EP2015996B2 - Machine d'emballage, comprenant en particulier une thermoformeuse - Google Patents

Machine d'emballage, comprenant en particulier une thermoformeuse Download PDF

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EP2015996B2
EP2015996B2 EP07722360.0A EP07722360A EP2015996B2 EP 2015996 B2 EP2015996 B2 EP 2015996B2 EP 07722360 A EP07722360 A EP 07722360A EP 2015996 B2 EP2015996 B2 EP 2015996B2
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Elmar Ehrmann
Tieme Jan Slomp
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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
    • B65B65/00—Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided for; Arrangements of such details
    • 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
    • B65B55/00—Preserving, protecting or purifying packages or package contents in association with packaging
    • 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
    • B65B2210/00—Specific aspects of the packaging machine
    • B65B2210/06—Sterilising or cleaning machinery or conduits
    • 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
    • B65B9/00—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, e.g. liquids or semiliquids, in flat, folded, or tubular webs of flexible sheet material; Subdividing filled flexible tubes to form packages
    • B65B9/02—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs
    • B65B9/04—Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material between opposed webs one or both webs being formed with pockets for the reception of the articles, or of the quantities of material

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  • the invention relates to a packaging machine for packaging packaged goods, in particular comprising a thermoforming machine, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Packaging machines such as in the EP 1 403 187 A1 are often used in the packaging of food in use and then have to meet high hygienic requirements. In particular, such machines are regularly cleaned and disinfected to reliably prevent contamination of the language to be packaged by residues or germs from the packaging machine.
  • thermoforming or shell molding machine by means of which e.g. From film webs and a corresponding mold containers are formed, which are then filled with the packaged goods to be packaged and sealed.
  • Such machines or devices may consist of several parts. For example, an upper and a lower forming tool, between which the usually withdrawn from a roll film is pulled in the transport direction and formed with them to a cup-shaped receptacle for the packaged packaged, preferably in clamping position.
  • the thermoforming or shaping device may comprise further elements, such as one or more heat sources to preheat the deep-drawn film for the molding process, a lower and an upper, the shell-shaped container to be molded Mold-forming die, fluid line connections for applying the molding device with negative pressure and / or overpressure, for example, to bring the film as well as possible with a die to the plant, especially in the corner areas, and optionally one or more ports for loading the molded container with a matched to the packaged packaged fluid for positive effects on its durability and / or its optical appearance in the packaged state.
  • one or more heat sources to preheat the deep-drawn film for the molding process
  • a lower and an upper the shell-shaped container to be molded Mold-forming die
  • fluid line connections for applying the molding device with negative pressure and / or overpressure, for example, to bring the film as well as possible with a die to the plant, especially in the corner areas
  • one or more ports for loading the molded container with a matched to the packaged packaged fluid for positive effects on its durability and
  • the matrices can also be designed as insert elements which can be connected to corresponding receptacles in order to be able to form, for example, a plurality of differently shaped packaging containers by simply exchanging such insert elements with a set consisting of an upper and a lower part of the thermoforming machine.
  • thermoforming or shaping device in the usual way a variety of edges, wells, holes and the like, in which impurities and in particular residues can be deposited by the packaged goods to be packaged.
  • such a packaging machine can also comprise a sealing station or sealing device by means of which the packages filled with packaged goods can be closed.
  • the filled containers are usually coated with a so-called cover film and in the surrounding the packaging recesses edge firmly and airtight connected to the packaging. Depending on the embodiment, this can take place in a manner which closes once or can also be opened and closed again several times. If appropriate, the packaging can subsequently be singulated in a cutting station from a packaging composite.
  • the invention has for its object to improve a packaging machine, comprising a sealing device, according to the introductory type.
  • a packaging machine characterized in that a cleaning device is provided for the sealing device.
  • a cleaning device is provided for the sealing device.
  • the cup-shaped packaging containers can be produced both directly from a unit of the packaging machine, in particular a forming device for forming cup-shaped packaging containers from a correspondingly shaped plastic film, but they can also be already prefabricated the packaging machine in the form of so-called tray sealer for filling and subsequent sealing and optionally be supplied subsequent separation.
  • the inventively provided cleaning device may in principle be assigned to the packaging machine as the upper unit.
  • To control this cleaning device is both an independent control unit for the cleaning device, possibly with connection to a higher-level control unit of the packaging machine conceivable, as well as a direct control by such a higher-level control unit.
