LT6994B - A pet packaging production and packaging system - Google Patents

Abstract

AbstractA PET packaging production and packaging system comprising a PET preform supply unit, a PET packaging production unit, a PET packaging leak testing unit and a finished PET packaging storage unit, and a frame (K) that delimits internal space of the system and positions all equipment. The frame includes a lower floor (AG) and a second floor (AAG), where first part of the PET packaging production and packaging system equipment is placed on the lower floor (AG) and the second part of the PET packaging production and packaging system equipment is placed on and hung below the second floor. (AAG),1 Pav.2 pav. 3 pav.4 pav. 5 pav. Fig. 67 pav. 8 pav. 9 Pav. 10 Pav. 11 pav. 12 pav. 13 pav. 14 pav. 15 pav. 16 pav. 17 pav. 18 pav. A PET packaging production and packaging system comprising a PET preform supply unit, a PET packaging production unit, a PET packaging leak testing unit and a finished PET packaging storage unit, and a frame (K) that delimits internal space of the system and positions all equipment. The frame includes a lower floor (AG) and a second floor (AAG), where first part of the PET packaging production and packaging system equipment is placed on the lower floor (AG) and the second part of the PET packaging production and packaging system equipment is placed on and hung below the second floor (AAG).

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to equipment for the production and packaging of plastic packaging, and more precisely to a continuous production system for the production, strapping and removal from the production system of PET containers fully prepared for transport.

STATE OF THE ART

Currently, in the PET production market, PET packages are produced, packed, and placed in towers by separate devices, each of which requires ensuring the safety of the workers who serve them, and increases the number of devices and workers for PET production and preparation in the transportation line, prolongs production times by transporting products between each of the devices . Conventional PET production and preparation for transportation lines occupy large areas, since safe distances must be maintained between the line's devices and necessary for production and preparation for transportation. The production and packaging time for PET containers on such lines depends on the number of line devices through which the containers have to be transported.

Chinese Patent Application No. CN202011323129.8 (publication number CN112606362(A)) discloses an automatic PET container manufacturing system. The automatic PET container production system consists of blow molding machine, container blowing machine, leak detection machine, packing machine, warehouse and high loading machine. The blow molding machine is used to produce container blanks, the container blow molding machine is used to blow container blanks into bottles. The feed end of the blow molding machine is connected to the end of the blow molding machine. The discharge end of the container blowing machine is connected to the supply end of the leak detection machine. The supply end of the packaging machine is connected to the discharge end of the leak detection machine. The warehouse is used to store packed plastic containers. The warehouse is connected to the packaging machine through a transport conveyor, and the high-position loading machine is installed in the warehouse and used for packaging and loading. The main disadvantages of the system are the space-consuming layout of the system nodes.

The invention solves the problems of security and efficient management of production processes of PET container production and packaging facilities, as well as the large volume of space occupied by PET packaging production and preparation for transportation facilities, by reducing or eliminating the distances between PET container production facilities.

ESSENCE OF THE INVENTION

The invention discloses a continuous production system for producing PET containers that are produced, stacked in container "towers", slung, and removed from the system, and the containers are fully prepared for transportation. Various facilities for PET production, packaging and preparation for transportation are combined into a single system using a volumetric frame and a special arrangement scheme for devices in the frame. The framework of the system, the arrangement of devices and the elimination of distances of transportation from one system device to another and the elimination of dedicated devices, allows production to be carried out continuously up to the transportation step, increasing the safety of employees, reducing the number of devices serviced and maintained by employees, and increasing production productivity. Also, the invention reduces the need for the volume of the room occupied by the necessary equipment for production and transportation preparation.

When changing the packaging and tare standard, only the tare holders of manipulators and cardboard carriages, i.e. i.e. storage dimensions of flat sheets of cardboard material. All other nodes of the system adjust automatically, according to the tare production algorithm provided by the program, i.e. i.e. robot tare arrangement algorithm, conveyor heights, manipulator operation program.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The features of an invention that are novel and non-obvious are given in the definition clauses. However, the invention may be best understood with reference to the following detailed description of the invention, in which, without limiting the scope of the invention, exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. is a first angle isometric view of the PET container manufacturing and packaging system.

Fig. a second angle isometric view of the PET container production and packaging system is shown.

Fig. is a third-angle isometric view of the PET container production and packaging system.

Fig. the arrangement of PET container production and packaging system facilities in space relative to each other is shown. The frame has been removed to provide a clearer view of the device's position.

Fig. the arrangement of PET container production and packaging system facilities in space relative to each other is shown. The frame has been removed to provide a clearer view of the device's position.

