and / or locking mechanism is When the lid is attached to the tray, it is located on the side opposite to the rear wall. This particularly simplifies the automatic opening and closing of the lid during ejection, ie the linear movement of the shutter perpendicular to the rear wall. The operation and / or locking mechanism in the shutter ensures that the shutter is connected with the corresponding mechanism in a space-saving manner from the front so that the shutter can be quickly opened and closed again for unhindered ejection. Make it particularly easy.

  The problem is also solved by the fact that, according to the tray of the type mentioned at the outset, the tray manipulation aid is formed according to any one of claims 1-7. The advantages obtained from this have already been explained in connection with tray handling aids, so refer to the corresponding parts to avoid repetition.

  Advantageously, the side wall is provided with a slit-like notch at the end opposite to the bottom wall, and the lid is positioned relative to the tray when the tray operation aid is installed. And / or an element for locking engages the notch in the side wall. On the one hand, notches that can be formed, for example, as recesses or penetrations, on the other hand, the elements for positioning and / or fixing allow a simple “click stop” of the tray operation aid to the tray To do. This, on the other hand, ensures a particularly simple and quick operation. On the other hand, the formation provides a secure connection for constructing a transport unit comprising a tray and a tray manipulation aid.

  The problem is that, according to the tray discharge magazine having the superordinate features of claim 10, an operation and / or lock mechanism that can be operatively coupled with the operation of the tray shutter and / or the lock mechanism is disposed in the entrance region. It is solved by being. This has already been described in connection with trays, as well as the advantages that apply to tray discharge magazines. Providing an operation and / or locking mechanism on the tray discharge magazine allows automatic operation of the correspondingly formed shutters in a space-saving and reliable manner. This means that the shutter of the tray and the tray discharge magazine are adjusted and arranged with respect to each other so as to ensure quick coupling and decoupling and linear displacement of the shutter.

  A suitable development of the tray discharge magazine according to the invention is that the operation and / or locking mechanism of the tray discharge magazine extends parallel to the side walls of the tray to be discharged, spaced from one another. It is distinguished by having two guides and a carriage movable on or in these guides for constituting a linear unit. With this linearly movable carriage unit, connection / disconnection and shutter displacement are particularly simple and space-saving.

  In particular, the carriage is a carrier that couples the guides to each other, and at least one coupling element for coupling the shutter to the carriage is disposed beside or on the carrier, and the carriage is connected to the shutter. And in the disconnected state, it can move vertically and move away from the rear wall of the tray to be ejected. Thereby, the said advantage is further strengthened.

  A suitable development of the invention is distinguished by the fact that in the region of the connecting means, in addition, one transport element is provided which enables the transported tray to be transported linearly from the discharge position to the delivery position. ing. This transport element, which can be a lift, allows the operation of the ejected tray in the narrowest space.

  Advantageously, the connecting means is provided with a wall element for covering a tray without a front wall. Thereby, the tray discharge magazine can be used universally. This additional wall element constitutes the front wall when the tray is in the discharge position, which improves the operation of the tray without the front wall.

  Finally, the problem is also solved by a tray discharge device of the type mentioned at the outset, in which a tray discharge magazine is formed according to any one of claims 10-14. To avoid repetition, please refer to what has been stated for the discharge magazine for advantages.

  Advantageously, the unloading device is arranged above the supply device and is linearly operated on the unloading device for operating the tray on the supply device and / or for operating the tray on the unloading device. A movable operation system is attached. This operating system allows for quick and space-saving operation of the trays on the feeding device and / or the unloading device. The formation according to the invention allows a particularly space-saving operation because the tray moves without rotation and swiveling.

  A suitable development is that the operating system is equipped with a traveling carriage, which can, on the other hand, move closer to each other for gripping and holding from the side of a tray filled with rod-shaped articles on the supply device. And a gripper jaw that can be moved away from each other, while having a vertically displaceable entrainer for gripping and holding the ejected tray on the unloader. A dual function operating system allows the use of each travel path for operational activity. In other words, the non-functional movement of the traveling carriage is avoided, which improves efficiency.

  Advantageously, the supply device and the carry-out device are transport plates without a drive device. The plate material represents a simple, flat carrier, table, etc. on which the tray is moved on the one hand by a traveling carriage and / or on the other hand by following the tray, independent of the material. This proposes a particularly simple and inexpensive solution.

