CN102712378B

CN102712378B - Driving apparatus for driving operative units of a packaging machine

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Publication number: CN102712378B
Application number: CN201180006483.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 菲奥伦佐·德拉盖蒂
Original assignee: Gima SpA
Current assignee: Gima TT SpA
Priority date: 2010-01-26
Filing date: 2011-01-26
Publication date: 2015-05-20
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-26
Also published as: CN102712378A; WO2011092573A1; IT1399035B1; ITMO20100016A1; EP2528825A1; US20120285120A1

Abstract

A driving apparatus (70) for driving an operative unit (24) of a packaging machine comprises an electric motor (71) including a rotor (72). The driving apparatus (70) also comprises an articulated quadrilateral (75) interposed between and connecting the rotor (72) and the operative unit (24) in order to transform a rotational motion of the rotor (72) into an alternate motion of the operative unit (24), thus rendering the driving apparatus (70) safer and more reliable.

Description

For the driving arrangement of the operability unit drives by packaging machine

The present invention relates to a kind of driving arrangement for the operability unit drives by packaging machine, this packaging machine be suitable for particularly shifting, locate or the group of folding smoking article and relevant parcel sheet material and interior receiving element or the collar or its part to be packaged in packing material.

The invention still further relates to a kind of packaging machine comprising described driving arrangement.

Known to the drive system of the operability unit drives of packaging machine being comprised electrical motor and retarder with alternating movement, wherein retarder to be placed between electrical motor and operability unit to be driven and to connect electrical motor and operability unit to be driven.Retarder is activation lever or cam directly, and desired motion obtains from this lever or cam.

Retarder is provided to the rotor inertia reducing the object in moving and operability unit, makes rotor inertia not exceed the determined value (determinate value) of the rotor inertia of the rotor of electrical motor.

In fact, if this value is exceeded, so it will seriously damage the particularity of the machinery location of operability unit.

In addition, retarder is required to have enough available torque.

A defect of known drive system is, in the case of a fault, if power supply is interrupted, the motor of the operability unit so no longer slowed down by electric brake may change the driving angle of lever, the device that it is manipulated may collide with a part for machine, part described in broken ring and/or broken ring himself, or even seriously.

It is also known that such cam needs persistence maintenance and cost to produce cam and to repair cam, and it is known that cam adds consumption.

Lever also causes consumption, and this consumption is relevant with the torque that lever must produce.

In addition, another defect of known drive system is, known drive system is very insecure and needs to safeguard, it causes high flow rate and which increases cost.

In fact, retarder stands a large amount of wearing and tearing and stands fault frequently, therefore must provide frequently and the maintenance of high cost.

An object of the present invention is to improve the drive system for the operability unit drives by packaging machine.

Other object is that supply is relative to known drive system more failure-free drive system.

Other object realizes a kind of command device (command), and it has the least possible part and the maintenance needing possibility minimum, thus has less acknowledgment copy, lower consumption and better performance.

Another object of the present invention reduces the size of motor apparatus, thus control cost, volume, weight and improve performance.In fact, by increasing the size of motor apparatus, performance is lowered substantially and therefore consumes increase.

Another object be to motion and feed system discharge be no matter radial or the side direction of non-static fields and tangential thrust control and discharge.

Other object prevents abnormal effect of stress in the bench board bearing (bench bearing) of electric stepper motor.

The invention provides a kind of driving arrangement for the operability unit drives by packaging machine as limited in independent claims 1.

Due to the use of following brushless type stepping motor, namely this brushless type stepping motor is directly applied to the rotating disk of execution in fact about 180 ° of radians, thus, when supposing to cause identical stroke in mechanism in downstream, the torque required for lever of about 90 ° of moving is lowered half.

If motor apparatus responds the order being endowed it not correctly, so can not produce different strokes in the mechanism in downstream, this is because caused stroke always and only keeps being the stroke depending on about 180 ° of angles.

In addition, because stepper motor arrangement is directly connected to driving disc spacing pressing or rotor type, therefore described driving arrangement is more reliable relative to known drive system, needs less volume, less maintenance, lower cost and less consumption.

The present invention is understood and implemented with reference to the accompanying drawings and more easily, and accompanying drawing shows some nonrestrictive embodiment of the form of embodiment, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the front-view schematic diagram of the first form of packaging machine;

Fig. 2 is the view similar to the view in Fig. 1 of the second form of packaging machine;

Fig. 3 be packaging machine in Fig. 1 from top view to schematic diagram, wherein some details is removed the details emphasizing other better;

Fig. 4 is the front-view schematic diagram of blanked part (punched piece), and this blanked part intends the outer hull of the packing material forming smoking article;

Fig. 5 is the front-view schematic diagram of the group of smoking article;

Fig. 6 is the front-view schematic diagram of the group of the smoking article be wrapped in the Fig. 5 in interior parcel sheet material;

Fig. 7 is the interior receiving element of the packing material of smoking article or the front-view schematic diagram of the collar;

Fig. 8 is the front-view schematic diagram of the pocket be included in packaging machine in FIG;

Fig. 9 is the front-view schematic diagram of other blanked part, and this other blanked part intends the outer hull of the other packing material forming smoking article;

Figure 10 is the front-view schematic diagram of the group of other smoking article;

Figure 11 is the front-view schematic diagram of the group of the smoking article be wrapped in the Figure 10 in interior parcel sheet material;

Figure 12 is the other interior receiving element of the other packing material of smoking article or the front-view schematic diagram of the collar;

Figure 13 is the front-view schematic diagram of the other pocket be included in packaging machine in FIG;

Figure 14 is the cross-sectional plane of the pocket in Fig. 8;

Figure 15 is the details of the amplification of Fig. 1;

Figure 16 is the details of the amplification of Fig. 2;

Figure 17 is the details of the other amplification of Fig. 2;

Figure 18 be according to of the present invention as in packaging machine in fig. 1 and 2 the front-view schematic diagram of driving arrangement that advantageously comprises;

Figure 19 is the version of the solution in Figure 18;

Figure 20 shows the assembling of the equipment in Figure 18 and Figure 19;

Figure 21 is the transparent view of the packing material of smoking article.