Fig. the position of the folding carton converter of the PET container production and packaging system between the PET blanks feeding hopper, the cardboard carriage storage, the cardboard carriages and folded cardboard conveyor and the PET pallet conveyor is shown.

Fig. an example of a PET preform translator is shown.

Fig. an example of a PET preform hopper is shown.

Fig. an example of a PET preform transport conveyor is shown.

Fig. an example of a PET preform orientator is shown.

Fig. a picture of the inter-position of PET container manufacturing, tightness testing, transportation of the manufactured container from the tightness inspection unit on the finished container assembly conveyor robot, transfer of the manufactured container from the tightness inspection unit to the assembly conveyor system of the finished container is shown.

Fig. shows an example of a finished container transfer robot from a leak-testing assembly on a finished container aggregate conveyor.

Fig. an example of a cardboard carriage manipulator is shown.

Fig. an example of a cardboard carriage and folded cardboard transport conveyor is shown.

Fig. an example of a plastic frame manipulator is shown.

Fig. an example of a folded cardboard tower is shown.

Fig. an example of a first and second pallet lifter is shown.

Fig. an example of a manufactured PET container and cardboard carriages and a folded cardboard manipulator is shown.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawings. Each figure contains the same numbering of the same or equivalent item.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE INVENTION

It should be understood that numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a complete and comprehensible description of an exemplary embodiment of the invention. However, it will be clear to one skilled in the art that the detail of the exemplary embodiments of the invention is not intended to limit the implementation of the invention, which may be implemented without such specific instructions. Well-known methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail in order not to confuse the exemplary embodiments of the invention. Further, this description should not be construed as limiting the exemplary embodiments provided, but only as an embodiment thereof.

Although embodiments of the invention, or aspects thereof, as shown and described, include a number of components that are depicted as being in some common space or location, some components may also be remote. It should also be understood that the presented examples are not limited to the described components and include other elements necessary for their functioning and interaction with other components, the presence of which is self-evident and therefore not detailed.

The PET container production and packaging system includes a frame (K) for positioning and fixed fixing of system devices relative to each other; PET preform unroller (1) for turning preforms out of preform transport packaging; PET blanks hopper (2) for upward feed of blanks; PET preform transport conveyor (3) for supplying PET preforms to the PET preform orientator (4); a PET preform orientator (4) for orienting the preforms so that they are fed to the PET container production unit (5) in a position ready to be fed to the blow mold; PET container production facility (5); PET container tightness testing device (6); robots for moving manufactured PET containers (7.1, 7.2), designed to transfer manufactured and tested containers from the testing device onto the aggregating conveyor of manufactured PET containers (8); aggregating conveyor of finished PET containers (8) for accumulation of finished PET containers under the finished container gripper (17.2); storage boxes of cardboard carriages (9); plastic frame storage (12); cardboard carriage manipulators (10) for moving cardboard carriages; a conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cardboard (11) for transporting the above-mentioned objects in the longitudinal direction; plastic frame manipulator (13) for moving frames; folding carton feeding tower (14) for loading and feeding folded cartons onto the conveyor (11); the first pallet lifter (15) for lifting the pallet from the lower part (16.2) of the pallet transport conveyor (16) to the upper part (16.1) of the pallet transport conveyor (16); pallet two-level (16.1, 16.2) conveyor (16); manipulators (17) of manufactured PET containers and cardboard carriages and folded cardboard for moving aggregated containers and cardboard carriages and folded cardboard onto the tare tower; folded cardboard turning unit (18) for turning folded cardboard; a second pallet lifter (19) for lifting the tare tower from the upper part of the pallet transport conveyor (16) (16.1) and presenting it for slinging.

In one embodiment of the invention, the frame (K) includes peripheral reinforcement panels (S), horizontal upper lateral longitudinal members of the frame (VEsi, VEs2) and horizontal upper rear and front longitudinal members of the frame (VEg, VEp) interconnected in a horizontal plane at their at the ends. The frame (K) also includes frame vertical corner longitudinal members (KE), vertically connecting horizontal upper longitudinal side members (VEsi, VEs2) and frame horizontal upper back (VEg) and front (VEp) longitudinal members with respectively in the same plane, at the bottom, horizontal lower longitudinal elements (AEsi, AEs2, AEg, AEp).

The horizontal upper lateral longitudinal member (VEsi) of the first half is also connected to the intermediate horizontal lateral longitudinal member (TEhi) in the same plane, respectively, between the horizontal upper lateral longitudinal member (VEsi) and the lower horizontal lateral longitudinal member (AEsi) using vertical intermediate longitudinal members (TEv3). The intermediate horizontal lateral longitudinal member (TEhi) is also connected to the horizontal lower longitudinal member (AEsi) by means of vertical intermediate longitudinal members (TEv4).

