JP2014519829A5

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Publication number: JP2014519829A5
Application number: JP2014516300A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2012-06-19
Publication date: 2015-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 2032-06-19

Claims

An apparatus for introducing an object into a continuous material flow,
-A reservoir (1) for providing a plurality of objects;
A rotary transport wheel (3) for transferring said object to an insertion unit that introduces said object into said continuous material flow;
A transfer chamber (2) arranged between the reservoir (1) and the rotary transfer wheel (3) for transferring the object to the rotary transfer wheel (3);
The rotary transport wheel (3) has a recess (320) into which the object can be carried, and the insertion unit introduces the object from the rotary transport wheel (3) into the continuous material flow Until the object is delivered to the recess (320) through the application of suction,
The rotary transport wheel (3) includes a suction port disposed at the center of the rotary transport wheel (3) so as to apply a suction force through the center of the rotary wheel (3), the suction port, A fluid connection for allowing fluid communication between the recesses (320),
The rotary transfer wheel (3) includes a transfer disk (32) including the recess (320) for receiving the object from the transfer chamber (2), and the fluid between the suction port and the recess (320). A connection disk (31, 34, 35) including at least a part of the connection portion and a supply disk (30) including the suction port disposed at the center of the supply disk (30) are arranged adjacent to each other. Two disks (30, 31, 32, 34, 35), the connection disks (31, 34, 35) being arranged between the supply disk (30) and the transport disk (32),
A device characterized by that.

The suction port includes a socket (300) adapted to receive a connection cylinder (40) of a supply pipe (4), the connection cylinder (40) being connected to the rotary wheel (3, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35) comprises a bearing (400) that allows rotation around the connecting cylinder (40),
The apparatus according to claim 1.

The fluid connection further includes a transport disk channel (321) extending within the transport disk (32), each of the transport disk channels (321) extending from a bottom of the respective recess (320) in a respective radial direction. Each radial channel portion (322) extending radially inward toward the innermost end of the carrier and the conveying disc (32) from the respective radially innermost end of the radial channel portion (322). Each lateral channel portion (323) extending to a respective orifice (324) provided on a surface (325) facing the connecting disk (31, 34, 35) of the respective orifice (324) ) And the respective lateral channel portions (323) are cross sections of the radial channel portions (322). Also it has a large cross-section,
The apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

The orifice (324) of the surface (325) of the transport disk (32) is disposed at the working diameter (326), and the connection disks (31, 34) are connected to the suction port of the supply disk (30). A centrally located opening (310, 340) in fluid communication, the centrally located opening (310, 340) of the connecting disc (31, 34) from the working diameter (326); Have a small diameter (311, 341), and the connecting disk (31, 34) extends radially outward from the centrally located opening (310, 340) to the working diameter and circumferentially. Further comprising a plurality of connection channels (312, 342) in fluid communication with an actuation channel (314), the actuation channel (314) being the transport disc of the connection disc 32) provided at the working diameter on the surface facing towards 32), the working channel (314) having an open face towards the transport disc (32), the transport disc (32) being at the orifice Forming a cover that closes the open surface of the actuation channel (314) except where the actuation channel (314) of (324) is in fluid communication with the orifice (324);
The apparatus according to claim 3.

The connection disk (31, 34) includes a plurality of connection channels (312, 342) less than the number of the orifices (324) of the transport disk (32), and the connection channels (312, 342) Provided on the surface of the connection disk (31, 34) facing the supply disk (30), the connection channel (312, 342) having an open surface facing the supply disk (30), The supply disk (30) forms a cover that closes the open surface of the connection channel (312, 342), and the circumferential working channel from the connection channel (312, 342) through the connection disk (31, 34). A through opening extending to (314) and establishing said fluid communication between said connection channel (312, 342) and said circumferential actuation channel (314) Part (313,343) is provided,
The apparatus according to claim 4.

The orifice (324) on the surface of the transport disk (32) is disposed at a working diameter (326), and the connection disk (35) is in fluid communication with the suction port of the supply disk (30). The opening (350) disposed at the center of the connection disk (35) is the opening (350) disposed at the center of the connection disk (35). The opening (350) having a diameter (351) larger than the working diameter so as to be in direct fluid communication with the orifice (324) of the connecting disk (35), The other side is covered by the supply disk (30), and the other side is covered by the transport disk (32).
The apparatus according to claim 3.

The apparatus further comprises means for generating a circular motion along the circulation path of the object in the transfer chamber (2), wherein a part of the circulation path is rotated along the peripheral surface of the rotary transfer wheel (3). Extending in the direction of rotation of the transport wheel (3),
An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that

A method of introducing an object into a continuous material flow,
Providing a reservoir (1) comprising a plurality of objects;
Introducing the object from the reservoir (1) into a transfer chamber (2) arranged between the reservoir (1) and a rotary transfer wheel (3) having a recess (320);
-Applying an attractive force to the recess (320) of the rotary transport wheel (3) to move the object from the transport chamber (2) into the recess (320) of the rotary transport wheel (3); Transporting and holding the object in the recess (320);
-Transferring the object held in the recess (320) to an insertion position where the object is to be introduced into the continuous material flow;
Introducing the object into the continuous material flow at the insertion position, the step of applying a suction force to the recess (320) of the rotary transfer wheel (3) comprising the rotary transfer Suction force through the fluid connection that establishes fluid communication between the suction port and the recess (320) through the center of the wheel (3), through the suction port located at the center of the rotary transport wheel (3) Is done by granting
The step of providing the transfer wheel comprises the transfer disk (32) including the recess (320) for receiving the object from the transfer chamber (2), the fluid connection between the suction port and the recess (320). 3 disks arranged adjacent to each other: a connection disk (31, 34, 35) including at least a part of the supply disk and a supply disk (30) including the suction port arranged at the center of the supply disk (30) (30, 31, 32, 34, 35), wherein the connection disk (31, 34, 35) is disposed between the supply disk (30) and the transport disk (32).
A method characterized by that.

The method further includes the step of creating a circulation movement along the circulation path of the object in the transfer chamber (2), wherein a part of the circulation path is rotated along the peripheral surface of the rotary transfer wheel (3). Extending in the direction of rotation of the transport wheel (3),
The method according to claim 8, wherein: