CN102849244A

CN102849244A - Packer machine for producing packets of cigarettes

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Publication number: CN102849244A
Application number: CN2012102167664A
Authority: CN
Inventors: F·泰勒; E·坎帕诺利
Original assignee: GD SpA
Current assignee: GD SpA
Priority date: 2011-06-29
Filing date: 2012-06-27
Publication date: 2013-01-02
Also published as: JP3178290U; EP2540626A1; ITBO20110378A1

Abstract

A packer machine of packets of cigarettes comprises a plurality of types of rotary conveyors (5, 6, 7, 14, 15), which can be removably connected to respective movement shafts (4) to allow the substitution of the conveyors themselves with conveyors (6, 7; 14, 15) of a different type and/or the movement of the conveyors (6, 7; 14, 15) to a different position relative to the other conveyors (6, 7; 14, 15) in such a way as to achieve different configurations depending on the type of packet to be packed and the type of wrapping material to be used.

Description

The wrapping machine of cigarette pack

Technical field

The present invention relates to the wrapping machine of cigarette pack.

The present invention especially advantageously is applicable to the wrapping machine that is used for cigarette pack of continuous handling.

Background technology

Cigarette-packaging machine is the machine that is designed to Production and Packaging, and each packing comprises the group, of cigarettes (each group, of cigarettes is made of 20 cigarettes usually) that is made of predetermined quantity cigarette.

Supply at present the cigarette pack of three kinds of main Types on the market.

The first type comprises the hard packing that especially has hinged cover, and wherein group, of cigarettes at first is wrapped in the internal package material (normally masking foil), and this internal package material can center on cigarette fully.

Then, the packing that obtains in this way is coated with the hard material that is often made from paper, this hard material is produced by the slab of suitable punching press, and this slab folds to obtain hard packing, and this hard packing generally includes bottom holding portion and the loam cake that is articulated in the bottom.

The second type comprises soft package, the group, of cigarettes that wherein at first is wrapped in the internal package material (masking foil) then also can be wrapped in the soft lapping, the normally light scraps of paper (being commonly referred to label) of this soft lapping are in order to advertizing, trade mark and other figure.

The scraps of paper that are designed to form outside coating suitably are shaped to produce the outer wrap part, and this outer wrap part causes the top of masking foil coating to expose (therefore, not having the closed coating in top).

On market, also circulate the packing of the third type, the i.e. packing of semi-rigid type are arranged.

The packing of this type is substantially similar to the soft package with visible top, but except utilizing the blank of being made by semi-rigid material such as papery or plastic material to produce the outside coating, and externally advertizing, trade mark and other figure.

Described semi-rigid material ratio is easier to distortion for the manufacture of the material of the outer wrap part of hard packing, but harder than " soft " material simultaneously.

In the market Design of Packaging Machine become charging place be connected for the feeding means of presenting cigarette stream, this feeding means is arranged so that usually these wrapping machine are transverse to feed direction, and so that the packing that these wrapping machine will be shaped fully in discharging place discharges, and these packings can stand to utilize another parcel stage of outer transparent film if necessary.

This kind wrapping machine produces a series of group, of cigarettes (common 20 every group), and described group, of cigarettes is carried by being used for applying and the first station of folding tinfoil paper inner coating made of paper, being used for applying and the second station of folding outside coating (hard, semi-rigid or soft) and the station that is used for applying if necessary the taxation mark.

Be used for applying and packaging type that the station of folding clad material is made as required and changing.Therefore, the structure that conventional bag is installed presets, and comes the packing in order to the production particular type, and these wrapping machine can't be for the production of the packing dissimilar with initial application type thus.

So, if need to produce dissimilar packings, then must buy two or more machines that structure are designed to make desirable dissimilar packings.

Summary of the invention

The wrapping machine that the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of cigarette pack, this wrapping machine can be suitable for producing dissimilar packings.

Realize pointed technical need and specific purpose by the wrapping machine that comprises the cigarette pack of one or more feature in the claims.

