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EP4175495B1 - Dispositif de transfert et procédé pour transférer des articles en forme de tige depuis un dispositif de formation de boudin à un dispositif de tambour - Google Patents

Dispositif de transfert et procédé pour transférer des articles en forme de tige depuis un dispositif de formation de boudin à un dispositif de tambour Download PDF

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EP4175495B1
EP4175495B1 EP21735904.1A EP21735904A EP4175495B1 EP 4175495 B1 EP4175495 B1 EP 4175495B1 EP 21735904 A EP21735904 A EP 21735904A EP 4175495 B1 EP4175495 B1 EP 4175495B1
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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
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/322—Transporting cigarettes during manufacturing
    • 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
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/322—Transporting cigarettes during manufacturing
    • A24C5/327—Construction details of the cigarette transport drum
    • 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
    • A24C5/32—Separating, ordering, counting or examining cigarettes; Regulating the feeding of tobacco according to rod or cigarette condition
    • A24C5/33—Catching or ordering devices
    • A24C5/336—Turning means

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  • the invention relates to a transfer device, designed and set up for transferring rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry from a rod-forming device for forming the rod-shaped articles, in which the rod-shaped articles are transported in their longitudinal extension in a transport plane E, to a drum device arranged in a straight line behind the rod-forming device, in which the rod-shaped articles are transported transversely to their longitudinal extension, comprising a stationary frame, a transport drum which can be driven in rotation relative to the frame about an axis of rotation D aligned perpendicular to the transport plane E, which has a receiving position for receiving the rod-shaped articles in the transport plane E from the rod-forming device and a delivery position for delivering the rod-shaped articles from the transport plane E to the drum device, a drive for the transport drum and at least one pivoting trough device arranged on the front side of the transport drum, wherein the or each pivoting trough device is designed and set up to be pivotable relative to the transport drum about an axis S which is aligned parallel to the
  • the invention relates to a method for transferring rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry from a rod-forming device for forming the rod-shaped articles, in which the rod-shaped articles are transported in their longitudinal extension in a transport plane E, to a drum device arranged in a straight line behind the rod-forming device, in which the rod-shaped articles are transported transversely to their longitudinal extension, comprising the steps of: longitudinally axially feeding the rod-shaped articles into the region of a receiving position of a transfer device, receiving at least one rod-shaped article in the transport plane E in a swivel trough device arranged on the front side of a transport drum of the transfer device, transporting each rod-shaped article by rotatingly driving the transport drum of the transfer device about an angle perpendicular to the transport plane E aligned axis of rotation D into the region of a dispensing position, wherein each rod-shaped article is held in a receptacle of the pivoting trough device by means of negative pressure during transport from the receiving position to the dis
  • filter rods are formed in a strand-forming device in an endless strand, cut from the strand and transported in their longitudinal direction towards the transfer device.
  • This transport usually takes place in a substantially horizontal transport plane E.
  • the rod-shaped articles are picked up by the transfer device in this transport plane E or parallel to it.
  • the rod-shaped articles fed to the transfer device in one or two lanes are transported to the area of the pick-up position of the transport drum of the transfer device.
  • the transport drum is arranged on the frame, for example a wall bracket, or is mounted on it via a drive shaft.
  • a running circle L is defined by the circumference of the transport drum, along which the pick-up position of the rod-shaped articles from the strand-forming device, i.e. the strand machine, and the delivery position to the drum device, e.g. a filter attachment machine, lie.
  • the superior transport direction T of the rod-shaped articles in the strand machine on the one hand and the filter attachment machine on the other hand is the same or parallel due to the straight-line arrangement, whereby the rod-shaped articles in the strand-forming device are transported in their longitudinal extension in the transport direction T and in the drum device transversely to their longitudinal extension in the transport direction T.
  • each holder is subjected to negative pressure at least during the transport phase of the rod-shaped articles, which starts or is applied as soon as the or each article is in the holder of the swivel trough device. and is interrupted as soon as the material is delivered to the drum device.
