EP0371232A1 - Procédé de regroupement étagé de produits et dispositif de mise en oeuvre de ce procédé - Google Patents

Procédé de regroupement étagé de produits et dispositif de mise en oeuvre de ce procédé Download PDF

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EP0371232A1
EP0371232A1 EP89118168A EP89118168A EP0371232A1 EP 0371232 A1 EP0371232 A1 EP 0371232A1 EP 89118168 A EP89118168 A EP 89118168A EP 89118168 A EP89118168 A EP 89118168A EP 0371232 A1 EP0371232 A1 EP 0371232A1
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Hans Leuvering
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Leifeld and Lemke Maschinenfabrik GmbH and Co KG
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65BMACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65B35/30Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/50Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
    • B65B35/52Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging building-up the stack from the bottom

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  • the invention relates to a method for the progressively graded grouping of products, such as the stacking of packaged goods units from the bottom up to a packaged goods stack to be fed to a multi-packer, in which the packaged goods units running along a transport path to the end of a grouping station are arranged in rows by processes in the transverse direction with step-like subgroups of packaged goods units are brought together and the subgroups are carried along by one step and then all packaged goods units traveling in the transverse direction are transported together in the longitudinal direction by one step length. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for performing the method.
  • the packaged goods run on a conveyor line in closed rows against egg NEN stop and are then brought in rows by a lifting device under the stacked sub-stacks and raised together with these after the sub-stack supporting retaining elements have been moved out of the path of the upward moving packaged goods row.
  • a precondition for the progressive step-like stacking is the existence of the step formation composed of partial stacks at the beginning of the stacking process.
  • the method according to the invention provides that for the automatic formation of the step formation a single packaged goods unit, then rows of two, three and more packaged goods units, one after the other, up to the end of the grouping station, preferably up to a stop, fed and moved in the transverse direction that for automatic Dismantling the step formation, all packaged goods moving in the transverse direction are transported together in the longitudinal direction by a step length and as many packaged goods are fed to the end of the grouping station, preferably up to the stop, and moved in the transverse direction as there are subgroups.
  • the packaged goods can be moved in the transverse direction from bottom to top and held in the raised position.
  • the device for carrying out the method is based on one with a transport path on which the packaged goods units run against a stop to form rows of packaged goods units in a grouping station, with a subgroup leading the individual rows of packaged goods units away from the transport track in the transverse direction and with step-like subgroups of packaging material units bringing together and with a step shifter engaging behind the step-wise arranged packaging material units and transporting them further in the longitudinal direction by a step length and is characterized by a feeding device arranged upstream of the cross conveyor device, which according to a program control in time coordination with the lifting movement of the cross conveyor device in such a way as to release packaging material units it can be actuated that for the automatic build-up of the step formation a single packaged goods unit, then rows of two, three and me HR packaged goods units are fed one after the other to the grouping station and as many packaged goods units are fed for automatic dismantling of the step formation as there are subgroups after the packaged goods units have been transported in the longitudinal direction by the step shifter.
  • the individual packaged goods units come from a transport path into a stacking station and are brought together from here by lifting in rows with step-by-part partial stacks held at a higher level, which are simultaneously lifted by one step height will.
  • the stack of goods to be finished which progresses from bottom to top at the end of the row of partial stacks, as well as all partial stacks are each pre-timed together in the longitudinal direction after the end of the stacking process with the aid of a step shifter reaching behind the steps.
  • the advantage of this step-by-step stacking process is that the stack formation from the infeed of the packaged goods to the removal of the finished stacks can take place in a continuous cycle with a short cycle of all the necessary means of transport, which enables gentle handling of the packaged goods and a functionally reliable method of operation.
  • a prerequisite for the progressive step-by-step stacking of packaged goods fed in a row is the existence of a step formation at the beginning of the stacking process.
  • the device according to the invention essentially consists of a revolving driven conveying device 5, which is arranged downstream of a transport path 3 and which can be moved between a lower receiving position and an upper delivery position in the direction of the arrow, from the packaged goods units 1a in a raised position by means of lateral support elements 7 (FIG . 12), which can be pivoted back and forth into the vertical movement path of the packaged goods units 1a, and from a packaged goods unit lock 4 installed in front of the conveying device 5, which can be controlled from a programmable counter in the sense of releasing and blocking the passage.
  • the packaged goods unit lock 4 is actuated via the counting device in such a way that in a first step a packaged goods unit 1a is released, runs against the stop 6, is lifted and is held in this position by the retaining surfaces 7 (FIGS. 1 and 2).