The frame (K) additionally includes at least one horizontal upper transverse longitudinal member (VSei) extending, preferably at a right angle, between the horizontal upper side longitudinal members (VEsi, VEs2) and attached to them at its ends.

The frame (K) includes at least one additional horizontal upper transverse longitudinal element (VSe2, VSe3) extending, preferably at a right angle, between the horizontal upper transverse longitudinal element (VSe1), extending, preferably at a right angle, between the horizontal upper lateral longitudinal elements (VEs1, VEs2), and between the frame horizontal upper front longitudinal element ( VEp).

The frame (K) includes the lower floor (AG), on which the first part of the PET container production and packaging system equipment is installed. The floor is preferably part of the frame (K) and includes floor panels (GSi) located between the side (AEsi, AEs2), front (AEp) and rear (AEg) horizontal longitudinal members, which are mounted on the full frame (K) a number of supporting horizontal longitudinal members (AB) extending the length and/or width of the bottom.

The frame (K) includes the second floor (AAG), on which the second part of the PET container production and packaging system equipment is built. The second floor (AAG) is also provided for access to the second floor equipment and the equipment located on the lower floor (AG). Preferably, the floor is part of the frame (K) and is anchored between the first intermediate horizontal side longitudinal element (TEhi), between the second intermediate horizontal side longitudinal element (TEh2), the intermediate horizontal rear longitudinal element and the intermediate horizontal front longitudinal element (TEp) , where the floor panels (GS2) would be placed. Second floor (AAG) panels (GS2) cover a smaller area than lower floor (AG) panels (GSi).

In other cases of implementation of the invention, the frame (K) can be formed in a different configuration, which provides a solid frame in the form of a cube or rectangular parallelepiped, which would include at least the lower floor (AG) for positioning the system devices on them and the floor of the second floor (AAG), which are suitable systems for placing devices on them and hanging them on and under them.

According to one example of the implementation of the invention, on the lower floor (AG), below the floor of the second floor (AAG), there is placed a PET preform translator (1), which is located near the PET preform hopper (2); PET blanks hopper (2), including a part (2.1) for receiving PET blanks from the inverter (1) and a conveyor part (2.2) extending from it, with an adjustable angle upwards, for the upward transport of PET blanks to the PET blanks transport conveyor (3) ; A PET preform transport conveyor (3) comprising a conveyor part (3.1) which is adjustable in the vertical direction and is anchored in a frame (3.2) which is fixed on the support elements (VB) supporting the second floor floor (AAG), which can be horizontal longitudinal supporting elements.

In a specific implementation of the invention, the PET preform translator (1) includes a preform loading part (1.1), a volumetric frame (1.2) and a translation mechanism (1.3). The tipping mechanism works in such a way that the tipper (1) is tipped by rotating it around the tipping axis, tipping the contents of the transport package of PET blanks placed in the loading part (1.1) into the hopper (2).

The support elements (VB) supporting the second floor floor (AAG) are preferably attached between the intermediate horizontal side longitudinal element (TEh1), between the second intermediate horizontal side longitudinal element (TEh2), the intermediate horizontal rear longitudinal element and the intermediate horizontal front longitudinal element (TEp) . The PET preform transport conveyor (3) is preferably installed parallel to at least the intermediate horizontal rear longitudinal element and the intermediate horizontal front longitudinal element (TEp). Preforms are transported, preferably to the right of the upper end of the conveyor part (2.2) of the PET preform hopper (2).

Next, substantially below the PET preform transport conveyor (3) and substantially immediately below it and preferably parallel to it, the PET preform orientator (4) is arranged. The PET preform orientator (4) includes a part (4.1) for receiving PET preforms from the PET preform transport conveyor (3), through which the PET preforms enter the conveyor parts (4.2, 4.3) of the orientator (4), by which the PET preforms move in the opposite direction to the PET preforms by a transport conveyor (3). The blank orientator (4) also includes an output end (4.4) of the oriented PET blanks, which is preferably attached via a bracket to at least the horizontal longitudinal support member (VB) or the floor panel (GS2) of the second floor (AAG) and to the other, in the vertical direction a vertical longitudinal element extending from the second floor (AAG) or an intermediate horizontal end longitudinal element (TEg). The orientator (4) is placed on the lower floor (AG), on the height-adjustable frame (4.6). The output end of the PET blanks of the orientator (4.4) is led to the PET container production unit (5), where the PET blanks are blown and PET containers are produced.

