EP1452100A1 - Tambour d'acheminement multifunctions - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP1452100A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: conveyor drum; drum; cam; lever arm; conveyor
Prior art date: 2003-02-28
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EP03004503A

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EP1452100B1 (fr

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Cord Wohltmann

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Koerber Technologies GmbH

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Hauni Maschinenbau GmbH

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2003-02-28

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2003-02-28

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2004-09-01

2003-02-28 Application filed by Hauni Maschinenbau GmbH filed Critical Hauni Maschinenbau GmbH

2003-02-28 Priority to AT03004503T priority Critical patent/ATE311775T1/de

2003-02-28 Priority to DE50301851T priority patent/DE50301851D1/de

2003-02-28 Priority to EP03004503A priority patent/EP1452100B1/fr

2004-09-01 Publication of EP1452100A1 publication Critical patent/EP1452100A1/fr

2005-12-07 Application granted granted Critical

2005-12-07 Publication of EP1452100B1 publication Critical patent/EP1452100B1/fr

2023-02-28 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/47—Attaching filters or mouthpieces to cigars or cigarettes, e.g. inserting filters into cigarettes or their mouthpieces
- A24C5/478—Transport means for filter- or cigarette-rods in view of their assembling

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the invention relates to a conveyor drum for articles the tobacco processing industry with a lifting device for axially aligned with each other and in at least a series fed axially across the conveyor drum Articles.
the invention further relates to a Machine of the tobacco processing industry.
cigarettes are cut across from them longitudinal axial alignment on conveyor drums where it is primarily drums from cigarette making machines or filter attaching machines acts, held with suction air.
On the conveyor drums can be side by side in two essentially parallel Rows of cigarettes arranged and on the conveyor drums moved at right angles to the cigarette axes become.
a double filter between two axially inserting aligned cigarettes cut double-length tobacco sticks on the conveyor drum spread axially and a double length Filter rod inserted.
sliding drums are known in which in parallel rows, staggered Filter rods, on the sliding drum to a number of filter rods arranged one behind the other pushed together become.
the invention is based on the idea that the longitudinal axial Hub of an article on the invention Conveyor drum is changeable so that the conveyor drum the tobacco processing industry easily to various Production conditions for the article is adjusted. This provides an advantageous flexibility in terms of of the articles or formats to be produced.
the continuously adjustable or adjustable cam mechanism By the continuously adjustable or adjustable cam mechanism the longitudinal axial stroke of the articles on one Spreading drum or a sliding drum individually adjusted and adjusted.
the continuously adjustable Hubes will have a wide range of formats conveyed on the conveyor drum.
the adjustability of the lifting device affects both the size of the stroke, i.e. the length as well as the end positions of the Stroke. This makes it possible to use the same conveyor drum strokes of different lengths corresponding to promotional articles. Due to the adjustability of the stroke becomes the assembly effort and the downtime one machine significantly reduced because of the stroke easily adapt the conveyor drum according to the invention is without parts on the conveyor drum being replaced Need to become.
the cam mechanism is by means of a Curve body, a lever arm and one with the lever arm connected sliding element is formed.
the stroke changing means is preferably by means of formed at least one lever arm.
the adjusting means as an adjusting ring is trained.
lever arm is movable is stored so that strokes of different lengths through Change the leverage laws are carried out.
the lever arm is by means of at least one Roll element, in particular a support roller, movable stored and / or by means of at least one other Roll elements, in particular a cam roller, can be driven.
the wear and the mechanical loads or Tensions in various components of the conveyor drum are reduced if the axis of rotation of the rolling element, especially the support roller or the cam roller, is guided axially parallel to the axis of rotation of the lever arm. To do this, the cam roller axis of rotation intersects the drum axis of rotation or runs a short distance on it past. In this way, permanently high conveyor speeds can be achieved the conveyor drum according to the invention can be achieved.
the lever arm When changing the stroke, i.e. when changing the gear ratios the lever arm, is a compensation device for the axis of rotation of the rolling element, especially the support roller, provided so that the mechanical loads and tensions in the support roller as well as the roller wear are reduced.
the compensation device is advantageous by means of a guide device or a coupling gear educated.
the cigarettes are on a drum segment arranged, advantageously the sliding element of the cam mechanism with a segment for the recordings the item is connected.
the sliding element longitudinally axially with pressure, in particular by means of a compression spring, is applied so that the cam roller daurhaft abuts the cam track.
the conveyor drum is preferably a sliding drum or spreading drum.
the object of the invention is further achieved by a Machine of the tobacco processing industry, with at least one of the invention described above Conveyor drum.
the use of the conveyor drum is particularly suitable in cigarette manufacturing machines or filter manufacturing machines because in these machines prefer spreading drums and / or Sliding drums are available.
Figure 1 is a perspective view a conveyor drum 10 with a cam mechanism 20 shown, being less important from the representation Components of the conveyor drum 10 was disregarded. to only one copy of the essential elements shown.
