EP0911280B1 - Méthode et dispositif pour transférer des conteneurs de tabac coupé - Google Patents

Méthode et dispositif pour transférer des conteneurs de tabac coupé Download PDF

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EP0911280B1
EP0911280B1 EP98118330A EP98118330A EP0911280B1 EP 0911280 B1 EP0911280 B1 EP 0911280B1 EP 98118330 A EP98118330 A EP 98118330A EP 98118330 A EP98118330 A EP 98118330A EP 0911280 B1 EP0911280 B1 EP 0911280B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/39—Tobacco feeding devices

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  • the present invention relates to a method and a device for transferring containers of shredded tobacco.
  • Cubic or frustum-shaped containers preferably made of wood or metallic material, are conventionally used to store shredded tobacco.
  • Such containers generally but not necessarily contain approximately 100-200 kilograms of tobacco which may also be slightly compacted.
  • the containers are currently stored in appropriately provided spaces and, in order to maximize storage density, they can be arranged in stacks of two or three containers, according to their dimensions.
  • the containers must then be conveyed to a feeder into which the tobacco is to be unloaded; the feeder takes care of the dosage and transfer of the tobacco in a downstream direction at a plurality of cigarette-making machines.
  • the feeders are usually arranged side by side and aligned in a number which is sufficient to cover the requirements of the factory.
  • means which grip the containers one by one and sequentially in order to then tip them into the feeders according to the demand of product by the downstream system.
  • This solution then requires to perform a new stacking operation to return the stack of empty containers to a system for removing the stack.
  • EP-A-0375631 discloses a device for transferring containers of shredded tobacco to individual feeders (hoppers) of cigarette making machines, comprising containers arranged on movable supports in the form of motor driven carriages.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, eliminating the drawbacks of the cited prior art, by providing a device for transferring stacked containers of shredded tobacco to individual feeders of cigarette-making machines which allows to provide faster processing of the stacked containers by being able to control a plurality of feeders for this purpose according to specific requirements.
  • an important object of the present invention is to provide a device which allows to reduce time and cost for transferring the stacked containers.
  • Another important object of the present invention is to provide a device which can be introduced effectively in the tobacco processing cycle, allowing to optimize processing spaces and times.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a device which is reliable and safe in use and can be manufactured and obtained with conventional machines and equipment.
  • a device for transferring stacked containers of shredded tobacco to individual feeders of cigarette-making machines characterized in that it comprises a station which moves at right angles to the feeder, which is provided with means for gripping, tipping, stacking and unstacking the containers arranged on supports which can move parallel to the feeder and at right angles thereto.
  • the method for transferring stacked containers of shredded tobacco is defined by claim 12.
  • the reference numeral 1a designates a container which is full of shredded tobacco, designated by the reference numeral 2, and the reference numeral 1b designates a container which is similar to the preceding one but is empty.
  • the reference numeral 3 designates a single feeder which is adapted to convey the shredded tobacco that can be stored therein to subsequent treatments.
  • the reference numeral 4 instead generally designates a device for feeding an empty stacked containers 1b and containers 1a full of shredded tobacco to individual feeders 3 which are adapted to convey the product for example to cigarette-making machines (in the figures only one feeder is shown).
  • the device is constituted by a station 5 which is movable along adapted guides 6a and 6b which are arranged transversely to a loading hopper 7 of a plurality of feeders 3 preferably arranged side by side.