  • the axis A about which each pivoting trough device can pivot relative to the transport drum, also runs perpendicular to the plane spanned by the front surface of the transport drum, which corresponds to the transport plane E of the rod-shaped articles or runs parallel to it.
  • the rod-shaped articles can be articles of single or multiple usage lengths, such as single filters, segment filters, cigarettes or the like.
  • They must be positioned in the holder of the swivel trough device during transport from the receiving position to the delivery position and they must be provided or presented in the delivery position in a precise position for safe delivery to the drum device.
  • Previously known transfer devices and methods do not allow satisfactory results in terms of transfer speed and transfer precision.
  • the known solutions have a very complex structure in that the swivel movement of the swivel trough devices is carried out or transmitted to the swivel trough devices via planetary gears.
  • such transfer devices are expensive and prone to failure.
  • a further disadvantage is that the swivel mechanism by means of gears can cause play and a transmission delay in the swivel movement, which is detrimental to precision, particularly when the rod-shaped articles are delivered to the drum device.
  • the known swivel trough devices have troughs as receptacles in which the rod-shaped articles are enclosed by at least about 180°, whereby the rapid delivery of the rod-shaped articles to the drum device is at least hindered.
  • Known devices and methods for transferring rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry from a rod-forming device to a drum device arranged in a straight line behind the rod-forming device are known from WO 2020/053730 A1 , the EP 2 251 283 A1 and the DE 16 57 252 A1 known.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of creating a transfer device that is structurally simple and ensures a quick and precise transfer of the rod-shaped articles.
  • the invention is also based on the object of proposing a corresponding method.
  • each swivel trough device comprises a cam lever which is operatively connected to a cam track attached to the frame for carrying out the swivel movement about the axis S.
  • the swivel lever can be guided directly or with a sliding and/or guide body on or in the cam track.
  • At least one roller element is arranged at the free end of the cam lever, which is guided in a groove of the cam track.
  • the or each roller element as a sliding and/or guide body is preferably supported on opposite side walls of the groove.
  • two roller elements are arranged one above the other in order to stabilize and make the guidance of the swivel trough devices within the cam track more precise.
  • each swivel trough device swings back and forth by 90° between two end points due to the course of the curved path, resulting in short swivel paths that enable improved precision of the swivel movement.
  • swivel trough devices are provided, which are evenly distributed and arranged radially at a distance from the axis of rotation D of the transport drum on its front side.
  • the swivel trough devices are located on the outer edge of the transport drum. The large number of swivel trough devices allows the cycle time of the transfer at the delivery position to be increased.
  • the pick-up position and the delivery position are designed to be offset by 180° from one another along a running circle described by the rotation of the transport drum.
  • the rod-shaped articles are picked up in the 6:00 o'clock position by feeding the rod-shaped articles onto the transfer device or into the swivel trough devices in a substantially tangential direction relative to the transport drum in the peripheral edge area of the transport drum, while they are discharged in the 12:00 o'clock position in which the rod-shaped articles - swiveled by 90° during transport from the pick-up position to the discharge position - are discharged in a substantially radial direction relative to the transport drum in the peripheral area of the transport drum.
  • the transport drum is assigned a guide element, in particular a prism rail, which is designed and set up to transfer the rod-shaped articles from the strand-forming device or to introduce the rod-shaped articles into the or each receptacle of each swivel trough device, such that the guide element in the receiving position of each swivel trough device is aligned at least in sections parallel to the receptacle of the swivel trough device.
  • This guide element can be part of the strand-forming device.
  • this guide element is part of the transfer device.
  • the guide element is designed and set up as an insertion aid, such that the position of the rod-shaped articles to be picked up is held with applied negative pressure until the rod-shaped articles are finally positioned in the receptacle of the swivel trough devices.
  • the guide element comprises a guide channel section with a curved contact surface that is at least quarter-circular in cross-section, such that the guide channel section of the guide element together with the receptacle of each swivel trough device forms a guide channel that is at least semicircular in cross-section in the receiving position of the transport drum.
