WO2011083039A1 - Working unit with labelling machine and machine for filling containers - Google Patents

Working unit with labelling machine and machine for filling containers Download PDF

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WO2011083039A1
WO2011083039A1 PCT/EP2010/070308 EP2010070308W WO2011083039A1 WO 2011083039 A1 WO2011083039 A1 WO 2011083039A1 EP 2010070308 W EP2010070308 W EP 2010070308W WO 2011083039 A1 WO2011083039 A1 WO 2011083039A1
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Mario Ballarotti
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P.E. Labellers S.P.A.
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Priority to CA2786652A priority Critical patent/CA2786652C/en
Priority to EP10795003.2A priority patent/EP2521688B1/en
Priority to PL10795003.2T priority patent/PL2521688T3/en
Priority to BR112012016700A priority patent/BR112012016700B1/en
Priority to US13/520,670 priority patent/US8763783B2/en
Priority to ES10795003T priority patent/ES2931780T3/en
Priority to MX2012007959A priority patent/MX2012007959A/en
Publication of WO2011083039A1 publication Critical patent/WO2011083039A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C7/00—Concurrent cleaning, filling, and closing of bottles; Processes or devices for at least two of these operations
    • B67C7/0006—Conveying; Synchronising
    • B67C7/004—Conveying; Synchronising the containers travelling along a circular path
    • B67C7/0046—Infeed and outfeed devices

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  • the present invention relates to a working unit comprising a container labelling machine and a machine for filling such containers.
  • the reference numeral 1 generally indicates a working unit according to the invention which comprises, in series, a labelling machine 2 provided with a rotating carousel 3, and a filling machine of which only carousel 4, which is designed to support the containers during filling, is shown.
  • Containers 5 which are conveyed by an air belt 6 and are suitably spaced according to the spacing that characterises the labelling machine 2 come to be supported on the carousel 3 of the machine by means of an intake star wheel 7 and, after having been labelled, arrive at an exit star wheel 8 still spaced according to the spacing conferred on them.
  • variable-spacing star conveyor 9 which changes the spacing of the containers, in this case reducing it in a manner clearly shown in the figure, in order to convey the containers to an intake star wheel 10 of the filling machine which will handle the placing of the containers on the carousel 4 of such machine, with the spacing that characterises its functioning, up to an exit star wheel 11.
  • variable-spacing star conveyor can be substituted by any equivalent element.

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  • Labeling Devices (AREA)
  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
  • Filling Of Jars Or Cans And Processes For Cleaning And Sealing Jars (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)

Abstract

A working unit comprising a container labelling machine (2) and a machine (4) for filling such containers, the working unit comprising a variable-spacing element (9), which is interposed between the machines in order to convey the containers that exit from the first machine encountered in the production line to the inlet of the second machine, changing the spacing of the containers according to the operational conditions.

Description

WORKING UNIT WITH LABELLING MACHINE AND MACHINE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS
Technical field
The present invention relates to a working unit comprising a container labelling machine and a machine for filling such containers.
Background art
It is known that in machines for filling containers with liquid products, which usually comprise a rotating carousel for supporting the individual containers, it is possible to arrange the containers during filling thereof on the carousel at a minimum mutual distance, and thereby the circumstance arises that the distance between the axes of two contiguous containers, known as spacing, can be reduced to a dimension that is not much more than the diameter of the containers proper.
Obviously, advantage is taken of this circumstance in the construction of such filling machines, and thus, when having to devise a filling machine designed to handle containers which have a certain maximum diameter, the designers select a spacing that is only a little greater than such diameter, because in this way they achieve two important outcomes, i.e. significant cost savings and reduction of volumes.
Therefore, considering the great variety of containers present on the market of liquid products, there is a considerable number of types of filling machines, each provided with a different spacing value.
It is immediately evident that, for reasons of cost, if working units are to be manufactured that comprise a labelling machine and a filling machine in series, it would not be an economical proposition to install, for each type of filling machine, a labelling machine that is dedicated thereto in terms of the spacing value, and therefore the aim of the present invention is to provide a working unit of the type described above in which it is possible to adopt just one type of labelling machine whatever the spacing of the filling machine is, at least within a certain range. Disclosure of the invention
This aim is achieved by a working unit according to the invention, characterised in that it comprises the features disclosed in the appended claims.
Brief description of the drawings
Further characteristics and advantages of the working unit according to the invention will become better apparent from the description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment thereof, illustrated by way of non- limiting example in the accompanying drawing which shows, in schematic form, a partial plan view of the working unit of the present invention.
Ways of carrying out the invention
With reference to the figure, the reference numeral 1 generally indicates a working unit according to the invention which comprises, in series, a labelling machine 2 provided with a rotating carousel 3, and a filling machine of which only carousel 4, which is designed to support the containers during filling, is shown.
Containers 5 which are conveyed by an air belt 6 and are suitably spaced according to the spacing that characterises the labelling machine 2 come to be supported on the carousel 3 of the machine by means of an intake star wheel 7 and, after having been labelled, arrive at an exit star wheel 8 still spaced according to the spacing conferred on them.
At this point the containers are handled by a variable-spacing star conveyor 9 which changes the spacing of the containers, in this case reducing it in a manner clearly shown in the figure, in order to convey the containers to an intake star wheel 10 of the filling machine which will handle the placing of the containers on the carousel 4 of such machine, with the spacing that characterises its functioning, up to an exit star wheel 11.
In the construction of different models of the working unit according to the invention that are designed to handle containers that have different diameters and which therefore require the adoption of filling machines with different spacings, it is possible to install a labelling machine provided with a well-determined spacing, which is changed by means of the variable- spacing star conveyor 9 so as to bring it to the value that characterises the functioning of the filling machine.
The invention, thus described, is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims: thus for example the two machines, labelling and filling, can be arranged in an order that is inverted with respect to that described, and moreover the variable-spacing star conveyor can be substituted by any equivalent element.
The disclosures in Italian Patent Application No. MI2010A000011 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference.
Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.

Claims

1. A working unit comprising a container labelling machine (2) and a machine (4) for filling said containers, characterized in that it comprises a variable-spacing element (9), which is interposed between said machines and is adapted to convey the containers that exit from a first machine of said machines encountered in the production line to the inlet of a second machine of said machines, changing the spacing of said containers so as to make it adapted for correct operation.
2. The working unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the element (9) interposed between the labelling machine (2) and the filling machine (4) is a variable-spacing star conveyor (9).
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CA2786652A CA2786652C (en) 2010-01-08 2010-12-20 Working unit with labelling machine and machine for filling containers
EP10795003.2A EP2521688B1 (en) 2010-01-08 2010-12-20 Working unit with labelling machine and machine for filling containers
PL10795003.2T PL2521688T3 (en) 2010-01-08 2010-12-20 Working unit with labelling machine and machine for filling containers
BR112012016700A BR112012016700B1 (en) 2010-01-08 2010-12-20 work unit with labeling machine
US13/520,670 US8763783B2 (en) 2010-01-08 2010-12-20 Working unit with labelling machine and machine for filling containers
ES10795003T ES2931780T3 (en) 2010-01-08 2010-12-20 Work unit with labeling machine and container filling machine
MX2012007959A MX2012007959A (en) 2010-01-08 2010-12-20 Working unit with labelling machine and machine for filling containers.

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ITMI2010A000011A IT1397235B1 (en) 2010-01-08 2010-01-08 OPERATING UNIT WITH LABELING MACHINE AND CONTAINER FILLING MACHINE.
ITMI2010A000011 2010-01-08

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