  Further preferred and / or objective features of the invention can be seen from the dependent claims and the description. Particularly preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Side view of a tray ejector, i.e. the entire system for ejecting trays, where three trays to be exemplary are part of the overall system Perspective view of a tray without a front wall fitted with a cover 2 is an exploded view of a part of the tray according to FIG. An exploded view of a tray with a front wall viewed from an angle 4 is a perspective view of the tray according to FIG. 4 in a closed state. Tray according to FIG. 5 with the shutter pulled out Details regarding the means for connecting the tray discharge magazine, in which the operation and / or locking mechanism of the tray discharge magazine is not engaged with the operation and / or locking mechanism of the shutter, and a perspective view of the tray disposed on the tray discharge magazine Figure 7 is a perspective view according to FIG. 7 in which the operation and / or locking mechanism of the tray discharge magazine is engaged with the operation and / or locking mechanism of the shutter. FIG. 8 is a perspective view according to FIG. 8, in which the operation and / or locking mechanism of the tray discharge magazine is engaged with the operation and / or locking mechanism of the shutter, and the carriage for opening the tray is pulled back. 1 is a side view of the tray discharge device according to FIG. 1 in which the traveling carriage grips the tray to be discharged on the supply device with a grip jaw. 1 is a side view of the tray discharging device according to FIG. 1 in which the tray from which the traveling carriage has already been discharged is gripped by an entrainer.

  In order to better understand the present invention, first, the entire system of the discharge device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. In the tobacco processing industry, the tray discharge device 10 supplies articles such as cigarettes, filter rods, etc. stored in the tray 11 described in detail below to another production process, i.e. discharges the tray 11. Used for. Articles that are produced and / or manipulated and are intermediate or final products are stored and transported in the tray 11. The tray 11 with the articles is then transported by hand or automatically onto the feeding device 12 by means of a suitable operation or robot system, where the tray is inverted on the feeding device 12. In order to fill the tray 11 and / or transport the tray 11 to the supply device 12, each of these trays 11 is selectively provided with a tray operation auxiliary tool 13, which will be described in detail below, at the time of transport and during operation. It is provided to prevent the articles from dropping from the tray 11 even if they are inverted. A tray discharge magazine 14 is connected to the supply device 12. In FIG. 1, a tray 11 is present at a discharge position on a tray discharge magazine 14, which will be described in detail below. The other two trays 11 filled with the articles are inverted on the supply device 12. An unloading device 15 for the tray 11 that has already been discharged is disposed on the supply device 12. In an alternative formation, the supply device 12 can also be arranged on the carry-out device 15. Further, the tray discharge device 10 has a delivery device 54, by which the tray 11 filled with articles is conveyed from the supply device 12 to the area of the tray discharge magazine 14, that is, operated on the supply device 12. The discharged tray 11 can be transported from the tray discharge magazine 14 to the area of the unloading device 15 and can therefore be operated on the unloading device 15.

  In particular, the individual components constituting the entire system of the tray discharge device, in particular, the tray operation assisting tool 13, the tray 11, and the tray discharge magazine 14 can be used alone as replacement parts, replacement parts, stand-alone components, and the like. .

  FIG. 2 illustrates individual trays 11 formed and arranged to transport and / or store bar-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry. Such a tray 11 has a storage container 16 composed of one bottom wall 17, two side walls 18, 19 and one rear wall 20. In particular, the container 16 made of a synthetic resin and manufactured by an injection molding method can be formed as one member or a plurality of members. The side facing all the walls is smooth and flat. In particular, the side walls 18 and 19 are provided with a reinforcing structure toward the outside. On the opposite side of the side walls 18, 19 from the rear wall 20, that is, on the edge of the side walls 18, 19 facing the open front, usually a laterally oriented protrusion 21 is formed. These protrusions are formed and configured to “hook” a front wall not shown in FIG. These protrusions 21 or noses are used for positioning and / or fixing the front wall with respect to the storage container 16.

  According to the present invention, a tray operation assisting tool 13 according to the present invention is attached to this type of tray 11 as described in detail below. The tray operation aid 13 is formed and configured for the tray 11 for transporting and / or storing rod-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry. As already mentioned above, the tray 11 to be operated has at least one bottom wall 17, two side walls 18, 19 and one rear wall 20. The tray operation assisting tool 13 according to the present invention has a lid 22 that can be attached to the tray 11, and the lid 22 includes a narrow side 23 and a wide side 24 (see, for example, FIG. 2). The frame 25 is provided with a tray shutter 26 (hereinafter referred to as a shutter), and the shutter 26 is guided in the frame 25 and can be moved relatively linearly with respect to this frame. . In other words, the lid 22 is formed of two members, and includes a component that does not move in position, that is, a frame 25 and a movable component, that is, a shutter 26.