Fig. 1 shows packaging machine 1, its for by smoking article 2 (Fig. 5) particularly cigarette pack in the packing material 3 (Figure 20) such as with substantial parallel hexahedral shape.

Packing material 3 is the packing material of hard type, and it is once be formed the sheet material just comprising interior parcel sheet material 4 (Fig. 6) such as silver-colored paper or MP metallized paper, and interior parcel sheet material 4 holds and wraps up group or the arrangement (Fig. 5) of cigarette.

Packing material 3 also comprises the first parcel sheet material 6 or interior receiving element or the collar (Fig. 7), and it is made up of such as cardboard, be incorporated into metal sheet possibly, parcel sheet material 4 and be also arranged to enhanced package thing 3 inter alia and keep the lid 7 closed (Figure 20) of packing material 3 in parcel at least in part.

In addition, packing material 3 comprises the second parcel sheet material 8 or blanked part (Fig. 4), and the second parcel sheet material 8 or blanked part are intended being formed the exterior wall of packing material 3 and therefore intended wrapping up the collar 6 that get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and group, of cigarettes 5.

Packaging machine 1 comprises the forming conveyor (not shown) of known type, for group, of cigarettes 5 is wrapped at least in part relevant in wrap up in sheet material 4.

Packaging machine 1 also comprises running gear 9 (Fig. 3), for make to be wrapped at least in part relevant in wrap up group, of cigarettes 5 in sheet material 4 and move along the sense of motion M of level in fact.

Especially, group, of cigarettes 5 moves into the upstream making the filter of cigarette be positioned in the tobacco of cigarette relative to sense of motion M.

Running gear 9 comprises the endless belt 10 being closed into ring around two pulley (not shown), its around respective horizontal axis rotatable and its advance along sense of motion M with variable-speed motion.

Or rather, running gear 9 is driven by electrical motor (not shown).

Running gear 9 also comprises multiple adjacent element 11, multiple adjacent element 11 is attached to endless belt 10 and laterally extends relative to sense of motion M, be arranged to abut against the group, of cigarettes 5 be wrapped in relevant interior parcel sheet material 4 smaller side 12 (Fig. 6) on, thus group, of cigarettes 5 is moved along sense of motion M.

Packaging machine 1 also comprises parcel wheel 13 (Fig. 1), for being wrapped in the respective collar 6 He respective second at least in part wrapping up wrapping up each group, of cigarettes 5 that sheet material 4 wraps up before in being correlated with in sheet material 8.

Parcel wheel 13 can make group, of cigarettes 5 along moving with the package paths P shown in break line/dotted line in FIG.

The relevant collar 6 and the second relevant at least in part parcel sheet material 8 fold along the package paths P of circle in fact around by each group, of cigarettes 5 of wrapping up in being correlated with in group, of cigarettes 5 that sheet material 4 wraps up.

Parcel wheel 13 is manufactured to by electrical motor (not shown) and rotates steppingly around the rotation axis R substantial parallel with sense of motion M.

Parcel wheel 13 comprises disc shaped main body 15, and disc shaped main body 15 supports by multiple peripheries pocket 14 (Fig. 8) of locating in a radial manner.

Periphery pocket 14 comprises each compartment 16, for receiving the group, of cigarettes 5 of being wrapped up by interior parcel sheet material 4, the collar 6 and the second parcel sheet material 8 as will be hereafter described more completely.

Each compartment 16 has the adjacent profile 17 in " U " shape.

In addition, each periphery pocket 14 comprises and is connected and located lateral sidewall 18 in outside relative to adjacent profile 17.

Each periphery pocket 14 is also provided with restraint device (not shown), is close to adjacent profile 17 to be remained by the collar 6.Especially, restraint device comprises one or more sucker.

In addition, each periphery pocket 14 comprises anchor fitting 19 (Figure 14) will to be strapped in compartment 16 by the group, of cigarettes 5 that the collar 6 wraps up at least in part by interior parcel sheet material 4.

Anchor fitting 19 comprises anchoring element 20, anchoring element 20 is also called " hoe " by those skilled in the art, it is L shape and rotatable between releasing position (not shown) and binding site PT (Figure 14) around pin 21 in fact, releasing position allows to make by interior parcel sheet material 4 and is inserted in compartment 16 or from compartment 16 rut by the group, of cigarettes 5 that the collar 6 wraps up at least in part to return, and in binding site PT, anchoring element 20 fetters by interior parcel sheet material 4 and at least in part by group, of cigarettes 5 that the collar 6 wraps up.

Especially, anchoring element 20 is moved between releasing position and binding site PT by relevant actuating device (not shown).

Packaging machine 1 also comprises transfer device 22 (Fig. 1), is transferred to parcel wheel 13 for the group, of cigarettes of being wrapped up by interior parcel sheet material 4 from running gear 9.Or rather, the group, of cigarettes 5 that interior parcel sheet material 4 wraps up by transfer device 22 shifts along relative to package paths P shift direction T radially.

Especially, shift direction T is substantially perpendicular to sense of motion M.

