WO2012069505A1 - Arrangement for manufacturing of portion packets - Google Patents
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- 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
- B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
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- 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
- B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
- B65B5/06—Packaging groups of articles, the groups being treated as single articles
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- 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
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- 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
- B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
- B65B35/10—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles
- B65B35/28—Feeding, e.g. conveying, single articles by pneumatic conveyors
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- 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
- B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
- B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
- B65B35/40—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
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- 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
- B65B29/00—Packaging of materials presenting special problems
- B65B29/02—Packaging of substances, e.g. tea, which are intended to be infused in the package
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- This invention relates to an arrangement for manufacturing of portion packets of a product for oral use, which arrangement comprises a device for placing the portion packets into a container.
- Manufacturing of portion packets of a smokeless product for oral use generally involve the steps of (pre)treating and processing of the raw material (e.g. grounding, adding salt and water, pasteurizing, mixing with additives, moistening, etc.), forming portion-sized packets of the bulk material, wrapping a packaging material, such as a standard cellulose based non-woven fabric for snus, around the portion packets, and placing individual portion packets in a box or container.
- the raw material e.g. grounding, adding salt and water, pasteurizing, mixing with additives, moistening, etc.
- a packaging material such as a standard cellulose based non-woven fabric for snus
- portion packets positioned in a certain pattern in the container provides a more attractive appearance to the user. It has also been proposed that, by being able of positioning the portion packets in the container, the portion packets might be packed into the container in a more efficient way, both with regard to time (production speed) and space (geometrically efficient packing).
- An object of this invention is to provide means for placing portion packets of a product for oral use, such as a tobacco snuff or a non-tobacco snuff product, into a container, which device enables positioning of the portion packets in the container.
- a product for oral use such as a tobacco snuff or a non-tobacco snuff product
- This object is achieved by the arrangement defined by the technical features contained in independent claim 1 .
- the dependent claims contain advantageous embodiments, further developments and variants of the invention.
- the invention concerns an arrangement for manufacturing of portion packets of a product for oral use, said arrangement comprising a forming arrangement configured to form portion packets of a bulk material.
- the inventive arrangement is characterized in that it comprises a device for placing the portion packets into a container, wherein the device comprises a portion packet transporting unit and a portion packet positioning unit, wherein the transporting unit is configured to transport individual portion packets to the positioning unit and wherein the positioning unit is configured to position the portion packets in a certain pattern during operation of the device, wherein the transporting unit comprises a product channel intended for transportation of the portion packets, said product channel having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the transporting unit further comprises a gas channel intended to be connected to a source of pressurized gas, wherein the gas channel is arranged to, when connected to said source, guide pressurized gas into the product channel in a direction towards the product channel outlet, and wherein the gas channel has an outlet opening positioned in the product channel at a distance from the product channel inlet such that an under-pressure is created at the product channel inlet when pressurized gas is fed through said gas channel.
- portion packets can be transported in a controlled and efficient way from various portion packet feeding arrangements located before, or upstream of, the transporting unit in the production line.
- the underpressure i.e. the suction force
- the suction force at the product channel inlet can be varied in a controllable manner and thereby be adapted to different conditions (e.g. different portion packet properties).
- the transporting unit of the invention can be adapted to various types of portion packet positioning units, or to the particular condition of a certain positioning unit.
- a transporting unit of the inventive type will significantly increase the speed of the portion packet compared to the speed in the feeding arrangement upstream of the transporting unit.
- Such an increase in speed means that the distance between the individual portion packets will increase. This makes in turn the job easier for the positioning unit since it may occupy more space during the time interval between two incoming portion packets (compared to the situation where the speed has not been increased and where, accordingly, the distance between a rear part of a first portion packet and a front part of a second, following, portion packet is shorter). And if the job is easier for the positioning unit it becomes easier to come up with a design that works properly.
- a controlled transport of the portion packets is of paramount importance for allowing the positioning unit to work properly, irrespectively of the exact design of the positioning unit. Even small variations in timing or speed in the transport of the portion packets are likely to lead to clogging and thereby interruptions in the production process.
- the gas channel outlet opening is positioned at a distance also from the product channel outlet and that the product channel is substantially straight between the position of the gas channel outlet opening and the product channel outlet.
- the product channel has a width and height that is 1 -15% larger than a width and thickness of the portion packet to be transported.
