US20060090420A1 - Unit for feeding stacked packing material to a packing machine - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a unit for feeding stacked packing material to a packing machine.
- the present invention may be used to advantage in a packing machine for producing packets of cigarettes combined with coupons, to which the following description refers purely by way of example.
- packing machines for producing packets of cigarettes combined with coupons are used, in which the coupons are fed to a packing line by a revolving loader normally located over the packing machine and normally having longitudinal grooves housing respective stacks of coupons.
- the loader is rotated about a longitudinal, normally vertical axis to selectively align the grooves with the input of a normally vertical hopper, which receives one stack of coupons at a time, and has an output fitted with an extracting device for extracting and feeding the coupons one at a time to the packing line.
- Feeding the coupons as described above has various drawbacks, on account of the fairly limited capacity of the loaders, which must therefore be replaced repeatedly during each operating cycle and require continual use of skilled labour. Moreover, given their size and weight, assembly of the loaders, which is normally performed by hand over the packing machine, calls for considerable effort on the part of the fitters and, at times, also stoppage of the packing machine.
- a packing machine comprising a loading station having a coupon input and a power take-off; and a coupon truck store having a number of containers for respective stacks of coupons, and connectable removably to the loading station to cooperate, when connected to the loading station, with the power take-off and successively move the containers through an unloading position, in which each container is engaged by an extracting device for extracting and transferring the relative stack to the coupon input.
- the total loading capacity of the coupon stack feed unit of the truck store described above is relatively small in proportion to the total size involved.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view, with parts removed for clarity, of a preferred embodiment of the feed unit according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view, with parts removed for clarity, of the FIG. 1 feed unit
- FIG. 3 shows a section along line III-III in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 shows a view in perspective of a container of the FIG. 1 feed unit
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic side view, with parts removed for clarity, of a further embodiment of the FIG. 1 feed unit
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic view in perspective, with parts removed for clarity, of a further embodiment of the FIG. 1 feed unit.
- Number 1 in FIGS. 1 to 3 indicates as a whole a packing material feed unit for feeding stacks 2 of coupons to a packing machine (not shown).
- Feed unit 1 comprises a number of containers 3 arranged to define a group 4 of containers 3 ; group 4 comprises a number of side by side columns 5 of containers 3 , each column comprising a number of superimposed containers 3 ( FIG. 1 ); and each container 3 is parallelepiped-shaped and contains a stack 2 of coupons.
- Feed unit 1 also comprises a conveying device 6 for feeding group 4 of containers 3 along a path P 1 in a travelling direction 7 ; and a pickup station 8 located at the end of path P 1 to remove one container 3 from group 4 of containers 3 .
- a conveying device 9 is located at pickup station 8 to feed each container 3 along a path P 2 having a vertical initial portion perpendicular to path P 1 .
- a feed station 10 is located along path P 2 , where the stack 2 of coupons inside a container 3 is expelled from container 3 and fed to the packing machine.
- a belt conveyor 11 extends from feed station 10 to receive and feed a stack 2 of coupons to the packing units (not shown) of the packing machine, and is preferably integrated in the packing machine.
- Conveying device 6 comprises a horizontal surface 12 supporting group 4 of containers 3 in sliding manner; and a feed device 13 for pushing group 4 of containers 3 along path P 1 , at the end of which, pickup station 8 removes from the bottom of a column 5 of containers 3 the container 3 resting directly on horizontal surface 12 .
- pickup station 8 comprises a through hole 14 formed through horizontal surface 12 ; and a closing device 15 movable between a closed position preventing passage of a container 3 through hole 14 , and an open position permitting passage of a container 3 through hole 14 .
- feed device 13 comprises two endless chains 16 located on opposite sides of group 4 of containers 3 , and each supporting a number of vertical push members 17 .
- each container 3 comprises two connecting bodies 18 located at opposite ends of container 3 , and which engage and slide freely vertically along a respective pair of push members 17 .
- Conveying device 9 comprises a drum 19 rotating about a horizontal axis of rotation 20 perpendicular to the FIG. 2 plane.