Transfer device 22 comprises the first thruster element 23 and the second thruster element 24, first thruster element 23 and the second thruster element 24 and is fitted to each other and sequentially fetters and insert with a group, of cigarettes 5 in the group, of cigarettes 5 of being wrapped up by interior parcel sheet material 4 in each compartment 16.

Especially, first thruster element 23 and the second thruster element 24 as by driving with alternating movement of hereafter explaining in more detail, and have a kind of like this shape in the planes and it can be inserted be fabricated in not bump against wall in the path (not shown) inside periphery pocket 14.

Be inserted in relevant compartment 16 by the group, of cigarettes 5 that interior parcel sheet material 4 wraps up, make the larger side 50 (Figure 14) of the group, of cigarettes 5 be wrapped in interior parcel sheet material 4 towards corresponding compartment 16.

The the first thruster element 23 faced one another and the second thruster element 24 passive movement device 9 and be wrapped wheel 13 and be slidably supported and located accordingly with the first loading station PSC of parcel wheel 13 respectively.

Packaging machine 1 also comprises registration device 25 (Fig. 1 and Figure 15), for being sequentially positioned in each compartment 16 by each collar 6.

Especially, the registration device 25 arranged accordingly with the second loading station SSC of parcel wheel 13 as by driving with alternating movement of hereafter explaining more completely, and make the collar 6 along straight line in fact and move relative to package paths P direction D radially.

Especially, the second loading station SSC is positioned in the upstream of the first loading station PSC relative to package paths P.

Registration device 25 comprises punch elements 41, and punch elements 41 to be suitable for making it possible to be at least partially inserted in compartment 16 and to be provided with one or more sucker (not shown) to fetter the collar 6 one at a time and to make the collar 6 move.

Packaging machine 1 also comprises other transfer device 26 (Fig. 1), is geting jammed the relevant periphery pocket 14 in interior parcel sheet material 4 and above each group, of cigarettes 5 of being wrapped up by the collar 6 at least in part for being sequentially transferred to by each second parcel sheet material 8.

Especially, other transfer device 26 is located accordingly with the 3rd loading station TSC of parcel wheel 13, and the 3rd loading station TSC is positioned in the downstream of the first loading station PSC relative to package paths P.

Other transfer device 26 comprises transfer wheel 27, and transfer wheel 27 is radially provided with multiple constraint element 28, and the plurality of constraint element 28 is arranged to and makes each constraint element 28 fetter the second respective parcel sheet material 8.

Especially, shift wheel 27 can by means of constraint element 28 make the second parcel sheet material 8 along in FIG with circular in fact shown in break line/dotted line and the motion path PM coplanar in fact with package paths P move.

In addition, shift wheel 27 be manufactured to by electrical motor (not shown) and rotate steppingly around the axis W substantially parallel to rotation axis R.

Or rather, the hand of rotation shifting wheel 27 is contrary with the hand of rotation of parcel wheel 13.

Other transfer device 26 also comprises the first transfer arm 29, sequentially to be shifted between a constraint element 28 in the reservoir 30 and constraint element 28 of the second parcel sheet material 8 by the second parcel sheet material 8.

Especially, the first transfer arm 29 as by driving with alternating movement of hereafter describing more completely, and rotates around the first rotation axis A1 substantially parallel to axis W.

Other transfer device 26 is also provided with the second transfer arm 31, sequentially to shift by the constraint element 28 of the second parcel sheet material 8 in constraint element 28 with geting jammed between the relevant periphery pocket 14 in interior coated papers 4 and above the group, of cigarettes 5 of being wrapped up by the collar 6 at least in part.

Especially, the second transfer arm 31 as by driving with alternating movement of hereafter explaining more completely, and rotates around the second rotation axis A2 substantially parallel to axis W.

Or rather, the second transfer arm 31 make the second parcel sheet material 8 along in FIG with the straight line in fact shown in break line/dotted line and move relative to package paths P transfer track TT radially.

In addition, second transfer arm 31 comprises the end sections 32 had similar in appearance to the profile of " C ", to fold towards the inner side outer region 33 (Fig. 4) of each second parcel sheet material 8 and to make inner side outer region 33 near each lateral sidewall 18 of relevant periphery pocket 14.

That packaging machine 1 also comprises known type and other parcel wheel 34 (Fig. 1) therefore described in no detail, folding with the group, of cigarettes 5 in the collar 6 around being wrapped in before in interior parcel sheet material 4 to complete the second parcel sheet material 8, making to form packing material 3.

Especially, parcel wheel 34 in addition can to make to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and the group, of cigarettes 5 be wrapped in the collar 6 and at least in part in the second parcel sheet material 8 along moving with the other package paths UP circular in fact shown in break line/dotted line in FIG, the second relevant parcel sheet material 8 along other package paths UP around be wrapped in before relevant in wrap up in sheet material 4 and each group, of cigarettes 5 in group, of cigarettes 5 in the collar 6 and be fully folded to form packing material 3.

Especially, other parcel wheel 34 is manufactured to by electrical motor (not shown) and rotates steppingly around the other rotation axis UR substantial parallel with rotation axis R; The hand of rotation of parcel wheel 34 is in addition contrary with the hand of rotation of parcel wheel 13.

In addition, other parcel wheel 34 and parcel wheel 13 and to shift wheel 27 coplanar in fact.

Parcel wheel 34 in addition comprises other disk-shaped main body 35, other disk-shaped main body 35 supports multiple by the other periphery pocket 36 of radially locating, thus receives and to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and by the collar 6 and the group, of cigarettes 5 of being wrapped up by the second parcel sheet material 8.