  • the contact surface is at least semicircular in cross-section, so that in the receiving position a contact surface is formed that supports the rod-shaped articles by 270° in relation to their cross-section. This ensures optimized and precise reception of the rod-shaped articles in the receiving position.
  • each receptacle of each swivel trough device is expediently operatively connected to a vacuum device for providing a negative pressure in the receptacle, the vacuum device being attached to the frame.
  • each swivel trough device has a central suction channel arrangement which acts on the one hand on the or each receptacle and can also be brought into operative connection with the stationary vacuum device. This operative connection is preferably limited to the area between the receiving position and the delivery position.
  • the suction channel arrangement particularly preferably runs within the swivel lever, which, starting from the receptacle, extends downwards (or in other embodiments upwards) at least in sections essentially perpendicular to the transport plane E.
  • each receptacle of each swivel trough device for the or each rod-shaped article has a contact surface that is at least quarter-circular in cross-section.
  • the contact surface is essentially quarter-circular in cross-section.
  • the contact surface is essentially semicircular for at least one of the receptacles, but preferably for both receptacles.
  • each swivel trough device comprises a plate-shaped receiving plate which has two partial surfaces running parallel to the transport plane E, with a first partial surface being offset downwards to the second partial surface and the two partial surfaces being connected to one another by the contact surface which has a quarter-circle cross-section.
  • This design of the receiving plate enables simple and precise picking up and dispensing of the rod-shaped articles at high or maximum speeds.
  • the swivel trough device can optionally also comprise, for example, simple receiving troughs with a contact surface in which from which the rod-shaped articles are held securely and from which they can be easily removed.
  • Each receptacle of each swivel trough device expediently has a contact surface with a semicircular cross-section for the or each rod-shaped article.
  • the troughs with a semicircular cross-section provide a larger support surface, which can be particularly advantageous when transferring two or more rod-shaped articles in a swivel trough device.
  • the guide element is adapted accordingly with regard to its contact surface.
  • the object is also achieved by a method of the type mentioned at the outset in that the pivoting of each pivoting trough device during the rotation of the transport drum about the axis of rotation D takes place solely by the interaction of a cam lever assigned to each pivoting trough device with a cam track fastened to a frame of the transfer device.
  • each pivoting trough device pivots about the axis S relative to the transport drum during rotation of the transport drum about the axis of rotation D from the receiving position along a running circle L described by the rotation of the transport drum by 180° to the delivery position by 90°.
  • each pivoting trough device pivots about the axis S relative to the transport drum by 90° while the transport drum rotates about the axis of rotation D by 180°.
  • the feeding of the rod-shaped articles in the region of the receiving position relative to the front side of the transport drum of the transfer device takes place as a substantially tangential peripheral area feeding, while the discharge of the rod-shaped articles in the region of the discharge position relative to the front side of the transport drum of the transfer device takes place as a substantially radial peripheral area discharge.
  • a particularly preferred development is characterized in that the method is carried out with a transfer device according to one or more of claims 1 to 11.
  • the transfer device shown in the drawing serves to transfer filter rods of a single usable length from a rod-forming machine to a drum device of a filter attachment machine.
  • the invention can also be applied in a corresponding manner to the transfer of other articles of the tobacco processing industry from a rod-forming device to a drum device, namely in connection with one-piece Articles, multi-segment articles, filter articles, tobacco-containing articles manufactured in single- or multi-strand machines.
  • the transfer device 10 shown in the drawing is for transferring rod-shaped articles 11 of the tobacco processing industry from a rod-forming device 12 for forming the rod-shaped articles 11, in which the rod-shaped articles 11 are arranged in their longitudinal extension in a transport plane E (spanned by the X and Z coordinates, see e.g.
