EP0680883B1 - Système d'amenée et de distribution pour articles - Google Patents

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EP0680883B1
EP0680883B1 EP95105464A EP95105464A EP0680883B1 EP 0680883 B1 EP0680883 B1 EP 0680883B1 EP 95105464 A EP95105464 A EP 95105464A EP 95105464 A EP95105464 A EP 95105464A EP 0680883 B1 EP0680883 B1 EP 0680883B1
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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
    • B65B57/00—Automatic control, checking, warning, or safety devices
    • B65B57/20—Applications of counting devices for controlling the feed of articles
    • 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
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/105—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by grippers

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  • the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for feeding, arranging and distributing objects on a conveyor and for placing the objects in containers, according to the preambles of claims 1 and 6.
  • the method and the device of the invention for feeding, sorting, Distribution and insertion of identical or similar products of the Confectionery industry, such as so-called black kisses or dominoes (mono products) serve.
  • a method and a device according to the preambles of claims 1 and 6 are known from DE-A-31 30 103.
  • the incoming objects on a conveyor belt using guide rails, each of which represents a channel Item groups or item blocks within which the items in preselected numbers of columns and rows are arranged.
  • the formation of object groups blocks are made with a stop above the corresponding one Conveyor belt or conveyor.
  • the item groups are then opened one after the other a further conveyor belt following in the transport direction is transferred, wherein within the Rows a distance between the objects is created.
  • the subject groups are then individually and while maintaining the distances by means of another Conveyor belt placed on container elements.
  • the invention is intended to be a flexible and inexpensive system be created for feeding and inserting objects with the, if possible, without Modification or replacement of components and possibly with certain adjustment work objects similar to one another, but objects of different sizes and formats that can be processed.
  • the objects are more or less on a conveyor disorderly fed.
  • the objects are held by means of one or more busbars collected on the conveyor in several lanes lying side by side in the conveying direction. This divides the entire set of items into subsets, with the respective Partial quantities are matched to the performance of each inserting unit. Subsequently the objects are counted from the individual tracks and put into one or several collecting shafts distributed, with organized groups of objects with the same Number of items to be formed on the conveyor. In the distribution facility or in the Collecting shafts are holding the item groups while the conveyor is continuous continues. The object groups can thus be picked up by the insertion unit will.
  • the item groups formed are sorted from the collecting shafts from each Web picked up and transferred to a container by means of an insert and into this inserted, the container being transported on a separate conveyor device next to the object conveyor is arranged parallel to this.
  • the entire system of feeding, arranging, distributing and inserting the items can be designed so that mechanical loads on the objects to a minimum be reduced.
  • the objects or articles A to be processed come from a manufacturing machine on a feed conveyor 1 in more or less orderly order and aligned transverse rows R.
  • Items A are attached to an accelerator 3 pass through which the rows R are pulled apart in the conveying direction.
  • the rows R of the objects A reach a main conveyor 5 on which they are accelerated further apart in the direction of conveyance and on which they processed by means of three distribution and insertion devices I, II and III, as below is described in detail.
  • the objects are then placed in empty containers Bl inserted, which arrive on a conveyor track 11.1 and on another, parallel to the Main conveyor 5 passing conveyor 11.2 are handed over.
  • a filling path 13 runs parallel to which the empty containers B1 are transferred and onto which they are filled with objects A, so that 13 empty containers Bl and filled containers Bf run.
  • the filled containers Bf are opened from the filling section 13 hand over a collecting conveyor 15 for filled containers Bf.
  • the conveyor tracks 11.2, 13 and 15 run parallel to each other next to the main conveyor 5.
  • the delivery of the container B from one to the other conveyor track takes place by means of known devices, e.g. Cross slide devices.
  • the distribution and insertion device I is described below with reference to FIG. 1.
  • a busbar 21.1 is arranged above the main conveyor 5, on which the objects or Article A come into contact with a line of objects in a row be brought together.