  • two packaged goods units 1a are released, transported against the stop 6, raised and held by the retaining surfaces 7, the packaged goods unit 1a lying in the feed direction also lifting the packaged goods unit held in the raised position (FIGS. 2 and 3).
  • a third step three packaged goods units 1a are released and transported against the stop 6, lifted and held in position, the two packaged goods units 1a lying in the feed direction also lifting the packaged goods units held in the raised position (FIGS. 3 and 4). This creates the prerequisite for the subsequent progressively step-by-step stacking process of packaged goods units 1a.
  • FIG. 5 shows a finished stack of packaged goods 1, which is moved in the direction of the arrow by means of a step shifter 8 which can be moved back and forth in the longitudinal direction into a subsequent position shown in dash-dot lines on an exit table 9, for which purpose drivers 8a-8d of the step shifter 8 lie behind the respective stacking step. Together with the removal of the finished stack 1, all partial stacks are clocked on by one step length.
  • the packaged goods stack 1 that is brought out can be brought to a defined distance from the subsequent packaged goods stack 1, which ensures a trouble-free feeding of the packaged goods stack into a downstream bulk packaging machine.
  • the step shifter 8 is located on a carriage 11, which can be moved back and forth in the longitudinal direction on guide rods 13 carried by the machine frame 12 via drive means, not shown.
  • the packaged goods unit lock 4 is now actuated via the programmed counting device in such a way that as many packaged goods units 1a are supplied to the conveying device 5 as there are partial stacks.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 ultimately show the feeding up to the stop 6, lifting and bringing together a last packaged goods unit 1 a with the remaining last partial stack and clocking out of the stacking station.
  • the drivers 8b-8d of the step shifter 8 must be height-adjustable. For this purpose, they are moved on the carriage 11 in guideways via individual pneumatic cylinders 15.
  • 5 light barriers 16 are installed above the conveyor device, which are assigned to the respective stacking places, the light barriers serving as a control device and controlling the lifting movement of the conveyor device 5 in such a way that it only starts after the packaged goods units 1 a have the corresponding light barrier have passed and the light beam is interrupted.
  • the cross conveyor 5 can be designed as a roller conveyor with driven rollers and with a lifting device that can be moved between the rollers.
  • FIG. 13 shows a second exemplary embodiment of the device according to the invention, in which bottles are progressively brought together as packaged goods unit 1b to form packaged goods groups.
  • the step slide 8 is in a position tilted by 90 ° above a platform 20 onto which the bottles 1b are pushed by means of a slide 21 from a rotatingly driven conveyor 22 in the direction of the arrow.
  • the method of operation corresponds to the assembly and disassembly of the step formation in the vertical plane, ie for the automatic build-up of the step formation are a single bottle 1b, then rows of two, three and more bottles, one after the other, after release from the feed device 3, 4 with lateral alignment on an external stationary limiting rail 23 and an internal stationary limiting rail 24 which can be pushed down via the conveyor 22 to Stop 6 fed and pushed by one slide in the transverse direction by means of the slider 21.
  • all bottles 1b displaced in the transverse direction are then transported together in the longitudinal direction by a step length, and in each case as many bottles 1b are fed up to the stop 6 and displaced in the transverse direction as subgroups are present.
  • the bottles 1b are guided by a step length through the step shifter 8 in the region of the bottle necks between guide rails 25 in the region of the bottle necks both when pushing away from the conveying device 22 and during further transport. These are located together on a support part and are driven synchronously with the movement of the step shifter 8 via drive means, not shown. According to the orbit 26 indicated by arrows, the guide rails 25 move upwards, backwards and downwards into their starting position following the pre-clocking.
  • the slider 21 is also provided as a shaped element with the bottle contours adapted formations 21a, which is also useful for a functionally reliable transport of the bottles 1b during transverse sliding. It must be taken into account here that the slide 21 is in a lateral starting position allowing the free inlet when the bottles 1b enter.
  • the drivers of the step slide 8 can also be moved in this exemplary embodiment in the direction of the slide 21 in order to hold the bottles 1b to be able to reach behind automatic dismantling, for which purpose the drivers 8b-8f grip guideways 19 of a receiving part and are actuated via pneumatic cylinders (not shown).
  • the automatic formation of the step formation can also be carried out in such a way that a single packaged goods unit 1a, 1b is fed into the first grouping step, moved in the transverse direction, possibly held in the raised position, and transported in the longitudinal direction by a step length. that rows of two, three and more packaged goods units 1a, 1b are then fed into the second, third and further up to the last grouping stage, moved in the transverse direction, brought together with the subgroups, if necessary held in the raised position and in the longitudinal direction by a step length be transported further.
  • the conveyor 5 or 22 can be stopped in the respective grouping stages or controllable stops can be provided in the grouping stages.

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EP89118168A 1988-11-26 1989-09-30 Procédé de regroupement étagé de produits et dispositif de mise en oeuvre de ce procédé Expired - Lifetime EP0371232B1 (fr)

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DE3839939A DE3839939A1 (de) 1988-11-26 1988-11-26 Verfahren zum stufenfoermigen gruppieren von produkten und vorrichtung zur durchfuehrung des verfahrens
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