Description of drawings

The present invention is now described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the preferred embodiment of the present invention of these description of drawings, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is according to the present invention and is in the lateral plan of the wrapping machine of the cigarette pack in the first operative configuration;

Fig. 2 is the lateral plan of the multiple package position of wrapping machine shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 are the lateral plans that is in respectively the multiple package position shown in Figure 2 in the second and the 3rd operative configuration; And

What Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 illustrated multiple package position shown in Figure 2 is in respectively forwarder in installation constitution and the non-installation constitution.

The specific embodiment

The present invention relates to a kind of wrapping machine of cigarette pack, this wrapping machine can be produced dissimilar packings, the packing of especially soft, hard and semi-rigid type.

In fact, the structure of wrapping machine can change to be suitable for making the mode of desired type of package if necessary.

This specification sheets only relates to a kind of wrapping machine by example, and this wrapping machine at first is configured for producing the packing of hard type, then is arranged to adopt be suitable for producing structure soft or the semi-rigid type of package.

Referring to Fig. 1, Reference numeral 1 integrally indicates according to the wrapping machine for cigarette pack of the present invention.

This wrapping machine 1 comprises that (from right to left) is used for presenting the station 100 of lapping, is used for presenting station 200 and the multiple package position 2 of cigarette.

The station 100 of the lapping of known type comprises a box or many boxes lapping to be used for presenting basically, these lapping boxes comprise the spool 130 of spool 110, certificate box 120 and the hard paper material of internal package material in an illustrated embodiment, and this hard paper material is designed to form one type the neck in the hard packing of being used in after continuous cutting and folding operation.

Preferably, spool 110 is spools of masking foil.

Present the station 200 of cigarette with reference to being used for, this station comprises hopper (known type), and the top design of this hopper becomes to admit the cigarette of a large amount of horizontal location, and with orderly group these cigarettes is discharged on the bucket carrier 220 of hopper 210 belows.

These cigarettes are released into bucket carrier 220 according to known method (this paper is not described in detail) from hopper 210.

Hereinafter be the detailed description of multiple package position 2, this multiple package position is the part of wrapping machine 1 involved in the present invention.

Wrapping machine 2 shown in Figure 1 is arranged to carry out following steps:

Every group of cigarette packets is rolled in the internal package material (masking foil);

Neck is applied on the above-mentioned wrap member that puts on group, of cigarettes;

Fold production hard outer wrap member by the slab to hard material system;

Any additional step such as applying certificate or taxation mark.

In order to carry out described step, multiple package position 2 comprises abutment wall 3 and

polytype forwarder

5,6,7, abutment wall is preferably vertical and has a plurality of kinematic axis 4(Fig. 6 that are preferably level), each forwarder 5 can be connected in corresponding kinematic axis 4.

These kinematic axiss 4 are preferably each other motion connection all, operates with the method for synchronization to guarantee

forwarder

5,6,7.For this reason, wrapping machine 1 can be equipped with the complication system of connecting rod and crank, and this system is connected to each other kinematic axis 4 and they are connected in single shared electrical motor (not shown).

Described system has been described in disclosures in Italian patent application BO97A000371.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in the figures, each

forwarder

5,6,7 comprises rotation supporting part, and this rotation supporting part can coaxially rotate with corresponding kinematic axis 4, and is equipped with a plurality of

equipments unit

5a, 6a, 7a at its periphery.Each

forwarder

5,6,7

equipment unit

5a, 6a, 7a are designed to contact with one type of lapping around group, of cigarettes " G " partially or even wholly, and are designed to

equipment unit

5a, 6a, the 7a joint operation of

adjacent forwarder

5,6,7 with at least one.

Specifically,

equipment unit

5a, 6a, 7a comprise for the depression that transmits group, of cigarettes " G " or packing, and/or the folder that is used for transmitting the head of lapping and/or is used for folding lapping.

In more detail, the first forwarder 5 is positioned at the downstream of bucket carrier 220, in order to admit a series of group, of cigarettes " G " of presenting along feed direction " A " from bucket carrier.

Also there is release gear 8 in interconnect area place between the first forwarder 5 and bucket carrier 220, and this release gear is used for the internal package material (masking foil) from said reel 110 is discharged.