  • the station 5 also has adapted conventional means for sliding coupling on the guides 6a and 6b and comprises two vertical posts 8a and 8b between which at least one cross-member 9 is provided which is movable vertically by virtue of adapted lifting means 10, such as hydraulic and/or pneumatic jacks and/or gearmotors which actuate for example adapted chains 11 which are appropriately guided and connected to said cross-member.
  • adapted lifting means 10 such as hydraulic and/or pneumatic jacks and/or gearmotors which actuate for example adapted chains 11 which are appropriately guided and connected to said cross-member.
  • Means for gripping and tipping a full container 1a or an empty container 1b are also associated at the cross-member.
  • Such means are preferably constituted by two arms 12a and 12b which are slidingly associated transversely to the cross-member 9 and clamp in a vise-like manner the lateral surfaces of a container.
  • the two arms can also rotate because of the presence of adapted means which are keyed for example on the cross-member or are adapted to provide a rotary motion to said two arms.
  • the lifting means 10 allow, together with the means for gripping and tipping the containers, to stack and unstack said containers as specified hereafter.
  • the containers 1a and 1b which are mutually stacked beforehand, are arranged at movable supports 13a and 13b which are constituted by a pair of roller beds which are arranged side by side and are mounted on wheels 14 which can roll at adapted rails 15 which are arranged approximately parallel to the guides 6a and 6b.
  • the rails 15 are also arranged to the side of a plurality of additional fixed roller beds 16 which are orientated in the same manner and have the same width as the movable supports 13a and 13b; the rollers of said supports are motorized, so as to allow to send and/or receive the full containers 1a and the empty containers 1b at the station 5, which is thus interposed between said fixed roller beds 16 and the guides 6a and 6b.
  • the containers 1a and 1b can thus move both parallel and at right angles to the guides 6a and 6b and to the feeders 3.
  • the method entails performing the following operating sequence, as also shown by the figures: first of all, a stack 1a of full containers is placed at the movable support 13a, which conveys said stack at the chosen feeder 3.
  • a centralized logic unit which accordingly comprises a program which, by means of adapted sensors and/or controls, determines the operating sequences of the various components of the device and the movable supports.
  • the rollers After positioning the movable supports in front of the chosen feeder 3, the rollers are made to move so as to convey the stack of full containers 1a onto the facing fixed roller bed 16.
  • the station 5 is positioned in the interspace between the stack of full containers 1a and the feeder 3.
  • the lifting means 10 position the arms 12a and 12b adjacent to the lateral surfaces of the full container 1a that is arranged at the top of the stack, which is gripped and tipped so as to unload the shredded tobacco 2 into the hopper 7 of the feeder 3.
  • the station 5 tips the empty container 1b backwards, moving on the guides 6a and 6b, so as to unload the empty container 1b at the adjacent movable support 13b.
  • the feeder 3 does not require further amounts of tobacco for a certain time, it is possible to order the station 5 to move at a further feeder, in front of which another stack of full containers 1a has been stored in the meantime.
  • the mobility of the station therefore allows, in consideration of an adapted control system, for example of the computerized type, to be present in order to feed shredded tobacco to a chosen feeder, unstacking the full containers 1a, unloading them and stacking the empty containers 1b laterally to the preceding ones.
  • an adapted control system for example of the computerized type
  • the stack can be conveyed by means of fixed roller beds 16 at the movable support 13b, which can in turn be moved for disposal and storage.
  • the invention has achieved the intended aim and objects, a device having been provided which allows to transfer stacked containers of shredded tobacco to individual feeders of cigarette-making machines, increasing the treatment speed of the stacked containers since it can serve a plurality of feeders in a short time according to specific requirements.

