US20060157074A1 - Apparatus for filling of a downstream apparatus - Google Patents

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US20060157074A1
US20060157074A1 US11/311,132 US31113205A US2006157074A1 US 20060157074 A1 US20060157074 A1 US 20060157074A1 US 31113205 A US31113205 A US 31113205A US 2006157074 A1 US2006157074 A1 US 2006157074A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/35—Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
    • B65B19/02—Packaging cigarettes
    • B65B19/04—Arranging, feeding, or orientating the cigarettes

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  • the invention relates to an apparatus for filling a downstream apparatus, in particular a packing machine, with rod-shaped articles, comprising a filler head having a feed element for transporting a mass flow made up of articles, wherein in the region of an opening the feed element runs into a shaft, as well as a store which is of variable construction for compensating the difference between the inflow and outflow of the mass flow inside the filler head.
  • Such apparatuses are used in particular in the tobacco-processing industry. These apparatuses serve, for example, for supplying a packing machine with rod-shaped products, such as, for example, cigarettes, tobacco strands, filters or the like.
  • a packing machine with rod-shaped products, such as, for example, cigarettes, tobacco strands, filters or the like.
  • the feed device By means of the feed device a usually multi-layered mass flow of a particular height is transported into the filler head.
  • the articles or the mass flow formed therefrom are conveyed by means of the feed device into the region of an opening.
  • the articles are fed to the packing machine via a shaft adjoining the feed device. In other words a column of articles builds up in the shaft.
  • the downstream packing machine can accept fewer articles than are fed to it the “excess” articles can be accommodated up to a certain volume by the store.
  • the store is disposed in the area of the shaft, that is behind the opening in the transport direction T of the mass flow.
  • Such devices have the disadvantage that the weight of the articles located in the store acts completely on the shaft.
  • a change of volume in the store acts on the shaft as a result of which, on the one hand, the packing machine or a packer magazine associated with the packing machine becomes loaded.
  • a change in volume results in a load on the articles located in the shaft due to the weight of the articles stacked thereover.
  • the restoring force of the store limits triggered by the limits on the volume of the store also acts on the articles.
  • the store is arranged completely outside the shaft as a result of which the loading already described is reduced still further.
  • the store is bounded or formed by a belt which is constructed to be of variable height for varying the volume of the store.
  • a volume change which is particularly protective of the article is achievable in the store. Put in a different way, to change the volume of the store only a small force need be exerted on the articles.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment is characterized in that at least one section of the belt located ahead of the opening into the shaft and above the lower conveying means is of deflectable construction.
  • Non-aligned articles Articles which, due to external influences, lack of guidance or the like, come out of this original transport position so that, for example, their longitudinal extension points in the transport direction, are also referred to as “non-aligned articles”. Such “non-aligned articles” are prevented by the covering provided by the belt.
  • the belt is an endless conveyor. Due to this dynamic construction of the store it is ensured that the flow of the stream of articles is permanently supported and there are no regions inside the store in which it is possible for articles to linger. In other words, inside the store all articles are always in motion so that permanent replacement of articles is ensured. By this means the quality of the articles is always preserved.
  • FIG. 1 a side-view of a schematic illustration of a first embodiment of the apparatus
  • FIG. 2 a side-view of a schematic illustration of another embodiment of the apparatus.
  • FIG. 3 a side-view of a schematic illustration of another embodiment of the apparatus.
  • the apparatuses illustrated serve for filling what are known as packers with rod-shaped products.
  • FIG. 1 shows a filler head 10 as an apparatus for filling a packing machine (which is not illustrated).
  • the filler head 10 substantially comprises a feed element 11 for transporting a mass flow made up of a large number of articles in the transport direction T. The mass flow is built up of multiple layers.
  • the feed element 11 possesses an opening 12 .
  • the opening 12 is the point of transition from the feed element 11 to a shaft 13 .
  • the shaft 13 is a space for accommodating a certain number of articles.
  • the shaft 13 is of almost vertical construction so that the articles fall or flow solely due to gravity in the direction of the packing machine.
  • the filler head 10 further comprises a store 15 .
  • the store 15 is constructed to be variable.
  • the store 15 is suitable for accommodating varying mass flows and enlarges or diminishes according to the size of the mass flow.
  • the volume of the store 15 varies as a function of the difference between the inflow and the outflow of the mass flow within the filler head 10 .
  • the store 15 is disposed at least in part ahead of the opening 12 .
  • the store 15 is arranged completely outside the shaft 13 in the region of the feed element 11 .
  • the store 15 itself can even be regarded as a component of the feed element 11 . Details of this are described further below.
  • the feed element 11 runs substantially transverse to the shaft 13 and is formed by a lower conveyor 16 and an upper conveyor 17 .
  • the lower conveyor 16 is divided and possesses at least two lower belts 18 and 19 .
  • the belts 18 , 19 are each of endless construction and disposed one behind the other in the transport direction T.
  • the conveying surfaces of the belts 18 , 19 form a uniform support surface F for the articles or the mass flow formed therefrom to be transported.
  • One of the belts 18 or 19 is driven directly by a motor 20 .
  • the other belt 19 or 18 can be driven along with the first through a coupling 21 .
  • each belt 18 , 19 has its own drive, wherein the drives should be controllable independently of one another.
  • the belt 18 of the opening 12 or forming the opening 12 is disposed behind the belt 19 in the transport direction T.
  • the upper conveyor 17 comprises at least one upper belt 22 which like the belts 18 , 19 is also of endless construction.