  For convenience, the frame 25 consists of a web 27 that encloses a rectangle, and on the narrow side 23 of the frame 25, the frame 25 is positioned and / or fixed with respect to the tray 11 to be operated. One element 28 is provided for each. This element 28 can be, for example, a kind of spring clip. However, other implementations of the element 28 are possible, for example click locks, clamp holders, clip locks and the like. The frame 25 itself includes guide grooves 29 oriented inward at least on the narrow side, and the shutter 26 is guided in these guide grooves. The guide groove 29 is formed so as to open toward the front surface, that is, the side opposite to the rear wall 20, and thus includes an introduction port 30. Thereby, an introduction port 30 for introducing the shutter 26 is formed and provided on at least one wide side 24. Since the guide groove 29 can be formed consistently, both wide sides 24 are provided with an inlet 30. In that case, in the last mentioned embodiment, it can be pushed and pulled out on both sides.

  The shutter 26 itself is composed of a closing plate 31 having a lateral guide 32, and these guides 32 are particularly formed integrally with the closing plate 31. Since the guide 32 protrudes beyond the closing plate 31 at the rear side, that is, the rear wall 20 side of the tray 11, the shutter 26 itself is fully opened, that is, pulled back (see, for example, FIG. 6). It is still held by the guide 32 in the guide groove 29 next to the frame 25. Due to the formation according to the invention, the shutter 26 can act in the plane formed by the frame 25 or parallel to this plane and perpendicular to the wide side 24 of the frame 25, so that the shutter 26 Can move perpendicularly to the rear wall 20 when the lid 22 is attached to the tray 11. In the embodiment shown, a guide groove 29 is formed on the lower surface of the frame 25. However, the guide groove 29 can be formed on the upper surface of the frame 25 and also on both side surfaces of the frame 25. Since the closing plate 31 can also be divided, it can be operated on both sides.

  In a preferred development of the invention, the lid 22 is provided with a front wall 33 (see, for example, FIG. 4), whereby the tray 11 forms a bound storage space when the tray 11 is fitted with a lid. To do. The front wall 33 and the frame 25 of the lid 22 preferably form an integral unit. In order to ensure additional positioning and / or fixing between the lid 22 and the tray 11, this L-shaped unit in side view is an element for positioning and / or fixing the lid 22 with respect to the tray 11. In addition to 28, it is disposed on the tray 11 via a notch 34 formed on the front wall 33 and capable of being operatively coupled to the protruding portion 21 of the side walls 18 and 19.

  In order to improve the operation and in particular the automation of the shutter operation, the shutter 26 comprises an operating and / or locking mechanism 35 in a particularly preferred development. This operation and / or locking mechanism 35 can be realized in different ways. This mechanism can be, for example, magnetic coupling. Purely mechanical coupling elements can be used as well. Also, for example, a pneumatic coupling means can be used. In the embodiment shown, the operating and / or locking mechanism preferably comprises two notches 36. These voids 36, which are a kind of keyhole, include a locking element 38 in addition to the inlet 37 (see, for example, FIG. 4). However, it is sufficient when one single notch 36 is provided in the center. The operation and / or lock mechanism 35 is disposed or integrated with the shutter 26 at the position where the shutter 26 is introduced into the frame 25, on the introduction port 30 side of the frame 25. In other words, the operation and / or lock mechanism 35 is located on the side opposite to the rear wall 20 when the lid 22 is attached to the tray 11 (see, for example, FIG. 2).

  The entire lid, i.e. both the frame 25 with and without the front wall 33 and the shutter 26 are in particular manufactured from synthetic resin by injection molding. Of course, the frame 25 and / or the shutter 26 with or without the front wall 33 may be manufactured by other conventional manufacturing methods from metal or other materials approved by the nutrition and fine food industry. This is also true for the tray 11 itself.

  The tray operation assisting tool 13 can be easily mounted on the tray 11 from above. In this case, the tray operation assisting tool 13 is selectively placed on the upper edge region of the receiving container 16 from above or fixed to the receiving container 16 from the inside by an appropriate formation, for example, a pass frame and / or a spring element. The However, preferably, in one embodiment according to the present invention, when the side walls 18 and 19 are provided with slit-like cutouts 39 at their ends opposite to the bottom wall 17 and the tray operation aid 13 is mounted, This is the case when an element 28 arranged on the lid 22 for positioning and / or fixing the lid 22 with respect to the tray 11 is engaged with a notch 39 on the side walls 18, 19. The slit-shaped notch 39 can be a simple material recess or penetration (see, for example, FIG. 3).

  The tray discharge magazine 14, which is an individual component or a stand-alone unit, and is also a part of the tray discharge device 10, is formed and configured as described above to discharge the tray 11 filled with rod-shaped articles. A connecting means 40 for adapting the tray 11 to be discharged to the tray discharge magazine 14 and a storage space 41 for at least partially surrounding the article flowing out of the tray 11, the storage space of the tray discharge magazine 14. 41 is formed to open upward in the entry region 42 for articles (see, for example, FIG. 7). The connection means 40 can be, for example, an adapter frame for at least one tray 11. Other forms for accommodating and holding at least one tray 11 are of course possible.

  According to the present invention, in the entrance area 42 of the storage space 41 of the tray discharge magazine 14, there is an operation and / or lock mechanism 43 that can be coupled to the operation of the shutter 26 and / or the lock mechanism 35 of the tray 11 to be discharged. It is arranged. In other words, the connection means 40 is provided with such an operation and / or lock mechanism 43, so that, on the one hand, it is located at the ejection position above the accommodation space 41 and is located at the inverted position. This means that a working bond can be formed.

  In a particularly suitable development of the invention, the operation and / or locking mechanism 43 of the tray discharge magazine 14 is parallel to the side walls 18, 19 of the tray 11 to be discharged, which are spaced apart from one another. In order to form the linear unit 47, two guides 44 and 45 extending and one carriage 46 movable on or in the guides 44 and 45 are provided. The linear unit 47 is attached to the connecting means 40 or is an integrated part of the connecting means 40. Preferably, the carriage 46 is a carrier 48 that couples the guides 44, 45 to each other, and at least one connecting element 49 for connecting the shutter 26 to the carriage 46 is disposed beside or on the carrier 46. The carriage 46 is vertically movable and can be moved toward and away from the rear wall 20 of the tray 11 to be ejected in a connected state and a disconnected state with respect to the shutter 26. The carrier 48 comprises guide elements, not explicitly shown, that can move linearly in or on the guides 44, 45. The connecting element 49 is formed and configured to form a working connection with the notch 36 of the shutter 26. Preferably, the connecting element 49 is formed as a kind of pintle 50 whose shape ensures a lock. In the embodiment shown, the pintle 50 is a pin having two lateral protrusions. Since the external contour of the pintle 50 is formed so as to correspond to the contour or shape of the notch 36, the pintle 50 and the notch are adjusted to each other by the key lock principle. Two connection elements 49 disposed on the carrier 48 are provided at the same interval as the notches 36 in the shutter 26 so as to correspond to both notches 36 in the shutter 26 (see, for example, FIG. 7). The number and shape of the notches 36 on the one hand and the connecting elements 49 or pintles 50 on the other hand can of course be changed. Although the operation on the side of the shutter 26 and / or the lock mechanism 35 is formed by another method, an example for this has already been described. A mechanism 43 is formed accordingly.

  In the preferred embodiment, in the area of the connecting means 40, in addition, one transport element 51 is provided which enables the transported tray 11 to be transported linearly and vertically from the discharge position to the delivery position. (See, for example, FIGS. 10 and 11). The transport element 51 can be, for example, a lift fork 52 that can move linearly, that is, a simple lift including a forklift. Optionally, the lift fork 52 is formed so as to be adjustable in inclination so that the inclination position of the tray 11 as shown in FIG. 11 can be corrected. The tray 11 located at is a discharge position, that is, a so-called 0 ° position. This correction is particularly important for the tray 11 which does not have the front wall 33, which is basically a lightly inclined position of eg 3 ° with respect to the transport plane in order to prevent the article 11 from falling. It is because it comprises. The inclined position itself can be realized, for example, by the lid 22 that moves up and down easily. As an additional protection against dropping of articles when the tray 11 does not have a front wall, a wall element 53 for covering the tray 11 without a front wall is attached to the connecting means 40, in particular to simplify the operation. There is an option to be done. In FIG. 10, the tray 11 includes the lid 22 and the front wall 33, and therefore correction by the inclined position and the lift fork 52 can be omitted. An additional wall element 53 is also unnecessary.