  • Figure 1 are transported to a drum device 13 arranged in a straight line behind the strand-forming device 12, in which the rod-shaped articles 11 are transported transversely to their longitudinal extent, and comprises a stationary frame 14, a transport drum 15 which can be driven in rotation relative to the frame 14 about an axis of rotation D aligned perpendicular to the transport plane E, which has a receiving position 16 for receiving the rod-shaped articles 11 in the transport plane E from the strand-forming device 12 and a delivery position 17 for delivering the rod-shaped articles 11 from the transport plane E to the drum device 13, a drive 18 for the transport drum 15 and at least one swivel trough device 19 arranged on the front side of the transport drum 15, wherein the or each swivel trough device 19 is designed and arranged to be pivotable relative to the transport drum 15 about an axis S which is aligned parallel to the axis of rotation D and at least one with a negative pressure loadable holder 20 for at least one rod-shaped article 11.
  • Transporting in the transport plane E or picking up in the transport plane as well as releasing from the transport plane E expressly includes transporting and picking up in a plane that is aligned or extends parallel to the transport plane E.
  • plane is therefore not to be understood in a strictly mathematical sense.
  • each swivel trough device 19 comprises a cam lever 21, which is operatively connected to a cam track 22 attached to the frame 14 for carrying out the swivel movement about the axis S.
  • the cam track 22 is arranged in a fixed position on the frame 14.
  • a cam lever 21 indicates that more than one cam lever 21 can be provided.
  • a cam lever 21 is ultimately any preferably rigid connection component that is firmly connected to the or each Holder 20 for transmitting the pivoting movement and interacting with the cam track 22.
  • the transfer device 10 can be considered a separate unit.
  • the transfer device 10 is part of an arrangement 50 for transferring rod-shaped articles 11, wherein the arrangement 50 comprises, in addition to the transfer device 10, the strand-forming device 12, which feeds the rod-shaped articles 11, and the drum device 13, which removes the rod-shaped articles.
  • the arrangement 50 comprises, in addition to the transfer device 10, the strand-forming device 12, which feeds the rod-shaped articles 11, and the drum device 13, which removes the rod-shaped articles.
  • at least one control and/or regulating device (not explicitly shown) is assigned to this arrangement 50.
  • the transport drum 15 comprises a drive shaft 51 which can be driven in rotation by means of the drive 18 and which is connected to a plate-shaped transport plate 52.
  • the front side of the transport plate 52 spans a surface/plane which lies in the transport plane E or parallel thereto.
  • the drive shaft 51 is mounted relative to the frame 14 by means of bearing elements 53, for example ball bearings.
  • At least one suction opening 23 is formed in the area of each receptacle 20, to which a vacuum device 24 described below is connected or can be connected.
  • the vacuum or negative pressure is present at least in the area from the receiving position 16 of the rod-shaped articles 11 to the delivery position 17 on each receptacle 20 in order to be able to hold the rod-shaped articles 11 securely during transport.
  • the transport plane E is preferably horizontal.
  • the transport plane E can also be inclined.
  • the pivoting trough devices 19 point upwards, so that the drum device 13 accesses the front side of the transport drum 15 from above.
  • the transfer device 10 can also be provided in an overhead arrangement, so that the swivel trough devices 19 point downwards and the drum device 13 is located below the transport plane E and accesses the front side of the transport drum 15 from below.
  • the swiveling of the swivel trough devices 19 is carried out via a cam lever 21 guided in or on a cam track 22.
  • at least one roller element 26 is arranged on the free end 25 of the cam lever 21, which is guided in a groove 27 of the cam track 22.
  • two roller elements 26 arranged one above the other are provided as a guide element.
  • the cam track 22 with the groove 27 is arranged in a fixed position on the frame 14.
  • other sliding and/or guide bodies can also be used that follow the cam track 22.
  • the cam lever 21 itself has a shaft 28 that is linear at least in sections.
  • the free end 25 of each cam lever 21 can also be linear.
  • the cam lever 21 is curved in the area of the free end 25.
  • the shaft 28 itself can be designed at its free end to form a sliding and/or guide body.
  • the sliding and/or guide bodies are detachably arranged on the shaft 28 of the cam lever 21.
