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US20100024364A1 - Method of operating a shrink wrapping machine in a container filling plant for disposing portions of patterns at a substantially predetermined location and orientation on each shrink wrapped flat of containers, before and after a roller exchange, and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Method of operating a shrink wrapping machine in a container filling plant for disposing portions of patterns at a substantially predetermined location and orientation on each shrink wrapped flat of containers, before and after a roller exchange, and apparatus therefor Download PDF

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US20100024364A1
US20100024364A1 US12/365,988 US36598809A US2010024364A1 US 20100024364 A1 US20100024364 A1 US 20100024364A1 US 36598809 A US36598809 A US 36598809A US 2010024364 A1 US2010024364 A1 US 2010024364A1
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65H19/1826—Flying splicing, i.e. the expiring web moving during splicing contact taking place at a distance from the replacement roll
    • B65H19/1836—Flying splicing, i.e. the expiring web moving during splicing contact taking place at a distance from the replacement roll the replacement web being accelerated or running prior to splicing contact
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65H23/1882—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web and controlling longitudinal register of web
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
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  • a procedure is disclosed as is substantially taught as a procedure providing the realization of a roller exchange, at a supply unit which serves for supplying of a sheet, or strand, and the like level material, to a packaging machine, or such like processing machine, from a stock of such flat material that is wound in roller form, or that is wound into rollers, or is in roller form, and, in each case, for the roller exchange, in a connection station, or connecting station, the level material of the roller that is located in use is connected to a leading, or connection, area of an at-ready connection roller.
  • connection area or extent of the material, being precisely or generally positioned at an element configured to position, and upon connecting of the level material, is severed from the roller used up to the time of the roller exchange.
  • connection area of the flat, level material of the connection roller in the connection station, or welding and/or severing connecting station is fastened, by clamping, to the element configured to position that is provided in the station.
  • At least one further roller provides the function of a connection roller being ready for the roller exchange; with a connecting station through which is passed the level material of the roller that is in use and a connection area, of the level material of the connection roller, at a connecting position, for the purpose of a transition-correct connection, is precisely or generally positioned at a holding and connection element.
  • the holding element and/or the element configured to position is a clamp roller that is configured to be turned by hand, around its respective axis.
  • connection is made by joining the level material of the roller that is to be provided, directly to the element configured to position of the connecting station, joining being achieved by a clamping, i.e., this element configured to position is configured as a clamp element or clamp roller. Then, after the clamping connection has been established, the position-precise or relatively precise and/or connection-precise or relatively precise alignment of the level material of the connection roller, occurs through turning, for instance, by manually turning of the clamp roller, during the roller exchange.
  • FIG. 1 in simplified representation, and in a side elevational view, a supply unit for supplying of a substantially flat or level sheet material, for instance, a foil material, to a packaging machine, or such like processing machine;
  • a supply unit for supplying of a substantially flat or level sheet material, for instance, a foil material, to a packaging machine, or such like processing machine;
  • FIG. 1A shows schematically the main components of one possible embodiment example of what may be a typical system for filling containers
  • FIG. 2 in a side elevational view of a joining and/or connecting station of the supply unit, that is configured, for the purpose of connecting, to effectuate the exchange of an empty roller of the level material against a new, full, roller of material, or exchange roller;
  • FIG. 4 in an individual display one of the mandrels, or cores, of a cylindrical roller, or the like substantially cylindrically configured structure (foil cores) of the arrangement as is illustrated in accordance with FIG. 1 .
  • reference numeral 1 designates a supply unit that serves for supplying a level material, and in the shown execution form, in one possible embodiment for supplying of a weld-able plastic, or packaging foil 2 that is brought to the packaging machine, not shown.