- the ratio between the area of the gas channel outlet opening 17 and the cross-sectional area of the product channel 12 is in the interval of 0.02-0.2, preferably in the interval of 0.05- 0.15.
- the portion packets are positioned in a certain pattern already when they have entered the compartments, i.e. before the step of transferring them into the container.
- Such a process is suitable for automation and a high production rate because it is more reliable and creates a period of time suitable for positioning of the next container to be filled.
- Figure 4 shows a similar view as figure 3 but at another stage of the manufacturing process
- transporting unit 10 and the positioning unit 20 are arranged in such a way as to form what can be regarded as one integrated unit.
- Tobacco is the raw material in any oral smokeless tobacco product. However, for the reason of controlling the nicotine content of the products, the raw material may well be constituted of a mixture of tobacco and other plant materials.
- the principle of snus manufacturing is to mix ground or cut tobacco with water and sodium chloride and heat treating the mixture for a period of time long enough (typically several hours), and at a temperature high enough, to meet the demands for pasteurization.
- the heat treatment also gives texture and color to the mixture and enhances the natural tobacco flavors.
- After heat treatment the mixture is chilled.
- Additives such as pH-regulators and flavourings are then added and the mixture may be adjusted in moisture content.
- American-type moist snuff is commonly produced through a fermentation process of moisturized ground or cut tobacco. Flavors and ingredients are mixed to the blend and water is added to adjust the moisture content.
- Hard snuff is a group of oral tobacco-based products intended for oral use as a delivery system of nicotine from tobacco.
- hard snuff products are generally constituted by entirely or substantially inert materials such as fibres and polymers. They may also be mainly constituted by powdered tobacco.
- Dry oral snuff resembles snus and American-type moist snuff but is characterized by being made of a finely ground tobacco powder and having a low moisture content (typically less than 10%).
- the product may be heat treated but is normally manufactured from fire-cured fermented tobacco which is ground into a powder to which other ingredients such as flavors are added.
- Manufacturing of oral smokeless non-tobacco snuff products typically follows the procedure of manufacturing of oral smokeless tobacco products, with the obvious difference that tobacco is replaced by non tobacco raw material, typically constituted of non-tobacco plant materials.
- Figure 2 shows a similar view as figure 1 , but figure 2 also shows containers 7 and a container holding arrangement 8.
- This arrangement 8 is configured to hold the container 7 in a certain position in relation to the positioning unit 20 such as to allow portion packets 5 placed in the compartments 25 to be discharged into the container 7.
- the container holding arrangement 8 controls the movement of the containers 7 in relation to the compartments 25 such as to allow positioning of each of the containers 7, one by one, in connection to the compartments 25.
- An open end of the containers 7 is facing towards the compartments 25.
- the container holding arrangement 8 is only depicted schematically. A person skilled in the art is aware of that the container holding arrangement 8 can be arranged in different ways.
- a preferred embodiment of the container holding arrangement is shown in figures 10-1 1 .
- Figure 3 shows, in a partly sectional view, the embodiment according to figure 1 .
- Figure 3 shows the device 1 during operation where a portion packet 5 fed to the transporting unit 10 is transported in a controlled way via a product channel 12 to an empty portion packet receiving compartment 25 in the positioning unit 20.
- Some portion packets 5 have already been positioned in the positioning unit 20, i.e. some of the compartments 25 already contain a portion packet 5.
- Further portion packets 5 are positioned in the feeding arrangement 3 on their way towards the transporting unit 10.
- Each of the receiving compartments 25 has an entrance end 25a allowing a portion packet 5 to enter the compartment 25 and, at an opposite side, a retaining end 25b preventing the portion packet 5 from exiting the compartment 25 in that direction (see also figure 5).
- Each compartment 25 is formed by first and second wall members 26 arranged at an angle in relation to each other such as to form a wedge-shaped structure, wherein the wider end of the wedge-shaped structure forms the compartment entrance end 25a.
- the compartments 25 are distributed side-by-side in a circular pattern with their entrance ends 25a directed outwards from the circle and their retaining ends 25b directed inwards towards a centre of the circle.
- Each wall member 26 extends in a radial and an axial direction of the circular pattern and forms a common wall of two adjacent compartments 25.