The PET container production unit (5) is placed on the lower floor (AG), where the height of the PET container production unit (5) is lower than the height of the second floor (AAG) as seen from the lower floor (AG). The PET container production unit (5) includes a PET container cooling and leak testing unit (6). From the tightness testing unit (6), the PET container is transported by at least one transport robot for the manufactured PET container (7.1, 7.2). The PET container transport robot (7.1, 7.2), preferably in a robotic arm configuration that has more than one degree of freedom of movement, has a container gripper (SP) that is mounted at the free end of the robotic arm, where the robotic arm is positioned on a stand (ST ), such as a column, fixed on the lower floor (AG). The transport robot (7.1, 7.2) can transfer the container from the cooling and testing unit (6) onto the aggregate conveyor (8) of the manufactured container with adjustable height. The transport robot (7.1, 7.2) in such a configuration reduces the need for volume in the device positioning system, and adjacent devices can be positioned compactly in relation to each other. The aggregating conveyor (8) of the manufactured container is arranged longitudinally and preferably parallel to the PET preforms transport conveyor (3). The aggregating conveyor of manufactured containers (8) transports manufactured PET containers in the same direction as the PET blanks are transported by the PET blanks transport conveyor (3). At the end of the finished container aggregating conveyor (8), which is opposite to the end where at least one PET container transport robot (7.1, 7.2) places the finished PET container on the finished container aggregating conveyor (8), there is a cardboard carriage and folded cardboard conveyor (11 ) first end.

The conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11) is positioned relatively perpendicular to the aggregate conveyor (8) of the finished container, so that the conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11) extends from its first end towards its second end, in the direction of the PET preform transport conveyor (3) , where the conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11) would be located next to the height-adjustable frame (4.6) of the PET preform orientator (4) and would continue behind it. The conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11) includes a frame placed on the lower floor (11.1), elements facilitating the movement of cardboard carriages and folded cartons along the conveyor (11.2), such as free-rotating rollers, and a device for adjusting the positioning of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11.3) , at the end of the conveyor (11), at the aggregation conveyor (8) of the finished PET container, which is controlled by the drive (11.4).

Immediately at the other end of the cardboard carriages and folded cartons conveyor (11), a folded cartons tipping unit (18) is installed, which is at the same height as the transport part of the cardboard carriages and folded cartons transport conveyor (11). The unit for folding cartons (18) is located next to the PET blanks hopper (2). Folded cardboard tipping unit (18) is installed on cardboard carriages and folded cardboard conveyor (11), next to the cardboard carriage manipulator (10). The folding carton tipping unit (18) catches the incoming folded carton with traps that close to compress the folded carton from the sides. Then the drive system simultaneously moves forward and pushes the folded cardboard and performs the translation action. The folded cardboard remains in the same position it was in, only upside down. The folded cardboard goes to the cardboard carriages, the folded cardboard and the finished PET container on the tare tower manipulator (17) on the cardboard carriages and folded cardboard conveyor (11).

Adjacent to the tipping assembly (18), in the direction of the cardboard carriages and folded cartons conveyor (11) and away from the other end of the cardboard carriages and folded cartons conveyor (11), a cardboard carriage storage (9) is located, which is also adjacent to the PET preform unloader ( 1). Above the cardboard carriages and the folded cardboard conveyor (11) and substantially adjacent to the conveyor part (2.2) of the PET blanks hopper (2), a folded cardboard tower (14) is placed, the lower part of which is placed on a supporting frame (14.3), which rests on the lower floor (AG), and the upper part, with the tower loading opening (14.1), protrudes above the second floor (AAG), in the area of the second floor. The folded cartons are lowered from the loading opening (14.1) onto the cardboard carriages and the folded cardboard conveyor (11) using the side internal supports of the cardboard tower (14), the vertical movement of which with the folded cardboard down and the upward movement of the empty holders is controlled by the cardboard tower drive (14.2). .

A cardboard pallet manipulator (10) is located near the cardboard pallet storage (9) for transferring cardboard pallets from the pallet storage (9) onto the end of the cardboard pallet and folded cardboard conveyor (11) located near the pallet storage (9). The cardboard pallet manipulator (10) is located basically near the ends of the cardboard pallets and the folded carton conveyor (11) and the pallet storage (9), where they are next to each other and on the opposite side of the PET preform unloader (1) and the hopper (2). ).

In a specific implementation of the invention, the manipulator of cardboard carriages (10) includes a stand (10.1) fixed to the lower floor (AG), an arm (10.2) sliding vertically along the stand, a first gear (10.3) controlling the sliding of the arm (10.2), the arm (10.2) in the free fixed at the end and in a horizontal direction using a second gear (10.4), slidingly controlled longitudinal support (10.5), where at one end of the longitudinal support is fixed a means for gripping cardboard carriages (10.6), including vacuum suction cups. In this configuration, the cardboard pallet manipulator (10) can be positioned in a very small area on the lower floor (AG), next to other system devices, ensuring the movement of the cardboard pallet gripping means (10.6) in horizontal and vertical directions, moving cardboard pallets from cardboard pallets located next to each other storage (9) on cardboard carriages and folded cardboard conveyor (11).