  Furthermore, the present invention relates to a tray discharge device 10 as described at the beginning. This type of tray discharge device 10 essentially includes a supply device 12, a tray discharge magazine 14, a carry-out device 15 and a delivery device 54, and is used to discharge the tray 11 as described above. According to the present invention, the tray discharge device 10 stands out because the tray discharge magazine 14 is formed by the method according to the present invention as described above. In the embodiment shown, a carry-out device 15 is arranged on the supply device 12, which is used for operating the tray 11 on the supply device 12 and / or on the tray 11 on the carry-out device 15. As a delivery device 54 for operating the operation system 55, a linearly movable operation system 55 is attached. Although the operation system 55 is fixed in this configuration, it is movably disposed in the carry-out device 15. However, alternatively, the operation system 55 may be a movable system in the form of a robot arm or the like that is arranged independently of the carry-out device 15 and is movable with a plurality of motion axes.

  For the purpose, the operating system 55 comprises a traveling carriage 56 which, on the other hand, approaches each other for gripping and holding from the side of the tray 11 filled with rod-shaped articles on the supply device 12. It has a gripping jaw 57 that can move and move away from each other, while it has a vertically displaceable entrainer 58 for gripping and holding the ejected tray 11 on the unloading device 15. The grip jaw 57 protrudes downward, and the entrainer 58 is oriented upward. The traveling carriage 56 is guided and driven along the linear guide 59. The entrainer 58 is electrically, pneumatically, hydraulically and / or mechanically displaceable up and down so that the entrainer 58 engages the tray 11 from below in the upper engagement position. The tray 11 can be taken when the traveling carriage 56 moves. However, the entrainer 58 is lowered from the bottom to the bottom of the tray 11 in the lower standby position. Furthermore, a control device is provided for controlling the traveling carriage 56 on the one hand while adjusting the movement path, and operating the grip jaw 57 or the entrainer 58 on the other hand.

The supply device 12 and the carry-out device 15 are transport plates 60 that do not have a driving device. This is because the tray 11 on the supply device 12 and the carry-out device 15 is indirectly conveyed in the conveyance direction T _Zu by, for example, the grip jaw 57 or conveyed in the conveyance direction T _Ab by the entrainer 58. Means. At least on the carry-out device 15, the tray 11 is prepared by engaging the entrainer 58 and the tray 11, and moves to both sides in the transport direction _TAb . As an alternative, the tray 11 can also be actively transported by additional drive means, for example by means of a transfer conveyor, a transport chain or the like.

In the following, the principle of the method is fundamentally explained on the basis of the attached figures:
In order to operate the trays 11, i.e. in particular to prepare for the discharge of the trays 11, these trays 11 are fitted with a tray operation aid 13 according to the invention, optionally with or without a front wall 33. . Subsequently, the unit composed of the tray 11 and the tray operation aid 13 is inverted and installed on the supply device 12. Next, the front tray 11 in the transport direction T _Zu is gripped from the side by the grip jaw 57 of the operation system 55 and transported in the direction of the tray discharge magazine 14 by the traveling carriage 56. The tray 11 to be discharged is installed in the connection means 40 on the accommodation space 41 and is fixed in some cases. Meanwhile, the lift fork 52 of the transport element 51 exists under the tray 11 (see, for example, FIG. 1). As soon as the tray 11 is at the discharge position (see, for example, FIG. 7), the carriage 46 is moved closer to the tray 11. The pintle 50 enters, for example, the notch 36 of the shutter 26 up to the stopper (see, for example, FIG. 8). Next, since the pintle 50 is rotated, the pintle 50 is fixed so that it cannot be pulled out, for example, when the pin or the protrusion of the pintle 50 “hooks” on the locking element 38 of the shutter 26. In that case, a coupling / connection between the carriage 46 on the one hand and the shutter 26 on the other is formed. When this connection / connection is formed, the carriage 46 moves in the opposite direction, and the shutter 26 is pulled out from the guide groove 29 of the frame 25 (see, for example, FIG. 9). As a result, the tray 11 is opened, so that articles fall into the storage space 41 into the tray discharge magazine 14 through the inlet region 42. After the tray 11 is completely discharged, the tray 11 is closed again by the carriage 46 moving the shutter 26 in the direction of the rear wall 20. After the coupling / connection between the carriage 46 and the shutter 26 is released and the carriage 46 or the pintle 50 is no longer engaged with the shutter 26, the tray 11 is removed from the discharge position. For this reason, the lift fork 52 is lifted vertically upward. A traveling carriage 56 moves the entrainer 58 under the position, ie, the empty tray 11 ready to be picked up. Next, the entrainer 58 is moved vertically upward and is caught on the bottom wall 17 of the tray 11 from below. As the traveling carriage 56 moves in the transport direction _TAb , the traveling carriage 56 pulls the tray 11 out of the lift fork 52 onto the transport plate 60 by the entrainer 58. Due to the tray 11 engaging with the entrainer 58, another tray 11 is transported in the transport direction T _Ab by the tray 11 hooked on the entrainer 58 only when another tray 11 is present on the carry-out device 15. Pressed. As soon as the lift fork 52 becomes free again, the lift fork 52 moves downward. The grip jaw 57 grips the next tray 11 present at the foremost position on the supply device 12, and guides the next tray 11 to the discharge position in the transport direction _TZu .