Therefore, the periphery of the first forwarder 5 equipment unit 5a admits each part masking foil and a series of group, of cigarettes " G ", and by the folder (for example putting on abutment wall 3) of known type group, of cigarettes " G " is wrapped in the masking foil spare fully.

This first forwarder 5 also with device 9 interconnection that be used for to discharge neck, this device be connected in the spool 130 of hard paper material and be designed to cutting and/or the punching press paper material to produce a series of necks, they are released into the first forwarder 5.Then, these necks be wrapped in group, of cigarettes " G " corresponding masking foil spare on every side and be associated.

For example pneumatic compensating device 10 places between the device 9 and respective spools 130 that discharge neck, and this compensating device is designed to any error in the feeding of absorption paper material, makes neck be released into equably the first forwarder 5.

The second forwarder 6 is positioned at the downstream of the first forwarder 5, this second forwarder 6 is admitted the group, of cigarettes " G " that is wrapped in advance in the masking foil, and the blank " S " of the hard paper material system of admittance, this blank is picked up from box 11 by the device 12 of suitable release blank " S ", this release blank device places between the box 11 and the second forwarder 6 of blank " S ", in order to pick up blank " S " and blank is released into the first forwarder 5 from box 11.

Box 11 is designed to hold blank " S ", these blanks be arranged to be placed vertically and on even keel stacking.In addition, the device 12 that is used for release blank " S " comprises supporting member, and this supporting member is equipped with around the horizontal axis rotation and at its periphery and picks up the equipment unit.

By the suitable folding device of known type (for example comprising curved deflector device and/or movable grasping device), when group, of cigarettes " G " is on the second forwarder 6, at least a portion of blank " S " is folded.

The 3rd forwarder 7 is positioned at the second forwarder 6 downstreams, and the 3rd forwarder is admitted and folded from the semi finished package of the second forwarder 6 and the remainder of finishing blank " S ", thereby finishes the production for hard packing " P ".

As the situation of the second forwarder 6, the 3rd forwarder 7 also is associated with the suitable folding device (for example comprising curved deflector device and/or movable grasping device) of known type, and this folding device is designed to the predetermined portions of packing " P " is folded.

Feedway 13 is positioned at the downstream of the 3rd forwarder 7, and is designed to admit the finished product packing from multiple package position, and they is sent to storage box or be used for applying the another station of outer transparent film.

In the

forwarder

5,6,7 at least one can be substituted by dissimilar forwarders, and/or can move to diverse location with respect to

other forwarder

5,6,7, and can be installed on the different motion axle 4 of being located on the abutment wall 3.Packaging type to be packaged change and the situation of wrapper type change to be used under, this so that

forwarder

5,6,7 can redistribute and/or replace.

For this reason, kinematic axis 4 manufactures so that

forwarder

6,7 has interchangeability.

In an illustrated embodiment, at least the second and the 3rd forwarder 6, the 7th, interchangeable, the first forwarder 5 remains identical forwarder, comes for dissimilar packings to be produced.Yet interchangeability is extensible to all above-mentioned

forwarders

5,6,7.

Can by guarantee kinematic axis 4 comprise be designed for installing

forwarder

6,7 corresponding connecting bridge 4a realizes above-mentioned interchangeability, these connecting bridges are mutually the same, in order to promote various on kinematic axis 4 of

forwarder

6,7 combination may be installed.

Each

forwarder

5,6,7 comprises cavity (invisible in the accompanying drawings), and this cavity is designed at random admit one of them kinematic axis 4.Axle-cavity connects and can connect to form by key, to promote the moment of torsion transmission.

Each

forwarder

5,6,7 comprises driving device in inside, and this driving device is connected in

forwarder

5,6,7

equipment unit

5a, 6a, 7a, with so that the operation of

equipment unit

5a, 6a, 7a accompany movement axle 4 and moving.

Described running gear can for example comprise cam and cam follower system, and this cam and cam follower operate in known manner and therefore be not described in

detail.In forwarder

5,6,7, comprise running gear and be convenient to significantly forwarder 5,6,7 operations of replacing or redistributing, can remove these forwarders by making forwarder slide relevant kinematic axis 4, so that these forwarders can be installed on the different kinematic axis 4.

