EP0323608A2 - Machine d'emballage pour fabriquer des boîtes de cigarettes - Google Patents

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EP0323608A2
EP0323608A2 EP88121363A EP88121363A EP0323608A2 EP 0323608 A2 EP0323608 A2 EP 0323608A2 EP 88121363 A EP88121363 A EP 88121363A EP 88121363 A EP88121363 A EP 88121363A EP 0323608 A2 EP0323608 A2 EP 0323608A2
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Heinz Focke
Kurt Liedtke
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H19/00—Changing the web roll
    • B65H19/10—Changing the web roll in unwinding mechanisms or in connection with unwinding operations
    • B65H19/12—Lifting, transporting, or inserting the web roll; Removing empty core
    • B65H19/123—Lifting, transporting, or inserting the web roll; Removing empty core with cantilever supporting arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/41—Winding, unwinding
    • B65H2301/413—Supporting web roll
    • B65H2301/4132—Cantilever arrangement
    • B65H2301/41322—Cantilever arrangement pivoting movement of roll support
    • B65H2301/413223—Cantilever arrangement pivoting movement of roll support around an axis parallel to roll axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/41—Winding, unwinding
    • B65H2301/417—Handling or changing web rolls
    • B65H2301/4171—Handling web roll
    • B65H2301/4172—Handling web roll by circumferential portion, e.g. rolling on circumference
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2301/00—Handling processes for sheets or webs
    • B65H2301/40—Type of handling process
    • B65H2301/41—Winding, unwinding
    • B65H2301/417—Handling or changing web rolls
    • B65H2301/4171—Handling web roll
    • B65H2301/41745—Handling web roll by axial movement of roll
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/40—Holders, supports for rolls
    • B65H2405/42—Supports for rolls fully removable from the handling machine
    • B65H2405/422—Trolley, cart, i.e. support movable on floor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S414/00—Material or article handling
    • Y10S414/124—Roll handlers