Packaging machine 1 also comprises other transfer device 37 (Fig. 1), to make to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and to be sequentially transferred to each other periphery pocket 36 in other periphery pocket 36 at least in part by the collar 6 and the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 of being wrapped up by the second parcel sheet material 8 from each periphery pocket 14 periphery pocket 14.

Or rather, other transfer device 37 described to make to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and shifts along relative to package paths P other shift direction UT radially by the collar 6 with by the group, of cigarettes 5 that the second parcel sheet material 8 wraps up at least in part.

Especially, other shift direction UT is transverse to sense of motion M, and coplanar in fact with shift direction T.

Other transfer device 37 described comprises the first other thruster element 38 and the second other thruster element 39, and the first thruster element 38 in addition and the second other thruster element 39 are fitted to each other will to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and fetter by the collar 6 with by the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 that the second parcel sheet material 8 wraps up and sequentially insert in each other periphery pocket 36 at least in part.

Especially, the first thruster element 38 in addition and other second thruster element 39 as by driving with alternating movement of hereafter explaining more completely, and have a kind of like this shape in the planes and make it possible to insert the path (not shown) that is fabricated in inside periphery pocket 14 and other periphery pocket 36 and do not bump against wall.

Be inserted in relevant other periphery pocket 36 by the group, of cigarettes 5 that interior parcel sheet material 4 wraps up, the the second parcel sheet material 8 making to be correlated with to wrap up sheet material 8 towards relevant other periphery pocket 36, the second other face 61 contrary to above-mentioned face 60 with face 60 (Figure 14) towards be wrapped in relevant in wrap up the other larger side 51 (Figure 14) contrary with larger side 50 of the group, of cigarettes 5 in sheet material 4.

The the first other thruster element 38 faced one another and the second other thruster element 39 are wrapped wheel 13 respectively and are slidably supported by other parcel wheel 34 and are located accordingly with the discharge point SS loading wheel 13.

Discharge point SS is positioned in the downstream along package paths P of the 3rd loading station TSC.

That packaging machine 1 also comprises known type and the unloading forwarder 40 (Fig. 1) therefore described in no detail, takes turns 34 packing materials 3 formed by other parcel to pick up and is radially unloaded from packaging machine 1 by packing material 3.

In action period, each collar 6 is sequentially radially positioned in the periphery pocket 14 of each sky with the second loading station SSC by registration device 2 accordingly.

Then each collar 6 is in bond for being close to adjacent profile 17 by means of above-mentioned restraint device, and punch elements 41 and adjacent profile 17 coordinate to be folded into " U " by each collar 6.

Then, the collar 6 moves along package paths P and sequentially stops accordingly with the first loading station PSC.

In the first loading station PSC, transfer device 22 by before by least in part jammed in relevant each group, of cigarettes 5 of wrapping up in sheet material 4 be sequentially radially transferred to parcel wheel 13 from running gear 9, be arranged in the corresponding compartment 16 of the constraint collar 6.

By this way, get jammed each group, of cigarettes 5 of wrapping up in sheet material 4 in being correlated with to be wrapped up by the corresponding collar 6 three sides.

And then ground, the anchor fitting 19 being positioned in the periphery pocket 14 in the first loading station PSC moves to binding site PT from releasing position, thus to make to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and namely to be kept being anchored in periphery pocket 14 in the group, of cigarettes 5 of three sides parcels at least in part by the collar 6.

Then, to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and to be moved along package paths P by the group, of cigarettes 5 that the collar 6 wraps up at least in part, and sequentially stopping accordingly with the 3rd loading station TSC.

In the 3rd loading station TSC, each second parcel sheet material 8 is sequentially radially transferred to and is geting jammed on the relevant periphery pocket 14 in interior parcel sheet material 4 and above the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 of being wrapped up by the corresponding collar 6 at least in part by other transfer device 26.

With the 3rd loading station TSC accordingly, the restraint device of periphery pocket 14 is driven, is located accordingly with lateral sidewall 18, with make second parcel sheet material 8 keep be anchored in periphery pocket 14.

Then, to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and to move along package paths P by the collar 6 with by the group, of cigarettes 5 of the second parcel sheet material parcel at least in part, and sequentially stopping accordingly with discharge point SS.

In discharge point SS, the restraint device of periphery pocket 14 is released and anchor fitting 19 is moved in releasing position, thus allows other transfer device 37 described to make to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and at least in part by the collar 6 and each other periphery pocket 36 that is sequentially radially transferred to from each periphery pocket 14 periphery pocket 14 by the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 that the second parcel sheet material 8 wraps up in other periphery pocket 36.

And then ground, geting jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and to be moved along other package paths UP by other parcel wheel 34 by the collar 6 with by each group, of cigarettes 5 that the second parcel sheet material 8 wraps up at least in part, the second relevant parcel sheet material 8 is wrapped up forming packing material 3 around each group, of cigarettes 5 in group, of cigarettes 5 by along other package paths UP.

Then, the packing material 3 formed thus is radially transferred to unloading forwarder 40 and is unloaded from packaging machine 1.

In a kind of form (not shown) of the present invention, rotation axis R is substantially perpendicular to sense of motion M.

Shown in figure 2 in other form of the present invention, packaging machine 1 is modified thus the collar 106 (Figure 12) can be made to fold around four sides of the group, of cigarettes 5 got jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4.

In the form that this is other, other the periphery pocket 114 that periphery pocket 14 is wrapped on wheel 13 replaces (Figure 13).

It should be noted that dissimilar periphery pocket can depend on the form of packing material 3 to be fabricated and be assembled on parcel wheel 13.