  • the curved path 22 preferably extends over the entire circumference of the transport drum 15.
  • the roller elements 26 run 360° in the groove 27, the curved path 22 being designed and configured for a 90° pivoting movement of each pivoting trough device 19 around the axis S and back.
  • the design of the curved path 22 and its course can vary.
  • the curved path 22 or the groove 27 within the curved path 22 is designed and shaped such that the pivoting trough devices 19 are pivoted by 180° relative to the transport drum 15 during the movement of the transport drum 15 along the running circle L and by 90° superimposed on the rotary movement of the transport drum 15.
  • the curve shape and/or the curve course can be adapted, whereby the pick-up position 16 and the delivery position 17 can vary.
  • the transport drum 15 can carry a swivel trough device 19.
  • a swivel trough device 19 Preferably, several swivel trough devices 19 are provided, which are evenly distributed radially spaced from the axis of rotation D of the transport drum 15 on the front side thereof.
  • sixteen swivel trough devices 19 are evenly distributed on the outer edge of the front side of the transport drum 15. The number of swivel trough devices 19 and their distribution on the front side of the transport drum 15 can vary.
  • the receiving position 16 and the delivery position 17 are offset from one another by 180° along a running circle L described by the rotation of the transport drum.
  • a different offset arrangement of the above-mentioned positions can also be implemented by designing the receiving position 16 and the delivery position 17 offset from one another by, for example, 90° along the running circle L.
  • the curved path 22 is adapted in such a way that during the rotation of the transport drum 15 about the axis D by 90°, a superimposed pivoting movement of each pivoting trough device 19 also takes place by 90° about the axis A.
  • An offset of the receiving position 16 and the delivery position 17 by, for example, 270° can also be implemented with appropriate adaptation of the curved path 22.
  • the rod-shaped articles 11 can be fed directly from the strand-forming device 12 into the receptacles 20 of the transfer device 10.
  • a guide element 29, in particular a prism rail is assigned to the transport drum 15.
  • the guide element 29 is designed and configured to transfer the rod-shaped articles 11 from the strand-forming device 12 or to introduce the strand-shaped articles 11 into the or each receptacle 20 of each swivel trough device 19, such that the guide element 29 in the receiving position 16 of each swivel trough device 19 is aligned at least in sections parallel to the receptacle 20 of the swivel trough device 19.
  • the guide element 29 can be active or passive and can be designed, for example, as a gripper or stop or the like.
  • the guide element 29 comprises a guide channel section 30 with a curved contact surface 31 that is at least quarter-circular in cross-section, such that the guide channel section 30 of the guide element 29 together with the receptacle 20 of each swivel trough device 19 in the receiving position 16 of the transport drum 15 forms a guide channel 32 that is at least semi-circular in cross-section.
  • the contact surface 31 is in the The cross-section is semicircular so that each rod-shaped article 11 is enclosed by 270° in the receiving position 16.
  • each receptacle 20 of each swivel trough device 19 is operatively connected to a vacuum device 24 for providing a negative pressure in the receptacle 20, the vacuum device 24 being fastened to the frame 14.
  • the transfer device 10 comprises a common vacuum device 24, for example in the form of a suction pressure pump, which is connected to the receptacles 20 via suction lines.
  • the vacuum device 24 also comprises a stationary control flange 33 and openings 34, the openings 34 being connected to the vacuum device 24 or to the suction pressure pump.
  • the control flange 33 extends at least from the receiving position 16 to the delivery position 17.
  • the openings 34 can be brought into line with recesses 36 in the shaft 28 in order to establish a compressed air connection to the receptacle 20 of the swivel trough device 19.
  • the shaft 28 is at least partially hollow to form a suction channel or a suction air line that opens into the receptacle 20 via the opening 23.
  • the suction channel or the suction air line extends from the opening 23 in the area of the receptacle 20 to the area of the recess 36 in the shaft 28.
  • This recess 36 corresponds to the control flange 33 such that at least in the area from the receiving position 16 to the discharge position 17 there is a compressed air connection between the control flange 33 and the shaft 28, which ensures that the suction pressure is maintained at the opening 23.