The type of Production and Packaging in order to change, wrapping machine 1 also comprises the 4th and the

5th forwarder

14,15, the the 4th and the 5th forwarder can exchange with the third and

fourth forwarder

6,7, uses so that made packaging type changes between hard packing and semi-rigid or soft package, and vice versa.

In more detail, the 4th forwarder 14 is arranged to fold into the group, of cigarettes " G " that is wrapped in advance in the masking foil on every side with being designed to produce the lapping with the soft of loam cake or semi-rigid type of package.

In contrast, the 5th forwarder 15 is arranged to semi finished package (that is to say, for example be the group, of cigarettes " G " that is wrapped in simply in the masking foil) is delivered to the forwarder that is positioned the upstream and be positioned between the forwarder in downstream.

Each forwarder 14,15 comprises rotation supporting part, and this rotation supporting part can coaxially rotate with corresponding kinematic axis 4, and is equipped with a plurality of

equipments unit

14a, 15a at its periphery.Each forwarder 14,15

equipment unit

14a, 15a is designed to contacts with one type of lapping around group, of cigarettes " G " partially or even wholly, and be designed to adjacent forwarder 5 with at least one,, 6,7,14,15

equipment unit

5a, 6a, 7a, 14a, 15a joint operation.

Embodiment shown in Figure 3 has described the structure that must adopt for production semi-rigid type cigarette pack, wrapping machine 1.

In this structure, be arranged for the second forwarder 6 that the part to hard material steps of manufacturing blanks " S " folds and replaced by being arranged for the 4th forwarder that semi-rigid material steps of manufacturing blanks " S " is folded fully, replaced by the 5th forwarder 14 that is arranged for carrying towards feedway 13 from the semi-rigid packing of the 3rd forwarder 14 and be arranged for the 3rd forwarder 7 that hard material steps of manufacturing blanks " S " is folded fully.

Only carry out folding semi-rigid material steps of manufacturing blanks " S " with the 4th forwarder 14.

In addition, because the packing of semi-rigid type does not need neck, thereby removable said apparatus 9 for discharging neck.For this reason, the device 9 that is used for the release neck puts on abutment wall 3 removably, thereby under the situation that required production type changes, can assemble or remove the device 9 of this release neck.Specifically, the device of this release neck can put on abutment wall 3 with the structure for the production of hard material system packing, and is removing in the dissimilar processes of producing for other.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, compensating device 10 has been removed.

In the process that semi-rigid material system packing is produced (Fig. 3), can present semi-rigid material steps of manufacturing blanks " S " for the device 12 that discharges blank by above-mentioned, and this blank " S " picks up from box 11.Perhaps, usually in the situation of producing soft type cigarette pack, can from spool, present semi-rigid material steps of manufacturing blanks " S ".

Embodiment shown in Figure 4 has described in order to produce the structure of soft type cigarette pack, wrapping machine 1 palpus employing.

In this structure, be arranged for the second forwarder 6 shown in Figure 2 that the part to hard material steps of manufacturing blanks " S " folds and replaced by being arranged for the 5th forwarder 15 that semi finished package (group, of cigarettes " G " is wrapped in the masking foil simply) is carried towards the 4th forwarder 4, the 4th forwarder 14 is positioned at the 5th forwarder 15 downstreams and is arranged in contrast soft lapping spare is folded fully.

In other words, the difference of Fig. 3 and structure shown in Figure 4 is at least: reverse the 4th and the

5th forwarder

14,15 position.

In addition, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4, use the device 16 that is used for discharging soft lapping spare, this device be used for presenting the respective spools (not shown) interconnection of the continuous soft lapping width of cloth and to be associated with the 4th forwarder, be used for soft lapping spare is discharged into the 4th forwarder.

Advantageously, the device 16 that is used for the releasable material part puts on abutment wall 13 removedly, uses so that made type of packing changes between hard packing and semi-rigid or soft package, and vice versa.