In other words, periphery pocket can have different forms.

Each periphery pocket 114 comprises compartment 116, and compartment 116 comprises the adjacent profile 117 in " U " shape.

In addition, each periphery pocket 114 comprises the exterior wall 118 be connected and located in outside relative to adjacent profile 117.

Especially, exterior wall 118 is tilted toward the outer side.

Each periphery pocket 114 be also provided with structurally with functionally similar to the restraint device of periphery pocket 14 restraint device 150, the collar 106 is fettered for being close to adjacent profile 117.

Especially, restraint device comprises multiple sucker 150.

Each periphery pocket 114 is also provided with anchor fitting 19 (not shown).

In addition, in the other form of packaging machine 1, registration device 25 comprises folding device 151 (Figure 16).

Folding device comprises the folding element 151 with " C " shape, with the outboard end region 152 folding (Figure 12) towards the collar 106.

Especially, the end of folding element 151 has the profile of the complementation relevant to the profile of exterior wall 118.

In addition, in this form, packaging machine 1 comprises handling device 155 (Fig. 2 and Figure 17), with by end regions 152 towards folded inside, each collar 106 is wrapped up the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 got jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 on four sides, and keeps end regions against geting jammed the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 in interior parcel sheet material 4.

Handling device 155 is located accordingly with the folding station SP (Fig. 2) of parcel wheel 13, and folding station SP is positioned at along package paths P between the first loading station PSC and the 3rd loading station TSC.

Handling device 155 comprises the first arm element 153 and the second arm element 154.

First arm element 153 and the second arm element 154 are connected to each other by means of suitable lever, and movable between expanding location P1 and make position P2 with alternating movement, as shown in broken lines in fig. 17.

During use, between the moving period between expanding location P1 and make position P2, first arm element 153 and the second arm element 154 coordinate with towards end regions 152 folded inside, each collar 106 is wrapped up on four sides the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 got jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4, and to keep end regions against geting jammed the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 in interior parcel sheet material 4.

In action period, each collar 106 is sequentially radially positioned in the periphery pocket 114 of each sky with the second loading station SSC by registration device 25 accordingly.

Each collar 106 is close to adjacent profile 117 and exterior wall 118 respectively by means of punch elements 41 and folding element 151 and is pressed and folds.

Then, the collar 106 is in bond for being close to adjacent profile 117 and being close to the exterior wall 118 of relevant periphery pocket 114 by means of above-mentioned restraint device 150.

And then ground, the collar 106 moves along package paths P and sequentially stops accordingly with the first loading station PSC.

In the first loading station PSC, transfer device 22 is sequentially radially transferred to parcel wheel 13 from running gear 9 by geting jammed each group, of cigarettes 5 of wrapping up in sheet material 4 in being correlated with, and enters in the corresponding compartment 116 of the constraint collar 106.

By this way, get jammed each group, of cigarettes 5 of wrapping up in sheet material 4 in being correlated with to be wrapped up by the corresponding collar 106 three sides.

And then ground, the anchor fitting 19 being positioned in the periphery pocket 114 in the first loading station PSC moves to binding site PT from releasing position, thus to make to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and namely to be kept being anchored in periphery pocket 114 in the group, of cigarettes 5 of three sides parcels at least in part by the collar 106.

Then, to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and to be moved along package paths P by the group, of cigarettes 5 that the collar 106 wraps up at least in part, and sequentially stopping accordingly with folding station SP.

In folding station SP, first arm element 153 and the second arm element 154 coordinate with towards end regions 152 folded inside, each collar 106 is wrapped up four sides the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 got jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4, and to keep end regions against geting jammed the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 in interior parcel sheet material 4.

Then, to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and to be moved along package paths P by the group, of cigarettes 5 that the collar 106 wraps up four sides, and sequentially stopping accordingly with the 3rd loading station TSC.

In the 3rd loading station TSC, each second parcel sheet material 8 is sequentially radially transferred to and is geting jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and by the relevant periphery pocket 114 of the corresponding collar 106 at least in part namely above the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 of four sides parcels by other transfer device 26.

With the 3rd loading station TSC accordingly, driven by the restraint device 150 of the periphery pocket 114 of locating accordingly with lateral sidewall 118, with make second parcel sheet material 8 keep be anchored in periphery pocket 114.

Especially, each outer region 33 of the second parcel sheet material 8 by each end of end sections 32 against relevant exterior wall 118, and in bond for being close to relevant exterior wall 118 by restraint device 150, wherein said end has the profile of the complementation relevant to the profile of exterior wall 118.

Then, to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and to be moved along package paths P by the group, of cigarettes 5 that the second parcel sheet material 8 wraps up at least in part at four sides parcels by the collar 106, and sequentially stopping accordingly with discharge point SS.

In discharge point SS, the restraint device 150 of periphery pocket 114 is released and anchor fitting 19 is driven in releasing position, thus allows other transfer device 37 described to make to get jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and at least in part by the collar 106 and each other periphery pocket 36 that is sequentially radially transferred to from each periphery pocket 114 periphery pocket 114 by the relevant group, of cigarettes 5 that the second parcel sheet material 8 wraps up in other periphery pocket 36.

And then ground, geting jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 and to be moved along other package paths UP by other parcel wheel 34 by each group, of cigarettes 5 that the second parcel sheet material 8 wraps up at least in part at four sides parcels by the collar 106, the second relevant parcel sheet material 8 is fully folded to form packing material 3 along other package paths UP around each group, of cigarettes 5 in group, of cigarettes 5.