  • Each receptacle 20 can also have more than one opening 23.
  • the openings 23 can be round, slot-shaped or shaped in some other way. The number of openings 23, their shape and their arrangement relative to one another can vary.
  • each receptacle 20 is designed as a quarter-circle trough.
  • each receptacle 20 of each swivel trough device 19 for the or each rod-shaped article 11 has a contact surface 37 that is at least quarter-circular in cross-section.
  • This embodiment is intended in particular for receiving a single article 11. Without suction pressure, the article 11 cannot be held in the receptacle 20, which is why the guide element 29 is provided in the area of the receiving position 16 to support or hold the article 11 together with the receptacle 20 until the suction pressure is applied.
  • each receptacle 20 of each pivoting trough device 19 for the or each rod-shaped article 11 preferably has a contact surface with a semicircular cross-section, so that the articles 11 lie in the receptacle 20 even without suction pressure.
  • each swivel trough device 19 comprises a plate-shaped receiving plate 38 which has two partial surfaces 39, 40 running parallel to the transport plane E, wherein a first partial surface 39 is offset downwards from the second partial surface 40 and the two partial surfaces 39, 40 are connected to one another by the contact surface 37 which has a quarter-circular cross-section.
  • the contact surface 37 can connect the two partial surfaces 39, 40 directly to one another.
  • the contact surface 37 connects the two partial surfaces 39, 40, which are each aligned in or parallel to the transport plane E, indirectly to one another via a shoulder 41. This creates space for a base plate 42 of the guide element 29, so that the contact surface 37 of the receptacle 20 and the contact surface 31 of the guide channel section 31 of the guide element 29 can lie flush and form-fitting against the article 11.
  • the method is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing.
  • the method is used to transfer rod-shaped articles 11 from the tobacco processing industry from a rod-forming device 12 for forming the rod-shaped articles 11, in which the rod-shaped articles 11 are transported in their longitudinal extent in a transport plane E, to a drum device 13 arranged in a straight line behind the rod-forming device 12, in which the rod-shaped articles 11 are transported transversely to their longitudinal extent.
  • To transfer the rod-shaped articles 11, they are fed longitudinally into the area of a receiving position 16 of a transfer device 10.
  • a single-lane or double-lane feed can take place, namely of articles 11 of single or multiple usage lengths.
  • Each rod-shaped article 11 is received in the transport plane E, or parallel to it, in a pivoting trough device 19 arranged on the front side of a transport drum 15 of the transfer device 10.
  • Each rod-shaped article 11 is then transported to the area of a delivery position 17 by rotating the transport drum 15 of the transfer device 10 about a rotation axis D aligned perpendicular to the transport plane E, wherein each rod-shaped article 11 is released from the Pick-up position 16 is held in the delivery position 17 by means of negative pressure in a receptacle 20 of the pivoting trough device 19.
  • the pick-up position 16 and the delivery position 17 can vary along a running circle L described by the rotation of the transport drum 15 with regard to their own position and the position relative to one another.
  • each pivoting trough device 19 is pivoted about an axis S, which is aligned parallel to the axis of rotation D, relative to the transport drum 15 in order to bring the rod-shaped articles 11 from their desired position for picking up in the pick-up position 16 to the desired position for delivery in the delivery position 17.
  • This method is characterized according to the invention in that the pivoting of each pivoting trough device 19 during the rotation of the transport drum 15 about the axis of rotation D takes place solely by the interaction of a cam lever 21 assigned to each pivoting trough device 19 with a cam track 22 fastened to a frame 14 of the transfer device 10.
  • each swivel trough device 19 is pivoted about the axis S relative to the transport drum 15 during rotation of the transport drum 15 about the axis of rotation D from the receiving position 16 along a running circle L described by the rotation of the transport drum 15 by 180° to the delivery position 17 by 90°.