In addition, this structure needs to use another compensating device 10 ' (being different from aforementioned compensating device), this compensating device 10 ' acts on the continuous spoke material that is fed to for the device 16 of releasable material part, thereby makes feed rate evenly also thus so that material pieces is even to the rate of release of the 4th forwarder 14.

In addition, in view shown in Figure 4, the device 12 that is used for release hard or semi-rigid material steps of manufacturing blanks " S " has been removed, and this is because this device is incompatible with the production of packing for soft material system.

Fig. 5 and 6 illustrates the details of abutment wall 3, this abutment wall has a plurality of openings that are positioned at the desired location, and these openings allow to install when needed one or more said apparatus (being used for discharging blank or the device of lapping spare or neck and/or the folding device that is associated with forwarder etc.).

The present invention above-mentionedly determines to realize predetermined purpose by what solve prior art.

In fact, owing to remove the possibility of forwarder (and the device that is used for discharging blank, neck and material pieces that connects), stand rapidly and simply structure according to packaging function of the present invention and change, thereby change production type.

This kind structural change comprises makes one or more forwarders be replaced by other dissimilar forwarder, and the position of two forwarders is reversed.

Above-mentioned structure changes remains unchanged the other parts of wrapping machine, therefore so that structure to change required number of components very little, basically be confined to replace forwarder and feeding means associated with it.

Claims

1. the wrapping machine of a cigarette pack, every type packing comprises the group, of cigarettes (G) that is wrapped in the lapping; Under the situation that required production type changes, described being packaged on the type changes between the packing of hard type of package and semi-rigid type or soft type; And under the situation that described packaging type changes, described lapping changes between the material type multiple the acquisition; Described wrapping machine (1) comprises abutment wall (3), described abutment wall is used for a plurality of kinematic axiss (4) and polytype forwarder (5,6,7,14,15), each forwarder can be connected in corresponding kinematic axis (4), based on packaging type to be packaged and wrapper type to be used, according to predefined procedure mutually arrange select the type of described forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) and described forwarder be positioned on the described abutment wall (3); Each forwarder (5,6,7) is equipped with corresponding equipment unit (5a, 6a, 7a, 14a, 15a), described equipment Unit Design becomes to be positioned to contact with the one type of lapping that partially or even wholly centers on described group, of cigarettes (G), and is designed to equipment unit (5a, 6a, the 7a) joint operation of adjacent forwarder with at least one (5,6,7,14,15); The folder that described equipment unit (5a, 6a, 7a, 14a, 15a) comprises be used to the depression that transmits described group, of cigarettes or packing and/or is used for transmitting the head of described lapping and/or is used for folding described lapping, described wrapping machine is characterised in that, when packaging type to be packaged and wrapper type to be used change, described forwarder (6,7; 14, at least one forwarder 15) can be by dissimilar forwarder (6,7; 14,15) replace, and can be with respect to other forwarder (6,7; 14,15) move to different positions, and can be installed on the different motion axle (4) of being located on the described abutment wall (3).

2. wrapping machine as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described kinematic axis (4) comprises and is designed for described forwarder (5,6,7) is installed in corresponding connecting bridge (4a) on the described abutment wall (3), described connecting bridge is mutually the same, in order to produce various on described kinematic axis (4) of described forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) combination may be installed.

3. wrapping machine as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, each forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) comprises and is designed to admit the cavity of one of them kinematic axis (4) and comprises driving device in inside, described driving device is connected in the equipment unit (5a, 6a, 7a, 14a, 15a) of described forwarder (5,6,7,14,15), uses so that described equipment unit (5a, 6a, 7a, 14a, 15a) follows the operation of described kinematic axis (4) and move.

