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Dispositif pour compter des produits achemines en une formation a recouvrement Download PDF

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EP1044429B1
EP1044429B1 EP98960984A EP98960984A EP1044429B1 EP 1044429 B1 EP1044429 B1 EP 1044429B1 EP 98960984 A EP98960984 A EP 98960984A EP 98960984 A EP98960984 A EP 98960984A EP 1044429 B1 EP1044429 B1 EP 1044429B1
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    • G06M—COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06M7/00—Counting of objects carried by a conveyor
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    • G06M2207/00—Indexing scheme relating to counting of objects carried by a conveyor
    • G06M2207/02—Counting of generally flat and overlapped articles, e.g. cards, newspapers

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  • the present invention relates to a device for counting in one Dandruff formation arranged flexible, flat products, in particular Printed products, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a device of this type is known from EP-A-0 408 490.
  • One as Belt conveyor trained and in the conveying direction at a conveying speed driven conveyor is designed in a regular scale formation arranged printing products, in the each printed product rests on the leading one, at a detection device perzu decisionn. This has a drive matched to a system cycle in which the printed products are promoted are driven alternately in and against the conveying direction Carriage on which a contact element is arranged.
  • the contact element arrives when catching up of an object at the rear edge of the system.
  • a piercing element and a detection element create for every object a counting barrier.
  • the same effect is achieved as if the Items would be promoted one by one through the counting barrier, though they are promoted in scale formation.
  • the objects to be counted solve themselves immediately due to their presence in the counting barrier signal generation between the penetration element and the detection element out. This can have a force effect on the rear edge of the Objects avoided or at least kept extremely small.
  • the device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a conveyor device 12 designed as a belt conveyor 10.
  • the active strand 14 of the belt conveyor 10 is driven in the conveying direction F at a conveying speed v 1 .
  • Flexible, flat objects 16, in the present case printed products, are arranged on the active strand 14 in a scale formation S, in which each object 16 rests on the trailing one, so that the rear edge 18 of the objects 16 is exposed in the upward direction.
  • a counting device 20 is arranged above the belt conveyor 10. It has a guide rail 22 running in the conveying direction F, on which a detection device 24 is guided in the manner of a slide. It is connected via a rod 26 to a drive 28 designed as a cylinder-piston unit. This is designed to detect the detection device 24 between an upstream starting position 30, which is shown in solid lines in FIG. 1 and dashed lines in FIG. 2, and a downstream reversing position 32, shown in solid lines in FIG. 2, with a Frequency f to move back and forth.
  • This frequency f is greater than the quotient of the conveying speed v 1 and a minimum distance A between the trailing edges 18 of successive objects 16. In the example shown, the frequency f is between three and four times as large as this quotient, but is preferably at least twice as large as this quotient.
  • the stroke of the detection device denoted by H is approximately half as large as the minimum distance A between the rear edge 18 of successive objects 16. In any case, it is smaller than this distance A.
  • the largest possible area should be through the guide 22 and the drive 28 defined movement path 33 of the detection device 24 between the starting position 30 and the reverse position 32, the detection device 24 is moved at a speed v 2 which is greater than the conveying speed v 1 .
  • the coordination of the speed v 2 , the stroke H and the frequency f ensures that the detection device 24 overtakes and overtakes the trailing edge 18 of each object 16 conveyed past the counting device 20 in the conveying direction F.
  • the piercing element 36 is made of a thin elastic Material, for example spring steel sheet formed and lies with bias on the flat side 40 of an object 16 facing it.
  • Detection element 42 On the carriage 34 there is also a spring tongue-like design Detection element 42 attached with one of its ends. In the free end area is the detection element 42 in the direction of the conveyor 12 bent off and is in the absence of an object 16 between itself and the piercing element 36 - forming a counting screw 43 - on this in the area of the bend.
  • the piercing element 36 and the detection element 42 thus form contact pieces of an electrical one Contact arrangement 44 and are via electrical conductors 46 with a counter 48 connected.
  • the cranked end region of the detection element 42 and that protruding from the point of contact with the detection element 42 Piercing ends 38 of the piercing element 36 form one in the conveying direction F widening inlet for the items 16.
  • Fig. 1 there is no object 16 in the piercing element 38 and detection element 42 formed counting screw 43, whereby the Contact arrangement 46 and thus the electrical circuit is closed.
  • FIG. 2 there is the rear end region 18 'of an object 16 in the counting screw 43, whereby the contact arrangement 44 by the Object 16 opened itself and thus the electrical circuit interrupted is.
  • the piercing element 36 slides on the side surface 40 of each Item 16 back and forth until as a result of the promotion of the items 16 and the movement of the detection device 24 behind the rear edge 18 of the object 16 arrives and thus due to their bias on the side surface 40 of the next object 16 for attachment comes.