  • the supply unit 1 has, for this stage of supplying of a weld-able plastic, or packaging foil 2 , in a machine frame 3 , among other things, two mandrels, or cores, of cylindrical rollers, or the like substantially cylindrically configured structures, which extend with their axes in horizontal direction and parallel or virtually parallel with respect to one another; which rollers 4 and 5 serve in each case for the holding of a roller 6 or 7 (foil roller) of the plastic, or packaging foil 2 ; and one of these rollers is the roller that is in use for supplying the packaging foil 2 , with the packaging machine being in the running condition, and from this roller the foil 2 is drawn off in the direction indicated by the arrow A, and is supplied to the packaging machine; while other roller is serving as an exchange roller, or
  • FIG. 1A shows schematically the main components of one possible embodiment example of a system for filling containers, specifically, a beverage bottling plant for filling bottles 130 with at least one liquid beverage, in accordance with at least one possible embodiment, in which system or plant could possibly be utilized at least one aspect, or several aspects, of the embodiments disclosed herein.
  • FIG. 1A shows a rinsing arrangement or rinsing station 101 , to which the containers, namely bottles 130 , are fed in the direction of travel as indicated by the arrow 131 , by a first conveyor arrangement 103 , which can be a linear conveyor or a combination of a linear conveyor and a starwheel.
  • a first conveyor arrangement 103 which can be a linear conveyor or a combination of a linear conveyor and a starwheel.
  • the rinsed bottles 130 are transported to a beverage filling machine 105 by a second conveyor arrangement 104 that is formed, for example, by one or more starwheels that introduce bottles 130 into the beverage filling machine 105 .
  • the beverage filling machine 105 shown is of a revolving or rotary design, with a rotor 105 ′, which revolves around a central, vertical machine axis.
  • the rotor 105 ′ is designed to receive and hold the bottles 130 for filling at a plurality of filling positions 113 located about the periphery of the rotor 105 ′.
  • a filling arrangement 114 having at least one filling device, element, apparatus, or valve.
  • the filling arrangements 114 are designed to introduce a predetermined volume or amount of liquid beverage into the interior of the bottles 130 to a predetermined or desired level.
  • the filling arrangements 114 receive the liquid beverage material from a toroidal or annular vessel 117 , in which a supply of liquid beverage material is stored under pressure by a gas.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 is a component, for example, of the revolving rotor 105 ′.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 can be connected by means of a rotary coupling or a coupling that permits rotation.
  • the toroidal vessel 117 is also connected to at least one external reservoir or supply of liquid beverage material by a conduit or supply line. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A , there are two external supply reservoirs 123 and 124 , each of which is configured to store either the same liquid beverage product or different products.
  • These reservoirs 123 , 124 are connected to the toroidal or annular vessel 117 by corresponding supply lines, conduits, or arrangements 121 and 122 .
  • the external supply reservoirs 123 , 124 could be in the form of simple storage tanks, or in the form of liquid beverage product mixers, in at least one possible embodiment.
  • the beverage bottle labeling arrangement or labeling station 108 has at least one labeling unit, device, or module, for applying labels to bottles 130 .
  • the labeling arrangement 108 has three output conveyor arrangement: a first output conveyor arrangement 109 , a second output conveyor arrangement 110 , and a third output conveyor arrangement 111 , all of which convey filled, closed, and labeled bottles 130 to different locations.
  • the beverage bottling plant can be controlled by a central control arrangement 112 , which could be, for example, computerized control system that monitors and controls the operation of the various stations and mechanisms of the beverage bottling plant.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show the supply unit 1 , in each case just prior to a role exchange, again both mandrels, or cores, of the cylindrical rollers, or the like substantially cylindrically configured structures 4 and 5 , on which are arranged the rollers 6 and 7 ; in the shown state, the roller 7 is in use, and the roller 6 is ready for a roller exchange; as well, there are shown, further with their axes disposed parallel or virtually parallel to each other and parallel or virtually parallel to the mandrels 4 and 5 , several turn and guidance rollers 8 through 10 for guidance of the packaging foil 2 .
  • the turn and guidance rollers 8 through 10 are mounted so as to be able to rotate, respectively, in each case with their respective ends being mounted in a frame 11 of the connecting station, or welding station, 12 , which is likewise secured to the machine frame, or rack 3 .