  • the items are distributed and distributed later Insert device I supplied.
  • the distribution and insertion device I works independently from the further distribution and insertion devices II and III, so that different subsets, which are temporarily fed to the individual distribution and insertion devices cause no disruption to the operational process.
  • a device for optical or visual recognition 23.1 of the objects is a quality control given for the arriving items.
  • a control device or discharge device 25.1 following in the conveying direction controlled, which has, for example, a blow nozzle through which faulty or damaged Objects are laterally removed from the conveyor track, as indicated by arrows, specifically on a side of the main conveyor 5 provided for this purpose Objects continue to the end of the main conveyor 5 and can there be collected.
  • a preferably curved one or curved feed rail 27.1 is provided, along which the objects A closely behind one another be lined up.
  • a curved feed rail 27.1 is better than a straight one running feed rail suitable for the articles A to those arranged below Sub-units to be handed over.
  • a reversing device arranged behind the feed rail 27.1 in the conveying direction 29.1, which is again formed, for example, by a blowing nozzle, laterally across Direction of conveyance to a diverter rail 31.1, which is the derived objects feeds the next distribution and insertion device II.
  • a reversing device 30.2 is also provided on the device II, for example again a blow nozzle, which is the object flow originally intended for the device II redirects in whole or in part to the following facility III.
  • the control the reversing devices 29.1 and / or 30.2 or the corresponding blowing nozzles via a distance measurement, i.e. a pulse generator driven by the main conveyor 5 precisely controls the position of the individual objects A and thus creates the conditions for a corresponding control of the reversing devices 29.1 and 30.2.
  • blow nozzles are preferable for reversing objects A.
  • FIG. 2 The parts of the distribution and insertion device I described so far are enlarged in FIG. 2 shown, as well as the parts of the device to be described below.
  • the objects A After the feed rail 27.1, the objects A get in with proper operation the insertion area of a collecting shaft 33.1.
  • This is comb-like with partitions 33.1a, 33.1b and 33.1c. This enables a two-row object formation be formed.
  • Object formations are formed in the collecting shaft 33.1, see Fig. 3.
  • This Item formations correspond to the contents of the pack or the picture of the pack to be filled Container Bf or, in the case of larger containers, part of the container content.
  • the objects A are driven in a traffic jam within the comb-shaped collecting shaft 33.1.
  • the attack 41.1 practically forms a zero line for lining up the objects.
  • a two Zero lines form the side partitions 33.1a, 33.1b and 33.1c, against which the objects due to the oblique arrangement. This results in two zero lines, the allow precise alignment of objects even in the event of size deviations. Farther This arrangement allows the processing of different article shapes within certain limits without changing the collecting shaft.
  • the stop 41.1 is rotatably mounted on a pivot axis 43.1.
  • these objects by pivoting the stop 41.1 from the collecting shaft 33.1 released and how the ejected through the control device 25.1 Objects out on the side of the main conveyor 5 and at the end be collected.
  • a counter 35.1 e.g. in the form of a light barrier, provided that a distribution device 37.1, for example again in the form of a blow nozzle, controls such that the Items A in their number exactly on the individual rows of the collecting shaft 33.1 be distributed, which in turn avoids unnecessary back pressure in the individual rows or is reduced.
  • a further counting device 39. e.g. a light barrier, arranged, which determines when the collecting shaft 33.1 is filled.
  • the light barrier causes on the one hand, approval for picking up the items by the associated depositor E1, and on the other hand thereby the reversing device 29.1 for deriving further objects A controlled to the diverter rail 31.1. This is done e.g. then when through a Malfunction the objects were not removed from the collecting shaft 33.1.
  • the stop 41.1 at the end of the collecting shaft 33.1 can be, for example, pneumatic or electronic means are swung automatically, but if necessary also by hand, to allow objects A to drain out of the collecting shaft 33.1 in the event of a fault enable.