  • the piercing element sticks during the next following stroke in the conveying direction F. 36 with its plunge 38 ahead between these and the immediately preceding object 16.
  • the detection element 42 itself is excluded from the object 16
  • the relative movement between itself and the detection device 24 - runs in between the piercing element 36 and the detection element 42.
  • the stroke H, the frequency f and the speed v 2 are matched to the permissible minimum distance A and the conveying speed v 1 such that the detection device 24 always has at least one stroke in the conveying direction between the detection of two successive objects F executes without an object 16 opening the contact arrangement 44.
  • the signals 48 are counted as a single signal during successive strokes. This leads to an extremely precise counting of the items 16.
  • the device also relates to one the guide rail 22 fixed, freely rotatably mounted Reference roller 50, around which an infeed belt 52 extends, the further by an upstream with respect to the reference roller 50 and roller 54 further away from the conveyor 12 is guided.
  • the Infeed belt 52 forms in the area of the conveyor device 12 facing Reference roller 50 a reference matched to the piercing element 36 for the scale formation S. This is by means of the conveyor 12th conveyed in such a way that the rear end region 18 'of the objects 16 with the reference comes into contact.
  • the conveyor 12 also formed by a belt conveyor 10, the several has conveyor belts 10 'arranged side by side.
  • the counting direction 20 is in turn arranged above the conveyor device 12.
  • the detection device 24 of the counting device 20 has an impeller 56, by means of the drive designed as an electric motor 58 28 is driven to rotate about its axis 60.
  • This axis 60 lies in one perpendicular to the conveying plane 14 'and in the conveying direction F. Level and is inclined towards the front in the conveying direction F. Preferably is this inclination so great that the angle - downstream of the axis 60 measured - between the axis 60 and the arranged in scale formation S. Items 16 is a sharp one.
  • Impeller 56 At each radial end of the four blades 56 'of the impeller 56 is a tongue-shaped Piercing element 36 arranged in the direction of rotation D of Impeller 56 protrudes toward the front of the blades 56 '.
  • the stabbers 38 of the piercing elements 36 are thus along a circular Trajectory 62 moves.
  • a section 62 'of this trajectory 62 thus runs approximately in the direction of conveyance F.
  • the speed of the impeller 56 is selected such that in the time defined by the quotient from the minimum distance A between the trailing edge 18 of successive objects 16 and the conveying speed v 1 , the impeller 56 having four blades is half a revolution, but preferably one full revolution , executes.
  • the distance from the axis 60 to the piercing elements 36 is selected such that the rotational speed v 2 is greater than the conveying speed v 1 at this speed.
  • Objects 16 ensure that each object 16 conveyed past the counting device 20 is gripped at least once, but preferably several times, by a puncturing element 36.
  • the position of the impeller 56 is selected such that the piercing elements 36 come to rest against the flat side 40 of the object 16 in question downstream of the intersection of the axis 60 with the conveying plane 14 '.
  • the impeller 56 is constructed from a material having spring properties, for example spring steel, so that the vanes 56 ′ only bear against the flat side 40 with a small force, but certainly penetrate between this object 16 and the preceding object.
  • each wing 56 ' has a reflector 64.
  • On a frame 66 on which the electric motor 58 is also supported is one Light source / light sensor unit 68 acting as a detection element is attached. This is the same distance from the axis 60 as the reflectors 64 and downstream of the axis 60 in the same direction in the conveying direction F. Level as the axis 60 arranged.
  • the light source light sensor unit 68 gives a light beam 70 parallel to the axis 60 in the direction of the movement path 62, which, when a wing 56 'moves past, is not is covered by the end region 18 'of an object 16, to the light source-light sensor unit 68 is reflected back.
  • the light beam 70 is interrupted, like this FIG. 4 shows that the detection device 24 for emitting a signal is caused to the counter 48.
  • the light source light sensor unit 68 and the piercing elements 36 each form a counting barrier 43.
  • counting device 20 has a reference disk 72 on, which rotates with the impeller 56 and in the same Angular distance like the wings 56 'is also provided with reflectors 64' is.
  • a second light source / light sensor unit acts with these reflectors 64 ' 68 'together, the diametrical of the light source / light sensor unit 68 attached to frame 66 opposite at a smaller distance from axis 60 is.
  • the further light source-light sensor unit 68 'thus gives each time a signal when -a wing 56 'at the light source-light sensor unit 68 is moved past.
  • the Signals of the two light source light sensor units 68,68 ' compared with each other. Only if both light source light sensor units 68, 68 'at the same time generate a signal, the light beam 70 is not from an object 16 interrupted and does not reach under the piercing element 36 16.
  • there is only the further light source / light sensor unit 68 ' a signal it means that a wing 56 'an object 16 engages and this object 16 interrupts the light beam 70. Just then a signal is output to counter 48.