For example, as can be seen from FIG. 10, the tray 11 is present on the feeding device 12 in a straight line, that is, at the 0 ° position, because it is the tray 11 having the front wall 33. In the example of FIG. 11, the trays 11 without the front wall 33 are operated, so that these trays 11 are slightly tilted, that is, slightly tilted opposite to the transport direction T _Zu, and the feeding device 12 at the 3 ° position. Exists on. On the other hand, since the traveling carriage 56 corrects the inclination position of the tray 11, the tray is nevertheless present at the 0 ° position at the discharge position. For this reason, the lift forks 52 of the transport element 51 are slightly inclined accordingly.

  During the entire discharge process, manual work can be omitted in the tray discharge device 10. The operation of the tray 11 can be performed reliably and easily in the narrowest space. The shutter 26 can be operated perpendicularly to the rear wall 20 in order to open and close the tray 11, that is, from the front, thereby discharging the plurality of trays 11, thereby improving efficiency with a small amount of space required. There is a possibility of improving.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Discharge device 11 Tray 12 Supply device 13 Tray operation auxiliary tool 14 Tray discharge magazine 15 Unloader 16 Storage container 17 Bottom wall 18 Side wall 19 Side wall 20 Rear wall 21 Projection part 22 Lid 23 Narrow side 24 Wide side 25 Frame 26 shutter 28 element 29 guide groove 30 introduction port 31 closing plate 32 guide 33 front wall 34 notch 35 operation and / or locking mechanism 36 notch 37 inlet 38 locking element 39 notch 40 connecting means 41 accommodating space 42 inlet region 43 operation And / or locking mechanism 44 guide 45 guide 46 carriage 47 linear unit 48 carrier 49 connecting element 50 pintle 51 transport element 52 lift fork 53 wall element 54 delivery device 55 operation system 56 traveling carriage 57 grip jaw 58 series Vessel 59 linear guide 60 carrier plate