It should be noted that due to the second loading station SSC and the volume including the packaging machine 1 wrapping up wheel 13 can be reduced due to the 3rd loading station TSC.

In fact, second loading station SSC and the 3rd loading station TSC allows the first parcel sheet material 6, the 106 such as collar and the second parcel sheet material 8 such as both outer wrapping sheet materials to be sequentially carried on single parcel wheel 13, and therefore allows the group, of cigarettes 5 got jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 is wrapped on single parcel wheel 13 at least in part.

In other words, this makes it possible to wrap up at least in part the group, of cigarettes 5 got jammed in interior parcel sheet material 4 on single parcel wheel 13, replace the first and second forwarders set in the packaging machine namely described in IT1158537 at two parcel forwarders wrap up, this makes no longer to need to have two parcel forwarders with respective loading station/discharge point be separated.

Be apparent that, this makes packaging machine 1 relative to known packaging machine is structurally simpler and cost is lower, and reduces the volume of packaging machine 1 as described above.

In addition, packaging machine 1 can be made compacter relative to known packaging machine due to transfer device 22.

In fact, transfer device 22 allows the group, of cigarettes 5 by interior parcel sheet material 4 wraps up is shifted along relative to package paths P shift direction T radially, thus reduces the horizontal volume of packaging machine 1.

In this case, transfer device 22 is radially located by relative to parcel wheel 13 and works, and as about described by known package machine not at the rear portion place relative to the first parcel forwarder.

According to the present invention, a kind of driving arrangement 70 is provided, for driving at least one operability unit 23,24,25,29,31,38,39,155 of packaging machine 1, packaging machine 1 is suitable for shifting, the group 5 of location or folding smoking article 2 and relevant parcel sheet material 4,8 and the collar 6,106 or its part, so that it is jammed in packing material 3.

Driving arrangement 70 comprises linearization device (linearization means), and this linearization device is suitable for convert rotational motion being motion of translation and acting on operability group 23,24,25,29,31,38,39,155.

In some form of embodiment, linearization device comprises articulated quadrilateral part (articulated quadrilateral).

In other form of embodiment, linearization device comprises and being connected with the direct of operability group expected, provides and is suitable for and guides the guiding device of its motion of translation.

With reference to Figure 18, show the driving arrangement 70 for being driven between punctured position PR shown in broken lines and withdrawn position PE by the second thruster element 24.

Driving arrangement 70 comprises electrical motor 71, electrical motor 71 is driven steppingly and is directly connected to rotating disk 72, rotating disk 72 be manufactured to axle drive shaft 71a integrally (solid), described electrical motor 71 is controlled by long-range control, order and programmer, as will be hereafter explained more completely.

In this example, the linearization device of driving arrangement 70 acts on the second thruster 24.

In some form of embodiment, linearization device comprises the articulated quadrilateral part 75 being connected to rotor 72, and in this example, rotor 72 can rotate forward and backward about 180 °.Articulated quadrilateral part 75 comprises pin 74, pipe link 73 and rocking arm 78, pin 74 is installed into the eccentric value to expectation and is articulated in pin 74 as handle, pipe link 73 on rotor 72; rocking arm 78 is articulated in pipe link 73, and last element of articulated quadrilateral part 75 is fixed by a part for the base portion 90 (Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) of packaging machine 1 and defined.

The motion of the eccentric pin 74 at least worked on articulated quadrilateral part 75 corresponds to about 180 °.

Advantageously, the motion of about 180 ° of eccentric pin 74 is determined by the reciprocating rotary replaced of rotor 72.

Especially, rocking arm 78 is articulated with the first hinge 81 at its first end place and is articulated with the second hinge 82 at other first end place, and the free end of pipe link 73 is also articulated in the base portion 90 that the first hinge 81, second hinge 82 is attached to packaging machine 1.

Period in action, as described in, carried out alternately rotary motion to rotate the pin 74 that drives along forced stroke there is the circumference arc that equals in fact 180 ° of amplitudes defining pin 74 by rotor 72.

When it rotates, the pipe link 73 that pin 74 drives carries out roto-translative motion, and the rocking arm 78 that pipe link 73 drives carries out rotary motion alternately along the work arc α of the forced stroke defining rocking arm 78.

Especially, the arc α that works has the amplitude being less than 180 °; This amplitude determines the forced stroke between punctured position PR and extraction position PE affected by the second thruster element 24.

Driving arrangement 70 also comprises and to be placed between articulated quadrilateral part 75 and the second thruster element 24 and to connect multiple levers 77,79,80 of articulated quadrilateral part 75 and the second thruster element 24.Lever comprises the first lever 79, second lever 80 and the 3rd lever 77.

The first lever 79 being articulated with the second hinge 82 is rigidly connected to rocking arm 78.

By this way, when activated, rocking arm 78 and the first lever 79 form the stiffener around the rotatable L-shaped shape of the second hinge 82.

The free end of the first lever 79 is articulated with the second lever 80 when it rotates by means of the 3rd hinge 83, second lever 80 is articulated with the 3rd lever 77 of support second thruster element 24 by means of the 4th hinge 84, pipe link 73 and rocking arm 78, first lever 79 and the 3rd lever 80 and the 3rd lever 80 and the 3rd lever 77 form turning pair.

3rd lever 77 and then slip in guide 85, form moving sets with guide 85.

As a kind of preventive, driving arrangement 70 can also comprise damper 86, to suppress the stroke of pipe link 73.

In a kind of form (not shown) of the present invention, driving arrangement 70 is not provided with damper 86.

As mentioned above, in use, rotor 72 drives pin 74 circumferentially arc and alternately rotary motion.