  • the speed of the impeller 56 is preferably selected such that that at least one wing 56 'always reflects the light beam 70 before it is interrupted by another object 16 and that, at least two during an interruption of the light beam 70 Wing 56 'between the object and the next object Prick. This results in a very precise counting with a simple evaluation option of the signals.
  • the frame 66 is at a right angle to the conveying direction F and parallel to the conveying plane 14 'axis on both sides of the detection device 24 each have a reference wheel 74 freely rotatable.
  • the location of the reference wheel 74 with respect to the impeller 56 is selected such that the blades 56 ' the flat side 40 of the object 16 resting on the reference wheel 74 the desired point.
  • the piercing element protruding over the active strand 14.
  • the role of the reference roller 50 or the reference wheel 74 can then be taken over by the active strand.
  • the objects 16 are folded, for example It is printed products with the fold leading and the flower trailing it is also conceivable that the piercing element 36 on the flower side into the printed product punctures.
  • the distance between the trailing edges 18 of successive objects 16 can be different; but it is never smaller, usually but larger than the permissible minimum distance A.
  • the movement of the piercing element 36 is not on phase or a system clock, in to which the objects are effectively created. The device is thus especially for counting in an irregular formation suitable objects.
  • Both the signal when entering an object can be used for counting the counting barrier as well as that when the object runs out of the Counter barrier can be evaluated.
  • the insertion element which is moved in a translatory manner can also be used (Figs. 1 and 2) be provided with a reflector, a light source-light sensor unit either on the slide 34 or stationary at the downstream located end of the path of movement of the reflector can.

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  1. Appareil pour compter des objets plans, souples en particulier des produits d'imprimerie, ayant un dispositif de transport (12) entraíné à la vitesse de transport (V1) dans le sens du transport (F), destiné à transporter des objets (16), un dispositif de détection (24) avec un élément d'actionnement (35) mobile le long d'une trajectoire (33, 62) de laquelle se prolonge une section au moins approximativement dans la direction du transport (F), et agissant de concert avec un élément de détection (42, 68) et un mécanisme d'entraínement (28), qui déplace l'élément d'actionnement (35) cycliquement et au moins dans une zone de la section de la trajectoire (62) par rapport à la direction du transport (F), à une vitesse plus grande (V2) que la vitesse de transport (V1) et qui est amené à coopérer avec une zone arrière (18') de chaque objet (16) déplacé devant le dispositif de détection (24), le dispositif de détection (24) émettant un signal vers un compteur (48) lorsque l'élément d'actionnement (35) coopère avec l'objet respectif (16), caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'actionnement (35) est constitué sous forme d'élément à enfoncer (36) et qui est destiné à être enfoncé dans la zone arrière (18') de l'objet respectif (16) ou entre celui-ci et l'objet suivant, et l'élément de détection est disposé en face de l'élément à enfoncer (36) pour former une baie de comptage (43).
  2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément à enfoncer (36) est constitué sous forme de languette et lorsqu'il est enfoncé avec son extrémité libre à enfoncer (38), il est au moins dirigé approximativement dans la direction du transport (F).
  3. Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'élément à enfoncer (36) et l'élément de détection (42) sont des pièces de contact adjacentes d'une disposition de contacts (44) electriques, lesquelles peuvent être séparées l'une de l'autre par l'objet (16) en vue de produire un signal.
  4. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de détection (42) est raccordé au mécanisme d'entraínement (28) pour se déplacer en synchronisme avec l'élément à enfoncer (36).
  5. Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de détection (42) présente un capteur de lumière (68) et l'élément à enfoncer (36) présente un élément réfléchissant (64) pour réfléchir un rayon lumineux (70) vers le capteur de lumière (68), et l'élément de détection (42) émet le signal lorsque le rayon lumineux (70) est interrompu par un objet (16).
  6. Appareil selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de détection (68) est disposé de façon fixe et la trajectoire (62) de préférence circulaire de l'élément à enfoncer (36) passe devant lui.
  7. Appareil selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé en ce que l'élément à enfoncer (36) présente une roue à aubes (56) entraínée en rotation autour de son axe (60) se prolongeant transversalement par rapport à un plan de transport (14') des objets (16), défini par le dispositif de transport (12) et chaque aube (56') est muni d'un élément à enfoncer (36).
  8. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la fréquence (f), à laquelle est entraíné l'élément à enfoncer (36, 56'), est au moins le double, de préférence environ le triple jusqu'au quadruple du quotient de la vitesse de transport (V1) par la distance minimale (A) entre les bords arrière (18) des objets (16) successifs, et le parcours mesuré dans la direction du transport (F), dans lequel l'élément à enfoncer peut être amené en prise entre deux objets, est inférieur à la distance minimale (A) entre les bords arrière (18) des objets (16) successifs.
EP98960984A 1997-12-30 1998-12-29 Dispositif pour compter des produits achemines en une formation a recouvrement Expired - Lifetime EP1044429B1 (fr)

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