EP0099593A2 - Maschine zum Ordnen von Produkteinheiten, z.B. steife oder verformbare Verpackungen - Google Patents

Maschine zum Ordnen von Produkteinheiten, z.B. steife oder verformbare Verpackungen Download PDF

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EP0099593A2
EP0099593A2 EP83200555A EP83200555A EP0099593A2 EP 0099593 A2 EP0099593 A2 EP 0099593A2 EP 83200555 A EP83200555 A EP 83200555A EP 83200555 A EP83200555 A EP 83200555A EP 0099593 A2 EP0099593 A2 EP 0099593A2
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Arturo Colamussi
Andrea Melchiorri
Daniele Davi
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Studio Tecnico Di Progettazione Industriale Semplice Soc
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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
    • B65B35/36—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers
    • B65B35/38—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by grippers by suction-operated grippers
    • 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
    • B65B35/44—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by endless belts or chains
    • 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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  • This invention relates to a machine able to position product units, for example rigid or deformable packages, in an ordered manner.
  • one example of the problem to be solved is to position the individual packages in boxes of determined dimensions in an ordered manner, making optimum use of the available space.
  • the packages, fed to the boxing station in continuous flow one after the other, must be able to be arranged for example in rows of a certain number of units, in groups of a required number of rows and columns, or more simply individually.
  • a further problem can be represented by the need to arrange the product units in superposed layers in the box.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a machine which automatically arranges the product units in accordance with predetermined arrangements and in groups of required quantities.
  • a machine for arranging product units for example rigid or deformable packages, characterised by comprising, in combination:
  • an arranging machine is composed essentially of a load-bearing structure 11 to which are connected a first belt conveyor 12 for feeding units such as packages 13, a turntable device l4 for separating and arranging the packages 13, and a unit 15 for moving the arranged packages on to a second discharge belt conveyor l6.
  • the first belt conveyor 12, driven for example by a drive roller 17 rotated by a geared motor unit l8 is provided with a wheel 19 of elastic material operationally connected to the conveyor 12 and rotating at the same peripheral speed thereas.
  • Said wheel 19 acts as a presser for the packages 13 which pass into the space defined between it and the belt, so as to ensure correct feed.
  • Said device 14 for separating and arranging the product units 13 is constituted by a stepwise-rotating turntable comprising a plurality of blades 22 which are connected in a suitably interspaced manner to a conveying chain 23.
  • the blades 22 are bent at their free end, as at 24, in order to separate the units 13 fed by the conveyor 12, and to compact them if several units are withdrawn from the conveyor 12.
  • the chain 23 extends between two sprocket wheels 25, one of which is driven by a crankshaft 26 formed from three cranks 27 offset by 120° from each other ( Figure 4).
  • cranks 27 there is connected a relative rod 28 of a pneumatic cylinder 29, which is swivel-mounted on the load-bearing structure.
  • the stepwise rotation of the shaft 26, and thus of the chain 23, is controlled by a ratchet mechanism composed of a sawtoothed wheel 32 rigid with the shaft 26, and a cooperating pawl 33.
  • the pawl 33 swivels at 34, and is controlled by a pneumatic cylinder 35.
  • Said ratchet mechanism is enclosed in a sealed box 36 containing a shock-absorbing substance.
  • the chain 23 runs laterally in a guide 37 positioned at the movement or expulsion unit 15 which is connected to the load-bearing structure, ( Figure 3).
  • Said unit 15 is constituted by a ledge 38 carrying a cylinder 39, of which the rod 40 is provided with expulsion means 4l for the packages 13 held between two consecutive blades 22.
  • the second belt conveyor 16 which is also connected to the load-bearing structure 11, is also driven by a drive roller 42 operated by a geared motor 43, and can for example convey boxes 44 under the expulsion unit 15, into a position corresponding with a stop 45.
  • a cylinder 46 normal to the belt conveyor 16 and carrying at the end of its rod 47 a thrust plate 48, pushes the filled box 44 on to a discharge chute 49.
  • the product packages 13 reach the first belt conveyor 12 from a packaging machine or refrigeration tunnel.
  • the packages 13 are obliged to assume the same speed as the belt 12, by which they are fed between two consecutive blades 22 of the turntable 14 ( Figure 1).
  • the photoelectric cell 20 counts the packages 13, and provides for operating the cylinder 35 which disengages the pawl 33 from the toothed wheel 32, thus releasing the crankshaft 26.
  • the pneumatic cylinders 29 When operating, the pneumatic cylinders 29 induce a one-step rotation of said shaft 26 and consequently of the chain 23, which ceases when the pawl 33 engages with the next tooth of the wheel 32.
  • the packages 13 thus lying between two consecutive blades 22 move along the fixed surface 21 by virtue of the movement of the chain 23, until they arrive below the expulsion unit 15, when they stop.
  • the relative expulsion members 4l On operating the cylinder 39, the relative expulsion members 4l cause the packages 13 to fall into a box 44 positioned underneath on the second belt conveyor 16, which conveys said boxes 44 as far as the stop,45.
  • a cylinder 46 is operated to cause the thrust plate 48 to discharge said box 44 by pushing it on to the chute 49.
  • Figure 5 shows a further embodiment of the expulsion device 15, which is used in machines for arranging deformable packages which can therefore assume changing shapes.
  • a suction unit 50 is disposed on the ledge 38 to provide a vacuum by means of an electrically driven fan 51.
  • a grid 52 comprising fine meshes through which pass the prongs 53 of an expulsion member 54 operated by an overlying cylinder 55 supported within the unit 50.
  • the packages 13 reaching the fixed surface 21 are pushed by the blades 22 into the zone of influence of the suction unit 50, which is under vacuum and where they are sucked against the grid 52, to remain suspended.
  • the prongs 53 of the expulsion member 54 on operation by the cylinder 55, push the packages 13 outside the zone of influence of the unit 50, and thus into the underlying box 44.

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  • Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
  • Auxiliary Devices For And Details Of Packaging Control (AREA)
EP83200555A 1982-07-20 1983-04-19 Maschine zum Ordnen von Produkteinheiten, z.B. steife oder verformbare Verpackungen Withdrawn EP0099593A3 (de)

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IT900282 1982-07-20
IT09002/82A IT1158525B (it) 1982-07-20 1982-07-20 Macchina per inscatolamento confezioni flow-pack (wrapped) o similari

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CN105883089A (zh) * 2016-06-24 2016-08-24 赵群英 一种垫片点数机
CN109230267A (zh) * 2018-08-07 2019-01-18 安徽信息工程学院 一种啄木鸟式步进传动装置
CN110092030A (zh) * 2019-04-26 2019-08-06 惠州金源精密自动化设备有限公司 电芯装盒机

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CN105883089A (zh) * 2016-06-24 2016-08-24 赵群英 一种垫片点数机
CN109230267A (zh) * 2018-08-07 2019-01-18 安徽信息工程学院 一种啄木鸟式步进传动装置
CN110092030A (zh) * 2019-04-26 2019-08-06 惠州金源精密自动化设备有限公司 电芯装盒机

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