- Drum 19 is located beneath through hole 14 , comprises a pusher 21 movable perpendicularly to axis of rotation 20 of drum 19 , and has a number of peripheral seats 22 , each for receiving a respective container 3 .
- Each container 3 comprises a rear wall 23 having a through opening 24 ( FIG. 3 ), through which pusher 21 moves to expel stack 2 of coupons from container 3 .
- drum 19 rotates between pickup station 8 , where it receives a container 3 inside a respective peripheral seat 22 ; feed station 10 , where it unloads stack 2 of coupons onto belt conveyor 11 by means of a horizontal movement of pusher 21 ; and an unloading station 25 , where it unloads the empty container 3 inside a collecting space 26 for empty containers 3 .
- feed unit 1 comprises a conveying device 27 located beneath drum 19 and for receiving the empty container 3 by gravity from drum 19 , and transferring the empty container 3 from conveying device 9 to collecting space 26 .
- conveying device 27 is dispensed with, and collecting space 26 is located beneath drum 19 to receive containers 3 by gravity directly from drum 19 .
- feed unit 1 comprises a conveying device 28 for receiving an empty container 3 from conveying device 9 , and feeding the empty container 3 to a return station 29 .
- a belt conveyor 30 is interposed between conveying device 9 and conveying device 28 , to transfer empty containers 3 , along a path P 3 parallel to path P 1 and in a travelling direction 31 opposite travelling direction 7 , between unloading station 25 at conveying device 9 , and a loading station 32 at conveying device 28 .
- Belt conveyor 30 comprises two side by side, endless belts 33 (only one shown in FIG. 5 ); and a pusher 34 located between the two belts 33 at loading station 32 , and movable perpendicularly with respect to travelling direction 31 .
- Return station 29 is located along path P 1 , on the opposite side to pickup station 8 , and reinserts the empty container 3 inside group 4 of containers 3 , at the bottom of a column 5 of containers 3 , and directly onto horizontal surface 12 .
- Return station 29 comprises a through hole 35 formed through horizontal surface 12 ; and a closing device 36 movable between a closed position preventing passage of a container 3 through hole 35 , and an open position permitting passage of a container 3 through hole 35 .
- Conveying device 28 comprises a rotary drum 37 , which is located beneath through hole 35 , comprises a pusher 38 movable perpendicularly to an axis of rotation 39 of drum 37 , and has a number of peripheral seats 40 , each for receiving an empty container 3 . More specifically, drum 37 rotates between loading station 32 , where it receives an empty container 3 inside a respective peripheral seat 40 by means of an upward movement of pusher 34 , and return station 29 , where it moves container 3 through hole 35 onto horizontal surface 12 by means of an upward movement of pusher 38 .
- feed unit 1 is mounted on a trolley 41 comprising a number of wheels 42 , and a frame 43 supporting conveying device 6 , group 4 of containers 3 , and conveying device 9 .
- Feed unit 1 as described above is cheap and easy to produce, and is extremely compact in relation to its considerable storage capacity.
- feed unit 1 as described above may also be used to advantage on other automatic machines for packing products other than cigarettes, and for supplying the automatic machines with any type of packing material other than coupons.
- feed unit 1 as described above may be used for feeding labels to a bottling machine or food labels to a food packing machine.
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A unit for feeding stacked packing material to a packing machine. The unit has a group of containers, each for housing a respective stack of packing material; a first conveying device for feeding the group of containers along a first path; a pickup station located at the end of the path to remove a single container from the group of containers; a second conveying device for feeding a container along a second path as of the pickup station; and a feed station located along the second path to remove the stack of packing material from a container, and to feed the stack of packing material to the packing machine.
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- The present invention relates to a unit for feeding stacked packing material to a packing machine.
- The present invention may be used to advantage in a packing machine for producing packets of cigarettes combined with coupons, to which the following description refers purely by way of example.