A first pallet lifter (15) is located next to the first end of the cardboard carriages and the folded cardboard conveyor (11), which is located next to the finished PET container aggregation conveyor (8). The first pallet lifter (15) includes a pallet support surface (15.1) on which the pallets are positioned and by which the pallets are pushed away from the lifter, a control gear (15.2) of the lifter (15) and a lifting and lowering mechanism (15.3).

From the first pallet lifter (15), longitudinally and substantially parallel to the conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11), a pallet conveyor (16) comprising the upper (16.1) and lower (16.2) parts is arranged. The pallet conveyor (16) extends to the second pallet lifter (19) located at the other end of the pallet conveyor (16) next to the cardboard pallet storage (9).

The first pallet lifter (15), at the first end of the cardboard carriage conveyor (11), has two positions: the lower one - where it receives the pallet that has arrived on the lower part (16.2) of the pallet conveyor (16), and the upper position, to which it rises when the pallet arrives. The lateral supports of the first pallet lifter (15), under the action of cylinders, center the pallet to be in a specific, precise position, in which the tare tower (B) is placed on the lifter (15). After completion, the tower is transported towards the slinger (20) by the upper part of the conveyor (16) (16.1). Before starting the production of PET containers, the lower floor of the conveyor (16.1) is loaded with pallets intended for use in packaging, until one pallet is in the position of placing the bottle tower. After the tare tower is completed, it moves through one position from the first pallet lifter (15) onto the upper part of the pallet conveyor (16) (16.1), and the first lifter (15) picks up another pallet from the lower part of the pallet conveyor (16) (16.2), to build a new tare tower.

The second pallet lifter (19), located at the second end of the pallet conveyor (16), next to the cardboard pallet storage (9), on the lower floor (AG), is intended for transferring pallets to the lower part (16.2) of the pallet conveyor (16) for storage before placing production. Said pallet lifter (19) is also intended for lowering the completed tare towers from the upper part (16.2) of the pallet conveyor (16) and transferring them to the slinging unit (20). The second pallet lifter (19), at the sling assembly (20), is identical to the first pallet lifter (15) located at the other end of the pallet conveyor (16), only without cylinders with supports for pallet centering.

The slinger (20) can be positioned next to the second pallet lifter (19), next to the carriage storage (9), behind and next to the frame (K) of the PET container production and packaging system.

On the frame (K) on the floor of the second floor (AAG), directly above the storage of cardboard carriages (9), located next to the PET preform translator (1), there is a storage of plastic frames (12), from which the frames are taken by a frame manipulator (13), installed next to the frame storage (12), above the second pallet lifter (19), located next to the carriage storage (9). The frame manipulator (13) moves the frames from the frame storage area (12) onto the tare tower (B). The frame manipulator (13) moves in a vertical direction to compensate for the change in the height of the stack of frames and to compensate for the distance and height between the frame storage area (13) and the tare tower (B).

In a specific embodiment of the invention, the frame manipulator (13) includes a stand (13.1) fixed to the lower floor (AG), an arm (13.2) sliding vertically along the stand, a first gear (13.3) controlling the sliding of the arm (13.2), an arm (13.2) at the free end fixed and in the horizontal direction, using the second gear (13.4), slidingly controlled longitudinal holder (13.5), where the means for gripping the frames (13.6) is slidably fixed on the longitudinal holder, the holder (13.7) for additional movement in the vertical and horizontal directions with the third gear of the manipulator (13.8) , for the aforementioned additional mobility in vertical and horizontal directions. In such a configuration, the frame manipulator (13) can be positioned in a very small area on the lower floor (AG), next to other system devices, ensuring the movement of the frame gripper (13.6) in horizontal and vertical directions, moving the frames from a distance from each other and located on different floors of the system frame storage (12) and the upper part of the pallet conveyor (16) (16.1), for placing the frame on the top of the tare tower (B).

Along the finished PET container conveyor (8) and above the first end of at least part of the cardboard carriages and folded carton conveyor (11), a finished PET container and cardboard carriages and folded cardboard manipulator (17) is installed to move the PET container from the finished container aggregation conveyor ( 8) on the pallet located on the first pallet lifter (15) located next to the cardboard carriages and the first end of the folded cardboard conveyor (11). The manipulator (17) for PET containers, cardboard carriages and folded cardboard includes a frame (17.1) placed and fixed between the back wall (GS) of the frame (K) and the vertical longitudinal end elements (TEg) extending from the horizontal upper transverse longitudinal element (VSei) , extending, preferably at a right angle, between horizontal upper lateral longitudinal elements (VEs1, VEs2). The manipulator (17) for removing the finished PET container from the finished container aggregation conveyor (8) and transferring cardboard carriages and folded cardboard also includes a tare table (17.3), with suction cups located at the bottom of the table, and a tare gripper (17.2). The table (17.3) and the gripper (17.2) move together, but have the ability to move horizontally from each other, separating when the gripper (17.2) needs to grip the container and, returning, push the gripped container onto the table (17.3) for transporting the container. Cardboard pallets or folded cardboard using the manipulator (17) vacuum suction cups (17.4) attached under the table (17.3) are lifted from the cardboard pallets and folded cardboard conveyor (11) and placed on the finished PET container tower, before the next container floor is lifted. and after building a full tower (B). The tare gripper (17.2) is placed on the assembled tare, which is pressed from all sides. This prevents the container from falling out. A quick return action is then performed, and the tare is brought onto the transfer table (17.3), transported towards the tare tower (B), where the tare is quickly moved onto the placed cardboard carriage. When the tare gripper (17.2) is released, it rises vertically and moves away, a new floor of the tare tower (B) is obtained.

In all cases of implementation of the invention, the PET container production and packaging system is arranged in a frame (K) forming a two-story cubic or rectangular parallelepiped volumetric shape.

On the loading side of PET blanks, from the storage area of cardboard pallets (9), the cardboard pallet manipulator (10) uses vacuum suction cups to pick up one cardboard pallet and place it on the cardboard pallets and the folded cardboard conveyor (11), by which the pallet moves towards the PET container aggregation conveyor (8). If folded cardboard pallets are used instead of flat, the cardboard tower (14) is filled on the second floor, with which one folded cardboard is dropped onto the cardboard conveyor (11), and the cardboard is transported to the PET container aggregation conveyor (8).

As the cardboard pallets decrease in their storage location (9), when they are used for packaging, the pallet transfer manipulator (10) moves in the vertical direction to compensate for the change in the height of the pallet stacks. A tower of folding cartons (14) is loaded through an opening on the second floor before production begins. Inside, the cartons are held on the "shelves" from the edges. When a folded carton is inserted, it is moved down one position, and a new folded carton is inserted.

After accumulation, one full floor of the tare tower (B), the transfer manipulator (17) of the finished PET tare aggregation conveyor (8) picks up the carton carriage, or folded carton, from the carton conveyor (11) and places it on a pallet, which is fed by the pallet accumulation conveyor (16), and the pallet lifter (15) is lifted to the position of placing the bottle tower. The manipulator (17) grabs the accumulated container with the gripper (17.2), pushes it onto the transfer table (17.3), and after transfer, places it on a cardboard carriage or folded cardboard. Next, the transfer manipulator (17) places a new cardboard carriage, or folded cardboard, and repeats the sequence of actions until the entire tare tower (B) is erected. After the last floor is built, a cardboard carriage or inverted folded cardboard is placed. In this case, the folded cardboard dropped from the folded cardboard tower (14) onto the cardboard conveyor (11) travels back towards the cardboard carriage transfer manipulator (10), where the overturning mechanism (18) installed on the conveyor (11) overturns the cardboard, then it is transported back to of the manipulator (17), where it is placed on the tare tower (B).

The finished tare tower (B) moves through one position on the rollers of the upper part (16.1) of the pallet conveyor (16). The first pallet lifter (15) descends to the lower position, and the rollers of the lower part (16.2) of the pallet conveyor (16) feed a new pallet, which is lifted. The manipulator (17) starts placing a new tower of bottles (B). Each time a bottle tower (B) is completed, it is moved one position. After reaching the second pallet lifter (19), on the top of the tower, from the storage of plastic frames (12), the frame transfer manipulator (13) grabs the frame with grippers and moves it and places it on the top of the PET container tower, on which a cardboard carriage or folded cardboard is placed.

The second pallet lifter (19) lowers the tare tower and moves it to the slinging assembly (20), where the tare tower (B) is slinged in transverse and longitudinal direction.

In each embodiment of the invention, all system devices are controlled and maintained through a central control unit that includes a computerized system control facility. The signals from the sensors of each system device are received in the aforementioned computer control unit, processed and used to control the system devices.

In one embodiment of the invention, the external peripheral dimensions of the system frame are: height - 5.5 m; width and length after 8 m.