  • the inventively provided cleaning device is designed either as a separate, preferably even movable unit, with all correspondingly associated central and peripheral components, which will be described in more detail below.
  • the cleaning unit provided according to the invention is directly associated with the sealing station to be cleaned. Because the sealing station to be cleaned directly comprises a cleaning device provided according to the invention, it can be optimally tuned both in its structure and with respect to the fluids required for cleaning the sealing station, so that optionally for other work units to be cleaned (eg shaping station or cutting station).
  • the packaging machine can be constructed like a block, whereby it is completely open which individual working units should be provided.
  • a trained as a separate unit cleaning device could have the advantage that in particular storage containers for different cleaning media only once must be provided, and supply lines to the individual work stations to be cleaned in each case only if necessary via appropriate connections are to be coupled.
  • Such an autonomous cleaning device would possibly even be used for several existing packaging machines as a basic cleaning station.
  • the term forming tool is understood to mean all the shaping of a film-like packaging material to be shaped according to the prior art described by way of example by way of example.
  • all of these elements formed and arranged in the interior of the thermoforming or shaping device should be encompassed, which contribute to the shaping of the packaging material to be formed, for example, into a shell.
  • all external to the mold attacking or connected units such as lifting and / or lowering tools, lines, connections, collecting trays and / or gutters, support and / or support elements, an optionally existing housing and the like, should be included ,
  • the sealing tool is understood to mean all those units which cooperate for closing the packages filled with packaged goods.
  • an optionally consisting of several parts support or receiving element for the packaging containers to be closed, if any, a pressure plate, e.g. for pressing a cover film, lifting and / or lowering and / or pivoting means for generating a relative movement between the aforementioned units in order to allow opening or closing of the sealing tools, and further carrying and / or holding elements, an optionally existing housing and more.
  • a cleaning device is understood to mean a device which is suitable for providing a cleaning fluid at the packaging station to be cleaned and in particular in its interior, e.g. consisting of a central unit with corresponding peripheral components.
  • Cleaning fluid means both gaseous and liquid media, such as e.g. pressurized air and / or negative pressure air, optionally special, e.g. suitable for germ killing gases, water in pure and / or with cleaning and / or disinfecting and / or sterilizing agents and the like more offset form.
  • gaseous and liquid media such as e.g. pressurized air and / or negative pressure air, optionally special, e.g. suitable for germ killing gases, water in pure and / or with cleaning and / or disinfecting and / or sterilizing agents and the like more offset form.
  • the cleaning device comprises a metering and / or mixing unit for metering and / or mixing at least one cleaning fluid from at least one cleaner and / or disinfectant and / or sterilizing agent to the water available via the water connection.
  • the central unit of the cleaning device may include, for example, a control unit for the individual components, which in turn optionally with one or more further control units of the packaging machine for data exchange may be connected to various peripheral components associated control elements such as valves and / or other control elements, sensors and the like, and optionally an optical signal unit, for example in the form of a signal lamp, a simple display or even a monitor and / or an acoustic signal unit, eg in the form of a horn or the like.
  • control elements such as valves and / or other control elements, sensors and the like
  • an optical signal unit for example in the form of a signal lamp, a simple display or even a monitor and / or an acoustic signal unit, eg in the form of a horn or the like.
  • the peripheral components may be on the external supply side e.g. a water connection, optionally one or more additive reservoirs, e.g. in the form of tanks, optionally replaceable canisters or the like, connections for compressed air and vacuum (vacuum) and optionally for special cleaning gases on the supply side and the like more.
  • exemplary connections and corresponding supply lines, optionally nozzles, further valves and / or other control units and optionally also sensors with corresponding connection means should be mentioned. Further features of the cleaning device will be described below.
  • the cleaning device comprises a cleaning fluid supply line and / or a cleaning fluid drain line for connection to the sealing tool.
  • a cleaning fluid supply line which may optionally be formed separately for each individual cleaning fluid and / or for the two packaging stations to be cleaned, the respective device to be cleaned can be supplied specifically in the area with cleaning fluid, which is to be cleaned with it.
  • the cleaning fluid exiting again during and after the cleaning process of the device in question can advantageously be collected in a collected manner without contamination of further elements of the packaging machine, in particular the device itself to be cleaned, and an optional collecting and / or Buffer be supplied for a possible treatment.
  • the cleaning device comprises one, but preferably a plurality of cleaning agent inlet openings or openings opening in the interior of the sealing tool.