the conveyor drum 10 carries on a rotating body a series of slides 21 on which segments 14 are attached, each of several cigarettes 15th take up. From the above For the sake of clarity is in Fig. 1 only a slide 21 with the associated Segment 14 shown.
the segment 14 with the cigarettes 15 is longitudinally axial between two drum elements 11, 12 slidably arranged. During the longitudinal axial Promotion of the cigarettes or the segment 14 rotates the conveyor drum 10 about its axis of rotation A.
the cam mechanism 20 will be described in detail below described:
the slide 21 is not by means of a shown compression spring on one side with a pressure D applied.
the slide 21 connected to a rotatably mounted lever 22.
the Lever 22 has one end in lever 22 rotatable cam roller 25.
the cam roller 25 runs on a curved path 26 of a curve body.
the cam track 26 is in Fig. 1 and the other figures only schematically as Line shown.
the curve body itself is firm with a transmission housing 27 connected.
the lever 22 On the side of the lever facing away from the cam roller 25 22 the lever 22 is supported against a support roller 24, which is rotatably mounted in an adjusting ring 30.
the Setting ring 30 is clamped on the conveyor drum 10, so that no relative movement during operation between the conveyor drum 10 and the adjusting ring 30 is possible.
the slide 21 is by means of a, not shown here Compression spring constantly loaded in the axial direction, see above that the lever 22 is pressed against the support roller 24 and at the same time the cam roller 25 against the cam track 26 is pressed. As a result, the position of the lever arm 22 and the slide 21 in each gear position of the Cam gear clearly defined.
the movement of the slider 21 is the stroke of the Curved track 26 and by means of the support roller 24 on the lever arm 22 set lever ratio to each other certainly.
the cam track is groove-shaped, so that the Cam roller in the groove on both sides of the cam track or the groove flanks is guided. This will create a exact guidance even at high speeds of the conveyor drum guaranteed.
FIGS. 2a and 2b A working position is shown in each of FIGS. 2a and 2b shown schematically in a top view.
the cam roller 25 By the rolling of the cam roller 25 on the as a line curve path 26 of the curve body 23 shown a longitudinal axial during the rotation of the segment 14 Stroke executed.
the Lever ratios on lever 22 By changing and setting the Lever ratios on lever 22 by means of the adjusting ring 30 the stroke is varied.
the stroke can be varied in particular that the lever length between the pivot point of the axis of rotation of the Lever arm 22 on the slide 21 and the support point of the Support roller on lever arm 22 is changed (see. Fig. 4a, 4b).
the lever length between the pivot point of the axis of rotation of the Lever arm 22 on the slide 21 and the support point of the Support roller on lever arm 22 is changed (see. Fig. 4a, 4b).
Fig. 2a or 2b is the axis of rotation of the lever 22 between the formed two roles of the lever arm 22.
Fig. 3 is a variant of the lever-roller assembly shown schematically.
the axis of rotation of the Lever arm 22 arranged at one end of the lever arm 22.
the cam roller 25 is between the lever axis of rotation and the support roller 24 is arranged and is in connection with led to the curve body.
the support roller 24 comes on Lever axis of rotation opposite end of the lever Edition.
this arrangement has the advantage that high wear resistance is achieved.
FIGs 4a and 4b are two different settings of the cam mechanism in cross-sectional views shown schematically.
4b is the adjusting ring 30 and the support roller 24 stored therein by one predetermined angle, in the present case about 15 °, in Clockwise compared to that shown in Fig. 4a Twisted setting.
the lever distance a is due to the Rotation of the adjusting ring 30 has been shortened.
Lever distance b By the shortening of the lever distance a at constant Lever distance b, the stroke of segment 14 is changed, so that by changing the gear ratio on the lever arm 22, the stroke of the segment 14 is changed. It is only for changing the segment stroke required the clamping of the adjusting ring 30 on the Loosen conveyor drum 10 and the adjusting ring 30 relatively to rotate the conveyor drum 10. After twisting the adjusting ring 30 is again on the drum 10 clamped.
the illustrated embodiments require one very little adjustment effort. For example, by loosening two clamping screws the setting ring loosened and after turning the setting ring Tighten the screws.
the setting the adjustment ring or the strokes can be stepless respectively.
Fig. 4a and 4b show that with the Twisting the adjusting ring 30 also changes the orientation the support roller 24 is connected.
the lever arm 22 with low friction and low wear Support the support roller 24 and roll on it can it is necessary that the lever axis of rotation 28 and the support roller axis of rotation always parallel to each other are directed.
the Adjustment ring 30 on which the support roller 24 is arranged it is necessary to turn the Adjustment ring 30 associated change in orientation Support roller 24 to compensate.
the setting ring 30 is made from a Position I by the angle ⁇ in the dotted line Position II rotated.
One with the support roller mount connected guide arm 31 has a pin 32 on, which is guided in a groove 33 of the conveyor drum 10 becomes.
the adjusting ring 30 is rotated relative to Conveyor drum 30 causes the groove 33 in the drum constant alignment of the support roller 24. Die Axes of rotation of the support roller 24 in the position I and Position II remain aligned parallel to each other.
the center of the support roller 24 remains on a predetermined radius of the adjusting ring 30.
FIG. 6 shows an alternative embodiment for compensation the orientation of the support roller when turning the Adjustment ring 30 shown.
the compensation of the Support role orientation is by means of a multi-part Coupling gear 35 realized.
the Coupling gear 35 guide arms 36, 37 so that the Axis of rotation of the support roller 24 in the position I parallel to the axis of rotation of the support roller 24 in the dashed line position II shown remains.