When it rotates, pipe link 73 is moved in roto-translative motion mode pin 74 and pipe link 73 drives rocking arm 78 alternately rotary motion along work arc α, and rocking arm 78 makes the second thruster element 24 move in alternating movement mode between punctured position PR and extraction position PE by means of lever 77,79 and 80.

By this way, the rotary motion of rotor 72 is converted to the alternating movement of the second thruster element 24 by articulated quadrilateral part 75.

Similar to above-described driving arrangement 70 and therefore unshowned driving arrangement can be used to the first thruster element 23, the first other thruster element 38, the second other thruster element 39 and handling device 155 are moved according to the present invention.

With reference to Figure 19, show the version of the driving arrangement 70 in Figure 18; It also can make the folding element 151 (if present) of punch elements 41 and registration device 25 drive between punctured position PF and forward facing position (not shown) along direction D.

The version of driving arrangement 70 also comprises the basic inventive concept wherein had with rotor 72 electric stepper motor 71 integrally.

When Figure 19, rotor drives the articulated quadrilateral part 75 being connected to rotor 72, articulated quadrilateral part 75 comprise to be assembled prejudicially relative to rotor 72 and be used as handle pin 74, be articulated in the pipe link 73 of pin 74 and be articulated in the rocking arm 78 of pipe link 73, last element of articulated quadrilateral part 75 is fixed by a part for the base portion 90 (Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) of packaging machine 1 and is defined.

Especially; rocking arm 78 is articulated with the first hinge 81 at first end place and is articulated with at its another first end place as at the second hinge 82 shown in broken lines herein; the free end of pipe link 73 is also articulated in the base portion 90 that the first hinge 81, second hinge 82 is attached to packaging machine 1.

Period in action, carried out alternately rotary motion to rotate the pin 74 that drives along forced stroke there is the circumference arc that equals in fact 180 ° of amplitudes defining pin 74 by rotor 72.

Then, the pipe link 73 that pin 74 drives carries out roto-translative motion, and the rocking arm 78 that pipe link 73 drives carries out rotary motion alternately along the work arc α of the forced stroke defining rocking arm 78.

Especially, the arc α that works has the amplitude being less than 180 °; This amplitude is determined by punch elements 41 and the forced stroke between punctured position PF and forward facing position that realized by the folding element 151 (if present) of registration device 25.

This version also provides and replaces the other articulated quadrilateral part 92 of lever 77,79,80, connects between the folding element 151 (if present) that this other articulated quadrilateral part 92 is placed in articulated quadrilateral part 75 and punch elements 41 and registration device 25.

Linearization device such as articulated quadrilateral part 75 and the motion both articulated quadrilateral part 92 are produced by the rotation of rotor 72, and the rotation of rotor 72 carrys out transmitting moving by means of pin 74.But these motions are radial, tangential with both the thrust reversed and reaction thrust by producing, and it will be discharged on the bench board bearing 69 of electrical motor 71.

Such situation will easily cause wearing and tearing, and produces the needs to the large-size adapting to electrical motor 71.

In order to avoid this point, rotor 72 is associated with the bearing 76 absorbing thrust, and described thrust is absorbed by stay bearing plate 87, and stay bearing plate 87 makes bearing 76 locate relative to the axle 71a of motor 71.

According to some form of embodiment, bearing 76 can be the bearing of roller type, barrel-type or two ball type as required.

Stay bearing plate 87 can be supported by supporting structure (not shown in FIG.) and locate, or is associated with electrical motor 71, thus forms single main body and be used as the location of electrical motor 71 and support lugn.

Especially, motor 71 is arranged on stay bearing plate 87 by means of screw 88, and stay bearing plate 87 and then be fixed on base portion 90 by means of little pillar 89 (being three in this example).

Association between rotor 72 and bearing 76 can be implemented as shown in Figure 20, or can provide suitable seat in rotor 72.

Especially, Figure 20 shows bearing 76 and assembles by means of the axle 71a of key 65 around motor 71.

Key 65 carrys out fastening by means of instrument such as spanner or screwdriver, and this instrument can insert along hole 66 to act on the screw 67 be received through the cutting part 68 in strut member 87.

Articulated quadrilateral 92 comprises the first rocking arm 93, component 94, second rocking arm 95 and other pipe link 96, and other pipe link 96 supports punch elements 41 and possible folding element 151 at an end 10 place.

The first rocking arm 93 being articulated with the second hinge 82 is rigidly connected to rocking arm 78.

By this way, rocking arm 78 and the first rocking arm 93 form the stiffener around rotatable " L " shape in widening of the second hinge 82.

The 3rd hinge 162, second hinge 82 that articulated quadrilateral part 92 also comprises the base portion 90 being fixed in packaging machine 1 is connected by component 94 with the 3rd hinge 162.

By this way, in use, component 94 is fixed relative to base portion 90.

Second rocking arm 95 is also articulated in the 3rd hinge 162.

The free end of the second rocking arm 95 is articulated with other pipe link 96 when it rotates by means of the 4th hinge 163, and other pipe link 96 is connected to the free end of the first rocking arm 93 by means of the 5th hinge 120 in adjustable mode.

Pipe link 73 forms turning pair with rocking arm 78 and the first rocking arm 93 with component 94, second rocking arm 95 and other pipe link 96.

Also in this version, also provide damper 86, for suppressing the possible additional travel of pipe link 73.

In a kind of form (not shown) of this version, damper 86 does not exist.

During use, rotor 72 drives pin 74 circumferentially arc alternately rotary motion.