  • these detergent inlet openings are designed and arranged such that they allow the cleaning agent to flow out in a targeted manner in areas that are critical with regard to contamination of the device in question, in particular injection, for example in edges, corners, undercuts, depressions, bores, Channels or other wells, and more particularly in channels for other resources, but also in Radio Commission (694, 94, 94, 96, 98, 98, 98, 98, 98, 98, , s, s, s, s, and more particularly in channels for other resources, but also in Radioeineinö Maschinenmaschine Maschinenen, eg for air and / or the packaged packaged in packaged condition surrounding fluid, such as inert gas, a gas mixture with special oxygen content or the like.
  • inert gas such as inert gas, a gas mixture with special oxygen content or the like.
  • a particularly high, local cleaning effect can be brought about by the formation of nozzles in the region of the detergent inlet opening.
  • Cleaning agent inlet openings with a comparatively large cross-section can in turn advantageously be provided outstandingly for large-area or large-volume flushing of the relevant device areas, in particular their interior space.
  • the cleaning device can advantageously comprise a cleaning agent discharge opening, which can be arranged or formed in a lower section or part of the relevant device.
  • the cleaning device can also have direct connections to a resource supply channel and / or to a resource disposal channel, so that they can also be flushed through directly.
  • the cleaning device may also include a connection to a suction device, so that independently non-effluent cleaning fluid can thus be sucked out of the area of the device in question at least for the most part, optionally further assisted by the supply of pressurized gas, e.g. Compressed air, so that after sufficient modurized gas, e.g. Compressed air, so that after sufficient modurized gas, e.g. Compressed air, so that after sufficient modurgialsdauer the device is also cleaned of residues of the cleaning fluid in addition to be removed contamination.
  • pressurized gas e.g. Compressed air
  • a cover for such a heat source can furthermore advantageously be provided.
  • a protection device for electric heaters is particularly recommended since they are excessively susceptible to damage when exposed to detergents, in particular under increased pressurization.
  • a corresponding sealing region is provided between the cover or protective device and a complementary abutment region surrounding the heater for the sealing tool, so that the heater remains reliably protected under treatment with cleaning fluid and elevated pressure.
  • the seal may even be made of a temperature-sensitive, but particularly well-sealing material.
  • the operation or attachment of the heating cover can be provided manually operable or automated depending on the embodiment.
  • the packaging machine comprises a cleaning device for the area of the packaging machine, which is formed below the transport plane of the packaging film and between the sides of the packaging machine.
  • a cleaning device for the area of the packaging machine which is formed below the transport plane of the packaging film and between the sides of the packaging machine.
  • the cleaning device itself may in turn comprise appropriate supply and / or disposal lines and supply or disposal openings according to the features described above, so that both specific targeted areas can be sprayed and cleaned, as well as a large-area flushing or cleaning is possible.
  • the packaging machine 1 is a so-called roller or thermoforming machine, which forms from a withdrawn from a supply roll 2 film in a forming station 3 Packungsmulden 4.
  • the packing troughs 4 are filled and then in a sealing station 5 sealed by means of a withdrawn from another supply roll 6 lid film 7.
  • a cutting station 8 the individual packages are cut out of the overall composite and then transferred to a discharge belt 9 for discharge from the packaging machine.
  • the transport of the film 10 and thus also the packing tray 4 takes place e.g. via a transport chain 11 which is formed circumferentially about deflection rollers 12, 13, 14, 15.
  • a cleaning device 16 is now provided, in particular for cleaning the sealing tool in the Fig. 3 Sealing station 5 shown in more detail.
  • the cleaning device 16 comprises as shown in FIG Fig. 1 to its basic supply a compressed air connection 17, a water connection 18 and further exemplified ports 19, 20 preferably replaceable storage tanks for cleaning agents 21, 22 representatively possibly further connection options for the supply of the devices to be cleaned 3 and 5.
  • the cleaning agent can in this case, for example cleaner , Disinfectants or sterilizing agent be diluted depending on the concentration by means of a metering and / or mixing unit 45 or undiluted for performing the respective cleaning operation of the device concerned 3, 5, monitored by the control unit 46, the device or station to be cleaned can be.
  • a line 23 is shown here symbolically and by way of example for several supply and / or disposal lines to individual devices of the packaging machine, in particular to the forming station 3 and the sealing station 5.
  • the lines 24 and 25 symbolically represent the connections to the forming station 3 and to the sealing station 5.
  • the lines 26, 27, 28 represent further symbolic line connections to other components of the packaging machine.