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Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
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EP03004503A 2003-02-28 2003-02-28 Tambour d'acheminement multifunctions Expired - Lifetime EP1452100B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT03004503T ATE311775T1 (de)	2003-02-28	2003-02-28	Multifunktionsfördertrommel
DE50301851T DE50301851D1 (de)	2003-02-28	2003-02-28	Multifunktionsfördertrommel
EP03004503A EP1452100B1 (fr)	2003-02-28	2003-02-28	Tambour d'acheminement multifunctions

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EP03004503A EP1452100B1 (fr)	2003-02-28	2003-02-28	Tambour d'acheminement multifunctions

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EP1452100A1 true EP1452100A1 (fr)	2004-09-01
EP1452100B1 EP1452100B1 (fr)	2005-12-07

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EP1525810A1 (fr) *	2003-10-24	2005-04-27	Hauni Maschinenbau AG	Tambour d'acheminement multifunctions
WO2005041701A1 (fr) *	2003-10-31	2005-05-12	G.D S.P.A.	Dispositif permettant d'alimenter une machine de fixation de bouts filtrants en batonnets-filtres
EP1994838A1 (fr)	2007-05-23	2008-11-26	Hauni Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft	Tambour de transport

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DE4242326A1 (fr) *	1991-12-17	1993-06-24	Gd Spa
EP1138215A1 (fr) *	2000-03-31	2001-10-04	G.D Societa' Per Azioni	Tambour séparateur pour écarter axialement deux portions coaxiales de cigarette sur une machine d'assemblage de filtre

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- 2003-02-28 AT AT03004503T patent/ATE311775T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2003-02-28 EP EP03004503A patent/EP1452100B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2003-02-28 DE DE50301851T patent/DE50301851D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related

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US4200179A (en) *	1976-12-09	1980-04-29	Hauni-Werke Korber & Co. Kg.	Apparatus for changing the distance between pairs of coaxial cigarettes or the like
DE4134663A1 (de) *	1991-10-19	1993-04-22	Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg	Vorrichtung zum aendern des laengsaxialen abstandes von stabfoermigen artikeln der tabakverarbeitenden industrie
DE4242326A1 (fr) *	1991-12-17	1993-06-24	Gd Spa
EP1138215A1 (fr) *	2000-03-31	2001-10-04	G.D Societa' Per Azioni	Tambour séparateur pour écarter axialement deux portions coaxiales de cigarette sur une machine d'assemblage de filtre

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EP1525810A1 (fr) *	2003-10-24	2005-04-27	Hauni Maschinenbau AG	Tambour d'acheminement multifunctions
WO2005041701A1 (fr) *	2003-10-31	2005-05-12	G.D S.P.A.	Dispositif permettant d'alimenter une machine de fixation de bouts filtrants en batonnets-filtres
EP1994838A1 (fr)	2007-05-23	2008-11-26	Hauni Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft	Tambour de transport
DE102007024271A1 (de)	2007-05-23	2008-12-04	Hauni Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft	Fördertrommel
DE102007024271B4 (de) *	2007-05-23	2009-02-12	Hauni Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft	Fördertrommel

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