Then, pipe link 73 is moved in roto-translative motion mode pin 74 and pipe link 73 drives rocking arm 78 alternately rotary motion along work arc α, and rocking arm 78 makes the folding element 151 (when it is present) of punch elements 41 and registration device 25 move in alternating movement mode between punctured position PF and forward facing position by means of other articulated quadrilateral part 92.

By this way, the rotary motion of rotor 72 is converted to the alternating movement of the folding element 151 of punch elements 41 and possible registration device 25 by articulated quadrilateral part 75.

In the case of a fault, damper 86 suppresses the possible additional travel of pipe link 73.

Similar to above-described driving arrangement 70 and therefore unshowned driving arrangement may be used for the first transfer arm 29 and the second transfer arm 31 are moved.

It should be noted that how articulated quadrilateral part 75 allows to improve known drive system.

In fact, in the case of a fault, articulated quadrilateral 75 limits the motion of the operability unit that it is connected to inherently, and this prevents operating unit from bumping against other parts of packaging machine 1.

In addition, due to above-described articulated quadrilateral part 75, therefore driving arrangement 70 is more reliable than known drive system.

In fact, articulated quadrilateral part 75 is used as retarder, and the rotor inertia of the object that minimizing is being moved and the operability unit that articulated quadrilateral part 75 is connected to, makes rotor inertia not exceed the determined value of the rotor inertia of rotor 72.

Be apparent that, due to this reason, the retarder used in known drive system is no longer required.

In addition, the appropriateness wearing and tearing of above-described turning pair allow the frequency reducing attended operation to a great extent.

In a kind of form (not shown) of the present invention, transfer wheel 27 or Conjugative tiansfer wheel 27 is replaced to provide one or more forwarder, this one or more forwarder is equipped with respective constraint element, and constraint element is arranged to the corresponding second parcel sheet material 8 of each constraint.

In addition, with parcel wheel 13, take turns with other parcel 34 and the forwarder coplanar in fact with shifting wheel 27 (if present) be driven into around the respective axis substantial parallel with rotation axis R by electrical motor (not shown) and rotate steppingly.

In addition, packaging machine 1 comprises management and control unit (not shown), with manage and order the first thruster element 23, the second thruster element 24, other first thruster element 38, other second thruster element 39, registration device 25, handling device 155, the first transfer arm 29, the electrical motor 71 of the second transfer arm 31 and running gear 9, parcel wheel 13, transfer wheel 27, forwarder and other parcel take turns 34 electrical motor.

Claims

1. a driving arrangement (70), it is for driving at least operability unit (23 of packaging machine (1), 24, 25, 29, 31, 38, 39, 155), described packaging machine (1) is suitable for making the group (5) of smoking article (2) and relevant parcel sheet material (4, 8) and interior receiving element or the collar (6, 106) or its part complete to be packaged in packing material (3), described driving arrangement (70) comprises electric stepper motor device (71) and linearization device (75), it is motion of translation that described linearization device (75) is suitable for convert rotational motion, acts on described operability unit (23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 38, 39, 155), it is characterized in that, described electric stepper motor device (71) comprises the rotor (72) with axle drive shaft (71a) radially carrying eccentric pin (74) integrally, described eccentric pin (74) acts on described linearization device (75), the motion wherein acting on the described eccentric pin (74) of described linearization device (75) corresponds to about 180 ° that are determined by the reciprocating rotary replaced of described rotor (72), wherein said rotor (72) is associated with the bearing (76) absorbing thrust, described bearing (76) is positioned in bracing or strutting arrangement (87), and described bracing or strutting arrangement (87) and supporting structure are integrally.

2. equipment according to claim 1 (70), it is characterized in that, described packaging machine (1) is suitable for shifting, the group (5) of location or folding smoking article (2) and the parcel sheet material (4,8) of being correlated with and interior receiving element or the collar (6,106) or its part to be to be packaged in packing material (3).

3. equipment according to claim 1 (70), is characterized in that, described bracing or strutting arrangement (87) supports and locates described electric stepper motor (71).

4., according to equipment in any one of the preceding claims wherein (70), wherein said linearization device comprises articulated quadrilateral part (75).

5. equipment according to claim 4 (70), wherein said articulated quadrilateral part (75) comprises the pipe link (73) be hinged on described pin (74).

6. equipment according to claim 5 (70), wherein said articulated quadrilateral part (75) comprises the rocking arm (78) of the free end being hinged on described pipe link (73).

7. equipment according to claim 6 (70), wherein said hinged rocking arm (78) completes corresponding forced stroke along other circumference arc (α).

8. equipment according to claim 4 (70), comprises the multiple levers (77,79,80) or other articulated quadrilateral part (92) that are placed in and are connected with described operability unit (23,24,25,29,31,38,39,155) between described articulated quadrilateral part (75) and described operability unit (23,24,25,29,31,38,39,155) and by described articulated quadrilateral part (75).

9. the equipment (70) according to any one of claim 5 to 7, comprises the multiple levers (77,79,80) or other articulated quadrilateral part (92) that are placed in and are connected with described operability unit (23,24,25,29,31,38,39,155) between described articulated quadrilateral part (75) and described operability unit (23,24,25,29,31,38,39,155) and by described articulated quadrilateral part (75).

10. equipment according to claim 5 (70), comprise damper (86), described damper (86) acts on described pipe link (73) to suppress the vibration exceeding forced stroke of described pipe link (73).

11. 1 kinds of packaging machines (1), its packing material for the formation of smoking article (2) (3), described packaging machine (1) comprises driving arrangement according to any one of claim 1 to 10 (70).

12. packaging machines according to claim 11 (1), wherein said smoking article (2) is cigarette.