4. such as each the described wrapping machine in the claims 1 to 3, it is characterized in that described forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) comprising:

The first forwarder (5), described the first forwarder are used for and will fold into described group, of cigarettes (G) fully on every side with the internal package material piece that described cigarette directly contacts;

The second forwarder (6) and the 3rd forwarder (7), described the second forwarder and described the 3rd forwarder are designed to be positioned at one by one in the described wrapping machine (1) along the feed direction (A) of described group, of cigarettes (G), and are designed to and will fold into described group, of cigarettes (G) fully on every side for the blank (S) that obtains described hard type of package;

The lapping that the 4th forwarder (14), described the 4th forwarder are designed to not have the soft of loam cake or semi-rigid type of package for acquisition folds into described group, of cigarettes (G) on every side; And

The 5th forwarder (15), described the 5th forwarder are designed to finished product packing or semi finished package are delivered between the forwarder (6,14) that is positioned at the upstream and the forwarder (14) that is positioned at the downstream;

The described second and the 3rd forwarder (6,7) can exchange with the described the 4th and the 5th forwarder (14,15), use so that made packaging type changes between hard packing and semi-rigid or soft package, and vice versa.

5. wrapping machine as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, described wrapping machine also comprises for the device (12) that discharges hard material steps of manufacturing blanks (S) or semi-rigid material steps of manufacturing blanks, and described device (12) for discharging blank (S) is associated with box (11) interconnection that is used for described blank (S) and with the described second or the 4th forwarder (6,14), is used for described blank (S) is released in the described second or the 4th forwarder (6,14); Described release gear (12) puts on described abutment wall (3) removedly, be used for allowing made packaging type to change between hard packing and semi-rigid or soft package, and vice versa.

6. such as claim 4 or 5 described wrapping machine, it is characterized in that, described wrapping machine comprises be used to the device that discharges soft lapping spare (16), and described device for the releasable material part (16) be used for presenting the spool interconnection of the continuous soft lapping width of cloth and to be associated with described the 4th forwarder (14), be used for described soft lapping spare is released in described the 4th forwarder (14); And described device for the releasable material part (16) puts on described abutment wall (3) removedly, be used for allowing made packaging type to change between hard packing and semi-rigid or soft package, and vice versa.

7. such as claim 4 or 5 described wrapping machine, it is characterized in that described wrapping machine also comprises for the device (9) that discharges hard material neck processed, and described device and described the first forwarder (5) joint operation for discharging hard material neck processed; Described device (9) for discharging hard material neck processed puts on described abutment wall (3) removedly, uses so that made type of packing changes between hard packing and semi-rigid or soft package, and vice versa.

8. such as each described wrapping machine in the claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that, each forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) comprises rotation supporting part, and described rotation supporting part is equipped with a plurality of equipments unit (5a, 6a, 7a, 14a, 15a) at its periphery.

One kind be used for to change can be by the method for the type of the made packing of wrapping machine of cigarette pack, every type packing comprises the group, of cigarettes (G) that is wrapped in the lapping; Under the situation that required production type changes, described being packaged on the type changes between the packing of hard type of package and semi-rigid type or soft type; And under the situation that described packaging type changes, described lapping changes between the material type multiple the acquisition; Described wrapping machine (1) comprises abutment wall (3), described abutment wall is used for a plurality of kinematic axiss (4) and polytype forwarder (5,6,7,14,15), each forwarder can be connected in corresponding kinematic axis (4), based on packaging type to be packaged and wrapper type to be used, according to predefined procedure mutually arrange select the type of described forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) and described forwarder be positioned on the described abutment wall (3) one by one; Under the situation that packaging type to be packaged and wrapper type to be used change, described method comprises the steps: to make at least one forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) and dissimilar forwarders (5,6,7,14,15) to replace, make described at least one forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) move to different positions with respect to other forwarder (5,6,7,14,15), and described at least one forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) is installed on the different motion axle (4) of being located on the described abutment wall (3).

10. method as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that described replacement step replaces to carry out with the forwarder (15) that only is designed for transmitting finished product or half-blank cigarette pack by being used at least one forwarder (5,6,7,14) of carrying out at least one folding step.

11. such as claim 9 or 10 described methods, it is characterized in that described replacement step is also by being used at least one forwarder (5,6,7,14,15) of carrying out at least one folding step and being designed to carry out at least one folding step and having different structure and/or the forwarder of geometric configuration (5,6,7,14,15) is replaced to carry out.