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Transporting and / or transporting rod-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry, wherein the tray (11) to be operated has at least one bottom wall (17), two side walls (18, 19) and one rear wall (20); In the tray operation auxiliary tool (13) for the tray (11) for storage,
A lid (22) that can be attached to the tray (11) is provided. The lid (22) includes a frame (25) having a narrow side (23) and a wide side (24) and a shutter (26). ), And the shutter (26) is guided in the frame (25) and can move linearly relative to the frame (25).   The frame (25) consists of a web (27) surrounding a rectangle, on the narrow side (23) of the frame (25) on the web (27) with respect to the tray (11) to be operated The tray operation assisting device according to claim 1, wherein one element (28) for positioning and / or fixing the frame (25) is provided.   The shutter (26) is movable in or parallel to the plane formed by the frame (25) and perpendicular to the wide side (24) of the frame (25), thereby The tray operation according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the shutter (26) is movable perpendicularly to the rear wall (20) when the lid (22) is mounted on the tray (11). Auxiliary tool.   The lid (22) is provided with a front wall (33), whereby the tray (11) forms a closed storage space when the lid (22) is attached to the tray (11), The tray operation aid according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The tray operation assisting tool according to claim 4, wherein the frame (25) and the front wall (33) constitute an integral unit.   The frame (25) is provided with an inlet (30) for introducing a shutter (26) on at least one wide side, according to any one of claims 1-5. Tray operation aid.   At the position where the shutter (26) is introduced into the frame (25), an operation and / or locking mechanism is provided on the side of the introduction port (30) of the frame (25), whereby the operation and / or locking mechanism is provided. When the lid (22) is attached to the tray (11), the tray operation assisting tool is located on the side opposite to the rear wall (20). A container (16) composed of one bottom wall (17), two side walls (18, 19) and one rear wall (20), and an open area of the container (16) at least partially In a tray (11) for transporting and / or storing rod-shaped articles in the tobacco processing industry, having a tray manipulation aid (13) for covering
A tray (11), characterized in that the tray operation aid (13) is formed according to any one of claims 1-7.   When the side wall (18, 19) is provided with a slit-like notch (39) at the end opposite to the bottom wall (17) and the tray operation assisting tool (13) is mounted, the side wall (18, 19) is attached to the lid (22). The disposed element (28) for positioning and / or fixing the lid (22) relative to the tray (11) engages the notch (39) in the side walls (18, 19); Tray (11) according to claim 8, characterized in that A connection means (40) for adapting the tray (11) to be discharged to the tray discharge magazine (14), and an accommodating space (41) for articles flowing out of the tray (11), at least partially enclosed. The storage space (41) of the tray discharge magazine (14) is formed by opening the entry area (42) for articles upward, and is formed in a rod-like shape according to claim 8 or 9. In a tray discharge magazine (14) for a tray discharge device (10) for discharging a tray (11) filled with articles,
The operation of the shutter (26) of the tray (11) to be discharged and / or the operation that can be operatively coupled to the lock mechanism (35) in the entrance region (42) of the storage space (41) of the tray discharge magazine (14) Alternatively, the tray discharge magazine is provided with a lock mechanism (43).   The operation and / or locking mechanism (43) of the tray discharge magazine (14) extends parallel to the side walls (18, 19) of the tray (11) to be discharged, spaced from one another. Two guides (44, 45) and one carriage (46) movable on or in the guides (44, 45) are provided for constituting the linear unit (47). The tray discharge magazine according to claim 10.   The carriage (46) is a carrier (48) that couples the guides (44, 45) to each other, and at least one connection for connecting the shutter (26) to the carriage (46) on or next to the carrier. An element (49) is provided, and the carriage (47) approaches the rear wall (20) of the tray (11) to be ejected vertically in a connected state and a disconnected state with respect to the shutter (26). The tray discharge magazine according to claim 11, wherein the tray discharge magazine can be moved and separated.   In the region of the connecting means (40), in addition, one transport element (51) is provided which enables the discharged tray (11) to be transported linearly from the discharge position to the delivery position. The tray discharge magazine according to any one of claims 10 to 12.   14. Tray according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the connecting means (40) is provided with a wall element (53) for covering the tray (11) without a front wall. Discharge magazine. A supply device (12) for supplying a tray (11) filled with rod-shaped articles, a tray discharge magazine (14), and a discharged tray disposed above or below the supply device (12) The unloading device (15) for unloading (11) and the tray (11) filled with articles can be transported from the supply device (12) to the area of the tray discharge magazine, and the discharged tray (11) is transferred to the tray. 10. A tray (11) filled with a bar-shaped article according to claim 8 or 9, comprising a delivery device (54) enabling delivery from the discharge magazine (14) to the region of the delivery device (15). In the tray discharge device (10) for
A tray discharge device, wherein the tray discharge magazine is formed according to any one of claims 10 to 14.   A carry-out device (15) is arranged on the supply device (12) and is used to operate the tray (11) on the supply device (12) and / or the carry-out device (15). 16. A tray discharge device according to claim 15, characterized in that a linearly movable operation system (55) is provided as a delivery device (54) for operating the upper tray (11). .   The operating system (55) comprises a traveling carriage (56) which, on the other hand, grips and holds from the side of the tray (11) filled with rod-shaped articles on the supply device (12). Of the gripping jaws (57) movable toward and away from each other, while being vertically displaceable for gripping and holding the ejected tray (11) on the unloading device (15) The tray discharge device according to claim 15 or 16, further comprising an entrainer (58).   18. A tray discharge device according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that the supply device (12) and the carry-out device (15) are transport plates (60) without a drive device.

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