- In the tobacco industry, packing machines for producing packets of cigarettes combined with coupons are used, in which the coupons are fed to a packing line by a revolving loader normally located over the packing machine and normally having longitudinal grooves housing respective stacks of coupons. The loader is rotated about a longitudinal, normally vertical axis to selectively align the grooves with the input of a normally vertical hopper, which receives one stack of coupons at a time, and has an output fitted with an extracting device for extracting and feeding the coupons one at a time to the packing line.
- Feeding the coupons as described above has various drawbacks, on account of the fairly limited capacity of the loaders, which must therefore be replaced repeatedly during each operating cycle and require continual use of skilled labour. Moreover, given their size and weight, assembly of the loaders, which is normally performed by hand over the packing machine, calls for considerable effort on the part of the fitters and, at times, also stoppage of the packing machine.
- A packing machine has been proposed comprising a loading station having a coupon input and a power take-off; and a coupon truck store having a number of containers for respective stacks of coupons, and connectable removably to the loading station to cooperate, when connected to the loading station, with the power take-off and successively move the containers through an unloading position, in which each container is engaged by an extracting device for extracting and transferring the relative stack to the coupon input. The total loading capacity of the coupon stack feed unit of the truck store described above, however, is relatively small in proportion to the total size involved.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a unit for feeding stacked packing material to a packing machine, designed to eliminate the above drawbacks and which, in particular, is cheap and easy to produce.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a unit for feeding stacked packing material to a packing machine, as claimed in the attached claims.
- A non-limiting embodiment of the present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view, with parts removed for clarity, of a preferred embodiment of the feed unit according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view, with parts removed for clarity, of theFIG. 1 feed unit; -
FIG. 3 shows a section along line III-III inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 shows a view in perspective of a container of theFIG. 1 feed unit; -
FIG. 5 shows a schematic side view, with parts removed for clarity, of a further embodiment of theFIG. 1 feed unit; -
FIG. 6 shows a schematic view in perspective, with parts removed for clarity, of a further embodiment of theFIG. 1 feed unit. -
Number 1 in FIGS. 1 to 3 indicates as a whole a packing material feed unit forfeeding stacks 2 of coupons to a packing machine (not shown).Feed unit 1 comprises a number ofcontainers 3 arranged to define agroup 4 ofcontainers 3;group 4 comprises a number of side byside columns 5 ofcontainers 3, each column comprising a number of superimposed containers 3 (FIG. 1 ); and eachcontainer 3 is parallelepiped-shaped and contains astack 2 of coupons. -
Feed unit 1 also comprises aconveying device 6 forfeeding group 4 ofcontainers 3 along a path P1 in atravelling direction 7; and apickup station 8 located at the end of path P1 to remove onecontainer 3 fromgroup 4 ofcontainers 3. Aconveying device 9 is located atpickup station 8 to feed eachcontainer 3 along a path P2 having a vertical initial portion perpendicular to path P1. Afeed station 10 is located along path P2, where thestack 2 of coupons inside acontainer 3 is expelled fromcontainer 3 and fed to the packing machine. Downstream fromconveying device 9, abelt conveyor 11 extends fromfeed station 10 to receive and feed astack 2 of coupons to the packing units (not shown) of the packing machine, and is preferably integrated in the packing machine. -
Conveying device 6 comprises ahorizontal surface 12 supportinggroup 4 ofcontainers 3 in sliding manner; and afeed device 13 for pushinggroup 4 ofcontainers 3 along path P1, at the end of which,pickup station 8 removes from the bottom of acolumn 5 ofcontainers 3 thecontainer 3 resting directly onhorizontal surface 12. More specifically,pickup station 8 comprises a throughhole 14 formed throughhorizontal surface 12; and aclosing device 15 movable between a closed position preventing passage of acontainer 3 throughhole 14, and an open position permitting passage of acontainer 3 throughhole 14. - As shown in