  • thermoforming machine or molding station 3 comprising an upper mold 30 and a lower mold 31 in a housing 29 is shown.
  • the upper molding tool 30 comprises a base body 32, which is here adjustable by way of example along the two directions of the arrow 33 by means of a positioning device 34 with respect to the film 10, from which the packing cavities 4 are formed by the forming station 3.
  • the positioning device 34 may comprise, for example, a drive 35 and an actuator 36, e.g. in the form of a motor and a corresponding spindle, in the form of cylinder and piston elements or the like more.
  • a basic body 37 which is position-adjustable, in particular height-adjustable, by means of a positioning device 39 along the two directions of the arrow 38 by means of the drive 40 and the adjusting element 41 with respect to the film 10 to be deformed.
  • Both to the upper and to the lower mold 30, 31 are here again representative of optionally a plurality of differently provided molding tools connections connected to cleaning fluid supply lines 23.
  • These cleaning fluid supply lines 23 are exemplary both for supply lines for liquid and gaseous cleaning fluids.
  • liquid fluids from a supply unit 42 and gaseous fluids from a supply unit 43 may be supplied to the device to be cleaned, and pure water may be supplied via a supply unit 44.
  • the forming station 3 can be supplied, for example, with appropriate cleaning fluids in the interior, via the connections 48, 49, 50 an external supply of the upper forming tool 30 is possible.
  • the cleaning fluid can be supplied both at specifically selected areas and applied over a large area, e.g. for pre-cleaning and / or after-cleaning, but also for the main cleaning.
  • a cleaning fluid drain line 51 is shown by way of example, which opens into a container 52, also shown by way of example, in order to subsequently treat and / or to clean the cleaning fluid to dispose.
  • detergent discharge openings 54 are provided for the connection of the upper mold 30 to the cleaning fluid drain line 51.
  • both liquid and gaseous cleaning fluids can be led away from the mold, preferably to the example optionally for several, different, liquid cleaning agent provided intermediate memory 52 or for the Wiederaufchez of optionally recyclable gaseous cleaning fluids to the latch 53, again by way of example for possibly several, different memory, controlled by a corresponding actuator 58th
  • lines 59 are shown in phantom for distribution of the cleaning fluids, in part with corresponding branches, to the individual, also exemplarily for several shown inlet openings 60, 61 and 62.
  • the positions 61 and 62 include both the arrow-shaped in dashed Illustrated inlet ports, as well as symbolically also dashed, arrow-shaped inlets shown in corresponding connecting lines 59 for each other exemplary cleaning fluid.
  • a die 63 is also shown in the interior of the upper mold 30 by way of example, within or above which a heater 64 and above a cover 65 are shown.
  • the die 63 depending on its embodiment, may also function as a cover to protect the heater.
  • a likewise exemplified gasket 66 may be provided prior to penetration of the cleaning fluid into the region of the heater, e.g. in pressure system against a correspondingly complementary, the heating area edging investment area in the interior of the upper mold 30th
  • a collecting trough 76 is further exemplified below, with a recessed area in which the detergent outlet opening 57 is arranged and connected to the cleaning fluid drain line 51.
  • conduits 77 to inlet openings 78, 79 and 80 are shown by way of example in correspondence with the representation and description of the upper molding tool 30.
  • a die 81 complementary to the upper die 63 for forming the packing trough 4 and also, by way of example, a heater 82 are shown.
  • the illustration of further possibly still existing elements for the forming station and / or the cleaning device 16 has been made waived.
  • the die 81 for example, can also act as a cover for the heater 82 in the lower mold 31, preferably also by a seal (not shown here) against the ingress of cleaning liquid toward the heater.
  • the cleaning fluid drain opening 56 is formed at a particularly low point of the forming station, here for example at a downwardly converging region of the lower mold at its lowest point.
  • a particularly low point of the forming station here for example at a downwardly converging region of the lower mold at its lowest point.
  • a cleaning and / or backwashing for the respective supply lines 23 is possible in particular by their connections via the lines 59 and 77, if there is a need for this.
  • the Fig. 3 shows a sealing station 5 with an upper sealing tool 84 and a lower sealing tool 85th
  • the upper sealing tool 84 comprises, in a manner corresponding to the forming station 3, a positioning device 86 consisting of a drive 87 and an adjusting element 88 which can move the tool 90 up and down in accordance with the two directions of the arrow 89 for closing the packing tray with a cover film 91.