- the wall members 26 are attached to a supporting structure 27, which in turn is attached to a rotation controlling member 24 in the form of a first gear wheel.
- the wall members 26, the supporting structure 27 and the first gear wheel 24 are rotationally suspended by means of a bushing 31 .
- the first gear wheel 24 is operatively connected to a second gear wheel 29 that is connected to a driving motor (not shown). By controlling the motor the rotation of the portion packet receiving compartments 25, in relation to the outlet 14 of the product channel 12, can be controlled. This rotation is indicated with an arrow 34.
- the transporting unit 10 and the portion packet receiving compartments 25 are movable in relation to each other such that the entrance end 25a of each of the compartments 25 can be moved such as to be directed towards the transporting unit 10.
- the compartments 25 are attached to the supporting structure 27 that is rotationally suspended in the positioning unit 20 such that the entrance end 25a of the compartments 25 can be directed in different directions by rotating the supporting structure 27.
- the ejection pin 22 extends through the bushing 31 and is connected to an ejection element 28 that has a shape that corresponds with the pattern of compartments 25 and that is moveable in relation to the compartments 25 in a direction parallel to the wall members 26 and perpendicular to the direction in which the portion packets 5 enter the compartments 25.
- the ejection element 28 is moveable in relation to the compartments 25 in an axial direction of the circular pattern.
- the ejection pin 22 is, via the ejection element 28, capable of ejecting each portion packet 5 placed in the compartments 25 in a sideways manner (in relation to the direction in which the portion packet 5 has entered the compartment 25).
- the ejection element 28 has in this case a number of parts protruding in a radial direction from a central part. This number corresponds to the number of receiving compartments 25 and each of said radially protruding parts has a shape corresponding to that the corresponding compartment 25.
- the other end of the ejection pin 22, i.e. the left end in figure 3 is connected to a piston (not shown) in the cylinder 21 .
- the position of the piston can be controlled pneumatically or hydraulically which, as such, is well known to the person skilled in the art. By controlling the piston as to move towards the compartments 25 as indicated by the arrow 33 in figure 3, i.e.
- each compartment 25 i.e. the side facing the container 7, is open as to allow the portion packets 5 to be ejected in that direction.
- the portion packets 5 are driven by pressurized gas, in this case air, through the product channel 12 towards the positioning unit 20.
- pressurized gas in this case air
- the supporting structure 27 and the associated set of compartments 25 are rotated one step, by activating the driving motor, so that the next compartment 25 becomes directed towards the transporting unit 10.
- the set of compartments 25 are rotated one step again. This is then repeated until all compartments 25 contain a portion packet 5, which portion packets 5 are positioned in the circular pattern corresponding to that of the compartments 25.
- a suitably shaped container 7 has been positioned in front of the positioning unit 20 such as to be ready for being filled with portion packets 5 of this pattern.
- the discharge member is activated. This means that the ejection pin 22 and the ejection element 28 is moved towards the container 7 which forces the portion packs 5 out from compartments 25, via its open side, into the container 7.
- the portion packets 5 enter the positioning unit 20 in a first direction and are ejected in a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Thus, the portion packets 5 are ejected with their side first towards the container 7.
- Figure 5 shows, in a partly sectional view, the transporting unit 10 and parts of the positioning unit 20.
- One portion packet 5 is positioned at an inlet 13 of the product channel 12, another portion packet 5 is positioned in the product channel 12 on its way towards an empty compartment 25, and a few portion packets 5 have already been positioned in their compartments 25.
- the ejection element 28 can be seen in figure 5.
- the protruding parts can be connected directly or indirectly to the ejection pin 22 at a position closer to the bushing 31 , e.g. inside the supporting structure 27 (which does not have to be a solid part).
- the protruding parts of the ejection element 28 must extend sufficiently in the axial direction of the circular pattern so as to be capable of ejecting the portion packets 5 properly.
- the gas channel 15 has an outlet opening 17 positioned in the product channel 12 at a distance D from the product channel inlet 13 such that an under-pressure is created at the product channel inlet 13 when pressurized gas is fed through said gas channel 15. Further, the gas channel 15 is arranged such that, when pressurized gas is discharged from the gas channel outlet opening 17 into the product channel 12, the gas exhibits an initial direction of flow that forms an angle a that is close to zero in relation to a longitudinal direction of the product channel 12. To create a suitable underpressure, the angle a should be less than 30°, preferably less than 15°.