FIG. 2 ,feed device 13 comprises twoendless chains 16 located on opposite sides ofgroup 4 ofcontainers 3, and each supporting a number ofvertical push members 17. As shown in detail inFIG. 4 , eachcontainer 3 comprises twoconnecting bodies 18 located at opposite ends ofcontainer 3, and which engage and slide freely vertically along a respective pair ofpush members 17. - Conveying
device 9 comprises adrum 19 rotating about a horizontal axis ofrotation 20 perpendicular to theFIG. 2 plane.Drum 19 is located beneath throughhole 14, comprises apusher 21 movable perpendicularly to axis ofrotation 20 ofdrum 19, and has a number ofperipheral seats 22, each for receiving arespective container 3. Eachcontainer 3 comprises arear wall 23 having a through opening 24 (FIG. 3 ), through whichpusher 21 moves toexpel stack 2 of coupons fromcontainer 3. More specifically,drum 19 rotates betweenpickup station 8, where it receives acontainer 3 inside a respectiveperipheral seat 22;feed station 10, where it unloadsstack 2 of coupons ontobelt conveyor 11 by means of a horizontal movement ofpusher 21; and anunloading station 25, where it unloads theempty container 3 inside acollecting space 26 forempty containers 3. - In the
FIG. 2 embodiment,feed unit 1 comprises aconveying device 27 located beneathdrum 19 and for receiving theempty container 3 by gravity fromdrum 19, and transferring theempty container 3 from conveyingdevice 9 to collectingspace 26. In an alternative embodiment not shown,conveying device 27 is dispensed with, and collectingspace 26 is located beneathdrum 19 to receivecontainers 3 by gravity directly fromdrum 19. - In an alternative embodiment shown in
FIG. 5 ,feed unit 1 comprises aconveying device 28 for receiving anempty container 3 fromconveying device 9, and feeding theempty container 3 to areturn station 29. Abelt conveyor 30 is interposed betweenconveying device 9 andconveying device 28, to transferempty containers 3, along a path P3 parallel to path P1 and in atravelling direction 31opposite travelling direction 7, betweenunloading station 25 atconveying device 9, and aloading station 32 atconveying device 28.Belt conveyor 30 comprises two side by side, endless belts 33 (only one shown inFIG. 5 ); and apusher 34 located between the twobelts 33 atloading station 32, and movable perpendicularly with respect to travellingdirection 31. -
Return station 29 is located along path P1, on the opposite side topickup station 8, and reinserts theempty container 3 insidegroup 4 ofcontainers 3, at the bottom of acolumn 5 ofcontainers 3, and directly ontohorizontal surface 12.Return station 29 comprises a throughhole 35 formed throughhorizontal surface 12; and aclosing device 36 movable between a closed position preventing passage of acontainer 3 throughhole 35, and an open position permitting passage of acontainer 3 throughhole 35. -
Conveying device 28 comprises arotary drum 37, which is located beneath throughhole 35, comprises apusher 38 movable perpendicularly to an axis ofrotation 39 ofdrum 37, and has a number ofperipheral seats 40, each for receiving anempty container 3. More specifically,drum 37 rotates betweenloading station 32, where it receives anempty container 3 inside a respectiveperipheral seat 40 by means of an upward movement ofpusher 34, andreturn station 29, where it movescontainer 3 throughhole 35 ontohorizontal surface 12 by means of an upward movement ofpusher 38. - In a further embodiment shown in
FIG. 6 ,feed unit 1 is mounted on atrolley 41 comprising a number ofwheels 42, and aframe 43 supportingconveying device 6,group 4 ofcontainers 3, andconveying device 9. -
Feed unit 1 as described above is cheap and easy to produce, and is extremely compact in relation to its considerable storage capacity. - Given its numerous advantages,
feed unit 1 as described above may also be used to advantage on other automatic machines for packing products other than cigarettes, and for supplying the automatic machines with any type of packing material other than coupons. For example,feed unit 1 as described above may be used for feeding labels to a bottling machine or food labels to a food packing machine.