  • a clamp roller 15 Another component of the welding station 12 is a clamp roller 15 ; this clamp roller 15 being configured in such a way that it can be journaled with its respective ends within the frame 11 , and the clamp roller 15 is, furthermore, configured to provide a clamp slit 16 , namely, in the shown execution embodiment, thereby that the clamp roller 15 is configured in two parts, at least for the extent of its length that is desired for the functioning of welding of the welding station 12 , with the two parts being disposed on the respective sides of the clamp slit to 16 , the two parts being generally identified by reference numerals 15 . 1 and 15 . 2 , which are moveable, for clamping, in each case, of a foil beginning, or leading portion, mutually with respect to one another.
  • the turning of the clamp roller 15 and, if desired, also the opening and fastenings of the clamp fissure 16 occurs, in the shown execution form, by hand with a turn crank; and/or switch crank 17 which is provided at one end of the clamp roller 15 .
  • Components of the station 12 that is providing a weld are, furthermore, two heat-able welding rails 18 which, firstly, lie with their longitudinal extent substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the clamp roller 15 ; secondly, are disposed in offset manner at an angle somewhat smaller than one hundred eighty degrees with respect to this axis of rotation; as well as, thirdly, are moveable by actuator elements (e.g., pneumatic piston-cylinder arrangements) in controlled manner in the direction toward the clamp roller 15 , and in the direction away from the clamp roller 15 .
  • actuator elements e.g., pneumatic piston-cylinder arrangements
  • roller 7 is being shown as nearly spent, and located as being in use; and the roller 6 is being shown in the at-ready condition, or as a new roller 6 , the beginning of the foil on the roller 6 , while being passed about a turn roller 8 , is held in controlled manner in the clamp fissure, or slit, or gap, 16 of the clamp roller 15 .
  • Fastening of the commencement portion of the foil in the clamp slit 16 of the clamp roller 15 occurs, on this occasion, basically in such a way that the beginning of the foil is placed from above into in the open clamp fissure 16 , and the gap 16 is then closed for clamping of the foil 2 .
  • an alignment rail, or alignment arrangement 19 is provided which is oriented with its longitudinal extent, parallel or virtually parallel to the central axis of the clamp roller 15 , and the alignment rail has a length which applies along, or is in conformity with, the entire foil width.
  • the foil 2 that is held in the condition of being ready for a roller exchange, of roller 6 is precisely aligned or generally aligned with respect to marks provided at the foil, for instance, pressure brands, or pressure regions 2 . 1 .
  • Alignment of the wrapping material may be aligned by aligning at least one indicum on material extending from each of the supply rollers.
  • the at least one indicum may be a pattern or a portion of a pattern, indicia, or a magnetic, optical, electrostatic, or other indicum that may be sensed by a sensor.
  • the alignment of the wrapping material may occur, for instance, automatically through a controller; and whereby the controller receives signals from sensors and relays a signal to a servo motor, for example, to rotate the clamp roller and move the wrapping material in the clamp roller in forward movement and/or backward movement.
  • the wrapping material may be moved forward and/or backward an extend necessary to substantially align the at least one indicum on the wrapping material extending from each supply roller.
  • the position-correct and/or connection-correct adjustment occurs for the welding process by way of a rotation, through substantially 360 degrees, of the clamp roller [ 15 ] against the direction of movement, or rotation, of the foil roller [ 7 ] that is positioned so as to be in use.
  • the clamp roller 15 is secured in a suitable way against turning, or other undesired movements.
  • the computer 21 When a computer 21 of the packaging machine, or arrangement, that is linked to the sensor 20 notes the impending depletion of the material on the respective of the roller 6 , 7 presently in use, the computer 21 initiates the exchange process of the pertaining rollers.
  • the processing speed of the packaging machine is brought to a stand-still, and, therefore, the removal speed of the foil 2 from the roller 7 is slowed down.
  • the foil between the respective spent roller 6 , 7 and the packaging machine is clamped, and this clamping action is performed by the clamp rail 14 . 1 .
  • this actuator being designated by reference numeral 13 . 2 , and, accordingly, the associated swinging-movement of swing or swivel arm 13 . 1 and at this disposed turn roller 13 , until the mark (pressure brand) of the foil 2 is detected by means of another sensor 20 .