  • an insert I is assigned to the collecting shaft 33.1 with which the objects A are transferred from the collecting shaft 33.1 into a container B.
  • the depositor I has a laterally next to the container conveyors 11.2, 13 and 15 pivotally mounted Swivel arm 61, on which an insert arm 63 is pivotally mounted, on its free End carries an object holder 65.
  • This is pivoted over the collecting shaft 33.1 and takes out the objects A that have accumulated there, for example by means of mechanical or pneumatic grippers.
  • the swivel arm 61 and the insertion arm 63 are those removed from the collecting shaft 33.1 Objects A passed over an empty container Bl and placed in this by the objects are released from the object holder 65.
  • the keep Objects in the filled container Bf the same mutual assignment as in that Collecting shaft 33.1.
  • all known types from inserts such as mechanically driven or servo-driven two-axis units or robots can also be used.
  • the insert I are on the filling section 13 suitable stop and centering devices for the empty to be filled Assigned container Bl. These devices are not shown in the drawing.
  • the Length of the filling section 13 also forms an intermediate buffer for empty containers B1, such as it for the allocation of the empty containers B1 from the conveyor track 11.2 to the filling section 13 is expedient or necessary.
  • the transfer of the filled containers Bf from the filling section 13 on the collecting conveyor 15 again takes place by transverse displacement in a known manner Wise. Appropriate stop and control devices will always be at the right time on the collecting conveyor 15 an area for the transfer of a filled container Bf kept clear.
  • the second distribution and insertion device II is constructed in the same way in principle the first distribution and insertion device I.
  • the second device II thus points first a busbar 22.2 and the reversing device 30.2 already mentioned, from which surplus objects are diverted to a diverter rail 32.2.
  • the one in the facility II remaining objects pass along a guide 34.2, together with if necessary. objects coming from the busbar 31.1, to a busbar 21.2 which the Busbar 21.1 corresponds to the first device I.
  • the facility II is in designed in the same way as the device I. It thus has a device 23.2 for visual or optical detection of the objects and a control device 25.2, which is followed by a, preferably again curved, feed rail 27.2.
  • Fig. 1 finally shows a third distribution and insertion device III, which is analogous to the two previous devices I and II is formed.
  • the facility III therefore instructs a busbar 22.3, a reversing device 30.3 for a diverter rail 32.3 and a guide 34.3.
  • This is followed by the actual one Busbar 21.3, followed by an optical detection device 23.3 and one Actuating device 25.3 as well as a, preferably again curved, feed rail 27.3.
  • a reversing device 29.3 surplus objects can be made into one Discharge rail 31.3 promoted and collected at the end of the main conveyor 5.
  • the main stream of articles arrives at a collecting shaft 33.3, which is another Counting device 35.3 and a distribution device 37.3 are arranged upstream.
  • is one Insert III available which is designed and works in the same way as the previous two Depositors I and II.
  • Fig. 3 shows a device in which the collecting shaft 33.1 not two rows, but four rows of items A.
  • the same parts have the same reference numbers designated as in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.
  • here are for the four rows of items in total five partitions 33.1a, 33.1b, 33.1c, 33.1d and 33.1e are provided.
  • Each of these facilities controls thus the objects for two of the four tracks of the collecting shaft 33.1.
  • a further counting device 45.1 in the inlet area of the collecting shaft 33.1 Before this arrangement are a further counting device 45.1 in the inlet area of the collecting shaft 33.1, a distribution device 47.1 and a V-shaped guide 49.1 are provided. With these components the incoming objects A are first on two tracks along the guides 38.1 and 40.1 divided. 3 corresponds to the above device described with reference to FIG. 2.
  • the items can be from the four Tracks of the collecting shaft 33.1 of FIG. 3 by means of an insert E I in the same way removed and placed in containers, as already described above.
  • Figures 4 and 5 illustrate the flexibility of the delivery system.
  • a four-lane article feed according to FIG. 3 was chosen.
  • the feeder E I in each case partial quantities of a container Bf to be filled fed and made available for insertion.