  • the swivel trough devices 19 can also be pivoted by 90° along a shorter or longer transport path of the transport drum 15 along the running circle L, for example when the transport drum 15 is rotated by 90° or 270°.
  • the swivel trough devices 19 are initially pivoted by 90° in one direction. On the way of the swivel trough devices 19 from the delivery position 17 back to the receiving position 16, they are pivoted back by 90°.
  • the feeding of the rod-shaped articles 11 in the region of the receiving position 16 relative to the front side of the transport drum 15 of the transfer device 10 takes place as a substantially tangential peripheral edge area feed, while the discharge of the rod-shaped articles 11 in the region of the discharge position 17 relative to the front side of the transport drum 15 of the transfer device 10 takes place as a substantially radial peripheral area discharge.
  • the method is particularly advantageously carried out with a transfer device 10 according to one or more of claims 1 to 11.

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  1. Dispositif de transfert (10), configuré et adapté pour transférer des articles en forme de tige (11) de l'industrie de transformation du tabac depuis un dispositif de formation de boudin (12) pour former les articles en forme de tige (11), dans lequel les articles en forme de tige (11) sont transportés dans leur extension longitudinale dans un plan de transport E, à un dispositif de tambour (13) agencé en position droite derrière le dispositif de formation de boudin (12), dans lequel les articles en forme de tige (11) sont transportés transversalement à leur extension longitudinale, comprenant un bâti fixe (14), un tambour de transport (15) pouvant être entraîné en rotation par rapport au bâti (14) autour d'un axe de rotation D orienté perpendiculairement au plan de transport E, qui présente une position de réception (16) pour recevoir les articles en forme de tige (11) dans le plan de transport E à partir du dispositif de formation de boudin (12) et une position d'évacuation (17) pour évacuer les articles en forme de tige (11) du plan de transport E vers le dispositif de tambour (13), un entraînement (18) pour le tambour de transport (15) ainsi qu'au moins un appareil à auge pivotante (19) agencé sur le côté frontal du tambour de transport (15), le ou chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) étant configuré et adapté pour pouvoir pivoter par rapport au tambour de transport (15) autour d'un axe S, qui est orienté parallèlement à l'axe de rotation D, et présentant au moins un logement (20) pouvant être soumis à une dépression pour au moins un article en forme de tige (11), caractérisé en ce que chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) comprend un levier à came (21) qui est en liaison active avec une piste de came (22) fixée au bâti (14) pour exercer le mouvement de pivotement autour de l'axe S.
  2. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'à l'extrémité libre (25) du levier à came (21) est agencé au moins un élément de galet (26) qui est guidé dans une rainure (27) de la piste de came (22).
  3. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la piste de came (22) est configurée et adaptée pour un mouvement de pivotement de 90 degrés de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) autour de l'axe S et inversement.
  4. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu plusieurs appareils à auge pivotante (19) qui sont agencés répartis uniformément, radialement à distance de l'axe de rotation D du tambour de transport (15) sur son côté frontal.
  5. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la position de réception (16) et la position d'évacuation (17) sont configurées décalées de 180° l'une par rapport à l'autre le long d'un cercle de déplacement L décrit par la rotation du tambour de transport (15).
  6. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'au tambour de transport (15) est associé un élément de guidage (29), notamment un rail prismatique, qui est configuré et adapté pour le transfert des articles en forme de tige (11) du dispositif de formation de boudin (12) ou pour l'introduction des articles en forme de tige (11) dans le ou chaque logement (20) de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19), de telle sorte que l'élément de guidage (29), dans la position de réception (16) de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19), est orienté au moins par sections parallèlement au logement (20) de l'appareil à auge pivotante (19).
  7. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de guidage (29) comprend une section de canal de guidage (30) avec une surface d'appui (31) incurvée et au moins en forme de quart de cercle dans la section transversale, de telle sorte que la section de canal de guidage (30) de l'élément de guidage (29) forme, conjointement avec le logement (20) de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19), dans la position de réception (16) du tambour de transport (15), un canal de guidage (32) entouré au moins en forme de demi-cercle dans la section transversale.