  • This is the position in which at the associated welding rail or beam, there is essentially ensured or promoted a transition-correct and/or print format-accurate connecting of the foil 2 of the new foil roller 6 to the foil 2 used until then.
  • a new roller 7 is placed upon the mandrel 5 , and the beginning of this roller is fastened, by clamping, in the clamp slit 16 in the clamp roller 15 in a manner that is position-precise or relatively precise and connection-precise or relatively precise, and the clamp roller, with the help of the crank 17 , is so turned that the foil 2 , that is initially placed from above into the clamp slit 16 , again surrounds the clamp roller on a majority portion of the roller circumference, at least, however, the circumferential portion that is facing the used foil 2 of the used roller 6 , which means that there will be present at least a one-ply of foil 2 surrounding the pertaining circumferential region of the clamp roller [ 15 ]; and in addition the foil 2 that is in the at-ready condition is precisely or relatively precisely aligned for transition-correct and/or print format-accurate connecting.
  • the desired foil tension is set, again by turning of the clamp roller 15 , if desired, in conjunction with a turning back of the
  • FIG. 4 shows again, in detail, one of the two mandrels 4 or 5 , together with a roller 6 and/or 7 .
  • a roller abutment 23 is provided which abutment 23 is configured to be axially adjustable at the mandrel 4 and/or 5 .
  • the setting of this abutment 23 occurs, for instance, under use of a gradation measuring structure 24 , or other similar means, that are likewise provided at the mandrels 4 and/or 5 , or other aids, for instance, sensors, etc.
  • any one or more of the above described steps for performing a roller exchange may be automated.
  • each of the steps may be automated to provide a completely automated roller exchange process.
  • the wrapping material extending from each roller is automatically aligned, welded, and cut, Automation of the process may be achieved with one or more controllers, sensors, servos, robots, and other devices as are known in the art, to automatically effectuate a roller exchange.
  • a roller exchange at a supply unit, which serves for supplying of a sheet, or strand, and the like flat or level material, to a packaging machine, or such like processing machine, from a stock of such flat material that is wound in roll form, that is, wound into rollers, or is in roller form, and, in each case, for such roller exchange, in a joining station and/or connecting station, the flat material of the roller that is in use, is connected to the connection portion of the material of a fresh roller that is replacing the depleted roller.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time if the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in the procedures, wherein that upon completion of the connecting phase of the connecting area to the element configured to position 15 , the position element 15 is turned in such a way in reference to its axis of rotation, that the flat material, by winding, onto its circumferential area of the position element 15 , this position element 15 is covered at a circumferential area by at least one layer, which circumferential area is positioned in adjacent, or adneighboring manner to the roller 6 , 7 that is presently in use.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time if the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in the procedures, wherein when use is made of a flat, level material in form of a weld-able foil 2 , connecting occurs, during the roller exchange, through welding, often by a welding procedure comprising a dividing, or severing, stage and a welding stage.
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of operating a shrink wrapping machine in a blow molded bottle filling plant wherein the step of rotating the clamp roller disposes an overlapping portion of shrink wrap material, extending from the ready for exchange supply roller, the overlapping portion of the shrink wrap material extending from the extending from the ready for exchange supply roller, on the clamp roller, overlaps with shrink wrap material extending from the in use supply roller.
  • Yet another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of operating a shrink wrapping machine in a blow molded bottle filling plant, wherein the step of cutting away overlapping not welded shrink wrap material, comprises cutting away a not welded overlapping portion of the overlapping portion of the shrink wrap material extending from the ready for exchange supply roller.
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of operating a shrink wrapping machine in a container filling plant wherein the step of aligning at least one indicum on the shrink wrap material extending from the first supply roller with at least one indicum on shrink wrap material extending from the second supply roller, disposed on the clamp roller, disposes an over-lapping portion of shrink wrap material extending from the second supply roller on the clamp roller, the overlapping portion of the shrink wrap material extending from the second supply roller on the clamp roller overlaps with shrink wrap material extending from the first supply roller.