  • the arrow 92 indicates the direction of movement of the cover film 91, which deflects via a deflection roller 93 over the film 10 and the packing cavities formed and filled therein.
  • the tool 90 provided for sealing here comprises by way of example a plate 95 for pressing the cover film 91 against the film 10, so that the packing cavities 4 formed therein and packed with packaged goods can be closed.
  • a heater 96 is shown by way of example, which is formed at least in the region in which the lid film comes to overlap with the lower film 10 for closing the packing troughs.
  • a line 23 As a connection to the cleaning device 16.
  • this line 23 has a connection 97 to an inlet opening 98 and an inner line 99 fed therewith, as well as outlet openings 100 connected thereto and preferably distributed over the underside of the plate 95.
  • an outlet 101 is shown by way of example.
  • This can be formed, for example, in the form of a spray nozzle, a surge opening or the like more to either quite deliberatelyconfspritzen certain areas or simply rinse off larger areas, and thus stands representative of appropriately provided cleaning elements, as in the rest of the Fig. 2 Forming station described applies.
  • a positioning device 102 with drive 103 and actuator 104 is provided to move the tool 105 according to the two directions of the arrow 106 for receiving or re-enabling a packing tray 4 up and down.
  • connection 107 to an inlet opening 108 for supplying the interior with cleaning fluid is also shown here.
  • a connection 109 is in turn represented as representative of the upper sealing tool for the external supply of the lower sealing tool.
  • a connection 110 of the cleaning fluid discharge line 51 is connected to a cleaning fluid outlet opening 111, again preferably at a point which is as low as possible, in particular the lowest point in the interior of the sealing tool, so that cleaning agent introduced at this point can run out of the tool without additional assistance.
  • a collection trough is shown below, which in turn is in connection with the cleaning fluid drainage line 51.
  • Support members 113 and a housing 114 are representative of even more elements, in particular mechanical components, this sealing station exemplified.
  • the Fig. 4 Finally, schematically shows a perspective view of a packaging machine 1 and an associated cleaning unit 16 for cleaning the area the packaging machine, which is formed below the sheet 10 provided for the formation of the cup-shaped packing troughs 4 and between the side walls 115 and 116 associated with the packaging machine 1.
  • the position 117 indicates the film plane in which the film 10, if provided, is advanced to form the packing troughs, for filling, for closing and for finally separating.
  • a workstation 3 as a forming station is shown by dashed lines, followed by a sealing station 5 and subsequently a cutting station 8.
  • other compositions of the individual workstations may well be provided.

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  1. Machine d'emballage (1) pour emballer des produits dans un emballage en forme de cavité fabriqué à partir d'un film en matière plastique, avec un dispositif de scellage (5) avec un outil de scellage (84, 85), dans laquelle un dispositif de nettoyage (16) est prévu pour le dispositif de scellage (5) pour détacher des impuretés au moyen d'un fluide de nettoyage, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) comprend une ouverture d'admission d'agent de nettoyage (108) qui débouche à l'intérieur de l'outil de scellage (84, 85) ainsi qu'un bassin de récupération pour le fluide de nettoyage en communication avec une conduite d'évacuation (51) du fluide de nettoyage de l'outil de scellage (84, 85).
  2. Machine d'emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) est conçu comme une unité autonome.
  3. Machine d'emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) est compris dans le dispositif de scellage (5).
  4. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage (16) comprend une conduite d'amenée de fluide de nettoyage (23) à raccorder à l'outil de scellage (84, 85).
  5. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage comprend une ouverture d'évacuation d'agent de nettoyage qui sort de l'outil de scellage (84, 85) .
  6. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'une ouverture d'évacuation pour le fluide de nettoyage est formée dans une partie inférieure de l'outil de scellage (84, 85).
  7. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage comporte un raccordement à un conduit d'alimentation en fluide moteur et/ou un raccordement à un conduit d'évacuation de fluide moteur de l'outil de scellage.
  8. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de nettoyage comprend un raccordement à un dispositif d'aspiration.
  9. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un chauffage pour l'outil de scellage.
  10. Machine d'emballage selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un recouvrement pour le chauffage.
  11. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications 9 ou 10, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un joint d'étanchéité entre le recouvrement et une zone complémentaire, bordant le chauffage, d'une surface d'application pour le chauffage.
  12. Machine d'emballage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un dispositif de nettoyage (16) pour la zone de la machine d'emballage (1) qui est formée au-dessous du plan de transport du film d'emballage (10) et entre les parois latérales de la machine d'emballage (1).
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