  • the upper conveyor 17 extends only over a part of the lower conveyor 16 .
  • the belt 22 is arranged above the belt 19 and also extends in the transport direction T only over a part of the belt 19 .
  • the store 15 is constructed as an extension of the upper belt 22 .
  • the store 15 is bounded or formed by a belt 23 .
  • the belt 23 is constructed to be of variable height for varying the volume of the store 15 .
  • the store 15 is formed by the deflectability of the belt 23 .
  • a section 24 of the belt 23 is deflectable in the embodiment shown. This section 24 is ahead of the opening 12 or together with the belt 18 forms the latter and is arranged above the lower belts 18 , 19 . In the state when the store 15 is empty (illustrated in FIGS.
  • the section 24 is arranged as an extension of the upper belt 22 and flush with the latter and runs essentially parallel to the lower belts 18 , 19 . Accordingly, when not exercising a storage function the section 24 is as it were a component of the feed element 11 .
  • the deflectable section 24 is “fixed” at two points. More precisely, the section is fastened at one end, that is to say a free end of the belt 23 , directly behind the upper belt 23 in the transport direction T. The other end of the section 24 is guided in the region of the opening 12 by means of a pulley 25 .
  • the belt 23 is led as an extension of the section 24 around another pulley 26 .
  • At the free end of the belt 23 means for tensioning the belt 23 are provided. In one embodiment the means take the form of a weight 27 . Other customary means for tensioning may also be employed.
  • the section 24 is variable in length. This means that the “active” length of the section 24 , that is the length which can come into contact with the mass flow, is variable.
  • FIG. 2 Another embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is comparable in essential aspects with the previously described filler head 10 so that there is no need for a fresh description and the same reference numerals are used for the same parts.
  • the filler head 10 according to FIG. 2 shows a store 15 differing in that the belt 23 or the deflectable section 24 is fixed at one end, that is to say a free end of the belt 23 , in the region of the opening 12 .
  • the other end of the section 24 is guided in the region of a pulley 28 arranged in the transport direction T directly behind the upper belt 22 .
  • the belt 23 as an extension of the section 24 is led around further pulleys 29 , 30 .
  • means for tensioning the belt 23 are provided at the free end of the belt 23 .
  • the means may take the form of a weight 31 or alternatively, for example, be constructed as a motor 32 having an adjustable torque.
  • the embodiment with the motor 32 shows the advantage that the torque levels can readily be altered by means of a control system. By this means the load acting through the belt 23 or the section 24 on the mass flow is variable at little cost and adaptable to the prevailing requirements.
  • the embodiment according to FIG. 3 is of similar construction to the filler head 10 in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • the store is of dynamic construction.
  • the belt 23 is an endless conveyor which is led around a plurality of pulleys 33 , 34 , 35 .
  • One pulley 33 is arranged in the region of the opening 12 and one pulley 34 is arranged directly behind the upper belt 22 in the transport direction T. Between these two pulleys 33 , 34 is constructed the section 24 whose “active” length is variable by deflection.
  • the belt 23 is driven preferably by an electric motor and in the same direction as the belts 18 , 19 and 22 and led via further pulleys 35 .
  • the means for tensioning the belt 23 is, by way of example, a combination of a tension regulator arm and spring.
  • a tension regulator arm 36 having a pulley 37 on its free end around which the belt 23 is led, and a spring 38 are functionally connected.
  • a motor-winch combination may also be employed.
  • all of the filler heads 10 and embodiments may also be employed for feeding any other products to downstream apparatuses, devices or the like.
  • All of the embodiments may additionally have a store bounding device 14 .
  • a mechanical bounding device is illustrated by way of example.
  • This mechanical bounding device which may be constructed by way of example as a sheet metal plate or the like, is fastened in stationary manner to the housing, support, frame or by other means and prevents the deflectable section 24 from colliding with components located thereabove such as, for example, pulleys 35 , 36 , 37 or the passive section of the belt 23 .
  • the store bounding device 14 preferably covers the entire region of the store 15 .
  • the packing machine or the like is supplied by a mass flow in that the mass flow is transported by means of the feed element 11 through the opening 12 into the shaft 13 . If the mass flow transported into the shaft 13 is greater than can be taken up by the packing machine the belt 23 or the section 24 is deflected upwardly (see dotted lines). In this case, the crosshatched area identifies the storage volume. At the same time the weight 27 moves upwards. As it does so the belt 23 or the section 24 executes a relative movement counter to the transport direction T.
  • the section 24 covers the mass flow from above so that displacement of the articles from a transport position, in which the articles are located with their longitudinal extension transverse to the transport direction, into a position in which the articles lie in the transport direction T is prevented. If more articles are now taken up than are supplied, the volume of the store 15 reduces, and the weight 27 again moves downwards. The active length of the section 24 diminishes. In order to carry out the change in volume of the store 15 almost no force need be exerted on the articles. The weight 27 has to be chosen accordingly.
  • the principle of operation of the filler head 10 according to FIG. 2 is basically similar to that just described. On deflecting the section 24 , however, a relative movement in the transport direction T is obtained.
  • the transport of the mass flow is supported by the all-round belt 23 .
  • the packing machine can continue to be supplied with articles for a short transition period by controlling the belt 18 . This is of importance particularly for what are known as “lagging packers” which still require a certain number of products for running the machine down.
  • the volume of the store 15 can be determined through the position of the weights 27 , 31 , e.g. by means of excursion or spacing measurement or measurement of the movement of the pulleys by means of rotation transmitters. This information can be fed to a control system controlling the filling level of the filler heads 10 .

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