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1) A unit for feeding stacked packing material to a packing machine; the unit (1) comprises a group (4) of containers (3), each for housing a respective stack (2) of packing material, and a first conveying device (6) for feeding the group (4) of containers (3) along a first path (P1); and the unit is characterized by comprising a pickup station (8) located at the end of the path (P1) to remove a single container (3) from the group (4) of containers (3); a second conveying device (9) for feeding a container (3) along a second path (P2) as of the pickup station (8); and a feed station (10) located along the second path (P2) to remove the stack (2) of packing material from a container (3), and to feed the stack (2) of packing material to the packing machine.
2) A unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the group (4) of containers (3) comprises a number of side by side columns (5) of containers (3), and each column comprises a number of superimposed containers (3).
3) A unit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first conveying device (6) comprises a horizontal surface (12) supporting the group (4) of containers (3) in sliding manner; and a feed device (13) for pushing the group (4) of containers (3) along the first path (P1); and the pickup station (8) removes from the bottom of a column (5) of containers (3) the container (3) resting directly on the horizontal surface (12).
4) A unit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the pickup station (8) comprises a through hole (14) formed through the horizontal surface (12); and a closing device (15) movable between a closed position preventing passage of a container (3) through the through hole (14), and an open position permitting passage of a container (3) through the through hole (14).
5) A unit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second conveying device (9) comprises a first drum (19) rotating about an axis (20) of rotation, and having a number of peripheral seats (22), each for receiving a container (3).
6) A unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first drum (19) comprises a pusher (21) movable perpendicularly to the axis (20) of rotation of the first drum (19); and each container (3) comprises a through opening (24) formed through a rear wall (23) of the container (3) and through which the pusher (21) moves.
7) A unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a collecting space (26) is provided to receive the empty containers (3).
8) A unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second conveying device (9) transfers an empty container (3) directly to the collecting space (26).
9) A unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a third conveying device (27) is provided to transfer an empty container (3) from the second conveying device (9) to the collecting space (26).
10) A unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a fourth conveying device (28) is provided to receive an empty container (3) from the second conveying device (9), and to feed the empty container (3) to a return station (29) where the empty container (3) is reinserted inside the group (4) of containers (3).
11) A unit as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the return station (29) is located along the first path (P1), on the opposite side to the pickup station (8).
12) A unit as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the group (4) of containers (3) comprises a number of side by side columns (5) of containers (3), and each column comprises a number of superimposed containers (3); the first conveying device (6) comprises a horizontal surface (12) supporting the group (4) of containers (3) in sliding manner, and a feed device (13) for pushing the group (4) of containers (3) along the first path (P1); the pickup station (8) removes from the bottom of a column (5) of containers (3) the container (3) resting directly on the horizontal surface (12); and the return station (29) inserts an empty container (3) into the bottom of a column (5) of containers (3), so that the empty container rests directly on the horizontal surface (12).
13) A unit as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the return station (29) comprises a through hole (35) formed through the horizontal surface (12); and a closing device (36) movable between a closed position preventing passage of a container (3) through the through hole (35), and an open position permitting passage of a container (3) through the through hole (35).
14) A unit as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the fourth conveying device (28) comprises a rotary second drum (37) having a number of peripheral seats (40), each for receiving a container (3).
15) A unit as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the second drum (37) comprises a pusher (38) movable perpendicularly to an axis (39) of rotation of the second drum (37).
16) A unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first conveying device (6) comprises a horizontal surface (12) supporting the group (4) of containers (3) in sliding manner, and a feed device (13) for pushing the group (4) of containers (3) along the first path (P1); the feed device (13) comprises two endless chains (16) located on opposite sides of the group (4) of containers (3) and supporting a number of push members (17); and each container (3) comprises two connecting bodies (18) located at opposite ends of the container (3) and which engage a respective pair of push members (17).
17) A unit as claimed in claim 16 , wherein each connecting body (18) engages a push member (17) so as to slide freely along the push member (17).
18) A unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a movable trolley (41) is provided, and comprises a frame (43) supporting the first conveying device (6), the group (4) of containers (3), and a number of wheels (42).
19) A unit as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the frame supports the second conveying device (9).
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