  • points M 1 to M 10 in each case the center points of the above the collecting shaft 33.1 or above a container B1 or B 2 standing gripper of the insert E I.

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  1. Procédé d'amenée, de classement et de distribution pour articles (A) sur un transporteur (5) et pour insérer les articles (A) dans des récipients (B), comportant les étapes :
    amener des articles (A) sur le transporteur (5),
    rassembler et répartir les articles (A) arrivant en quantités partielles correspondant approximativement à la capacité des étapes de prélèvement et de transfert successives en bandes séparées juxtaposées en direction du transport sur le transporteur (5),
    compter et distribuer les articles (A) à partir des diverses bandes pour former des groupes ordonnés comportant un nombre identique d'articles sur le transporteur (5),
    arrêter les groupes d'articles sur le transporteur (5) fonctionnant en continu,
    prélever les groupes d'articles du transporteur (5),
    transférer les groupes d'articles en forme ordonnée, chacun dans son récipient (B),
    caractérisé par les étapes suivantes :
    dériver des articles surnuméraires d'une bande vers une bande voisine à un endroit en amont de la formation des groupes dans les bandes,
    les articles (A) surnuméraires dérivés de la première bande sont rassemblés sur une seconde bande voisine sur laquelle il sont réunis avec des articles (A) qui arrivent directement sur la seconde bande, et
    les articles (A) réunis sont comptés sur cette seconde bande et distribués pour former des groupes.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les articles (A) sont amenés en rangées transversales (R) sur le transporteur (5) et que les rangées (R) sont étirées avant ou pendant l'amenée sur le transporteur (5) par une accélération en direction du transport.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que les rangées transversales (R) sont en plus étirées en direction du transport avant d'être amenées sur le transporteur (5) moyennant un transporteur accéléré (3).
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par
    la reconnaissance visuelle des articles (A) dans les différentes bandes,
    l'élimination d'articles (A) défectueux des bandes avant le comptage et avant la formation des groupes.
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un nombre d'articles (A) arrivant directement sur la seconde bande correspondant au nombre d'articles (A) surnuméraires dérivés est dérivé sur une autre bande voisine.
  6. Appareil d'amenée, de classement et de distribution pour articles (A) sur un transporteur (5) et pour insérer les articles dans des récipients (B) présentant les caractéristiques suivantes :
    un transporteur (5) pour les articles (A) est prévu,
    au-dessus du transporteur (5) des rails de rassemblement (21.1., 21.2, 21.3 22.2, 22.3) sont disposés en juxtaposition en direction du transport pour former des bandes d'articles,
    en direction du transport en aval des rails de rassemblement un puits de rassemblement (33.1, 33.2, 33.3) est disposé pour chaque bande d'articles pour former un groupe ordonné d'articles (A),
    caractérisé par les caractéristiques suivantes :
    le puits de rassemblement (33.1, 33.2, 33.3) est associé à un dispositif de comptage et de distribution (35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 37.1, 37.2, 37.3; 45.1, 47.1; 55.1, 57.1),
    en amont du dispositif de comptage et de distribution, un dispositif de déviation (29.1, 29.2, 29.3, 30.2, 30.3) est prévu pour dériver des articles (A) surnuméraires vers une bande voisine, ledit dispositif de déviation étant disposé en direction du transport en amont du dispositif de comptage et de distribution de la bande voisine.
    dans la zone du puits de rassemblement (33.1, 33.2, 33.3) de chaque bande un dispositif (65) est prévu pour recevoir les groupes d'articles en forme ordonnée à partir du puits de rassemblement et pour l'insertion de ces groupes d'articles, chacun dans un récipient (dispositif d'insertion E I, E II, E III),
    à côté du transporteur d'articles (5) un transporteur (11.2, 13, 15) s'étendant en parallèle à celui-ci est prévu pour les récipients (B).
