US20070068774A1 - Outfeed mechanism for starwheel type glass inspection machine - Google Patents

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US20070068774A1
US20070068774A1 US11/237,459 US23745905A US2007068774A1 US 20070068774 A1 US20070068774 A1 US 20070068774A1 US 23745905 A US23745905 A US 23745905A US 2007068774 A1 US2007068774 A1 US 2007068774A1
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Priority to IT001794A priority patent/ITMI20061794A1/it
Priority to JP2006256694A priority patent/JP4886451B2/ja
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/84—Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B65G47/846—Star-shaped wheels or wheels equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G15/00—Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration
    • B65G15/10—Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface
    • B65G15/12—Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface with two or more endless belts
    • B65G15/20—Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface with two or more endless belts arranged side by side, e.g. for conveyance of flat articles in vertical position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0235—Containers
    • B65G2201/0244—Bottles

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  • the present invention relates to outfeed mechanisms for bottle inspection machines.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,460,686 discloses a machine that inspects glass bottles.
  • This machine is an indexing, starwheel type machine.
  • Containers enter a starwheel by use of a timing feed screw. This feed screw releases containers in time with starwheel displacement such that each container enters an open pocket.
  • the starwheel then indexes rotationally a fixed amount and stops or dwells. Various forms of inspection take place at each dwell position.
  • the starwheel continues the index and dwell cycle. After the last dwell station, the container is removed from the starwheel with guides on opposing sides of the container.
  • the outside guide is fixed and the inside guide is a moving guide (the end portion of a belt conveyor), which provides a motive force that drives the container out of the starwheel and into the transfer mechanism.
  • the transfer mechanism consists of the above discussed belt conveyor and a second conveyor operatively associated with a forward portion of the first belt conveyor. These belt conveyors travel at identical velocities. Once the container reaches the end of the fixed guide, it contacts the second belt conveyor which with the first belt conveyor, causes the container to double its velocity, to match the speed of the belt conveyors.
  • the first belt conveyor must be moving fast enough to prevent two adjacent containers from coming into contact. Once the containers reach the second belt conveyor, the spacing doubles due to the doubling of their forward velocity.
  • the drawback to this method is that the containers are traveling at a high velocity as they exit the machine. This high velocity must be transferred to the downstream conveyors, as it is desirable to closely match conveyor speeds for container stability. If this speed could be reduced, it would improve downstream stability, thus reducing the falling over of containers and resulting stoppages.
  • the sole drawing is a top view of a portion of a bottle inspection machine made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
  • the inspection machine is an indexing, starwheel type machine.
  • Containers 10 enter the starwheel 12 by use of a timing feed screw (not shown). This feed screw releases containers in time with the starwheel such that the leading container enters an open pocket.
  • the starwheel then indexes rotationally a fixed amount and stops or dwells. Various forms of inspection take place at each dwell position.
  • the starwheel continues the index and dwell cycle. After the last dwell station, the container is removed from the starwheel with guides on opposing sides of the container.
  • One guide, the inner guide 14 is a moving guide in the form of a belt conveyor which can have one or a plurality of vertically spaced belts 16 . This belt conveyor is supported by a pickoff wheel 18 at one end and a drive wheel 19 at the other which is driven by an appropriate motor/drive not shown.
  • the outer guide is a flexible serpentine belt conveyor 20 which can be single or multiple belts 22 .
  • the serpentine belt conveyor is supported by a number of wheels including an idler wheel 24 and a drive wheel 25 .
  • the line connecting the axes of the pickoff 18 and idler 24 wheels is generally transverse to the path of movement of a bottle passing therebetween.
  • the outer serpentine belt conveyor has an appropriate motor/drive (not shown) and the serpentine belt is displaced at the same velocity as the inside conveyor belt.
  • the serpentine and belt conveyors are mutually adjustable.
  • the serpentine belt must be sufficiently flexible so that the configuration (or line) of the belt between the idler wheel 24 and the drive wheel 25 , can change as a bottle proceeds from a location between the pickoff and idler wheels clockwise around the pickoff wheel to the location where the bottle is discharged from the belts (a take-up device 27 accommodates any variation in serpentine belt length from the idler to the serpentine drive wheel).
  • the serpentine belt drive wheel 25 and the inside belt drive wheel 19 are located relative to one another so that the belts will release a bottle simultaneously (the line between the axes of these wheels is transverse to the path of the bottle).
  • the bottle now travels at the same linear velocity as the belt conveyor throughout the entire outfeed.
  • the minimum belt velocity to prevent bottle to bottle contact is cut in half. This also reduces the bottle velocity at the exit of the machine to one half the current methodology. This reduced speed substantially improves container handling.
  • the other benefit of this manner of outfeed, is that the relatively flexible belt can accept non-round containers in many orientations and feed them out successfully.
  • the long serpentine belt does not necessarily engage the other belt when no bottle is located therebetween, but it may, and it, probably, works best when it does.
  • Case 1 The ware contact surface of the serpentine belt may rest against the ware contact surface of the inner (short) belt.
  • Case 1 is preferred when the ware geometry will allow it.
  • Case 3 is easier to set-up than case 1 or 2 but may not perform as well.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
  • Structure Of Belt Conveyors (AREA)
  • Automobile Manufacture Line, Endless Track Vehicle, Trailer (AREA)
  • Re-Forming, After-Treatment, Cutting And Transporting Of Glass Products (AREA)
  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
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US11/237,459 US20070068774A1 (en) 2005-09-27 2005-09-27 Outfeed mechanism for starwheel type glass inspection machine
FR0653649A FR2891264B1 (fr) 2005-09-27 2006-09-11 Mecanisme d'evacuation destine a une machine d'inspection de verre de type distributeur en etoile
DE102006042598.7A DE102006042598B4 (de) 2005-09-27 2006-09-11 Austragemechanik für eine Sternrad-Glasprüfmaschine
GB0618638A GB2430423B (en) 2005-09-27 2006-09-21 Outfeed mechanism for starwheel type glass inspection machine
IT001794A ITMI20061794A1 (it) 2005-09-27 2006-09-21 Meccanismo di uscita per una macchina di ispezione di vetro del tipo stellare
JP2006256694A JP4886451B2 (ja) 2005-09-27 2006-09-22 スターホイール型ガラス検査機用アウトフィード機構
US11/973,732 US7494003B2 (en) 2005-09-27 2007-10-09 Outfeed mechanism for starwheel type glass inspection machine
US12/367,974 US7731016B2 (en) 2005-09-27 2009-02-09 Outfeed mechanism for starwheel type glass inspection machine

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US7731016B2 (en) 2010-06-08
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