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  • the invention relates to a packaging machine, in particular for the production of cigarette packs, in which pack blanks are separated and processed from a material web wound as a bobbin, one bobbin in each case being received on a rotatable support pin.
  • Packaging machines for small packs are often set up to produce pack blanks immediately before packaging by cutting them off from a material web within the packaging machine.
  • a way has also been found in the manufacture of packs from thin cardboard - hinged boxes or hinge-lid packs - by cutting the material from a material web in the area of the packaging machine form (DE patent application P 37 16 897.5).
  • the performance of the packaging machines on the one hand and the greater material thickness of the blanks in the aforementioned types of packaging require larger bobbins and at the same time solutions for an efficient replenishment of packaging material.
  • the invention has for its object to develop and further develop a packaging machine, in particular for cigarette packs, in such a way that large-volume bobbins for the production of pack blanks can be fed to the packaging machine in a simple manner and brought into a required working position without stressing operating personnel.
  • the packaging machine according to the invention is characterized in that a plurality of bobbins arranged coaxially next to one another on a support frame can be fed to the trunnion one after the other, the front bobbin in each case being attachable to the support spigot.
  • the trunnion for the running (working) bobbin is expediently arranged on the back of the packaging machine, in such a way that the bobbins can be advanced in the direction of the transversely projecting trunnion.
  • a support frame that can be moved on rollers is provided, on which the bobbins are arranged in the same position in parallel.
  • the support frame consists of a base plate with a trough for the bobbins and preferably a rear wall for engaging the last bobbin on the back.
  • the bobbins are expediently releasably anchored on the support frame, so that the relative position of the bobbins is not changed during the transport of the support frames from a loading station to the packaging machine.
  • the Bo bine arranged on a specially designed, namely in the radial direction divisible bobbin core (core sleeve). This makes it possible to pull off the core sleeve in parts transversely from the trunnion when the bobbin is empty.
  • the support pin is adjustable in height, preferably by being arranged on a pivotable support arm. This allows the trunnion to be lowered to the height of the bobbin to be picked up and then pushed on. To pull off the material web, the trunnion is moved back to a working height.
  • the material web 10 is delivered as a wound bobbin 12, 13, 14, 15. These are relatively voluminous and therefore have a high weight.
  • the material web 10 is pulled off in each case from a work bobbin, which for this purpose is placed on a freely projecting, rotatable support pin 16.
  • the present exemplary embodiment of a packaging machine (FIG. 1) is concerned with the production of hinged boxes for cigarettes.
  • the packaging material is thin cardboard.
  • the blanks 11 are produced by tearing them off the material web 10. Appropriately, the procedure is as described and described in DE patent applications P 37 35 675.5 and P 37 35 674.7.
  • the support pin 16 is arranged on the back of the packaging machine, directed transversely to the longitudinal extent thereof.
  • the material web 10 is drawn off from the work bobbin 12, 13 .. parallel to a longitudinal plane of the packaging machine and divided into individual blanks 11 in the region of a separation station 17.
  • FIG. 1 two-track operation is provided. Accordingly, two adjacent blanks 11 are simultaneously fed to a folding turret 18 of the packaging machine.
  • a plurality of bobbins in the present case four bobbins 12, 13, 14, 15, are fed to the packaging machine on a support frame 19.
  • the support frame 19 is moved against the rear of the packaging machine, namely to the support pin 16.
  • the support frame 19 in the present embodiment consists of a base plate 20 with a longitudinally extending bearing trough 21. This is designed in cross section so that the cylindrical bobbins 12, 13 .. with the peripheral surface fit in the bearing trough 21 and so stable store on the support frame 19.
  • the support frame 19 or the bearing recess 21 is open.
  • the bobbin 12, 13. Located at the front can be pushed directly onto the projecting support pin 16 by the transport movement of the support frame 19.
  • the bobbins 12, 13 .. are gradually transferred from the support frame 19 to the support pin 16.
  • the relative position of the remaining bobbins 13, 14, .. on the support frame 19 remains unchanged.
  • the support frame 19 is partially pushed under the packaging machine during the feed movement or when a bobbin is pushed onto the support pin 16.
  • the support frame 19 At the rear - lying away from the support pin 16 - the support frame 19 is provided with an upright rear wall 22.
  • the rear bobbin 15 is supported on this.
  • the bobbins 12, 13 .. are usually provided with a central opening 23, which is placed on the trunnion 16 allows.
  • the bobbins 12, 13 are wound on a core sleeve 24. With this, the bobbins 12, 13 .. are pushed onto the trunnion 16.
  • spacer rings 25 are arranged between the bobbins 12, 13. These rings consist, for example, of plastic and have an angular profile.
  • the spacer rings 25 enter the core sleeve 24 with a centering flange 26 and lie between the adjacent core sleeves 24, forming a distance between the bobbins 12, 13 ... These can be removed one after the other without interference. The risk of impairment of side edges and corners of the blanks 11 within the pre-punched material web 10 is also avoided during transport.
  • a spacer ring 25 is also arranged between the rear bobbin 15 and the rear wall 22.
  • the bobbins 12, 13 .. are fixed in the present embodiment on the support frame 19 until delivery to the packaging machine.
  • a traction element 27 - in the present case a piece of rope - is pulled centrally through the bobbins 12, 13 .. and anchored at the ends.
  • the traction element 27 is firmly integrated with one end in the rear wall 22.
  • a threaded piece 28 is attached to the tension member 27.
  • a clamping nut 29 is placed on the threaded piece 28 and brought to bear on a support washer 30. This lies against the front bobbin 12 or the core sleeve 24 of the same.
  • the edge of the support disk 30 Due to the angular design of the edge of the support disk 30, it partially enters the core sleeve 24 in a form-fitting manner and is thus centered. With the help of the clamping nut 29, the bobbins 12, 13, .. can be clamped against each other and against the rear wall 22 via the core sleeves 24 and the spacer rings 25.
  • the support frame 19 is provided with a cover 31.
  • This consists of a relatively thin wall made of elastically malleable material, e.g. made of sheet steel, plastic or the like.
  • the hood-shaped cover 31 is placed in the upper and lateral area around the cylindrical outer surface of the reels 12, 13 and anchored with the lower and lateral edges.
  • the cover 31 is releasably attached to the sides of the support frame 19 or the base plate 20.
  • transversely projecting pins 32 can be attached to the support frame 19 and enter holes 33 in the cover 31.
  • the cover 31 is also removed after the support frame 19 has been delivered to the packaging machine, before a first bobbin 12 is removed.
  • the support frame 19 can be moved on rollers in the area of the packaging machine. In the present exemplary embodiment, these are not attached to the supporting frame 19, but are anchored in the floor. As shown, two rows of support rollers 34 are anchored in a stationary and rotatable manner in the floor, specifically in a corresponding recess 35.
  • the support rollers 34 are designed as shaped rollers, namely with a roof-shaped profile.
  • the successive support rollers 34 are at a distance from one another, which ensures that the support frame rests on a larger number of support rollers 34.
  • support rollers 34 extend below the packaging machine, so that the support frame 19 in the end position, namely at Transfer of the last bobbin 15, resting on idlers 34 over its entire length.
  • the support pin 16 can be moved up and down. In a lower position (FIG. 6 or solid lines in FIG. 1), the support pin 16 extends coaxially with the bobbins 12, 13 ... The bobbin 12, 13 .. located at the front can now be opened by advancing the support frame 19 the trunnion 16 are pushed on.
  • the trunnion 16 with the work bobbin in question is moved up into an upper working position (dash-dotted lines in FIG. 2). In this position, the material web 10 is removed from the work bobbin 12, 13 .. and processed to form blanks 11.
  • the support pin 16 in the present example is attached to a pivotable, double-armed support arm 37.
  • the support arm 37 is pivotable about a pivot bearing 38 through a small angle.
  • a motor 39 which is reversible with respect to the drive direction is mounted on the packaging machine for the corresponding drive of the support arm 37.
  • An upright drive shaft 40 is designed as a spindle 41 in the upper region. This is in engagement with a spindle nut 42 at the free end of the support arm 37.
  • the pivot bearing 38 is designed in a special way in the present embodiment.
  • the support arm 37 is provided with a cylindrical bearing flange 43 which is rotatably supported on a likewise cylindrical counter flange 44 of the packaging machine or a machine cheek 45 thereof.
  • the bearing flange 43 in turn receives a drive motor 46 in the center, which is fixedly attached to the packaging machine and drives the support pin 16 in order to facilitate the removal of the material web 10 from the respective work bobbin.
  • the support arm 37 is accordingly pivotable about the drive motor 46.
  • the rotatable support pin 16 is mounted on a fixed support pin 47 and is provided with a gear 48 adjacent to the support arm 37. This is in engagement with a pinion 49 of the drive motor 46. In this way, the support pin 16 can be driven in spite of the mobility in the upward direction, without a clutch or other organs for transmission of the drive.
  • the design of the core sleeve 24 is divided in the longitudinal direction and consists of several, in the present case of two semi-cylindrical partial sleeves 50, 51.
  • the two partial sleeves 50, 51 are used to form the closed core sleeve 24 in the region of the radially directed abutment surfaces releasably connected to one another, in the present example via pins 52 and bores 53.
  • the split design of the core sleeve 24 makes it easier to remove it after driving a work bobbin 12, 13.
  • the core sleeve 24 does not have to be removed from the support pin 16 in the axial direction, but can be removed in the transverse direction - by hand.

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  • Replacement Of Web Rolls (AREA)
  • Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
EP88121363A 1988-01-04 1988-12-21 Machine d'emballage pour fabriquer des boîtes de cigarettes Expired - Lifetime EP0323608B1 (fr)

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DE3800029 1988-01-04
DE3800029A DE3800029A1 (de) 1988-01-04 1988-01-04 Verpackungsmaschine zum herstellen von zigaretten-packungen

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BR (1) BR8900012A (fr)
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EP0323608A3 (en) 1990-03-07
DE3800029A1 (de) 1989-07-13
BR8900012A (pt) 1989-08-15
DE3887866D1 (de) 1994-03-24
CN1013655B (zh) 1991-08-28
EP0323608B1 (fr) 1994-02-16
CA1294474C (fr) 1992-01-21
CN1035469A (zh) 1989-09-13

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