While the description of the invention has set forth numerous characteristics and advantages, along with structural details and features of the invention, the description is presented as an exemplary embodiment of the invention. Changes may be made in the details, especially in the form, size and arrangement of the materials, without departing from the principles of the invention, in accordance with the most widely understood meanings of the terms used in the definitions.

Claims (6)

The PET container production and packaging system, which includes a PET blank supply device, a PET container production device, a PET container tightness testing device, and a finished PET container storage device, is distinguished by the fact that the system includes a frame (K) that limits the internal space in which all are positioned system facilities, and which includes the lower floor (AG) and the second floor (AAG), where the first part of the PET container production and packaging system equipment is installed on the lower floor (AG), and on the second floor (AAG) is installed or suspended under the floor of the second floor (AAG), the second part of the PET container production and packaging system facilities. System according to claim 1, where on the lower floor of the framework (AG), below the floor of the second floor (AAG), there is placed a PET preform unloader (1), which is located near the PET preform hopper (2); PET blanks hopper (2), including a part (2.1) for receiving PET blanks from the inverter (1) and a conveyor part (2.2) extending from it, with an adjustable angle upwards, for the upward transport of PET blanks to the PET blanks transport conveyor (3) ; PET preforms transportation conveyor (3), which includes a conveyor part (3.1) which, adjustable in the vertical direction, is anchored in a frame (3.2), which is fixed on the support elements (VB) supporting the floor of the second floor (AAG); substantially below the PET preform transport conveyor (3) and substantially immediately below it, and preferably parallel to it, a PET preform orientator (4) is arranged; At the end of the blanks output of the PET blank orientator (4.4), the PET container production unit (5) is located, where the height of the PET container production unit (5) is lower than the height of the second floor (AAG) as seen from the lower floor (AG), where the PET containers the production unit (5) includes a PET container cooling and leak testing unit (6); at least one robot for transporting manufactured PET containers (7.1, 7.2); the finished container aggregation conveyor (8), which is arranged longitudinally and parallel to the PET preforms transportation conveyor (3); at the end of the finished container aggregating conveyor (8), which is opposite to the end where at least one PET container transport robot (7.1, 7.2) places the finished PET container on the finished container aggregating conveyor (8), is arranged cardboard carriages and folded cardboard conveyor (11 ) the first end, where the conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11) is positioned relatively perpendicular to the aggregation conveyor (8) of the manufactured container so that the conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11) extends from its first end towards its second end, for transporting PET blanks in the direction of the conveyor (3), where the conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11) is located next to the height-adjustable frame (4.6) of the PET blank orientator (4) and extends beyond it; folded cartons tipping unit (18), which is located immediately at the other end of the cardboard carriages and folded cartons conveyor (11), and which is at the same height as the part of the cardboard carriages and folded cartons transport, where the folded cartons tipping unit (18) is located next to the PET blanks hopper (2), where the folding carton tipping unit (18) is mounted on the cardboard carriages and the folded cardboard conveyor (11), next to the cardboard carriage manipulator (10); also, adjacent to the overturning unit (18), along the direction of the cardboard carriages and folded cardboard conveyor (11) and away from the second end of the cardboard carriages and folded cardboard conveyor (11), a cardboard carriage storage (9) is located, which at the same time is adjacent Translator of PET blanks (1); also, above the cardboard carriages and the folded cardboard conveyor (11) and substantially adjacent to the conveyor part (2.2) of the PET blanks hopper (2), there is a folded cardboard tower (14), the lower part of which is placed on legs (14.1), which rests on the lower floor (AG) and the upper part, with the tower loading opening, projects above the second floor (AAG), in the second floor area; also, a pallet manipulator (10) is arranged next to the cardboard carriage storage (9) for moving the cardboard carriages from the cardboard carriage storage (9) onto the end of the cardboard conveyor near the carriage storage (9) where the cardboard carriage manipulator (10) is located basically near the ends of the cardboard carriages and the folded carton conveyor (11) and the carriages storer (9), which are next to each other and on the opposite side from where the PET preform unloader (1) and the hopper (2) are located; also, adjacent to the first end of the cardboard carriages and folded cardboard conveyor (11) adjacent to the finished PET container aggregation conveyor (8), a first pallet lifter (15) is arranged, where from the first pallet lifter (15), longitudinally and substantially parallel for the conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11), a pallet conveyor (16) is arranged, where the pallet conveyor (16) extends to the second pallet lifter (19) located at the other end of the pallet conveyor (16), adjacent to the storage of cardboard carriages (9); where a manipulator (17) of finished PET containers and