  • Yet another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine further comprising: the step of inserting a leading portion of wrapping material extending from a second supply roller into a connecting station comprising clamping the leading portion within a gap in a clamp roller in the connecting station.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine further comprising: the step of disposing wrapping material extending from the second supply roller comprising rotating the clamp roller by an amount sufficient to dispose the wrapping material, extending from the second clamp roller, on an outer surface of the clamp roller adjacent wrapping material extending from the first supply roller.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine wherein the outer surface of the clamp roller adjacent wrapping material being fed from the first supply roller, is moved in a direction opposite the direction of the wrapping material being fed from the first supply roller.
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine wherein the step of aligning at least one indicum on wrapping material extending from the first supply roller with at least one indicum on wrapping material extending from the second supply roller comprises: rotating the clamp roller and the material extending from the second supply roller, disposed on the outer surface of the clamp roller.
  • Yet another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine wherein the step of rotating the clamp roller and the material extending from the second supply roller, disposed on the outer surface of the clamp roller, disposes an overlapping not welded portion of wrapping material extending from the second supply roller on the clamp roller, the overlapping not welded portion of the material extending from the second supply roller on the clamp roller overlaps with wrapping material extending from the first supply roller.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine further comprising: cutting away the overlapping not welded wrapping material extending from the second supply roller and providing a continuous sheet of wrapping material extending from the second supply roller.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine further comprising: disposing all portions of a continuous uninterrupted pattern, on the continuous sheet of wrapping material extending from the second supply roller, at a substantially predetermined location and orientation on each wrapped at least one object to be wrapped, thus providing a substantially consistent aesthetic appearance of each wrapped at least one object to be wrapped, before and after the change of supply of wrapping material from the first supply roller to the second supply roller.
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine wherein the wrapping material extending from the first and the second supply rollers is shrink wrap material.
  • Yet another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to possibly reside broadly in a method of exchanging a roller of wrapping material in a packaging machine further comprising: the at least one object to be wrapped comprising a group of containers to be wrapped; and placing each group of containers to be wrapped in a corresponding flat prior to wrapping.
  • a shrink wrapping machine comprising: an apparatus configured to feed shrink wrapping material from the first supply roller to the packaging machine and shrink wrapping the at least one object to be shrink wrapped; an apparatus configured to stop the feeding of shrink wrapping material from the first supply roller upon a predetermined amount of shrink wrapping material being fed from the first supply roller; an apparatus configured to insert the leading portion of shrink wrapping material extending from the second supply roller into the connecting station and clamping the leading portion within a gap in a clamp roller in the connecting station; an apparatus configured to dispose shrink wrapping material extending from the second supply roller, adjacent shrink wrapping material extending from the first supply roller, within the connecting station, the apparatus also being configured to rotate the clamp roller by an amount sufficient to dispose the shrink wrapping material, extending from the second clamp roller, on an outer surface of the clamp roller adjacent shrink wrapping material extending from the first supply roller, wherein the outer surface of the clamp roller adjacent shrink wrapping material being fed from the first supply roller, is configured to be moved in a direction opposite the direction
  • wrapping machines which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in the following U.S. patents: U.S. Pat. No. 6,484,475, entitled “Modular packaging machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,694,633, entitled “Film wrapping machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,118,916, entitled “Thermoplastic wrapping machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,118,916, entitled “Thermoplastic wrapping machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,371,999, entitled “Shrink film wrapping machine;” U.S. Pat. No. 4,748,795, entitled “Film wrapping machine;” and U.S. Pat. No. 5,115,620, entitled “Wrapping machine.”
  • shrink wrapping machines or machines for wrapping items in plastic film which may possibly be utilized or adapted for use in at least one possible embodiment may possibly be found in the following U.S. patents: U.S. Pat. No. 7,263,812, entitled “Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage material having a machine and method for wrapping filled bottles;” U.S. Pat. No. 6,826,893, entitled “Apparatus for wrapping products with plastic film;” U.S. Pat. No. 6,739,115, entitled “Equipment for wrapping groups of products in plastic film;” U.S. Pat. No. 5,878,555, entitled “Apparatus for wrapping articles in plastic film;” U.S. Pat. No.

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