  7. Appareil selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'en amont de chaque dispositif de comptage et de distribution (35.1, 35.2, 35.3, 37.1, 37.2, 37.3) de chaque bande un dispositif optique (23.1, 23.2 23.3) pour reconnaítre les articles (A) et un dispositif d'écartement (dispositif d'éclusage 25.1, 25.2, 25.3) pour éliminer les articles (A) défectueux est disposé.
  8. Appareil selon les revendications 6 ou 7, caractérisé en ce qu'entre le dispositif d'écartement (25.1, 25.2, 25.3) et le dispositif de déviation (29.1, 29.2, 29.3) est disposé un rail d'amenée (27.1, 27.2, 27.3), notamment courbé.
  9. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 8, caractérisé en ce
    que pour deux bandes d'articles, deux rails de rassemblement (21.1, 22.2, 21.2), deux rails d'amenée (27.1, 27.2), deux dispositifs de déviation (29.1, 29.2, 30.2) et deux dispositifs de comptage et de distribution (35.1, 35.2, 37.1, 37.2) sont prévus,
    que le rail de rassemblement (22.2, 21.2) de la seconde bande est subdivisé en deux rails de rassemblement partiels (22.2, 21.2) dont le premier (22.2) est situé en direction du transport à côté du rail de rassemblement (21.1) de la première bande et le second (21.2) en direction du transport en aval du rail de rassemblement (21.1) de la première bande.
    que dans la zone du dispositif de déviation (29.1) de la première bande un rail de dérivation (31.1) pour les articles (A) à dériver de la première bande à la seconde bande est prévu, qui mène au second rail de rassemblement partiel (21.2),
    et que le dispositif de comptage et de distribution (35.2, 37.2) et, le cas échéant, le rail d'amenée (27.2) de la seconde bande avec les dispositifs d'insertion de celle-ci (E II) sont disposés en direction du transport en aval des dispositifs correspondants de la première bande.
  10. Appareil selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce qu'en direction du transport en aval du second dispositif de comptage et de distribution (35.2, 37.2) et du second dispositif d'insertion (E II) un troisième dispositif de ce genre (35.3., 37.3, EIII) est prévu qui fonctionne en stand-by.
  11. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 10, caractérisé en ce qu'en amont de chacun des second et/ou troisième dispositifs de comptage et de distribution (35.2, 35.3, 37.2, 37.3) un dispositif d'écartement (dispositif d'éclusage 25.2, 25.3) est prévu.
  12. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 10, caractérisé en ce qu'en aval de chaque dispositif de déviation (29.1, 29.2, 29.3, 30.2, 30.3) un rail de dérivation (31.1, 31.2, 31.3, 32.2, 32.3) pour les articles (A) est prévu.
  13. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications d'appareil précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le puits de rassemblement (33.1, 33.2, 33.3) est formé à la manière d'un peigne comportant des parois de séparation (33.1a à 33.1e) qui sont disposées en un angle d'environ 30° à 45° par rapport à la direction de transport du transporteur (5).
  14. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications d'appareil précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de comptage et de distribution (35.1 et suivants) et le puits de rassemblement (33.1 et suivants) sont formés de manière à ce qu'en correspondance avec l'image d'emballage d'un récipient (B) des articles (A) en quantités diverses préprogrammées peuvent être reçus en dispositions diverses (par exemple en rangées doubles ou rangées quadruples) et sont préparés pour le dispositif d'insertion associé (E I et suivants).
  15. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications d'appareil précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un transporteur de récipients commun traversant (11.2, 13, 15) est prévu pour tous les dispositifs d'insertion des articles (E I, E II, E III).
  16. Appareil selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que le transporteur de récipients présente une bande transporteuse (11.2) pour des récipients vides (B1), un trajet de remplissage (13) s'étendant en parallèle à celle-ci pour les récipients (B) et un transporteur de rassemblement (15) s'étendant en parallèle à ce dernier pour les récipients remplis (Bf).
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