cardboard trays and folded cartons is installed longitudinally above the finished PET container aggregation conveyor (8) and above at least part of the first end of the carton and folded carton conveyor (11) for moving the PET container away from the finished container aggregation of the conveyor (8) on the pallet located on the first pallet lifter (15) adjacent to the first end of the conveyor of cardboard carriages and folded cartons (11), where the manipulator (17) of PET containers, cardboard carriages and folded cardboard includes a frame (17.1) placed and anchored in the frame (K), at the back wall (GS) of the frame (K), a tare table (17.3), with suction cups from below, and a tare gripper (17.2); where on the frame (K) on the floor of the second floor (AAG), above the storage of cardboard carriages (9) located next to the PET preform unloader (1), there is a storage of plastic frames (12), from which frames are taken by a frame manipulator (13), installed next to the frame storage (12). System according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the PET preform orientator (4) includes a part (4.1) for receiving PET preforms from the PET preform transport conveyor (3), through which the PET preforms enter the conveyor parts (4.2, 4.3) of the orientator (4) The PET preforms move in the opposite direction to the PET preform transport conveyor (3), where the preform orientator (4) also includes the output end (4.4) of the oriented PET preforms, which is preferably attached via a bracket to at least a horizontal longitudinal support member of the second floor (AAG) (VB) or floor panel (GS2) and to another member extending vertically from the second floor floor (AAG) or to a vertical longitudinal member extending from an intermediate horizontal end longitudinal member where the orientator (4) is placed on the lower floor (AG) on the height-adjustable frame (4.6), where the output end of the orientator PET blanks (4.4) is led to the PET container production unit (5). The system according to any preceding point, where the first pallet lifter (15) at the first end of the cardboard carriage conveyor (11) has two positions: a lower position, in which it receives a pallet that has arrived on the lower part of the pallet conveyor (16) (16.1), and an upper position, to which rises when the pallet arrives, where after the completion of the bottle tower, it travels one position from the first pallet lifter (15) onto the upper part of the conveyor (16.2), and the first lifter (15) picks up another pallet from below to build a new bottle tower, where the second the pallet lifter (19), located at the second end of the pallet conveyor (16), next to the cardboard pallet storage (9), on the lower floor (AG), is intended for the transfer of pallets to the lower part of the pallet conveyor (16) (16.2), for storage before assisting production , where the said pallet lifter (19) is also intended for lowering the completed tare towers from the conveyor and transferring them to the sling assembly (20). A system according to any preceding claim, wherein the frame (K) comprises peripheral reinforcement panels (S), frame horizontal upper side longitudinal members (VES1, VES2) and frame horizontal upper rear and front longitudinal members (VEG, VEP) interconnected in a horizontal plane , at their ends, where the frame (K) also includes frame vertical corner longitudinal members (KE), vertically connecting horizontal upper longitudinal side members (VES1, VES2) and frame horizontal upper back (VEG) and front (VEP) longitudinal members with the horizontal lower longitudinal members (AEs1, AEs2, AEG, AEP) located in the same plane, below, respectively, where the horizontal upper side longitudinal member (VES1) of the first half is also connected to the horizontal upper side longitudinal member, respectively, in the same plane, between (VES1) and the lower horizontal lateral longitudinal member (AE1) located in the intermediate horizontal lateral longitudinal member (TEH1) using vertical intermediate longitudinal members (TEV3), where the intermediate horizontal lateral longitudinal member (TEH1) is also connected to the horizontal lower longitudinal member (AEs1), using vertical intermediate longitudinal elements (TEV4), where the frame (K) additionally includes at least one horizontal upper transverse longitudinal element (VSE1) extending, preferably at right angles, between the horizontal upper lateral longitudinal elements (VES1, VES2) and at fixed by them at its ends, where the frame (K) includes at least one additional horizontal upper transverse longitudinal element (VSE2) extending, preferably at right angles, between horizontal upper transverse longitudinal elements (VSE1) extending, preferably at right angles, between horizontal upper side longitudinals elements (VES1, VES2), and between the frame horizontal upper front longitudinal element (VEP), where the floor of the second floor (AAG) is anchored between the first intermediate horizontal lateral longitudinal element (TEH1), between the second intermediate horizontal lateral longitudinal element (TEH2), of the intermediate horizontal rear longitudinal element or elements and the intermediate horizontal front longitudinal element (TEP) where the floor panels (GS2) would be located, where the second floor (AAG) panels (GS2) form a smaller area than the lower floor (AG) panels (GS1) , where the supporting elements (VB) supporting the second floor (AAG) are preferably attached between the intermediate horizontal lateral longitudinal element (TEH1), between the second intermediate horizontal lateral longitudinal element (TEH2), the intermediate horizontal rear longitudinal element or elements and the intermediate horizontal front longitudinal element element (TEP). A system according to any preceding claim, wherein the framework (K) forms a duplex, cube or rectangular parallelepiped volume.