  8. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que chaque logement (20) de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) est en liaison active avec un appareil à vide (24) pour fournir une dépression dans le logement (20), l'appareil à vide (24) étant fixé au bâti (14).
  9. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que chaque logement (20) de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) pour le ou chaque article en forme de tige (11) présente une surface d'appui (37) au moins en forme de quart de cercle dans la section transversale.
  10. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) comprend une plaque de réception (38) en forme de plateau qui présente deux surfaces partielles (39, 40) s'étendant parallèlement au plan de transport E, une première surface partielle (39) étant décalée vers le bas par rapport à la deuxième surface partielle (40) et les deux surfaces partielles (39, 40) étant reliées entre elles par la surface d'appui (37) en forme de quart de cercle dans la section transversale.
  11. Dispositif de transfert (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que chaque logement (20) de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) pour le ou chaque article en forme de tige (11) présente une surface d'appui en forme de demi-cercle dans la section transversale.
  12. Procédé pour transférer des articles en forme de tige (11) de l'industrie de transformation du tabac depuis un dispositif de formation de boudin (12) pour former les articles en forme de tige (11), dans lequel les articles en forme de tige (11) sont transportés dans leur extension longitudinale dans un plan de transport E, à un dispositif de tambour (13) agencé en position droite derrière le dispositif de formation de boudin (12), dans lequel les articles en forme de tige (11) sont transportés transversalement à leur extension longitudinale, comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    - l'amenée longitudinale des articles en forme de tige (11) dans la zone d'une position de réception (16) d'un dispositif de transfert (10),
    - la réception d'au moins un article en forme de tige (11) dans le plan de transport E dans un appareil à auge pivotante (19) agencé sur le côté frontal d'un tambour de transport (15) du dispositif de transfert (10),
    - le transport de chaque article en forme de tige (11) dans la zone d'une position d'évacuation (17) par entraînement en rotation du tambour de transport (15) du dispositif de transfert (10) autour d'un axe de rotation D orienté perpendiculairement au plan de transport E,
    - chaque article en forme de tige (11) étant maintenu par dépression dans un logement (20) de l'appareil à auge pivotante (19) pendant le transport de la position de réception (16) à la position d'évacuation (17), et
    - le pivotement de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) autour d'un axe S orienté parallèlement à l'axe de rotation D, pendant la rotation du tambour de transport (15) autour de l'axe de rotation D par rapport au tambour de transport (15), afin d'amener les articles en forme de tige (11) de leur position souhaitée pour la réception dans la position de réception (16) à la position souhaitée pour l'évacuation dans la position d'évacuation (17),
    caractérisé en ce que le pivotement de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) pendant la rotation du tambour de transport (15) autour de l'axe de rotation D est effectuée par la seule coopération d'un levier à came (21) associé à chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) avec une piste de came (22) fixée à un bâti (14) du dispositif de transfert (10).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que le pivotement de chaque appareil à auge pivotante (19) autour de l'axe S par rapport au tambour de transport (15) est effectué pendant la rotation du tambour de transport (15) autour de l'axe de rotation D, depuis la position de réception (16) le long d'un cercle de déplacement L décrit par la rotation du tambour de transport (15) de 180° jusqu'à la position d'évacuation (17) de 90°.
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 12 ou 13, caractérisé en ce que l'amenée des articles en forme de tige (11) dans la zone de la position de réception (16) par rapport au côté frontal du tambour de transport (15) du dispositif de transfert (10) s'effectue sous forme d'une amenée de zone de bord périphérique essentiellement tangentielle, tandis que l'évacuation des articles en forme de tige (11) dans la zone de la position d'évacuation (17) par rapport au côté frontal du tambour de transport (15) du dispositif de transfert (10) s'effectue sous forme d'une évacuation de zone périphérique essentiellement radiale.
  15. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 12 à 14, caractérisé en ce qu'il est mis en oeuvre avec un dispositif de transfert (10) selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 11.
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