- under-pressure for transporting portion packets 5 to the positioning unit 20 provides for a controlled transport of the portion packets 5, which is of importance for the function of the positioning unit 20. Moreover, it provides for a more energy efficient production process (compared to the alternative of supplying pressurized gas to the inlet 13 for pushing/pressing the portion packet 5 into the product channel 12 ).
- the gas channel outlet opening 17 is arranged substantially in the center of the product channel 12.
- the product channel 12 exhibits a curved path upstream of the position of the gas channel outlet opening 17.
- the product channel 12 can be straight all the way from the inlet 13 to the outlet 13 with gas fed to the product channel 12 at a small angle a.
- the gas channel 15 can be very short and can in principle consist only of the outlet opening 17.
- the length of the product channel 12 can be adapted to the particular application. To have full control of the transportation of the portion packet 5 it is normally an advantage if only one portion packet 5 at a time is present in the product channel 12.
- the level of under-pressure at the inlet 13 depends on the position of the gas channel outlet opening 17 (both longitudinally and transversely in relation to the product channel 12), the angle a formed between the initial direction of the gas flow and the longitudinal direction of the product channel 12, the ratio between the area of the gas channel outlet opening 17 and the cross-sectional area of the product channel 12, as well as the pressure of the gas fed to the gas channel 15.
- FIGS 6-9 show an alternative positioning unit 200 of the inventive device 1 .
- portion packet receiving compartments 225 each of which having an entrance end 225a and a retaining end 225b, are formed by wall members 226 arranged in a wedge- shaped structure, see figures 6A and 6B.
- a single wall member 226 forms a separating wall between two adjacent compartments 225.
- the compartments 225 are arranged side-by-side in a first and a second row wherein adjacent compartments 225 have their entrance ends 225a facing in opposite directions, i.e. wherein adjacent compartments 225 belong to different rows.
- the wall members 226 are arranged in a rotatable supporting structure 227.
- FIG 7 shows an inventive device 1 equipped with a positioning unit 200 according to figure 6.
- the transporting unit 10 is similar to what is described above.
- the positioning unit 200 comprises a cylinder 221 , an ejection pin 222 (which is connected to a piston located inside the cylinder 221 ) and a rotation controlling member 224 arranged to control a rotation of the rotationally suspended supporting structure 227.
- the rotation controlling member 224 comprise a controllable motor and can comprise additional gearings.
- the positioning unit 200 shown in figures 6-9 also comprises a transversal movement controlling arrangement 223, where the term transversal relates to the direction of the portion packets 5 when transported through the transporting unit 10 and into the positioning unit 200.
- the transversal movement controlling arrangement 223 comprises a geared member 223b connected to the supporting structure 227 and extending along the supporting structure 227 in a direction parallel to the rows of receiving compartments 225, a gear wheel 223a and a controllable motor 223c, wherein the gear wheel 223a is operatively connected to both the geared member 223b and the motor 223c.
- the supporting structure 227 is not only rotationally suspended but also arranged to be moveable in the direction of extension of the rows of compartments 225.
- By controlling the transversal movement controlling arrangement 223 it is possible to move the supporting structure 227 sideways (in relation to the transporting unit 10) in a step-by-step manner so that each of the compartments 225 in the first row of compartments becomes aligned with the product channel 12 with its entrance end 225a facing the outlet 14 of the product channel 12.
- portion packets 5 are fed to the transporting unit 10 they can now be further fed to each of the compartments 225 in the first row.
- By controlling the rotation controlling member 224 it is possible to rotate the supporting structure 227 180° so that the second row of compartments 225 can be filled in the same step-wise manner.
- Figure 9 shows parts of the positioning unit 200 in a partly sectional perspective view from the front side. This figure shows, for instance, that the cross section of the protruding parts of the ejection element 228 corresponds to the cross section of the compartments 225.
- the ejection element 28 can be moved towards the supporting structure 227 such as to eject portion packets 5 present in the compartments 225 (and place them in the same pattern in a container properly positioned at the positioning unit 200) and moved away from the supporting structure 227 to allow re-filling of the portion packet receiving compartments 225.
- An outer side of each compartment 225 i.e. the side facing away from the ejection element 228, is open as to allow the portion packets 5 to be ejected in that direction.
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