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Claims (12)

  1. Dispositif (4) pour transférer des conteneurs empilés de tabac haché (1a, 1b) vers des dispositifs d'alimentation individuels (3) de machines fabriquant des cigarettes,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un poste (5) qui se déplace à angle droit par rapport auxdits dispositifs d'alimentation (3), qui sont munis de moyens pour saisir, basculer, empiler et désempiler lesdits conteneurs (1a, 1b) agencés sur des supports mobiles (13a, 13b) qui se déplacent parallèlement auxdits dispositifs d'alimentation (3) et à angle droit par rapport à ceux-ci.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que ledit poste (5) se déplace sur des guides (6a, 6b) agencés transversalement à une trémie (7) pour charger une pluralité de dispositifs d'alimentation (3) qui sont agencés mutuellement côte à côte.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce que ledit poste (5) a des moyens d'accouplement à glissement sur lesdits guides (6a, 6b) et comprend une paire de montants verticaux (8a, 8b) entre lesquels au moins une traverse (9) est prévue qui peut se déplacer verticalement grâce à des moyens de levage (10).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisé en ce que des moyens pour saisir et basculer au moins un conteneur plein (1a) ou au moins un conteneur vide (1b) sont agencés au niveau de ladite traverse (9), lesdits moyens étant constitués de deux bras (12a, 12b) qui sont associés de façon coulissante, à une extrémité, transversalement à ladite traverse (9) et saisissent à la manière d'un étau des surfaces latérales d'au moins un desdits conteneurs (1a, 1b).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits deux bras (12a, 12b) ont des moyens qui permettent leur rotation pour basculer ledit conteneur (1a, 1b).
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 4,
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de levage (10) permettent, ainsi que lesdits moyens pour saisir et basculer lesdits conteneurs, d'empiler et de désempiler lesdits conteneurs (1a, 1b) dans des régions séparées qui sont agencées côte à côte.
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6,
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits conteneurs (1a, 1b), qui sont mutuellement empilés à l'avance, sont agencés sur des supports mobiles séparés constitués par une paire de bancs à rouleaux (13a, 13b) qui sont agencés côte à côte et sont montés sur des roues (14) qui roulent sur des rails (15) agencés approximativement parallèlement auxdits guides (6a, 6b).
  8. Dispositif selon la revendication 7,
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits rails (15) sont latéralement adjacents à une pluralité de bancs à rouleaux fixes additionnels (16) qui sont également orientés et ont la même largeur que lesdits supports mobiles (13a, 13b).
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8,
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits rouleaux desdits bancs à rouleaux fixes (16) et lesdits supports mobiles (13a, 13b) sont motorisés de façon à permettre d'envoyer et/ou de recevoir lesdits conteneurs pleins et vides (1a, 1b) audit poste (5) disposé entre lesdits bancs à rouleaux fixes (16) et lesdits guides (6a, 6b).
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 9,
    caractérisé en ce que lesdits conteneurs vides et pleins (1a, 1b) se déplacent à la fois à angle droit par rapport auxdits guides (6a, 6b) et auxdits dispositifs d'alimentation et parallèlement à ceux-ci.
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une unité logique centralisée qui est commandée par un ordinateur muni d'un programme qui, par l'intermédiaire de capteurs et/ou d'actionneurs et/ou de commandes, détermine les séquences de fonctionnement des différents composants dudit dispositif (4) et desdits supports mobiles (13a, 13b).
  12. Procédé pour transférer des conteneurs empilés de tabac haché (1a, 1b), utilisant le dispositif de la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend les étapes de :
    transférer une pile de conteneurs pleins (1a) pour les placer devant un dispositif d'alimentation dans des directions qui sont parallèle et/ou perpendiculaire audit dispositif d'alimentation (3) ;
    transférer lesdits dispositifs (5) pour saisir, basculer, empiler et désempiler des conteneurs vides ou pleins pour les placer devant ledit dispositif d'alimentation (3) en les déplaçant dans des directions qui sont perpendiculaires audit dispositif d'alimentation (3) ;
    saisir le premier conteneur (1a) de ladite pile de conteneurs pleins pour les placer et ensuite lever et basculer le tabac haché dans ledit dispositif d'alimentation (3) ;
    tourner ledit conteneur (1b), qui est maintenant vide, au loin desdits dispositifs d'alimentation et le déplacer latéralement, et ensuite empiler ledit conteneur vide (1b) ;
    transférer ledit dispositif (5) vers un autre dispositif d'alimentation (3) et répéter les étapes ci-dessus ;
    transférer lesdites piles de conteneurs vides (1b) pour le stockage et/ou le remplissage.
EP98118330A 1997-10-09 1998-09-28 Méthode et dispositif pour transférer des conteneurs de tabac coupé Expired - Lifetime EP0911280B1 (fr)

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